THE PENGUIN -HBO (or Max...or whatever the hell it's called now)

The Juggler
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edited December 2024 in All Encompassing Trip
The Juggler is enjoying The Penguin. 

Anyone else enjoying/enjoyed this show? 

I am 4 episodes in and I think it is just about living up to the hype I've seen about it. This Sofia episode was pretty fucking intense. Looking forward binging the rest....
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,731
    I started it but wasn't paying enough attention. Definitely going to start it over. Hearing a lot of good things about it.

    I read someone say that ep 4 (or maybe 5?) was some of the best TV ever
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    Gern Blansten said:
    I started it but wasn't paying enough attention. Definitely going to start it over. Hearing a lot of good things about it.

    I read someone say that ep 4 (or maybe 5?) was some of the best TV ever
    That's the one I was talking about. Yeah. Got the same feeling I had as that one amazing season 1 True Detective episode-- for different reasons---but it kind of cemented, for me, that this show is top notch. 
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,014
    It was awesome. Wish there would be a second season, but Colin says it’s unlikely he’d be willing to go through the fat suit shit again
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  • jwhjr17
    jwhjr17 Posts: 2,081
    It's great
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  • soph189
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    It was excellent. Really enjoyed the series
  • The Juggler
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    I finished it the other night. Fantastic from start to finish. 

    Also, I have to admit that I totally forgot he was actually in the most recent Batman movie. I gotta watch that again.

    They have to be convinced to do another season of this at some point. Golden Globes, Emmy's to come....the ratings were good. I would imagine the money would be too much to turn down. 
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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,029
    The Juggler said:


    Also, I have to admit that I totally forgot he was actually in the most recent Batman movie. I gotta watch that again.

    This series is supposed to be a kind of bridge from The Batman to the sequel.
    Pengy wasn't super prominent in The Batman but had a couple of important scenes (car chase scene, and his attempt to kill Carmine for being a rat before Riddler does the job). No idea how he'll figure in the sequel.

    The series was great. Was stunned by the way things with Vic turned out.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,014
    Poncier said:
    The Juggler said:


    Also, I have to admit that I totally forgot he was actually in the most recent Batman movie. I gotta watch that again.

    This series is supposed to be a kind of bridge from The Batman to the sequel.
    Pengy wasn't super prominent in The Batman but had a couple of important scenes (car chase scene, and his attempt to kill Carmine for being a rat before Riddler does the job). No idea how he'll figure in the sequel.

    The series was great. Was stunned by the way things with Vic turned out.
    I thought I read Penguin was the prequel to The Batman, not a bridge between the first and second
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  • The Juggler
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    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Poncier said:
    The Juggler said:


    Also, I have to admit that I totally forgot he was actually in the most recent Batman movie. I gotta watch that again.

    This series is supposed to be a kind of bridge from The Batman to the sequel.
    Pengy wasn't super prominent in The Batman but had a couple of important scenes (car chase scene, and his attempt to kill Carmine for being a rat before Riddler does the job). No idea how he'll figure in the sequel.

    The series was great. Was stunned by the way things with Vic turned out.
    I thought I read Penguin was the prequel to The Batman, not a bridge between the first and second
    No it takes place a week after the Riddler blew shit up at the end of the movie.


    spoiler

    @Poncier regarding Vic.....yup. To me that's always one of the leading indicators of a great show, just having the balls to do that to a main character. So I'd love for them to attempt to go on without in a second season. 
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,014
    ok, I tried to watch The Batman last week but fell asleep halfway through and then my rental expired. Stupid Amazon, charging me to rent a movie when I subscribe to Prime. 
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  • The Juggler
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    HughFreakingDillon said:
    ok, I tried to watch The Batman last week but fell asleep halfway through and then my rental expired. Stupid Amazon, charging me to rent a movie when I subscribe to Prime. 
    I think I fell asleep in the theater lol. It was good. Just long. Not my favorite of the Batmans though...
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,014
    I completely forgot pretty much the entire movie. I might have to rent it again and lay off the Crown Royal. 
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 45,218
    Just finished Eps 1. I'm in.
    Colin Farrel is fantastic.

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  • mickeyrat
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    some dark fucking shit.
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  • The Juggler
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    mickeyrat said:
    some dark fucking shit.
    It actually keeps getting better
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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,029
    The Juggler said:
    mickeyrat said:
    some dark fucking shit.
    It actually keeps getting better
    And darker
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