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  • What’s a biome you avoid even though it looks cool?

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  • Basalt Deltas. They make the Nether look cool, but too many holes filled with lava for me to fall into.

  • Harrison Ford Loves ‘Shrinking’ So Much It Would Be a “Sufficient” Way to End His Extensive Career

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  • The first episode of season 3 was absolutely amazing. It was like a season finale as a season opener. If this is the last project Harrison Ford does I'll be bummed, but it's a hell of a high note to go out on. (And if course that could still be several years from now.)

  • We're experiencing a flood of new subscriptions - many of them default via topics, I understand that - but all the same: New users - what are some of your favourite TV series?

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  • I had no idea about Chance Perdomo. I really enjoyed his performance in season 1, and thought that season 2 had an abrupt start because his character was missing (understandable given that he had passed). Perhaps, in a world where he was cut, season 2 would have had a rough start regardless.

    My main issue with season 2 is that it only worked as an in-between season of The Boys season 4 and 5. It was a great in-between, but Gen V setup a great story line for The Boys season 4, but that show just ignored Gen V.

    Either Gen V needed lower stakes, or Gen V needed to play a major role in The Boys and The Boys needed to continue that story.

    I'm excited for the finale of The Boys, but I'm also excited that once it's over Gen V will get the freedom to control the larger narrative of the universe.

  • The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K

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  • I'll probably get hate for it but I'm not even sure 4K is worth it. I bought a 4K TV a few years ago and while I can pull up specific 4K content or find specific shows from time to time, I'm only getting 1080p a majority of the time, but unless I really stare at it, I can't tell the difference.

    Sure, find me a 1080p vs 4K content clip and ask me to watch them side by side, and I can see the difference. But ask me to watch them back to back with a quick break between... And it's the same show.

    I'll pick the highest quality when it's available... But I'm happy with whatever I've got.

  • We're experiencing a flood of new subscriptions - many of them default via topics, I understand that - but all the same: New users - what are some of your favourite TV series?

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  • Have you watched Gen V? I really enjoyed it, but it had a weird off screen arc between season one and two since we had a season of The Boys, which shifted where the universe was.

  • We're experiencing a flood of new subscriptions - many of them default via topics, I understand that - but all the same: New users - what are some of your favourite TV series?

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  • I rewatched Pluribus with a friend this past weekend after watching it week to week originally. It was a totally different show, but also the same ultimate conclusion.

    Week to week I was left with so many questions and not fully expecting what would come next. Watching it in a binge the season felt so fast paced. Whenever the current time would come up it was almost impossible to really understand how little time had actually passed.

    Some episodes only a few hours would pass, but what an hour. Other episodes weeks would pass, but it felt like an hour.

    By the last episode ~75 days have passed, but it feels like forever.

  • We're experiencing a flood of new subscriptions - many of them default via topics, I understand that - but all the same: New users - what are some of your favourite TV series?

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  • I binged the series this past year, so while there were ups and downs during the five season run, I felt it was fairly consistent overall. I'm looking forward to the next season, especially catching it as it airs.

  • John Turturro Says ‘Severance’ Season 3 Starts Filming in July

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  • So... Next summer at the earliest. Bummer, but understood.

    Season 1 was fantastic and I enjoyed season 2, so I'm looking forward to season 3.

  • It's Official: House Of The Dragon To End With Season 4, HBO Confirms

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  • I've also not read the full story, although have read all of GRRMs "Beware the Butterflies", which contains spoilers.

    Perhaps pacing issues is the best way to look at it, but I also forgave a lot of Game of Thrones season 6 & 7 for their pacing issues, with the assumptions that the pace was off I ordered to tell the final story properly. (As we all know, it wasn't just pacing... Or pacing issues so extreme that it ruined actual issues.)

    The biggest individual scene that comes to mind in season 2 is Rhaenys & Meleys bursting through the floor. It was a cool scene, but it just seemed so out of character and reckless. It's overall minor and I can rationalize it, but apart from the shock it felt odd.

    The second big thing is Daemon. I'm not sure what he was doing all season. Part of that might just be we need to use Matt Smith since we're paying him, but after season one his season two story just seemed so strange and weak.

    I'm far from writing the show off, but season 2 was definitely weaker than season 1, and with an especially weak ending. I fully expect season 3 to win me back, especially with season four being a planned ending. But if GRRM is worried, I'm worried. He might be wrong, and I hope that for the overall story he is.

  • Bob Iger to Step Down as Disney CEO Before End of 2026

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  • That's not too surprising. He already retired once and was brought back to save things. I don't see him putting up a fight to continue until the end of 2026, but I'm sure he'll get the full payout once whomever is taking over, takes over.

