I loved it until the first or second time-paradox reboot, and while still enjoyable, it wasn’t as good.
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Just watched two seasons of Miracle Workers. The first season was delightful. The second was just mildly entertaining. I was disappointed the cast didn’t stick to the roles they’d defined in season 1. I’ll watch season 3 as it is released.
Designated Survivor (ABC/Netflix 2016-19)- This bingeble thriller series starts with a literal bang as virtually all of members of Congress, the Administration, and SCOTUS die in a bombing attack on the Capitol, during a State of the Union address, leaving 2 Designated Survivors. The HUD Secretary finds himself as President of the United States walking into a viper’s nest. The kicker is who pulled the trigger??
Oh it’s so good but so fucking exhausting …
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Glad you're enjoying it. I've been sucked in since day 1 of season 1. But it definitely isn't a feel good series. I find the cast to be most excellent. Wait until Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) shows up in a later season. I love every scene he's in.
Yeah, it definitely makes you think about current events for sure.
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That was a great show, although I do have to confess I haven't watched the final few Netflix episodes.
It does seem all the more plausible since January 6, doesn't it?
I enjoyed the series. They lost me for a while, but altogether it was a marvelous adventure with lots of old fashioned sword drama.
Yeah, and amongst “Shadow and Bone”, “Wu Assassin” and “Locke and Key”, we’re breaking things up and started “The Bureau of Magical Things”
Designated Survivor was excellent, largely on the strength of Kiefer Sutherland's portrayal of Tom Kirkman. Although the final season wasn't as good as the ones that preceded it, they were worth watching. Yes, there were many times I thought of current events, including the attack on the Capitol on January 6.
All good shows, although I’ve not heard of Wu Assassin and will now have to search it. My husband claims that if it has magic and children I’ll watch it. Maybe there’s something to that….
Season 2, episode 8 and the wife and agree we’ve seen enough. I recommend the first season. The second season is decent, but just not enough to keep us vested.
Yes, season 6 is supposed to start dropping the month. I thought the ending of season 5 was reasonably satisfying, so I'm not at all sure what to expect in season 6, but you know bad stuff has to start from the get-go.
Well for one thing they have to get Detective Douche out of hell!
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I thought Midnight Mass on Netflix was fantastic. It's hard to talk about without spoiling it so I'll just say there is an interesting twist. It comes at about the middle of the series and wihc givs them lots of time to explore it. There's a lot of double or deeper meaning in what happens. I'd give it a 9 out of 10, deducting 1 because sometimes the dialogue gets a little wordy. Not much of a spoiler here, but there's s scene where 2 characters ask each other what they think happens after you die and they both just ramble on endlessly about what they think happens. I suppose it adds to the deeper meaning but it's one of those situations where people don't really talk like that or as eloquently about a random question.
There were also some things that I thought were plot holes but after watching some YouTube explanation videos they really weren't. It was one of those things where you didn't really pay attention to something earlier that seemed meaningless.
There were also some things that I thought were plot holes but after watching some YouTube explanation videos they really weren't. It was one of those things where you didn't really pay attention to something earlier that seemed meaningless.
I just commented on this in the “What’s on TV” Thread. I’m watching it as I type.
I find it interesting that when I was a child in the early 1960s I used to watch I Love Lucy in reruns, and now 60 years later it is available to watch on Amazon Prime. My spouse has been binging it. I remember when they did their trip to Hollywood and stars were making guess appearances, John Wayne, William Holden. Robert Mitchum. 
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