Quite a few of you are asking about ANDOR! Here's the deal: I'm currently halfway through the season, but I didn't have time to finish it before filming this video, so even though I'm enjoying it a lot I couldn't include a series I haven't fully watched. However, it's very likely it would have been in the honorable mentions (a.k.a. in top 10), if not in the top 5. So yes, I agree, from what I've seen - "Andor" is pretty damn great 💜
It is very good. Unfortunately, like “Rogue One” and even “Solo,” it’s sandwiched between so many Disney/Lucasfilm misses, it may never get the attention and acclaim it deserves.
Andor really wasn't good. I couldn't help but find myself playing with my phone while watching it. It's not engaging and generally predictable. Don't understand the hype
I’m currently bingeing Succession, which is extremely good. I still have to catch up on House of the Dragon, Severance, Better Call Saul season 6, Barry season 3, and many more from previous years since I just got HBO Max.
I love all of those but I guess I need to 'get over it' and start House of the Dragon. I never hear anyone talk about Station Eleven which is such a wonderful miniseries on HBO Max. It has a great story and it focuses on the characters and coping in creative ways, surviving and learning to trust strangers. The book was published in 2014, before Covid so I think that could be why some won't give it a watch even though the epidemic is not the focus of the show. This show is funny, sad, heartbreaking and heartwarming, I love it so much.
Loved that you put 1899 at number 2.. Was a brilliant piece of story telling and exposition ,despite the flaws..so so disgusted with Netflix not releasing subsequent seasons!!..
I just finished watching it. So intrigued by the ending, so many questions. Is it possible Netflix could reverse their decision or maybe the series could be picked up by another network? To end the series now is a freaking crime.
Would’ve been so fantastic, Boran follows the path of 1 season for questions, second for answering and third for showdown, kinda like a three act movie !😢 Wish they would do another season 🎉
The Bear is one of my favorites already. Jeremy Allen White is one of the best actors rn! And that long take ep gave me goosebumps for the entire runtime!
My top 5 for your watch list: 1. Better Call Saul: S6 2. The White Lotus: S2 3. Atlanta: S3 & S4 4. The Staircase: S1 5. Barry: S3 Looking forward to the next seasons of Yellowjackets and Succession.
Still gotta see 1899 and the Bear but here's my top 10. 10. Made in Abyss Season 2 9. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 8. House of the Dragon 7. Atlanta Season 3 and 4 6. Mob Psycho Season 3 5. Severance 4. The Rehearsal 3. Andor 2. Barry Season 3 1. Better Call Saul Season 6
i absolutely LOVED severance, watching it weekly was both a pain (because of the slow start) and very intriguing the season finale was amazing! My other three favorites were Better call saul (perfect ending) House of the Dragon and Atlanta (also perfect ending)
I’ve very much enjoyed those of your picks I’ve seen (Stranger Things, The Peripheral, and 1899). I’m very disappointed to learn 1899 will not get to finish its story, particularly remembering how more deeply engrossing Dark became as the story progressed. I haven’t been so ticked off at Netflix since they cancelled The OA prematurely (evidently their marketing department believes new series pull in more subscribers, so it seems to be increasingly difficult for productions designed with a story arc to unfold over several seasons to complete their planned run). If it wasn’t for some of Netflix’s interesting foreign-language programming I wouldn’t know how to find elsewhere, I’d be done with them altogether.
I've read somewhere there was some sort of power struggle within Netflix, where in the end they fired the producer responsible for picking up all the good content on Netflix in the last 6-7 years (like Dark and Queen's Gambit) and and now they've changed their politics in favor of "fast food entertainment" series. So the cancellation of 1899 is basically the final nail in the golden era of Netflix.
