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I have to ask. Sophie Turner has been quite... annoying in the few things I've seen her in. How is she in Steal?
How is she in Steal?
Wouldn't say she has been annoying, though I didn't think she was before 🙂 Time will tell !
Wouldn't say she has been annoying, though I didn't think she was before
Time will tell !
Finished Steal and mostly enjoyed it until the last episode. Sophie Turner *is* a bit annoying and I can see how it would grate if it’s something you pick up on 🙂
Watched the first 2 episodes of Under Salt Marsh, latest Welsh noir on Sky. I haven’t been to Wales that much and now I’m scared to go as the place seems to be full of weirdos and murderers. So far a lot of Kelly Reilly wandering around in designer knitwear, which is fine by me. The big star is the location which is spectacular. I’d like to visit, if not for the aforementioned risk of being murdered.
So having started Ganglands I gave up after three episodes, found I just cba’ed with the plot line of ridiculous drug dealers in ridiculous gun fights. Moved onto The crystal cuckoo on netflix which at least appears to have a bit more of a plot so far.
Watched the first 2 episodes of Under Salt Marsh, latest Welsh noir on Sky. I haven’t been to Wales that much and now I’m scared to go as the place seems to be full of weirdos and murderers. So far a lot of Kelly Reilly wandering around in designer knitwear, which is fine by me. The big star is the location which is spectacular. I’d like to visit, if not for the aforementioned risk of being murdered.
I'm enjoying - it's the very definition of slow-burn. Good to see Kelly Reilly out of her Montanian setting.
I think it does seem another green/grey production etc. I liked the scene in the car and the chippy.
I think the UK really only has one look on camera and this is pretty much it.
I can only take so much 'cops with dark problems though.'
Still, slow burn green-grey is okay with me.
I can only take so much 'cops with dark problems though.'
The whole tormented antihero thing has been done to death. It was something new when The Sopranos came out but now it's just lazy. I rewatched Fargo (the original movie) a couple of months back. It was great having a cop who was just a normal decent person as the main character.
I can only take so much 'cops with dark problems though.'
"So did you crack the case with telecoms analysis and DNA?"
"No I walked around being a moody **** and that seemed to do it"
"So did you crack the case with telecoms analysis and DNA?"
"No I walked around being a moody **** and that seemed to do it"
Police work mostly seems to be a case of sticking stuff on a noticeboard (optionally transparent) and staring at it a lot.
Police work mostly seems to be a case of sticking stuff on a noticeboard (optionally transparent) and staring at it a lot.
Nah, it's mostly just a matter of looking at your coworkers and figuring out which one is the serial murderer/sex pervert.
Mr Mercedes has been pretty good
Series one was good, S2 much less so and I gave up after three episodes.
Yeah we enjoyed S1, it was a little slow with some actual character development, tho Hodges was a bit trying with his alternate drunk grump and then sane face. It could probs have got through in fewer episodes, but actually enjoyed the pace in the end.
Have watched S1E1 and not sure that it's pulled us in yet.
All the old Bond stuff has just turned up on my Netflix. Rewatched Goldeneye at the weekend and it remains naff but excellent. A View to a Kill remains naff. We'll attempt the Dalton stuff over the next few weeks...
All the old Bond stuff has just turned up on my Netflix. Rewatched Goldeneye at the weekend and it remains naff but excellent. A View to a Kill remains naff. We'll attempt the Dalton stuff over the next few weeks...
Goldfinger in cringingly bad now and also considerably more hole than plot although it's marginally rescued by the DB5.
The older Bond films become watchable from The Living Daylights, Dalton is still a great Bond and the V8 Volante is at least as cool as the DB5.
Soft spot for A View to a Kill as it was the first time I went to the cinema without an adult. Duran Duran nailed the theme too.
Not sure if it's been mentioned before, but Shrinking is back for a third series on AppleTV. Didn't think I'd like it but it's very watchable - if a bit (very) American.
Watched Sinners and 28 yrs later on Now the other night.
28 years - I have no idea what to make of it, just utter disjointed garbage, almost like they used the remnants of the cutting room floor to cobble that crap together.
Sinners - Equally crap, in fact possibly worse.
I though i'd misread the synopsis, and it was instead Spike Lee does 'From Dusk Till Dawn'/'Crossroads'/Boardwalk Empire mash up.
16 Oscar nominations 🤔
The Steve Rosenberg year in the life from Russia is fascinating.
re the chat above, if you want decent police procedural, where the lead policeman isn't fighting their demons and a functional alcoholic, then Black Forest Murders on bbc iplayer was good (watched it ages ago though). Just methodical police work (FTW)
re the chat above, if you want decent police procedural, where the lead policeman isn't fighting their demons and a functional alcoholic, then Black Forest Murders on bbc iplayer was good (watched it ages ago though). Just methodical police work (FTW)
Duly noted!
I though i'd misread the synopsis, and it was instead Spike Lee does 'From Dusk Till Dawn'/'Crossroads'/Boardwalk Empire mash up.
16 Oscar nominations 🤔
Ha ha spot on. With a bit of Django Unchained.
I can only take so much 'cops with dark problems though.'
