[Streaming] Apple TV Plus

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:05 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:30 am The Family Plan

Watched this the other night - it was pretty fun.

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:38 pm

Punisher wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:16 pm Looks good.

Just finished Monarch and enjoyed it although the time jumps confused the hell out of me in the beginning.
Definitely hope for Season 2.

This got great reviews, and I started watching with high expectations, and really didn’t like it. I thought it was going to be a story about Monarch tracking down Titans and figuring out how to deal with them, but it was nothing like that. The leads are supposedly young adults (one even had two children) but they act like emo teens, and I don’t really care about them and find them unlikable. Way too much angst and family/relationship drama, and too little monsters. I’m half at through and thinking about stopping wasting my time.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:34 pm

Sugar

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:33 pm

DARK MATTER Trailer (2024) Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:10 pm

I read Dark Matter a couple months ago and it's a really book. That trailer looks like they're doing very book-faithful version of the story, but they gave away pretty much the whole plot in the trailer. There's still one big twist left that immediately comes to mind, but a lot of surprises that are revealed slowly in the book and blatantly stated in that trailer. Odd decision

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Thu Jun 27, 2024 1:44 pm

Slow Horses s4 in just a couple of months! Yay!

Apple’s celebrated espionage drama “Slow Horses,” starring Academy Award winner Gary Oldman, returns for season four on Wednesday, September 4

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 2:50 pm

telcta wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 9:54 pm Yeah, Severance is a show I’ll probably re-watch right before the start of the second season instead of a season 1 recap. It was a great ending and I want to roll right into the new season.

Re-watch incoming, I guess. Severance S2 date Jan 17, 2025 announced

Severance season two will debut globally on Apple TV+ with the first episode on Jan. 17, 2025, followed by one episode every Friday through March 21, 2025. The return will mark two and a half years since the show first premiered in February 2022.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 4:15 pm

Fancy Dancing

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 6:13 pm

Twitch is running a promotion that gives 3 months of Apple TV+ for purchasing or gifting a Twitch sub:

https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2024/07/26/su ... -apple-tv/

To receive 3 months of Apple TV+, eligible users can purchase any eligible new subs or gift subs on Twitch between July 30 at 12PM PT until August 19 at 12PM PT. After your purchase, a code is sent to your Twitch notifications inbox and will be available on the Drops & Rewards Inventory page for redemption on an Apple TV+ redemption site. Reward redemption codes expire on August 31 at 11:59 PM PT

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Aug 11, 2024 3:12 pm

The Instigators

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sun Aug 11, 2024 3:22 pm

Still have a few weeks left on my Apple TV subscription I got from getting a new iPad a while ago. I started watching the new Time Bandits series and it's only helping me make up my mind that Taika Waititi is either coasting on past successes right now, or his first few successes were flukes. It's just not very good.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Thu Aug 15, 2024 8:13 pm

I redeemed the 3-month (plus a week, since they stacked it with the 1-week free trial) free subscription from Twitch today. Are there any particularly good shows/films that I should check out?

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Aug 15, 2024 8:26 pm

Ted Lasso (of course), Severance (absolute must see), Silo. Those are my top 3.

infinitelurker · Post by **infinitelurker** » Thu Aug 15, 2024 8:39 pm

I would add Slow Horses to the list of shows to watch on Apple TV+. 3 seasons out now, and the 4th just about to drop. Gary Oldman is fantastic in it, but then again, when isn't he?

Malificent · Post by **Malificent** » Thu Aug 15, 2024 9:59 pm

infinitelurker wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2024 8:39 pm I would add Slow Horses to the list of shows to watch on Apple TV+. 3 seasons out now, and the 4th just about to drop. Gary Oldman is fantastic in it, but then again, when isn't he?

Yes, yes, Slow Horses is bloody amazing. Severance and Slow Horses are worth the subscription by themselves.

ydejin · Post by **ydejin** » Thu Aug 15, 2024 10:49 pm

If you like Space and “hard” SciFi, “For All Mankind” is a good watch.

Punisher · Post by **Punisher** » Thu Aug 15, 2024 11:31 pm

ydejin wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2024 10:49 pm If you like Space and “hard” SciFi, “For All Mankind” is a good watch.

1000% this!
Gonna rewatch this soon.

Also, just caught up on Time Bandits and I'm enjoying so far.
I also think Saffran is stealing every scene she is in.

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Fri Aug 16, 2024 10:37 am

ydejin wrote:If you like Space and “hard” SciFi, “For All Mankind” is a good watch.