Mariana: "For number one: there is only one tv-show missing, say it with me..." and I went "Andor!" but you opted for House of the Dragon. Ah, well, to each his/her own ;-)
The only one i have seen is 1899 and i thought it was kind of terrible. It build up this mystery to the point there could only be one answer and it was a terrible one. I enjoyed the international part of it. Everyone speaking there own language and how they still managed to communicate and understand each other but i have no interest in watching another season. I would have cancelled it too.
I watched the Peripheral as per your recommendation. Really intriguing first 3 episodes then the plot becomes too flat or at least too childish fir my taste: the methods used by guys from the future are , to put it mildly, primitive and not up to their futuristic status. episodes 6 and 7 were so dull that I fell asleep. That said I have to admit the subject and the introduction of the story were really good. Shame they could not keep up the quality
You should watch Andor, if not already on radar. One of the best shows I’ve seen in a while. The writing is astounding, and feels unlike any Star Wars before. Which I think is a great thing. More like an incredible espionage/political drama thriller and character study.
Cancelling 1899 was ridiculous. I didn't like this show nearly as much as I was hoping to (I find the plot solution they went for deeply unsatisfying), but it was still a quality piece of tv with quite an audience and big potential for seasons 2 and 3. Maybe someone else would pick it up, so we can get the rest of the story. I'd also like to mention season 3 of The Boys, which for a long time was really good (better than season 1, not to mention season 2), but then derailed near the end. It looked like the creators wrote it as the final chapter of the series, but then it turned out Amazon wants season 4, so they had to change the script in a way, that makes no sense.
Just a quick thank you for your videos. They are so well written and edited. I am forever grateful for you bringing such high quality Movies and TV to my attention 🙌🏼 !
I’ve seen a lot of shows in 2022, these were the best: Succession Better Call Saul 1899 Severance For All Mankind Stranger Things Honorable Mentions: Black Bird Andor
Very cool to hear you talk about House of ghe Dragon I was a little bit bummed out when you stopped your weekly Episode reviews so early (although totally understandable if they’re not performing. 25-30 minutes including Q&A would be very time consuming over 10 Weeks) But i hope maybe for season 2 next year the intrest will be there - your ASOIAF book reviews brought me to your channel and I’m always intrested what you have to say about this universe
I really hope people are more interested in the show for season 2! I love talking about all things Westeros, so if people are interested in episode discussions for season 2 - I will gladly bring those back))
I don't know exactly were you stand regarding animation but there are two very very good animation you could enjoy watching (if you haven't done it yet): *Arcane *Cyberpunk Edgerunners
Season 2 of The White Lotus was extraordinary! I loved season 1 as well, but season 2 really upped the social commentary and complex character writing (and SLEAZE). Not sure if you've seen it but if I had to sell it to you, it's like a rich person vacation soap opera with really high production value and social consequences, and an element of murder mystery that drives everything forward.
I’m so glad The Peripheral seems to be good, I want to check out more Nolan/Joy shows after Westworld was very sadly cancelled before it’s final season. I know season 3 was not very good, but season 4-even with its flaws-seemed to be a step back in the right direction and I was SO HOOKED by the cliffhanger setup for the final season. Curse you Warner HBO!!
@@ImpressionBlend So sad about the new leadership for Warner and their dismantling of HBO Max. This is why I get my hands on every blu-ray release of my favorites whenever I can
Great list. Yellowjackets was my top new show of 2022. Severance was the second and HOTD was the third. I loved Stranger Things S4 but S3 was more close to my heart. Yet to watch The Bear and 1899.
Can't be-LIEVE 1899 isn't getting renewed. That's tantamount to Severance not getting a second season. Guess I had to find out somehow. Thanks for the info.
1899 news sucks and my further worry is any affect on Jantje and Baran as storytellers. They are amazing as is, and hopefully they’ll confidently move forward with new stories that wom’t cater to the masses, the masses need to come to them. Just find better partners than Netflix
Excellent picks. I'm re-watching The Peripheral again. So good that I'll be reading the book soon. Never heard of The Bear, so that will be my next adventure. 1899 is a hard watch but was nice seeing many of The Dark actors in it. This year, in re-watching my favorite series of the 90's, The X-Files. So good!
