Comrade 86 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Bob The Badger said: Ted Lasso is an enigma to me. Rarely have I watched a programme that I think went so far downhill. I liked the first season a lot, thought the second one was ok but nothing like as funny (and a lot more schmalzy), but stopped with the third after 2 or 3 episodes totally bored with it. Love Ted Lasso, I'm afraid. No drop off to my mind just more of the same. Lots of poignant moments in the 3rd series and some nicely handled social conundrums. I'll always view the show with a deal of fondness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyram59 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 4 hours ago, admira said: Finished it last night. Gets a bit silly with the plotlines towards the end as if they were seeing how many more they could cram in but still watchable. I've just been watching it on BBC1 not IPLAYER so will just have to wait a few weeks to see the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 It won’t quite be for everyone, but really loved Gallows Pole on BBC2 last night. Directed by Shane Meadows and I think has a lot of his tropes but set in a period drama rather All three episodes are on iplayer. If you are familiar with the book I think it serves as a prequel rather than a direct dramatisation of the book MarsdenRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier ram Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Ed Staffords new 3 part documentary on CH4 , 60 days On The Estate , real eye opener into what is really happening in our country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyram59 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 1 hour ago, TuffLuff said: It won’t quite be for everyone, but really loved Gallows Pole on BBC2 last night. Directed by Shane Meadows and I think has a lot of his tropes but set in a period drama rather All three episodes are on iplayer. If you are familiar with the book I think it serves as a prequel rather than a direct dramatisation of the book Recorded it last night but looks good anything directed by Shane Meadows interest me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 (edited) Finished season 3 of Guilt last night (iPlayer) The final series and it's been my favourite I think. A great cast and a plot full of twists, back stabbing and double crosses. Edited June 7, 2023 by Wolfie Comrade 86, Stive Pesley and CWC1983 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Wolfie said: Finished season 3 of Guilt last night (iPlayer) The final series and it's been my favourite I think. A great cast and a plot full of twists, back stabbing and double crosses. I thought the whole thing was wrapped up brilliantly. I thought Season 2 got a bit overly complicated, so I was pleased to see that Season 3 was a return to form. Comrade 86 and Wolfie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 I've finished the consistantly good Mandalorian. Just finished e6 of Andor. Another decent series so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 On 01/06/2023 at 10:26, TuffLuff said: It won’t quite be for everyone, but really loved Gallows Pole on BBC2 last night. Directed by Shane Meadows and I think has a lot of his tropes but set in a period drama rather All three episodes are on iplayer. If you are familiar with the book I think it serves as a prequel rather than a direct dramatisation of the book With Shane Meadows making This is England and Dead Mans Shoes I gave this a whirl last night, More like This was England, I watched the 1st episode all about him walking back from Brum with a knife wound, Dads died and all in the boozer whooping it up with a feast to boot...a table full of Women talking about how they worked a hard P**is 😁and a dirty song thrown in. I new of the gang near Hebden Bridge in Sth Yorks, All about counterfeiting/clipping, Gave episode two 10mins and bailed out...disappointed. The acting/actors were reminiscent of the above 2 films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealhantsram Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 (edited) On 31/05/2023 at 13:33, therealhantsram said: Watched two. Ep. 1 was excellent. 2nd was good without being great. The lead actor is very good. You may have seen her in Russian Doll. The interesting thing about this show is that it's a love letter to 1980s TV. It's set in the current day, but the styling and scripting are an echo of 80s TV shows. Each episode is a stand alone story, with a story arc through the series. Id certainly recommend watching ep 1. Then take it from there if you enjoy. Just finished the series, and I enjoyed it. I have to say, it took me a while to "get it" and realise it's meant to be a little bit tongue in cheek, as it gently pokes fun at those 80s detective shows. Natasha Lyonne plays her part with obvious echoes of Columbo and the show gently mocks many of the cliches of this style of 80s detective show. It that sense it reminds me a bit of early episodes of Moonlighting (before it went nuts). Edited June 13, 2023 by therealhantsram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Just finished Alice In Borderland. Only put it on as a "summat in the background" instead of terrible TV. Watched it with subtitles after Squid Game was ruined with awful voice acting 8/10. Got better with each episode and the final episode delivered a worthy ending. Comrade 86 and TimRam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Saw the start of the new Black Mirror series last night. An episode called Beyond the Sea. Always been a fan of the show, and this was OK, but a little simplistic and with some rather glaring unanswered questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 We finally finished Succession and sad there'll not be another one. But probably the best decision if it wants to retain it's all-time classic status. Season 4 felt more up and down than previous seasons, but still very, very good, with some sparkling scriptwriting/dialogue and consistently great acting. We will now go back to watch the fourth and final (for now, not sure if they are making more) season of the brilliant Fauda on Netflix. I've mentioned this several times already, but I'll risk being boring because it's nudging Gomorrah and Spiral for me as the best subtitled foreign production I have seen. Anag Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Bob The Badger said: We finally finished Succession and sad there'll not be another one. But probably the best decision if it wants to retain it's all-time classic status. Season 4 felt more up and down than previous seasons, but still very, very good, with some sparkling scriptwriting/dialogue and consistently great acting. We will now go back to watch the fourth and final (for now, not sure if they are making more) season of the brilliant Fauda on Netflix. I've mentioned this several times already, but I'll risk being boring because it's nudging Gomorrah and Spiral for me as the best subtitled foreign production I have seen. I absolutely loved Succession. I agree that there were some dips in the last series, but there was also some stuff which was superb. One episode in particular was so good, I barely breathed! I’ll miss the characters and the standard of writing. If you love witty series and you want to learn some fantastic put downs, this is the series for you. Bob The Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Bob The Badger said: We finally finished Succession and sad there'll not be another one. But probably the best decision if it wants to retain it's all-time classic status. Season 4 felt more up and down than previous seasons, but still very, very good, with some sparkling scriptwriting/dialogue and consistently great acting. We will now go back to watch the fourth and final (for now, not sure if they are making more) season of the brilliant Fauda on Netflix. I've mentioned this several times already, but I'll risk being boring because it's nudging Gomorrah and Spiral for me as the best subtitled foreign production I have seen. Just finished the thrid series of Fauda - top telly! Bob The Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Bob The Badger said: We finally finished Succession and sad there'll not be another one. But probably the best decision if it wants to retain it's all-time classic status. Season 4 felt more up and down than previous seasons, but still very, very good, with some sparkling scriptwriting/dialogue and consistently great acting. We will now go back to watch the fourth and final (for now, not sure if they are making more) season of the brilliant Fauda on Netflix. I've mentioned this several times already, but I'll risk being boring because it's nudging Gomorrah and Spiral for me as the best subtitled foreign production I have seen. You have whetted my appetite as Gomorrah is my all time favorite series bar none. Bob The Badger and CWC1983 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 The thief his wife and a canoe, Picked it up on ITVX...4-50min episodes, True story on event most are aware of I'd have thought. Great entertainment imo 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 6 hours ago, Bob The Badger said: We will now go back to watch the fourth and final (for now, not sure if they are making more) season of the brilliant Fauda on Netflix. You won't be disappointed. Season 4 is a full-on banger. I'll say no more! Bob The Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 On 13/06/2023 at 23:54, Alpha said: Just finished Alice In Borderland. Only put it on as a "summat in the background" instead of terrible TV. Watched it with subtitles after Squid Game was ruined with awful voice acting 8/10. Got better with each episode and the final episode delivered a worthy ending. Both are returning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott129 Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Watched the first two episodes of Black Mirror S6. Both excellent IMO. TimRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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