Current fav US TV series

[SteveSly]

The Bear Season 3: This new season of The Bear has really divided people. Opinions seem to be all over the place, but a lot of fans of the first two seasons seem to really hate season 3. Personally, I enjoyed season 3 a lot and thought the show took a lot of artistic chances. Not all of them worked, but I thought some of them were brilliant. Much of this season is told in montages, flashbacks, and non-linier storytelling. There is not a lot of plot to the season, and the flashback scenes can sometimes get a bit confusing, although I enjoyed them. Significant story lines are left open ended at the finale so not much gets resolved in the season. The acting is once again top notch with Jeremy Allan White once again at his brooding best. Jamie Lee Curtis reprised her role of his mother for one episode and I would not be surprised if she gets nominated for an Emmy she was so good. There are some individual scenes between characters in this season that I think are as good as anything I have seen on TV this year. I do understand some of the critisizm being logged at this season though. Some of the scenes (and episodes) get dragged out too long. The Jamie Lee Curtis episode is a good example. Some of the attempts at humor with Fak brothers get a bit close to 3 stooges territory and seem to be placed just so there is some comic relief. There is a bit of an artistic pretentious vibe to the whole thing that I can see would turn people off, but I actually enjoyed this season better than the first two. Having worked in the food biz for 10 years of my life I think they capture the chaos of the kitchen life pretty well.

4 out of 5 stars.

[Progatron]

^^^ If they continue to spend three quarters of every episode screaming at each other, I'll be once again locked away in my den while my wife watches in the other room.

[SteveSly]

^^^ If they continue to spend three quarters of every episode screaming at each other, I'll be once again locked away in my den while my wife watches in the other room.

That element of the show is still there, but not nearly as much as in the previous seasons.

[SteveSly]

Anyone here a fan of the show "Travellers" on Netlix? Can't remember if I have seen it mentioned here before or not. It was recommended to me by a friend and we just started watching it.

[headcrash]

That element of the show is still there, but not nearly as much as in the previous seasons.

I'm about halfway through the new season. I kinda like how each episode seems to feature a different character but it seems like they are straying from what made the first season so exemplary. Way too many extreme close-ups too, very claustrophobic. And the Sorkin-like "everybody talking over everybody else" dialog is grating after a while.

[SteveSly]

I'm about halfway through the new season. I kinda like how each episode seems to feature a different character but it seems like they are straying from what made the first season so exemplary. Way too many extreme close-ups too, very claustrophobic. And the Sorkin-like "everybody talking over everybody else" dialog is grating after a while.

I know what you mean. I will be curious to hear what you think when you get to the end of the season.

[Hal...]

Anyone here a fan of the show "Travellers" on Netlix? Can't remember if I have seen it mentioned here before or not. It was recommended to me by a friend and we just started watching it.

I liked it well enough and made it through either 2½ or 3½ seasons before my attention was pulled elsewhere. Never got back to it, tho. I think because it's episodic and I've been spoiled by shows with season long story arcs.

[SteveSly]

I liked it well enough and made it through either 2½ or 3½ seasons before my attention was pulled elsewhere. Never got back to it, tho. I think because it's episodic and I've been spoiled by shows with season long story arcs.

We are now most of the way through season I and not sure if I am going to stick with it after we finish the season. I agree that it is more episodic than I usually like these days. It also seems like something you might see on a network like CBS, NBC, ABC than something you would find on Netflix. The storyline is pretty predictable and I find some of the acting to be a bit lacking. As with most time travel stories there are plot holes and inconstancies that I find annoying. I don’t hate the show, but it is not really blowing me away either.

[SteveSly]

Emmy nominations are out. Any thoughts?

Outstanding drama series
• "The Crown" (Netflix)
• "Fallout" (Prime Video)
• "The Gilded Age" (HBO)
• "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)
• "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (Prime Video)
• "Shōgun" (F
• "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
• "3 Body Problem" (Netflix)

Outstanding comedy series
• "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
• "The Bear" (F
• "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)
• "Hacks" (HBO)
• "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
• "Palm Royale" (Apple TV+)
• "Reservation Dogs" (F
• "What We Do in the Shadows" (F

Outstanding limited or anthology series
• "Baby Reindeer" (Netflix)
• "Fargo" (F
• "Lessons in Chemistry" (Apple TV+)
• "Ripley" (Netflix)
• "True Detective: Night Country" (HBO)

Outstanding television movie
• "Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie" (Peacock)
• "Quiz Lady" (Hulu)
• "Red, White & Royal Blue" (Prime Video)
• "Scoop" (Netflix)
• "Unfrosted" (Netflix)

Outstanding reality competition program
• "The Amazing Race" (CBS)
• "RuPaul's Drag Race" (MTV)
• "Top Chef" (Bravo)
• "The Traitors" (Peacock)
• "The Voice" (NBC)

