But it's Peacock, objectively one of the worst experiences you'll ever find.

Columbo is my favorite TV detective of all time, and Russian Doll was a standout show of the last few years, so I'm very optimistic for the series.

Only hoping that it doesn't lean as heavy into the broad caricatures that Glass Onion relied on, and gives us more of a wry and clever comedy of errors like early Rian Johnson or the Coen brothers.

It is case of the week? Hmm, oh well.

Ppppppp pokar face. Love that song. Kid Cudi common and lady gaga

You’re being downvoted but their ui is infuriating. The continue watching tab just doesn’t exist half the time. So i scroll up and down and then finally go to the search bar.

Not worried over it. Yes, the ui is atrocious. It can hardly remember where you stopped a series and its stream quality is no joke the worst. My rig is top notch, I can stream movies, play a couple instances of games and coordinate the terminals at LAX all at once but Peacock stream stutters, mutters, stalls and ghosts out totally.

It's case of the week but with one running plot (somebody chasing her, sort of like The Fugitive or The Incredible Hulk)

I’m excited to watch the first four tomorrow, appreciate the half binge half weekly

Rian Johnson? Im out

Loved Russian Doll, been meaning forever to get around to season 2. I never heard anything positive or negative about it and kinda assumed the worst and just kept putting it off😭

Just pretend season 2 doesn’t exist. It’s for the best.

Never underestimate a Redditor's ability to pretend that Rian Johnson's work isn't almost universally critically praised

I'm sorry but...and? he might not like it, ultimately it's his opinion, and petty people brigading on his arse with a slew of downvotes certainly don't appear to be superior to him, acting like that. Not too hot on Johnson myself, Glass Onion was extremely disappointing FOR ME, but if a show's good, it's good regardless of resume

I’ve been using Peacock a lot lately and haven’t had this problem. I have, however, had a similar issue with Netflix where I have to scroll way too far before reaching my continue watching section. They want to force as many of their bullshit categories in my face before letting me continue my show. Peacock has been relatively the same every time I open the app and my continue watching is in the same place every time

don't watch season 2

it sucks that it is on Peacock, but I can just find it in the open seas

>petty people brigading on his arse

What's petty is that the reason the guy is out at the mention of Rian Johnson is almost definitely because he's a pissed off Star Wars fan lol.

There was a recent interview where Johnson admitted this series (Poker Face) will technically fit into the superhero genre, with regards to the protagonist’s semi-psychic possibly-intuitive ability to tell when anyone is lying.

Now that you mention it I think it depends on the device. My phone always has my shows ready to go but Apple TV app is always different.

that is possible, but then again, what's so offensive? I still don't get what's so woefully wrong about being burned by a disappointing movie or show made by someone and saying they don't want to watch anything made by said person anymore. Not my case, as I stated in my previous post, I don't care who made what, although I did not like GO, to say the least, but I understand the feeling. And now I'm being downvoted for doing what terrible sin, exactly?

Don’t complain if you like it and it gets cancelled then 🤷🏼‍♂️

Actually I hated his work before star wars and was really pissed when he got the episode 8 job. His best movie was Looper (which I saw in theaters) and was at best average, Brick was pretentious and overrated and everything else was poorly written. Hes a stupid person's idea of a smart writer.

Im not pretending anything, there are a ton of critically praised works I dont like and am under no obligation to like.

> Never underestimate a Redditor's ability to pretend

the best part is that your response is the most "redditor" shit Ive seen, not only are you wrong about your assessment of me, you're pretentious and condescending on top of it.

>everything else was poorly written

God no, his other works had great writing.

>Hes a stupid person's idea of a smart writer.

Nonsense.

I mean, his best movie (Knives Out) is literally just a pastiche of better genre films, so...

He is a good director, but a poor writer

But maybe Poker Face can break that mold

peacock just isn't worth it as a service, it's $5 for pretty much nothing.

I actually didn't mind season two and thought there was a lot of good hidden in there. It definitely was more loosey-goosey and hand-wavey with the plot and character choices, and not as tightly constructed as the first season. But there was gorgeous scenery, some clever dialog, and some heartfelt moments for key characters.

> is literally just a pastiche of better genre films

God no, its much better, that category of films tends to be lacking especially in recent decades. its screenplay is also a lot more unconventional than those previousworks

>He is a good director, but a poor writer

This is dumb, his writing is his best strength, its what he tends to get nominated for.

This isn’t Lady GaGa solving mysteries!

> Nonsense.

