HBO: Succession

[Mickey]

Unreal. Bunch of philistines.

[dad]

yeah!

*loganroysayingfuckoff.gif*

[Jorge]

I just know that pilots are sometimes the weakest episodes, so I'm just wondering. I watched it two weeks ago and have found it hard to muster the enthusiasm to pick it back up

[dad]

keep watching.

[doug rr]

I just know that pilots are sometimes the weakest episodes, so I'm just wondering. I watched it two weeks ago and have found it hard to muster the enthusiasm to pick it back up

idiot

[Mickey]

I can't engage with that kind of response. I found it compelling from the pilot (whereas I found Better Call Saul dull throughout much of the first season). It gets more compelling, but if you don't like the pilot I doubt you'll like the show (which, to be clear, is a moral failing).

[Jorge]

I just know that pilots are sometimes the weakest episodes, so I'm just wondering. I watched it two weeks ago and have found it hard to muster the enthusiasm to pick it back up

idiot

I'm sorry I wasn't crazy about your Edgy People Walking In And Out Of Conference Rooms show!!!

[doug rr]

I just know that pilots are sometimes the weakest episodes, so I'm just wondering. I watched it two weeks ago and have found it hard to muster the enthusiasm to pick it back up

idiot

I'm sorry I wasn't crazy about your Edgy People Walking In And Out Of Conference Rooms show!!!

ok

[dad]

I just know that pilots are sometimes the weakest episodes, so I'm just wondering. I watched it two weeks ago and have found it hard to muster the enthusiasm to pick it back up

has every show you've ever loved had the most amazing pilot?

[Jorge]

No, that's why I said the part about knowing that pilots are often among the weaker episodes of a series

[dad]

please keep watching the show about the edgy conference room people.

please.

[Jorge]

OK I will

[VinylGuy]

While the series gets so much better than the pilot, and i like how fun it is, its also not that different...even visually, its kinda the same as the first episode.

I guess my biggest grip with this series is how uniform the whole thing is visually. There were some cool framing in season 2 and thats kinda it.

Again, Better Call Saul is on another level.

Still this one is really fun.

[dad]

i've never seen a single episode of Better Call Saul, and maybe...maybe the first three episodes of Breaking Bad.

why are we comparing a show about meth to a show about an awful wealthy media conglomerate?

are you basing it off of the critical acclaim those shows have received v. what succession is also receiving?

[VinylGuy]

Im not comparing them on terms on what they are about, but in terms on characters and visual style.
And yes, on terms on critical acclaim too.

But now that i think about it, they have some similarities on what they are about right?

[dad]

Im not comparing them on terms on what they are about, but in terms on characters and visual style.
And yes, on terms on critical acclaim too.

But now that i think about it, they have some similarities on what they are about right?

corruption and criminal activity, access, excess, power...sure.

[Mickey]

I have a working pet theory that Argentines in particular love Better Call Saul. I was down there in 2015 and everyone I knew kept raving about the first season (which, again, I found incredibly drab and dull, especially on a visual level, though the ending was good).

[Mickey]

Not good enough for me to keep watching it though.

[Jorge]

(which, again, I found incredibly drab and dull, especially on a visual level,

Interesting because I find BCS one of the most beautifully shot shows I've ever watched. I think the thoughtfulness and artistry of its framing is one of its key strengths and what really puts it over the edge in comparison to the middle-shot drudgery of most TV, prestige or otherwise

[dad]

(which, again, I found incredibly drab and dull, especially on a visual level,

Interesting because I find BCS one of the most beautifully shot shows I've ever watched. I think the thoughtfulness and artistry of its framing is one of its key strengths and what really puts it over the edge in comparison to the middle-shot drudgery of most TV, prestige or otherwise

if you're into this i think you'd enjoy Landscapers.