(11-06-2017 11:13 PM)WWDog Wrote:  

(11-05-2017 08:32 AM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(11-04-2017 11:15 PM)WWDog Wrote:  

(11-03-2017 11:04 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  

(11-03-2017 09:18 AM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Indeed. And Ozark isn't great. It's okay. We stopped watching about 9 episodes in.

So, you stopped one episode from the season finale? Did it really take nine for you to figure out maybe it wasn't for you?

I've watched the whole first season. Like you with Ozarks, I bailed on Breaking Bad but did so during the third episode. I just couldn't get behind it and knew it wasn't going to be for me.

Working terrorism and transnational criminal org issues over the past decade of my career, I really have a hard time with the glorification of criminals these programs show. While there is some reality to what they depict they aren't documentaries. Instead they glamorize violence, criminals and various illicit activities.

I was able to stick with Ozarks though just because I'm somewhat intrigued by what most people would find the most boring part of the show and that's the money laundering angle. The family angle is interesting as well and then how Bateman's character is able to pull stuff out of his ass to save face for anther day. It will be interesting to see how he is able or if he is able to keep doing that. There certainly seems to be a more cerebral context to Ozarks than Breaking Bad.

I too had a problem with Breaking Bad in that production of drugs that definitely destroyed lives was being somewhat glorified. I quit watching in the first season for that reason and the fact that all of the first season was a real downer with the exception of the last episode. Then friends raved about it so much that I watched past the first season while the wife was out of town and got hooked. I still had reservations about what these people were doing but the writing and how they molded the story really was extraordinary. It took a concerted effort to get through the first season and a little bit more convincing my wife that it got better. She became hooked too.

I really like Better Call Saul. The characters and their development is very interesting.

I love Better Call Saul. Slippin’ Jimmy is my guy. As much as I like Jimmy I really like the character of Mike Ehrmantraut more. I could look in Kim Wexler’s wide set eyes all day long. It’s a really good show. Moves slow at times. Michael McKean as Chuck blows me away and makes it hard for me to remember him as Lenny from LaVerne and Shirley. Same guy though.

Anyhoo, as much as I love the show it causes me angst at Jimmy’ antics. There’s a German word that describes Jimmy better than any English word I could come up with.

Quote: Have you ever watched someone make a fool of themselves, only to find yourself cringing in embarrassment for them? Then you’ve most likely experienced fremdschämen.

This German word is made up of two parts, with fremd meaning “foreign” and schämen meaning “to be embarrassed.” The term is typically used to describe someone who feels embarrassment on behalf of someone else. The corresponding noun for this feeling is Fremdscham.

Jimmy has brought such fremdschämen on me that I’ve had to fast forward through some exchanges as they made me so uncomfortable for him. Lol.

Yep! Always looking for Squiggy to come bustin down the door saying "Hello!" Mike is everybody's favorite. The guy is the rock solid guy you can always trust as long as you are the up and up.

I didnt care much for Better Call Saul. Too slow and rambling---no real diresction. Other than one episode with Mike, I just found it kind boring. I stopped watching after season one. My brother in law told me the second season was much much better and that I should give it another shot. He was right. Loved season 2.