re: Stick (AppleTV+) Owen Wilson Golf Dramedy

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I must've missed the part where they tried to show the pronoun chick/mom as being right and the straight guys being wrong.

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You also must have missed the part when Elena asked Mitts for his opinion and he didn’t really say anything. Then the next day, she asked him what he meant by “huh”. And then he said it’s risky, then she stormed out. Then when when readdressed, she goes on a tirade about her education and life. Then he kisses her. Then he apologizes and says great idea.

Yeah, we are definitely watching different shows.

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So you think storming out and risking all your money investing in helium is the "right" side?

I think storming out after you ask for someone’s opinion is childish and investing all your money in a single thing is risky.

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WTF are you even talking about?

The show is stupid and seemingly written by a 5th grader. None of the characters have any depth to try to over analyze. Pryce, dead child, life spiral. Mitts, dead wife, life spiral. Santi, bad dad, angsty teen. Zero, absentee mom, bi curious, rebel teen. Elena, bad husband messed up her rightful life.

What’s not surprising is you championing this poorly written crap.

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If you dont then find something else.

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That’s likely the plan, although I usually finish out seasons.

However, I reserve the right to discuss actual movies and tv shows on the mtv board, and I’ve watched all 6 episodes of this show thus far, and it’s dumb. If the formula was to be annoyingly stupid and be neither dramatic nor funny, then it’s a resounding success.

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If you dont then find something else.
That’s likely the plan, although I usually finish out seasons.

However, I reserve the right to discuss actual movies and tv shows on the mtv board

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Then I would suggest maybe try lowering your expectations some before watching the final 4 episodes.

The show doesnt annoy me at all because I dont expect it to be something it isnt. Of course you are allowed to review the show and complain but you seem to get angrier and angrier every episode.

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It’s like it went through the whole Ted Lasso life cycle in one season. Start with the actual sport to get people interested then devolve into a bunch of after-school specials about social topics.

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Haha sacrilegious to even compare this to Ted Lasso

You forget who you're talking to. The guy does not allow you to have your own opinion of a show. Dislike or not care for a show and want to discuss some of your complaints? Nope. Not allowed. If a show is poorly written, it's your fault for not liking it. You should be able to sit in front of the TV like a zombie and consume it, no questions asked, good or bad. I stopped responding to him weeks ago and it's been a better experience on the M/TV board.

my wife and I are watching it with growing frustration

it feels like Apple+ filler content filmed two years ago from a B level Production Company

the writing, the storylines, the sets, the wardrobe, even the casting is just shite. Every golf shot sounds like a missile launch

Owen Wilson is great paired with another lead, he just cant carry anything by himself without doing the Owen Wilson charm schtick over the top. Marc Maron is great in small doses but he wears thin after awhile with the Oscar the Grouch routine.

The kid has zero charisma and is unlikable. The mom is a terrible actress and WAY too old to be that boy's mom if she had him at 19/20 like she said. Santi is 17 in the show, the real life actress is 47. Judy Greer is the best actor on the show.

As for the non-binary character, the THEY/THEM shite is tiresome. Santi just fricked her and still says they/them. Ridiculous. Plus that chick is a terrible wooden actress as well.

All that being said, the glaring weakness in the show versus Ted Lasso is all of the characters in the inner circle of Ted Lasso are flawed but likable. The villains are external to the Ted Lasso core group.

Even Nate is in the group, turns heel and leaves the group, comes back and is a likable character again.

In Stick all of the characters in the Stick Pryce inner circle are awful and unlikable. So all of the villains and strife are inside the core character group. Perhaps when the Timothy Olyphant character joins the show as the villain they will all rally around each other and join forces. But they still suck as characters and I am not sure the show can overcome that.

Was about to bail but episode 7 (Dreams never Remembered) is incredible

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With the short episodes, I’m just waiting for the show to be done and will binge. Waiting all week to get a snippet is aggravating.

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This is how I feel about Murderbot

This was the least annoying episode for almost all of the main characters except for mama whose level of annoying remains consistent.