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

Stevo_666

Red Dwarf always is worth a watch. Just been going through series 3 onwards.

Pross

ddraver said:

Slight issue is that I didn't know it was supposed to be about climate change until I read the graun review. I thought it was more about Covid...

I think there's all sorts chucked in there. Climate change seems obvious, probably not intentional but there's Brexit connotations in there, the initial "wait and see" feels like a big dig at the Trump / Johnson type reaction to Covid and then there's the Bezos / Musk character. The "don't look up" stuff is very old-school American sledgehammer subtle satire of Trump and his base.

briantrumpet

Stevo_666 said:

Red Dwarf always is worth a watch. Just been going through series 3 onwards.

Thanks for the reminder. Haven't seen it for years, and £20 for series 1-8 is decent value, so have taken a punt.

Stevo_666

briantrumpet said:

Stevo_666 said:

Red Dwarf always is worth a watch. Just been going through series 3 onwards.

Thanks for the reminder. Haven't seen it for years, and £20 for series 1-8 is decent value, so have taken a punt.

Not so sure about the later series but 1-6 were great fun. Found them on Sky Gold.

masjer

Not very original, but I've been watching Peep Show again. For me, it's one of the best comedy series ever screened. It has stood the test of time well. Love all the characters- Super Hans, Johnson, Toni, Dobbie , Big Suze, Gerard, Elana -the list goes on.

briantrumpet

Stevo_666 said:

briantrumpet said:

Stevo_666 said:

Red Dwarf always is worth a watch. Just been going through series 3 onwards.

Thanks for the reminder. Haven't seen it for years, and £20 for series 1-8 is decent value, so have taken a punt.

Not so sure about the later series but 1-6 were great fun. Found them on Sky Gold.

Yeah, vague memories that it ran out of steam a bit later on, so 1-8 will do - it's still 24 hours-worth of trumpet practice entertainment.

tailwindhome

photonic69 said:

Just started on ‘Lupin’ on Netflix. 3 episodes of Part 1 in and we are all hooked. Very different being French and we are watching it with subtitles rather than the dubbing which I always finds detracts from the original. Well worth a watch.

It's an enjoyable bit of nonsense. The lead actor (Omar Sy) has a charismatic screen presence, I'd be surprised if he didn't go on to bigger roles.....depending I suppose on how good his English is

tailwindhome

I've been enjoying the adaption of 80 Days Around the World...perfect Xmas family viewing. They should have released an episode every evening though.

TheBigBean

tailwindhome said:

photonic69 said:

Just started on ‘Lupin’ on Netflix. 3 episodes of Part 1 in and we are all hooked. Very different being French and we are watching it with subtitles rather than the dubbing which I always finds detracts from the original. Well worth a watch.

It's an enjoyable bit of nonsense. The lead actor (Omar Sy) has a charismatic screen presence, I'd be surprised if he didn't go on to bigger roles.....depending I suppose on how good his English is

I've watching Hope St which is set in your neck of the woods*

*that covers the whole of NI.

masjer

Just finished The Shield (IMDB TV). Really rate it. Great action (non-stop), great camera work (Shaky cam) and superb acting. It takes a grim, no holes barred look at police corruption and criminal gangs in LA.

briantrumpet

Having finished Clarkson's Farm, I thought I'd try James May's Japan on my Amazon Prime. Lasted about 10 minutes. Yawn.

pinkbikini

masjer said:

Not very original, but I've been watching Peep Show again. For me, it's one of the best comedy series ever screened. It has stood the test of time well. Love all the characters- Super Hans, Johnson, Toni, Dobbie , Big Suze, Gerard, Elana -the list goes on.

Seasonal Beatings is an amazing episode - Mark completely losing it at Jez when he thinks he’s forgotten the turkey - comedy gold!

pinkbikini

photonic69 said:

Pross said:

Finished Breaking Bad, I know I'm years behind but was well worth the watch. I found myself trying to work out at which point my sympathy for WW went although he's never particularly likeable.

