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Superman and Lois

Even though it was predictable that a character turned out to be something far different than presented
it adds another dramatic thread to the show. Cant wait to see how this turn plays out




The Flash

They definitely regained some footing with this episode. It was great to see Green Arrow Wally West and Diggle in action again. Nice brief lessons on how different realms and multi verses work. Some good flash backs of things that i had forgotten occured in this series.



Titans

Another episode of a show that makes me wonder if the writers knew a show was going to get cancelled and said well might as well give everyone a last good bye
Sometimes im glad to see a series end especially when characters completely change for the worse and become repetitive and boring
 
Superman and Lois

Even though it was predictable that a character turned out to be something far different than presented
it adds another dramatic thread to the show. Cant wait to see how this turn plays out




The Flash

They definitely regained some footing with this episode. It was great to see Green Arrow Wally West and Diggle in action again. Nice brief lessons on how different realms and multi verses work. Some good flash backs of things that i had forgotten occured in this series.



Titans

Another episode of a show that makes me wonder if the writers knew a show was going to get cancelled and said well might as well give everyone a last good bye
Sometimes im glad to see a series end especially when characters completely change for the worse and become repetitive and boring

I appreciated the Gar episode a lot.

Because it showed that the show DID have some high aspirations it just rarely hit them square. But it tried its best to give the fans what they wanted.

It also showed how DC / WB had the opportunity to really lock down all this multivariate multi verse stuff FIRST and maybe even better than Marvel if they had better vision and leadership.

Happy to see that Geoff got to celebrate Stargirl one last time.
 
All caught up with Rabbit Hole and Ted Lasso.

Have 3 eps to go with Beef. Ep 7 might have actually been my fave thus far.

Cunk on Britain ... funny. Have seen 2 eps. Faux documentary / mockumentary series.

Really enjoying this final season of Barry. 3 eps in so far.
 



 
Finished eps 8 - 10 of Beef yesterday. Episodes 7 - 9 were my fave of the season. The season
had some iffy moments at times. Suspend your disbelief and all that, but when it was on the mark it was damn good. Really enjoyed the flashbacks to get context on the characters too. Very effective that episode (believe it was ep 8).
 

Queen Charlotte review: A Bridgerton prequel that earns its pedigree​


The Queen is young! Long live the Queen!
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By Kristen BaldwinApril 28, 2023 at 08:00 AM EDT

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Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

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And on the fifth year of her multi-million-dollar deal with Netflix, Shonda Rhimes created the Bridgerton Extended Universe. And it was good. Queen Charlotte — the new prequel to Rhimes' racy Regency hit — is a lavish, thoughtful expansion of Julia Quinn's saga that goes down as smooth as a fruity blancmange.
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany is just 17 years old when she's promised, sight unseen, in a marriage pact to Britain's King George III. Still, she's intelligent enough to discern that something must be amiss with the monarch if his court had to travel so far to find a bride. "There is reason they wanted me, a stranger," huffs Charlotte (India Amarteifio) to her brother Adolphus (Tunji Kasim), who brokered the union. "And it cannot be a good reason."

An initial meeting with the young sovereign (Corey Mylchreest) reveals him to be a charming gentleman with exquisite bone structure, but Charlotte's marital bliss ends almost as soon as the wedding does. George insists on keeping a safe distance from his new Queen, while Charlotte's dictatorial mother-in-law, Princess Augusta (Michelle Fairley), demands that the fledgling royal conceive an heir, post-haste. Even if she could flee back to Germany, Charlotte soon realizes there is far more than her own happiness at stake. To ensure the public's approval of the King's interracial marriage, Parliament launched the "Great Experiment," integrating high society by bestowing land and titles on wealthy people of color. "You are the first of your kind," explains the newly minted Lady Danbury (Arsema Thomas). "Why do you not understand that you hold our fates in your hands?"
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Corey Mylchreest, India Amarteifio, and Sam Clemmett in 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'

| CREDIT: NICK WALL/NETFLIX
Subtitled A Bridgerton Story, Queen Charlotte follows that series' blueprint to the letter. Like the central couples before them, George and Charlotte face significant obstacles to their happiness — in this case, George's emerging "madness" and the brutal methods his doctor (Guy Henry) employs to treat them — but they still manage to have a lot of steamy sex in between arguments. The pair endures resistance and skepticism from powerful members of society, most notably the watchful Lord Bute (Richard Cunningham), who suspects Augusta is not being forthcoming about her son's mental state. The King's devoted valet, Reynolds (Freddie Dennis), works tirelessly behind the scenes to protect George's secret, which often puts him in conflict with the Queen's right-hand man, Brimsley (Sam Clemmett). And in the present-day timeline, Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) finds herself under immense pressure — from the government and Lady Whistledown (Julie Andrews) — to marry off one of her 13 (!) children, after the only legitimate heir to the throne dies in childbirth.

