'Whatchu Watching About, Willis?!' DIGRESSION ALERT: Please, for the love of all that is, don't call it that. 2.

Finished Hawkeye on Wednesday, it's a fine show but I do prefer the other two Disney+ shows in the MCU so far.

Will start Witcher S2, myself soon and I do know a few other things on Netflix that I might watch.

Ash vs the evil dead. Its actually really good, albeit just 2 episodes in. It's funny, stupid, and very easy to watch. It does have gratuitous gore, but it's more of the silly kill bill or Edgar Wright variety so it's not really bad.

Yeh, I watched the first season a while back (pre-netflix) and then got distracted by other shows/games. I'll probably get back to watching it after I'm done with Cobra Kai season 4 on the 31st.

I recently watched the OG evil dead for a pod and I really enjoyed it, so I'd like to check out the other two films and then maybe this show.

It's very watchable. All 20 min episodes except for the first, which is 40. Its stupid and funny so you would definitely enjoy it. There's only 10 episodes in S1 so it's not like those American shows that eat up days of your time.

Muss wrote:

All 20 min episodes . . . only 10 episodes in S1

Oh, shit, that changes everything!

I finally watched the first season of the Mandalorian.

Yeah, people were telling the truth, it was really good. It's cured my post-Rise utter disinterest in all Star Wars.

By all means watch season two as well, it doesn't disappoint but I've gotta ask have you been watching Obi-Wan? That's been pretty much perfect so far (aside from the much memed bit you've probably seen).

Is that the bit people have been taken a fence over?

I need to know what bit now

I'm planning to get to Obi-wan after Mando. I saw Disney put out a tweet with some suggested Clone Wars episodes, so I may watch those or I may just jump in and go back to Clone Wars when I'm done - I'm intending to watch it anyway as people are really into it.

masofdas wrote:

I need to know what bit now

Some Stormtroopers stop and ask him if he has a weapon and he looks into the camera and says "Yeah, but Obi Wan though" and winks and then gets his dick out.

I didn't need to know what you did at the weekend.

Don't forget Boba Fett, it's not great but will be essential for the next season of Mando.

I am definitely gonna watch Boba eventually but I'll probaby jump Obi Wan up the queue to be honest.

Boba Fett is decent enough, if you enjoy the Star Wars Universe for what it is then its easy enough to enjoy, although I should warn you the opening scroll simply starts with "Somehow, Boba Fett has returned"

Balladeer wrote:

Is that the bit people have been taken a fence over?

I totally forgot about that and also didn't even realise at the time, if it wasn't for the Internet I'd have probably never noticed. I was referring to the little girl who'd definitely win gold at the Olympics.

I've finished both seasons of Mandalorian and all of Obi Wan Kenobi.

Mandalorian season 1 was some of the best Star Wars content I've seen in ages. It had good characters in cool setpieces, it did its own thing and it explored the seedier side of the galaxy which is usually only implied by the films.
Season 2 was still alright but it started to suffer from that common Star Wars problem where the same characters and planets show up over and over so the galaxy doesn't feel very big at all.

Obi Wan was really good fun, it could have been a film. Actually, if the prequel trilogy has skipped Phantom Menace and been 2, 3, this, that could have been a cool little arc.

Spoiler:

Will probably finish Stranger Things before I get to Boba Fett, though.

We've been pacing it... too well in fact, only watched two episodes, but Stranger Things 4 seems like a bona fide banger so far. Although, I've definitely seen enough telly with bullying as a central conceit for the time being! It's cropping up everywhere.

I got a month of Prime mostly to watch the new episode of The Grand Tour and Rings of Power once its all done.

Watched Grand Tour, caught the 4 or so episodes of the current season of Lower Decks and likely will watch the other Neon Genesis films but is there anything else I should with just a season at most.

The Orville is very well received. We've been watching that: The Lady likes it more than me. More of a thing if you're into Star Trek I reckon.

All that's on Disney+ as well, I di watch the first season when it cameout but nothing since.

Anyone else been watching Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power? I've seen the first three episodes myself.

Some thoughts:

- Dialogue and its delivery has been a bit hit or miss with some lines sounding a bit amateur theatre
- Impressed by the sets and costumes. I was concerned that it might come across as low budget compared to the movies, but they've done well here
- Great to see they're still using practical effects for the likes of the orcs. I was worried about this after the CGI-laden Hobbit trilogy.

I watched the first one on my phone on the plane then decided to save the rest to enjoy on an actual TV.
I also brought all my Tolkien books back from the UK. Am I finally old enough to finish TLOTR without getting bored?

Dunno about that, I thought it was pretty objectively dull.

(Yes yes, art can't be objective, I know.)