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sam9s

The High 5 Flyer
Mindhunter - Season 1 ... Mindhunter is the definition of slow burn, plot is simple "Two FBI agents are tasked with interviewing serial killers to solve open cases. " But boy oh boy the intrigue in the understanding of the psyche of the killers is shown, intrinsic, detailed, and to an extent fascinating if I may dare to say. First three/four episodes are super slow and just builds the underlying plot, from I think 4th or 5th episode the actual interviewing starts. After that its layer after layer of deep-rooted psyche of the killers. On the other hand, the drama of the department that is been created for this cause, its thinking tank, nothing is self-explanatory you have to really put your full intellect to understand. Its not fast/paced or nail-biting, but thought-provoking, intriguing. High on dialogue, very much like the movie Zodiac. No wonder it was also directed by David Fincher. 7.8/10 fo this one. Season 2 starts Aug 16. Available on Netflix
 

Anorion

Sith Lord
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^Great time to watch, season 2 is coming in 5 days!
Manhunt: Unabomber is also a good show on similar lines, but not as well made
 

rhitwick

Democracy is a myth
Mindhunter : Nahi dekha to kaya dekha!

Netflix show. Really well built (David Fincher had directed 2-3 episodes), slow pace but goes really well with this show.
Acting is top notch. Loved acting for "Big Ed". Good casting there.
And that was my take on this. Noticed @sam9s liked my post that time. Took his time to catch up! :D
 

Anorion

Sith Lord
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While everyone was watching Sacred Games, I was watching season 2.
Man the scenes pack such a punch, without too much drama. This is really good direction.

And yeah, Big Ed is chillingly close to the real thing.
 

rhitwick

Democracy is a myth
Finished Mindhunter S02 (Did not watch Sacred Games yet :p )

A bit underwhelming this time. May be they wanted to focus on the failures too.
Still, really good show and well made.

I felt, the personal story of Wendy was unnecessary. Did not contribute to story at all.
Seemed like a filler.

In mid of watching "The Great Hack", "Typewriter" and "Wu Assassins" (Iko Uwais)
 

Allu Azad

Time Ruins Everything
Is the drama finished with s2? Or will there be mindhunter s3.

I forgot most of s1. So will postpone watching s2 if there are more upcoming seasons.
 

Anorion

Sith Lord
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I felt, the personal story of Wendy was unnecessary. Did not contribute to story at all.
Seemed like a filler.
Haven't watched the whole thing, but it is important so far. Why?
1. Her relationship with her former partner gives insights into how criminals working together operate, making her better at interrogation.
2. Both she and Gregg Smith have committed things to the interrogation that cannot be removed from the records (him being owned and flustered, her talking about her relationship). Because they have already destroyed evidence, tampering with the tapes is now very risky. It would be problematic if she was "outed" but fortunately everyone thinks she made up the part about being in a same sex relationship.
3. The way her partner compartmentalises her love life and family life, allows Wendy to understand when violent criminals are compartmentalising different parts of their lives, and how good they are at doing so.
4. It shows how professional and unbiased she is when talking about same sex relationships, even though people think of it as a deviance or an aberration, she is never affected by such conversations, and is always on point.
The usual understated acting means that there are blink and you miss it expressions that convey these conflicting thoughts, which is very well done IMO.
 

sam9s

The High 5 Flyer
will start Mindhunter soon, currently watching The 100 (Season 6), then after Mindhunter will start sacred games. Also watching Big Little Lies, AWSOME drama series, will post my review once I complete se02 as well.
 

rhitwick

Democracy is a myth
The People vs. O.J. Simpson 8.5/10

This is a really really well made TV show. Well researched, brilliant acting.
Didn't like the ending but can't blame, that was the truth.

John Travolta...was that a right cast?
 

sam9s

The High 5 Flyer
Saw it 2 years back (will soon watch se02).....loved it.. and the ending was what made it interesting and captivating .... added with the fact that ending actually happened ... :) below was my review in 2017 :-

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story .... This show is "Top Quality" simply putting it, did a binge watch in two days, 10 episodes.. and I was just awe struck by what I saw. First I knew little about O J Simpson ordeal, except for the fact that he was charged for double homicide, but was he acquitted or was he incarcerated??? that however I did not know, and I did not google it as well before starting this series and boy or boy I am glad I did not. Made the entire journey just so interesting and edge of the seat material.
This TV series is NOT to be missed any means. It powerfull, tells a true story in and out of how the judicial system. media, racism can play a major role in a verdict. Even if you know the verdict, even then this is not to be missed coz there are layers n layes of investigation and intrigue that is there in the so called trial of the decade.

Coming to performances, every character just nailed the performance, Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J, and Courtney B. Vance as his prosecutor Johnnie Cochran, John Travolta as Robert Shapiro, David Schwimmer (friends fame)as OJ's best friend Robert Kardashian and the opposition Sterling K. Brown Christopher Darden and awesome Sarah Paulson Marcia Clark ...all just nailed the character ............. guys this is a Must watch TV series and specially for courtroom drama lovers ....... 7.8/10 for this one
 

Anorion

Sith Lord
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anyone watched "another life" yet ?

Just finished watching Another Life. Its like Star Trek, only instead of the crew being made up of heroes, they are shown as being made up of flawed humans. Good things are diverse crew, story that subverts common gender stereotypes, cutting edge theories about alien life forms are explored (dark forest, boron based life form etc), there is an AI on the ship who is much more advanced and closer to human than HAL, GERTY or TARS. This leads to a bunch of really exciting questions and situations. The bad is that the decontamination room of the ship really sucks, not all the theories are explored to their fullest, the writing is contrived on many occasions, and there just too many "firsts for mankind" that seem to happen in rapid succession, which should not be a surprise after the construction of the first FTL ship. It is not for everyone, but some might get really into it.

The series explores the minds and inner spaces of people as much as outer space, and this can be boring for those who want only hard sci fi.
 

icebags

Technomancer
The series explores the minds and inner spaces of people as much as outer space, and this can be boring for those who want only hard sci fi.
thanks for the input. i read some short comments on this series too, and seemed people are complaining about to much drama and lack of events. i may just let it pass or maybe watch just the first fee eps, someday.
 

sam9s

The High 5 Flyer
The Boys - Season 1 .. this show was a total surprise, but with IMDB rating an 8+ I gave it a try and I was not disappointed. The premise is very unique. What if our superheroes, you know the usual superman or Aquaman or others with superpowers are not humble people, but totally corrupt. Not just corrupt, but just downright bad, so much so you can call them obnoxious. But outwardly they play nice coz of the social media, fame, politics behind that, corporate war and whatnot. And in this chaos comes a group of vigilantes who set out to expose these so-called superheroes (called sups). I loved the concept and the execution was even better. But mind you this is not for kids (thank god), it has violence, language, but appropriately fit into the flow of the series. I could stop myself from watching it. Finished the season in 3 days. Highly looking forward to SE02. Its a 7.8/10 for this one.


Available on APV,
 

sam9s

The High 5 Flyer
MindHunter - Season 2 ... well I know I might be in the minority, but se01 for me was much better. Not taking away the fact that this still is one hell of a show, but I would rate it 7.5 from 7.8 that gave to SE01. None the less the intrigue in the understanding of the psyche of the killers continues in this as well. This one is more liner and spends time in following/solving one particular killer crime, Rather than studying them, which is what there was in SE01. None the less worthy TV series of your time. Both seasons.... 7.5/10
 
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