Thoughts on Bad Monkey staring Vince Vaughn. Apple.

It’s a comedy who done it.

Yes keep going.

It’s okay
If you like VV, you should enjoy

Shrinking in my opinion is great. It hits home so hard.

Did you watch the limited series Black Bird?

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I have the exact same thoughts about Shrinking as I do Bad Monkey (2 episodes in and it's fine, but I'm not captivated).

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I liked Bad Monkey ok but I like VV more than most so I gave it a pass on some things. It is outrageous at times but it doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Shrinking is 100% worth sticking it out. It just gets better and better imo.

I wasn’t a Silo fan but Dark Matter was some pretty awesome sci fi. Most would say Foundation as well.

I thought Bad Monkey was great. Hilarious at times

Loved:
Shrinking
Ted Lasso
Bad Monkey
Morning Show

Meh:
Severance
Silo

I really liked it. I generally like Vince Vaughn but sometimes he's a bit much. For whatever reason I liked him in this. Highly recommended.


Some Apple shows that have been mentioned but not talked about a lot:


Black Bird. Great mini series based on a true story about a felon trying to get his sentence commuted by getting the goods on a fellow inmate suspected of being a serial killer.

Slow Horses. We're at 4 seasons now and the first 3 were truly great. I just started season 4 so I don't have an opinion. I believe each season is 6 episodes so it goes quick. Gary Oldman is by far the best part of the show.

Shrinking. This is talked about more than others but not as much as it should. If you like Scrubs, Lasso, Bad Monkey or even Cougar Town then this is a show for you. It's the same creator and does a great job of balancing genuinely funny moments and deeply serious subjects. You can easily go from belly laughs to tears in minutes.

Acapulco is another good one but I'm not very far in. It's a half hour comedy about a rich man reminiscing on his experiences working at a resort. So far it's decently funny and has a good heart. I think there's 3 seasons out with a 4th confirmed.

Mythic Quest comes back this week, maybe even tonight? Half hour comedy about a video game company starring Rob McElhenny from Sunny in Philly. I personally love this one and am excited it's back. Rarely ever talked about and I love it.

I liked Presumed Innocent with Gyllenhaal. Good, not great mini series that got picked up for another season but will go with new people/case. Worth the watch even if you saw the Harrison Ford movie.

Dark Matter is on my list but wife isn't interested and I haven't gotten to it yet. But it has great reviews and I'll get to it soon.

Morning Show was really good for 1 season, okay for 1 season and almost unwatchable last season. I'm hoping they get back on track but I'm not hopeful. I'll probably still watch another season because there have been some very good pieces.

If you liked Band of Brothers and The Pacific then you should give Masters of the Air a shot. It's the third best of the 3 Hanks/Spielberg series but I still liked it a lot. I think they do a good job of showing the hell our bombers went through. It has it's detractors but I appreciated it.

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Loved:
Shrinking
Ted Lasso
Bad Monkey
Morning Show

Meh:
Severance
Silo

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wtf

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Shrinking is 100% worth sticking it out. It just gets better and better imo.

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I guess I'm in the minority here. I think it's getting worse and worse. The plot is pretty ridiculous at this point and it seems like they're making up for this deficit by making the dialogue raunchier. They still manage to hit the emotional notes pretty good though.

I'm still watching it but I'm definitely not enjoying it as much.