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  • #451
    Re: TV: A Succession of Watchmen in The Good Place

    Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
    West World Season 1. Perfection. The perfect ending.
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    When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
    He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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    • #452
      Re: TV: A Succession of Watchmen in The Good Place

      Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
      I started watching Adam Ruins Everything on Netflix. Its an informational show, but presented in a comedic way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ruins_Everything
      We watched that show. Wasn’t super impressed with some of the advice or info, but his security theater episode was great.
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      Originally posted by Kepler
      When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
      He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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      • #453
        Re: TV: A Succession of Watchmen in The Good Place

        Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
        West World Season 1. Perfection. The perfect ending.
        Yep.

        They did the impossible: they made something extremely entertaining but did not dumb it down at all. They went balls deep on intelligence, didn't worry about losing the audience, and stuck the landing.

        S2 makes more compromises -- it's less intellectual and more hurr hurr boom boom. That's the punishment for being a hit. But it's still pretty darn good. Let's say they went from a 99 to a 93 on the Hardness Scale, whereas most great TV is an 80 and most TV in general is a 30.

        S1 is the crown jewel of the Golden Age of Television.
        Last edited by Kepler; 03-02-2020, 01:29 AM.
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        • #454
          Re: TV: A Succession of Watchmen in The Good Place

          Originally posted by Kepler View Post
          Yep.

          They did the impossible: they made something extremely entertaining but did not dumb it down at all. They went balls deep on intelligence, didn't worry about losing the audience, and stuck the landing.

          S2 makes more compromises -- it's less intellectual and more hurr hurr boom boom. That's the punishment for being a hit. But it's still pretty darn good. Let's say they went from a 99 to a 93 on the Hardness Scale, whereas most great TV is an 80 and most TV in general is a 30.

          S1 is the crown jewel of the Golden Age of Television.
          I will be full bore on season 2. The trailer for season three looks amazing. They gave the premise in the little "about the show" segment at the end of the season 1 finale for season 2 so I understand the premise and why it's not likely to be as wonderful as season 1 already.
          **NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.

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          • #455
            Re: TV: A Succession of Watchmen in The Good Place

            The philosophical emphasis is different in S2.

            Three philosophical questions run through West World:

            What is Mind?

            What is Will?

            What is Being?

            The focus changes in each of the arcs but they are all always present. S1 has the advantage that it is all still brand new so we're blown away by the sophistication of the presentation. The takeaway from mass entertainments when they try to be smart is always disappointment: no matter how much you're enjoying it you are always bracing yourself for when they sell out so they don't lose the audience. S1 never sells out. It's like drinking a glass of fresh water after 56 years of drinking muddy water (good movies) or sewage (good TV). It's actually worth the time, not just killing time, in a way that a few books, a few movies, and hitherto no TV has been.

            WWS2 can't keep up that high standard, but it's still light years ahead of almost everything else on TV. If there's any TV that's better than WWS2 it's S1 of Mr. Robot and the better parts of S1 of Galactica.
            Last edited by Kepler; 03-02-2020, 07:54 AM.
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            • #456
              Re: TV: A Succession of Watchmen in The Good Place

              S1 of West World was excellent. It's a completely different mindset but my favorite single season of any show ever is S1 of Broadchurch, but it might be a 1a and 1b fight. The latter is not nearly as cerebral, but the personal emotions that BH put me through, combined with several performances from the leads, are why it resonates so much for me.

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              • #457
                Originally posted by Slap Shot View Post
                S1 of West World was excellent. It's a completely different mindset but my favorite single season of any show ever is S1 of Broadchurch, but it might be a 1a and 1b fight.
                Broad church 1 and Twin Peaks 1 are so good.

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                • #458
                  Re: Undone

                  undone. Girl having domestic problems has a car accident and becomes unstuck in time. I recommend it. It's Netflix I think.
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                  • #459
                    Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                    undone. Girl having domestic problems has a car accident and becomes unstuck in time. I recommend it. It's Netflix I think.
                    Amazon Prime (at least that’s were I got it!)
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                    • #460
                      Re: TV: A Succession of Watchmen in The Good Place

                      Originally posted by Transplanted Tiger Fan View Post
                      Amazon Prime (at least that’s were I got it!)
                      Thanks.
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                      • #461
                        Re: TV: A Succession of Watchmen in The Good Place

                        btw how prescient was the last episode of Homeland given what someone else linked to regarding latest developments in Afghanistan?

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                        • #462
                          Originally posted by Slap Shot View Post
                          btw how prescient was the last episode of Homeland given what someone else linked to regarding latest developments in Afghanistan?
                          Yeah that timing is...odd

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                          • #463
                            Re: TV: A Succession of Watchmen in The Good Place

                            Help! Someone is having a seizure in the ugly section!
                            the state of hockey is good

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                            • #464
                              Re: TV: A Succession of Watchmen in The Good Place

                              Hey Shonda, we would have accepted Alex killing himself more than we would accept him getting back together with Izzy.

                              Cornell '04, Stanford '06

                              KDR

                              Rover Frenchy, Classic! Great post.
                              iwh30 I wish I could be as smart as you. I really do you are the man
                              gregg729 I just saw your sig, you do love having people revel in your "intelligence."
                              Ritt18 you are the perfect representation of your alma mater.
                              Miss Thundercat That's it, you win.
                              TBA#2 I want to kill you and dance in your blood.
                              DisplacedCornellian Hahaha. Thread over. Frenchy wins.

                              Test to see if I can add this.

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                              • #465
                                Re: TV: A Succession of Watchmen in The Good Place

                                Oh **** this episode so hard.

                                Cornell '04, Stanford '06

                                KDR

                                Rover Frenchy, Classic! Great post.
                                iwh30 I wish I could be as smart as you. I really do you are the man
                                gregg729 I just saw your sig, you do love having people revel in your "intelligence."
                                Ritt18 you are the perfect representation of your alma mater.
                                Miss Thundercat That's it, you win.
                                TBA#2 I want to kill you and dance in your blood.
                                DisplacedCornellian Hahaha. Thread over. Frenchy wins.

                                Test to see if I can add this.

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