There are lavish balls and passionate love scenes; luxurious period fashions and poignant personal tragedy. It could all feel very Bridgerton Lite, but Rhimes — who writes or co-writes five of the six episodes — uses the prequel to explore deeper issues than just romance and heartache. On Bridgerton, the integrated 'ton is a novelty, the origins of which are barely discussed. Queen Charlotte reveals the struggle that came first, as Lady Danbury and her peers scramble and strategize to secure the equality they deserve.
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Ruth Gemmell and Adjoa Andoh in 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'


The present-day timeline — which takes place shortly after Bridgerton season 2 — provides a welcome spotlight for some of the series' more mature female characters. A burgeoning friendship between Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) and Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) empowers the two lonely women to realize that their needs matter — even if they're no longer of childbearing age. ("Lady Whistledown never writes of our hearts," notes Lady Danbury wryly. "We are untold stories.") And Queen Charlotte's crippling isolation only becomes more profound as her resentful children revolt against their mother's marriage decree.

Rosheuvel shades her character's imperious bluster with traces of muted sorrow, while delivering the Queen's devastating commentary ("You are old. Your wombs are likely dry and useless") with the same hilariously haughty disdain that made her a fan favorite. Amarteifio, meanwhile, is an absolute star. As young Charlotte, the actress balances the confidence and hauteur of a headstrong young woman with the quiet yearning of a child who has been forced to grow up too fast. Newcomer Thomas brings a sparkling shrewdness to young Lady Danbury, whose marriage to the striving Lord Danbury (Cyril Nri) is definitely not a love match.

Queen Charlotte is only six episodes, and it's not yet clear whether Rhimes and Netflix are interested in making more. There is certainly plenty of story left to tell, as the prequel only covers about a year of the King and Queen's marriage. It feels strange to root for a brand extension, but young Queen Charlotte's is a universe worth exploring further. Grade: B+
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story premieres Thursday, May 4, on Netflix.
 

Queen Charlotte review: A Bridgerton prequel that earns its pedigree​


The Queen is young! Long live the Queen!
Screen Shot 2021-03-25 at 12.14.54 PM

By Kristen BaldwinApril 28, 2023 at 08:00 AM EDT

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00:00
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Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

TYPE
  • TV Show
GENRE
And on the fifth year of her multi-million-dollar deal with Netflix, Shonda Rhimes created the Bridgerton Extended Universe. And it was good. Queen Charlotte — the new prequel to Rhimes' racy Regency hit — is a lavish, thoughtful expansion of Julia Quinn's saga that goes down as smooth as a fruity blancmange.
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany is just 17 years old when she's promised, sight unseen, in a marriage pact to Britain's King George III. Still, she's intelligent enough to discern that something must be amiss with the monarch if his court had to travel so far to find a bride. "There is reason they wanted me, a stranger," huffs Charlotte (India Amarteifio) to her brother Adolphus (Tunji Kasim), who brokered the union. "And it cannot be a good reason."

An initial meeting with the young sovereign (Corey Mylchreest) reveals him to be a charming gentleman with exquisite bone structure, but Charlotte's marital bliss ends almost as soon as the wedding does. George insists on keeping a safe distance from his new Queen, while Charlotte's dictatorial mother-in-law, Princess Augusta (Michelle Fairley), demands that the fledgling royal conceive an heir, post-haste. Even if she could flee back to Germany, Charlotte soon realizes there is far more than her own happiness at stake. To ensure the public's approval of the King's interracial marriage, Parliament launched the "Great Experiment," integrating high society by bestowing land and titles on wealthy people of color. "You are the first of your kind," explains the newly minted Lady Danbury (Arsema Thomas). "Why do you not understand that you hold our fates in your hands?"
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Corey Mylchreest, India Amarteifio, and Sam Clemmett in 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'

| CREDIT: NICK WALL/NETFLIX
Subtitled A Bridgerton Story, Queen Charlotte follows that series' blueprint to the letter. Like the central couples before them, George and Charlotte face significant obstacles to their happiness — in this case, George's emerging "madness" and the brutal methods his doctor (Guy Henry) employs to treat them — but they still manage to have a lot of steamy sex in between arguments. The pair endures resistance and skepticism from powerful members of society, most notably the watchful Lord Bute (Richard Cunningham), who suspects Augusta is not being forthcoming about her son's mental state. The King's devoted valet, Reynolds (Freddie Dennis), works tirelessly behind the scenes to protect George's secret, which often puts him in conflict with the Queen's right-hand man, Brimsley (Sam Clemmett). And in the present-day timeline, Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) finds herself under immense pressure — from the government and Lady Whistledown (Julie Andrews) — to marry off one of her 13 (!) children, after the only legitimate heir to the throne dies in childbirth.

