TV Series - Reviews and Recommendations......

daniel_b

They do have a certain atmosphere I agree.

If you like snow etc, you'll likely like Cardinal, set in Canada, 4 series in total, and starring the phenomenal Karine Vanasse, and also the bloke who played The Rocketeer way back in the day.

I'll see if I can find trapped.

seanoconn

daniel_b said:

They do have a certain atmosphere I agree.

If you like snow etc, you'll likely like Cardinal, set in Canada, 4 series in total, and starring the phenomenal Karine Vanasse, and also the bloke who played The Rocketeer way back in the day.

I'll see if I can find trapped.

👍 Watched. She was very good and the Rocketeer chap is ageing annoyingly well.

daniel_b

I'm a HUGE fan of hers, as much as the very talented Miriam Leone, and I thought she did a sterling job. The only bit I thought could be a bit odd was the level of detail/brutality contained within some of the episodes.

And yes, Billy Campbell (Just looked up his name) has faired very well for someone now in their 60s, though I surmise when filming he would have been in his 50s.

I do hope Karine will star in some more regular series - maybe a Detective Delorme spin off

johngti

I’ve been enjoying Foundation on Apple TV. Definitely got the Asimov feel about it; grand and makes you feel smart if you follow it!! Nice in UHD

blazing_saddles

daniel_b said:

They do have a certain atmosphere I agree.

If you like snow etc, you'll likely like Cardinal, set in Canada, 4 series in total, and starring the phenomenal Karine Vanasse, and also the bloke who played The Rocketeer way back in the day.

I'll see if I can find trapped.

I first came across her in Pan Am, in which we also find a young up and comer by the name of Margot Robbie.
I also saw her in a very good TV 5 Monde drama: Blue Moon, back in the days when the channel was on the Sky telebox.
Then came Cardinal and all that snow....

Found Farang after a bit of a search and it's now on my All4 watch list.

Tashman

Outlaws on IPlayer - very much been enjoying working through this. Just 1 episode left now. I really like the the way the "drama" and daftness work so well together.

kingstongraham

Cardinal was superb.

daniel_b

blazing_saddles said:

daniel_b said:

They do have a certain atmosphere I agree.

If you like snow etc, you'll likely like Cardinal, set in Canada, 4 series in total, and starring the phenomenal Karine Vanasse, and also the bloke who played The Rocketeer way back in the day.

I'll see if I can find trapped.

I first came across her in Pan Am, in which we also find a young up and comer by the name of Margot Robbie.
I also saw her in a very good TV 5 Monde drama: Blue Moon, back in the days when the channel was on the Sky telebox.
Then came Cardinal and all that snow....

Found Farang after a bit of a search and it's now on my All4 watch list.

Indeed, same here with Miss Vanasse, Pan Am, very dissapointed they canned it after one series :-(
It wasn't taxing on the brain, but one of those easy to watch escapism programs.

Not enough Colette for my liking though.

Will try and check out Blue Moon :-)

You only have about 8 days left to watch Farang, thing it gets purged at the end of the month, so if you can average an episode a day you'll just about make it!
I found it pretty addictive viewing, so I don't think you'll struggle, If you have the time of course!

kingstongraham

I'm still upset that The Tick got cancelled.

longy

johngti said:

I’ve been enjoying Foundation on Apple TV. Definitely got the Asimov feel about it; grand and makes you feel smart if you follow it!! Nice in UHD

I've also enjoyed it although we seem to be very much in a minority according to the reviews I've seen.

Great CGI and, for me, an interesting story.

daniel_b

Four episodes though the 10 episode 8th series of Spiral, and it's as good as ever, had forgotten how well it was acted and filmed, and how they build the tension/throw in plot twists out of the blue, a real joy to watch.

Imo, one of the few series with real longevity that doesn't seem to ever have an sub standard series in it's back catalogue.

davidof

blazing_saddles said:

There's also their original outing: Le mystère du lac, although that one wasn't filmed around Annecy.

Indeed there is, although that had Barbara Schultz in the lead role and I'm less of a fan.

After El Embarcedaro i'm about to embark (geddit) on another Latin Drama Diablo Guardian

https://youtu.be/cAaDZg-4ue0

I'll let you know. Then there is S5.2 of la casa del Papel

davidof

daniel_b said:

*Nice pic of Miriam by the way - she is clearly under utilised, why isn't she in more series - I think a major investigation should be carried out forthwith.

she's just posted another clip from Diabolik on Insta, delayed due to Covid but hopefully we'll get it soon

https://youtu.be/N5cW14YW0Lo

tailwindhome

tailwindhome said:

This looks amazing

https://twitter.com/DisneyStudios/status/1448272314517184520?t=VRl6Z_sejEmhLFPk1Y4eTw&s=19

It is

Now it's long at 8 hours over 3 parts but it worth the time imo

Highlight so far is Paul futtering about on the bass and from nothing creating Get Back.

ddraver

Ted Lasso

I...erm...yeah. Really not sure I got it that much or understood the hype but by the end of Season 1 I was rather in to it and enjoying it. Not quite sure why or how...

Still a bit confused as I settle down for Season 2

daniel_b

Holy moly, 2hr 45 turbo yesterday afternoon, and watched the final 3 eisodes of Spiral series 8, which I now sadly see is the last series they are making, it has been going since 2005 I guess.

