Scholarship table
Finally got around to Ted Lasso. Wow, what a charming, endearing, delightful show. Truly a joyful experience.
Finished Breaking Bad last night. That was a really well-done show and the ending seemed to "fit" for me.Gotta figure out what is next. I'm sure eventually I'll get to Better Call Saul (and El Camino), but not sure if I want to jump in to those right away.
Better Call Saul > Breaking Bad. This is my opinion and I am sticking to it.
(btw - watching Arrested Development with someone experiencing it for the first time is awesome)
We often switch to a lighter show after watching a show like that.
Hence my thought (mentioned above) that maybe Arrested Development will be next for me.
That may be a good one to try. We have stuck with lighter family dramas(Virgin River, Northern Rescue) in between darker shows. Sitcom shows are very hit or miss for me. But I have heard good things, and, we have enjoyed other Jason Bateman projects.
I've actually never watched Arrested Development...maybe that will be next.
For being in the same universe by the same crew the shows are pretty solidly different.I think both are fantastic.BB imo is more rewatchable and it broke the ground for everything. But Saul is also amazing and the way it uses the BB blue print while also filling in the cracks is impressive.
It's hard to know others' tastes -- particularly if they say that sitcoms are "very hit or miss" -- but if you haven't watched it already, I enthusiastically recommend The Good Place. It's not for everyone, but I loved it. It's certainly a light-hearted change of pace from BB.
A few recommendations (not knowing your tastes, what streaming services you get or what you've already seen):Barry (one of HBO's best comedies ever) ... The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (chatty but funny and well acted) ... Dead to Me (great acting by the leads) ... GLOW (surprisingly good and even tender) ... Fleabag (really foul but effen hilarious) ... The Boys (ditto) ... VEEP and/or Curb (of course!) ... Ted Lasso (as others have said, a very sweet show). ... Also, the first few seasons of Shameless before it totally went to shyte.
Yes, on all of the above. Both excellent.The most recent season of Saul was as good as any in the "franchise" (for lack of better term) ... and, frankly, one of the best seasons of TV of any show I've watched. Totally engrossing, every episode, with outstanding writing, acting and character development. Can't wait to see what they do with the final season.
S5 was outstanding. Can't wait to rewatch it once S6 gets more imminent.The last hanful of episodes of S5 were among the best stretch of tv episodes on any show ever.
Agree. Incredible television. When is S6 supposed to air?