TV

[Giles]

I saw @Alex watching series 1 of Tokyo Vice (BBC iPlayer) on a trip to Japan a couple of years ago. I watched it in one hit on the way back and loved it. Series 2 is out, but @Madame-Buttonfly had not seen S1, so we watched it together at the weekend (I am glad I did because I had forgotten loads), we are now halfway through S2 and it is brilliant....

[IH-GARY]

@Giles It’s amazing how they get everything in camera to be of the era - great series

[mclaincausey]

I really need to watch that.

Having read both the 3 Body Problem trilogy and now Dark Matter, I’ve started those shows on Netflix and Apple TV, respectively.

I think I’m going to struggle with the former (I already had concerns after reading the books that a series could do it justice, and then to discover that they’ve changed the ethnicity and nationality of one of my favorite characters in recent memory from Chinese to American bothered me too).

Dark Matter was an excellent and speedy read that was almost like a screenplay already, and so far the adaptation is quite promising. That one will be harder to screw up, especially with the cast and production attached to it.

We need to complete Shōgun as well. It was gaining a lot of momentum when life interfered.

[deanclean]

This is one from 2015 but my wife and I loved it. It’s called Patriot and we watched on Amazon. There are two seasons and they were great. I thought it was really funny but also just sort of a feel good show.

[Jett129]

Can’t wait!

[Matt]

[AdamJ]

@Matt sick with anticipation?

[Matt]

Now I’m just enjoying being the resident contrarian on all matters The Bear.

[mclaincausey]

Probably not gonna see it for a while since I hate Hulu but I’m excited nonetheless.

[iamjustdanny]

@Matt

I keep hearing good things about that show. But when I saw some previews and asked my friends their thoughts on it, I figured I'd pass on it.

I see enough screaming and arguing in real life.

[iamjustdanny]

But the show mentioned here a few days ago, Tokyo Vice... Love it. Finally got around to reading the book partway through watching S2.

I don't like reading for pleasure, but whatever Jake Adelstein publishes, I'll definitely give it a read!

[AdamJ]

@iamjustdanny I enjoyed the first two seasons of The Bear, but it is much more enjoyable if you don't binge watch the episodes.

If you watch a few of them back to back, it's GBH of the ears

[jordanscollected]

@AdamJ agreed on the binging over stimulation of the Bear. I get the same feeling when I watch The Boys. I have to step away sometimes. And the new season is coming soon.

[spleef_oner]

Not sure if it’s already been mentioned but The Gentlemen on Netflix was pretty decent.

[Giles]

It has and it was

[Matt]

@jordanscollected I can binge The Boys easily. The Acolyte today though. Very excited.

[jiminstitches]

Yeeeeeesssss @Matt I’m just about to start Acolyte been watching Dark Matter, I’m not massively getting into it, but it’s interesting enough for me to keep going.

[Matt]

I think it doesn’t stream until tonight but it’s a two ep premier.

[jiminstitches]

@matt ah man, it’s 10pm here and it’s not released yet, I was hoping to watch it before I went to bed it had been on my mind all day, FML

[AdamJ]

@Matt @jiminstitches We had a very similar conversation in the office yesterday. @SamD was very excited about it being available to watch that night, only for @Ross to be the bearer of bad news.