Netflix recs?

[LogGrad98]

I just finished watching seasons 1-4 of the Witcher. It is a fun entertaining show, but season 4 was quite a drop for me. Replacing Henry Cavill was part of it, but the writing took a step down too.

For me the writing took a step down in the 3rd season. They did a poor job of introducing Vilgefortz as the big bad and representing his true power, and they completely neutered Geralt in his own show, which is why Cavill left the show. He is a huge fan of the source material and they strayed too far from it in making it all about the women and making Geralt a background character. Yes, in the books each of the women have important roles to play and in part essentially their own novel and stories within the broader framework but they fell into the common trap nowadays of pushing agenda head of story. Not quite as bad as Disney has done, but bad enough to push the best actor for Geralt out of the show. Hemsworth did fine, but he was little more than just "there" in season 4, and I thought season 4 really got bogged down in narrative "telling" the story instead of showing through the action, and completely disregarded Geralt as the main character again. I think the writers do not understand the source material, some of them famously said so much outright before even season 2 came out, where they said they didn't read the original novels and the ones who tried said they "hated it" and went instead from notes from the author as a consultant, or something along those lines. Too bad, as it could have been epic with Cavill in that role and the first season was really pretty good as an adaptation, with drops by level in each subsequent season. Too bad.

Netflix’s Witcher Writers Hate the Source Material - Geeks + Gamers

Any fans of The Witcher novels could have guessed that the writers for the Netflix show were not fans or lovers of the source material.

geeksandgamers.com

 

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For me the writing took a step down in the 3rd season. They did a poor job of introducing Vilgefortz as the big bad and representing his true power, and they completely neutered Geralt in his own show, which is why Cavill left the show. He is a huge fan of the source material and they strayed too far from it in making it all about the women and making Geralt a background character. Yes, in the books each of the women have important roles to play and in part essentially their own novel and stories within the broader framework but they fell into the common trap nowadays of pushing agenda head of story. Not quite as bad as Disney has done, but bad enough to push the best actor for Geralt out of the show. Hemsworth did fine, but he was little more than just "there" in season 4, and I thought season 4 really got bogged down in narrative "telling" the story instead of showing through the action, and completely disregarded Geralt as the main character again. I think the writers do not understand the source material, some of them famously said so much outright before even season 2 came out, where they said they didn't read the original novels and the ones who tried said they "hated it" and went instead from notes from the author as a consultant, or something along those lines. Too bad, as it could have been epic with Cavill in that role and the first season was really pretty good as an adaptation, with drops by level in each subsequent season. Too bad.

Netflix’s Witcher Writers Hate the Source Material - Geeks + Gamers

Any fans of The Witcher novels could have guessed that the writers for the Netflix show were not fans or lovers of the source material.

geeksandgamers.com

The whole Rats and Ciri storyline went off the rails too, although I liked Leo.

 

[LogGrad98]

We've been watching "Dying for Sex" and it's crazy good. In lots of ways it's been very hard to watch. The story is about a woman who is diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, incurable, who then goes on a journey of self-discovery and finding out what she really wants in a sexual relationship that she never had with her husband of 10 years. Some laugh out loud moments, and some so heartfelt and real it's heart breaking. Based on a true story, at least partially. Not one for the kids though, very adult content. But there are some fantastic characters and the main character actress hits everything nearly perfectly. High recommended. An emotional rollercoaster especially considering where my wife and I are in her treatment cycle right now.

 

[Rubashov]

 

[Elizah Huge]

Suits

 

[The Midnight]

I love poker face. Ya it tries too hard to be clever. Just embrace it. The cornyness and cheesiness is a big part of its charm.

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Is what’s her name gonna miraculously and inadvertently keep running into weird murders every week for 2 seasons straight?

Does no-one else find that weird?

 

[The Midnight]

Suits

A bit late to the party are we?

 

[Elizah Huge]

A bit late to the party are we?

Better late than never. I will also throw out The 100 if you’re into sci-fi.

 

[Sardines]

Better late than never. I will also throw out The 100 if you’re into sci-fi.

That **** is a journey. Very all over the place.

 

[LogGrad98]

Better late than never. I will also throw out The 100 if you’re into sci-fi.

Yeah absolutely not a fan of The 100, way too hokey and juvenile, and not juvenile in the "made for kids" way, but seems like the scripts are written by very immature writers. Dialogue is terrible. And good hell, how many times can you cauterize wounds, it's like they have one tool in their bag and by god they are going to use it on EVERYTHING! Broken leg? CAUTERIZE! Minor scratch? CAUTERIZE! Unwanted pregnancy? CAUTERIZE! The writers did no research at all on how survival works on that level and basically went immediately to Lord of the Flies. Terrible.

