Gaspode Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 For all the petrol heads out there, I can highly recommend the Top Gear special tribute to Sabine Schmidt that was on this evening (should be available on the iPlayer) - real respect and affection from everyone who worked with her....brilliantly done. kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong and Comrade 86 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelScum Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Just finished the second series of Snowpiercier - really enjoyed it (it may be an acquired taste). Dystopian, political, megalomaniac and a big duck-off train - what's not to like? Be a good idea to watch the movie first. TimRam and kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 As a lot of folk have been going crazy about the latest season of Unforgotten I took the plunge and started a catch up on Netflix. Gotta say it's very good. No troubled, lone wolf detectives, no unrealistic, hard-bitten dialogue, clichés avoided for the most part, just decent coppers trying to solve intriguing crimes. Highly recommended Mostyn6, therealhantsram, Rev and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Was scouring iPlayer for something to watch the other day and came across When We Were Kings, which bizarrely has been rebranded as a Storyville documentary. Oscar winning film about The Rumble in the Jungle. Essential viewing... EtoileSportiveDeDerby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 10/03/2021 at 20:04, 86 Hair Islands said: They only did that with Lost because the writers didn't know what the duck was up either. Likewise the poor actors stumble-ducking around thinking, 'jeez, 10 series in and we're still ducking lost' ? Trust me, with Dark it's all there. Stay focussed and you'll get the payoff. On 10/03/2021 at 22:15, ariotofmyown said: Yeah, there were loads of moments when certain things clicked into place and were awesome. Did you check out Netflix's Dark website I posted the other week. Really good for keeping track of the characters with a family tree that updates to whichever episode you choose. Just started series 3 (1 and 2 where great really enjoyed them !) 1st episode of series 3 and it seems to have run out of ideas, I hope I’m wrong and it’s as good as 1&2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Has anybody watched Devils? I don't quite know what to make of it. Very complicated, not sure how realistic it is, needs subtitles but it was very compelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, angieram said: Has anybody watched Devils? I don't quite know what to make of it. Very complicated, not sure how realistic it is, needs subtitles but it was very compelling. Devils is brilliant. I am 4 episodes in.. Spreading it out as there is nothing else on at the moment. angieram and Gap tooth ram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 07/04/2021 at 23:07, RebelScum said: Just finished the second series of Snowpiercier - really enjoyed it (it may be an acquired taste). Dystopian, political, megalomaniac and a big duck-off train - what's not to like? Be a good idea to watch the movie first. Consistently good. Sometimes a series can be let down by one or two episodes...not this one. RebelScum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 07/04/2021 at 23:07, RebelScum said: Just finished the second series of Snowpiercier - really enjoyed it (it may be an acquired taste). Dystopian, political, megalomaniac and a big duck-off train - what's not to like? Be a good idea to watch the movie first. Watching the movie now. RebelScum and TimRam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Excellent 5 part in-depth documentary of Watergate currently running on BBC4. Features most of the protagonists involved in the scandal - at least those still living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 'Leaving Neverland' (Netflix). Not new but had not seen before. Really even-handed and graphic exploration of Wacko Jacko and his 'interest' in young children. The two (now) men and their families made you realise how what seemed ridiculous and impossibly negligent was possible. Incredibly brave and sad, really did make you think about victims and how they are perceived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Bingeing on rewatching Friday Night Dinner. Reminding myself how good Paul Ritter was - he was excellent in Chernobyl. RIP Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 55 minutes ago, Monty said: Bingeing on rewatching Friday Night Dinner. Reminding myself how good Paul Ritter was - he was excellent in Chernobyl. RIP Paul. One of the best comic creations of recent years that character. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Mrs ramit and i are enjoying a half hour Japanese program on Netflix called Midnight Diner. It's about a very small diner that opens from midnight to early morning and the guests who frequent the place, telling 1 story per episode. It's slow moving with good humour, the perfect thing to watch before turning in for the night, makes one feel mellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Devils - think @angieram and @Angry Ram have mentioned this, IIRC. Highly recommended. On Sky apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Just approaching the last couple of series of 'Homeland'. It started off well, but fell away badly after the first couple of series and we were debating whether or not to knock it on the head. However, we stuck with it and haven't regretted it. Some episodes are amongst the best television drama I have ever seen. Kinder and ariotofmyown 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 30 minutes ago, Eddie said: Just approaching the last couple of series of 'Homeland'. It started off well, but fell away badly after the first couple of series and we were debating whether or not to knock it on the head. However, we stuck with it and haven't regretted it. Some episodes are amongst the best television drama I have ever seen. This x 1000. I think lots of people gave up around series 3 when it got a bit daft. Those that did missed some brilliant tv. Series 4 onwards was basically a different tv show. Think it was the best ending of a long running show too. Kinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWC1983 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 The Derry City story on Iplayer is a good documentary. Angry Ram and Carnero 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, CWC1983 said: The Derry City story on Iplayer is a good documentary. Yes I watched that, very good, good old Jim McLaughlin! CWC1983 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 6 hours ago, ariotofmyown said: This x 1000. I think lots of people gave up around series 3 when it got a bit daft. Those that did missed some brilliant tv. Series 4 onwards was basically a different tv show. Think it was the best ending of a long running show too. So many people told me about the ending and I was soooo disappointed when It happened. I even wondered if it was going to happen after or during the credits as has been done with films like Blair Witch. I went to see Phantom of the Opera when Michael Crawford was in it and my sister had told me about this amazing part that would have me gasping in awe near the beginning it was so incredible. At the interval I was thinking she must have meant it was near the end. And at the end I presumed she thought I'd said I was going to see the latest Bond film. But no, apparently her and half of London were staggered by a ducking chandelier falling to the floor. Shame it didn't fall on Lloyd Webber's head when has was writing it. Homeland did dip and get better, but it also contained a scene that had me crying with laughter when it wasn't meant to be. It was (I think) the very last scene of one later season when Kerry got released by the baddies and came rushing over the bridge toward Saul looking like a witch on acid and went straight past him not recognising him. Aaaaanyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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