Years and Years

[DDD Dad 14588]

Anyone else watching?

 

Feels a little like Love Actually.

 

 

[seven 1368]

I'm in. It's a little silly at times but what a great cliffhanger. 

[SubliminalHorn 6996]

I liked it. Had no idea what it was about when I put it on but I like this sort of stuff. Will keep watching. 

[Bama Chick 28596]

I had no idea what this was about going in.

Wow. I loved it. What an interesting and unique concept.

I can’t wait to see where it goes.

[RPM 26573]

Watched E1. Interesting. Hopefully, not very accurate.

[Bama Chick 28596]

Episode two was great.

I’m surprised more people aren’t watching. The acting talent is A+ and it’s a really unique premise that isn’t your typical cop/doctor/sci-fi/soap opera drama.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13712]

Just finished episode 2.  Been reading about so I thought I would give it a go tonight.  It was buried deep on the HBO list of series even though it’s been released for a week.  Doesn’t seem like they have faith in it.

oh, I’m going to keep watching to see where it goes.  Can’t imagine many positive results.  The daughter wanting to be a transhuman might be the one with the right idea.

[seven 1368]

It's so ridiculous. The dude getting naked at the bonfire and his daughter's reaction was a legit belly laugh though. 

[RPM 26573]

It's not a great series, but it's very interesting. I'm in just to see how it plays out.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13712]

Spoiler

I’m not a doomsday freak but the bank run scene is one of my personal fears out of life. It was foreshadowed a bit too much in that they were fine since they owned, with a mortgage, an expensive home. I assume each episode is going to continually end worse and worse for someone  

 

[Bama Chick 28596]

Calling my shot.

After watching Edith do her hacking routine and then seeing on their news that the company she hacked had to shut down because of some kind of release of documents pertaining to the company doing something in Syria, I’m ready to blame Edith and her activist friends for not only the bank collapse but the nuclear bomb as well.

She’s a freaking cyber terrorist.

[seven 1368]

This episode sucked

[Saint Austin 776]

Yeah, kind of a weak third episode. I'm not exactly emotionally invested in the death of a character who hadn't been present the entire time.

[seven 1368]

This is like late season dexter type train wreck. 

I don't know why, but I'm going to finish it out though. I saw so much praise for this from brits on reddit and I just don't get it. 

Edited July 16, 2019 by seven

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

Wife and I couldn't get past the first episode, it was just too maudlin and over the top.   Has it improved?

[seven 1368]

The first episode is probably the best, honestly 

[Saint Austin 776]

Episode 4 was a slight improvement IMO.

[Bama Chick 28596]

My tastes in TV/movies is usually pretty in line with most opinions on this board. But not on this show apparently lol.

I absolutely love this show. Something about the surreal absurdity and the unfortunate realism that it’s presenting strikes a chord with me.

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

45 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

My tastes in TV/movies is usually pretty in line with most opinions on this board. But not on this show apparently lol.

I absolutely love this show. Something about the surreal absurdity and the unfortunate realism that it’s presenting strikes a chord with me.
 

I can see that.  If you can get past the writer's absurd and constant attempts to push your buttons, I could see the gallows humor.  It's like Huffington Post wrote a Mexican soap opera.

[seven 1368]

The guys Stephen works for are probably the worst characters to ever be in a TV show. 

 

Also, concentration camps? Lol, ok

[Nice Guy Eddie 13712]

Aren’t there only 6 episodes?  I’m ok with finishing it but I’m not making it a priority 

[seven 1368]

I guess it is only 6, I thought it was 8. 

[RPM 26573]

Watching this, but not really hooked on it. Just finished Ep 5 and hope it wraps up pretty quick. This show is exhausting to watch.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13712]

I find the show starting to pick up now with linking the family with the govt actions.  Sure there are some unbelievable aspects like a former bike messenger walking into a heart-to-heart conversation with the PM but it moves the story forward quickly. 

Is there any significance of the 4 star party name? Is it modeled on the 5 star movement in Italy or have I missed the show explaining it?   

Spoiler

Didn’t realize the history of the Brit concentration camps in the Boer War until Viv mentioned it.

 

[seven 1368]

Viv would swear on panel shows and debates in the early episodes and that's what she was initially known for. She referred to that and I think something like how 4 stars is excellence. But it was mainly because she said fuck. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13712]

While I thought episode 5 was looking up, episode 6 crashed hard. 

[seven 1368]

My reaction:  LOL 

[RPM 26573]

The best thing I can say about this series is it's over.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13712]

When I first read about the series concept, I wondered why HBO had it listed so low on their apps.  Usually newer series are highlighted to better find an audience. Obviously HBO knew what they were doing, at least in terms of marketing it.

In hindsight I found the Viv storyline the most compelling but given her handful of minutes on the screen each episode, I wonder if they only had Emma Thompson on the set for 1-2 days.  Run through her scenes and then film the rest. 

 

[DDD Dad 14588]

Finally finished this last night.  The Trump/nationalist movement parallels were a little heavy handed but overall I thought it was worth watching.

NGE, I agree with your assessment on the finish.  Episode 5 was really good; Episode 6 was kind of a mess.

Edited August 15, 2019 by DDD Dad