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      4 months ago

      It definitely improves from there since pilots have to spend time introducing the world, characters, etc. But yeah, if you don’t like British/New Zealand style humor, particularly that which pays much homage to Monty Python and Terry Gilliam movies, then it won’t be appealing.

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          People here will probably soon start thinking I’m an Apple shill with all the comments I make, but IMO, TV+ has tons of great original content. Definitely recommend taking a peek at their shows. And the movies.

          Of course, nobody says you have to pay for it. Yarr!

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            Apple+ has consistently been putting out some great shows. Severance is one of my favorite shows of the last few years, it’s frustrating that season 2 has taken so long to come back. Foundation is also great, despite it absolutely butchering the source material I still found it to be entertaining, especially the scenes with the Emperor clones. Ted Lasso is of course some fantastic comedy. Monarch was awesome, really enjoyed that Godzilla spin-off. There are probably a few others I can’t recall off the top of my head.

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              I’m really enjoying Bad Monkey right now. Might be the first time I find Vince Vaughn relatable, but that might just be because I’m also a lazy sarcastic prick.

              The last days of Ptolemy Gray was a good one.

              I didn’t think I’d like The Morning Show, but I ended up getting pretty invested, as there’s a lot of office politics.

              Acapulco is funny and I love that in his rose-tinted glasses memories, the resort is literally pink.

              Honorable mentions: Shantaram, City on Fire, The Silo… And there have been others I’ve enjoyed. There was a period where I had a solid 5 shows to watch every week, all on Apple TV.