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We recently watched Clark on Netflix which is a goofy biopic about Clark Oloffsson, of Stockholm Syndrome fame.
Good fun.
Enjoyed Pine Gap on Netflix, binged it over a couple of days. Did get slated in reviews and doesn’t look like it’ll get its 2nd series which it needs.
Also enjoyed and binged The Undeclared War on All4, again needs (and will hopefully get) another series.
Part way through The Terminal List on Prime, it’s ok for brain out stuff
Two Summers is a good watch. Six episodes moving between a current weekend away on an island off Nice and one thirty years ago where something bad happened. Centred around a group of male / female friends. Dutch language. Lots of surprises.
Just watched S6 Episode 3 of Better Call Saul…
After seeing this, I went on Netflix to watch the end of Better Call Saul.. It directed me back to Series 1 ep1... so I've watched them all.. It finished?! I can't even remember how/if it ended.
BCS resumes next week after a mid-series break, I believe.
Why TF they do those, I have no idea.
Ah, nice one, cheers for that. Would've been a rather unsatisfying finish after 6 series!
Watched the first episode of Terminal List last night. Wasn't expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised. The books have lost their way (author has got a bit "Trumpy") - so am eager to see how it progresses. I'm not a big fan of Chris Pratt, but it seems like he's going to be decent in this role and play it straight.
IMO best things on telly at the moment though are the Boys and Stranger Things.
I drifted away from Stranger Things when series 3 was a bit rubbish.
Should I force myself to go back and watch that through, or just go straight to S4 - which I'm assured is great.
Enjoying weird German drama Dark at the moment. Plus slightly trashier and more violent but Van Helsing is enjoyable.
Stranger Things season 4 is worth it I think. Not quite the surprise and novelty of the first couple of seasons but still very watchable albeit ridiculously long episodes.
Just started Sacred Games on Netflix. Detectivey crime thang but set in Mumbai. Pretty good so far, good enough to do the first three episodes in one sitting.
It's quite full-on, but I found it pretty gripping viewing. Haven't watched S2 yet though
Why TF they do those, I have no idea.
It’s so they can cover two award ‘seasons’ (so they can win 2 years on the bounce)
It’s quite full-on,
Yes, much more so than I was expecting. As you say very enthralling.
Film came up when I logged in, stars Colin Farrell, Ray winstone, Stephen Graham, Eddie Marsan, Keira Knightly, Anna friel, David Thewliss! The cream… why haven’t I heard of it? from 2010… it’s called London Boulevard and its UTTER CRAP! 😂 Why didn’t any of them read the script?!
In better news, new BCS is next Tuesday, I believe.
on Sky, theres Blocco 181, worth catching, could be the new Gomorrah..
Three quarters of the way through 'Keep Sweet Pray And Obey' which is about an offshoot religion of the Mormons. Amazing and disturbing stuff where the women have to obey their husbands who they have no choice about marrying, and all from the ripe old age of forteen. It really is an eye opener about how these "disciples' can be born into a religion and kept totally cut off from the outside world so they only believe what they're told. There's much more to it and it really has some WTF moments.
I'm a couple of episodes in of The Terminal List. It's not blowing me away. Does it improve? The new season of Only Murders started a couple of weeks back. That's been good so far, although I haven't seen the third episode yet.
Slow / low burner, but Snowfall Series 5 now on iPlayer. Brilliant TV IMO.
Not Netflix, but Blackbird on AppleTV is good.
New series of Breeeders starts tonight on Sky 🙂
Breeders even
Nobody's mentioned series 3 of The Umbrella Academy yet? Shocking.
On Hulu, but I just started watching The Old Man. It's been alright, but I can see it getting pretty shit pretty quickly. I do enjoy watching Jeff Bridges, though.
On Hulu, but I just started watching The Old Man. It’s been alright, but I can see it getting pretty shit pretty quickly. I do enjoy watching Jeff Bridges, though.
came to post the same thing, completely jumps the shark in episode 5.
I see the Sandman is coming to Netflix. I hope it's not shit!
Been watching DARK. A German mystery series.
I say watching, but its difficult to follow and im only starting to get what the hell it is all about.
Not sure if it’s been covered but Last Breath on Netflix is utterly terrifying and gripping in equal measure! A film documentary about a diving accident in the North Sea. Watched it a couple of nights ago on a recommendation from a couple of mates and don’t think I moved for the entire length of the film. Superb
Agree completely about Last Breath.
Yep have to agree about The Last Breath, if I’m ever in a life or death situation that calls for a cool head and reasoning then I want David Yuasa next to me, I think I’ve watched it at least 4 times.
MrsBeanZ is obsessed with " This is Us " on Prime.
Agree completely about Last Breath.
+1. Saw the recommendation here and watched it last night, wow!
