I think I heard somewhere that it was inspired a lot by Aldebaran/Return to Aldebaran. (Aldebaran TPB 1 - Read Aldebaran TPB 1 comic online in high quality)
There was a brilliant scifi graphic novel that I read earlier in the year that is way more similar, but I can’t for the life of me remember the name right now. Will try to rack my brains.
Four kings 3 Parter on Amazon. Very good watch
Being somewhat contrary everyone telling me to watch The Sopranos put me off.
Should I watch it? What does it do that Goodfellas didn’t?
I can watch any random episode of The Sopranos and get straight back into watching the next and next… Never gets old…
Just watch it - seriously. It’s better than 99% of what ever else is out there
Pro Masterchef, always good to see someone local doing the business. Dani for the win!
Its way more complex and layered than Goodfellas. Yes its a gangster story but its also about family (mob and domestic), anxiety, and essentially a tale of the flawed American Dream.
I wrote a long Substack about it recently which would be a great explainer about its depth and nuance but its full of major spoilers so not sure I should tell you to read it
Honestly, its without doubt the pinnacle of TV drama imo.
I was late to the Sopranos - party because of that Goodfellas thing, also because I was still convinced there was never going to be any TV show better than The Wire or Mad Men.
I was wrong.
I never got into The Sopranos. It felt so… TV 
Mad Men however, that’s the benchmark for TV writing for me.
There wouldnt be a Mad Men without The Sopranos
Ah ok … that good eh
Just watched this, the story of El Loco.
Inventor of the Scorpion, free kick specialist, friend of Pablo Escobar and long perm aficionado.
Madman on the field but a lovely, loyal, brave guy off of it.
The Wire all the way, never got beyond season 1 of the Sopranos. I will try again one day.
The wire had a proper feeling of David Simon and Ed Burns having lived it, with the whole arc of seasons 1-5 mapped out from the beginning.
I liked The Wire- first season and third especially from memory. Season two I found really dull. I’ve never had the urge to rewatch it though I must admit
I think overall I preferred The Deuce
Just watched the first episode of Rivals.
Need a digestive here.
Silo season 2 which is … not as good as Season 1 so im taking breaks to watch Harry Hill on YT. Criminal that this show ever ended…
Also criminal that the Funky House scene ever started. (possibly - im not even sure what it is tbh)
A must watch when it was on, used to piss myself laughing every week, think HH got tired of all the work involved in making it every week according to Paul Hawksbee who was one of the writers on it, he has a daily show on TalkSport and sometimes talks about it, he’s also very funny as well.
I’ve watched it through three times, some episodes five, six times, some scenes 20 times or more. I can’t think of any show I’ve done that with, even The Wire and Mad Men. The only advice I’d give is that the first episode isn’t much like the rest of the series (loads of music, all of which disappears thereafter) and don’t let it put you off the rest of the glorious ride.
Watched this the other night on Netflix, was a bit apprehensive due to the 3 hr + running time but it’s so wild, decadent and hedonistic at times it never felt that long and never dragged.
Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt are always engaging and watchable imo, set in Hollywood during the switch from silent movies to talkies, looks gorgeous.
