Firefly is better imo, but it does have the “advantage” of only having had one very good season. Would Firefly have kept the same quality or better over 6 seasons? Who knows. We’ve all seen shows with excellent first seasons that later drop in quality (Altered Carbon for example). Regardless, The Expanse is a great sci-fi show that is at least worth trying out if you liked Firefly.

Legion is great! Very trippy show, especially fun to watch while under the influence of something.

I remember Devs sorta changing the direction you’d expect the show to go after the first episode. If you like philosophical shows that make you think a bit deeper than your average TV show you might give it an episode or two more before calling it quits. I really enjoyed that show, but I like almost everything Alex Garland creates!

I’m not huge into superhero shows/movies, but Peacemaker is by far my favorite of the genre. It helps to have watched The Suicide Squad first. The one that came out in 2021 directed by James Gunn, not the 2016 flop with Will Smith.

And yes, Fallout is superb! Best video game adaptation to date in my book! Great show even for people who have never played the games.

Ya, the litter boxes in the video don’t look “cheap.” This is cheap, and guaranteed not to decapitate your cats!

Well shit, time to get out of shape then. 😉

I also, despite being in good shape, sweat a ton. I honestly hate it, but there are much worse things to live with.

Anyways, I had the same pit stain problem as you. I found that it was my antiperspirant causing the problem. I switched away from an antiperspirant (which honestly wasn’t really helping me sweat any less anyway) to a straight deodorant (Old Spice) and the problem went away.

Sugar, season 2.

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed.

Silo, season 3. Haven’t watched it yet, since season 3 doesn’t get released until tomorrow (July 3rd), but I will be!

ITT: The most politically charged discussion of compression software I’ve ever read…

I really enjoyed the first season! Glad to see it got a second season. I haven’t heard much chatter about it, so I’m not sure how watched it is. Hope it draws enough eyeballs to warrant a season three.

Taking Roko’s basilisk to a whole new level!

Roko’s basilisk, is a thought experiment which states that there could be an artificial superintelligence in the future that, while otherwise benevolent, would punish anyone who knew of its potential existence but did not directly contribute to its advancement or development, in order to encourage that advancement.

Ya, I completely get that. I went in blind and ended up enjoying it, but…

Lot of good shows airing right now.

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed. Been watching each episode as they’ve been released. Episode 7 was great. It really ratcheted up the tension. I’m really impressed with Tatiana Maslanyall and the supporting cast. They all they play their roles so well.

Sugar season 2 just started. On the surface it’s just a neo-noir detective show with Colin Ferrell, which is right up my ally, but there is a hidden layer to it that really doesn’t get fleshed out until closer to the end of the 1st season. I liked the extra layer a lot, but could understand how some people might not. If you’re thinking of watching I recommend going in blind, but with the caveat that it does take a time investment before you’ll know for certain if this show is for you or not. The first episode of season 2 was a bit slower than the first episode of season 1, but I’m hooked on this show.

The Legend of Vox Machina season 4. I waited till I could binge this show, because while I liked season 1, season 2 & 3 were just so-so imo (too much melodrama in to many episodes for my taste). I was really impressed with season 4 though. The new member to the group was a lot of fun, and much better comedic relief than Scanlan was imo.

Rick and Morty season 9. I know it’s unpopular to admit to liking, or watching this show, ever since a vocal minority of fans ruined the reputation for the rest of the fan base, but whatever. Season 9 started off strong, as the beginning episodes of their seasons usually do. Then tapered off, as the middle episodes of their seasons often do. Still worth the watch because of the gems found each season.

Comments on any of these shows welcome and encouraged.

Season 1 was good. Then season 2 was great! The Christmas episode (Fishes) is up there with the all-time great episodes of any series. Then season 3 was so lukewarmish imo that I didn’t even make it halfway through before forgetting all about the show. I hardly ever like dramas, so It’s pretty surprising I even made it that far, but maybe it’s worth giving it another try again.

I enjoyed both when they were still airing, but I can completely understand why people watching them today for the first time wouldn’t. It’s one of those, “you had to be there” kinda things. Just like I probably wouldn’t enjoy watching The Beverly Hillbillies or I Love Lucy if I tried watching them today.

I read it 3 times, and I’m still not sure if I understand what they were trying to say.

What is PayPal mafia

The founders and original employees of PayPal. Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are the most notable “members.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal_Mafia

I will never forgive Mackie for season 2 of Altered Carbon. I mean it wasn’t completely his fault that the season sucked, but it was a lot his fault. Keeping Joel Kinnaman would have been a gigantic improvement!

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed. The latest episode (4) was great! I’m completely sold on watching the rest of this season. Tatiana Maslany and the supporting cast members are all fantastic!

Widow’s Bay. Just discovered this show today and binge watched up to the latest episode (8). It’s billed as a horror/comedy, but it’s mostly just funny. It’s kinda like if a season of American Horror Story had been a comedy. Kate O’Flynn is particularly hilarious in just about every scene she’s in. Highly recommend!

One of the things I miss the most about the 1900s is that people didn’t expect you to be reachable 24/7. Even though cellphones had been around since the 80s very few people had one. That meant that most people could only be reached through the family landline. If you didn’t answer people would just assume you were out of the house, thus unreachable. That all started to change in the 2000s when cellphones became common place. Now days I feel like everyone expects me to pick up when they call, and if I don’t they expect a better excuse than “I don’t feel like talking right now.” As a very introverted person who often needs a lot of alone time, it sucks, and sometimes I really wish I could go back to a world without cellphones.

I’m not sure if you understood what I meant. I’m not saying I agree with what Trump wrote, or that his opinions are somehow shaping my reality. I am saying that the objective reality of a United States President, one of the most powerful people on the planet, taking the time to write insecure and childish social media posts directed at a television show host is weird.

On Friday, the president posted an artificial intelligence-generated video from the official White House account featuring Trump grabbing Colbert from his late-show set and throwing him into a large dumpster while dancing to the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.”

“Colbert is finally finished at CBS. Amazing that he lasted so long! No talent, no ratings, no life. He was like a dead person,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk. Thank goodness he’s finally gone!”

I know I should be used to this sort of thing by now, but reality is so weird.