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Helico-pterFunk

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Shrinking is a MASTERPIECE



Very well crafted, right?

You can see where they're going with storylines, but you enjoy going along for the ride / story.

Good writing too with that fine balance of comedic and sentimental.

I can also recommend A Man on the Inside (Netflix) for that similar balance.
 

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Squid Game Season 2





Another involving edge of your seat Season. I liked that Gi-hun was trying to avenge and get revenge for all that perished in Season ones games. Definintely cared about a lot of characters and what their fates would be.Also that I wasn't sure about the paths or motivations of a couple of characters. Money, survival, betrayal, and the dark side of human nature all blended well.
Next season must have a few revelations and a couple of face offs.
 

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Shrinking is a MASTERPIECE

‘SHRINKING’ SEASON 2:
Growth, Forgiveness And Accountability







As Season Two of ‘Shrinking’ wraps for Apple TV+, the idea of forgiveness has become a central theme for the characters as they have developed this year. “It was always very clear to me and Bill [Lawrence] that this season was going to be about forgiveness and to put the characters in the most difficult situations,” says co-creator, exec producer and Season Two cast member Brett Goldstein. “We had 12 episodes to explore that.”
In Season One, viewers see Jimmy at a low point as he attempted some rather progressive therapy techniques on his patients, which resulted in different degrees of success and failure.
“When we find Jimmy in Season Two, we’re dealing with the aftermath,” says co-creator, exec producer and star Jason Segel of his character. “Some people have done really well like Sean [Luke Tennie], who is living in his house and thriving. But then there is Grace [Jimmy’s patient] who potentially murdered her husband so he’s in this state of trying to figure out, ‘What have I done? Is it good? Is it bad? Do I keep going? Do I revert back to my old traditional ways of therapy, or do I keep pressing forward along this unpaved road?’”
Bill Lawrence, showrunner, co-creator and exec producer, notes that there are consequences that Jimmy has to face as a result of his behavior and professional choices. “As a therapist, some could argue that Jimmy is trying to heal himself by getting way too involved in other people’s lives and ignoring his own trauma. But I hope that’s what makes for interesting storytelling.”

In Season Two, Jimmy begins to become a much healthier version of himself and his bond with Dr. Paul Rhoades (played by Harrison Ford), his mentor, continues to strengthen as does his close relationship with fellow therapist Dr. Gaby Evans (Jessica Williams). Paul struggles with his advancing Parkinson’s diagnosis, which causes him to confront his own past mistakes as well as embrace a new future with Julie (Wendie Malick).
“I think there is a greater degree of faith that Paul has in Jimmy but it’s still a constant battle with him,” says Ford. “At the same time, he seems to be breaking down my resistance to his style and Paul is seeing it work, somehow. It’s unconventional confrontations and unconventional wisdom, but there seems to be some art to Jimmy that Paul is discovering.”
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He continues: “Paul is a character under construction. He’s a guy who doesn’t make friends and now, he’s got a friend, a male friend. He’s been without female companionship and now he has a girlfriend. And his daughter is not so estranged so, in a way, he’s coming into a whole different space. He’s facing one thing that is daunting and immutable, and that is the Parkinson’s. As that develops, we’ve got plenty of room for Paul to absorb the condition and the blows that come with Parkinson’s.”
Meanwhile, Liz (Christa Miller) continues to become entangled in Jimmy’s life. In Season One, viewers watched Liz care for Alice in a way that Jimmy could not as he was so encompassed in grief. In Season Two, Liz realizes she has to put her energy into something else so starts a food truck business with Sean. Her son Connor is home for the summer but is something that irritates her but also comforts her. “She’s trying to figure some things out,” says Miller. “She’s struggling to have something going on in her life, is making some bad decisions and is very remorseful about it. Liz needs forgiveness this season, but she also needs to forgive herself.”
Liz’s relationship with Gaby intensifies in Season Two, with both becoming very dependent on each other for emotional support and companionship. “Everyone’s gotten closer in different ways this season,” says Miller.
Williams, who was nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in Season One, is now juggling being a therapist with a college professor in Season Two. She’s moved house and is confronted with how to care for her aging mother whilst also working on a slightly fractious relationship with her sister.

