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Finished S3 of WoT just now. Am finding it ok but I'm not liking it as much as I imagined I would. Having read the whole series for the second time after S1 came out, I'm not a fan of some of the casting choices and yeah, there are some big parts of the plot missing and/or changed significantly. Not unexpected given how much (often too much) detail there is in the books. The main stuff is there more or less, unfortunate that it's all a bit rushed to fit it into 8eps a season.



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JDR13 said:
I watched it last night due to the comments here. Eh...I thought it was decent, but maybe you need to be a Dredd fan to fully appreciate it? I didn't know Leana Heady was in it too, so that was a nice bonus despite how ugly they made her.
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Yeah I think decent is fair. I enjoyed it mainly because it was superior to the Stallone version despite it's supposedly low budget (which I assume resulted in the wise decision to have it take place entirely in one building).
 
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I would agree on some of the casting for Wheel of Time to be on the weak side, probably again due to financial constraints. But yes, it lessens the entire production in some ways.
 
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I would agree on some of the casting for Wheel of Time to be on the weak side, probably again due to financial constraints. But yes, it lessens the entire production in some ways.
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Many of them have grown on me, but yes, it's not the strongest of casts I've seen.

The evil ones are better than the good ones making me want them to have some wins :)
 
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Haha me as well, then again I often find myself cheering for the so-called "villains" in many projects from books, telly, films, etc. I still remember cheering out loud when Vader wacked off Luke's hand!
 
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Wolfe Hall wrapped up last night and over this arc was as good as the first series, not sure which I'd say was best, I can enjoy them both equally. I wasn't too certain about some of the cast choices at the beginning yet they all held their own and I don't recall any particular weak links. Well worth watching if that time period is of interest.
 
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I've been looking for something to fill in the void that Wolfe Hall leaves, now that the run is over. And I spied the final series of Bosch, so I'll likely start into that sometime this weekend. Last I recall, Maddy was in dire straights indeed.
 
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Anyone watching The Last of Us season 2 yet? I finished the game last week, and I'm debating if I should start watching the season now or wait until it's fully released.
 
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JDR13 said:
Anyone watching The Last of Us season 2 yet? I finished the game last week, and I'm debating if I should start watching the season now or wait until it's fully released.
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I haven’t started it, and I’m not particularly enthused to start it. I’m even considering waiting for season 3 as well since 2 apparently covers only half of the game.
 
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I thought the first series of Last of Us was ok, I do plan on checking out the second at some point, maybe after I'm done with Babylon five. I've still got a long way to go with the Practice.
 
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JDR13 said:
Anyone watching The Last of Us season 2 yet? I finished the game last week, and I'm debating if I should start watching the season now or wait until it's fully released.
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I hate the trend for streaming services to release weekly instead of all at once which was one of the big draws for me to streaming services. I don’t watch anything until it’s fully release. I’m sure I’m really sticking it too them and hurting their bottom line. lol.

I watched S1 of WoT and really enjoyed it but have found season 2 much less enjoyable but I’m only 3 episodes in so maybe it gets better. I’m glad to read hear the praise for S3 if I can get there.
 
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See I'm the opposite type, I'll only watch maybe two episodes of a show on the same day, as my retention seems to lessen with the more I watch. If I space them out I'll retain more info for far longer. I tried watching like five episodes back when I got dvd's in the mail and from the library some twenty-odd years ago and found I forgot them within six months.
 
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I hate the trend for streaming services to release weekly instead of all at once which was one of the big draws for me to streaming services. I don’t watch anything until it’s fully release. I’m sure I’m really sticking it too them and hurting their bottom line. lol.
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I guess their logic is that some people will subscribe to a service just for one show, binge it, and then cancel? I can't think of another reason for them to string it out like that. Unless the later episodes are actually still going through some kind of post-production process.
 
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JDR13 said:
I guess their logic is that some people will subscribe to a service just for one show, binge it, and then cancel? I can't think of another reason for them to string it out like that. Unless the later episodes are actually still going through some kind of post-production process.
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There are some TV shows that work like that (broadcast network shows, sitcoms, etc), but these big-budget streaming dramas are always completely finished before they begin airing.

I'm sure people bingeing and then cancelling is a concern (in fact that's exactly what I do myself), but from what I've read over the years it's not the main motivation for doing it this way. The companies think they will generate more buzz and discussion about their show ("engagement" is maybe the word they'd use) if it's strung out weekly. For example, think back to like the GoT days where every week people would be talking at work, or wherever, about what had happened in the latest GoT episode. The streaming companies realized that dumping it all at once cost them that.
 
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Stingray said:
I'm sure people bingeing and then cancelling is a concern (in fact that's exactly what I do myself), but from what I've read over the years it's not the main motivation for doing it this way. The companies think they will generate more buzz and discussion about their show ("engagement" is maybe the word they'd use) if it's strung out weekly. For example, think back to like the GoT days where every week people would be talking at work, or wherever, about what had happened in the latest GoT episode. The streaming companies realized that dumping it all at once cost them that.
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Watercooler moments, people talking and speculating at work/pub.

The watercooler is now virtual but less common that folk have a "watch along". I've seen some real time discussions on twitter about uk shows. The Guardian newspaper sometimes follows a show and everyone squabbles in the comments section about who did it.
 
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We have reactivated our Netflix subscription, watched Black Doves, it was engaing but I much prefer my spies in a shambolic Slow Horses style. Watching Black Mirror season 7 now, not sure I'm in the right mood for bleak dystopian misery at the moment.
 
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