The Netflix/Hulu/Prime Thread

[PanicProne]

Watching Prison Break. Me and my brother used to follow that like mad when it was on tv, having discussions after each episode trying to figure out what would happen. Never got past season two or so though so we'll see how long I can keep up this time. To think it went(worth miller) on as long as it did... It's obviously not as exciting when you know what's going to happen but I still feel it's held up pretty well. THey certainly have/had a knack for creating tension. Some good characters too. You really hate the arseholes of the show.

[Kacey Y]

I think I watched S1 of Prison Break when it was airing, and in the years since I've seen that it gets really wild and twisty in later seasons.

I just started watching FROM on Prime and the first episode hooked me on a weird supernatural mystery premise. I guess it's an MGM+ original show, good thing they've started porting some of these off brand streaming platform shows onto some bigger platforms, it's got good acting and production design. I would never have seen it otherwise. Of course it could all go off the rails at anytime, with shows like that

[FuzzHugger]

The only thing that's stuck with me for the past few months is Midnight Mass.
Damn.

I think I watched S1 of Prison Break when it was airing, and in the years since I've seen that it gets really wild and twisty in later seasons.

I remember S1 being good, S2 being riveting...then it goes off the rails in weird ways and never gets back on track.

[PanicProne]

The only thing that's stuck with me for the past few months is Midnight Mass.
Damn.

Sooooo good! I'm not big horror fan but I lov the stuff Flanagan has done for Netflix!

I think I watched S1 of Prison Break when it was airing, and in the years since I've seen that it gets really wild and twisty in later seasons.

I remember S1 being good, S2 being riveting...then it goes off the rails in weird ways and never gets back on track.
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This is sort of what I remember too, though I don't think I remember as much..

[Gone Fission]

The only thing that's stuck with me for the past few months is Midnight Mass.
Damn.

Sooooo good! I'm not big horror fan but I lov the stuff Flanagan has done for Netflix!

Same. Some better, but none bad. The Usher one wasn’t my favorite but Mark Hamill was interesting in it.

Tore through both seasons of Dark Winds and almost done with Beef on Netflix. Been putting off the later because it seemed like it could have gone wrong, but it hasn’t disappointed a bit.

Been rewatching Homicide, which is an interesting relic of pre-Sopranos network TV that had some big ambitions but significant flaws. I had randomly caught a bit of an X Files episode not long ago and wow was it bad. I think the playbook for doing TV drama just was of a quite lower standard back then. Still, I’m seeing enough of what I had seen in it 30 years ago to enjoy it.

[Heraclitus Akimbo]

Been rewatching Homicide, which is an interesting relic of pre-Sopranos network TV that had some big ambitions but significant flaws. I had randomly caught a bit of an X Files episode not long ago and wow was it bad. I think the playbook for doing TV drama just was of a quite lower standard back then. Still, I’m seeing enough of what I had seen in it 30 years ago to enjoy it.

Ya, I was really into Homicide when it was airing and the thought has occurred to me how "TV" it would feel like to go back to after The Wire and everything else.

The original David Simon book it was based on was fantastic, tho... I bet that holds up a lot better.

[Kacey Y]

The only thing that's stuck with me for the past few months is Midnight Mass.
Damn.

Midnight Mass had me so captivated when I watched it. It's impressive how many good movies and shows Mike Flanagan has made.

I don't have Netflix anymore, but I've been house and pet sitting for someone who does and I watched KAOS this past week. The vibe kind of reminds me of the intro scene in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, but Greek mythology. I'm not even sure if it's good tbh, but it's entertaining and it had me coming back to see what was going to happen next

[friendship]

I'm on season 2 of Atypical and suddenly realizing that I am very possibly a high-functioning autistic person. I am 40 and the closest I've come to this suggestion so far is being called a fucking weirdo my whole life.

[Gone Fission]

Rewatching The Crown. Weird as a distinct anti-monarchist that I’m watching it a second time. But having watched it all before, wow, they really managed to build subtle premonitions of the future in the earlier seasons. Someone is probably doing a senior thesis of whether it’s a ring structure narrative.

