Anyone watching The Chair?

[cleo29]

I am really enjoying and whoever is in charge of the music used is fantastic! I am also enjoying Enlightened.  I love that they have Diane Ladd and Laura Dern playing mother and daughter. 

I also started Nine Perfect Strangers; it's not bad. 

[Jalapeñomel]

I watched the whole thing. I told DH he needs to watch because he’s an English professor.

[Jalapeñomel]

I also blew through Click Bait. It’s like the summer Beach read for Netflix.

I’ve watched entirely too much TV this summer, since I can’t do little else. 😩

[cleo29]

Aug 29, 2021 16:40:05 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I watched the whole thing. I told DH he needs to watch because he’s an English professor.

I think it is great. 

[smock]

I just finished The Chair! As a former academic, some parts hit close to home--especially the untenured, hard working, more diverse faculty vs. the past retirement age, mostly old white guy, not working hard faculty.

Also Sandra Oh is fucking amazing in everything she does and I LOVED the David Duchovny cameo!

[cleo29]

Aug 29, 2021 16:55:01 GMT -5 smock said:

I just finished The Chair! As a former academic, some parts hit close to home--especially the untenured, hard working, more diverse faculty vs. the past retirement age, mostly old white guy, not working hard faculty.

Also Sandra Oh is fucking amazing in everything she does and I LOVED the David Duchovny cameo!

She is fantastic!  Yes, the old white guys still taking up space even though they are no longer bringing anything of value to the school, but yet, are kept on is beyond frustrating. Also, how is it the tenure will not protect her, but it still protects these moochers of their jobs?? hmmm

[TR]

Yes, we flew through it! Loved it. Sandra Oh is phenomenal in everything she does.

ETA: I did laugh during one of the early scenes where she corrects someone about her age, saying she’s 47 instead of 50 or something like that. Because Sandra Oh really is 50 and she looks 40 at most lol.

[isabel]

I watched The Chair and it even got some chuckles out of DH (who is working on a doctoral degree with a goal of going into academia). It was great.

[RoxMonster]

Aug 29, 2021 16:41:15 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I also blew through Click Bait. It’s like the summer Beach read for Netflix.

I’ve watched entirely too much TV this summer, since I can’t do little else. 😩

We just watched the entire season of this all in one day yesterday. I really enjoyed it.

[RoxMonster]

Just started The Chair and liking it so far.

[eb777888]

We just started this yesterday (just finished Enlightened) and are only one episode in, but I've heard really good things so I'm excited.

[cleo29]

Aug 29, 2021 18:02:09 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

We just started this yesterday (just finished Enlightened) and are only one episode in, but I've heard really good things so I'm excited.

I the entire season of Enlightened on HBOMax?

[eb777888]

Aug 29, 2021 18:19:04 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Aug 29, 2021 18:02:09 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

We just started this yesterday (just finished Enlightened) and are only one episode in, but I've heard really good things so I'm excited.

I the entire season of Enlightened on HBOMax?

Yes, there's two seasons. 

[dexteroni]

I really liked The Chair. The contrast between the older professors vs students was interesting, but I really identified with the Gen Xers in the middle of it all. The students think they're old, and the oldsters think they're young troublemakers. We can't win, lol. It annoyed me that the Gen X professor was such an insensitive ass about what he did (even jokingly, you still don't do it) and his non-apology, ugggh. I had a feeling that was coming and I was still like "NO!" He should have known better on both fronts.

I love Sandra Oh in everything I've seen her in, and this is no exception. I also love Holland Taylor in general, but she was especially awesome in this. I hope there will be more episodes, but it's called The Chair and she's no longer the chair, so not sure where they'll go from here.

Before this we watched Hacks on HBO, which I looooved. It was such a good show and Jean Smart was fantastic in it. Before that we watched Schmigadoon! on Apple TV, which was just fun and ridiculous. 

Next I want to try Central Park, also on Apple TV. Has anyone watched that? 

[smock]

Also Holland Taylor was so similar to the English Dept medievalist at my grad school.I could not stop cracking up at her antics.

[basilosaurus]

Aug 29, 2021 17:48:52 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

Aug 29, 2021 16:41:15 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I also blew through Click Bait. It’s like the summer Beach read for Netflix.

I’ve watched entirely too much TV this summer, since I can’t do little else. 😩

We just watched the entire season of this all in one day yesterday. I really enjoyed it.

I read a brief review that said it wasn't worth it. Hmmm, I may reconsider.

The Chair is queued for when my data plan renews (tomorrow!)

[TBM]

Because of this thread, I decided to watch the first episode this morning, thinking that if I think DH would like it, I would watch it again with him, and if he wouldn't, I could watch it by myself during the day.

It took at least 20 tries to get out of Netflix forcing me to watch Grace & Frankie. lol It wasn't even the last show I watched (or even in the last 20 that I have watched), so the auto play loop that it had me trapped in was puzzling...as well as being super annoying.

I didn't even watch a full episode, because it didn't take very long to see that DH should enjoy watching it.

[TR]

Click Bait looks like an episode of Black Mirror stretched into a full season.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 30, 2021 12:23:53 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Aug 29, 2021 17:48:52 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

We just watched the entire season of this all in one day yesterday. I really enjoyed it.

I read a brief review that said it wasn't worth it. Hmmm, I may reconsider.
(tomorrow!)

Aug 30, 2021 13:33:53 GMT -5 TR said:

Click Bait looks like an episode of Black Mirror stretched into a full season.

Click Bait is literally the beach read for TV. A million twists and turns, fast viewing, and doesn’t take a lot of brain power. It’s definitely not for great acting and stellar writing, that’s for sure.

[ssmjlm]

I just started it.

I noticed Amanda Peet is listed as one of the creators.

[Jalapeñomel]

And if you’re not watching Reservation Dogs, you should be.

[sent]

Where can I find "The Chair"?

[TR]

Aug 30, 2021 18:52:36 GMT -5 sent said:

Where can I find "The Chair"?

Netflix

[TR]

Aug 30, 2021 18:45:40 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

And if you’re not watching Reservation Dogs, you should be.

Yes, this too!

[bluestreet]

It’s so dang accurate!

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Aug 30, 2021 15:51:07 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

I just started it.

I noticed Amanda Peet is listed as one of the creators.

I read this today, and now I can't wait to watch The Chair.  www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/08/amanda-peet-the-chair-netflix-interview

[basilosaurus]

Fucker in charge of you fucking fucks

[cleo29]

Sept 2, 2021 5:15:49 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Fucker in charge of you fucking fucks

best name plaque ever. 

[mountaingirl]

Aug 30, 2021 18:56:09 GMT -5 TR said:

Aug 30, 2021 18:52:36 GMT -5 sent said:

Where can I find "The Chair"?

Netflix

Well shit. We just got rid of Netflix. Oh well.

[tacokick]

I watched it all in a day! The episodes are so short! I wish they were an hour. I was working on a craft project and was surprised when it suddenly ended. It was really fun.