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“She is trying to balance everything,” says Williams. “She just got the job teaching at the university so she’s doing her professorship, but she’s balancing that with her clients, this weird situation with Jimmy while also trying to be there for Liz and still processing her own grief.”
At the end of Season One, Brian (Michael Urie) got married to his partner Charlie (Devin Kawaoka) and is a self-proclaimed DINK (double income, no kids) but when he discovers that Gaby and Jimmy have been sleeping together and he didn’t know about it, he feels disappointed. When Charlie says he wants to start a family and adopt a baby, Brian is forced to confront his own true self. “There’s a lot of back and forth about whether or not Brian is able to take care of somebody that is not himself and whether or not his own self centeredness will allow him to care for a child,” says Urie.


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Alice, played by Lukita Maxwell, flourishes in the second season of Shrinking. Having repaired her relationship with her father, she continues to be concerned about his overall wellbeing. She plays a pivotal role in bringing Goldstein’s character, Louis, the drunk driver who killed her mother, into the fold. In a surprising move, Alice is the first one to take the plunge and say she forgives Louis for what he has done, showing immense growth for her young character.
Goldstein, meanwhile, admits he never had any intention of joining the cast of Shrinking. “I was very nervous about joining the cast because they are such a great cast,” he says. “But then we’d written this character of Louis, and we were talking about casting people. Jason called me and Bill into his trailer and asked, ‘Why isn’t Brett doing this? We should have Brett do this.’”
Tennie’s character Sean sees perhaps the biggest evolution in Season Two. He is thriving with his food truck thanks to the help of Jimmy’s friends and begins to see Paul as a therapist as his relationship with Jimmy has become closer. “There’s no one who he gets to use these new tools with – which therapy has gifted him – to improve who he is as an individual,” says Tennie. But that soon changes when Sean
begins to repair his relationship with his father and his family.
Liz’s husband Derek, played by Ted McGinley, was a fan favorite in Season One and his character becomes much more layered in the second season. “We see a lot more of who Derek becomes and what is actually underneath him,” says McGinley. “The big secret is that my character is Bill Lawrence’s alter ego in some ways so the things that he would like to be able to say in real life, my character, on occasion, gets to say. I think that’s why the audience responds to them.”

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‘SHRINKING’ SEASON 2:
Growth, Forgiveness And Accountability







As Season Two of ‘Shrinking’ wraps for Apple TV+, the idea of forgiveness has become a central theme for the characters as they have developed this year. “It was always very clear to me and Bill [Lawrence] that this season was going to be about forgiveness and to put the characters in the most difficult situations,” says co-creator, exec producer and Season Two cast member Brett Goldstein. “We had 12 episodes to explore that.”
In Season One, viewers see Jimmy at a low point as he attempted some rather progressive therapy techniques on his patients, which resulted in different degrees of success and failure.
“When we find Jimmy in Season Two, we’re dealing with the aftermath,” says co-creator, exec producer and star Jason Segel of his character. “Some people have done really well like Sean [Luke Tennie], who is living in his house and thriving. But then there is Grace [Jimmy’s patient] who potentially murdered her husband so he’s in this state of trying to figure out, ‘What have I done? Is it good? Is it bad? Do I keep going? Do I revert back to my old traditional ways of therapy, or do I keep pressing forward along this unpaved road?’”
Bill Lawrence, showrunner, co-creator and exec producer, notes that there are consequences that Jimmy has to face as a result of his behavior and professional choices. “As a therapist, some could argue that Jimmy is trying to heal himself by getting way too involved in other people’s lives and ignoring his own trauma. But I hope that’s what makes for interesting storytelling.”

In Season Two, Jimmy begins to become a much healthier version of himself and his bond with Dr. Paul Rhoades (played by Harrison Ford), his mentor, continues to strengthen as does his close relationship with fellow therapist Dr. Gaby Evans (Jessica Williams). Paul struggles with his advancing Parkinson’s diagnosis, which causes him to confront his own past mistakes as well as embrace a new future with Julie (Wendie Malick).
“I think there is a greater degree of faith that Paul has in Jimmy but it’s still a constant battle with him,” says Ford. “At the same time, he seems to be breaking down my resistance to his style and Paul is seeing it work, somehow. It’s unconventional confrontations and unconventional wisdom, but there seems to be some art to Jimmy that Paul is discovering.”
Shrinking_Photo_020503.jpg

