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I was bored and watched a few episodes. IMHO it was a sci-fi cliché. A context about my tastes in my IMDB rankings [1].

I don't watch many series but I think the sci-fi one Severance (2022) was really great. Also the Three Body Problem is very good (haven't read the books). Nowadays I am very entertained with Tokyo Vice and Shogun. I watched "The Fall of the House of Usher" completely but beyond the excellent production it is void (I am a Poe's fan). Ahhh, before I forget, I really enjoyed The Peripheral (2022). Older, but excellent: "The Main in the High Castle". The first chapters are a bit slow but you should pass them to truly appreciate the terrific acting of Rufus Sewell and the series.

[1] https://www.imdb.com/user/ur0601133/ratings

[2] https://www.primevideo.com/dp/0G0V91T4S396GV99H5BQ27PH5I

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Interesting. I thought the acting in 3 body problem was really poor. The characters also felt extremely shallow. The plot was interesting, but really predictable once the “meat” of the story was revealed.

I much preferred Silo, but Severance stands far above both of those.

Agree with the acting except Ye Wenjie youngest actress. I don't know if really poor but comparing to Severance and Shogun they are really subpar. I think the Chinese philosophy parts are good and add condiment to the story. The Japanese philosophy was better added in Shogun. Particularly interesting something I was not aware of the eightfold fence [1] at the metaphorical level.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/magiarecord/comments/k1rskl/a_tale_...

Can confirm Severance is phenomenal. Shogun is just as good. I'm extremely impressed with Shogun actually. I haven't seen good storytelling like this in years.

Severance was fantastic. Silo was fun, but yeah kind of cliché. And some of the acting was pretty subpar

I find it the same, cliché. It had great potential but after the first season I decided I’m not going to watch the next one.

Also agree on Severance - fantastic.

Looking forward to more 3 Body Problem.

I noticed that Brad Pitt and Rosamund Pike are producers, so I suppose we'll be seeing them, in later seasons (the books stretch across a lot of time).

I was starting to really enjoy The Peripheral, but I understand that it's been canceled.

The Peripheral has been awesome. Too bad it's cancelled.

Severance was so boring I cancelled it after 3 episodes. That you enjoyed it tells me I should check silo out :)

Late comment, maybe you'll see this.

Severance is a slow burn, but the show gets really good at the end of season 1. I highly recommend you give it another chance and watch til the end. IMO, it got better and better every episode until world class level episode in the final 2, 3 episodes of the season.