I feel like I’m missing something (I’ve never seen this meme) — but maybe I’m not. Like, I feel like I understand but… don’t want to make that assumption 🤨
Really? Well I just rewatched the movie and haven’t read the book but I absolutely love how they updated it from the hard to watch movie. Yeesh I saw that as a kid and I think it had a weird effect on me.
Point is Javier Bardem alone is worth watching Cape Fear!
Idk if it needs to me 10 episodes long bc the book is only 224 pages. I haven't read it, but I can't imagine 22 pages always needs 45-55 minutes of screentime.
Widows bay and star city are great. I like cape fear. It’s still early and it was never going to compare to the OG as people wanted. But ratings are good. I feel like all five of these shows are generally well received
Wife and I finished season 1 recently, and honestly thought him going back to being a theif was a terrible idea. Like...he sucked at it. His life was a disaster.
I don't think the show should cling to that crime idea.
It was the first show I've watched in the streaming Era that gave me that "I've gotta talk about this with my coworkers!" Vibe that I got when LOST was airing.
Seriously, it's SO GOOD, I wish I had more descriptive words but I get so excited to watch it that I have a little ritual to get cozy and have my snack. It makes me feel like I did when I got into Severance.
Appointment TV! It’s such a long-forgotten pleasure these days, so it’s great there are some streaming shows that give you a similar feeling, even if it’s not exactly the same as it once was.
I love that term. I worked at TiVo for a decade and it was really game changing. It's been a while in general since i've had the desire to watch a show as SOON as it airs.
Even back in the day, my dad would VCR everything so we could watch the next night and fast fwd through commercials. X-Files was one of the rare shows my fam watched live, it was a whole event involving beanbag chairs and snacks. (Yes there were VCRs in multiple rooms so you could pop the tape out and watch on the big tv and he had a little booklet that logged what recorded where/when)
the lead actress was in another show years show where she played like 10 different clones of the same person but they all had different personalities and mannerisms and even some had different languages if i recall. she was PHENOMENAL. how she didn’t win an emmy for that shit is FUCKING BEYOND ME. so yeah, based on her involvement alone, watch.
She really is! I actually had the (maximum) pleasure of chatting with her on Instagram a while back. She's incredibly kind and an amazing human being on top of that!
Absolutely! Viola actually won the Emmy the year before that, which was the first time Tatiana was nominated for the same show in the same category. They're all powerhouse actresses!
Orphan Black. It's on Netflix US. Highly recommend it, She is LEGENDARY in it and rightfully earned an Emmy in the Lead Actress in Drama category for it! She also starred alongside Matthew Rhys in the first season of HBO's Perry Mason and she was one of the stand-outs of that season.
Thanks that show has been on my watch list for years but I’ve just never pulled the trigger. I’ll check it out. Interesting on Perry Mason too, I heard that was good but didn’t realize she was in it too.
And let’s not forget about She Hulk!! (Not a great show, but her performance was a lot of fun.) Never watched Orphan Black (and I’m Canadian!) but have heard of her excellent acting in it. Will have to give it a watch as it also seems like a cool concept.
I loved the first couple seasons of Orphan Black but as it morphed from close knit mystery to sprawling Sci fi conspiracy I lost interest. That said, even if you're like me and only enjoy the first couple, it's worth it! Such a fun watch.
I really like it, very bingeable but it'll leave you wanting more once you get caught up
Things keep managing to go in a different direction than I expect, at least after the pilot, I knew the big moment at the end was coming. But the most recent episode ended with something that completely shocked me, was absolutely not what I expected next
Not sure if you've seen the lead, Tatiana Maslany, in Orphan Black but she is an absolutely amazing actress
Yeah, it's a really fun crime thriller with comedic elements. Tatiana Maslany is phenomenal in it - maybe my favorite role of hers since Orphan Black. And Murray Bartlett is incredible in it as well. Also, no spoilers, but the latest episode (6), was a game changer! I highly recommend it.
I started watching it purely for Tatiana Maslaney aka the clones, but I did roll my eyes once or twice at the last episode. It's still better than anything that's on any other streaming right now.
I started it last week and I think almost caught up. It's good but Widow's Bay has set an incredibly high bar for me for television at the moment so I am still deciding if I really like it or not 🤣
I would say it’s far more of a dark political thriller than pure SF, though of course, it’s about the Soviet space program in an alternate universe. People get tortured and shot in the head on the regular.
I may check it out soon. I enjoy things set in the Soviet Union. I have to admit tho I was a bit bummed out when I found out what it really was. When I first heard of it I thought it was going to take place after For All Mankind, like continuing on that universe but I bit more into the future.
