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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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Just caught up with Constellation, another excellent bit of (trippy) sci-fi on Apple. Quantum mechanics and all that! As a platform Apple seems to do sci-fi really well 
 
  
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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I see that The 3 Body Problem is now streaming.  I'll finish up my season of Justified and get watching that instead. 
  EDIT:  So, two episodes in on 3 Body Problem and I'm totally hooked.  
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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I found the books to be a bit dry and didn't make it through all 3 of them.  Hopefully Netflix won't cancel it. 
 
  
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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I haven't read any as they sound rather impenetrable, but I aim to give the TV series a try 
 
  
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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The books tell a great story but they aren't character-driven.  The show definitely improves on that.  Since the author is involved in the Netflix production I'm sure he approves of the direction it's taken.  I'm down to the last episode, and I'm really looking forward to it.  . 
 
  
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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I also thought the relationships in 3 Body were great, improving vastly on the book in that regard.  It was a very good production and I do hope we get the two more seasons needed to tell the entire story. 
  I'm back to Justified, which I'm enjoying even more the second time around.  It really is a wonderful show and is definitely in my top 15 if not my top ten. 
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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Flotsam, I really enjoyed Fallout.  The first couple of episodes had me worried, but by the end I believe they really nailed it and I can't wait for the next season.  I loved seeing all the old familiar Fallout things and I'm especially happy to see Dogmeat!  
  It's also a critical success; the Guardian gave it 5 stars.  I've never seen a 5-star review in the Guardian before! 
 
  
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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I just finished Fallout. Like hagatha I wasn't sure during episode one but they tied everything together really well. It felt like a combination of Silo, Westworld and Walking Dead to me. 
 
  
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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There was a nod to just about every facet of the Fallout worlds.  I'm playing Fallout 76 right now and I'm happily surprised at how much of the detail they got right. The only things really missing so far are Supermutant colonies and hordes of feral ghouls.
  Yum Yum Devilled Eggs, anyone? 
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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Going backwards a bit, I agree they nailed Fallout. It took a little while to get you there but it so delivered a legitmate Fallout experience. Hopefully there will be more to come. 
 
  
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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I am still enjoying Foundation, but meanwhile there is a second season of the excellent Blue Lights just starting on BBC: definitely worth a look if you have not already tried it  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14466018/    
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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I just watched the first episode of Fallout.  So many familiar places already!  Walton Goggins is great!  Really loving it... 
 
  
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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Gerry, I absolutely loved 3-Body Problem and am looking forward to Season 2.  
  Draclvr, I was really worried they'd mess up Fallout,  but for the most part they pulled it off.  Walton Goggins is great in every role he's ever played.  I also loved Michael Rappaport's whiny snivelling Brotherhood Knight, and the cheeky way they made the Knight's voices sound deeper and more menacing through the Power Armour.  The details are amazing. One of the first things I noticed was someone getting killed with a doll's arm shot from a Junk Jet. 
 
  
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Re: What are You Watching 2?
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I noticed that too...  I was like, yes, this is Fallout! 
 
  
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