I just realized that I was unsubscribed from your channel without me knowing. Don't know what happened. Also had a few channel subscriptions I never heard of, or even looked at before.
👍1899 is so good! And (no spoilers) even if the current ending is not perfect, it's still really, really good. Netflix seemingly cannot stop punching itself in the face.
@@ImpressionBlend Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. It's appreciated. I respect your rather overwhelming knowledge of film and get a lot out of your reviews. Thanks.
Severance was outstanding. Looking forward to season 2. ST was great but Not m afraid they will try to extend it beyond its natural lifetime.The Peripheral took time this grow on me. I will wait for season 2 before I render a judgement. I strongly recommend Mr. Inbetween. Not sci-fi but an excellent dramatic comedy that will make you think about the role of violence in society.
I always love to find a new advisor (if you will) on movies and series to watch. I love this list as I’ve watched almost all of them with yeh exception of Yellow Jackets and The Bear. We started with the Bear but got sidetracked. We’ll get back with that one and possibly get into Yellowjackets as well. Obviously would have to do a lot of catching up with that one. Thank you
I couldnt get into House of the Dragon. I stopped watching it at episode 5. I wanted to continue, but it felt too much like one of those big budget shows without much substance. None of the interesting dynamic characters and comic relief that was in Game of Thrones (before season 8). HoD takes itself too seriously. Let me know if I made a misjudgement and should continue.
I would really, really love a video review from you on Severance. Just finished it, so much to think about. And you're one of my two favorite RU-vid reviewers.
Raised by Wolves would be in my top 3 of the year and I’m still devastated it was cancelled. That was my absolute favorite Sci Fi show. I also loved Wednesday too and Severance.
This thing of cancel a tv show is stupid. Because of this that I'm watching more asian tv series, like the K-Dramas. They don't have this thing of end the series without a proper end.
I disagree with you on House of the Dragon. I find it overrated and very weak compared to the first seasons of GoT in terms of acting, dialog, story arcs, even CGI. It felt rushed and I didn't care for any character who died.
I'm still upset about 1899 being canceled, they only gave it a few months before they killed it, a lot of people didn't even get a chance to see it and now they feel like there's no reason since the show isn't going to continue. RIP another great show that was treated unfairly.
I totally agree with your one minor criticism of Strangers Things 4: the Soviet gulag monster stuff goes on and on and on. I love the character of Dmitri and his strengthening alliance with Hopper but I felt like I was away from other dynamics for too long. Kudos to the writers for juggling so many balls and keeping everything well-paced and coherent!
1899 didn't get enough viewers for how much the show costs. Their analytics and data science has the lowest churn rate out of all the streams. They know they're subscribers won't leave if they cancel this show. I wish we got to see how it played out but it wasn't a complete shock it got canceled.
1899 was my favorite show of the the last year sadly it has been cancelled probably because of the Brazilian girl who claims that they stoled her idea!!, House of the dragon was excellent too... time to watch the Peripheral i didn't want to but I will give it a shot! 😅
Great choices! The standout for me is "The Peripheral". William Gibson is a truly contemporary science fiction author, way past of the previous wave who thought that by now we will be far in the Stars and we have not past the Moon yet and into Internet, Virtual reality and video games lol. Anyway, I think that the Peripheral deserves more attention and I am glad that it is in your top 5!
Great picks. I think 2023 is gonna be just as good with the Last of Us and the return of shows like the Mandalorian, Yellowjackets, and Succession. Are there any shows your looking forward to in particular?
Definitely "Last of Us" and "Yellowjackets" (anything that was on this list that has a new season coming up this year, really), but also "The Fall of the House of Usher" - new Mike Flanagan mini series on Netflix
To each their own, but almost every show I talked about leans heavily into characters and themes, which makes then very rewatchable. Not about the reveal at all for me.