Sorry that this is the way you learned

>God no, its much better, that category of films tends to be lacking especially in recent decades. its screenplay is also a lot more unconventional than those previousworks

I agree Knives out was generally enjoyable, largely due to the cast. However, it isn't better than the best detective films at all.

But also, you just cannot convince me Glass Onion had good writing. The murder mystery with a secret twin trope was weak and the social commentary had the subtlety of a sledgehammer.

>its what he tends to get nominated for

Okay and? Crash was also nominated for a number of awards for its simplistic and unsubtle script

Just because I agree with the film's messaging on a ground level doesn't mean I am automatically compelled to praise the preachy writing

I mean…they have Poker Face…

yeah, but no service is worth subbing to for one show

I haven't liked any of his movies except Looper. I even saw Brick.

I do want to see this somewhat just because the voice she's using lol. But rian Johnson's name does not help it in my eyes. Especially for anything involving mysteries.

It becomes a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy, though, if you pirate anything you’re interested in. “I can find it on the open seas” —> because “peacock isn’t worth it as a service” —> since they only have one show you’re interested in that might get canceled from low viewership numbers due to the aforementioned piracy.

I agree they’re lacking in comparison to other platforms but $5 is pretty cheap when you consider you can literally subscribe, binge the show you wanna watch (plus others), and cancel before the month is up. For that matter it’s even cheaper than buying a season of a show on physical media like a DVD or digital download like iTunes.

I tried. I really tried to finish it but it was so different (not my cup of tea) from season 1 (which I loved!) that I just gave up after only a few episodes.

So it's like Psych without the psych and no Bruton Gustard?

tbh if it were on literally any other service I would sub to it, because at least apple has some worthwhile stuff

It sounds like you enjoy the idea of the show but not the platform? Maybe thinking of it more as you’re subscribing to access the content you like—rather than the streamer you don’t—could help.

I liked season 2 well enough. The plot isn't the greatest, but it's really more about the characters and giving you more depth. I enjoyed it for that.

I believe you mean photographer Bruton Gaster.

I wonder if this has been an itch for her ever since she did "Handsome", which I was convinced was a back-door pilot for a series.

She was fun in that, and it sounds like this new series is fun, too.

Or was it Methuselah Honeysuckle?

Perhaps it was Guy Buttersnaps?

My grandmother and I watched Columbo for the first time a couple of months ago, and we were both blown away by how perfect the show is. I’m a huge fan of detective books/shows (I have a Sherlock Holmes-based tattoo) but somehow I missed it.

Edit: fixed autocorrect

To be fair, distributors have been tracking show popularity on piracy websites for years. HBO saw for years that GoT was the most pirated show ever. If NBCUniversal sees low numbers on Peacock for Poker Face and crazy high piracy numbers for it, they’ll know they have a hit.

Season 2 is very different to season 1. A lot of coming to grips with your family, the people in your life, than the coming to grips with self of the first season.

I liked it, some people might not. It's not as good as season 1, but the cast did well.

I agree with you. Glass Onion was exactly that, a glass onion. I expected something better, and was disappointed with its nothingness.

Reddit loves to pretend that if something is not the best thing ever, it's absolute dogshit. There is no in between.

While not as good as the first one, it was still entertaining. I would recommend it if you liked the first season.

No, it is genuine nonsense.

"Hes a stupid person's idea of a smart [x]" has always been a dumb critique.

Its like school kids doing variations of, "agree with me, or youre stupid", its truly terrible when adults do it.

>I agree Knives out was generally enjoyable, largely due to the cast

The cast could have been changed out with whoever, they are working of his script.

>However, it isn't better than the best detective films at all.

For whodunnits, yeah, it is, maybe there are some which are in the same tier, but that would involve being nice to them.

>you just cannot convince me Glass Onion had good writing.

Excellent writing, aptly nominated.

>The murder mystery with a secret twin trope was weak

It was good actually.

>social commentary had the subtlety of a sledgehammer.

.....the character at the end explains, its not meant or designed to be subtle, its wearing its heart on its sleeve. (Hilariously people still failed to get it)

The strength of the writing involved the intricate of its plot as it unfolded. The plot twist adding another layer to the meaning of the previous segment.

>Okay and? Crash was also nominated for a number of awards for its simplistic and unsubtle script

Crash wishes it got the same critical reviews as The Glass Onion for its screenplay.

>Just because I agree with the film's messaging on a ground level doesn't mean I am automatically compelled to praise

Never claimed otherwise.

>The cast could have been changed out with whoever, they are working of his script.

