What series are you currently watching?

[Ulrich]

"Crystal Wall", pretty good so far!

https://www.zdf.de/video/serien/crystal-wall-100/trailer-crystal-wall-100

[Ulrich]

"Landman", yet another one (co-)created by Taylor Sheridan (if he ever sleeps, I guess he dreams up scripts and prints them out in the morning)!

Tragic happenings in it, but also funny dialogue.

[Ulrich]

I think I'll go with this after seeing an episode on telly (by chance, late at night):

(Nice song by Björk they chose to lay under the trailer...)

[Sacha8]

I'm generally disappointed by TV series these days. Compared to a ten years ago, the quality has generally lowered down, both characters and stories are predictable and there isn't any single clever idea worth exploring... Most are crime mysteries, frankly far too banal for me to spend my free time on.

[Ulrich]

...the quality has generally lowered down, both characters and stories are predictable and there isn't any single clever idea worth exploring...

If you watch on telly, I agree, most of those "cop shows" are predictable. Try streaming or DVD, you might find some exciting series, there are LOTS out there nowadays (way more than I can watch)...

[Sacha8]

...the quality has generally lowered down, both characters and stories are predictable and there isn't any single clever idea worth exploring...

If you watch on telly, I agree, most of those "cop shows" are predictable. Try streaming or DVD, you might find some exciting series, there are LOTS out there nowadays (way more than I can watch)...

I actually use streaming services, yet I find them boring and predictable... And too long sometimes (11 seasons of The Walking Dead anyone?)

[Sacha8]

Films are better. At least the story starts and ends. With series, they often get cancelled, so you are bound to invest your time in something which may not have a conclusion...what's the point?

[Ulrich]

... too long sometimes (11 seasons of The Walking Dead anyone?)

I never wanted to watch "The Walking Dead", because the topic of "zombies" has never appealed to me really (found most zombie movies utterly boring), but I watched a few episodes anyway (boring, typical for how series used to be, the same things rolled out endlessly again and again)...

There are good series out there, you just need to find them (due to the right recommendations). And wait until their final season before watching, then you'll know they won't get cancelled!

[Ulrich]

Films are better.

Feel free to share your top movies with us:
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...to invest your time in something which may not have a conclusion...

Uh-oh, I watched some films and series (finale) which had no real "conclusion" or "closure".
(David Lynch springs to mind.)

[dsanchez]

'The Outsider'. A very interesting, strange series. Recommended.

[Sacha8]

Films are better.

Feel free to share your top movies with us:
https://curefans.com/index.php?topic=3675.225

I will!

[Sacha8]

The last TV series I really REALLY enjoyed (we are talking about five years ago, the rest I've watched since then is rubbish) is Tales from the Loop:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Loop


It's a clever combination of dystopia, psychological insight and a philosophical pondering over life. Unlike many other series, it is short, one season only, and it has a clear artistic purpose, it was not done to make bucks only but to make people think. It is a slow-paced kind of story, with no action whatsoever and very slow dialogues, so forget about all those hectic NYC/LA superfast talkers or action-packed flicks, it is something quite different and special. Also, unlike many other series, it isn't based on either a novel or a podcast, but on an art book. You can find more info on the drawings here, on the artist's official page:

https://www.simonstalenhag.se/tftl.html