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Favorite TV Shows Of 2020

8/12/2020

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POSSIBLE SPOILERS! Does this serve fans of the Star Wars universe, yes it does. Is this a good thing, yes it is. There's a lot to like here. Characters, music and direction. The Mandalorian still needs a crew. It would help change things up a bit. Add a new dynamic to the show, Disney need to take advantage of Disney Plus. Delivering content online is the way to go! You have all this great source material. Books! Comics! Video games! Looking forward to watching the next season. Gold Star!
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Seasons one and two - really good! Sofia Helin does a wonderful job as Saga. Lacking empathy perhaps? May watch the final two seasons. This was remade as the Tunnel. Stick with the original.
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Season 2. Homelander! Is he realy the most powerful superhero? There's always someone stronger. Enjoying this. It's not too late. A sequel to Dredd (2012) would be good! TV series!
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Enjoyed this season as much as the first. Hopefully, they'll make a third season and wrap things up. Hanna and Marrissa need to take down the organization, and bring things to a satisfying close.
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The Uppers mixing with the Lowers. The final season! Dialogue - Julian Fellowes. How does he do that? If you like your period dramas, this one is worth checking out. Music - direction - wardrobe. Awesome! Just need to watch the movie. Perhaps Amazon will get it on Prime at some point. Spoilers - happy to see things worked out for certain characters. Took long enough.
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All eleven seasons. Spooky Mulder and Skeptical Scully. Just as good as anything that's on today. Season 6 Episode 3. The Triangle. By far one of the best epsiodes. Writing - camera work - music.
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POSSIBLE SPOILERS: Does this pander to the fans? Absolutely. Wasn't sure if I was going to stick with this. His ship gets stripped by some jawas? He sets his ship down on some ice, a long way from his destination. Seems a little imcompetent. Putting that aside, this is very good. There's a lot to like here, from the familiar locations to the characters. I did have two gripes until the last episode. No jetpack? He doesn't keep a speeder bike on board his ship. I know this is titled the Mandalorian, but he needs a crew. Maybe even a new ship at some point. It did look like he was going to get a crew, but that didn't happen. Gina Carano's character would have been a welcome addition, so would a droid. IG-11 or similar. Also a big walking carpet, not neccesarily a wookie, but something along those lines. Hopefully, Disney will consider doing other series, and link them altogether some how. This series needs expanding! GOING OFF ON A TANGENT. When Disneyplus has more new content and sorts out its back catalogue I will return.
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The previous season was good, but this was better. Although, some of the secondary characters didn't appear to get much screen time. Definitely worth watching.
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2002! Missed this the first time round. And I have to say, it holds up well. There's a lot to like here. The story spans a period of five decades, to the cast, the music. Everything works. If you're a fan of the X-files, E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, then you'll enjoy this. If you're more Independence Day, probably not. Definitely worth a watch.
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From what I've read, a TV series has been in development for quite some time. Firstly, the positives, it's great that they managed to get this up and running. There's a lot to like here. From the characters, to the situations they find themselves in, to the direction of the fight sequences, and chase scenes. My only real criticism, is the two timelines that you need to follow. It can get a little disorientating at times while trying to keep track of what's going on. This is just one opinion. While interesting, the origin story needs to be knocked on its head, and they should just concentrate and focus on what's going on in the present. We could spend more time with the main characters. Hopefully we'll see these sleeper agents coming together to bring down the organization.
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I haven't read the books, but this is by far one of the best sci-fi series out there at the moment. From the detail and design of the ships, planets, to the soundtrack that sounds awesome on a 5.1 system. Great characters and storylines make for an enjoyable watch. The creators and writers, and everyone involved have done an excellent job bringing this universe to life.
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Michael Hirst (The Tudors) writes all this! Lots of gold stars for this series. Costumes. Sets. Scenery. Music. Casting. Most excellent! A few familiar faces popped up as the series progressed. Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects) – Linus Roache (Law and Order). Not sure what Michael Hirst is working on at the moment, but he should consider doing a series about Robert the Bruce. Only have one question, where are all the helmets with the horns? Definitely worth watching. Looking forward to the final season. Gold stars!
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I really hope they make a second season. This first season consisted of ten episodes which is more than enough. James Purefoy (Rome) does an outstanding job as usual, as do the other actors. Great writing and direction. Looking forward to what the writers' room bring to the table next.
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Station 19 is pretty good, but I prefer this. There's more fire-fighting. I'm in the middle of the 2nd season and enjoying it. The episode with the derailed train was most awesome. Eamonn Walker is great as the Battalion Chief of Firehouse 51.
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Splash (1984), but different! This is not a series I envisaged myself enjoying, but... There's a lot to like here. Is the pilot script out there?
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When you have a lot of time on your hands, you need interesting things to watch. Aerial America and Aerial Britain.
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The last time I watched a medical drama was way back in 2009. That was when ER finished, which was a sad day. That was a good series back in the day. There have been plenty of medical dramas on since then, but none that interested me. This kept being advertised on Amazon, and I kept putting it off. I have no idea how accurate or realistic it is, but there's a lot to like here. There's a good dynamic between the characters, and plenty of chemistry. Anupam Kher's character adds a lot to the show, as well as Freema Agyeman. For the writers trying their hand at writing a pilot or two, definitely worth reading the pilot script for this. Writing - Reading - Watching.
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Is there anything new here? Maybe - maybe not. But, it was nice to see some familiar faces back on screen. SPOILER - Introducing Jonathan Frakes (Number One) as they did, added some well deserved humor to the show. Hopefully, the writers will consider bringing his character back in some capacity. Is this a show for the fans of the TV series and films, absolutely. Will the writers bring back more of the old crew? Worth watching.
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Enjoyed the first two seasons, so I thought I'd better catch up. While I enjoyed seasons 3 and 4, they did seem to meander, and not have any end goal. Worth watching, even it's only to see the costumes and set designs. Wish they'd been given another season to close out the series properly. Don't want to spoil anything, but season 4 ended abruptly, leaving the viewer with way too many questions, and no real answers to anything.
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Firstly the negative, and this is just one individual's opinion. The narrative involving the women's liberation and feminism movement seemed out of place. Felt like it should be in another documentary. Putting that aside, this is a very informative and interesting documentary. A very candid and insightful look from the perspective of the victims and people related to Ted Bundy.
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Definitely worth watching, if you like sci-fi. Good chemistry between all the actors. The soundtrack sounds good on a 5.1. And you could do worse than read the pilot script, especially if you're considering having a go at writing a pilot script. I believe it's been canceled, but it does have an ending, rather finishing on a cliffhanger, as far as I know. Looking forward to watching the final season when it becomes available to Prime members for free.
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Enjoyed this season to a certain extent. The first season is much better. This one is worth a watch, but the Venezuela storyline is at times hard to believe. The narrative is straight forward, and easy enough to follow. Just wish they had dug deeper into Ryan's character more. What makes him tick? Should they make another season, hopefully they'll look at what made the first season so good.
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