For All Mankind is fantastic and I'm really surprised it hasn't gotten more attention. Before I started watching, someone described it to me as a show that could be a prequel to The Expanse...pretty interesting description given the same realistic, gritty tone and where the story goes during season 4. The next (final?) season Canton come soon enough, but apparently it just started filming this summer.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Fri Aug 16, 2024 11:28 am

Max Peck wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2024 8:13 pm I redeemed the 3-month (plus a week, since they stacked it with the 1-week free trial) free subscription from Twitch today. Are there any particularly good shows/films that I should check out?

Too many to list IMO, so will just list a few below. They have some SERIOUSLY highly rated content on there. If you are into sci-fi, from Wired magazine (and I happen to agree with them, they are the new HBO in terms of amazing new, interesting creative content):

"Around here we have a theory that Apple TV+ is the new HBO. At the same time, we also wonder among ourselves whether it’s the new Syfy. After opening with a bang in 2019 with For All Mankind, it has released a steady drumbeat of trippy, spacey, timey-wimey prestige shows, from Foundation to Severance. In early 2024, it released Constellation, an eight-part thriller about an astronaut (Noomi Rapace) who returns to Earth after a disaster in space to find things are very off. Brain-bending and tense, it’s the kind of sci-fi that sucks you in."

Ted Lasso (all seasons except the final one) is amazing (series)
Severance (series)
Black Bird (series)
Servant (m night shamalamadingdong) got great reviews, but the acting/writing killed it for me personally - very dark (literally and figuratively). (series)
Currently watching "Sunny" right now, which is great so far (series)
Coda (won all kinds of awards) (movie)
Masters of the Air gets very good reviews, but I didn't like it at all (again, writing/acting). (series)
Remake of Presumed Innocent with Jake G (series, have not watched it)
Killers of the Flower Moon (also won tons of awards) (movie)
Foundation (loved the early seasons, but it turned a little soap opery after a few - still worth it imo) (series)
Schmigadoon! I have no idea why I liked this...probably because I absolutely love and will watch anything with Keegan Michael Key in it. (series)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Gojiraaaaaaa, haven't watched it myself) (series)
If you like anything Peanuts, this is your place! They have a metric crap ton of old and brand new Peanuts stuff. I assume they bought the rights a while back.
Greyhound (Tom Hanks, fasntastic military thriller) (movie)
Finch (also Tom Hanks, but sci fi) (movie)
On the Rocks (movie)

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Fri Aug 16, 2024 11:52 am

Thanks for all the recommendations. I've added a bunch of them to my play list, as well as some others that looked interesting when I was browsing the catalogue. Realistically I won't make much of a dent in the list given that I don't really binge anything - I'm good for maybe an hour or two a day at most - but if there is still a lot of good stuff I want to get to come November, I might re-up the subscription.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Fri Aug 16, 2024 11:59 am

Max Peck wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2024 11:52 am Thanks for all the recommendations. I've added a bunch of them to my play list, as well as some others that looked interesting when I was browsing the catalogue. Realistically I won't make much of a dent in the list given that I don't really binge anything - I'm good for maybe an hour or two a day at most - but if there is still a lot of good stuff I want to get to come November, I might re-up the subscription.

A lot of these are movies, not shows, FWIW. Edited my list to indicate.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:15 pm

Should I actively avoid the final season of Ted Lasso?

my god, I'm only a handful of episodes into this show and it's lifted my heart, and that's not a small task these days.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:20 pm

Unagi wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:15 pm Should I actively avoid the final season of Ted Lasso?

my god, I'm only a handful of episodes into this show and it's lifted my heart, and that's not a small task these days.

IIRC it was a contentious issue around these parts, with someone pretty upset with my take on that. Watch it, obviously, YMMV, but for me personally, it was just another example of a beloved show turning into something completely different in its last season. Maybe a case of milking a good thing too much, or "don't know how to end these great storylines" or cultural changes of the time. It felt to me like "we are contractually obligated for another season, but we are out of good ideas". Could have also been during the writer's strike? That would actually explain a lot.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Sep 18, 2024 9:03 pm

Punisher wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2024 11:31 pm Also, just caught up on Time Bandits and I'm enjoying so far.

‘Time Bandits’ Canceled By Apple TV+ After 1 Season

Despite the nostalgia factor and mostly favorable reviews (78% on Rotten Tomatoes), Time Bandits, created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi, did not attract large enough audience and was not able to crack Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming rankings.

Punisher · Post by **Punisher** » Wed Sep 18, 2024 9:35 pm

Raad that.
Not happy but thankfully I can't remember how it ended or if it ended on a cliffhanger so it won't affect me too much.