There are lavish balls and passionate love scenes; luxurious period fashions and poignant personal tragedy. It could all feel very Bridgerton Lite, but Rhimes — who writes or co-writes five of the six episodes — uses the prequel to explore deeper issues than just romance and heartache. On Bridgerton, the integrated 'ton is a novelty, the origins of which are barely discussed. Queen Charlotte reveals the struggle that came first, as Lady Danbury and her peers scramble and strategize to secure the equality they deserve.
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Ruth Gemmell and Adjoa Andoh in 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'


The present-day timeline — which takes place shortly after Bridgerton season 2 — provides a welcome spotlight for some of the series' more mature female characters. A burgeoning friendship between Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) and Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) empowers the two lonely women to realize that their needs matter — even if they're no longer of childbearing age. ("Lady Whistledown never writes of our hearts," notes Lady Danbury wryly. "We are untold stories.") And Queen Charlotte's crippling isolation only becomes more profound as her resentful children revolt against their mother's marriage decree.

Rosheuvel shades her character's imperious bluster with traces of muted sorrow, while delivering the Queen's devastating commentary ("You are old. Your wombs are likely dry and useless") with the same hilariously haughty disdain that made her a fan favorite. Amarteifio, meanwhile, is an absolute star. As young Charlotte, the actress balances the confidence and hauteur of a headstrong young woman with the quiet yearning of a child who has been forced to grow up too fast. Newcomer Thomas brings a sparkling shrewdness to young Lady Danbury, whose marriage to the striving Lord Danbury (Cyril Nri) is definitely not a love match.

Queen Charlotte is only six episodes, and it's not yet clear whether Rhimes and Netflix are interested in making more. There is certainly plenty of story left to tell, as the prequel only covers about a year of the King and Queen's marriage. It feels strange to root for a brand extension, but young Queen Charlotte's is a universe worth exploring further. Grade: B+
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story premieres Thursday, May 4, on Netflix.
 
May is a lighter month of releases for me

1) American Born Chinese on Disney Plus
2) Mayans MC final season on FX



Do you find with the lighter months ... it helps getting caught up on series (or movies) you hadn't gotten around to for some time?


Hoping to watch some series we haven't seen in the months ahead - Succession / Severance / Gangs of London. Have had those ones in the queue for ages.
 
Do you find with the lighter months ... it helps getting caught up on series (or movies) you hadn't gotten around to for some time?


Hoping to watch some series we haven't seen in the months ahead - Succession / Severance / Gangs of London. Have had those ones in the queue for ages.

I mean i still have 6 weekly shows right now even though 4 of them will probably be over around the time of those 2 releases. As many shows as I've watched theres still so many out there that I dont know which 1 i'll pick to start catching up on, maybe Mythic Quest
 
I mean i still have 6 weekly shows right now even though 4 of them will probably be over around the time of those 2 releases. As many shows as I've watched theres still so many out there that I dont know which 1 i'll pick to start catching up on, maybe Mythic Quest



It's amazing the amount of choices that are out there these days.

Sometimes when I check out the TV / movie sites ... I see countless titles that I've never even heard of. Stuff that's really popular and already several seasons deep ... on networks that I haven't even heard of either. Let alone the major networks and streaming services also with similar stuff.
 
It's amazing the amount of choices that are out there these days.

Sometimes when I check out the TV / movie sites ... I see countless titles that I've never even heard of. Stuff that's really popular and already several seasons deep ... on networks that I haven't even heard of either. Let alone the major networks and streaming services also with similar stuff.

Yeah I think once Netflix started spending all those billions of dollars on their original shows is when it became so much for even someone like myself who watched way more shows than majority of ppl i know. And of course once Netflix started that is when the other streaming platforms started developing their original shows and all of that added to the shows coming out from traditional tv networks
 
Yeah I think once Netflix started spending all those billions of dollars on their original shows is when it became so much for even someone like myself who watched way more shows than majority of ppl i know. And of course once Netflix started that is when the other streaming platforms started developing their original shows and all of that added to the shows coming out from traditional tv networks



Agreed. For so many decades we were all used to the standard major networks with their 20 - 24 episode sitcoms and dramas.


Then around 2000 the reality show format started to take off ... especially with long-running shows like Amazing Race, Survivor, and Big Brother. Many other networks being able to film content cheaply (primarily the dating shows and such).


There's always been great choices on networks like AMC, HBO, Showtime, Showcase, FX, Cinemax, etc. Now we're dealing with what you noted ... Netflix, Peacock, Prime, Hulu, and many more in the game too.


