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Don't know if it's been mentioned yet but I really enjoyed Obliterated. Starts off very cliched-special-forces-team style stuff but very shortly there's a pretty interesting twist 😃 I found it pretty LoL funny as well in parts. Plus it's a limited series so you can watch it without committing half your life to it which is a big plus for me these days!
Fall of the house of usher was really good
Snoozefest.
I find I don't get any sense of creeping dread with it whatsoever, I just want all the hateable smug twonks to get dead and hurry up with it. Annoyingly, it has moments of being quite good, just not enough by a long way.
"Ooo, a sex party and everyone swears a lot. Edgy."
I'm not really rating it.
Maybe, part of the problem is that Succession already exists.
Criminal Code is not bad, I prefer English subs rather than dubbed, the voice actors aren't very good at all.
Fall of the house of usher was really good
Snoozefest.
I find I don’t get any sense of creeping dread
Agree. Watched a few as run out other stuff but given up bored. I don't mind nasty characters but they need to engage on some level and these just don't.
Anyway started Reservation Dogs (disney I think?) and its good - well conceived and acted, and quite funny.
I think “Leave the World behind” needs a second viewing – I’m sure there were some clever stuff I missed.
I'd watch it again, although it triggered my paranoia and anxiety big time, more so because my wife and kids where away from home all in separate locations at the time of viewing. Even worse, yesterday whilst riding I had to pause at the front of traffic to let a herd - likely more than 100 - of Deer across the road, yes really!
Rather enjoyed the latest season of Bosch:Legacy (hidden on Amazon Freevee) . Not quite at the level of the last few seasons of Bosch but close enough and always good to see some of the old/retired cops including Barrel and Crate still making an appearance.
The Devils Hour on Amazon Prime was very good indeed (bit a surprise find)
"Bodies" on Netflix was good fun, even if could get a bit hammy at times.
Agree with others that the real disappointment this year has been the Fall of the House of Usher...got three episodes in and gave up after having to endure the "Diet Eyes Wide Shut" episode, apparently it does get better from episode 4 onwards but frankly the damage was done and I was left thinking "oh, so they all die. Good"
Don't think I've seen it mentioned, but I enjoyed and would recommend Foundation, based (apparently, but I've not read them*) on the Isaac Asimov books. No idea how well they align with the books, but some interesting stuff going on.
*unless I tried to read them at a very young age and forgot all about them.
Anyway started Reservation Dogs (disney I think?) and its good – well conceived and acted, and quite funny.
It was absolutely brilliant.
Watched The Killer snd Leave The World Behind. Was disappointed by both, much less so by the latter.
The Killer starts very well then instantly turns into a formulaic, uninteresting, unimaginative "hitman goes after his client for payback" story. It was a waste of Fassbender.
Leave The World Behind. This had my interest throughout. Sometimes bordering on Lost polar bear in the jungle silliness but good overall. The disappointment was the ending. I think they could have made more of the Daughter getting to do what she wanted to do, especially if it had been at the detriment of her family.
I enjoyed and would recommend Foundation..
Only on AppleTV isn't it?
Oh, while I'm here! We were struggling to find something to watch for an hour or so last night and I made the mistake of putting on some crap with Marky Mark and Spiderman in it, saw afterwards that it was based on a game, so I should've checked. I mean it was almost so bad it was good, hilarious for all the wrong reasons. Avoid unless you enjoy pain, or are 11 years old (exactly). Er, 'Uncharted', that was it. Bad jokes, terrible action sequences, generally stupid and laughable.
As the next series of true detective is about to start, we just realised we're never watched the 2nd series with Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughan. Started the first ep last night, left a bit unsure about whether you stick with it, didn't really appeal somehow.
I think mentioned already but went just watched the detectives taking down an ocg on iPlayer, quite captivating viewing
the 2nd series with Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughan
Watchable, but definitely the least memorable of the True Detective serieseses. Vaughn’s not quite as miscast as he is in Brawl in Cell Block 99, but its close!
What's the new True Detective on paramount+ ?
It's got Jody Foster in I believe.
Like the last lot, it’s on Sky. Not sure if Paramount get it too.
Weirdest bit was when the girl said things must come easy to him, like women.. er why would that have ever crossed her mind!?
It was a reflection on her persona. Earlier we got what was going to be a bit of racist or rather perceived racial commentary which was stopped by her father. Hence the later scene, "I think he wants to **** me"
She is constantly looking for the worst in everything.
There was too many unanswered questions. What happened to the mother, or when the kid was watching the last episode of Friends, where was the rest of the family. Did she even at that point care.
Why the leaflet drops.
It was a film, but its left the door wide open for a part two. Or perhaps that was the point. in a cataclysmic event you might not know where or what has happened to family or friends. But theres nothing you can do about it, other than perhaps live in the moment.
Or perhaps that was the point. in a cataclysmic event you might not know where or what has happened to family or friends. But theres nothing you can do about it, other than perhaps live in the moment.
That was the whole point, surely!
Like the last lot, it’s on Sky. Not sure if Paramount get it too.
Ah its HBO so probably nowt then.
in a cataclysmic event you might not know where or what has happened to family or friends. But theres nothing you can do about it, other than perhaps live in the moment.