It was the best yet - looks like it is available until the end of December - if you have the time, it would be 10 hours well spent between now and then, superb television, real cinematic quality.

seanoconn

ddraver said:

Ted Lasso

I...erm...yeah. Really not sure I got it that much or understood the hype but by the end of Season 1 I was rather in to it and enjoying it. Not quite sure why or how...

Still a bit confused as I settle down for Season 2

Enjoyed season 1 with the family. Thought season 2 was terrible which seems to go against opinion. No direction and milking the feel good factor to the extreme.

pblakeney

ddraver said:

Ted Lasso
...

Still a bit confused as I settle down for Season 2

It's just nice, comforting, and inoffensive. Like snuggling down under a duvet to watch a Christmas film while drinking hot chocolate after a walk in the cold. Pleasant but not memorable.

ddraver

daniel_b said:

Holy moly, 2hr 45 turbo yesterday afternoon.

Sorry, but anything after this sentence is meaningless, you madman!!

daniel_b

ddraver said:

daniel_b said:

Holy moly, 2hr 45 turbo yesterday afternoon.

Sorry, but anything after this sentence is meaningless, you madman!!

Harsh

Spiral peeps are not impressed.


Gutted to see all of the previous series (I think) are only available on the player of i for 6 days - although I think I have 1-3 on DVD, would have been nice to re-watch from the off.

kingstongraham

tailwindhome said:

tailwindhome said:

This looks amazing

https://twitter.com/DisneyStudios/status/1448272314517184520?t=VRl6Z_sejEmhLFPk1Y4eTw&s=19

It is

Now it's long at 8 hours over 3 parts but it worth the time imo

Highlight so far is Paul futtering about on the bass and from nothing creating Get Back.

There's quite a lot that's not interesting in what I've watched so far, but the songs coming together is fascinating. Like you say, that moment when Paul is just messing around because John is late (again) and suddenly Get Back comes out is truly spine tingling.

tailwindhome

Clip here for anyone interested

https://twitter.com/DarthYavin/status/1464651688841826309?t=Z6etA_NSXqQ_q7CU_mQM4A&s=19

kingstongraham

tailwindhome said:

Clip here for anyone interested

https://twitter.com/DarthYavin/status/1464651688841826309?t=Z6etA_NSXqQ_q7CU_mQM4A&s=19

There's a bit later in the first episode when Paul is messing around on the piano while Ringo is chatting away next to him and suddenly he's playing Let It Be as part of his meanderings without realising, then it goes again, then he comes back to it. There's some great footage.

And it looks great. I'm fully expecting to watch the rooftop footage in this quality over and over.

kingstongraham

Still watching the Beatles...

Billy Preston, man. I knew he was good but holy crap the guy is amazing.

Mad_Malx

daniel_b said:

ddraver said:

daniel_b said:

Holy moly, 2hr 45 turbo yesterday afternoon.

Sorry, but anything after this sentence is meaningless, you madman!!

Harsh

Spiral peeps are not impressed.


Gutted to see all of the previous series (I think) are only available on the player of i for 6 days - although I think I have 1-3 on DVD, would have been nice to re-watch from the off.

I was pointed to this about a couple of months back. Been on 2 a night recently to get through them, helped by my current state of isolation.
I think (hope) series 8 is on for another month yet, others being taken off iPlayer this week.
Been very enjoyable. Regardles of accuracy, interesting to see a very different legal system to that shown in UK dramas.

Pross

Just watched 14 Peaks on Netflix. Documentary about an ex-Gurkha who was pretty much unknown in the mountaineering world who decided to climb all 14 Peaks in the world over 8,000m in under 7 months (the record when he started was 7 years!).

I don't watch a lot of documentaries but although the scenery was by its very nature a bit 'saney' it made for a really interesting watch. Incredible challenge especially with no financial backing. The scenes of the queues for the summit of Everest were ridiculous.


I really wish I had the guy's physiology

daniel_b

Mad_Malx said:

daniel_b said:

ddraver said:

daniel_b said:

Holy moly, 2hr 45 turbo yesterday afternoon.

Sorry, but anything after this sentence is meaningless, you madman!!

Harsh

Spiral peeps are not impressed.


Gutted to see all of the previous series (I think) are only available on the player of i for 6 days - although I think I have 1-3 on DVD, would have been nice to re-watch from the off.

I was pointed to this about a couple of months back. Been on 2 a night recently to get through them, helped by my current state of isolation.
I think (hope) series 8 is on for another month yet, others being taken off iPlayer this week.
Been very enjoyable. Regardles of accuracy, interesting to see a very different legal system to that shown in UK dramas.

It's fantastic isn't it, so absorbing, and I think it is packed with acting talent, and clearly excellent writers - hopefully they will turn their hand to something else after this.

Yes I saw series 1-7 expire at the weekend :-(
Sometimes series seem to get a reprieve and be given another year, so am hoping that will happen, but looks unlikely.
Series 8 did not start until Jan 2021, so you have until New Years day to watch the fantastic 8 episodes on offer.

As an aside, I think I'm going to watch Guilt, which has two series on iplayer.
Chap in it from the series Shetland, appears to be a black comedy about how they accidentally (I think) kill a man and then try to cover it up - could be good, could be gash.
https://bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09xh2db/guilt-series-2-episode-4

8 hour long episodes, 4 per series.
This is one when I looked last week had a few days to go, but is now saying 2 months.

Mad_Malx

^Guilt was quite good as I recall.

daniel_b

Mad_Malx said:

^Guilt was quite good as I recall.

Cheers, that bodes well then

Tashman

I enjoyed Guilt too, currently working through Showtrial which I'm enjoying also