TV Show recommendations

[Jell 0 Biafra]

I dunno,The Last of Us... one episode in after the rave reviews here...so far it's just The Walking Dead and every other zombie show you've ever seen with somewhat better production values.  It's grand, but nothing special.

[gallsman]

I dunno,The Last of Us... one episode in after the rave reviews here...so far it's just The Walking Dead and every other zombie show you've ever seen with somewhat better production values.  It's grand, but nothing special.

It's really not.

[Jell 0 Biafra]

Except it is though. At least the first episode.

[An Watcher]

Here boss, you've watched one episode ffs.  Give it a chance

[Jell 0 Biafra]

There were rave reviews here after the first episode. 

My take after the first episode is, it's  grand, I'll  watch more. But  so far, it's  overhyped.

[thewobbler]

Don't see the comparison myself.

The Walking Dead was initially like a homage to the best scenes from zombie movies, done better and with a bigger budget. It quickly became repetitive and for plot lines was thoroughly reliant on its wide cast of central characters doing implausible things that would inevitably result in a big barney.

The Last of Us, so far, is two central characters navigating their way across post apocalypse America. As it's based in a computer game, nobody apart from them is going to have a recurring role in the story, which is very different. Of course their journey includes zombies, military groups, mercenary groups and sects. But the story isn't one of their heroic acts and amazing leadership. Their survival mostly due to a strong will, a strong sixth sense and a whole lot of luck. If they didn't have the latter the story wouldn't be worth telling.

I'm finding it riveting. I do think it'll implode into the main characters doing silly things, and unbelievably ridiculous acts of heroism before it runs its course, because these shows always do. Hopefully not.

I wasn't a fan of the set piece last night that saw the zombies breaking out.

[straightred]

Just finished eps 5 and 6 of 1923 (Harrision Ford and Helen Mirren). Its a follow on to 1888 and is a prequel to Yellowstone. It's cowboys and ranching in Montana.

1923 is my favorite, followed by 1888. Yellowstone is also good but, as is often the case, when a series goes beyond 3 series it does lose its appeal.

[bennydorano]

There were rave reviews here after the first episode. 

My take after the first episode is, it's  grand, I'll  watch more. But  so far, it's  overhyped.

Yip, same. I've watched all the episodes, its OK, probably only keeping at it as  Pedro Pascal is just pure class. Big fan of Nick Offerman too, enjoyed that episode.

[Milltown Row2]

There were rave reviews here after the first episode. 

My take after the first episode is, it's  grand, I'll  watch more. But  so far, it's  overhyped.

Yip, same. I've watched all the episodes, its OK, probably only keeping at it as  Pedro Pascal is just pure class. Big fan of Nick Offerman too, enjoyed that episode.

Have really enjoyed it and I never got into walking dead or haven't watch too many zombie style films since the ones back in the day!!

so probably not saturated with that style

[screenexile]

I thought it got better and better then episode 4 was just grand and now episode 5 is the best yet.

My own opinion is it's a lot better than average and I really hope it keeps building and surprising as it has done already!

[OrchardOrange]

Just finished eps 5 and 6 of 1923 (Harrision Ford and Helen Mirren). Its a follow on to 1888 and is a prequel to Yellowstone. It's cowboys and ranching in Montana.

1923 is my favorite, followed by 1888. Yellowstone is also good but, as is often the case, when a series goes beyond 3 series it does lose its appeal.

Unless each show shows the mass killing of natives it is simply based on lies. Unfortunately most popular shows make it appear that the vast plains had virtually no human presence. Lies. White settlers killed millions of natives in the 1800s.

[Upandover]

Yellowstone, 1883, absolutely fantastic tv!!

[straightred]

Just finished eps 5 and 6 of 1923 (Harrision Ford and Helen Mirren). Its a follow on to 1888 and is a prequel to Yellowstone. It's cowboys and ranching in Montana.

1923 is my favorite, followed by 1888. Yellowstone is also good but, as is often the case, when a series goes beyond 3 series it does lose its appeal.

Unless each show shows the mass killing of natives it is simply based on lies. Unfortunately most popular shows make it appear that the vast plains had virtually no human presence. Lies. White settlers killed millions of natives in the 1800s.

Last of us is really good and it's based on a few lies. I've yet to meet anyone with fungus growing like grass out of their mouth !

TV series and movies typically don't stick rigidly to facts but in this case anyway they don't go out of their way to hide them either. You're in no doubt about the plight of the natives. There's an episode given up to showing how an orphan native was treated and then how her aunt was murdered by the sherriff.

I stumbled across it while looked for something to watch and I'm hooked. Its also weekly episodes (as is Last of us). Old school TV.

[straightred]

Yellowstone, 1883, absolutely fantastic tv!!

1923 is the pick of them. Its narrated by Isabelle May who starred as Else Dutton in 1883

[thewobbler]

It's an odd thing about TV.

People can suspend their belief about dragons, magic and white walkers when watching a fantasy show, as long as the story is well told. But should a drama telling the story of a small group of settlers going from Texas to Wyoming not take time to reveal a theme they want to see uncovered, it's written off as unrealistic.

Each to their own.