  • Why do so many shows end up being cop shows?

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  • To add these types of shows also have an infinite possibility of problems that characters can deal with.

    Crimes be happening.

    Disease be happening.

    Laws be happening, see also crimes be happening.

    Every week something is happening.

  • It's Official: House Of The Dragon To End With Season 4, HBO Confirms

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  • Ongoing HBO shows?

    The Pitt stands out first. White Lotus. We have Euphoria and The Last of Us, although I expect them to be over (finished production or far enough along) before Netflix has fully acquired them.

    Dune: Prophecy will probably get cancelled, but it's getting lucky with a second season already.

    IT: Welcome to Derry will probably keep going.

    The Rehearsal will continue in some form, someone will pay Nathan for his high grades at a Canadian university.

    The Chair company, once acquired, probably but could go either way.

    John Oliver will continue to get full creative freedom, otherwise he'll find somewhere else to go.

    Hacks will probably continue, or come to an end before the acquisition is over.

    And then you have DC Studios as a whole, I can't predict that, but it's got legs.

    And that's just shows I'm familiar with.

  • Treasure

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  • like a treasure vault

    You mean a biiiig chest, a chest so big I can walk in.

  • It's Official: House Of The Dragon To End With Season 4, HBO Confirms

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  • That's good to hear. I really enjoyed season 1, I was enjoying season 2, although it had some problems, but really the issue was setting us up for a great finale and then just ending.

    I expect season 3 to start with a bang and hopefully they don't do that again.

    Now there is a concern that some of the problems in season 2 only continue to get worse. GRRM has made it clear he thinks things are heading that way, but I'll wait and see. I made it to the end of Game of Thrones so I can't be hurt that bad again.

  • Is Star Trek Discovery worth a go if I liked Picard and like Strange New Worlds?

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  • Yes.

    First Star Trek Discovery as a show is a generally ok show. It has good moments, it has bad moments, it has boring moments. It should have more good moments, but it has what it has.

    As a Star Trek show, which is defined as the original Star Trek and 90s Trek (Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and maybe Enterprise depending who you ask), it isn't that. Strange New Worlds is mostly that.

    Discovery is a lot more action heavy with a lot of focus on a particular character as opposed to a whole crew. We're not asking as much about humanity or philosophical questions.

    Now Picard is a weird one. Each of the three seasons are wildly different. Season 1 is the style you would expect from Discovery. Season 2 was a big what if season. Season 3 was a one last ride nostalgia adventure.

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  • Yeah, I mentioned fish, or zsh, only because day to day shell and scripting shell can be different.

    If you want to script, bash is the way to go. For day to day, any personal preference is fine.

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  • As you've mentioned in other threads, bash is a hard requirement for the OS, so if it's already installed, and the default on most Linux distros, bash is probably the best option.

    The dash shell isn't designed to be user interactive. It's a lightweight scripting shell/language.

    The ksh shell is an older standard shell. Years ago I worked for a company that ran corporate Unix systems and on those systems only ksh and tcsh were available. Ksh was the default, and as someone only familiar with bash it was a bit different but mostly the same. So there is at least one point for maybe choosing ksh.

    However my personal shell preference is zsh. When I write scripts I do so using bash. The two shells are 99% similar on a day to day basis, but I prefer zsh for a user interface. So I use one for day to day and the other for scripting.

    Other threads have also mentioned fish, which is also a great choice if you don't know where to start.

    Are zsh or fish "heavier" or "bloated", maybe. But remember to consider your attack surface. If your house is on fire it doesn't matter of you fix the leaky faucet in bathroom or the kitchen.

  • Bluey was the most-streamed title in the US in 2025, with 45.2B minutes on Disney+; Grey's Anatomy was No. 2 with 40.9B minutes on Hulu and Netflix

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  • Looks like a better breakdown of this data is available over at https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-streaming-shows-artey-awards/

    With the exception of Stranger Things the top streamers all have one thing in common, at the end of every episode everything is largely reset. Sure shows like Grey's Anatomy or Law and Order have overall stories, but anything super important is covered by the recap at the start of the episode. If you miss or forgot an episode, no big deal.

    Which is also why I think so many of these shows are so popular. It's no secret people watch shows and use their phones, tablets, etc. and all of these shows lend themselves to it.

    Also with the exception of Bluey we're looking at 20+ episode seasons. And I struggle to think of a 20+ episode streaming (only) show. I think the closest is The Pitt at 15 episode seasons.

  • Paradise Season 2 | Official Trailer | Hulu

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  • I liked the first season of this show... until I didn't. As a concept I want it to work, but I'll probably wait for the reviews of season two before I dig in. The trailer looked cool, but it could be nothing of substance and all flash.

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