▲ 206 ▼ What movie or show you didn't know was THAT good until you watched it? (ani.social) submitted 2 years ago by Ryzen17k@ani.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 323 comments fedilink hide all child comments Indirectly asking for recommendations on what to watch.
[–] waratchess@lemm.ee 32 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's such a good show, the ending is absolutely perfect. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's not just that the ending is perfect (though it absolutely is). It's that at every point, in every season, when they could have chosen the easy, dumbed-down route for continuing the show, they... didn't. They didn't do that, and it's hard to express what a difference that makes. For example (without spoilers), the way season 1 ended set up, for a lesser show, an easy rehash for season 2, where the same characters get up to slightly different versions of the same season 1 hijinks. Instead, the show runners packed that painfully obvious concept into the first half of the first episode of season 2, then moved right past it. They could have milked the concept for a whole season, but they didn't want to. So instead they acknowledged it in the most hilarious possible way, then got on with the actual story. Goddamn, now I want to watch it again. It's just so good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] waratchess@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thanks for the insight, it's one of the few shows I've rewatched. There's an official podcast with the showrunners and the cast members where they do post episode discussions. It's a great listen after watching an episode. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] quafeinum@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Michael Schur’s book is also on audible and quite entertaining. And it adds context to the next rewatch permalink fedilink source parent [–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Season 3 and Season 4 both had endings that leave me bawling every time. Also, I know the show didn't invent it, but Chidi's presentation of the wave idea just slips under everything for me and is really good. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's not just that the ending is perfect (though it absolutely is). It's that at every point, in every season, when they could have chosen the easy, dumbed-down route for continuing the show, they... didn't. They didn't do that, and it's hard to express what a difference that makes. For example (without spoilers), the way season 1 ended set up, for a lesser show, an easy rehash for season 2, where the same characters get up to slightly different versions of the same season 1 hijinks. Instead, the show runners packed that painfully obvious concept into the first half of the first episode of season 2, then moved right past it. They could have milked the concept for a whole season, but they didn't want to. So instead they acknowledged it in the most hilarious possible way, then got on with the actual story. Goddamn, now I want to watch it again. It's just so good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] waratchess@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thanks for the insight, it's one of the few shows I've rewatched. There's an official podcast with the showrunners and the cast members where they do post episode discussions. It's a great listen after watching an episode. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] quafeinum@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Michael Schur’s book is also on audible and quite entertaining. And it adds context to the next rewatch permalink fedilink source parent
[–] waratchess@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thanks for the insight, it's one of the few shows I've rewatched. There's an official podcast with the showrunners and the cast members where they do post episode discussions. It's a great listen after watching an episode. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] quafeinum@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Michael Schur’s book is also on audible and quite entertaining. And it adds context to the next rewatch permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quafeinum@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Michael Schur’s book is also on audible and quite entertaining. And it adds context to the next rewatch permalink fedilink source parent
[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Season 3 and Season 4 both had endings that leave me bawling every time. Also, I know the show didn't invent it, but Chidi's presentation of the wave idea just slips under everything for me and is really good. permalink fedilink source parent