therealhantsram

Likeable?...I think that was the point. There was no good/bad.. It was all grey.. Light and dark. The main Japanese cop I actually liked, and his sidekick back in Japan. His Mum was amusing...his wife was brave, loyal but dull..that's life isn't it? I usually find Kelly Mcdonald a little grating too but I warmed to her. The gay character was seriously flawed but still sympathetic at times and amusing. 
Flawed people living imperfect lives. 
(although as someone pointed out though.. The crime boss's daughter was pretty perfect) 

@86 Schmokes & a Pancake I have just finished Giri/Haji.
Really enjoyed it in the main. Weird hybrid of solid BBC drama, Japanese action movie, witty dialogue and arty direction. 
Stretched believability at times but the acting, the engaging characters and unusual themes did grab me without truly capturing me. Definitely would recommend it though. 

Series 1 was really brilliant. Series 2 a bit disappointing. Happens dunnit.

Oh right. Am just done with El Chapo now, so may give it a whirl. 

Best recaps in a series ever. Gripping, funny, stylish, sexy, brutal. It had it all.
Don't want to give anything away for those who haven't watched it but how good was the scene on the rooftop. And the reason why the brother was allowed to disappear. So many great characters in there too.

Watched most of it in one night. Was up until nearly 4.00AM. Was cursing you! ?

Quick nod to @therealhantsram & @ariotofmyown Giri / Haji. What an absolute belter of a show that is. Cheers gents ?

That's tonight's viewing sorted then, cheers chaps ?
On a separate note, has anyone watched Devs? Curious as to what folk think of it.

Giri/Haji
Wow. Brilliant stuff. Great depth of characters. It's an excellent study of breaking relationships across generations set against a background of corrupt police and Yakuza gangsters. 
Quirky. Stylish. Plenty of action too. If you like Tarantino or enjoyed Killing Eve, you'll probably like this. 
On Netflix. 

Too right. Thought it was brilliant show. I thought early Tarantino too. Love how the quirky parts creep in as the series progresses, with little sign of it at the beginning. Is the gangster boss's daughter the most attractive women ever too?

Giri/Haji
Wow. Brilliant stuff. Great depth of characters. It's an excellent study of breaking relationships across generations set against a background of corrupt police and Yakuza gangsters. 
Quirky. Stylish. Plenty of action too. If you like Tarantino or enjoyed Killing Eve, you'll probably like this. 
On Netflix. 

Rewatching Freaks and Geeks on amazon prime. 
Really good show from 1999 starring James Franco, Seth Rogen and Jason Segel.
Only 18 episodes as it got cancelled early but well worth a watch.

I'm late to the party but I've just binge watched Fleabag and it's a masterpiece!
Also Frozen 2 was really good.

With the absence of sport, either live or televised, I've started looking for ways to keep the Memsahib entertained in the evenings and I thought - "I know, proper telly" as opposed to never venturing outside the sports channels. I'd heard that a lot of people we impressed with "Killing Eve" so last night, we fired up iPlayer and gave it a go.
First three episodes of Series 1 - blooming excellent. I really enjoyed it. We will watch a few more tonight.

I  think S2 got a little bit cerebral for my liking.  I'm all for thought provoking shows that engage the grey matter, but they really tipped the scales last time.  Saying that Kiksuya and Vanishing Point were two of the best episodes of television in many a year.
The reviews I've read for those episodes critics have seen are very positive and they've commented that the story is simpler this time, so fingers crossed

not sure you get over it, as much as you just accept it. Sadly they are miles apart. 
I let my girl go to sleep in 2009. She still pops up in my dreams, and I still get emotional talking about her. Miss her daily.
Sorry for the less than comforting response, but if you're owt like me, you prefer dogs to humans, you will always miss the dog.
 
I will add however, funny stories that make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, will make you feel better.
I like the one where I took my grandad fishing, and he threw a stick for the dog, she came back with a frisbee shaped cow-pat, that he didn't spot, she dropped it by his feet, he picked it up and somehow it's consistency altered in that split second, and it became like merangue. 

Watching Atypical on Netflix. Great feelgood telly. A good smattering of laughs mixed with a nice message. Watch it when you need a pick me up. 

Dave on tonight's Brit awards programme.
Powerful stuff indeed.

Several people strongly recommended it, plus positive reviews on here... 
Watched 45mins and turned it off. Thought the whole thing was very hammy and naff. Lots of conversations that were played as 'natural' dialogue but just didn't feel real to me.
Could almost hear the ideas and how they looked written on paper...all felt very heavy handed and clunky to me. 
'To show contrast he then calls his wife who is relaxing in a hotel with a glass of wine... Cut to her lying on a bed. "oh yeh baby, are you OK cos its sooo hard being me, just f-ing relaxing here on a bed' (swearing makes it much more edgy).  Etc
Not for one second did I forget it was all acting. 
Weird how much I disliked it. 
 

The third episode about Aberfan is amazing... I think Olivia Coleman is fantastic.

New series of the Crown is also excellent..

Non story. 
That's exactly what any union would say about one of their members. 

Non story. 
That's exactly what any union would say about one of their members. 

Not directly no, but out of goodwill due to the events leading to the misconduct, they offered him a reduced rate and the ability to use the facilities to aid in his rehabilitation. A sensible person would've took the cut!

At first it puzzled me as to why the club didn't just announce that they had simply cancelled the remainder of Keogh's contract (like for example we did with Ledley). But it's because there is not the mutual consent to do so.
At that point you'd realise that the issue is with Keogh and not with the club. He doesn't want to cancel his contract, and he doesn't want to take reduced wages. He wants to hold the club to his contract and continue to be paid his full wage in the full knowledge that he's unlikely to ever play for us again and that he is entirely culpable for ending up in this situation.
Am I supposed to feel sympathy?
Normally we slate highly paid players who have a falling out but refuse to leave and are happy to train with the reserves while taking a full wage, but in this case - he's not even able to do that.