[Kacey Y]

I started watch Surreal Estate on Hulu recently. I saw it on there before and based on the description thought it was a terrible reality show about a realtor that specializes in haunted properties. Turns out it's actually a fun campy dark comedy. The second season isn't quite as good to my taste, but I liked the balance of episodic haunted house of the week and overarching season arc plot in the first season.

[fldrvr]

Wrapped up Squid Games S2 - was OK! Doesn't totally feel like a retread of S1, but I wasn't into the cliffhanger ending.

Also watched Beau is Afraid. Man, that was a lot, but I really liked it.

[Gone Fission]

Also watched Beau is Afraid. Man, that was a lot, but I really liked it.

Yeah, that was intense. I think it was really good but it was not easy.

[coupleonapkins]

Lots 2 like in Beau Is Afraid, but I'm afraid it's a non-recommendation frome me

Kinda a wonder how with like an 88 mil budget, a filmmaker still can't cohere a coherent thot and/or filmb. WTF mann A24 wheel no doubt survive that hit when they overmerch his next jawn, a western?!, because Yellwerdstone, I guess

Big reveal 4 me was seeing the remastered version (still 90 min or sew, howebber) of vidja store lurking box o'er death The Keep (1981), which after surviving all the dimple-pinching of online movie forums for a few months (we eggsist!) ended up being pretty incredibble, and I'm not a fan of Michael Mann (he wrote off this one since he was forced 2 truncate 30 mins of his original "vision"). Basically, it felt like a total visual poem with little necessary set-up, and a wonderful payoff. Huge Tangerine Dream score (not even my favorite 80's go-to soundtrackers, either!) that serves best when you crank it up & shake it from the ceiling to the walls: and I'd thot I'd scene it al! If you thot Manhunter had 2 manny werds, this filmb is 4 u

I also saw Doctor Sleep, and I never wanna deal w/ Mike Flanagan ever again. Sorry, everybuddy! The most normie flimmaking vision of that sczeanneirio, & I also must blame Stephen "Fookin'" King fer irrationally extending his net werth a few decades (still no Duma Key?!?). I'm sure Flanagaine is yer guy if yer n2 all those recent Kingisms that are shamefully undercooked, but then again, I'm sure Stephen's brain is, at this point, as whale (don't @ me about Joe Hill, neither).

Still haven't scene lots of the awards contenders (SSNORRRRRIEOROOOEOREO'd), but I'll probably jack a MUBI account 2 see Der Substance, even tho all my letterboxd peeps basically called that bluff months ago (my policy: I see Margaret Qualley, I watch eventually). Most of those peeps are hardcore NYC film guts w/ high ratios of actual shit 2 reel chit (the weeder d'bedder), but we all can have lapses, rite? Good Will Hunting is a perfect film, and I also wanna MUBI because that director of photography's first filmb is on that service (Simone Barbes ou la vertu), which I've been hunting for 4 ages (it was restored recently, but no one USA-side wanna touch a moobie that is 4 or 5 long scenes done in single takes, mebbe, or becauze of the contente, moore defintely). He also shot GUMMO (rules, obvs?!) & Les amants du pont neuf (another all-time banger). You should watch all of these moobies, why not? ::XXTRALARGESNAX::

Culture should belong in yer gut & in yer brainz, but sometimes it's just cottage cheese (ME!) And that's OK

[fldrvr]

Saw Longlegs. it was just eh?

[Kacey Y]

I don't know if it's a promotion or going to stay available on there, but I have Paramount+ and Yellowjackets Season 1 came up as available to watch, so I started it. I'm really enjoying it so far. I love a good mystery box style show with weird spooky vibes, the cast is stacked, it's a women centric narrative with lots of queer representation. I hope it doesn't cut me off before I finish the season to try to get me to subscribe to showtime or I don't have to wait 2 years to watch the next season.