Outstanding talk series
• "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
• "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC)
• "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (NBC)
• "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (CBS)

Outstanding scripted variety series
• "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO)
• "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Outstanding variety special (live)
• "The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher" (CBS)
• "The 66th Grammy Awards" (CBS)
• "The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady" (Netflix)
• "The Oscars" (ABC)
• "The 76th Annual Tony Awards" (CBS)

Outstanding variety special (pre-recorded)
• "Billy Joel: The 100th Live at Madison Square Garden" (CBS)
• "Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer" (Netflix)
• "Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic" (CBS)
• "Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die" (HBO)
• "Trevor Noah: Where Was I" (Netflix)

Outstanding game show
• "Celebrity Family Feud" (ABC)
• "Jeopardy!" (ABC/syndicated)
• "Password" (NBC)
• "The Price is Right at Night" (CBS)

• "Wheel of Fortune" (ABC/syndicated)
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
• Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show"
• Carrie Coon, "The Gilded Age"
• Maya Erskine, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"
• Anna Sawai, "Shōgun"
• Imelda Staunton, "The Crown"
• Reese Witherspoon, "The Morning Show"

Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
• Idris Elba, "Hijack"
• Donald Glover, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"
• Walton Goggins, "Fallout"
• Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses"
• Hiroyuki Sanada, "Shōgun"
• Dominic West, "The Crown"

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
• Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary"
• Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear"
• Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building"
• Maya Rudolph, "Loot"
• Jean Smart, "Hacks"
• Kristen Wiig, "Palm Royale"

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
• Matt Berry, "What We Do in the Shadows"
• Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
• Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building"
• Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building"
• Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear"
• D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, "Reservation Dogs"

Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
• Jodie Foster, "True Detective: Night Country"
• Brie Larson, "Lessons in Chemistry"
• Juno Temple, "Fargo"
• Sofía Vergara, "Griselda"
• Naomi Watts, "Feud: Capote vs. the Swans"

Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
• Matt Bomer, "Fellow Travelers"
• Richard Gadd, "Baby Reindeer"
• Jon Hamm, "Fargo"
• Tom Hollander, "Feud: Capote vs. the Swans"
• Andrew Scott, "Ripley"

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
• Christine Baranski, "The Gilded Age"
• Nicole Beharie, "The Morning Show"
• Elizabeth Debicki, "The Crown"
• Greta Lee, "The Morning Show"
• Lesley Manville, "The Crown"
• Karen Pittman, "The Morning Show"
• Holland Taylor, "The Morning Show"

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
• Tadanobu Asano, "Shōgun"
• Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show"
• Mark Duplass, "The Morning Show"
• Jon Hamm, "The Morning Show"
• Takehiro Hira, "Shōgun"
• Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses"
• Jonathan Pryce, "The Crown"

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
• Carol Burnett, "Palm Royale"
• Liza Colón-Zayas, "The Bear"
• Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks"
• Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary"
• Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary"
• Meryl Streep, "Only Murders in the Building"

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
• Lionel Boyce, "The Bear"
• Paul W. Downs, "Hacks"
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear"
• Paul Rudd, "Only Murders in the Building"
• Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary"
• Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live"

Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
• Dakota Fanning, "Ripley"
• Lily Gladstone, "Under the Bridge"
• Jessica Gunning, "Baby Reindeer"
• Aja Naomi King, "Lessons in Chemistry"
• Diane Lane, "Feud: Capote vs. the Swans"
• Nava Mau, "Baby Reindeer"
• Kali Reis, "True Detective: Night Country"

Outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
• Jonathan Bailey, "Fellow Travelers"
• Robert Downey Jr., "The Sympathizer"
• Tom Goodman-Hill, "Baby Reindeer"
• John Hawkes, "True Detective: Night Country"
• Lamorne Morris, "Fargo"
• Lewis Pullman, "Lessons in Chemistry"
• Treat Williams, "Feud: Capote vs. the Swans"

Outstanding guest actress in a drama series
• Michaela Coel, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"
• Claire Foy, "The Crown"
• Marcia Gay Harden, "The Morning Show"
• Sarah Paulson, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"
• Parker Posey, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"

Outstanding guest actor in a drama series
• Néstor Carbonell, "Shōgun"
• Paul Dano, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"
• Tracy Letts, "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty"
• Jonathan Pryce, "Slow Horses"
• John Turturro, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"

Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series
• Olivia Colman, "The Bear"
• Jamie Lee Curtis, "The Bear"
• Kaitlin Olson, "Hacks"
• Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "Only Murders in the Building"
• Maya Rudolph, "Saturday Night Live"
• Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live"

Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series
• Jon Bernthal, "The Bear"
• Matthew Broderick, "Only Murders in the Building"
• Ryan Gosling, "Saturday Night Live"
• Christopher Lloyd, "Hacks"
• Bob Odenkirk, "The Bear"
• Will Poulter, "The Bear"

Outstanding directing for a drama series
• "The Crown," Stephen Daldry (episode: "Sleep, Dearie Sleep")
• "The Morning Show," Mimi Leder (episode: "The Overview Effect")
• "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," Hiro Murai (episode: "First Date")
• "Shōgun," Frederick E.O. Toye (episode: "Crimson Sky")
• "Slow Horses," Saul Metzstein (episode: "Strange Games")
• "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty," Salli Richardson-Whitfield (episode: "Beat L.A.")

Outstanding directing for a comedy series
• "Abbott Elementary," Randall Einhorn (episode: "Party")
• "The Bear," Christopher Storer (episode: "Fishes")
• "The Bear," Ramy Youssef (episode: "Honeydew")
• "The Gentlemen," Guy Ritchie (episode: "Refined Aggression")
• "Hacks," Lucia Aniello (episode: "Bulletproof")
• "The Ms. Pat Show," Mary Lou Belli (episode: "I'm the Pappy")

Outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie
• "Baby Reindeer," Weronika Tofilska (episode: "Episode 4")
• "Fargo," Noah Hawley (episode: "The Tragedy of the Commons")
• "Feud: Capote vs. the Swans," Gus Van Sant (episode: "Pilot")
• "Lessons in Chemistry," Millicent Shelton (episode: "Poirot")
• "Ripley," Steven Zaillian (series)
• "True Detective: Night Country," Issa López (series)

Outstanding writing for a drama series
• "The Crown," Peter Morgan & Meriel Sheibani-Clare (episode: "Ritz")
• "Fallout," Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Graham Wagner (episode: "The End")
• "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover (episode: "First Date")
• "Shōgun," Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks (episode: "Anjin")
• "Shōgun," Rachel Kondo & Caitlin Puente (episode: "Crimson Sky")
• "Slow Horses," Will Smith (episode: "Negotiating with Tigers")

Outstanding writing for a comedy series
• "Abbott Elementary," Quinta Brunson (episode: "Career Day")
• "The Bear," Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo (episode: "Fishes")
• "Girls5eva," Meredith Scardino & Sam Means (episode: "Orlando")
• "Hacks," Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky (episode: "Bulletproof")
• "The Other Two," Chris Kelly & Sarah Schneider (episode: "Brooke Hosts a Night of Undeniable Good")
• "What We Do in the Shadows," Jake Bender & Zach Dunn (episode: "Pride Parade")

Outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie
• "Baby Reindeer," Richard Gadd (series)
• "Black Mirror," Charlie Brooker (episode: "Joan is Awful")
• "Fargo," Noah Hawley (episode: "The Tragedy of the Commons")
• "Fellow Travelers," Ron Nyswaner (episode: "You're Wonderful")
• "Ripley," Steven Zaillian (series)
• "True Detective: Night Country," Issa López (episode: "Part 6")

[Klonk]

Wild Wild Space

Very cool doc on Max following 3 rocket companies in the shadow of Space X. The battle for space is real! Man, there's a lot of shit floatin around up there in close orbit. This had particular interest from me as I'm heavily invested in RocketLab.

[Tangram]

Wild Wild Space

Very cool doc on Max following 3 rocket companies in the shadow of Space X. The battle for space is real! Man, there's a lot of shit floatin around up there in close orbit. This had particular interest from me as I'm heavily invested in RocketLab.

Thanks. I'll have to check this out. I believe that once more companies and then more countries start putting more stuff up there, it's going to create a serious problem in the future.

[Klonk]

Thanks. I'll have to check this out. I believe that once more companies and then more countries start putting more stuff up there, it's going to create a serious problem in the future.

Yeah they get into that. Also, the debris from collisions is growing in lower orbit making a possible concern for future space exploration.

[progmatist]

Yeah they get into that. Also, the debris from collisions is growing in lower orbit making a possible concern for future space exploration.

Or for that matter satellite communication, weather satellites, GPS navigation, et cetera, et cetera.

[dropforge]

Emmy nominations are out. Any thoughts?

I guess Tulsa King didn't make the cut. Any of them. Losers.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith looks like one big yawn. I'm not sure Glover's that great an actor. Paul Dano, OTOH, he's excellent.

Nice to see Diane Lane and Sofia Vergara get nominated.