AppleTV+


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He continues: “Paul is a character under construction. He’s a guy who doesn’t make friends and now, he’s got a friend, a male friend. He’s been without female companionship and now he has a girlfriend. And his daughter is not so estranged so, in a way, he’s coming into a whole different space. He’s facing one thing that is daunting and immutable, and that is the Parkinson’s. As that develops, we’ve got plenty of room for Paul to absorb the condition and the blows that come with Parkinson’s.”
Meanwhile, Liz (Christa Miller) continues to become entangled in Jimmy’s life. In Season One, viewers watched Liz care for Alice in a way that Jimmy could not as he was so encompassed in grief. In Season Two, Liz realizes she has to put her energy into something else so starts a food truck business with Sean. Her son Connor is home for the summer but is something that irritates her but also comforts her. “She’s trying to figure some things out,” says Miller. “She’s struggling to have something going on in her life, is making some bad decisions and is very remorseful about it. Liz needs forgiveness this season, but she also needs to forgive herself.”
Liz’s relationship with Gaby intensifies in Season Two, with both becoming very dependent on each other for emotional support and companionship. “Everyone’s gotten closer in different ways this season,” says Miller.
Williams, who was nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in Season One, is now juggling being a therapist with a college professor in Season Two. She’s moved house and is confronted with how to care for her aging mother whilst also working on a slightly fractious relationship with her sister.

Shrinking_Photo_020405.jpg

AppleTV+
“She is trying to balance everything,” says Williams. “She just got the job teaching at the university so she’s doing her professorship, but she’s balancing that with her clients, this weird situation with Jimmy while also trying to be there for Liz and still processing her own grief.”
At the end of Season One, Brian (Michael Urie) got married to his partner Charlie (Devin Kawaoka) and is a self-proclaimed DINK (double income, no kids) but when he discovers that Gaby and Jimmy have been sleeping together and he didn’t know about it, he feels disappointed. When Charlie says he wants to start a family and adopt a baby, Brian is forced to confront his own true self. “There’s a lot of back and forth about whether or not Brian is able to take care of somebody that is not himself and whether or not his own self centeredness will allow him to care for a child,” says Urie.


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Alice, played by Lukita Maxwell, flourishes in the second season of Shrinking. Having repaired her relationship with her father, she continues to be concerned about his overall wellbeing. She plays a pivotal role in bringing Goldstein’s character, Louis, the drunk driver who killed her mother, into the fold. In a surprising move, Alice is the first one to take the plunge and say she forgives Louis for what he has done, showing immense growth for her young character.
Goldstein, meanwhile, admits he never had any intention of joining the cast of Shrinking. “I was very nervous about joining the cast because they are such a great cast,” he says. “But then we’d written this character of Louis, and we were talking about casting people. Jason called me and Bill into his trailer and asked, ‘Why isn’t Brett doing this? We should have Brett do this.’”
Tennie’s character Sean sees perhaps the biggest evolution in Season Two. He is thriving with his food truck thanks to the help of Jimmy’s friends and begins to see Paul as a therapist as his relationship with Jimmy has become closer. “There’s no one who he gets to use these new tools with – which therapy has gifted him – to improve who he is as an individual,” says Tennie. But that soon changes when Sean
begins to repair his relationship with his father and his family.
Liz’s husband Derek, played by Ted McGinley, was a fan favorite in Season One and his character becomes much more layered in the second season. “We see a lot more of who Derek becomes and what is actually underneath him,” says McGinley. “The big secret is that my character is Bill Lawrence’s alter ego in some ways so the things that he would like to be able to say in real life, my character, on occasion, gets to say. I think that’s why the audience responds to them.”

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Guess Ted McGinley is no longer a show's "kiss of death" :roflmao2:

Lukita should ask for Truth's e-mail address

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Yeah definitely one of my favorites on nextflix
I decided to give this show another shot...pretty good show..im sorry netflix is like jordan..everyone wants to be like mike! I enjoy from netflix all sorts of different languages shows..if more of these african show had better language i would watch them too..damn accent keeps me from watching..
 

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Listening to this episode right now ...







 

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In regards to the fave series of 2024 list from weeks back, add the following ones too ...



- The Responder - season 2

- The Curse - season 1

- Vigil - season 2




The Curse is an American satirical black comedy thriller television series created and written by Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, and starring Emma Stone, Fielder, and Safdie. It was filmed from June to October 2022 and premiered on streaming and on-demand for all Showtime and Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers on November 10, 2023, before making its on-air debut on Showtime on November 12.[7][8] Its first three episodes premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 12, 2023.[9] The first season concluded on January 12, 2024, receiving critical acclaim.[10]

The series explores "How an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show, Fliplanthropy."[11]


The Responder is a British police drama television series set in Liverpool, written by former Merseyside Police officer Tony Schumacher, with Tim Mielants [nl] as leading director and starring Martin Freeman, Adelayo Adedayo, Ian Hart, and MyAnna Buring.[1] It aired on BBC One on 24 January 2022. Schumacher has said that the character has "a lot to do" with him and the struggles he faced as a police officer but that the storyline is fictional.[2]