You must be delusional if you think the film's success wasn't primarily on the shoulders of the cast (Craig, Armas and Curtis especially). The writing was an afterthought.

>For whodunnits, yeah, it is, maybe there are some which are in the same tier, but that would involve being nice to them.

Lol ok, clearly you haven't seen many

>Excellent writing, aptly nominated.

Ok Rian we get it, you got some nominations, it was still bleh

>The murder mystery with a secret twin trope was weak

>It was good actually.

Let me guess, you also think BBC Sherlock was a good detective series, huh

>.....the character at the end explains, its not meant or designed to be subtle, its wearing its heart on its sleeve. (Hilariously people still failed to get it)

Ah yes, it was bad on purpose. That's just Rian's writing, it's not any 'design', he is just not a subtle storyteller. He thinks he deserves brownie points for shitting on conservatives (the lowest hanging fruit imaginable) instead of actually writing a compelling detective story. Glass Onion was a full showcase of his worst writing habits

>The strength of the writing involved the intricate of its plot as it unfolded. The plot twist adding another layer to the meaning of the previous segment.

The plot was nonsense from start to finish.

>Crash wishes it got the same critical reviews as The Glass Onion for its screenplay.

It did, at the time of release. Glass Onion will age just as poorly, if not worse, than Crash

>Just because I agree with the film's messaging on a ground level doesn't mean I am automatically compelled to praise

>Never claimed otherwise.

Glad we are on the same page

rian johnson fan says what

This is the internet period

It’s Columbo

>You must be delusional if you think the film's success wasn't primarily on the shoulders of the cast

It wasnt, it was the writing, that was the main source of praise, the cast even regarded the writing in these films as key.

We then get an overall new main cast and the next also receives strong praise, with the screenplay again being a highlight.

>The writing was an afterthought.

Now this is delusional.

>Lol ok, clearly you haven't seen many

Certainly none better, or one that goes off on such an unconventional route, but then at the end allows the watcher to have their cake and eat it.

>Ok Rian we get it, you got some nominations, it was still bleh

Cute, again, nominated and critically well received among audiences and critics.

>you also think BBC Sherlock was a good detective series

Saw one season, it was ok.

>Ah yes, it was bad on purpose.

Except no one said this.

>not a subtle storyteller.

Actually theres lots of different things that people and critics missed on first viewing which sites on the internet enjoyed highlighting. Also lots of subtle indicators of whats to come.

>He thinks he deserves brownie points for shitting on conservatives

This is a dumb view put forth by dim Ben Shapiro types, Knives Out takes digs at people expecting free hand outs regardless of their political ideology.

Glass Onion just takes digs at the grander than thou billionaire types high on their own supply, again, regardless of their political ideology.

>for shitting on conservatives

If you thought this its means you misread it or you are simply parroting something you saw on youtube which stated this.

>The plot was nonsense from start to finish.

No, it all followed an engaging and entertaining path from start to finish.

>Glass Onion will age just as poorly, if not worse, than Crash

Except it wont, it is a film which received higher critical acclaim from both critics and audiences. The third film in the franchise will actually be highly anticipated.

Crash is also the most boring go to film for conversations like this, pick something more original.

The above.

Im sorry Im honestly not taking the opinion seriously of someone who thinks some of the dumbest scripts Ive ever read are objectively intelligent in any capacity. You can be fans of dumb shit, but dont misrepresent it as anything more and then pretend Im the one thats crazy for noticing.

And yes Im being a dick about it, in response to the absolutely never ending condescending attitude being emitted from your gaping maws.

>the writing, that was the main source of praise

Citation needed

>We then get an overall new main cast and the next also receives strong praise, with the screenplay again being a highlight.

What highlight?

DAE narcissistic billionaires bad? DAE dumb conservatives bad?

The movie.

>Cute, again, nominated and critically well received among audiences and critics.

You are saying this like nominations are the end all be all testament of a film's quality; they aren't.

>Actually theres lots of different things that people and critics missed on first viewing which sites on the internet enjoyed highlighting. Also lots of subtle indicators of whats to come.

I'm convinced you are just making shit up at this point

>He thinks he deserves brownie points for shitting on conservatives

>This is a dumb view put forth by dim Ben Shapiro types, Knives Out takes digs at people expecting free hand outs regardless of their political ideology.

>Glass Onion just takes digs at the grander than thou billionaire types high on their own supply, again, regardless of their political ideology.

