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HBO Max available now through Sky, so tried The Pitt after the rave reviews I've seen. Thought it was ok. Er, yeah, it was ok. Only 1 episode watched though, maybe I'll get into it and see past some of the whoops nursey just walked in on me having a poo rubbish bits.
Just did the first 3 episodes and loved it, but I was a huge ER fan back in the 90s and The Pitt is basically as though ER never finished and just segued into The Pitt
I was just coming on here to post about Defective Hole; really, really bad. An exercise in style over substance.
I'm all about the style. Seriously though, it has been much better than many things I've seen that were recommended here and other places. Mebbes I'm just a sucker for a clichéd tortured drunken detective in a shit old car (Rebus, Morse, etc.).
I just caught up with Capture (episode 4). Really, what rubbish. It’s totally jumped the shark and turned into something like The Avengers without the humour or Diana Rigg’s 60’s outfits.
I've been doing a bit of a nostalgia trip on Now. Last night was Excalibur. and tonight i've just watched the musical 'Oh what a lovely war'
Finished watching The Agency. For me that’s a milestone because I seldom get past the second episode of anything! Had some obvious holes in it - I have a son doing a PhD in Geophysics, but was watchable.
Finished watching The Agency. For me that’s a milestone because I seldom get past the second episode of anything! Had some obvious holes in it - I have a son doing a PhD in Geophysics, but was watchable.
As a retired geophysicist, I can assure you that it’s completely realistic. Maybe.
Capture (episode 4). Really, what rubbish. It’s totally jumped the shark and turned into something like The Avengers without the humour or Diana Rigg’s 60’s outfits.
Agree! It's gone a bit Jason Bourne super soldier, Tony stark power pack, and a bit 70s Dr Who with the unit and captain Lethbridge-stewart
Detective Hole was better than the surname suggested.
Norwegian detective series. Bit neo-noir with the retrospect Sherlock Holmes style piecing/solving the crime at end .. cheesy but watchable.
*Watched one episode of Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen .. the title should have been enough to warn me. It's actually very accurate too, it was worse than very bad!!
As a retired geophysicist, I can assure you that it’s completely realistic. Maybe.
Remind me how long your training was? It wasn't the subject matter, it was the speed of acquisition to get to a PhD that was not credible.
Remind me how long your training was? It wasn't the subject matter, it was the speed of acquisition to get to a PhD that was not credible.
Well, in the US it was 5 years min. Basically 2 years coursework + research and then just research. Could be longer depending on the project and (as it's the US) finances.
(My first comment was mostly about the general glamour of the profession 🙂 )
Just watched the first series of Big Boys after seeing a review for the third series. Poignant, thoughtful, funny.
Just watched the first series of Big Boys after seeing a review for the third series. Poignant, thoughtful, funny.
It's a great show. The final series though man, oooof.
Well, in the US it was 5 years min. Basically 2 years coursework + research and then just research. Could be longer depending on the project and (as it's the US) finances.
Basically depends on the discipline and specific university/country. Some disciplines require coursework, others just require a thesis, and some allow and alternative thesis, so basically three published research papers of high quality. Three years is pretty normal so I imagine a prodigy would get through it in two years.
I'm doing a deep dive, rewatching all four seasons of The Boys prior to the final fifth season kicking off in a couple of weeks. Finished the first season: forgotten just how good it is, and how on point with regard to the shitshow going down in the Land of the Free right now. It'll be very interesting to see how Season Five reflects on the current reality.
Season one was superb, but after that high there was only one way to go...