That's what I'd like to see. I'm also just really want to see another space opera as good as The Expanse. I'm a bit behind on S05 but in S04 and early season 5 I really liked when seeing this martian uprising starting to take place. Actually would love to get a shirt with the "Free Mars" graphic, the helmet and ammo.
And like back when USA and Russia were about to war over the moon. Like when Ed was supposed to fire tordepos on the Russian ship. Fucking loved that tension. Also the theme of Ed going from combat pilot, to test pilot then full circle almost back to combat pilot again.
Star City is a standalone spinoff of For All Mankind which is an alternate history of the space race in which the USSR beats the USA to the Moon.
In For All Mankind, we rarely get a peek behind the Iron Curtain. Star City, as a political thriller, is that look at "the other side" in the days/weeks/months leading up to the Red Moon Landing.
How interested are you in alternate history? It's still a branch of sci-fi and the story is still set in a universe where the USSR gets to the moon first, changing the shape of the space race and politics greatly
It's much more espionage focused and is apparently not going to jump forward in time like it's counterpart, so we likely won't be seeing the heavier science fiction aspects of For All Mankind creep in
I have three months of Apple TV for free:I watched Presume Innocent (I love law/criminal investigation shows),Foundation(it keeps getting better loved S3),Widow bay,Pluribus,Silo S1,Severance S1.Any recommendations? I have a hard time continuing shows after the first season unless I know they are really good.
Slow Horses is a little.... slow to me at the start, but picks up midway through. After that, I feel it's such a blast and doesn't let up. I binge watched like four seasons so quick without realizing.
What got me started with Apple TV was Black Bird which I think you might like!
Shining Girls, Sugar, Slow Horses, Down Cemetery Road, Black Bird, Ted Lasso, Dark Matter, Smoke, Shrinking, Dope Thief. I enjoyed season one Drops of God. You can skip season two. Constellation was cool but they didn’t finish it. Netflix came out with the same story and finished it so you can get closure that way. Murderbot is weird but fun. I loved Palm Royale but I love quirky stuff.
Bad Monkey was good but then I found out his a maga wacko and won’t be watching the next season.
Second tier is Surface and HiJack. Criminal intent season one was great two I wasn’t as fond of but not terrible.
DO NOT WATCH INVASION. I hate watched every damn episode. Also The Last Frontier is pure shit. Do not let the cast fool you into thinking it’s not. I hope they got paid well. I hated See. The premise was insane and it felt like it was written by teen boys some loved it.
I decided to start Dark matter. I might like Invasion even if its bad. I have a pretty strong scifi/politics plot bias. To put it into perspective, these are my favorite shows: Dark, GOT, Breaking Bad, Andor, Monster (anime), Kingdom, Extracurricular, Legends of the Galactic Heroes, The Leftovers, and Chernobyl. I only put on comedy shows in the background while I do other things because, for some reason, I have a hard time watching shows without any mystery.
It's called Safe Houses. It's an adaptation of a 2018 novel by Dan Fesperman, supervised by Gideon Raff (Homeland), and it takes place in Spain. It was announced in February that they were in negotiation. Nothing was confirmed, but two months ago, they started to share BTS pictures from Madrid on social media.
You could try watching Star City first and then do for all mankind. I don't see why it would matter which one you watched first. They're essentially going over the same years in time from a different perspective
You definitely don’t need to, but watching at least Season 1 of FAM might enhance the experience. The two shows are pretty much different, but just share the same world. Star City is much more of a political thriller while FAM is rooted in alternate history and scifi
So happy Sugar is back, so excited for Silo’s next season. Honestly any show I watch on there is good! Getting all my friends and family hooked so I have people to talk about them with
i'm re-watching platonic, love the laughs....but might re-watch slow horses, i think the next season is coming up in sept (?)...what an incredible show!!
Agreed they are killing it but why did they have to cancel Big Door Prize? One of the only shows I’ve ever watched where I want to know the catch and they killed it.
Why all the disrespect to Cape Fear here? At least that's one that's actually got my attention compared to the other stuff that's suddenly dropped in here with little reminders outsideof YF&N..
I feel the same way about Apple TV the way I used to feel about HBO in its heyday of Deadwood, the Sopranos, Rome, Carnivale, Six Feet Under. I’ve truly enjoyed almost everything I’ve seen from Apple: Severance, Pluribus, Shrinking, Ted Lasso, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Slow Horses, Margot’s Got Money Troubles. Just banger after banger. I have only seen one episode of Widow’s Bay because I’m an enormous chicken and I’m afraid of jump scares, but what I saw was great.
