@chienfou@evantribley I wound up in hotels for the first 2 episodes of the season, and for the second one I called to make sure they had HBO. Then I started a free trial and will owe about fifteen bucks at the end. I watched the first couple of seasons and the recaps of the rest but want to watch the last episode with everyone else and a bowl of popcorn.
I don’t have HBO, so haven’t seen it. But I guess it must be getting some attention as there was a question about it on Jeopardy last night (Category: SNL Alumni).
I only just heard about this show yesterday, so haven’t had a chance to watch. Buddy said I need to see it if just for Noho Hank (I think that’s the name, too lazy to check. I know he’s Zsasz from Gotham), but beyond that I know literally nothing.
If it’s a good as Sneaky Pete on Amazon Prime I might have to keep an eye out for it. (That’s not one of those shows ROKU is featuring free this week is it?)
@crow There are very few/if any shows that are good as Breaking Bad. Better Call Saul is close second tho. Vince Gilligan is extremely talented story-teller.
I have yet to follow a TV series when it airs “live.” I got on a kick awhile back about the Amazing Race and Survivor, but even then I would TiVo them and watch them in bulk.
I guess I’ll wait until GoT comes to my nearest streaming device.
@therealjrn Ditto… I have Netflix and Amazon Prime (TMo subsidizes my Netflix and the SO is a student so AP is cheaper) I have ‘binge watched’ (OK… may not a binge… just one or two shows nightly for a few weeks or more) a handful of series such as Once, Sneaky Pete, Sherlock Holmes (with Dr Stange and Bilbo), Broadchurch etc. But so far have not seen any of GoT or Barry…
I don’t have HBO, so haven’t seen either.
Barry looks like something I’d enjoy.
I’ll eventually watch GoT when it’s made available on Netflix or Amazon, but it’s not exactly a genre I’m into.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@DennisG2014 Oh Dennis, I thought the same. I’m sooo not into the fantasy genre, but GoT got me hooked. I finally gave in and watched the first episode a few years back and I was hooked. There’s a reason why it’s so popular and that’s incredible storytelling. The fantasy part is secondary to the storytelling and it fits in so well that you forget it’s far fetched.
@sammydog01 which means my wife won’t like it… That’s one of her biggest pet peeves. Shows start out great then have to devolve into gratuitous sex to keep the buzz up…
@sammydog01 …not in her opinion, so we find other stuff to watch… domestic tranquility and potential for my own gratuitous sex outweigh any voyeuristic tendency I might develop.
I hear good things, but have never seen it and am irritated st the assumption I would have, thus forcing me into lying in order to participate in the poll.
I mean it looks good, but I only have enough time for one show at a time + sports. I’ll probably never get around to it, but it’s good to know it’s good so if I ever do have time, it’s a worthy option.
Amazed how hard people work to enjoy garbage!
Barry is ~meh~ at best. Certainly no Dexter! Acting is tinny, plot is… well… is there really a plot? I watched 3 episodes trying to enjoy it, but it is really a turd.
Who’s Barry?
@Darrell2 my thoughts exactly…
Looked cool but I’m only paying for HBO for another few days so I’ll never know.
That would be a fun survey, to see how many people say that they are going to cancel HBO Monday.
@evantribley I’m canceling HBO Monday too.
@evantribley @sammydog01
Is that a thing?
@chienfou @sammydog01 It is for me haha, but I’ve heard a lot of chatter over the past couple of years from people once GoT is done they are canceling.
@chienfou @evantribley I wound up in hotels for the first 2 episodes of the season, and for the second one I called to make sure they had HBO. Then I started a free trial and will owe about fifteen bucks at the end. I watched the first couple of seasons and the recaps of the rest but want to watch the last episode with everyone else and a bowl of popcorn.
@chienfou @evantribley @sammydog01 …So uh…you go to hotels a lot do you? hmm
@chienfou @evantribley @therealjrn College visits with my daughter. So yes.
@chienfou @sammydog01 @therealjrn In an effort to make this more weird, I too, was in a hotel for the first episode…
@chienfou @evantribley @therealjrn I was in North Carolina. You?
@sammydog01 research triangle schools??
Again, I have no idea WTF you’re talking about…
@Ignorant unhhh… not that Barry
Barry?
Can someone answer this question? I’m not interested enough to look it up.
@aetris It’s a show on HBO about a contract killer that takes up acting. I watched the first episode. It’s good but not Game of Thrones good.
@sammydog01 - Is there any dancing? We might be interested if there’s dancing.
Thank you Meh!
shows! 🥴
Barry is fantastic and I’m glad you agree!
