Watched

Loved

"Wonderful." Writing-with-actors-who-can-deliver lane.

incredible

Sue: top-10 of all time

Phenomenal

Schur lane. "Knock it out of the park" writing.

"Makes me feel uncomfortable but I really love it." Cringe DNA anchor.

confirm.*

they want the contrarian advocacy.

worse than GoT.* Both: would not hold up today; multi-cam laugh-track format feels cringy now. Pure nostalgia value at best. *Don't recommend.*

Tim Robinson. "So awkward and hurts but hilarious." Lives next to The Chair Company on the cringe shelf.

Loved

phenomenal

spun up all these stories and never answered a fucking thing." ⚠️ This is the source of his Lindelof skepticism toward The Leftovers. (Important: Lindelof has publicly said Leftov…

Incredible

Both loved

loved

Victor watched every episode.

Foundational comedy DNA.

top-10 favorite shows of all time

excellent

Both loved

worth noting given Victor's Lost/HIMYM trauma.

Incredible

Fantastic

Both watched all seasons together. Strong agreed-upon opinions per season (deep-dive when ready). Will watch S4 when it drops (~2026/27).

loved

Loved

top-10 of all time

Victor: "fine, didn't totally love it." Read book 1 first and bounced (concept-without-character problem, same lane as Foundation). *Doctrine in action.*

excellent

Both: "absolutely love." "One-of-a-kind character." 12 seasons (ended 2018 with Bourdain's death).

fits Victor's doctrine. *Major taste anchor.*

Phenomenal

but not a priority push.*

Dr. House is the prototype.*

Scotland → Cape Town. Both: love.

First in the trilogy. Ewan McGregor + Charley Boorman London → NYC the long way (Eastern Europe, Russia, Mongolia, Siberia). Both: love.

Ushuaia, Argentina → LA on electric Harleys. Both: love.

every major character gets a full multi-season arc). 🎯 *Stuck the landing.* Major taste anchor.

both great. 🎯 Doctrine-passing (Blackthorne + Toranaga). FX renewed for S2 + S3 (post-novel material). *Vega: confirm Sue's status; track new seasons.*

liked it more as it went on, became a little hard to watch by the end because the characters were so awful as humans, but enjoyed it, definitely very good." 🎯 Doctrine + characte…

hyper-competent leads, walk-and-talk Sorkin writing.

Hiddleston was awesome opposite Hugh Laurie." 🎯 Doctrine-passing (Hiddleston as competent operator, Laurie as savant villain). *S2 in production* (announced 2024, returning Hiddl…

fantastic

the movie has been greenlit (Peacock, announced 2022) and in development; release TBC.* 🎯 Doctrine-passing comedy ensemble.

Paul Rudd + Tim Robinson. "Incredibly awkward." Victor: hated the ending, mostly enjoyed otherwise.

Guilty pleasure. Hyper-competent assassin protagonist = doctrine-passing on the action-movie axis. *Vega: surface *Ballerina* (2025 spinoff) and the new *John Wick: Chapter 5* (an…

Guilty pleasure. Matthew Vaughn. The King's Man (2021 prequel) is the third + most divisive entry. New Kingsman 4 (a.k.a. "Argylle 2" / *The King's Man 2*) reportedly in developme…

The full Benoit Blanc trilogy. Doctrine-passing (Blanc as savant). Done deal.

🎯 Victor's *guilty pleasure*. Based on the Bradley Cooper movie. "This one guy who was smarter than everybody, who knew all the shit." *Pure expression of the competent-character…

same DNA. 🎯 *Important Sue data point: she goes for the John Wick / hyper-competent-killer lane.* Action-thriller is more household than initially flagged.

one brilliant guy alone solving an impossible problem.

Continuation of Firefly. Victor's note: incomprehensible without Firefly context; Sue watched cold and hated it. *Vega: never recommend Serenity to anyone who hasn't seen Firefly.*

thinks she'll really enjoy it. 🎯 *Permanent date-night candidate; bonus post-Ireland-trip resonance.*

Victor: "Great in my opinion." Sue: also seen.

both `done` (presumed, confirm).

Joss Whedon. 2 seasons.

14 episodes, cancelled after one season. Animated revival reportedly in development.

Victor: confirm whether caught up.*

Companion to Band of Brothers (Pacific theater). Sue not watched.

distinct from her tolerance for smart-cringe (Curb, Schur, Always Sunny ensemble loves).*

loved

Sue: loved

absolutely loved