In late March 2022, the show was renewed for a second series, consisting of six episodes,[3][4] which began airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 5 May 2024.[5] The second series marked the final acting performance of Bernard Hill, who died the day of its release.[6]

Chris Carson is a police officer in a fictional constabulary covering Liverpool, who has been demoted from his position as an inspector and undertakes a series of night shifts in the city centre. He is a conflicted and compromised man, with somewhat divided loyalties, a desire to do good, but with anger issues brought on by childhood trauma and exacerbated by his experience in the police. Shots of him working are interspersed with scenes at therapy, at home, with his mother in a nursing home, or visiting his estranged father. His partner is Rachel Hargreaves, an inexperienced and idealistic officer who wants to play by the rules but who ultimately dislikes her job.


Vigil is a British police procedural drama television series created by Tom Edge and produced by World Productions. The series premiered on BBC One on 29 August 2021.[1][2] The first series stars Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Paterson Joseph, Gary Lewis and Martin Compston, and is set in Scotland, primarily onboard HMS Vigil, a ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy.

The second series premiered on 10 December 2023. It replaces the nautical setting of the first series with a land-based drama that focuses on prototype drone technology. Jones, Leslie and Lewis reprise their roles with Dougray Scott and Romola Garai joining the main cast.
 

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I edited the Dark Winds line in early-March as it's season 3, and they had it listed as season 4. Double-checked on Wikipedia to be sure ...