All I can say to friends and family is that I'm thankful for the shorter-format series these days. It would be even more impossible to keep up with everything if everyone was still doing 16 - 24 episode seasons. So damn glad there are the 5, 7, 8, 10, and 12-episode formats now ... you can actually quickly get through something. Just chip away at something & NOT be flooded by overly long shows.
 
Haven't watched any episodes of this series yet, but have a few eps saved on the DVR.


It's a Sky Max original that's been airing on Showcase in Canada.


The ads looked pretty good. The show was cancelled after 1 season due to ratings not meeting expectations, notes the Wiki link. You might recognize Martha Plimpton amongst the cast ... hard to believe the 40th anniversary of The Goonies will be in 2 years! Looks like the show is running from mid-March to early-May. 8 eps total.












 
Succesion


That opening reminded me of when Orson Welles and Barry White got pissed off while recording commercials.I liked what was happening between Tom and Shiv.
I also thought Kendall was going to go down in flames with complete flop sweat but he was able to turn it around.

Citadel


Great action sequences and the chemistry between Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra and the additional talents of Stanley Tucci and Lesley Manville are making this series highly watchable. I'm glad they diverted from one thread of the story that would have been annoying but staying with one that will keep things interesting.

Fatal Attraction


I like that this is in part a "sequel" to the original film while also being it's own thing and adding layers to well known characters.
 
Succesion


That opening reminded me of when Orson Welles and Barry White got pissed off while recording commercials.I liked what was happening between Tom and Shiv.
I also thought Kendall was going to go down in flames with complete flop sweat but he was able to turn it around.

Citadel


Great action sequences and the chemistry between Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra and the additional talents of Stanley Tucci and Lesley Manville are making this series highly watchable. I'm glad they diverted from one thread of the story that would have been annoying but staying with one that will keep things interesting.

Fatal Attraction


I like that this is in part a "sequel" to the original film while also being it's own thing and adding layers to well known characters.

Interesting since the critics have killed both Citadel and fatal attraction.

funny how I feel like bgol media gives better reviews by and large
 
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared
2023

6.5/10

Watched this documentary this morning on Netflix. It debuted earlier this year.

This thing played out pretty well and dropped some information that the US News media never covered or brought up.

The series is split up in 3 episodes that run about 50 minutes each. Each one deals with a single theory.

The first episode mainly deals with the initial disappearance, the Malaysian Government response and survivors accounts. Nothing new is revealed that you didn’t hear about in American news media.

The 2nd episode gets into some information (some conspiracy) that the news media touched on, but never investigated.

The 3rd episode gets deep into the conspiracy. I’m not gonna spoil it but it reveals some information that makes it clear that there is no way that plane could have disappeared without a trace. I’ll leave it at that.

Synopsis

In 2014, Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 vanished, along with all 239 passengers on board. Nine years later, a global community of family members, scientists, investigators, and journalists is still searching for answers.

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Interesting since the critics have killed both Citadel and fatal attraction.

funny how I feel like bgol media gives better reviews by and large


Agreed. I think too often it looks and sounds like they are too definitive with their critiques. Either trashing something quickly, or conversely - immediately heaping praise on it.

I think what works better for the aggregate site scores and message boards is you get a variety of takes. People are generally vague in their reviews so as not to spoil major plot points and will tell you what’s working or not working for them say 1/3 or 2/3 the way through a season. I find that more helpful than major reviewers pushing out their hot takes and gaining too much traction with fans who haven’t had a chance to get into a series ...
 

 
The Sandman
2022

8/10

This series debuted last year. I sat on it until I got confirmation on it getting renewed.

I found out in early March it got renewed with new episodes debuting in the near future.

I started watching it back in March and finished last night with one of my sons who was watching it with me.

I am not familiar with the comics, so I went into this series blind not knowing what it was. The trailer sparked my interest.

The series played out well starting out with a brief synopsis of the Sandman and other primary characters. It starts out in the early 1900s with him being captured.

From there, the series proceeds steadily with a good pace. There are no filler or slow points. It was interesting watching how the series jumped from story to story around the main character bringing in a number of supporting characters.

The series is overloaded with well known actors from prior projects thru-out the years. They all do a good job.

Visually, the series looks stunning. I debated on if I should watch it on my LCD TV in my truck on the road, but decided to watch it on the Big Screen Smart TV at home. Good decision cuz this series is on movie theater quality.

For the Gay Agenda trackers, there is a number of scenes with same sex characters interacting. All that is seen is PDA/Kissing. There is a flamboyant binary character in the series.

I’m definitely looking forward to season 2.

There are 11 episodes that run about 50 minutes each.

Synopsis

When the Sandman, aka Dream, the cosmic being who controls all dreams, is captured and held prisoner for more than a century, he must journey across different worlds and timelines to fix the chaos his absence has caused.

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