Watchable telly

[Anag Ram]

12 minutes ago, Bob The Badger said:

I almost finished Blue Lights and was so disappointed.

The first one was great, but this is all love plots and little action.

And the acting is a lower standard than the first one.

It felt like I was watching The Bill (Northern Ireland).

I believe they have already commissioned seasons 3 and 4.

I won't be watching.

Mrs Badger may be.

Then again, she liked Bergerac.

What a shame. Richard Dormer was always going to be a big loss. I’ve only seen one episode of the second series.

[Gaspode]

51 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

What a shame. Richard Dormer was always going to be a big loss. I’ve only seen one episode of the second series.

It's a pretty major issue for a series when you kill off by far the best character at the end of the first series….

[Chester40]

13 hours ago, ramsbottom said:

In that case I’ll add it to the ol’ watchlist 👍🏻

Definitely better than Kin for me. 

Found Kin slightly monotous...(especially the lead woman's voice!). Seemed more and more unrealistic as it went on but with no humour or distraction. 

Love/Hate has more varied characters and feels like it has different tones and the vibe moves around more.

[Chester40]

Really enjoyed Fallout in the end. Great visually for me.

Love the 50s vibe, mixed in with different eras of technology (is it almost 'steampunk'?).

Has an awful lot of ways it could go. Jumps back and forth ...in time,  over/under ground,  different storylines. Just has that opportunity to really follow different threads.

One of my favourites of the year definitely and I know very little of the game except what the kids have said before.

[CWC1983]

On 18/04/2024 at 12:13, Anag Ram said:

The Regime on Sky.

Arse gravy at its most watery.

Struggled through 2 episodes and gave up. 

Terrible. 

[Eddie]

Baby Reindeer.

I found this extremely disturbing, but compelling.

[Gee SCREAMER !!]

12 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Baby Reindeer.

I found this extremely disturbing, but compelling.

Got aa bit to gratuitous for the sake of shock.  Very good for the first 3 episodes.

[Bob The Badger]

Baby Reindeer.

It's super complex but incredibly well written and acted.

Drugs, male rape, comedy, stalking and transsexual dating are a rare mix. 

Four episodes down and not sure how many there are, but it's the best brand new series we've watched this year. 

Derby/League One (2023/24 season)

[kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong]

My faves in the past month,fallout (superb!),3 body problem (brilliantly done)rebel moon and baby reindeer (disturbing but it draws you in)

Some great stuff out there at the moment,a feast for the eyes.

[Wolfie20]

Everton v Forest?

[Eddie]

24 minutes ago, Wolfie20 said:

Everton v Forest?

Is that horror, or flower-arranging?

[Ram-Alf]

I wonder if anyone can remember a 6 series drama programme in the 90s(I think)where it started with a woman having a car crash, It told her story, Following on from the car crash the story followed someone who was impacted from the crash, Their story impacted someone else and so on and so on for the 6 series, It was a fascinating watch, It showed how something so innocuous has such a devasting impact of peoples lives by one small incident at the start. 

But the ending was quite amazing(I know what happened at the end) can anyone remember this series?

Edited April 21 by Ram-Alf

[ketteringram]

1 hour ago, Ram-Alf said:

I wonder if anyone can remember a 6 series drama programme in the 90s(I think)where it started with a woman having a car crash, It told her story, Following on from the car crash the story followed someone who was impacted from the crash, Their story impacted someone else and so on and so on for the 6 series, It was a fascinating watch, It showed how something so innocuous has such a devasting impact of peoples lives by one small incident at the start. 

But the ending was quite amazing(I know what happened at the end) can anyone remember this series?

Was it American, or British? Or maybe somewhere else?

[Ram-Alf]

19 minutes ago, ketteringram said:

Was it American, or British? Or maybe somewhere else?

British 👍

Found it, Collision on ITV...2009 

Edited April 21 by Ram-Alf

[ketteringram]

35 minutes ago, Ram-Alf said:

British 👍

Found it, Collision on ITV...2009 

Yeah, that seems like the 1990s to me too 😀

[Eddie]

Ripley (Netflix)

Really good - Andrew Scott is a much, much better Tom Ripley (in my opinion) than Matt Damon.

[ramit]

19 hours ago, Eddie said:

Ripley (Netflix)

Really good - Andrew Scott is a much, much better Tom Ripley (in my opinion) than Matt Damon.

Halfway through and really enjoying it.  Agree, Scott is extraordinarily good as Ripley, the use of the eyes, the faintest of expressions, the body language all used to exceptional effect.  Miles better than Damon's interpretation.

[Grumpy Git]

Red Eye (ITV 1)

OK if you're under 13, otherwise utter tosh.

 

[Bob The Badger]

19 hours ago, Eddie said:

Ripley (Netflix)

Really good - Andrew Scott is a much, much better Tom Ripley (in my opinion) than Matt Damon.

I wonder if I'm missing something with this.

I thought the acting was first-rate as was the cinematography. But it was slower than Kenny Burns after 12 pints, and 3 steak pies. 

We watched to the end of episode four I think. Did it get better? Or do we just disagree what better is?
 

[Eddie]

1 hour ago, Bob The Badger said:

I wonder if I'm missing something with this.

I thought the acting was first-rate as was the cinematography. But it was slower than Kenny Burns after 12 pints, and 3 steak pies. 

We watched to the end of episode four I think. Did it get better? Or do we just disagree what better is?
 

It's definitely a 'slow burner'. After the likes of 'Kin' and 'Baby Reindeer', slow is a pleasant change. As an arthritic sepuagenarian, I would not have fancied those steps.