Gyromania: Squid Game | Sputnikmusic

Gyromania 10.03.21	???
JohnnyoftheWell 10.03.21	gonna watch in the near future, sceptical but maybe excited and mainly still chewing over Alice In Borderland none of this shit is gonna top the og Battle Royale movie tho
DoofDoof 10.03.21	Been meaning to get to it but loads of other stuff to watch first. My buddy binge watched it and said it was pre average Netflix fodder, not Battle Royale standard - which worries me because BR is an 8 out of 10 film for me at best (though I respect it’s cult status) I think he abandoned Alice in borderland so maybe it is better than that - or at least more to his taste :/
DoofDoof 10.03.21	All I know is Netflix died the last 8 months, clearly ran out of the reserve shows, the pandemic had a massive impact - almost felt like cancelling it as even Disney had more stuff. They need a hit and this seems the closest for a while…but I’m dubious this is any good or maybe the first plate of food offered to a starving man. They got it all to do now, do Netflix. Need to serve up some good stuff over the next 12 months, the competition is mobilised. The fact people refer to their shows as ‘typical Netflix shit’ and it’s no longer a compliment, more a meh, doesn’t bode well. Gloss wearing off.
JeetJeet 10.03.21	great show, lame ending
anat 10.03.21	I’m dubious of what netflix push having seen just past the first season of money heist and having a bad time
Winesburgohio 10.03.21	netflix is funny because they had access to possibly the best show of the last decade, American Vandal and then cancelled it lmao
insomniac15 10.03.21	I'm halfway through, I really dig it.
treos777 10.03.21	Yeah not finished either but really like it so far Surprised Netflix are behind tbh
FadedSun 10.03.21	It's entertaining so far, but it's like any other of these types of movies or shows that were inspired by Battle Royale.
Colton 10.03.21	tv shows are pretty cringe. i’ll stick to watching sm64 speedruns on twitch thanks
Aberf 10.03.21	things went downhill after episode 7. It was like an 8/10 show and it turned to be like 5.5.
Gyromania 10.03.21	It's serviceable so far. I'm on ep 4. There's way too much filler shit but it's still good. I hope the games get cooler
Aberf 10.03.21	I watched it at 1.25 speed because of how slow it feels at times lol.
parksungjoon 10.03.21	expected thread to be about splatoon
Hyperion1001 10.03.21	"netflix is funny because they had access to possibly the best show of the last decade, American Vandal and then cancelled it" truth right here. the second season of that show is the best thing netflix has produced by a fairly large margin.
GreyShadow 10.03.21	it's good. definitely overhyped but good nonetheless (ep 6 was actually fantastic though). watch Kaiji, it's better lol
Trebor. 10.03.21	I'm really enjoying Midnight Mass. Might check Squid Game next
DoofDoof 10.03.21	Just watched first two episodes, liked it
heyadam 10.03.21	7/10 - some plot threads definitely fall off near the end and there’s some super cringe C-rate actors that get introduced in the latter third too
heyadam 10.03.21	but overall had great set pieces and I love the main cast.
Gyromania 10.03.21	Midnight mass is starting to lose me. It carries with it the worst tendencies of hill house to delve way too deep into exposition. I was hoping it would be scarier and more atmospheric. I'm starting to get Marianne vibes and that is not a good thing. This pertains to squid game too: Netflix shows tend to have this reliance on filler by fleshing out their characters way too much
Emim 10.03.21	Will it dethrone Tiger King?
JefferyBigglestein2 10.03.21	i didnt watch it.
combustion07 10.04.21	Haven't watched it yet but someone who I tend to have near identical taste with claims it's one of the best things they've done so I'm excited to check it out. Love me some Battle Royale also
JohnnyoftheWell 10.04.21	ok episode 1 was alright hm
Demon of the Fall 10.04.21	'All I know is Netflix died the last 8 months, clearly ran out of the reserve shows, the pandemic had a massive impact - almost felt like cancelling it as even Disney had more stuff.' Eh, how much TV do you watch? I don't think it could ever run dry for me, but then I'm always years behind in most cases. P.S. List has quality music.
