What TV shows are people watching?

music_collector · 04-20-2022, 09:20 PM

My kids have commandeered the TV for the most part. The last show I was subjected to was Fireman Sam.

I've been on a documentary kick of late. The last series I watched was Trial 4 on Netflix.

AP Bio is a funny series. It feels like a spinoff of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which certainly isn't a bad thing.

**Marie Monday** · 04-21-2022, 02:45 AM

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And you look like an astrology casualty.

Ffs go feague yourself

Trollheart · 04-21-2022, 05:24 AM

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Oh btw jadis, I watched state of play. It was good and Kelly Macdonald and her accent are top tier. I think the last plot twist lacked a proper build-up so it seemed a bit unrealistic, but apart from that it's a well-constructed story. I always like watching journalism in action and especially the emotional entanglements between the characters were well done

You both have seen the original House of Cards, yes? The BBC one?

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Cracker is one of my favorites. Gritty, bleak and so so well executed. The pilot was directed by Michael Winterbottom, one of the great directors of the generation who (like Danny Boyle in Morse) got his start in crime dramas. The actors are some of the best in the business (stunning guest performances from Robert Carlyle and Adrian Dunbar in addition to the regulars), the writing is sharp, the protagonist/antagonist highly intelligent and demon-ridden. It’s perf.

I guess my problem with Coben is the Netflixy feel of the shows. As though it was produced by AI… he’s a Jersey guy and the shows are set in Britain and France, sans any local flavor. Whereas Morse could only be set in Oxford, Cracker is a deeply Mancunian affair etc. And the dialogue is not exactly worthy of Le Carré (my gold standard is TTSS with Alec Guinness)

Yeah this may be where we differ. I watched one episode of Morse and it didn't do it for me, at all. I watched Frost and was an instant fan. I found Cracker just drove me mad. Really wanted to like it, after all I had heard about it, but ended up hating it. Life's too short to try to get into TV that doesn't speak to you from episode one or at least two.

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You’re spot on about the centrality of reporting, I think in that it’s the Blair era update of All The President’s Men. The twist we’ll agree to disagree on, I bought it hook line and sinker! Knew you would love KM! For me the milf wife is the eye candy. What a performance from Bill Nighy as the editor!

Wasn’t crazy about the first season, I thought even Scully looked a bit bored…

FYI Kelly is also in a Black Mirror ep I just watched, season three episode called "Hated in the Nation". Just sayin'. Have you seen her in The Victim? A powerhouse performance, recommended.

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Originally Posted by music_collector

My kids have commandeered the TV for the most part. The last show I was subjected to was Fireman Sam.

I've been on a documentary kick of late. The last series I watched was Trial 4 on Netflix.

AP Bio is a funny series. It feels like a spinoff of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which certainly isn't a bad thing.

Just watched Mr. Men last night! MIS-TER BUMP! MIS-TER BUMP!

Nothing wrong with kids' TV.

**Marie Monday** · 04-21-2022, 09:06 AM

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You both have seen the original House of Cards, yes? The BBC one?

I haven't, I never watched that genre of series until jadis convinced me with the argument of Scottish accents

Trollheart · 04-21-2022, 09:36 AM

Okay well if you like
a) political intrigue
b) investigative journalism and
c) Machiavellian plots it's well worth watching. No Scottish accents I'm afraid, but highly recommended. The Kevin Spacey one is a poor American rip-off.

jadis · 04-21-2022, 09:59 AM

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You both have seen the original House of Cards, yes? The BBC one?

I'm a big fan of Ian Richardson (he's every bit as great as Guinness in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) but this one wasn't for me. A bit one-note, the note being "oh look at me I'm so evil"...

Trollheart · 04-21-2022, 07:08 PM

You're dead to me.

**Celladorina** · 04-24-2022, 07:10 PM

I've been watching the young adult book series turned TV series called 100, based on a post nuclear apocalypse. I'm really enjoying it and binging it during my time recovering from hospital.

adidasss · 04-27-2022, 01:49 PM

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Just finished the first (of 3) segments of Jeen-yuhs on Netflix. It was interesting to see that he struggled a lot for the initial break and had to really fight for it. It's watchable because it's before he became a humongous asshole. He's just an awkward kid with braces, hopeful that he will make it but not all that sure about his rapping abilities. It's kind of endearing to see him get approval from established rappers of the era. I guess the next chapters will be much more uncomfortable as we see him evolve from this talented, motivated but awkward and insecure kid into the giant mess we all know him as today. :/

The narration is really annoying though, the intonation is like a kid rehearsing lines for a school play.

Finished. Sad ending. It's difficult watching people unravel on camera, even someone as obnoxious as him. I honestly had no idea about the severity of his mental illness.

That aside, I resented a little bit how the filmmaker kept trying to make this film about himself or to insert himself into the story. It was painfully obvious he was a hanger-on who was cut loose quite quickly. And of course, since he is also Christian, it annoyingly ends with some Christian platitudes.

Overall interesting viewing, even for those of us who are not particular fans of the music. Even I had to admit this guy is a multitalented genius.

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 24,792	Okay well if you like a) political intrigue b) investigative journalism and c) Machiavellian plots it's well worth watching. No Scottish accents I'm afraid, but highly recommended. The Kevin Spacey one is a poor American rip-off. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 24,792	You're dead to me. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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Celladorina Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,863	I've been watching the young adult book series turned TV series called 100, based on a post nuclear apocalypse. I'm really enjoying it and binging it during my time recovering from hospital. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

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04-20-2022, 09:20 PM	#7021 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 86	My kids have commandeered the TV for the most part. The last show I was subjected to was Fireman Sam. I've been on a documentary kick of late. The last series I watched was Trial 4 on Netflix. AP Bio is a funny series. It feels like a spinoff of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which certainly isn't a bad thing.