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> Like Amazon, even like two good shows would be an enormous accomplishment They've, imo, already gone one amazing show in 'Ted Lasso'. The premise doesn't sou
by herbstein 6y ago
> Like Amazon, even like two good shows would be an enormous accomplishment
They've, imo, already gone one amazing show in 'Ted Lasso'. The premise doesn't sound like it should work. A comedy based on old American soccer commercials? But somehow it really, really works.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoTed Lasso/Morning Show/Mythic Quest are easily my favorite shows this year.
- mrkurt 6y agoDoes mythic quest get a lot better after episode 1? We watched it right after Ted Lasso and it was so ... mean. It _seems_ like something I should like, though.
- brians 6y agoI found it fun. There’s more opportunity for sweetness as you get to know the characters. The arc of the QA engineers is excellent.
- Austin_Conlon 6y agoThe QA guy Lou is like a caricature of someone who spends a lot of time on Hacker News.
- Austin_Conlon 6y agoFor the most part it's a similar style after. I found it amusing overall just seeing the game development industry being satirized, just like I enjoyed HBO Silicon Valley in that way even if it wasn't necessarily a great show. Episode 5 specifically though comes out of left field, and is one of the best episodes of television on the platform.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoI wouldn’t expect everyone to like Mythic Quest. You’ll like if you like It’s always Sunny in Philly.
- nmfisher 6y agoI absolutely loved Mythic Quest, but if it didn’t grab you after the first episode, then it’s just not your cup of tea.
- randallsquared 6y agoAlmost nothing grabs me in the first episode, but I did end up liking it (and the quarantine episode was really wonderful).
- Tempest1981 6y agoI was hoping to like it as much as Silicon Valley, but didn't. Although check out the special Quarantine episode, #10 I think. That was my favorite.
- dpkonofa 6y agoWe started watching Episode 1 and I hated it and we turned it off. It turns out that the part that we were watching was the advertisement that was put together by the creator and it's supposed to be terrible. After watching it a bit longer, it hits its stride. It's not as good as "Ted Lasso" or even "For All Mankind", imo, but it's a decent comedy with some very self-aware humor.
- valuearb 6y agoFor the first four episodes of Mythic Quest it seems like a standard comedy show from a template, done reasonably well with good acting, but not great. Episode 5: “A Dark Quiet Death” takes a left turn so bizarre that for 5 minutes I thought my AppleTV had switched to an entirely different show. When I finally realized it was the same show in a different time, place and with different characters I was like OK, that’s it, I gave it enough of a chance, time to stop watching. But just before I tapped the menu button, Doc and Bean drew me in enough to watch longer, and longer, until I reached the end. By the end I decided A Dark Quiet Death was one of the best tv episodes I’d ever seen. I wasn’t crying, you were crying! my eyes were just very, very dry and tired, and sad. And even though the story returns to present day in the very next episode, every episode after A Dark Quiet Death was imbued with a great deal more meaning. And an understanding that making games isn’t just a fun way to make a living. Sometimes it’s an expression of things you really care about, and an attempt to communicate those feelings to others.
- Austin_Conlon 6y agoThis was also the one episode written by Katie McElhenney, Rob's sister. And here's a web version of the game depicted in the episode: https://darkquietdeath.com https://darkquietdeath.com.
- macjohnmcc 6y agoI love the show. It grows on you. There is a lot of heart and story in it.
- js2 6y agoI also really enjoyed the Long Way Up travelogue which HN might appreciate because they did it on electric Harley Davidsons with Rivian support vehicles. Also, it's just gorgeous footage and Ewan McGregor is pretty entertaining.
- Tempest1981 6y agoVery enjoyable. And makes you appreciate the challenge of EV infrastructure in the developing world.
- m4rtink 6y agoAlso Amazon does The Expanse these days after Sci-Fi Channel dropped it (like all good things).
- cyphertruck 6y agoSEE is a show I expected to hate but really loved. It looks hetter than any l movie on my iphone (I think they are using really wide dynamic range and color gamut, which is ironic given the premise.) Ted Lasso was great too. I just wish Apple would bring back 20-25 episode seasons from the golden age of TV. That’s when shows became part of your life, rather than a friend that shows up for a couple months every couple years.
- Austin_Conlon 6y agoThe production quality across the service is outstanding. Of course that's no substitute for quality storytelling, but it's nice that they hold that standard. Trying out spatial audio while watching Servant was unsettling.
- senkora 6y agoOh, interesting. See looked amazing but the story was just not good at all in my opinion. Glad someone enjoyed it!
- novok 6y agoThe Boys are / were pretty popular. I liked the first season but the second it kind of petered out for me.
- Austin_Conlon 6y agoI can't stress enough how high quality the writing, acting, and character development is in Ted Lasso, and you don't need to care about sports going into it. What a shame that it doesn't have the fame of something like The Queen's Gambit without the reach of Netflix.
- SulfurHexaFluri 6y ago"For all mankind" is also another great one on Apple tv
- Thorentis 6y agoI was honestly disappointed in The Queens Gambit. It was just so predictable, and started getting really repetitive. I love chess, but you just can't appreciate what it going on when they're moving that fast. Unless you want to play along and pause every few seconds, it just a whole bunch of repetitive scenes.
- cauthon 6y agoAs someone who enjoys chess, I don’t think the point or the general appeal of the Queen’s Gambit was watching chess games play out.
- Thorentis 6y agoExactly, which is why I was disappointed at how much screen time was given to literally just watching people moving pieces. The story was quite shallow, and the ending wasn't rewarding at all.
- bengale 6y agoMy wife detests football, and audibly groaned when I said I wanted to give an episode of that a go. We both ended up loving it and can't wait for series two. Seriously good show.