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From: William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Most disappointing films.
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2025 10:44:12 -0500
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D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Fri, 7 Mar 2025, Paul S Person wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 22:45:37 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 6 Mar 2025, Paul S Person wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Its a very slow burn, and lacks cutesy aliens, children, and much
>>>>> in the way of space battles. Its a series best appreciated by
>>>>> adults, dealing with the gradual radicalization of the title
>>>>> character.
>>>>
>>>> That's nice, but I've given up on series, TV or streaming.
>>>
>>> Why? You could always torrent them and watch them on your computer 
>>> for free.
>>
>> Because, with few exceptions, they tell one story per season, and so
>> drag on and on like a soap opera. Despite all the action, they are
>> boring.
>>
>> Exceptions include: the original Perry Mason TV shows (mostly B&W); a
>> two-season series about a giant bug and a reluctant superhero; and
>> that's about it as far as streaming goes. Oh, there was a Spanish one
>> involving a very modern girl in 1940s Spain whose father was a
>> policeman and who wanted to be one herself (which was, of course, not
>> allowed in that culture at that time). Others I have tried may have
>> been very exciting but, at the end of each episode, left me realizing
>> just how little progress in the story had been made. And, at the end
>> of the season, how unfinished the entire overall story was.
>> Ultimately, I decided that, if I could not sleep, spending my time
>> contemplatiing my toes was preferable to streaming a series episode.
>>
>> And the ones I watched were all free, at least in the sense of being
>> included in a subscription used for streaming movies.
> 
> Ahhh... but I have the solution for you! You must watch european series! 
> Usually they have a start and an end. Period. No endless dragging on. I 
> dislike that just like you. My wife likes it, sadly. =/
> 
> I recommend The night manager and The little drummer girls. If you like 
> a more mature spy story than Bond, maybe it could be something for you?

I've just finished watching the 1970s version of "Tinker, Tailor .." 
with Alec Guinness.  And  the late 80s "Berlin Game" and followups. 
About twenty hours of very good TV.

William Hyde