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Jun 4, 2009
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The Watchmen episode was fine, but is has nothing to do with Watchmen.

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Living With Yourself is not a bad Netflix original for a change. Feels like what Black Mirror could be if it was any good.

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It’s an Americanization of a typical British show and it’s nothing like Black Mirror.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
59,207
Living With Yourself is not a bad Netflix original for a change. Feels like what Black Mirror could be if it was any good.

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I watch it on long commutes. Its surprisingly captivating and fairly clever narrative style in how it chances POVs from the characters in same situations.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
59,207
Also very bad imdb ratings at this early stage for an HBO show. Wow, I was hyped till yesterday :oops2:
Watchmen tv show is out and apparently it's shit. Didn't watch it myself but I hear bad things about it.
Maybe try it instead of go by that, found the pilot to be good. Slow world building, its very fitting to the attitude of the comics very raw and cynical dystopian world. But its completely stand alone original work (its 34 years after comics, it's not adaptation but building on the world view of the comics with new storyline, its like a what if story).


Also the show runner is the same from Lost and the Left overs. He is a subtle and clever mofo who gives you narrative crumbs with fairly significant pay off later, and defenitely wont be what you expect (Him alone is reason to give the show a chance).

Meaning some of the silly triggered tears is about the nature of bad guys of the plot, but it wont be as simple as single shallow first reviews (of a pilot??) seem to assume. The world of Watchmen is a world of tons of moral grey areas (and very political in its commentary, as the comic was too). It doesnt really do good guys and bad guys the way peeps are used to, as the ending of the pilot hinted at.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
59,207
I know, Black Mirror is WOT IF COMPUTAS EVIL for brainlets. This one actually makes you feel uncomfortable. Also some americanized shows are better than english counterparts: Office, Shameless, House of Cards
Shameless and house of card yes, but you think the American the office is better? Its defenitely a very successful crossover or adaptation, but the UK one is defenitely funnier imo.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
59,207
yea peeps need to check this out. One of my favorite shows of the year
It's on my list of things to watch in amazon prime. I barely used that streaming service outside of Hanna, Jack Ryan and Ms marvel.


Looking forward to seeing Refn show, new season of American Gods, the terror, the new Orlando bloom fantasy show on Amazon.
 

Cerval

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Feb 20, 2016
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Shameless and house of card yes, but you think the American the office is better? Its defenitely a very successful crossover or adaptation, but the UK one is defenitely funnier imo.
Didn't watch the UK one except the first episode, but I'd be reallllly surprised if it's funnier than the American one
 

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