I don't keep up with too many shows, but a month or so ago, three shows I was watching (Succession, Barry, and Ted Lasso) all ended within a couple days of each other. And that was shortly after I finished my first Mad Men go through. It's weird as I don't watch that many shows, let alone have numerous ones end at the same time. Made me a little sad.
If you liked the ending, or even if you didn't, what's a show that left you feeling a little empty once it was over?
I remember watching the finale of Six Feet Under and feeling completely unprepared for that final sequence. At the time, it was one of the best shows I’d ever watched. It’s still a good one, but the blessings of an era of great TV have dimmed its luster a bit, and I’ve never attempted a complete rewatch.
The two-episode finale to Star Trek: The Next Generation was cool and bittersweet at the time, but the final episode of the relaunched Battlestar Galactica is probably the top dog for sci-fi series I’ve watched all the way through.
I’ve never had a kids show gut me the way the last episode of Tumble Leaf did.
I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch the end of Midnight Diner yet. Of recent shoes I’ve finished, Dark was perhaps my favorite ending.
Loved that show. It started airing at the perfect time for our first child and he watched it a lot. The first two seasons had a lot of air time in our house.
Recently finished Manifest. The only reason I kept up with this show was because my daughter loved watching it. Craptastic is the best word I can describe. Although I will say that the S3 cliffhanger did leave me wanting some full measure of resolution. The series ended, and I thought they did it justice for what it was, but I don't really feel the need to do a rewatch anytime soon.
Better Call Saul was another one that I was keeping up with. It was a great follow up to Breaking Bad and together they make for some of the most compelling television of this generation. I hesitate to rate one above the other because they're so complimentary. And whether they try another spin-off or not... I don't really need more, but I won't say no either.
In other series I'm watching Cruel Summer. I really like the separate timelines that each season has done. And I'm curious to see the result of the mystery they've built, but my goodness these people CANNOT ACT. Maybe I'm asking a lot from Freeform, but it's a bit painful.
Venture Bros has been running (sporadically) since 2003, and it's one of the smartest animated shows out there*. Lovingly poking fun at Jonny Quest, Scooby Doo, The Fantastic Four, and a slew of others, it's filled with great voice actors, smart storylines, and long con callbacks. And after its untimely cancellation by Adult Swim after its last episode played in October 2018, it's finally getting closure with the release of a DVD "Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart" at the end of this month. Currently all prior episodes are available on Max.
*exception is the pilot -- lame. Show really hit its stride by Season 2
I watched season two of The Bear. It was great. Highly recommend.
I watched the Bill Walton 30 for 30. I know some people can't stand him but it was a really good documentary. Interesting guy.
I second The Bear. I liked the slow burn of the first few episodes for some characterization before they hit the gas.
The Bear is really, really good. Watching season one was like reliving the worst experiences in my restaurant career, but it accurately portrayed the emotional rollercoaster a day in a restaurant can be. My wife wanted me to stop watching as I was so stressed out by it. However, season 2, really laced in some of the awesomeness of my trade. I think working restaurants can be like golfing. I can go through 17 holes of golf and just hate the game, but then hit a pure iron into the 18th green and realize how much I love the game. Days in a restaurant sometimes can be the same. The last 3 episodes of season 2, I was simply blown away by how many situations totally resonated with my own experiences. I nearly cried at times. Great, great, great show.
I loved this season so much. Like cheap said, I loved how they focused on everyone's individual journeys before bringing them back together.
Just finished The Bear S2.
I went to No Hard Feelings inn the theater. Surprisingly good. Not as raunchy/funny as I thought it would be but a pretty good story.
The wife and I went to an actual cinema a couple of weeks ago and saw Asteroid City. That movie is an art director's wet dream. Up and down the cast was fantastic, but Scarlett Johansson stole pretty much every scene she was in.
We've been re-watching some oldies latey, often with the older two kids.
Back To The Future - Still very enjoyable, but basically the entire thing is the same ironic joke reconstituted in as many ways as possible. That's not a criticism, just an observation. The kids loved it, and I still liked it a lot.
With Honors - I had a soft spot for this one growing up because my dad loved it, and it was still solid. Not brilliant, but not bad.
Sabrina - The Harrison Ford version. I had a girlfriend in high school who loved this movie, so therefore I liked it back then. At some point I rewatched it, and I don't recall liking it. But they wanted to give it a go, and it was way more enjoyable this time around than the middle time, so... who knows.
Triangle of Sadness - What a great, odd, hilarious, brutal film.
I had an enormous crush on Moira Kelly.
In response to the prompt:
Definitely Parks & Rec, The Good Place and Malcolm in the Middle for comedies. In fact, I still feel that way when I watch their finales again.
Lost, The West Wing, and ST: DS9. I was a decade behind on The West Wing, but that show was so good. It was just a slight notch off from our world, and seemed so believable in so many ways, that it still feels real at times.
We started watching Shrinking last week. SBG stars, supported by a wonderfully cranky Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, and others. Very entertaining.
We also started that one recently. Maybe 4 or 5 episodes in, and enjoying it.