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[–] Coherence 7 points 3 months ago

I have just finished Slow Horses. It’s a fantastic show that again illustrates how masterful of an actor Gary Oldman is. Move over James Bond, Jackson Lamb has entered the chat and is eating your lunch.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Latest guilty pleasure is Tulsa King.

Currently waiting on a few shows, The Diplomat among them. Been on a bender lately and consumed everything Shogun, Crowded Room, Three Body Problem.

I’m don’t watch much TV but I’ve loved all of these.

[–] GrammarPolice 2 points 3 months ago

I finally finished Breaking Bad😪

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

this week i have been going through the 1970s Christmastime BBC ghost stories, mostly adaptations of MR James stories but a couple of originals in there too, mostly very enjoyable and a lot of them have some truly wtf moments. great for spooky season and they are nice & short too.

as for newer stuff, Teacup & The Penguin are the only weekly tv watches i am really hanging out for right now. also i keep trying to watch Ludwig but although i enjoy it, i inevitably fall asleep around halfway through each episode, just too cosy i guess? 😅

for movies i watched The Substance & Alien: Romulus, i liked the latter a lot more than the former but i'm glad lots of people seem to be enjoying body horror lately.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Finished watching Daria and was disappointed. Not in the show or the episode, just that it's over.

I also got back into watching Static Shock. Have the first few episodes on DVD and have been watching the rest of my hard drive. Finished season 1 in a couple days and am maybe a few episodes into season 2. It has turned into my new favorite superhero cartoon.

Besides that, I haven't been watching much because I'm waiting for season 4 of Wakfu to come out with their English dub so I can probably end up binging both the English and French dub (subs for French).