Matisyahu's Blog

I’ve been looking for a new television series to really get into – I heard people talk about the show ‘Billions’ and saw clips on YouTube but it never crossed my mind to really get into it until I saw the pilot episode which peaked my interest. I watched the episode and thought it was interesting – I’m now 6 episodes into season one and I’m enjoying every moment. It’s one of the reasons I’ve gone off from watching movies in favour of television series particularly ones that are a slow burn – a narrative that is gradually unfolded and characters developed.

Next year there is an avalanche of new seasons – Bosch: Legacy, Severance, Silo, Beacon 23 and many many more new releases. It is amazing just how disruptive the whole COVID pandemic was when one considers how the production of many television series were either slowed down or suspended and when the studios opened back up how long it took for things to get back up and running again.

Heading back into the office on Wednesday – it’ll be interesting to see whether the fast track legislation (link) results in a stimulative effect on the local economy. If projects that had been delayed end up coming online a lot quicker then hopefully that will result in more people being employed resulting in more money spent into the local economy. Wellington is pretty dead with part of that being the result of the move out of winter into spring taking longer than expected but many people are also struggling to make end meets so even if they do come into the office many are avoiding the high cost of buying lunch in town.