Just finished the Expanse, it was pretty okay, idk some of it was too predictable but it was still entertaining enough to just watch it while shit posting.

Really my only preference is that it isn't just some AI written show with every predictable and unoriginal trope imaginable.

I don't watch much TV stuff at all, but due to a house fire we just had last week (everyone is okay) I no longer got my gaming rig so I got more free time to watch something in between work and my normal reading sessions.

Cheers, chapos ♥️

Edit: damn you all rule, thanks for all this, way more than I imagined

  • Tervell [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Does it have to be live-action? There's plenty of good sci-fi anime:

    • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is honestly one of my favorite series. Great cyberpunk (well, technically considered to be post-cyberpunk by some)
    • Bubblegum Crisis (the original OVAs) isn't anything special, but it's alright cyberpunk, revolving around robots called "Boomers" causing all kinds of trouble, which is pretty funny in a modern context.
    • Cowboy Bebop's a masterpiece, of course. A lot of episodes are basically standalone stories, you've got space cowboys, space truckers, space noir detectives...
    • Lain is weird, but cool.
    • Texhnolyze is one of the most depressing things I've ever witnessed. It's great, although probably not for everyone.

    As for historical (live-action now):

    • if you're into Roman history - I'm seconding the I, Claudius recommendation someone else made. It's great. There really isn't a lot of action - it's all about characters, and there's some great acting. Brian Blessed as Augustus is amazing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ohKuKy4_s Rome is also awesome, although it got cancelled too early and it's second season has the material for four crammed in one. Spartacus has lots of gory violence and nudity, oiled-up muscular men, and kinda shoddy CGI. The dialogue is great fun to listen to - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ymB4Ls76T8

    • for medieval stuff (well, Renaissance really), particularly Italian politics - Medici was pretty alright. First season was kind of rough, the second and third are much better, and actually have a whole new cast of characters (a new generation of the family), so I guess you could skip the first one if it's not doing it for you. The Borgias was pretty good too (the Showtime one, there's also another Borgia series which came out around that time, but I haven't watched it). Jeremy Irons is great in it.

    • Versailles is about Louis XIV. Not for the faint-hearted anti-monarchists, 'cause the whole series is following a guy who is a megalomaniacal piece of shit (the "let's just get rid of the legal protections for protestants, it will be cool" episode is pretty rough), but it's got great set design and costumes, I guess.

    • The Great has basically nothing to do with the actual history around Catherine the Great, but it's a lot of fun.

    • JoesFrackinJack [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I have watched a couple of those animes mentioned, they are great. But it's not something I watch often, it's usually when I'm on discord and a friend is streaming it every other week or so. I gotta kinda be in the mood for anime in all honesty.

      Also spartacus was great, i enjoyed the story quite a bit. Ended up bringing it and don't regret it. Definitely going to check out Cladius though soon. Might chain watch some of your other roman show recommendation, thanks for all that ♥️♥️