Media Consumed July/August Catchup Edition

Things I've watched of late. Forgot to do a July one, so two months in one.

Schitt's Creek. My wife has raved about this show for a long time, and I've caught a lot of the episodes but never watched them all. So we did, every night, over many many weeks. It's just as good as everyone says it is. Ewww David. I'd watch it all again in a heartbeat.

Dark. "The end is the beginning, and the beginning is the end". A German sci-fi/mystery show. Three seasons of, well, perfection. The story is just so good. The characters are great. The cinematography impeccable. Know that this is a show set on medium difficulty level. You can't just put this on and scroll Twitter. Everything has a purpose and many scenes have a satisfying payoff many episodes/seasons later. When it ended I thought it was probably the best TV show I'd ever seen. It's one of those shows where you're genuinely disappointed there's nothing more. Watch this immediately if you've never seen it.

Loki. Speaking of cinematography, if this show doesn't win an award then it's a travesty. I think this was probably my favorite of the three Marvel TV shows so far. (Well, Wandavision was really good…) But Loki has Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson. Who, quite frankly, I could watch on screen all day. Some of these episodes had a big Dr Who feel to them. And I am here for that. Glad it's coming back for a second season. Can't wait.

The Tomorrow War. A thoroughly entertaining sci-fi tale. Got some negative feedback but don't let that put you off. Plotholes sure. But suspend disbelief and just have fun with it.

The Morning Show. This was a rewatch with season two approaching. Just as good the second time around. In general I didn't think I was gonna like this show at all but turns out I was hooked from the first episode. Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are great. The real standouts for me though are Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass.

The Bad Batch. I absolutely loved The Clone Wars, some of the best Star Wars content around, particularly the season seven four episode Siege Of Mandalore arc. Now, could they really build an entire series around characters that appeared in a couple Clone Wars episodes? Turns out yes, kind of. The Bad Batch didn't hit the highs of The Clone Wars, but it also didn't sink to the lows of The Clone Wars. I'll be watching season two.

The Haunting Of Hill House. This was great, the story is good, well acted, and oh my did it ever look good.

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  1. kapgar says:

    Schitt's Creek… amazing

    Dark… don't know it

    Loki… just finished it tonight and it was good but confusing as hell. I need to watch it again. Nathan understood it better than I did.

    The Tomorrow War… totally agree. Complete popcorn entertainment.

    The Morning Show… only halfway through season 1 and just haven't been able to watch the rest. It was good but so damned depressing.

    The Bad Batch… haven't seen it or Clone Wars. Not entirely true. Nathan and I have watched about six episodes of season 1 of CW.

    The Haunting of Hill House… first series, right? Yeah that was good. About 2/3 through Bly Manor and it was decent but way more dull. Can't finish it.