Knives out had an entire segment devoted to a 15-something year old being called a creepy alt-right incel, just so we are clear. And I agree, alt right incels are awful. But spelling this out so bluntly in your film will make your film sound aged and cringy too soon.

Glass Onion is even worse in this regard. Not to mention the peak cringe cameos like Serena's training program (Grant's cameo was the only time I laughed during the film, so there's that). And I don't care about billionaires' political ideology either. Johnson could rip them to shreds for well documented worker abuse or rampant fraud, instead he chose the surface level message 'billionaires are dumb'

>for shitting on conservatives

>If you thought this its means you misread it or you are simply parroting something you saw on youtube which stated this.

I have to give it to Rian, he truly made a film that is impossible to criticise. Braindead hamfisted messaging from start to finish with weak plot, bland cinematography and wasted cast list, but if you dare say ill word you immediately get labeled a Ben Shapiro fan.

He shat on the lowest hanging fruit. Crash was the epitome of DAE racism bad?, this is the same shit, just repackaged for 2022. People who want to watch Glass Onion already know and agree, people whom this film mocks will ignore it. No new ground has been broken, nothing poignant or original was said. And the mystery was utter shite, sorry. Nonsensical plot cheese full of holes.

>The plot was nonsense from start to finish.

>No, it all followed an engaging and entertaining path from start to finish.

Agree to disagree. I watched it with my family in Europe and they fell asleep half way through (and they liked Knives out). Truth is the film is just a boring vehicle for Rian's world views, otherwise the film drags to the finish line with grace and tempo of a drunken elephant. The film doesn't resonate outside of American politics.

Tár was a billion times more engaging and well crafted film that touched on many of today's issues much better than Glass Onion ever did. Watch it and you will immediately notice the stark contrast in the script quality.

>Glass Onion will age just as poorly, if not worse, than Crash

>Except it wont, it is a film which received higher critical acclaim from both critics and audiences. The third film in the franchise will actually be highly anticipated.

Avatar 2 was also highly anticipated and it is not peak storytelling either

It's 'anticipated' because Craig's Blanc is hilarious, that's it

>Crash is also the most boring go to film for conversations like this, pick something more original.

I can give you pointers to dozens of other Oscar/Golden Globes/whatever baits if you want

>Citation needed

Its easily available.

>DAE narcissistic billionaires bad?

Specific ones with specific traits.

>DAE dumb conservatives bad?

I explained this already, various groups were criticized but hilariously smooth brain ben sharpiro types failed to see this.

>You are saying this like nominations are the end all be all testament of a film's quality; they aren't

Bad reading comprehension on your part yet again.

An indicator of a films quality involves multiple things, yes nominations, but also critical praise and audience reactions. Rians recent work did well in all these regards.

>I'm convinced you are just making shit up at this point

Easily available.

>Knives out had an entire segment devoted to a 15-something year old being called a creepy alt-right incel

Yeah, something like a grand total of 25 seconds, while also criticizing other groups like holier than thou liberals.

>Not to mention the peak cringe cameos like Serena's training program

That was good.

>(Grant's cameo was the only time I laughed during the film, so there's that)

You laughed at someone opening the door?

>instead he chose the surface level message 'billionaires are dumb'

Bit them dim in many ways as shown recently in the real world as well being unoriginal and succeeding through circumstance.

>I have to give it to Rian, he truly made a film that is impossible to criticise.

You can, but here it aint going well.

>He shat on the lowest hanging fruit.

Previously you said conservatives in this regard, i corrected you. In onion its fluke billionaires...and their naïve sycophants.

> Europe and they fell asleep half way through

Some people have short attention spans, god bless them.

> The film doesn't resonate outside of American politics.

Except it was a critical and audience wise hit outside the US.

>Watch it and you will immediately notice the stark contrast in the script quality.

eh, thought it was just pretty good, my feelings really on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne9DNky1WyQ

>Avatar 2 was also highly anticipated and it is not peak storytelling either

Except, unlike Avatar, both Knives Out films, again, received high praise for their screenplays.

>It's 'anticipated' because Craig's Blanc is hilarious, that's it

Which is due to writing, which Craig himself praised. ( Im feeling he wasnt that happy with his Bond run)

>I can give you pointers to dozens of other Oscar/Golden Globes/whatever baits if you want

lol

Critics and audiences: Its good.

u/aboycandream: Its bad.

Wild.

its crazy how opinions work right? when you start 8th grade it will blow your mind the wide range of ideas people have.

> when you start 8th grade it

Long gone im afraid

so you're not in 8th grade and you're saying I should move in lockstep with critics and audiences, otherwise not express my opinion?

