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Friday Fun Thread for April 7, 2023

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So what's everyone watching? I started Banshee this week. Pretty sure it's not going to live up to its ridiculous premise and there are way more tits than neccesary but I'm going to see where this trainwreck is headed.

The Dungeons and Dragons film was genuinely good, way funnier than I expected. Charming. Felt like a film from 2012. In many ways it was Firefly, but not in space (ensemble cast does stuff while snarking). Ignore the emasculation quote from the writers; I think journalists force the people they interview to say stuff like that at gunpoint now.

Catching up on Great British Bake Off. It's definitely no longer "home baking" skill level.

Considered rewatching Rome, but I think I'll put it off for a few more years.

So what's everyone watching?

Succession, which is one of the better anti-rich/ressentiment shows.

It's funny . Basically the same humor as The Thick of It - venal, broken, stupid people with too much political power and too many quips - so if you're into that, it's good.

But I'm honestly glad this is the final season - the show seems to have trouble settling on a plot. I want to see the culmination of the trainwreck.

Is the first episode very different? I have only watched that and it wasn’t much fun, so I didn’t keep going. I really like The Thick of It and Veep, so I was surprised to see your comparison.

Is the first episode very different?

Things swerve a lot in the show (as I said the writers can't decide on a plot) so the plot may be different from what the pilot led you to expect but the core nature of the show (the family dynamic, the comedy) doesn't really change.

If certain plotlines (or even guest/recurring stars) in the pilot turned you off then there's a chance they might just disappear into the ether. But if it's the core characters themselves...

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