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We watched A Prayer Before Dawn last night. Absolutely superb film, I'm surprised that there's not been (or wasn't, it was made in 2017) more buzz about it. Joe Cole is superb in it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Prayer_Before_Dawn_(film)
Just finished How to Get to Heaven From Belfast on Netflix. It started out as an amusing Irish farce...
I've watched the first few. Some really good bits, but just kind of wished it would calm down a bit.... family squabble death then this- then this then car chase car crash hospital ex-girlfriend aargh gimme a break! I think I'll keep going with it. 😆
A Prayer Before Dawn
Blimey old film recommends! Yeah fab film that. Might give it another watch if it's free on streaming..
Finished Under salt marsh.
Underwhelmed - clearly a big budget for the last two episodes. That bit was well done as was the whole of the production
Marshals tonight: for some much less serious Yellowstone spin-off action simplicity.
Paradise s2 on Disney will get my attention too. Though I can't imagine it will deliver the high concept reveals of the first. (Go in cold!)
Yeah I saw Paradise S2 is on Disney; won't see it just yet as I've cancelled Disney, but can't imagine how it'll unfold.
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown is fantastic
As is No Reservations. I've got all of them and I love watching them. Was a big fan.
Finished Under salt marsh.
Underwhelmed
Really? I liked it. Especially the “Bull” character. Nobody had totally clean hands so there was plenty to think about.
Just finished How to Get to Heaven From Belfast on Netflix. It started out as an amusing Irish farce...
I've watched the first few. Some really good bits, but just kind of wished it would calm down a bit.... family squabble death then this- then this then car chase car crash hospital ex-girlfriend aargh gimme a break! I think I'll keep going with it.
2 episodes in thanks to recommendations on here, and currently enjoying it.
I never got round to watching Game of Thrones but I reckon the new one, Knight of The Seven Kingdoms, is ace. A slow burn for sure but just watched ep.5, its really stepped up a gear...brutal!
Just finished KOTSK.
The series is a gift. Fantastic.
Just finished How to Get to Heaven From Belfast on Netflix. It started out as an amusing Irish farce...
I've watched the first few. Some really good bits, but just kind of wished it would calm down a bit.... family squabble death then this- then this then car chase car crash hospital ex-girlfriend aargh gimme a break! I think I'll keep going with it.
2 episodes in thanks to recommendations on here, and currently enjoying it.
Chalk me up as another satisfied viewer. Particularly fond of the use of Father Ted’s “my lovely horse” track in the final episode.
ER on Netflix. I didn't watch it back in the day so it's all new to me. Just finished S1, not a dud ep in the whole season. It is a bit dated now but still very watchable.
Not sure if I will watch all 15(!) seasons as that's a serious commitment. And after watching The Pitt last year it is weird seeing Noah Wylie as a young intern in 1995.
Just watched the first episode of Monarch - Legacy of Monsters. Looking good so far, Godzilla, possibly Kaiju, and a whole load of wierd-ass other creatures.
Yup, there’s Kaiju!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiju
And the programme has the backing of Toho Co Ltd, who created the Godzilla movie franchise, and this series is on Apple TV, and their thing is quality SF, so I’m onboard for the ride! 😁
Finished Under salt marsh.
Underwhelmed
Really? I liked it. Especially the “Bull” character. Nobody had totally clean hands so there was plenty to think about.
Rafe Spall as Bull was probably the best character.
It wasn't bad at all but I'm not a police procedural fan. They always do the same - great opener - middle drags and then and ending where you're never that surprised.
Actually some good characters in this one.
Just found it a bit boring.
(Now TVs stream quality is appalling which doesn't help.)
Watched Marshals on p+ - enjoyed it for what it was. Main issues is it moved too fast to breath as it tried to bridge the gap between Yellowstone and hard country cops. No swearing at all. But plenty of violence.
Okay - but got to give it a chance as it's carrying a lot of baggage. But this is more action and a-team rather than the political soap of Yellowstone.
A knight of the seven kingdoms is excellent, a real breath of fresh air. A simple fantasy tale with a likeable hero to root for instead of the nihilistic, morally grey misery porn that seems to have become the norm for the genre.
Sky just asked if I'd like their full Now TV entertainment package for 2.99 a month but minimum 12 contract. I've not been with them for a few years, is there much on there that isn't GoT based?
Thanks @IHN for the A Prayer Before Dawn heads up. It was on my radar a few years back, then totally forgot about it. I watched it last night (instead of a ride!) as MrsReady was out. I don't think she would have liked it - it's quite grim in places but very, very good!
Episode 3 of Monarch, the US Army just nuked Godzilla! 🤯
Sky just asked if I'd like their full Now TV entertainment package for 2.99 a month but minimum 12 contract. I've not been with them for a few years, is there much on there that isn't GoT based?
Loads of good stuff. Things I've enjoyed in the last couple of years include; Brassic, Death of Bunny Monroe, The Last of Us, White Lotus, Ren Faire, Day of the Jackal, True Detective, Succession. Plus there's the classics if you've never seen them, e.g. The Wire, The Sopranos.
Obviously at £2.99 you'll be getting sub full HD quality so you'll need to budget for the upgrade to Ultra Boost to fix that.
Sky just asked if I'd like their full Now TV entertainment package for 2.99 a month but minimum 12 contract. I've not been with them for a few years, is there much on there that isn't GoT based?
I got the same offer, but it didn't look like there was enough new stuff since I last had Now TV to make it worth locking in for 12 months. Obvs if you've not had it before, or for a long time, it might be different for you.