>Europe and they fell asleep half way through

>Some people have short attention spans, god bless them.

Had nothing to do with their attention spans, but good job on a snarky comment that completely missed the point, I guess

>He shat on the lowest hanging fruit.

>Previously you said conservatives in this regard, i corrected you. In onion its fluke billionaires...and their naïve sycophants.

You didn't correct jack mate. He shits on the lowest hanging fruit, doesn't matter if it's conservatives, billionaires, Andrew Tate streamers or 'crazy libruls'. They are ALL low hanging fruit.

And yes I laughed during Grant's cameo, because he is actually funny and talented actor, unlike the script. It is no coincidence that the best parts were Hawke's and Grant's performances: they had limited screentime and didn't get completely sucked into Johnson's lazy writing schticks

Kathryn Hahn is one of the best comedic actresses working today and he gave her absolutely nothing to play with, which is a damn shame. The film is UNfunny. Also a bad mystery film. If not for the cast list, this film would fall into Netflix fodder bin, guaranteed

https://www.metacritic.com/movie/glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery/critic-reviews

Not as unanimous praise as you think.

We can keep going in circles here, like you constantly deflecting 'easily available info' and never actually providing any evidence of your claims, because clearly you have no idea what the concept 'burden of proof' means

If you liked Glass Onion, be my guest, I truly don't give a shit you and thousands of others are happy to settle for appallingly mediocre entertainment just because the script validates your viewpoints. There are people that have the bar set a bit higher than that.

No, you can express your opinion, its just bad (shrugs)

>Had nothing to do with their attention spans

No, because you made it up.

>You didn't correct jack mate

I did.

>And yes I laughed during Grant's cameo

Im glad him opening a door tickled your funny bone, how your imaginary family didnt wake up from you chuckling is a mystery.

> It is no coincidence that the best parts were Hawke's and Grant's performances

The talk of the town.

>If not for the cast list

Screenplay.

>Not as unanimous praise as you think.

Never said it was 100% (few films are), but it was a critical success.

> 'easily available info'

Google.

>for appallingly mediocre entertainment

Critically acclaimed.

>There are people that have the bar set a bit higher than that.

Ben Shapiro, lol.

you are dumb and should feel bad about that

>Had nothing to do with their attention spans

>No, because you made it up.

Yeah, I made it up for sure. I need to make up a basic personal story on Reddit rofl. Maybe your detective skills are so shite because you watch shite detective films

>You didn't correct jack mate

>I did.

Nope

>Im glad him opening a door tickled your funny bone, how your imaginary family didnt wake up from you chuckling is a mystery.

Yikes dude, yikes

>Screenplay.

Was bad, yes

>Not as unanimous praise as you think.

>Never said it was 100% (few films are), but it was a critical success.

Because of the cast and the politics

> 'easily available info'

>Google.

Still no sources on your claims. I'm not gonna do the work for you if you keep making shit up

>There are people that have the bar set a bit higher than that.

>Ben Shapiro, lol.

It's always projection. You might be on the other side of the barricade, but your mental capacity is similar to his. And I despise Shapiro

You know that's not right!

Super intelligent and i feel terrific about it, every day is another adventure.

>Yeah, I made it up for sure

Indeed.

>Nope

Yes.

>Yikes dude, yikes

Chuckling at door openings, only if your lethargic family was awake for this scene and others.

>Was bad, yes

Good and critically well received by audiences and critics.

>Because of the cast and the politics

Critics were quite clear that the Screenplays were the main strength.

>and the politics

When you thought he was being overly mean to conservatives.

Wild.

>It's always projection.

What projection exactly?

>Chuckling at door openings, only if your lethargic family was awake for this scene and others.

Yes dude, it was just bored Hugh Grant casually opening the door with a straight face. Not like there was an entire context, his nanny clothes and delivery. For someone who loves sniffing Rian's farts you sure missed the only passable comedic moment in the film

>Good and critically well received by audiences and critics.

Slightly above average reception, majority agreed it was noticeably worse than Knives Out. You can check out the Metacritic link again, because you have no sources for anything

>Critics were quite clear that the Screenplays were the main strength.

Nope again, and until you provide any resemblance of factual proof, you can keep living in a fantasy

>and the politics

>When you thought he was being overly mean to conservatives.

Your reading comprehension is appallingly bad. Read my comments properly or fuck off already

Actually nevermind, stop replying to me altogether, that would be much appreciated

>It's always projection.

>What projection exactly

Google it.