[SteveSly]

Welcome To Wrexham - Season 1 - 3 (Hulu) Since I am still in recovery mode with my knee situation I have been watching way more tv than normal this summer and decided to check this documentary series out after seeing all the great revues it gets from both critics and viewers. The series follows the Wrexham soccer / football club which was purchased by actors Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenny a few years ago. I would call myself a casual soccer fan. I will watch the world cup, Olympics and occasionally college soccer when WMU is doing well, but other than that don’t pay a lot of attention. I have to admit that I really enjoyed this series. Rob and Ryan know what they are doing when it comes to making this doc. It not only focuses on the team, but also the town and it’s people. It is sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, and always entertaining. I am looking forward to season 4.

5 out of 5 Stars

[SteveSly]

I guess Tulsa King didn't make the cut. Any of them. Losers.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith looks like one big yawn. I'm not sure Glover's that great an actor. Paul Dano, OTOH, he's excellent.

Nice to see Diane Lane and Sofia Vergara get nominated.

I have not watched any of the shows that you mention, so can't really comment on them. If I had to pick for the Big 3 awards I would probably go with Fallout for best drama series, Reservation Dogs foe best comedy series, and Baby Reindeer for best limited / anthology series.

[dropforge]

I have not watched any of the shows that you mention, so can't really comment on them. If I had to pick for the Big 3 awards I would probably go with Fallout for best drama series, Reservation Dogs foe best comedy series, and Baby Reindeer for best limited / anthology series.

I forgot about Reservation Dogs. GREAT show. I hope it wins.

[SteveSly]

I forgot about Reservation Dogs. GREAT show. I hope it wins.

D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai is nominated for best actor in a comedy series for Reservation Dogs and he was great in the show. I would probably go with Jeremy Allan White in The Bear over him, but both would deserve a win.

[hippypants]

Emmy nominations

I enjoyed Fallout, Fargo, 3 Body Problem, Baby Reindeer, pretty equally.

The reality shows I mostly watch are: Survivor, I watched most of The Amazing Race last season, Alone (at the Arctic Circle) & Australia's Alone (now in New Zealand), PBS has a newer season of a cooking show, The Great American Recipe, I think that's fun, Antique Roadshow, I usually watch Real Time with Bill Maher, and his Club Random if the guest is interesting to me.

Then just some movies, and Youtube mostly.

[SteveSly]

Emmy nominations

I enjoyed Fallout, Fargo, 3 Body Problem, Baby Reindeer, pretty equally.

The reality shows I mostly watch are: Survivor, I watched most of The Amazing Race last season, Alone (at the Arctic Circle) & Australia's Alone (now in New Zealand), PBS has a newer season of a cooking show, The Great American Recipe, I think that's fun, Antique Roadshow, I usually watch Real Time with Bill Maher, and his Club Random if the guest is interesting to me.

Then just some movies, and Youtube mostly.

I liked all 4 of those you mention as well and would also rate them pretty close. I still watch "Survivor" although it did not get nominated for anything this year. I also watch Bill Maher as well, and agree it can depend on who his guests are, but usually it is pretty good.

[SteveSly]

The Boys – Season 4 (Amazon Prime): I loved the first 2 seasons of the boys. Season 3 fell off a bit, but I still enjoyed it. Season 4 is by far the weakest for me. There really isn’t much of a plot this season. Not much happens between episode 1 and 10. Some of the minor character subplots were almost complete filler. Instead of being clever satire, this season seems bent on being shocking just to be shocking. It is like the writers decided to see just how far they could push the gross out humor. The earlier seasons had their share of this too, but it was funny. In this season it just seemed stale. There were parts of this season that I enjoyed and Homelander is still one of the greatest tv villains of all time, but overall, I did not dig this season nearly as much as the ones that came before.

3 out of 5 stars.

[hippypants]

I started watching The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek, off Amazon. It's on Tubi, I think, and you probably can find it elsewhere too. Mostly just a history and fan doc of the show, but since I'm a Trekker, yeah, had to watch it.

[LASERCD]

I have no recollection of the movie although I'm sure I saw it - didn't read the book - really enjoyed Presumed Innocent. Apple is putting out the best series at the moment.

[headcrash]

I have no recollection of the movie although I'm sure I saw it - didn't read the book - really enjoyed Presumed Innocent. Apple is putting out the best series at the moment.

Agree that Apple, along with Max, are pretty much the top quality scripted drama producers. Recent Apple series I've liked: Defending Jacob with Michelle Dockery who is superb and Slow Horses with the inimitable Gary Oldman.

[interbellum]

I have no recollection of the movie although I'm sure I saw it - didn't read the book - really enjoyed Presumed Innocent. Apple is putting out the best series at the moment.

So they made a series of Presumed Innocent. Great story. I read the book by Scott Turow and its follow up, Innocent. The movie is strong too, good playing. I'm not on one of those streaming sites like Apple, Netflix etc., so will keep an eye on another way to watch it.