Loads of good stuff. Things I've enjoyed in the last couple of years include;
Brassic - Done
Death of Bunny Monroe,
The Last of Us - Done
White Lotus - Done
Ren Faire,
Day of the Jackal - Done
True Detective - Done
The Wire - Done (Twice)
The Sopranos
Starting to think its perhaps not worth it.
Apologies, I took you writing "I've not been with them for a few years", to mean that you hadn't had access to anything from Sky/Now in the last few years. It seems that's not the case. I'm now slightly at a loss to what you are asking us for then as the information you provided seems irrelevant, and we can't read your mind as to what you have watched.
Sky just asked if I'd like their full Now TV entertainment package for 2.99 a month but minimum 12 contract
Funnily enough they've just offered me Sky Ultimate (think that's just the TV package, not films/ sports) for €28 a month; NowTV is also offering 12 months at €4pm, which seems fine.
I've watched most of the same stuff you mentioned above; also looked at Dark Winds (detective procedural on Navajo lands), Hacks (30 minute fluff if you like that kind of thing), Task (Mark Ruffalo looking sad from the makers of Mare of Easttown)
The Sopranos
Starting to think its perhaps not worth it.
I'd say it's probably worth it for Sopranos alone if you've never seen that all the way through! Best TV show of all time, IMO, mainly because it's so rewatchable and incredibly nuanced in a way that The Wire (as brilliant as it is) isn't - there's a lot of stuff you can only really appreciate after multiple viewings. The writing and acting is second to none (again, IMO!)
Agreed Sopranos is the best telly ever
Just finished Industry. I swear it was just some kind of visual arts installation piece towards the end, it was just baffling. There was an urban myth that during the original run of The Prisoner they broadcast some of the episodes out of order and no-one noticed as no-one understood what was going on anyway. They could have done that with the final series of Industry. It maybe they did.
War Machine is out today on Netflix.
Kind of like Predator crossed with Transformers. Lots of gung-ho. Total brain-out, no-thought-required easy watching. Quite entertaining, immediately forgettable.
Young Sherlock on Prime. A Guy Ritchie produced and directed film so you know what to expect. Very enjoyable though, with good production values.
War Machine is out today on Netflix.
Kind of like Predator crossed with Transformers. Lots of gung-ho. Total brain-out, no-thought-required easy watching. Quite entertaining, immediately forgettable.
Might watch. I like Reacher. 😀
War Machine is out today on Netflix.
Kind of like Predator crossed with Transformers. Lots of gung-ho. Total brain-out, no-thought-required easy watching. Quite entertaining, immediately forgettable.
Might watch. I like Reacher. 😀
Watching War Machine now. I like Alan Ritchson’s spin on Reacher, and a bunch of gung ho American Rangers up against alien war machines looks ok to me. 😁
Toxic Town is pretty good
Toxic Town is a British drama miniseries, written by Jack Thorne. It follows the story of three mothers involved in the Corby toxic waste case.
War Machine is out today on Netflix.
Kind of like Predator crossed with Transformers. Lots of gung-ho. Total brain-out, no-thought-required easy watching. Quite entertaining, immediately forgettable.
Kind of like? Kind of like? Ex-actly, hilariously, if I was the producers of Predator I'd be having words with a copyright lawyer - like.
But yes, otherwise as described.
Kind of like? Kind of like? Ex-actly, hilariously, if I was the producers of Predator I'd be having words with a copyright lawyer - like.
But yes, otherwise as described.
Except the alien was an AI controlled machine, as part of the first phase of a complete invasion, instead of an alien hunting other predatory species for trophies.
Other than that, identical.
Interview with Alan Ritchson about filming War Machine says that he was absolutely pushed to his limits, physically, shooting it.
Toxic Town is pretty good
Toxic Town is a British drama miniseries, written by Jack Thorne. It follows the story of three mothers involved in the Corby toxic waste case.
If you enjoyed that, try Dirty Business on 4play.
It's the story of the fight against the water companies dumping sewage https://www.channel4.com/programmes/dirty-business
I'm a recent convert to Apple TV.
I do like that they have focussed on quality over quantity.
Pluribus, Severance, For All Mankind, Foundation, Slow Horses, Murderbot, to name but a few.
I'd be cancelling Disney and Netflix if it weren't for others in the house wanting those still.
War Machine
Absolute junk.. but I did sit there thinking "turn this crap off" for about an hour before my partner came into the room (she won't watch war stuff) 😂
We put on the Life Of Chuck on Netflix instead.
Watched the new Theroux or should that Theroooox documentary last night, definitely worth a watch.
I'm down to the last couple of episodes of Young Sherlock (Amazon Prime). It's pretty good, Guy Ritchie signature style.
Just watched I Swear on Netflix. Really good, informative, funny and moving.
Started on Southland on Netflix, US police procedural. Not too bad, relatively sensible plot lines, better than The Night agent so far, and will probably keep with it.
We binged Gone on ITVX, ostensibly about a murdered wife whose husband was the prime suspect, but much more nuanced and interesting story than that simple plot summary suggests.
Started on Vladimir on Netflix. Rave reviews but our jury is out for the moment.
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Gone was a good watch, was hoping for a second dénouement, but perhaps that's series 2?
Vladimir was a total meh for me, but Mrs Epic enjoyed it more. Think it's a women's book, and I'm too undeconstructed. They could have wrapped it up in half the episodes too
We watched the first few episodes of Vladimir. Likes it at first, but she quickly became increasingly irritatingly stupid, so we gave up
Ripley is great, really moody.