On another note, I just finished See.
I like the idea of the show but it did seem to drag a lot.
Still can't wrap my head around how well they adapted to blindness over 500 years. I don't think it's long enough for evolution to have helped unless the virus itself took away sight and gave other abilities like echo location which a lot seemed to have.
Even the fighting seemed too easy but over time it seemed like there were people a lot better at it and there were plenty of near misses so it wasn't a sure thing.

Spoiler:

Overall I liked. They could always have a spin off but it at least ended without a major cliffhanger.

EvilHomer3k · Post by **EvilHomer3k** » Wed Sep 18, 2024 11:38 pm

Anyone watching Bad Monkey? We are 3 episodes in and are enjoying it quite a bit. Vince Vaughn plays every character he's ever played but I like Vince Vaugh playing Vince Vaughn. So far the wife and I are enjoying it.

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 10:30 am

EvilHomer3k wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 11:38 pm Anyone watching Bad Monkey? We are 3 episodes in and are enjoying it quite a bit. Vince Vaughn plays every character he's ever played but I like Vince Vaugh playing Vince Vaughn. So far the wife and I are enjoying it.

Yes! My wife and I really like the show too. And I like that Vince's detective is a pretty good guy. Abrasive, sure, but he has a good heart and isn't tortured by alcoholism or anything like that. The sardonic humor is also right up our alley.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Oct 01, 2024 6:27 pm

So I got three months free about to expire if I don't activate it. Assuming they don't demand payment info to take my free three months, I'll be signing up. What should I load up and watch for three months? Keeping in mind I've never had such things before. Gimme a bunch of recommendations.

Edit NVM I see like five posts above me the exact same question.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:22 pm

Severance

Then watch Severance.

Finally, round things out by watching Severance.

Honorable mention to Ted Lasso, which is a close second to Severance.

Silo’s good too.

But yeah….Severance.

Malificent · Post by **Malificent** » Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:24 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:22 pm Severance

Then watch Severance.

Finally, round things out by watching Severance.

Honorable mention to Ted Lasso, which is a close second to Severance.

Silo’s good too.

But yeah….Severance.

Also, Slow Horses. Amazing and only 6 episodes in a season.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:30 pm

Ya know, I’ve been meaning to watch that after listening to a great review of it on NPR. The whole concept of “how do you fire a secret agent?” seems intriguing.

But watch Severance first.

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:32 pm

LordMortis wrote:So I got three months free about to expire if I don't activate it. Assuming they don't demand payment info to take my free three months, I'll be signing up. What should I load up and watch for three months?

For All Mankind is really great alternate-timeline scifi centered around the space race... definitely worth your time

(and Severance)

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:35 pm

Did someone just mention Severance!?

Punisher · Post by **Punisher** » Wed Oct 02, 2024 2:37 am

disarm wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:32 pm
LordMortis wrote:So I got three months free about to expire if I don't activate it. Assuming they don't demand payment info to take my free three months, I'll be signing up. What should I load up and watch for three months?
For All Mankind is really great alternate-timeline scifi centered around the space race... definitely worth your time

(and Severance)

Plus 1000!!
I've watched it twice now. Can't wait until next season bit it's gonna be a while I think.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Wed Oct 02, 2024 12:49 pm

NOt really mentioned yet:

Slow Horses
Lessons in Chemistry
Foundation

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Wed Oct 02, 2024 2:14 pm

Pyperkub wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 12:49 pm NOt really mentioned yet:

Slow Horses
Lessons in Chemistry
Foundation

All three mentioned upthread

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Oct 02, 2024 2:18 pm

Slow Horses has been mentioned.

edit: oops, pisser of carpets beat me to it.

Foundation I like, but the last season really jumped the shark for me. Although if you go into it expecting a faithful adaptation of the source material, you're going to think it jumped the shark after the first 10 minutes of the first episode. If they'd named it something other than Foundation and claimed it was based on Asimov's book, it would have been better received, methinks.

Alefroth · Post by **Alefroth** » Wed Oct 02, 2024 2:40 pm

Unagi wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:15 pm Should I actively avoid the final season of Ted Lasso?

my god, I'm only a handful of episodes into this show and it's lifted my heart, and that's not a small task these days.

Absolutely not, unless you're just not interested in seeing a well told story come to it's conclusion.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Oct 02, 2024 3:39 pm

Also, you don't want to miss Coach Beard's backstory.

EvilHomer3k · Post by **EvilHomer3k** » Wed Oct 02, 2024 5:17 pm

Ted Lasso would be the first thing I'd watch. It's funny and uplifting and wonderfully written.
Silo is pretty good.
Bad Monkey has been quite good (though you have to like Vince Vaughn).
Masters of the Air is highly recommended if you liked shows like Band of Brothers or The Pacific
Hijack was pretty good. Not fantastic but pretty good.