In the car, about to leave Kevin Bacon's place they were talking about civil breakdown, people changing behaviour and it going everyone for themselves. Hence I thought a better ending would be the daughter deliberately locking herself in the bunker in order to watch the last episode of friends. Perhaps about to leave with supplies for her family, then spotting the DVD collection. Finally a blinding flash of light outside just as the theme to Friends started.
The actual film ending felt like it was decided by a committee, or perhaps someone with more interest in a sequel than a decent conclusion.
[i] its left the door wide open for a part two[/i]
Nah, that was The End. I wouldn't bother watching a part 2, it'd be made just to get a franchise going (and be shit).
I quite enjoyed it. The girl had her happy ending, although it would've been better if she had locked everyone out to watch the telly.
Sequel? No thank you, the story concluded.
Oh come on, cheer up. He was an absolute Prick!
One of Gary Oldmans finest 😀
I have to say how amazed I am that people have so much time to watch T.V.. I must be doing something wrong with my life!
By the time we come in from work and chat about our day, cook supper, we settle down and watch C4 News. I don't know if anyone has ever seen it, but it's amazing. I thoroughly recommend it! It's on every night and you never see the same episode twice!!
Perhaps then we may watch something simple; currently trying to get through Race Across the World which we'd not seen first time around. Again very good.
Then at nine, maybe a Grand Designs or similar, or catch up on Masterchef or Bake Off.
Notwithstanding all the other great terrestrial TV. Life On Earth, Gone Fishing, Question Time et al.
We don't have time to binge watch Netflix, Sky or Disney.
All for the price of a TV licence. Pretty good value I'd say.
C4 News. I don’t know if anyone has ever seen it
Yeah, used to watch things like that, up to a couple of years ago, then it got too repetitive and miserable.
You are actually my hero though. HTH.
We don’t have time to binge watch Netflix, Sky or Disney<br /><br />
Errrr, so you’ve come onto a thread where people share recommendations for stuff to watch so you can feel superior about not watching stuff, and then reel off a list of the stuff you watch. <br /><br />
the internet is a weird place sometimes
Then at nine, maybe a Grand Designs or similar, or catch up on Masterchef or Bake Off.
You're listing exactly the reasons I don't watch Terrestrial TV any longer.
It's like 'in-law' hell TV.
I remember the good old days of the BBC Light Programme. I can't understand why anyone would need any more.
If you want to watch some old stuff,the Geminids are flying past just now.
#ProperTerrestrialViewing
Started Scrublands on the BBC iplayer. The book was good so hopefully this will live up to it.
Question Time
Don't you have a test card to watch?
Just started A Nearly Normal Family on Netflix. Scandi (Swedish) drama with nice interior design. Quite enjoying it so far.
We watched the first available episodes of the new Reacher series. Enjoyable as was the Killing Floor series
I finally got to The Gold (BBC), watched the first couple of episodes, and it's very good. About the Brinks Mat robbery in 1983, and (inappropriate cars aside) it's very watchable and quite interesting.
Last few episodes of The Crown. You only need to watch the last one. That’s all this season needed to be.
I enjoyed leave the world behind. I felt it included enough to set the scene but left enough out to get the grey matter going.
For me it didn't feel far fetched (although there were some 'eh' moments), but instead highlighted how susceptable the world is based on the direction it's currently going. The tesla scene got me thinking 'could this actually happen'?
I have to say how amazed I am that people have so much time to watch T.V.. I must be doing something wrong with my life!
Some people really should read what they have written before posting it on the internet.
You say you don't have time to watch tele. You then say that the reason you are too busy to watch tele is because you are watching loads of tele, C4 News, Race Across the World, Grand Designs, MasterChef, Bake Off, Life On Earth, Gone Fishing and Question Time
You then say that the reason you are too busy to watch tele is because you are watching loads of tele, C4 News, Race Across the World, Grand Designs, MasterChef, Bake Off, Life On Earth, Gone Fishing and Question Time
Does raise the possibility of combining a few of these to save people viewing time. No reason they can't Question Time whilst Fishing or MasterChef some of the more exotic Life on Earth. People are time-poor, project manage your Grand Design whilst Racing Across the World and we'll watch.
Started watching 1670, which is a polish comedy set in the 17th century.
I love these kind of comedies, as its a bit of an inlook towards the cultural anthropology of another country using humour.
One of Gary Oldmans finest
Why apple tv you make me wait you **** y ****ers!
I love these kind of comedies, as its a bit of an inlook towards the cultural anthropology of another country using humour.
Rebel Moon, scifi, netflix. Enjoyed it
One of Gary Oldman's finest
No. That would be Tiptoes. 😄
Finished Woman of the Dead the other week. Murder/revenge/conspiracy mystery. I liked it. Worth it for the alpine scenery alone. (German with subtitles).
Just caught up with ‘Rebel Moon’.
Very enjoyable.
Great to see Bison’s reprise:
Meanwhile on Disney+, ‘A murder at the end of the world’ wrapped up nicely.
Shades of Leslie Nielsen’s ‘Forbidden Planet’?
You decide…