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Away (2020)
"This is Us", written by Sixth graders....
.... and set in Space. A little. But also mostly on Earth, and there's some Space stuff.
And crying.
And also, you get eco-bro'd and social justice preached at.
Lame af for Sci Fi. Immaturely written for Drama. Skip it.
Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010)
It's finally gotten good!! If you weren't watching, but were even a little interested? Get caught up.
Up to this point, I've enjoyed this show for what it is: A 300/Gladiator knockoff,. It's not as good as either of those two movies, of course. - - But for being a weekly series, on Starz? I've enjoyed it quite a bit. (I'm one of the people who thinks "Rome" was better than "Spartacus". I own both Seasons of "Rome" on DVD.) I really enjoyed the story line of Rome quite a bit, much more so than I have to this point for "Spartacus"
To this point "Spartacus" still had a Gladiator copy-cat story-line quality to it. Tonight though? (Episode 10) Things have changed.
The political back-story finally is getting good! (Spoiler) Battiatus is going to be out for BLOOD now! Additionally - every single sub-plot for all the major & minor characters involved in this series is relevant to Spartacus & the Battiatus family. Everything for the next several episodes will have a major impact on how, where and what happens to everyone involved. And even better? I know find myself interested in all those people, and what happens to each one of them.
In short?? It just got really interesting. Interesting to the point I am starting to place "Spartacus" on par for my interest in "Rome" at the end of it's first season. That's a pretty big compliment (coming from me), as the 1st season of "Rome" was actually on the Christmas Wish-List I wrote for my wife!
If you weren't watching it - you should be. Catch up with 'On-Demand' or Netflix, or however you can, and give this one a shot from the beginning.
I don't think you'll regret it. I can fairly say, "I'm glad I've been watching."
Men of a Certain Age (2009)
Painful to watch.
And I mean that in a good way.
It's painful for me to see what these guys go through, them and their families. This is life, folks.
A good buddy of mine called this a humorous show. I think it is more fair to call it a hu-morose show. It has humor, definitely. But it is also morose. The feelings of despair and hope and love and hate and everything else that you get in life - this show depicts. And they do it well.
I AM 40. I HAVE gone through a divorce. I was a Step Parent for 10 years. There are times you DO feel trapped and wish your life had been different. But you keep keeping on. You do your absolute BEST with the hand that you, and fate, has given you.
You persevere. Because that's what you do. That's what life is.
This show gives you that. The actors, the writers, the music - it all combines very well. There are times it so close to home, you almost have to turn it off - and you get that tight feeling in your chest that we all get when life kicks you in the gut.
If you can handle that - this show is something you must watch.
If you can't handle it, or maybe just don't want to use your "TV-Watching-Time" on something that will do that to you - then skip it.
I count myself in the first category. I am invested in the life of these characters, because they truly ARE us.