OT: What show should I watch next?

[Barnaby]

Bateman was pretty damn funny in Bad Words, I laughed pretty much the entire movie. Warning it's dark sick humor, if you don't have a sense of humor where nothing is out of bounds don't watch it.

Interesting, I didn't like him much until Arrested Development, now I think he's really good in everything he does. He was heavily involved in the Outsider and that was a good show.

That was a funny movie... wouldn’t say awesome, but funny and dark which I like.

Im a big Bateman fan. I like his understated style. Ozark is very good, but that’s the only thing I’ve seen him in where he’s meh to me. He’s just too cool for a guy who started as a numbers guy. For example Walter White had a much slower and somehow more realistic arc to me (though obviously the story was out of control).

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

I feel attacked. It's my favorite book, period.

Anyway, I'm assuming you guys watched Good Omens as well?

Loved both the book and the series.

 

[CasusBelli]

Ladies of the Night On Netflix. It’s Dutch, if you’re willing to read subtitles, but fairly good so far.

 

[Crease]

Speaking of American Gods, the book just came off my hold list on Libby. I'm also in the middle of enjoying The Lies of Locke Lamora.

 

[aufheben]

What We Do In the Shadows is hilarious.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Speaking of American Gods, the book just came off my hold list on Libby. I'm also in the middle of enjoying The Lies of Locke Lamora.

OUTSTANDING series. Can't wait for the next one.

@SA16, I trust you're a fan? @Tawnos?

 

[Crease]

OUTSTANDING series. Can't wait for the next one.

Yeah, this is up my alley. I picked it up at Patrick Rothfuss's recommendation after finishing The Name of the Wind series.

 

[SA16]

OUTSTANDING series. Can't wait for the next one.

@SA16, I trust you're a fan? @Tawnos?

Yea, great series. The first book is the best so far though. Also definitely one of the more interesting and unique worlds. It's also amazing as an audiobook. I have two books in different ongoing series to finish up this month (they aren't released yet) and then have the usual issue of picking out what is next.

 

[Crease]

@SA16 and @Brooklyn Rangers Fan what would you guys recommend after The Name of the Wind and The Lies of Locke Lamora?

I dipped my toes into Neal Stephenson with Anathem but found it too heavy for my current taste. I'm also a bit intimidated by the sheer size of the Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan libraries and wouldn't know where to start, if there.

 

[SA16]

@SA16 and @Brooklyn Rangers Fan what would you guys recommend after The Name of the Wind and The Lies of Locke Lamora?

I dipped my toes into Neal Stephenson with Anathem but found it too heavy for my current taste. I'm also a bit intimidated by the sheer size of the Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan libraries and wouldn't know where to start, if there.

I would recommend everything Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan haha.

If you want something shorter and more recent that I really liked I would recommend Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett. Book 2 comes out on April 21.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Yea, great series. The first book is the best so far though. Also definitely one of the more interesting and unique worlds. It's also amazing as an audiobook. I have two books in different ongoing series to finish up this month (they aren't released yet) and then have the usual issue of picking out what is next.

I've primarily listened to the audiobooks for this series, actually. Michael Page is the perfect reader for the narrative.

What are the two you're working on/waiting on?

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

@SA16 and @Brooklyn Rangers Fan what would you guys recommend after The Name of the Wind and The Lies of Locke Lamora?

I dipped my toes into Neal Stephenson with Anathem but found it too heavy for my current taste. I'm also a bit intimidated by the sheer size of the Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan libraries and wouldn't know where to start, if there.

I would recommend everything Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan haha.

If you want something shorter and more recent that I really liked I would recommend Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett. Book 2 comes out on April 21.

Another unpopular opinion, but I actually don't love Sanderson. While the scope of his stories and pacing are superb, he's very plot driven, and consequently (IMO) lacks the same depth of description and richness of language as Rothfuss and Lynch. He's super popular, however, so you should definitely check out the free previews on B&N/Amazon to see if you agree with @SA16 (and millions of others).

Jordan, on the other hand, is an all-time fave. He gets bogged down somewhat in the last few volumes he wrote before he died and Sanderson then took over, but the first 5-8 are some of the most enthralling fantasy storytelling I've read.

If you've never read Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy, that is phenomenal (and a fairly quick read).

Other, much more recent extremely well-written fantasy, though in less traditional veins, would be Naomi Novik's Uprooted and Spinning Silver (slavic-fairy tale inspired), as well as Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House (gritty urban fantasy on the campus of Yale).

 

[SA16]

I've primarily listened to the audiobooks for this series, actually. Michael Page is the perfect reader for the narrative.

What are the two you're working on/waiting on?

Age of Empyre - Last book in the Legends of the First Empire spinoff of Riyria by Michael J. Sullivan is due out any day - possibly day. (Edit: It was just released today).
Shorefall - Book 2 of the Founders series (Foundryside as mentioned above) due out 4/21.

Both are more plot driven though so based on what you said above they may not be for you.

The other obvious recommendation which I should have said earlier but forgot is First Law by Joe Abercrombie.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I watched a really good documentary called Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press. Mostly about Gawker saga. It's got a bit of a simplistic view of the media. They seem to think it's a dichotomy of media and totalitarianism and portray media as this omnibenevolent force. The truth is more complicated and the media is a business like any other and is made up of fallible people with strong opinions. All of these factors contradict this ideal image that we get from the movie. It's almost as if a political science professor that has only a theoretical background produced the documentary. In theory, the media is there to serve as a check and balance on powerful people. The truth is reality is messier than that. That said it was very entertaining and about 70% correct. So I recommend it.

