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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Caught up on House of the Dragon, not bad so far. Finished The Acolyte, wouldn’t recommend, seemed rather pointless. Watched the very first episode of The Bear, very good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

The Bear is great. It's a lot of drama that builds great character development

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Mostly porn. Also I follow someone's patreon to watch WWE.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Honestly? YouTube stuff.

Tasting history is fun, and there's multiple ways to enjoy it without ads or bullshit getting in the way.

Plus, it's the only place you can almost pick and choose between concerts from the entirety of live recording.

So, that's what I've been watching when I watch anything at all, the last few weeks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Tasting history is fun

Fuck yeah, it is! And plenty things there can be tried at home. (Including garum, although it would be unwise to do so.) I can recommend his takes on tuh'u and placenta.

Other fun non-political, non-gaming channels to watch:

  • Primer - explaining evolutionary concepts with cute blobs
  • NurdRage - backyard chemistry
  • Primitive Technology - watching someone building bricks and making charcoal from the scratch, sometimes even smelting iron
  • Technology Connections - about the design and history of [not-so-]simple items, like light bulbs and toasters
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Love or hate algorithms, I will say YouTube recommending Tasting History to me was a slam dunk. Very cozy channel.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Yeah, he has it nailed. Casual enough to be welcoming, enough good research to make it informative, and he's just so dang accessible in his presentation.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The same thing we watch every week pinky

Started dragonball z tv series 2

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Prison Break and The Sopranos.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Scooby Doo. I think the series I watched came out in 2010, Daphne was using a flip phone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Killing Eve and Netflix's Easy Bake Battle.

Competitive baking and cooking shows are my guilty pleasure, when I'm not feeling well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Watched 20 minutes of Deep Water Horizon from the middle. And 20 hours of YouTube.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I've been having a hard time getting into narrative stuff lately so it's mostly been YouTube stuff. The big thing is I have been catching up on the DotA 2 esports scene to get ready for my yearly watch of The International. I quit playing like 8 years ago but still enjoy watching games, so I've been having VODs of the Riyadh Masters/Esports World Cup games running in the background.

Always watching Steve Mould, Basically Homeless and Coffeezilla videos whenever they come out.

Finally I've been rewatching Mythbusters as my nightly viewing before bed. The saints who keep the Streamlined Mythbusters torrent seeded are heroes of the internet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I liked this too. Well done with great actors.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Tried watching Axel F all week but fell asleep every time I put it on. Trying again tonight, my wife is partying at Timeless festival in Landgraaf, so I probably fall asleep again, earlier.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Caught up on house of dragon, the the bear and sopranos

Also watched wild wild space

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The Acolyte. I waited for all episodes to be launched and it was very much worth the wait. People on the internet just love to complain!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Way to dismiss the legit criticism.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

My wife and I are watching Mr Robot