sage Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, 86 Hair Islands said: Is it called CB Strike mate? Will give it a go. Known as CB Strike outside the UK. The series actually get better as they go on which is rare. Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, sage said: Known as CB Strike outside the UK. The series actually get better as they go on which is rare. Cheers Sage. Highly rated on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes so will grab a couple of series to watch while I'm laid up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 22 hours ago, sage said: Known as CB Strike outside the UK. The series actually get better as they go on which is rare. Good shout @sage Already on season 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, 86 Hair Islands said: Good shout @sage Already on season 3. No problems. I'm finally watching Sherwood. Excellent stuff. Comrade 86, Premier ram and Mostyn6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 On 13/12/2022 at 12:24, sage said: Strike Just watched all 5 series. Excellent. Made like a poor mans Sherlock, which still makes it pretty good. Cheers for that. We were looking for something new & so started this last night. Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Something I only noticed last night - when looking for Strike: On Virgin TV on demand, it says only series 4 and 5 are available on iPlayer (to watch through the Virgin V6 box) and the rest are there to buy only. However I go the iPlayer App on my TV and all series are there. Any idea why this is (other than Virgin being sneaky)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 With a new baby in the house, watching serious series has really stopped for now, but I do have a couple of recommendations. - Back to Life is a series in iPlayer with 2 seasons. 30min dark comedy about a near 40 year old coming out of prison and going back to live with her parents after being done for murdering her friend. Very very funny. Really enjoyed it. - The Traitors. Still ongoing on BBC, but a pseudo reality gameshow about trying to find 3 traitors in a group of contestants. Features a lot of paranoia and accusations of lying, is very addicting. Premier ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 having never heard of it until reading here yesterday, started watching Strike. It's quite enjoyable with intriguing characters, maybe trying to be a bit like Bosch. I'm into S2 and it's quite an easy watch. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Mostyn6 said: having never heard of it until reading here yesterday, started watching Strike. It's quite enjoyable with intriguing characters, maybe trying to be a bit like Bosch. I'm into S2 and it's quite an easy watch. Thanks As invariably is the case, the original books by JK Rowling are a lot better than the TV adaptations but enjoyable nonetheless. Holliday Grainger isn’t though who I would have cast for Robin. Edited December 15, 2022 by i-Ram Hans Datdo-Dishes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 As a side distraction I'm watching 'Dorking Til I Die'. Car crash tv reminiscent of 'The Office' but real with Calum Best a likeable tool. Loving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' (Netflix). A black comedy revolving around three orphaned children on one side, and evil Count Olaf on the other, striving to rob them of their inheritance. It's a bit 'Dastardly and Muttley' - in fact, it's a lot 'Dastardly and Muttley'. Best watched drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 6 hours ago, Eddie said: 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' (Netflix). A black comedy revolving around three orphaned children on one side, and evil Count Olaf on the other, striving to rob them of their inheritance. It's a bit 'Dastardly and Muttley' - in fact, it's a lot 'Dastardly and Muttley'. Best watched drunk. My kids absolutely loved it. It's really a bit bizarre isn't it! Off-beat, quirky with a definite style of its own. Kinda campy and aimed somewhere between children and adults. Is dark with knowing aspects- almost like the League of Gentlemen where you either find it annoying or really lean into them. Eddie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeponacid Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Rosie gives up everything….decent comedy with a good cast, including a couple of the main characters out of Father Ted… Well worth a watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 13/12/2022 at 12:24, sage said: Strike Just watched all 5 series. Excellent. Made like a poor mans Sherlock, which still makes it pretty good. Thx for this, yeah it's a gentle roll - felt more like Luther than Sherlock to me, a few of the standard tropes in there but not enough to drag it down. Pleasant viewing and thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Chester40 said: My kids absolutely loved it. It's really a bit bizarre isn't it! Off-beat, quirky with a definite style of its own. Kinda campy and aimed somewhere between children and adults. Is dark with knowing aspects- almost like the League of Gentlemen where you either find it annoying or really lean into them. The books are very much the same. Reading them as a kid, you assume it will get somewhat happier towards the end but it really doesn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Just finished Strike S05. Thought 4 was a lull after 3 strong outings, but 5 is very much the best of the lot IMO. It is 'gentle' as someone put it, despite some dark plot lines, but it doesn't suffer for that and even the sentimental aspects are handled with a light tough. The protagonists relationship, for instance, could quite easily become overly saccharine, but I'm even enjoying that element. Will deffo be keeping an eye out for S06, The Ink Black Heart. No release date as yet but very likely to happen according to RT. ? Jubbs, Millenniumram and sage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Just started watching Shantaram. Quite promising. Charlie Hunnam in the lead. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429087/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Not so sure this is watchable, in an enjoyable way, but it's certainly interesting. A few weeks back, I mentioned a documentary filmed in the style of Adam Curtis, here's his most recent series available on BBC IPlayer. Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone, Series 1: 1. Part One - 1985 to 1989: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0d3kjmp via @bbciplayer Pure contemporary footage from the archive, no narration, just captions, moves from the sublime to the ridiculous to the heartbreaking, often in the same minute. It's an investment, and I'm glad I made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Ancient Apocalypse on Netflix. Documentary where a scientist, clearly pissed off at having his theories dismissed and being labelled a "pseudoscientist", goes around the world looking at Ancient Sculptures and Structures to prove that there were previous Advanced Races/Humans on Earth wayyyyyyyyy before accepted science states there was. It is very intriguing and whilst he is clearly refuting common and accepted beliefs, he's clearly stating it's questions and mysteries that need better study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mostyn6 said: Ancient Apocalypse on Netflix. Documentary where a scientist, clearly pissed off at having his theories dismissed and being labelled a "pseudoscientist", goes around the world looking at Ancient Sculptures and Structures to prove that there were previous Advanced Races/Humans on Earth wayyyyyyyyy before accepted science states there was. It is very intriguing and whilst he is clearly refuting common and accepted beliefs, he's clearly stating it's questions and mysteries that need better study. It’s all bunkum really. If you have ever watched the Flintstones then their diction and communication skills would embarrass many kids of today. Edited December 20, 2022 by i-Ram Mostyn6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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