What's In My Queue?- Week 5

This week featured binge marathons for Marvel and Ashton Kutcher. Those types of things don't go hand in hand, but I decided to roll with it.


Daredevil- Season 2:

HOLY BALLS!!!! I thought the first season of Daredevil was amazing, but this is beautiful. The first season felt like a slow burn to get into, but this season started off really aggressive and made it very easy to binge. All the characters were given natural progression with their story arcs, and we had a few new characters thrown into the mix. I wasn't too big on Elektra's story arc, to be perfectly honest, but she's only part of the overall story. The new character that really steals the season is The Punisher, played expertly by Jon Bernthal. He was so brutal and so compelling that I was really happy when they announced he'd be getting his own spinoff earlier this week. This Marvel Television Universe they're creating for Netflix is really doing well and I can't wait to see where they take it from here.

The Ranch- Part 1:

Curiosity's sake got the better of me with this one. I liked Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson when they were on That '70s Show, so seeing them together on another show had me intrigued. It won't be everyone's type of show, but it works well enough for me when I'm in the mood to watch it. Two things work for me on the show. The first is the type of comedy it's going with. They use a ranch environment, but what keeps the setting fresh is jokes that are filled with modern references and a much stronger adult sense of humor than I was expecting. The other thing that really works is the family dynamic between Kutcher and Masterson's characters and their father, played by Sam Elliot. These guys bicker phenomenally. Kutcher and Masterson just feels natural, given their history on That '70s Show, so I was really impressed with how well Elliot fit into the dynamic. You see them interact and you really see a dysfunctional family that loves each other deep down. The chemistry works really well between the main actors and that's what keeps me coming back for more. I hope this show is a success for Netflix, as I would love to see more episodes churned out to turn Part 1 into Season 1, and then maybe another season or two to see what kind of traction The Ranch can get.

That '70s Show- Season 1:

It was most likely seeing Kutcher and Masterson on The Ranch earlier this week, but I really felt the need to start watching That '70s Show again. I didn't grow up in the '70s, so sometimes it takes me a moment to process the jokes but that isn't the important element of the show to me. I don't care about the '70s references. What made me fall in love with the show was how incredible the cast was. I have a lot of favorite characters in this show and I love to see most of them grow over the course of 8 seasons. I only had time this week to watch the first season, but this is another of my favorite sitcoms that will definitely be getting a full show retrospective once I get to the show's final season. That may take a while, since a lot of these shows are stacking up and people can only have so much time in the week to watch stuff and do other things, but I know I'll be having a good time getting through it all.


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The Ranch and images are copyrighted by Fox Television Animation

That '70s Show and images are copyrighted by T Group Production