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[PhattPike]

Ozark for me is an 8/10. It’s decent, has some great characters, an intriguing location and keeps you on edge from episode to episode. It falls down a little for me in that it has become pretty formulaic. Episode starts, Byrdes have a problem, Byrdes do something to try and fix it, fix exacerbates the shit the Byrdes are in, Episode ends.

Better Call Saul is a 9+ though.

[Big_Dan_Campbell]

Something that irks me is that it is set in summer time in the Ozarks yet the weather is always dull as fuck when they are down by the river or lake.

[LionelRitchie]

Thought the same but after 2,3 episodes of this season gets really good again. Worth persisting

[Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy]

@TheUlteriorMotive

Lot of lads cannot handle the darkness of the human soul Ozark reflects to them.

This isn’t a confessional, Graham.

[Julio_Geordio]

@binkybarnes

Jason Bateman also gives a Tour de France as Marty Byrd. His facial expressions when he hears some more spectacularly bad and mad news are tremendous.

It’s the exact same facial expressions he gave in arrested development when something ridiculous happened.
Actually he was an accidental crook surrounded by unreliable dysfunctional people in that as well. Fiddling the books is what tripped them up there as well.
Is Ozark just a non comedy extreme version of arrested development?

[TheUlteriorMotive]

I will give it a go

[binkybarnes]

@Julio_Geordio

It’s the exact same facial expressions he gave in arrested development when something ridiculous happened.
Actually he was an accidental crook surrounded by unreliable dysfunctional people in that as well. Fiddling the books is what tripped them up there as well.
Is Ozark just a non comedy extreme version of arrested development

I never watched Arrested Development so I couldn’t tell you

[the_man_himself]

Watch Arrested Development instead

[Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy]

Don’t watch it @binkybarnes

[mikehunt]

I like Bateman. Very good in Bad Words. He was the co commentator in DodgeBall.

[the_man_himself]

It’s a bold strategy Cotton

[Dziekanowski]

@Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy

Watched the first episode of McMafia last night which I feel looks promising.

That’s a decent series. The lead guy and his wife are splendidly wooden, which is exactly what they’re meant to be. Vadim is a tremendous character. There’s a fierce Jose Mourinho vibe off him.

[Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy]

It’s quite similar to The Night Manager which was also decent.

[Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy]

I probably preferred The Night Manager as the main character worked in hospitality and had a lovely way about him.

As you said, Alex is a very dour individual.

[glenshane]

Ozark is getting mental
New series of fauda,
Last 2 episodes of better call saul have been outstanding
New series of after life in a week.
It’s all shaping up to be an excellent lockdown

[PhattPike]

@glenshane

New series of after life in a week.

Saw that pop up on the 'flix a few days ago. Had assumed After Life would be just on single season. Excellent news.

Finished Bodyguard there tonight. A superb mini-series, the fact that it isn’t going to be drawn out over 3 or 4 more increasingly outlandish seasons only stands to it.

[glenshane]

@PhattPike

Finished Bodyguard there tonight. A superb mini-series, the fact that it isn’t going to be drawn out over 3 or 4 more increasingly outlandish seasons only stands to it.

I’ll add it to my list.

Ricky Gervais is the greatest philosopher of our age…after ian beefy botham of course.

[anon78624367]

What’s after life about?

[glenshane]

@anon78624367

What’s after life about?

Are we not speaking?

[anon78624367]

Open to the board. I’d talk to the wall if it had ears