Wednesday, January 1Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live ForeverNetflix
Wednesday, January 1Missing YouNetflix
Wednesday, January 1Kitchen Nightmares Season 7 (8:00 p.m.)Fox
Thursday, January 2Stranded with my Mother-in-Law Season 2Netflix
Thursday, January 2Cunk on LifeNetflix
Thursday, January 2The Rig Season 2Prime Video
Thursday, January 2Isadora MoonMax
Thursday, January 2Lockerbie: A Search for TruthPeacock
Thursday, January 2Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Season 10ABC
Thursday, January 2Animal Control Season 3 (9:00 p.m.)Fox
Thursday, January 2Going Dutch (9:30 p.m.)Fox
Friday, January 3Selling the CityNetflix
Friday, January 3Bandidos Season 2Netflix
Friday, January 3Love is Blind: GermanyNetflix
Friday, January 3ShaftedNetflix
Saturday, January 4When the Stars GossipNetflix
Sunday, January 5Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches Season 2AMC
Monday, January 6My Happy Marriage Season 2Netflix
Tuesday, January 7Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, ActionNetflix
Tuesday, January 7The BreakthroughNetflix
Tuesday, January 7Doc (8:00 p.m.)Fox
Tuesday, January 7Deal or No Deal Island (8:00 p.m.)NBC
Tuesday, January 7Will Trent Season 3 (8:00 p.m.)ABC
Tuesday, January 7The Rookie Season 7 (10:00 p.m.)ABC
Tuesday, January 7Finding Your Roots Season 11PBS
Wednesday, January 8Dubai Bling Season 3Netflix
Wednesday, January 8Hound’s HillNetflix
Wednesday, January 8I Am a Killer Season 6Netflix
Wednesday, January 8SubteranNetflix
Wednesday, January 8Kitchen Nightmares Season 9 (8:00 p.m.)Fox
Wednesday, January 8Shifting Gears (8:00 p.m.)ABC
Wednesday, January 8Celebrity Jeopardy! Season 3 (9:00 p.m.)ABC
Thursday, January 9American PrimevalNetflix
Thursday, January 9AsuraNetflix
Thursday, January 9The Upshaws Part 6Netflix
Thursday, January 9I am IlaryNetflix
Thursday, January 9On CallPrime Video
Thursday, January 9The PittMax
Thursday, January 9Sons of EcstasyMax
Thursday, January 9The Traitors Season 3Peacock
Friday, January 10Alpha Males Season 3Netflix
Friday, January 10Goosebumps Season 2Hulu | Disney+
Saturday, January 11Sakamoto DaysNetflix
Sunday, January 12Miss Scarlet Season 5 (8:00 p.m.)PBS
Sunday, January 12All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 (9:00 p.m.)PBS
Tuesday, January 14Diddy: The Making of a Bad BoyPeacock
Wednesday, January 15Public DisorderNetflix
Wednesday, January 15UnmaskedHulu
Wednesday, January 15An Update on Our FamilyMax
Wednesday, January 15A Real Bug’s LifeDisney+
Wednesday, January 15Love Island All Stars Season 2Peacock
Thursday, January 16XO, Kitty Season 2Netflix
Thursday, January 16Harley Quinn Season 5Max
Thursday, January 16SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightPeacock
Thursday, January 16Team Mekbots: Animal RescuePeacock
Thursday, January 16Here Come The IrishPeacock
Friday, January 17Young, Famous & African Season 3Netflix
Friday, January 17The LiberationPrime Video
Friday, January 17Severance Season 2Apple TV+
Wednesday, January 22W.A.G.s to RichesNetflix
Wednesday, January 22Whiskey on the RocksHulu
Wednesday, January 22Prime TargetApple TV+
Thursday, January 23The Night Agent Season 2Netflix
Thursday, January 23Harlem Season 3Prime Video
Thursday, January 23C.B. Strike: The Ink Black HeartMax
Thursday, January 23Police 24/7 Season 2 (8:00 p.m.)The CW
Thursday, January 23Crime Nation Season 2 (9:00 p.m.The CW
Friday, January 24Eva the Owlet Season 2Apple TV+
Friday, January 24Penn & Teller: Fool Us Season 11 (8:00 p.m.)The CW
Friday, January 24Masters of Illusion Season 11 (9:00 p.m.)The CW
Sunday, Janaury 26Watson (10:00 p.m.)CBS
Monday, January 27Tribunal Justice Season 2Prime Video
Monday, January 27Beleza Fatal (Scars of Beauty)Max
Monday, January 27The Bachelor Season 29 (8:00 p.m.)ABC
Tuesday, January 28ParadiseHulu
Tuesday, January 28Great Migrations: People on the Move (9:00 p.m.)PBS
Wednesday, January 29Six Nations: Full Contact Season 2Netflix
Wednesday, January 29Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-ManDisney+
Wednesday, January 29Mythic Quest Season 4Apple TV+
Thursday, January 30Mo Season 2Netflix
Thursday, January 30The Recruit Season 2Netflix
Thursday, January 30The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Season 2Netflix
Thursday, January 30Mermicorno: StarfallMax
Thursday, January 30Scamanda (9:00 p.m.)ABC
Friday, January 31The Snow Girl Season 2Netflix
Friday, January 31Przesmyk (The Eastern Gate)Max
Sunday, February 2Common Side Effects (11:30 p.m.)Adult Swim
Monday, February 3The Voice Season 27 (8:00 p.m.)NBC
Monday, February 3All American Season 7 (8:00 p.m.)The CW
Wednesday, February 5Wild Cards Season 2 (8:00 p.m.The CW
Thursday, February 6Sweet Magnolias Season 4Netflix
Thursday, February 6Invincible Season 3Prime Video
Sunday February 9Super Bowl LIX (6:00 p.m.)Fox
Thursday, February 13Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 3Netflix
Friday, February 14Love Is Blind Season 8Netflix
Friday, February 14Bridget Jones: Mad About the BoyPeacock
Friday, February 14Yellowjackets Season 3 Paramount+
Sunday, February 16The White Lotus Season 3 (9:00 p.m.)HBO
Wednesday, February 19Win or LoseDisney+
Wednesday, February 19Good Cop/Bad Cop (9:00 p.m.The CW
Thursday, February 20Zero DayNetflix
Friday, February 21A Thousand BlowsHulu | Disney+
Friday, February 21SurfaceApple TV+
Sunday, February 23The Americas (7:00 p.m.)NBC
Sunday, February 23Suits: L.A. (9:00 p.m.)NBC
Sunday, February 23Grosse Pointe Garden Society (10:00 p.m.)NBC
Thursday, February 27House of DavidPrime Video
Sunday, March 2The 97th Annual Academy AwardsABC
Tuesday, March 4Daredevil: Born AgainDisney+
Sunday, March 9Dark Winds Season 3 (9:00 p.m.)AMC
Sunday, March 9American Idol Season 23ABC
Sunday, March 9The $100,000 Pyramid Season 8ABC
Thursday, March 13The Wheel of Time Season 3Prime Video
Friday, March 14Dope ThiefApple TV+
Thursday, March 20The ResidenceNetflix
Sunday, March 23Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (9:00 p.m.)PBS
Wednesday, March 26The StudioApple TV+
Wednesday, March 26Side QuestApple TV+
Friday, April 11Your Friends and NeighborsApple TV+
Wednesday, April 16Government CheeseApple TV+
Tuesday, April 22Andor Season 2Disney+
Tuesday, June 24IronheartDisney+
Wednesday, August 6Eyes of WakandaDisney+
 
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