 

[cozandeffect]

Another unpopular opinion, but I actually don't love Sanderson. While the scope of his stories and pacing are superb, he's very plot driven, and consequently (IMO) lacks the same depth of description and richness of language as Rothfuss and Lynch. He's super popular, however, so you should definitely check out the free previews on B&N/Amazon to see if you agree with @SA16 (and millions of others).

Jordan, on the other hand, is an all-time fave. He gets bogged down somewhat in the last few volumes he wrote before he died and Sanderson then took over, but the first 5-8 are some of the most enthralling fantasy storytelling I've read.

If you've never read Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy, that is phenomenal (and a fairly quick read).

Other, much more recent extremely well-written fantasy, though in less traditional veins, would be Naomi Novik's Uprooted and Spinning Silver (slavic-fairy tale inspired), as well as Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House (gritty urban fantasy on the campus of Yale).

I was initially very into Jordan but I just got sick of the repetitiveness, the over-wrought description of things, and as you mentioned the seeming lack of direction later in the series (Reminds me heavily of GRRM's Meereenese knot).

For me Sanderson was a breath of fresh air. I don't know if I'm smart enough to describe why, but I just prefer his style to Jordan's. I can't speak on a lot of the other authors mentioned in this thread other than Sullivan who I thought was only okay.

Plus it's nice to know the series will actually be finished by the original writer in my lifetime. The guy is an absolute grinder.

 

[Inferno]

Finished Witcher...which was ok. It was fun,but wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. Really hate the mage character.

We're now watching tiger king which we are loving.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Speaking of American Gods, the book just came off my hold list on Libby. I'm also in the middle of enjoying The Lies of Locke Lamora.

The Gentleman Bastards series is phenomenal. The wait for book four has been excruciating.

 

[aufheben]

Going to recommend What We Do In the Shadows for anyone looking for comedy. It's a mockumentary about a trio of vampires living in Staten Island, and a continuation of the 2014 film of the same name made by the New Zealanders behind Flight of the Conchords. I think it's on FX and Hulu.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Finished Witcher...which was ok. It was fun,but wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. Really hate the mage character.

We're now watching tiger king which we are loving.

There are two types of people in this world. Those that love Tiger King and those who are wrong. @Maximus

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Finished Witcher...which was ok. It was fun,but wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. Really hate the mage character.

We're now watching tiger king which we are loving.

The Witcher and the Bard characters are what keep you coming back. The writing is very uneven. But those two – plus the action direction – are gold.

EDIT: also, if you haven't seen, you must see:

 

[Inferno]

The Witcher and the Bard characters are what keep you coming back. The writing is very uneven. But those two – plus the action direction – are gold.

EDIT: also, if you haven't seen, you must see:

That first fight had me hooked..but everything after it paled in comparison. The mage chick is just so damn annoying. Can't stand her.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

That first fight had me hooked..but everything after it paled in comparison. The mage chick is just so damn annoying. Can't stand her.

Oh, not disagreeing AT ALL. Can't stand her; the attempted reformation of her character is gawdawful. And don't get me started on the, um, "development" of the "relationships" between Geralt and his paramours before they jump into each others' arms.

For as much as I love Henry Cavill's performance in the series, I was ready to abandon it until the character of the bard was introduced. Their interplay plus the fight scenes makes the painfulness worth bearing.

 

[offdacrossbar]

just working thru Goliath. outstanding. BBT is terrific and all the characters are as well. sucks you in quickly.

blew thru ozark S3. also outstanding. Ruth is such a nasty ass bad girl. Ben was annoying as hell but that guy can flat out act. this is such the perfect series. so many twist and turns. and that ending to S3 !!

havent gotta on board with Bosch yet. seems slow. keep hearing its great but so far- eh.

tiger king was epic. its a smorgasbord of everything wrong with society. makes me never want to enter the state of oklahoma.

cant wait for more You. Joe is such a perfect whack job.

and lastly witcher was very good. we both liked that. seems like they could have done so much more with it though. S2 should be better. Love me some Yennifer.

 

[Maximus]

There are two types of people in this world. Those that love Tiger King and those who are wrong. @Maximus

Thx for making me laugh...lord knows we can use as much of that as we can get considering what we all going thru.

Do note Snow and to be fair, I didn’t say I hated Tiger King. Matter of fact I said it was worth the watch and time invested wasn’t a waste.

What I did say and was my main criticism of TK, was I just felt it didn’t live up to the hype that it was getting and so I was a bit dissatisfied with the final product. That said, my expectations for Tiger King might have been way too high hence why I might have thought it a bit disappointing.

I don’t begrudge anyone who liked or loved it...more power too them. It just wasn’t my cup of tea when all is said and done.

 

[Inferno]

just working thru Goliath. outstanding. BBT is terrific and all the characters are as well. sucks you in quickly.

blew thru ozark S3. also outstanding. Ruth is such a nasty ass bad girl. Ben was annoying as hell but that guy can flat out act. this is such the perfect series. so many twist and turns. and that ending to S3 !!

havent gotta on board with Bosch yet. seems slow. keep hearing its great but so far- eh.

tiger king was epic. its a smorgasbord of everything wrong with society. makes me never want to enter the state of oklahoma.

cant wait for more You. Joe is such a perfect whack job.

and lastly witcher was very good. we both liked that. seems like they could have done so much more with it though. S2 should be better. Love me some Yennifer.

Of course you'd love yennifer lol.

I can't stand her at all. Her character is directionless. The actress is pretty mediocre (though beautiful), and I don't buy the love at all. Her going from not knowing any magic at all to being the most powerful mage in the universe was so over the top fast and made no sense to me.

Geralt and the bars are by far the 2 best characters.