[SithDefender]

Originally Posted by mercedised

But but but.. I would like to know from Bhpian's what is behind all the hype this show has created without spoilers as I am yet to watch further seasons.

Breaking Bad had some glacially slow episodes in between. However, the last 4 episodes have been the BEST I have ever seen in television, before or after :

To'hajiilee
Ozymandias
Granite State
Felina

These four have been such an immersive experience. It was only matched (to an extent, not completely) by Better Call Saul.

[mobike008]

Originally Posted by mercedised

Started watching the legendary series 'Breaking Bad'. Currently on S02 EP08. I only started watching becoz of imdb rating, and most of my friends were going gaga over the series. Till now, I have failed to understand what all the hype is about this show. I have heard and read from plenty that this is the best series made till now. I am finding this show very overrated. It's a very basic show with plenty of loopholes. Maybe this show is like classical music which is'nt for everyone.

Well, the whole concept, storyline, characters and most importantly a location which was never in any movie makers radar made this show into the legend that it is.

Imagine a chemistry teacher who is soft, intelligent and educated like most professors are changes his demeanor from episode to episode and becomes a totally different person by the middle of the series due to all the circumstances that is never seen before characterization.

What is thrilling is the so many near misses of them getting caught by his BIL kept me on the edge of the seat.

Each and Every character did the role of their career

Walter (What an acting. Pure love)
Jesse (What an acting. His rap style dialogue delivery is amazing)
Hank ( Cocky and atypical cop. Brilliant)
Saul (Sleazy, Despicable and Desperate- One of the best actings I ever saw in my life)
Gus (A black Italian dude- Sinister to the core and super polished)
Tuco (One of the best villains on screen)
Lalo (He too. What a villainous character. Charming and dangerous at same time)
Hector...so and so forth. Every character is a gem and played to the hilt by them.

We being car guys, a note on cars. Imagine using an ugly car like the Pontiac Aztec is so funny and real at the same time considering his financial situation.

This is one of the few series that I keep going back to watch some specific episodes that I love the most. Like this one scene is my most favorite- Tuco is my favorite maniac.

https://youtu.be/njtfNPB-YKg?si=QRTQY0lrYI9CtAwm

Then there is Saul Goodman. I never saw such fantastic acting in a long time.

I do agree it gets unbearably slow in between which is a minor downside but, the pace keeps picking up and I would highly recommend you to finish the whole series and have patience.

After this is done, move on to "Better Call Saul" and trust me you will be rewarded even more. Sometimes, I toss a coin to decide which is the better series and I'm still " undecided"


Breaking Bad- 10/5
Better Call Saul- 10/5

[PPS]

Watched Season 5 of Fargo on Prime. Enjoyed it, surprisingly not too many reviews of it here. Its watchable though maybe not as good as first 2 seasons but definitely better than previous 2 seasons which I had to abandon !

[ThatCarGuy]

Fans of "Only Murders in the Building", Season 4 just starting streaming weekly in Hotstar.

https://youtu.be/dKyX8rocAB8

[amol4184]

Originally Posted by PPS

Watched Season 5 of Fargo on Prime. Enjoyed it, surprisingly not too many reviews of it here. Its watchable though maybe not as good as first 2 seasons but definitely better than previous 2 seasons which I had to abandon !

It was discussed when it first aired along with rest of the seasons. For me season 5 was excellent! I'm planning to watch it again.
If we are ranking the seasons then my personal list is

1
5
3
2
4

4th was lowest point in the series and I'm glad they made such a comeback from there. 2 and 3 are pretty close to each other though. I did abandon season 4 and never went back

[adimicra]

Originally Posted by amol4184

It was discussed when it first aired along with rest of the seasons. For me season 5 was excellent! I'm planning to watch it again.
If we are ranking the seasons then my personal list is

1
5
3
2
4

4th was lowest point in the series and I'm glad they made such a comeback from there. 2 and 3 are pretty close to each other though. I did abandon season 4 and never went back

I am actually glad that Season 5 turned out to be really good, was disappointed after Season 4 and was in 2 minds whether to watch Season 5. I am happy that I gave it a shot.