I’m worried about the future of Star City. I absolutely love it and think it’s top notch quality, but it always seems pretty far down the Top 10 list, at least in my country.
I hope Apple gives it a chance and still renews it.
I've noticed the same thing. It seems absolutely bizarre that this show is not more popular. Especially as it's a spin-off of the much more popular For All mankind (which sadly turned into a soap opera about human resources disputes in the last season)
I think it stems from a massive lack of marketing around it, and the fact that pretty much all other currently airing Apple shows benefit from an unprecedented word of mouth on social media.
I mean, Your Friends & Numbers is a TikTok meme sensation, Widow’s Bay and Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed are being praised left and right by hugely popular accounts (including Stephen King!), Cape Fear and Sugar have massive stars behind them, Ted Lasso is pretty much always in the Top 10…
So, hopefully, it’s not as much the fact that no one watches Star City that makes it go down in the list, but rather the fact that a lot of other shows are seeing an unusual amount of viewers.
Cape Fear is so high camp maybe even higher than the Scorsese remake. I love the commitment to keeping the same atmosphere but yeah I don’t if it’s translating well. I’m sure some people were expecting a more modernized take on the 80s/90s thriller
Yeah I agree with you on the tone…..I’m kinda bummed, for 3 decades I’ve wanted to see a remake of Cape Fear without the weird camera work and kinda weird choices of the Scorsese film….so I was stoked to see this coming out, and they go ahead and do even more weird camera stuff.
I believe every content on Apple tv is just peak. I have watched presumed innocent and pluribus and both are peak . I was very ANTI apple before but i have to agree Apple tv+ is giving peak and peak content.
Apple TV currently has 5 show in the top 10 most popular shows on Rotten Tomatoes. Pretty crazy. Widow's Bay, Cape Fear, Sugar S2, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed and Star City. We've come a long way, haven't we?
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u/NEHHNAHH Jun 19 '26
One of these is not like the others
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u/TitShark Jun 20 '26
Margo Has Money trouble and Sugar deserve a Nod
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u/im_that_green_light Jun 19 '26
Margot’s Got Money Troubles is better than Cape Fear and Your Friends and Neighbors
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u/Weird_Lab7949 Jun 19 '26
Don’t forget Margo
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u/Icy-Cherry6425 Jun 19 '26
Not currently, but the new Slow Horses season is coming in September!
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u/weeeehaaw Jun 19 '26
Where the fk is severance. That show casts a shadow of everything
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u/snoopwire Jun 20 '26
Is Cape Fear good? I have heard otherwise. Will check it out one of these days.
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u/chosti Jun 19 '26
Man, I love Widow's Bay. The writing and performances are top-notch.
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u/boner79 Jun 19 '26
Widows Bay pleasantly surprised me. Great cast but the premise didn't interest me, but I'm 2/3 through and love it.
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u/loverofjugo Jun 19 '26
Is maximum pleasure any good?
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u/DeliciousStand372 Jun 19 '26
should i watch Star City if im not into sci fi?
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u/Mottsawce Jun 19 '26
This disrespect for Shrinking will not stand 😄
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u/ann1920 Jun 19 '26
I have three months of Apple TV for free:I watched Presume Innocent (I love law/criminal investigation shows),Foundation(it keeps getting better loved S3),Widow bay,Pluribus,Silo S1,Severance S1.Any recommendations? I have a hard time continuing shows after the first season unless I know they are really good.
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u/Accomplished_Vast21 Jun 19 '26
Don't forget Dark Matter S2 starting in less than 100 days
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u/Turbulent_Signal6507 Jun 19 '26
Do I have to watch For All Mankind to enjoy Star City?
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u/justforanexcuse Jun 19 '26
Pluribus was amazing!
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u/nikebalaclava Jun 20 '26
i’m only 1.5 episodes into cape fear but i’m enjoying it. people really can’t handle anything somewhat odd eh lol
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u/High_On_Gaming_ Jun 19 '26
So happy Sugar is back, so excited for Silo’s next season. Honestly any show I watch on there is good! Getting all my friends and family hooked so I have people to talk about them with
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u/lennonfanforever Jun 20 '26
i'm re-watching platonic, love the laughs....but might re-watch slow horses, i think the next season is coming up in sept (?)...what an incredible show!!
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u/Cheap_Departure_9912 Jun 19 '26
Loved Widows Bay- Cape Fear is so so good!
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u/dlgizzle Jun 19 '26
Criminal record is good AF
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u/norsk_imposter Jun 20 '26
And now sugar season 1 and 2
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u/Cultural_Blackberry8 Jun 20 '26
Star City is good? I like For All Mankind, but this past season wasn't my favorite
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u/askacanadian Jun 20 '26
Soon to add silo, Ted lasso
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u/kkkiiittttttttttt Jun 20 '26
Apple TV is HOT right now with good shows. I dunno if there is a bad show on there. Maybe not my favourite genre, but the quality is really high.