Anyway, we did really enjoy Suits. I mean, not very realistic from a law or lawyer or professional firm standpoint, but very entertaining, engaging characters, great situations, fun solutions to lots of them, the back and forth between Harvey and Louis. IMO Louis ended up as the best character, and it is funny how fast the schtick around Ross wore thin. I basically didn't notice his absence when he left. He was fun as a prodigy, insufferable as a Warrior for Justice and the Law. They did his character kind of dirty, imo. I like Harvey a lot but they put way too much effort into making him superman in a suit, so it was nice to see him fall flat on several occasions and even lose out to Louis now and then. But all in all a fun series, great watch, really brought you in and made you feel like you were being given access to the forbidden fortress of lawyers and their shady deals.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Yeah absolutely not a fan of The 100, way too hokey and juvenile, and not juvenile in the "made for kids" way, but seems like the scripts are written by very immature writers. Dialogue is terrible. And good hell, how many times can you cauterize wounds, it's like they have one tool in their bag and by god they are going to use it on EVERYTHING! Broken leg? CAUTERIZE! Minor scratch? CAUTERIZE! Unwanted pregnancy? CAUTERIZE! The writers did no research at all on how survival works on that level and basically went immediately to Lord of the Flies. Terrible.

Anyway, we did really enjoy Suits. I mean, not very realistic from a law or lawyer or professional firm standpoint, but very entertaining, engaging characters, great situations, fun solutions to lots of them, the back and forth between Harvey and Louis. IMO Louis ended up as the best character, and it is funny how fast the schtick around Ross wore thin. I basically didn't notice his absence when he left. He was fun as a prodigy, insufferable as a Warrior for Justice and the Law. They did his character kind of dirty, imo. I like Harvey a lot but they put way too much effort into making him superman in a suit, so it was nice to see him fall flat on several occasions and even lose out to Louis now and then. But all in all a fun series, great watch, really brought you in and made you feel like you were being given access to the forbidden fortress of lawyers and their shady deals.

I mean I can’t really deny anything that you said but at the same time we both have different ways we view TV. You seem to focus on it being realistic which is totally fine and I absolutely get it. When watching sports movies that are so unrealistic or the acting is so bad or the situations aren’t realistic I get turned off by it. I turned off a basketball movie the other day because it was so cringe.

I like watching sci-fi that is kind of out there like that. I think they really started getting wild with the later seasons. From a pure entertainment perspective I loved The 100 honestly. I might rewatch it now a few years later and see if my original opinions on it hold up.

I think with Suits I really came away liking Harvey the most but I do agree with you that Louis might be the most well thought out character and the acting with him was so good. Impressively good. Mike’s character did really get done dirty. I think his character arc was perfectly fine when he left. I didn’t miss him per se but he really was an awesome character in his own right. I really loved Suits.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I also loved How to get away with Murder. Designated Survivor was very good too.

 

[LogGrad98]

I mean I can’t really deny anything that you said but at the same time we both have different ways we view TV. You seem to focus on it being realistic which is totally fine and I absolutely get it. When watching sports movies that are so unrealistic or the acting is so bad or the situations aren’t realistic I get turned off by it. I turned off a basketball movie the other day because it was so cringe.

I like watching sci-fi that is kind of out there like that. I think they really started getting wild with the later seasons. From a pure entertainment perspective I loved The 100 honestly. I might rewatch it now a few years later and see if my original opinions on it hold up.

I think with Suits I really came away liking Harvey the most but I do agree with you that Louis might be the most well thought out character and the acting with him was so good. Impressively good. Mike’s character did really get done dirty. I think his character arc was perfectly fine when he left. I didn’t miss him per se but he really was an awesome character in his own right. I really loved Suits.

Oh I'm all on on speculative sci-fi. I'm an amateur writer and that's my preferred genre. For the 100 it just didn't get me into the world enough for the whole suspension of disbelief thing to kick in and felt like a high school production being marketed as a cutting edge sci-fi epic, with too many stereotypes and stereotypical stupid behavior for me to get immersed in the world. Realism isn't the biggest deal but once they lose that connection then all those things stick out like a sore thumb. And the cauterize thing really stuck out because the adults said that one girl was partly being sent because she had medical training from a young age and she kept referencing her medical training while she said "oh no, a sliver? CAUTERIZE! It's the only way to save the entire limb from my years of medical training". Yeah they just hit the dumb factor for me too much. But I get that it's entertaining and don't begrudge anyone enjoying it. We've even revisited it a few times. Hell one of my family's, and one of my personal, favorite movies is Mr. Deeds, an objectively stupid movie. So there's really no such thing as taste with something so subjective as entertainment. Hell I understand people like watching a bunch of dudes run around a giant field kicking a ball that almost NEVER goes in the goal. Yep, no such thing as taste. lol