Indirectly asking for recommendations on what to watch.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Based on the trailers back when Kung Pow: Enter the Fist released, I wouldn’t have thought anything about it. It didn’t seem like a good movie. But then I saw it because my mom made me drive my two younger siblings who wanted to see it to the theatre and nothing else was playing that I hadn’t seen so I just went with them.

    It’s one of my top 10 favorite comedies.

    • Jonathan@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I love Moon! Such a fantastic sci-fi movie. I always suggest that one to folks looking to watch one.

    • Krzd@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      The expanse is amazing, if you get over the pacing of the first 2 episodes. (If not, give the books a shot! Actually, even if, definitively give the books a shot, they’re incredible)

      • hightrix@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        This. I have to tell everyone that I recommend this show to to power through the first few episodes as it is not a noir space crime drama that is appears to be when following around some random detective on a space station.

      • d00phy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        DS9 actually turned out to be my favorite. Didn’t expect that at all going into it.

      • blegeg@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Couldn’t agree with this more. First few seasons they find their footing, but when they do they have some of the most incredible story lines and pay offs. It has become my favorite.

        If you’re really struggling you can probably watch the episodes rated 7.0+ on IMDb in seasons 1 and 2 and still get a lot of what’s happening in season 3 and later, but you’ll definitely miss some backstory. Deep space nine being stationary generally did a good job with continuing characters and stories over time imo.

  • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    After a LONG stretch of mediocre Star Wars content, I was burnt out on the franchise and had pretty much tuned out from new releases cuz they all sucked.

    …saw people rave on and on about Andor, finally dove in expecting it to be more of the same half-assed shit we’d been getting for years leading up to it.

    IT IS SO FUCKING GOOD!

    Like holy shit, it felt so good to actually enjoy SW content again!

    • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      If you like Star, you should go check out Hazbin Hotel. The main character is basically what would happen if Star were written by a more adult-oriented writer (think Archer or Rick & Morty.) The pilot is on YouTube, and the main series is on Amazon Prime.

  • EssentialCoffee@midwest.socialEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Hamilton.

    Thought it was probably fine, but massively overrated. Avoided pretty much everything about it until I saw it live.

    It was better than the hype.

    • okamiueru@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I used to watch a lot of different anime during late teens for some years. All of Naruto, Death Note, Monster, Bleach, Code Geass, Sword Art Online, Cowboy Bebop, Madoka, One Punch, Steins;Gate, Samurai X, Attack on Titan, Full metal alchemist, , etc, are just the ones that come to mind.

      Recently I thought back on this, and how many shows came out season after season, that I really enjoyed. I wondered how many shows must have come out in the last ten years since I stopped paying attention because of, life.

      The first one I thought of giving a go was Frieren. I don’t know if it’s me that changed, or that it just isn’t for me. Either of which are fine. But I just couldn’t get into it. It seemed so utterly boring.

      Not sure what my point is… Maybe to ask if it makes sense regarding Frieren, and whether it gets good after some episodes, or of it just isn’t for me any more.

      Maybe also to ask for other recommendations from anyone who might feel the same.

      • Sabakodgo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        8 months ago

        Everything you listed is mostly carried by action scenes (except steins gate), while Frieren is drama. I also mostly watch action anime, and I need the right mood to watch drama or slower show.

        Since you enjoy action anime, here are some recommendations similar to your list: Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon Slayer, Black Clover, Chainsaw Man, Hell’s Paradise.

        Also check out dubbed versions as they improved a lot last ten years.

      • hruzgar@feddit.de
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        8 months ago

        I feel rhe exact same way about Frieren. It’s just too boring to me but so many people praise it. You should watch “The Eminence in Shadow”

      • Knives@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Frieren is a slow burn for sure. I understand it is not for everyone, and that’s okay.

        To me, it’s the best anime I’ve watched in a while. The slower pace lets scenes breath and the melancholic undertones resonate with me right now. Isekai has really flooded the market right now and to me this is such a breath of fresh air.

        I think with the anime you listed there is definitely an anime in the current or recent seasons that will speak to you. I recommend Mashle. To me it’s One Punch at Hogwarts.

  • RBWells@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Into the Spiderverse is a perfect movie.

    Pluto

    Blue Eye Samurai

    Oh and Guardians of the Galaxy I thought would be so stupid but really liked it.

  • tastysnacks@programming.dev
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    8 months ago

    Community. I kept casually hearing about it. My first episode was the paintball episode. Needless to say, I was hooked from the start.