HBO: Succession

[wease]

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.

The thing that gets me about how this is shot is the quick, almost soap opera like zoom ins. They’re not a gradual thing at all. They’re just like, BAM! zoom in. Them BAM! a little closer and BAM! even closer yet. I can’t think of another show that does it that way.

[spike]

(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

At the end of the day, it’s still Albuquerque.

[Jorge]

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.

The thing that gets me about how this is shot is the quick, almost soap opera like zoom ins. They’re not a gradual thing at all. They’re just like, BAM! zoom in. Them BAM! a little closer and BAM! even closer yet. I can’t think of another show that does it that way.

Yeah I agree that it's shot like The Office

[wease]

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?

BCS isn’t about meth AT ALL.

[wease]

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.

The thing that gets me about how this is shot is the quick, almost soap opera like zoom ins. They’re not a gradual thing at all. They’re just like, BAM! zoom in. Them BAM! a little closer and BAM! even closer yet. I can’t think of another show that does it that way.

Yeah I agree that it's shot like The Office

Hey, you’re right. It feels different in the dramatic setting vs the comedy tho.

[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?

BCS isn’t about meth AT ALL.

oh, well...I know it's a prequel or whatever to Breaking Bad, which is why I lumped meth in there.

[wease]

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?

BCS isn’t about meth AT ALL.

oh, well...I know it's a prequel or whatever to Breaking Bad, which is why I lumped meth in there.

BCS is so much better than BB it’s not even fair to compare the two. I can’t recommend BCS strongly enough. Yes, the first season goes slow, but man are there payoffs later.

[VinylGuy]

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).

well i would say BCS is pretty loved worldwide. But my brother and dad loves it, my girl loves it, a friend of mine too...maybe it is loved here. Who knows.

Visually its stunning, and thematically too, i cant believe its a spin off actually.

I started it with season one finished because of that reason, and boy i was wrong.

[VinylGuy]

just finished season 3

Spoiler: show

Tom got them well. I loved Logan brief encounter with him at the end

[wease]

I can’t decide if Tom is just an incompetent that was given a job because of Siobhan or if he is actually some sort of good businessman. The rank he’s risen to suggests the latter but he sure is a buffoon.

We’re up to the Season 2 finale btw

[Farmer John]

I can’t decide if Tom is just an incompetent that was given a job because of Siobhan or if he is actually some sort of good businessman. The rank he’s risen to suggests the latter but he sure is a buffoon.

We’re up to the Season 2 finale btw

He's a buffoon and a weirdo, but I don't think he's dumb. He seems pretty savvy.

[VinylGuy]

He gets pretty smart with each season.

[wease]

I can’t decide if Tom is just an incompetent that was given a job because of Siobhan or if he is actually some sort of good businessman. The rank he’s risen to suggests the latter but he sure is a buffoon.

We’re up to the Season 2 finale btw

He's a buffoon and a weirdo, but I don't think he's dumb. He seems pretty savvy.

He seems savvy like he’s watched a bunch of 80s movies about yuppies and business. Only in the broadest sense of the term.

[wease]

That S2 finale! I was wondering if he’d actually do it.

[Jorge]

OK I will

I just finished season 1, and it did get better than the pilot. But yeah, my take is that this show is ultimately just OK

[Higgs]

I am just starting out on this show. Watched S01E01 and it was 'aight.

Let's see how this pans out.

[Jorge]

It is ultimately just OK

I love cousin Greg?

[dad]

It is ultimately just OK

I love cousin Greg?

Greg? and Tom are the best.

[wease]

It is ultimately just OK

I love cousin Greg?

Greg? and Tom are the best.

They’re the buffoons. The buffoons are always the best.

[dad]

It is ultimately just OK

I love cousin Greg?

Greg? and Tom are the best.

They’re the buffoons. The buffoons are always the best.

i love roman too.

this show is more than just ok.