You certainly have mediocre taste in retail products but excellent taste in
Thrones? Barry? Did someone finally get their power back?
I don’t have HBO, so haven’t seen it. But I guess it must be getting some attention as there was a question about it on Jeopardy last night (Category: SNL Alumni).
This poll needed the:
I’ve never heard of it.
answer.
@RiotDemon Good call… reading the comments makes it look like that may have been the most popular choice!
I only just heard about this show yesterday, so haven’t had a chance to watch. Buddy said I need to see it if just for Noho Hank (I think that’s the name, too lazy to check. I know he’s Zsasz from Gotham), but beyond that I know literally nothing.
@simplersimon I only just heard about it here… I am hopelessly out of the loop again
I keep meaning to try to find a way to see it, but so far have not made it past there. So no, we can’t talk about Barry at all.
@djslack I know, I keep hearing how good it is but just can’t find the time - sorry, can’t talk about Barry either.
If it’s a good as Sneaky Pete on Amazon Prime I might have to keep an eye out for it. (That’s not one of those shows ROKU is featuring free this week is it?)
/giphy Barry Watson 7th heaven
@llangley damn it I like that even if not relevant
/giphy Barry Watson “7th Heaven Matt Camden”
@llangley that one, too. Fuck it. Giphy keeps spitting out “The Goldbergs”
Was I supposed to watch that? Whoopsie…
I watched the first season, and it was good. Not Breaking Bad good, but good. Henry Winkler is great, but the plot and premise are a lot to swallow
@crow There are very few/if any shows that are good as Breaking Bad. Better Call Saul is close second tho. Vince Gilligan is extremely talented story-teller.
Once again, sorry, I have not seen either! My wife, the smarter of us, likes GoT.
I have yet to follow a TV series when it airs “live.” I got on a kick awhile back about the Amazing Race and Survivor, but even then I would TiVo them and watch them in bulk.
I guess I’ll wait until GoT comes to my nearest streaming device.
@therealjrn Oh! and Better Call Saul, that one I watched in near live time, usually the same evening but scooting thru the commercials.
@therealjrn Ditto… I have Netflix and Amazon Prime (TMo subsidizes my Netflix and the SO is a student so AP is cheaper) I have ‘binge watched’ (OK… may not a binge… just one or two shows nightly for a few weeks or more) a handful of series such as Once, Sneaky Pete, Sherlock Holmes (with Dr Stange and Bilbo), Broadchurch etc. But so far have not seen any of GoT or Barry…
Barry is great. In a week it will be the best current show on HBO. Ok, it might already be.
I don’t have HBO, so haven’t seen either.
Barry looks like something I’d enjoy.
I’ll eventually watch GoT when it’s made available on Netflix or Amazon, but it’s not exactly a genre I’m into.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@DennisG2014 Oh Dennis, I thought the same. I’m sooo not into the fantasy genre, but GoT got me hooked. I finally gave in and watched the first episode a few years back and I was hooked. There’s a reason why it’s so popular and that’s incredible storytelling. The fantasy part is secondary to the storytelling and it fits in so well that you forget it’s far fetched.
@Gypsigirl213 Yeah, I’m pretty sure that, once it’s available to me, I’ll be hooked as well, despite it not being my favorite genre.
@DennisG2014 @Gypsigirl213 Most of it feels more like historical fiction than fantasy. With lots of sex.
@sammydog01 which means my wife won’t like it… That’s one of her biggest pet peeves. Shows start out great then have to devolve into gratuitous sex to keep the buzz up…
@chienfou Game of Thrones starts out with gratuitous sex. Does that make it better?
@sammydog01 …not in her opinion, so we find other stuff to watch… domestic tranquility and potential for my own gratuitous sex outweigh any voyeuristic tendency I might develop.
I hear good things, but have never seen it and am irritated st the assumption I would have, thus forcing me into lying in order to participate in the poll.
@jitc There are many polls that I wish had a “negative” option. I usually just avoid answering those when they come up.
@jitc or you can comment HERE…
@chienfou which I did. Huh.
I mean it looks good, but I only have enough time for one show at a time + sports. I’ll probably never get around to it, but it’s good to know it’s good so if I ever do have time, it’s a worthy option.
Barry is a lot of fun. Of course, NoHo Hank steals the show.
I also enjoyed Veep, looking forward to more Curb.
/giphy NoHo Hank
/giphy Barry
Amazed how hard people work to enjoy garbage!
Barry is ~meh~ at best. Certainly no Dexter! Acting is tinny, plot is… well… is there really a plot? I watched 3 episodes trying to enjoy it, but it is really a turd.
@jwilday