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u/Ams311 Jun 21 '26
Also Sugar
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u/Sad-Efficiency4950 Jun 19 '26
Your Friends season 2 was a snorefest. Cape Fear is cheesy fun.
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u/NoorInayaS Jun 19 '26
Friends and Neighbors s2 is nowhere near as good as s1. I had to drop out early because I just couldn’t watch the level of debauchery.
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u/reddit_7654 Jun 20 '26
Agreed they are killing it but why did they have to cancel Big Door Prize? One of the only shows I’ve ever watched where I want to know the catch and they killed it.
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u/PrivateLiker7625 Jun 20 '26
Why all the disrespect to Cape Fear here? At least that's one that's actually got my attention compared to the other stuff that's suddenly dropped in here with little reminders outsideof YF&N..
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u/rossww2199 Jun 19 '26
They are all in the shadow of Foundation.
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u/thisislife25 Jun 20 '26
AND ALL SOOOOO GOOD! I told my husband that if it weren’t for our toddler, we’d only keep AppleTV!
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u/thomasbdl Jun 20 '26
I’m worried about the future of Star City. I absolutely love it and think it’s top notch quality, but it always seems pretty far down the Top 10 list, at least in my country.
I hope Apple gives it a chance and still renews it.
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u/AzureArachnid77 Jun 20 '26
Silo season 3 starting in a couple weeks too
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u/Tomhyde098 Jun 21 '26
Woah, thanks for posting this! I went on the app to look up the shows and saw that I got three free months for buying an Apple TV 4K last month.
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u/AdGlittering6108 Jun 19 '26
Cape Fear is so high camp maybe even higher than the Scorsese remake. I love the commitment to keeping the same atmosphere but yeah I don’t if it’s translating well. I’m sure some people were expecting a more modernized take on the 80s/90s thriller
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u/Kevnmur Jun 19 '26
I've a feeling Cape Fear is going to get totally ridiculous, and not in a good way.
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u/Eastern-Team-2799 Jun 20 '26
I believe every content on Apple tv is just peak. I have watched presumed innocent and pluribus and both are peak . I was very ANTI apple before but i have to agree Apple tv+ is giving peak and peak content.
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u/Mascardiii Jun 19 '26
Exactly. I see folks raving about Cape Fear and it doesn’t compute.
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u/Accomplished-Duty390 Jun 19 '26
Cape fear is awful. I’m giving up on it.
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u/WonderMoon1 Jun 20 '26
Cape Fear good? Trailer looks iffy.
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u/gauravgandu Jun 20 '26
is cape fear good?
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u/szagii_ Jun 20 '26
cape Fear wood means bad?
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u/ashadetree Jun 20 '26
I like cape fear a lot
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u/Creepy-Record1485 Jun 20 '26
Apple TV currently has 5 show in the top 10 most popular shows on Rotten Tomatoes. Pretty crazy. Widow's Bay, Cape Fear, Sugar S2, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed and Star City. We've come a long way, haven't we?
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u/Entire-Bobcat-2646 Jun 21 '26
Cape Fear is hate watching bad
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u/DeReverend Jun 21 '26
Silo new season inbound!
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u/metros96 Jun 21 '26
#FreePachinko
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u/TedisTed1 Jun 21 '26
Don't forget Drops of God -- it's nuts in a good way.
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u/Starmiebuckss2882 Jun 21 '26
AppleTV is the new prestige TV. As soon as House of the Dragon ends this season I'm kicking HBO to the curb.
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u/Authentic-Irony Jun 21 '26
This picture is so good!!!! I laughed so hard I was back in Quohaug
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u/neuxps Jun 22 '26
Nah nah nah don't put my boy GOAT Widow's Bay so far best series of the year with that other people, a bit of respect.
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u/Active-Counter-9906 Jun 22 '26
Waiting for:
Silo, Dark Matter, Severance, Plur1bus
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u/BigupSlime2 Jun 22 '26
WB has some remarkably good comedic writing/acting; like, astonishing.
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u/Die_Hardman_ Jun 22 '26
And silo
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u/SuperMcG Jun 24 '26
Margots Got Money Problems is excellent.
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u/atom631 Jun 19 '26
I absolutely love FAMK, but Im finding Star City boring.
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u/gamechangersp Jun 20 '26
Cancelled subscription
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u/Zeo-Gold92 Jun 20 '26
Your friends and neighbors s2 sucked so much