Started on Better Call Saul now

I love Better Call Saul more than I live BB. It’s got such a wonderfully serene pace and so cinematically filmed it’s beautiful. His brother is such an a-hole though. Always wondering at what point he’s going to screw up though.

Absolutely love Better Call Saul - can’t wait for the next series, hopefully Bob Odenkirk has fully recovered. His brother was a piece of work - it took me ages to realise I was watching David St Hubbins!

Pross

tailwindhome said:

I've been enjoying the adaption of 80 Days Around the World...perfect Xmas family viewing. They should have released an episode every evening though.

Watched the first two and enjoyed them, I've never watched any other versions so don't really know the story. I hoped they'd release the whole lot on iPlayer in one go but unfortunately not.

blazing_saddles

tailwindhome said:

I've been enjoying the adaption of 80 Days Around the World...perfect Xmas family viewing. They should have released an episode every evening though.

Upon your recommendation I have just started watching episode 1, having done the unusual these days and recorded the show.
Then I made the mistake of checking out the reviews on IMDb.
It hasn’t fared well.
Nevertheless I am reserving my judgement.
I am finding some of the music is very reminiscent of Sherlock. That was composed by John Barry’s Bond replacement, David Arnold.
I once again checked IMDb but no, it’s some bloke named…….. Hans Zimmer.

Pross

If watching Don't Look Up there are a couple of extra bits during the credits that could be easily missed. They're slightly amusing and if you've sat through the rest you may as well stay with it.

seanoconn

briantrumpet said:

Having finished Clarkson's Farm, I thought I'd try James May's Japan on my Amazon Prime. Lasted about 10 minutes. Yawn.

Give it another go when your boredom threshold is a bit higher, non taxing easy viewing.

tailwindhome

Pross said:

tailwindhome said:

I've been enjoying the adaption of 80 Days Around the World...perfect Xmas family viewing. They should have released an episode every evening though.

Watched the first two and enjoyed them, I've never watched any other versions so don't really know the story. I hoped they'd release the whole lot on iPlayer in one go but unfortunately not.

It's not the definitive version

PMark

blazing_saddles said:

tailwindhome said:

I've been enjoying the adaption of 80 Days Around the World...perfect Xmas family viewing. They should have released an episode every evening though.

Upon your recommendation I have just started watching episode 1, having done the unusual these days and recorded the show.
Then I made the mistake of checking out the reviews on IMDb.
It hasn’t fared well.
Nevertheless I am reserving my judgement.
Some of the music is very reminiscent of Sherlock.

That is probably because Hans Zimmer has involved in it (also did the music for Sherlock).

I found it enjoyable too, it isn't perfect, but probably the best adaption I have seen so far.

blazing_saddles

Pross said:

tailwindhome said:

I've been enjoying the adaption of 80 Days Around the World...perfect Xmas family viewing. They should have released an episode every evening though.

Watched the first two and enjoyed them, I've never watched any other versions so don't really know the story. I hoped they'd release the whole lot on iPlayer in one go but unfortunately not.

I had noticed this, so I checked to see when episode 3 was scheduled on tv - it’s not.
All episodes are available on demand on Sky.

pblakeney

blazing_saddles said:

...
I once again checked IMDb but no, it’s some bloke named…….. Hans Zimmer.

Much more than some bloke. Check out his bio. Diverse, to say the least.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Pross

tailwindhome said:

Pross said:

tailwindhome said:

I've been enjoying the adaption of 80 Days Around the World...perfect Xmas family viewing. They should have released an episode every evening though.

Watched the first two and enjoyed them, I've never watched any other versions so don't really know the story. I hoped they'd release the whole lot on iPlayer in one go but unfortunately not.

It's not the definitive version

I was going to say that was my only previous reference, I can't remember much other than the theme tune which was stuck in my head all the time whilst watching the new series.