Calc 10.04.21	i've seen a few animes with the exact same premise as this show but it's still pretty good
TheSpirit 10.04.21	a little slow at times, but okay overall
loveisamixtape 10.04.21	i'm prob gonna start squid game tonight, all i've heard is that it's good. netflix can have really good shows, just not most of them
Atari 10.04.21	Midnight Mass was fantastic.. definitely looking forward to this as well
treos777 10.04.21	Squid game was probably the best Netflix original I've seen though I'm yet to watch Dark
DungeonBoy 10.04.21	watched it without knowing anything about it, and it is one of the best shows i've seen on Netflix
madrigal30 10.04.21	genuinely really good
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.04.21	Loved it
StickFeit 10.04.21	Wasn't that big on the acting and pace in the first two episodes but boy this show picks the fuck up
loveisamixtape 10.04.21	@treos dark is the best netflix show ever imo u should def watch it
Gyromania 10.04.21	on ep 7 atm and it's definitely picked up considerably. much, much better as it goes. ep 2 kind of sucks tho
DungeonBoy 10.04.21	I liked them all
JohnnyoftheWell 10.04.21	ok nice, was gonna make ep 2 my make/break moment but i'll stick with it a bit longer
DoofDoof 10.05.21	'Eh, how much TV do you watch? I don't think it could ever run dry for me, but then I'm always years behind in most cases.' If I'm at home in the evening most of those nights I'll get to two episodes, usually of different shows. Yes, I have a TV dramas ranked list on RYM : https://rateyourmusic.com/list/DoofusWainwright/tv-drama-series-ranked/
Egarran 10.10.21	I made it through! It was a quite grueling ordeal. So much annoying and unpleasant stuff - but overall I appreciate it. Sometimes some of these people made terrible and irrational decisions, just to move the plot on - and this seems to be a common thing in SKorean movies. But it's probably not better in American movies. I'm just more used to those. Sequel no thanks. [Spoiler] Who knows how he's gonna take that shit down, but I'll prefer to imagine it. And I wanted the cop and the front man to team up. Also I wanted it all to be orchestrated by evil aliens, or at least some occult sect. Those VIPs weren't very intimidating. So I guess I should write some fan fiction.
Shemson 10.10.21	Great show, binged it this weekend
Egarran 10.10.21	Someone mentioned that since we didn't see the cop's corpse, movie logic decrees that he's still alive.
JohnnyoftheWell 10.10.21	tell that to Bond fans this show made me miserable and i enjoyed almost every minute of it. still not as entertaining as Alice In Borderland, but probably better idk, it capitalismed well :[
GhandhiLion 10.10.21	I watched Train to Busan recently. Surprisingly good.
DaveT0738 10.10.21	I just came here looking for context on the memes
Egarran 10.10.21	Anti-capitalism is a huge market in South Korea. gonna check out some memes, thx
treos777 10.10.21	i personally really liked that the VIP were pathetic / and primarily white english speakers too / like real life there
treos777 10.10.21	@loveisamixtape going to start Dark asap
Egarran 10.11.21	I never finished Dark. It's good but everyone is so fucking sad all the time. At least in Squid Game, those people are quickly put out of their misery. So err rec me a show with smart and happy people.
Egarran 10.11.21	>i personally really liked that the VIP were pathetic / and primarily white english speakers too / like real life there Yeah I guess it does make more sense in the whole 'The 1% are decadent morons'-narrative. I guess it would disrupt the political subtext if the VIPs were ...otherworldly.
NorthernSkylark 10.11.21	It was good entertainment I’ll admit. I don’t get the part about the cop brother flying solo. It makes no sense to me. Midnight mass was pretty good until the last couple of episodes, they killed the suspense a bit too early I think. I’d recommend the chestnut man if you’re into noir crime shows. It’s prob one of darkest shows I’ve seen. Almost as dark as… Dark.
Frost15 10.11.21	It's an 8/10 show for me. Lot's of masonic symbology and numerology too, so if you are into that kind of cryptic analysis it's very entertaining.
BaselineOOO 10.11.21	The first 4 episodes or so are alright, then it turns to shit. When it's good it feels like a combination of a battle royale manga and a 2008-2016 era Korean thriller but with average actors. Nothing too special imo. If you liked it I recommend you the anime Btooom.
DoofDoof 10.11.21	Egarran - the dark secret with Dark is it gets a little less entertaining from the middle of season 2, but like the original two seasons of Twin Peaks it rallies for the last few episodes which are stellar
DoofDoof 10.11.21	Finished this last night - it over reached a bit to make things really philosophical in the last episode, a bit too contrived Still liked it a lot overall though, 8 out of 10, lead actor was v good
zakalwe 10.11.21	Can’t bring myself to watch it. Overhyped kid shit no doubt.
GhandhiLion 10.11.21	Thanks old man. I'll cross it off the list.
Egarran 10.11.21	Thanks doof, I just got an overdose of people wailing across time and space.
GhandhiLion 10.11.21	Whaling across time and space. I HAVE TO FIND THE WHALES
Egarran 10.11.21	There's a Star Trek movie about that. Check it out, it's pretty good.
GhandhiLion 10.11.21	will do
anat 10.11.21	Just finished it. Enjoyed it much more than I expected to, but found the cop subplot didn’t really go anywhere. At any rate it was a fresh enough spin on the last man standing genre. I just wonder how much was lost in translation?
Egarran 10.11.21	Couldn't tell you. But yes, all the 28/29 stuff pretty much whooshed by me.
JefferyBigglestein2 10.11.21	i can fully speak korean after watching this show.