The whole tormented antihero thing has been done to death. It was something new when The Sopranos came out but now it's just lazy. I rewatched Fargo (the original movie) a couple of months back. It was great having a cop who was just a normal decent person as the main character.
Two astonishingly good shows.
Sopranos lays the template for me and has the best ending of a show of all time.
I was quite late to Fargo - but season 5 is so imaginative and multi-layered.
Fabulous.
After giving up on Night Manager S02 after two episodes, I thought I'd give E03 a go now the whole lot's available - and watched the lot. Confused plotting that felt like a Bond franchise show at times, but they pulled it off and I'd watch S03 based on that ending.
'Steal' on Amazon prime.
Entertaining and suspenseful this far. Well acted too.
Not long enough to bore your socks off either.
Sopranos lays the template for me and has the best ending of a show of all time.
The problem with Sopranos is that it then ruins the rest of television for you, cos nothing (well, very, very little) is as good
Really enjoyed The Lowdown on Disney+
Currently 2/3rds of the way through Wonder Man, which seems to be a rare occasion where Marvel have made a TV series with a coherent plot and compelling characters! Unless it goes massively off the rails in the last couple of eps, I'd def recommend.
Sopranos lays the template for me and has the best ending of a show of all time.
The problem with Sopranos is that it then ruins the rest of television for you, cos nothing (well, very, very little) is as good
Very true but the landscape is big enough for more classic stuff.
Also I doubt there would have been the Sopranos without Goodfellas.
Sopranos lays the template for me and has the best ending of a show of all time.
Definitely laid the template for a lot of TV that came afterwards. You can see the threads of it in Oz, and obviously The Wire is the better TV show, but the Sopranos was the massive breakthrough that defined appointment to view TV.
It's aged better in some parts than others; S3 with Ralf is a bit tougher watching now, but it gets away with it I reckon.
The Shield is for me the third great TV series after the wire and sopranos - there's some definite shakespearean story arcs in there
The second series of Red Eye (ITVX) is pretty good.
First one was a bit like an ITV (slightly lower budget!) version of a Harlen Coben to the extent it even had Richard Armitage in it. Second series is more murder mystery thriller (and actually RA does appear in a cameo reprising his original role from Series 1).
6 episodes, it's worth a watch. I'm sure I'll forget half of it once it's all finished but it's enjoyable when it's on!
Anyone watching Industry?
The latest series is just bonkers. Pretty much every episode so far has been followed by MrsIHN and I giving each other a look of "WTF just happened?"
I miss the days when it was just incomprehensible financial deals and shagging in the bogs
Anyone watching Industry?
The latest series is just bonkers. Pretty much every episode so far has been followed by MrsIHN and I giving each other a look of "WTF just happened?"
I miss the days when it was just incomprehensible financial deals and shagging in the bogs
^ agree, not the easiest to follow, especially as too often they mimic Mark Rylance 🙄
Still a good soundtrack!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002q765/small-prophets
Every bit as good as you'd hope it to be.
OK not quite as good as Detectorists, but what ever will be?
We are 2 episodes in of His & Hers. Pretty good so far.
just finished this. just about enjoyable, although the morgue/phone ID scene p1ssed me off for being so unbelievably daft but then i had to question whether it was trying to be dark humour or not. i dont think it was, but.....
currently waiting for the second half of bridgerton (thanks mrs punk), and just started After the Flood, bit early to make my mind up on it so far.
just about enjoyable, although the morgue/phone ID scene p1ssed me off for being so unbelievably daft
TBH I’m hard pressed to think of a scene that was not unbelievably daft, not least the ending.
Started Servant on AppleTV. Pretty good so far. M Night Shyamalam directed, so you kind of know what to expect (people really live in such dark houses?!) Good cast too. Not sure how it'll sustain the number of series that are up there.
We're also doing Mosquito Coast, the series, not the film. My other half likes it, but Justin Theroux is just one of those over-actory actors that gets on my nerves a bit. Melissa George just about balances it out 🙂
I just finished the latest C4 'Walter Presents' Danish noir - "The Pushover". It feels a bit different from most of the others in the genre - a bit darker, if that's possible, with bleak scenes and a lot of silence. I like that sort of thing; Mrs J gave up, so I had to watch it on my iPad !
Started Servant on AppleTV. Pretty good so far. M Night Shyamalam directed, so you kind of know what to expect (people really live in such dark houses?!) Good cast too. Not sure how it'll sustain the number of series that are up there.
We're also doing Mosquito Coast, the series, not the film. My other half likes it, but Justin Theroux is just one of those over-actory actors that gets on my nerves a bit. Melissa George just about balances it out 🙂
I enjoyed this version of Mosquito coast.
More straight forward thriller than the film.
Shame they didn't renew it. Theroux is great in the Leftovers.
Justin's uncle Paul Theroux penned Mosquito coast.
Shame they didn't renew it.
Does it actually come to a conclusion? Outer Range, Shantaram.. we've got into a few that have been cut off in their prime!
You know what I can remember.
I just checked and there are two seasons.
Probably a halfway house scenario.
Netflix are showing the theatrical version of the excellent Das Boot. Is it as good as the original mini series and still worth a watch?
Is anyone still watching Hijack (AppleTV)? The first episode was quite gripping, and I was optimistic for the rest, but now I lapse into a coma halfway into each episode.