Pross

pblakeney said:

blazing_saddles said:

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I once again checked IMDb but no, it’s some bloke named…….. Hans Zimmer.

Much more than some bloke. Check out his bio. Diverse, to say the least.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

I think BS was being sarcastic.

pblakeney

Pross said:

pblakeney said:

blazing_saddles said:

...
I once again checked IMDb but no, it’s some bloke named…….. Hans Zimmer.

Much more than some bloke. Check out his bio. Diverse, to say the least.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

I think BS was being sarcastic.

I'll take a Whoosh!
Still, an impressive bio none the less, and I thought I knew a little bit.

Pross

pblakeney said:

Pross said:

pblakeney said:

blazing_saddles said:

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I once again checked IMDb but no, it’s some bloke named…….. Hans Zimmer.

Much more than some bloke. Check out his bio. Diverse, to say the least.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

I think BS was being sarcastic.

I'll take a Whoosh!
Still, an impressive bio none the less, and I thought I knew a little bit.

The guy is a genius. Amazed he's only got one Oscar to his name. One of the greatest film composers of all time.

Mad_Malx

Pross said:

Finished Breaking Bad, I know I'm years behind but was well worth the watch. I found myself trying to work out at which point my sympathy for WW went although he's never particularly likeable.

Started on Better Call Saul now

If it’s not too late, I’d give the BB one-off sequel El Camino a miss. On its own it was ok, but wasn’t a patch on the BB finale and diminished the legacy.

BB remains my all time favourite, I did a few ‘Better Call Saul’ but didn’t really get me enthused. Maybe I’ll try again soon, because I’m not really finding much else on Netflix or iplayer now.
Loved The Bridge and Spiral, but I need a break from neurodivergent euro detectives & murder.

briantrumpet

Pross said:

pblakeney said:

Pross said:

pblakeney said:

blazing_saddles said:

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I once again checked IMDb but no, it’s some bloke named…….. Hans Zimmer.

Much more than some bloke. Check out his bio. Diverse, to say the least.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

I think BS was being sarcastic.

I'll take a Whoosh!
Still, an impressive bio none the less, and I thought I knew a little bit.

The guy is a genius. Amazed he's only got one Oscar to his name. One of the greatest film composers of all time.

Just a little bit jealous that a young drummer who was in one of my ensembles got to play in his orchestra for a world tour and frequently gets comments from him on her Facebook profile.

She is bloody good though.

blazing_saddles

pblakeney said:

Pross said:

pblakeney said:

blazing_saddles said:

...
I once again checked IMDb but no, it’s some bloke named…….. Hans Zimmer.

Much more than some bloke. Check out his bio. Diverse, to say the least.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

I think BS was being sarcastic.

I'll take a Whoosh!
Still, an impressive bio none the less, and I thought I knew a little bit.

And so you should!
I couldn’t believe it when I read it, but yeah.
And he’s now also the latest John Barry Bond wanabe.
(Gladiator is one of my all time favourite)

pblakeney

Pross said:

Watched the first couple of episodes of Outlaws, partly as I like working out where in Bristol they are filming and partly as my daughter's job until recently was supervising community payback schemes. I was expecting a slightly entertaining, silly comedy but it actually has a bit more to it than that, will keep watching.

Currently starting the 3rd episode. Much, much more than I was expecting, which was a slightly entertaining, silly comedy as well.

pblakeney

blazing_saddles said:

pblakeney said:

Pross said:

pblakeney said:

blazing_saddles said:

...
I once again checked IMDb but no, it’s some bloke named…….. Hans Zimmer.

Much more than some bloke. Check out his bio. Diverse, to say the least.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

I think BS was being sarcastic.

I'll take a Whoosh!
Still, an impressive bio none the less, and I thought I knew a little bit.

And so you should!
I couldn’t believe it when I read it, but yeah.
And he’s now also the latest John Barry Bond wanabe.
(Gladiator is one of my all time favourite)

Uncredited. Which is strange. 🤔