Slow / low burner, but Snowfall Series 5 now on iPlayer
The episodes on BBC3 last night were certainly not slow burners! Really picking up the pace, great stuff 😀
Done about 3 or 4 episodes of "Pieces of Her" on Netflix, quite intriguing so far. Toni Colette is the lead, usually a sign of quality... still making my mind up.
Done about 3 or 4 episodes of “Pieces of Her” on Netflix, quite intriguing so far. Toni Colette is the lead, usually a sign of quality… still making my mind up.
Started strongly but I gave up at about ep4, went very formulaic and dull. Unfortunately.
Train-wreck - Woodstock 99 on Netflix; a documentary about the 3 day festival in 1999. A couple of out of touch shysters try to price gouge teenagers while treating them like animals at a cheap zoo, wonder why the audience is getting "a touch feisty" when the line up includes Korn, LimpBizkit, and Kid Rock, it's 39degs in the shade and a bottle of water is $4...
Genuinely fascinating and horrific at the same time, the hallmark of a decent documentary.
Woodstock 99
Totally agree. Saw it on Sky Docs channel, really good. Wasn't it Alanis Morissette on the bill amongst that lot too? Crazy stuff.
Watched "Rogue Agent" the other night. Quite entertaining. Based on a true story that is even more astounding than the film.
Not Netflix, but Irma Vep on Sky Atlantic is brilliant in a "10 Per Cent" kind of way, if you like watching Alicia Vikander and are interested in film making.
Not Netflix, but Irma Vep on Sky Atlantic is brilliant in a “10 Per Cent” kind of way, if you like watching Alicia Vikander and are interested in film making.
I watched the first episode and it just seemed too pretentious and artsy so I quit. Partly as a consequence of watching quite a lot of Station 11 before realizing it was nonsense and giving up. I'm sure that a lot of people really enjoyed both shows, but I just couldn't be bothered.
Season 2 of Reservation Dogs kicks off this week. Season 1 was pretty decent.
pretentious and artsy
Pretentious and artsy? Moi ??
Shining Girls (Elisabeth Moss) on Apple, is looking pretty good so far, three episodes in.
Also Mare Of Easttown (Kate Winslet) on Prime, I think, is really good
Woodstock 99
I was there. I'm looking forward watching the documentary.
There was an atmosphere of macho / frat boy all weekend. It felt like a bunch of idiots were all pissed / off their face for the first time and didn't know how to handle it.
It did get a bit dicey on the last night and we thought it was time to leave as stuff burned. It did take 4 hrs to get out of the car park - something to do with fire engines being let in
I binged the whole of the Trainwreck Woodstock documentary in an evening.
It's excellent and the my oh my the corporate promoter does NOT come off well!
Totally agree. Saw it on Sky Docs channel, really good. Wasn’t it Alanis Morissette on the bill amongst that lot too? Crazy stuff.
That might be the HBO one https://www.hbo.com/movies/woodstock-99-peace-love-rage, this is a new netflix produced one. Probably covers similar ground. Interesting how NDAs were mentioned in the Netflix one, which may have just run out...
If it hasn’t been mentioned already – The Gentlemen. Brilliant film
Hugh Grant being a brilliant actor.... Who knew 🙂
Shining Girls (Elisabeth Moss) on Apple, is looking pretty good so far, three episodes in.
Also Mare Of Easttown (Kate Winslet) on Prime, I think, is really good
Both pretty good. Shining Girls was confusing in the early episodes but eventually they reveal what's happening.
That might be the HBO one https://www.hbo.com/movies/woodstock-99-peace-love-rage, this is a new netflix produced one
Ah yes. Didn't know there was another one! Will check it out.
Anyone been watching The Baby on Sky? Last night's episode (I don't binge) was a shocker. Kids.. pencils.. Blimey. 😳
Looks like I'll be catching up with The Sandman at some point after finishing Succession, Obi-Wan,
We own the City, LoTR, etc etc
disco_stu
Free MemberLooks like I’ll be catching up with The Sandman at some point after finishing Succession, Obi-Wan,
Its great 🙂 when you watch it, note the colours of each of the 3 stained-glass windows in Dream's palace.
Finished The Boys, watched all 3 back to back, pretty good
Finished Stranger Things too, best season so far
Takes note on Shining Girls, I think sadly we are in the Apple demographic having very much enjoyed Severance and also The Essex Serpent.
The Sandman
Will start on this next. Hope it does not go the way of American Gods, which started with so much promise, only to go south; but as I have not read Sandman, I won't know I guess.
As an aside - if I did want to read Sandman - where would I start? It looks involved.
Woodstock 99. Especially enjoyed the bit that explained the frat boys were diving into human excrement.
Last breath - incredible story, hard to think it hasn't been embellished given things like the post-event way finding luck!
Are these people self employed? As I was left stunned by the end credits message about 3 weeks later. Company not giving them some time off ffs?!