My rankings -
1
2
5
3
4

[the.shivaraj]

IC814 : Netflix

Happened to watch this movie which was outstanding. Entire cast was remarkable particularly Vijay Verma’s acting. It is a gripping movie without any violence. I was glued to the TV and no idea how time went by. Good to watch with family. Realistic video editing too. Worth a watch.

Rating 9/10

[ABHI_1512]

IC-814 Netflix

There is nothing that we don’t know about the story of IC 814 and the related hijack. This series only shows the story from the point of view of the pilot. The series is based on the book Flight into fear - The Captain’s story. The Captain Devi Sharan was later hailed as a hero. The only thing that is new to us, is the back room dealings that has been shown and which sometimes comes up as childish. The series is short and apart from the brilliant cast, that’s the only bright spot. The cast is an ensemble of superlative stars and that is perhaps the only reason to watch this series. Biggest miscast is Rajeev Thakur- he hardly can act and apart from the look, it was funny (no pun intended) to see him as a dreaded terrorist !!
Watch it for the cast and nothing else, specially Arvind Swamy- the guy hasn’t aged at all. Anubhav Sinha is losing it somewhat after a brilliant spell.

Rating: 2.5/5

[Dry Ice]

Originally Posted by ABHI_1512

IC-814 Netflix
…
Biggest miscast is Rajeev Thakur- he hardly can act and apart from the look, it was funny (no pun intended) to see him as a dreaded terrorist !! …

True!

I have only watched the first episode, but had to check the cast, to confirm it was Rajeev Thakur!

Couldn’t help but compare him to Jim Sarbh in Neerja. Jim was in a different league as the scary, unpredictable hijacker.

[aspire]

Originally Posted by Dry Ice

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I watched it over the weekend, disappointed is the word, superlative cast, everything good at your disposal and you end up making such an amateurish take on one of the single biggest event which had a domino effect in the Indian subcontinent, with such a great true story how could one falter so bad? This had so much potential , alas, its still an ok series to watch, disappointed at it being an OK one instead of great!

[Sebring]

I agree. Even otherwise, a stellar cast can't save a badly written series. Was disappointed.

Some controversy is raging right now -
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/netf...ndtv_topscroll

Originally Posted by ABHI_1512

Biggest miscast is Rajeev Thakur- he hardly can act and apart from the look, it was funny (no pun intended) to see him as a dreaded terrorist

[noopster]

Netflix has some fantastic true-crime documentaries, for fans of the genre. These are some I recently came across:
1. Worst Ex Ever
2. Worst Roommate Ever (S2 is absolutely rivetting, S1 is OK-OK)
3. My Daughter's Killer (French)- it's almost like a Hollywood thriller- do check it out.

[ABHI_1512]

Originally Posted by Sebring

Some controversy is raging right now

Off topic but this entire controversy is totally unnecessary. The director only used what’s already in the public domain and even the Home Ministry has published the same names while submitting the report about the hijacking. So this current notice calling the content head of Netflix is only pandering to a certain notion and nothing else.

[mobike008]

The Accident (Netflix)
4/5

Stumbled upon this Mexican series on Netflix which I think released quite recently. I watched till date 4/10 episodes and found it pretty good considering I have limited tolerance for long drawn series....Plan to complete the rest later this week.

This is a story of a bunch of rich friends/colleagues who meet at a party and how an accident at the party changes everyone's life.

It's gripping and quite fast paced and shows the emotions of human in the advent of a tragedy and how everyone reacts so differently that destroys their personal and personal lives.

[vj_torqueaddict]

Originally Posted by the.shivaraj

IC814 : Netflix

Happened to watch this movie which was outstanding. Entire cast was remarkable particularly Vijay Verma’s acting. It is a gripping movie without any violence. I was glued to the TV and no idea how time went by. Good to watch with family. Realistic video editing too. Worth a watch.

Rating 9/10

I didn't understand all the hate for this series. I rate it 7.5/10
I binged it in a day. I don't know who Rajeev thakur is and never seen before, so I didn't feel any misplaced cast. I rated little lower due to the press angle which was unnecessary and didn't add any value to the story or how it affected the hijacking. Looks like forced Netflix gender quota ( sorry if I am harsh )

So happy to see Arvind swamy. The negotiations seemed a bit funny which was actually very gruelling as per NatGeo doc. A marathon 30h negotiations.