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

Pross

Just started watching Safe on Netflix. Only watched the first episode so far which was really just scene setting so not much of a review and too early to decide how it's going to go.

photonic69

The Responder on BBC1.
Yay or Nay? Just watched the first episode. Not sure about it. All the characters seem to be intensely unlikeable not to mention incomprehensible. It’s gritty without any redeeming charm.

Pross

photonic69 said:

The Responder on BBC1.
Yay or Nay? Just watched the first episode. Not sure about it. All the characters seem to be intensely unlikeable not to mention incomprehensible. It’s gritty without any redeeming charm.

Half watched it and couldn't really get into it. Also caught up on last night's Trigger Point which was OK but I've really got out of the habit of waiting a week for the next episode of a programme

ballysmate

Pross said:

photonic69 said:

The Responder on BBC1.
Yay or Nay? Just watched the first episode. Not sure about it. All the characters seem to be intensely unlikeable not to mention incomprehensible. It’s gritty without any redeeming charm.

Half watched it and couldn't really get into it. Also caught up on last night's Trigger Point which was OK but I've really got out of the habit of waiting a week for the next episode of a programme

I also caught the first half of Trigger Point. It was laugh out loud bad.
Couldn't bear to watch to the end.

blazing_saddles

ballysmate said:

Pross said:

photonic69 said:

The Responder on BBC1.
Yay or Nay? Just watched the first episode. Not sure about it. All the characters seem to be intensely unlikeable not to mention incomprehensible. It’s gritty without any redeeming charm.

Half watched it and couldn't really get into it. Also caught up on last night's Trigger Point which was OK but I've really got out of the habit of waiting a week for the next episode of a programme

I also caught the first half of Trigger Point. It was laugh out loud bad.
Couldn't bear to watch to the end.

I tend to check before dipping my toe, these days.
Both ITV and the BBC are experiencing a huge ratings slump on IMdB. Biggest criticism seems to be with regard to the standard of both writing and acting, falling off a cliff.

Tashman

ballysmate said:

Pross said:

photonic69 said:

The Responder on BBC1.
Yay or Nay? Just watched the first episode. Not sure about it. All the characters seem to be intensely unlikeable not to mention incomprehensible. It’s gritty without any redeeming charm.

Half watched it and couldn't really get into it. Also caught up on last night's Trigger Point which was OK but I've really got out of the habit of waiting a week for the next episode of a programme

I also caught the first half of Trigger Point. It was laugh out loud bad.
Couldn't bear to watch to the end.

Can't disagree with that. I saw people saying it was a great twist at the end, I thought it was telegraphed massively!

The Responder I'm willing to give another episode to. I think it could be a slow burner and wasn't quite the pantomime nonsense of Trigger Point. I could of course be wrong!

kingstongraham

Tashman said:

ballysmate said:

Pross said:

photonic69 said:

The Responder on BBC1.
Yay or Nay? Just watched the first episode. Not sure about it. All the characters seem to be intensely unlikeable not to mention incomprehensible. It’s gritty without any redeeming charm.

Half watched it and couldn't really get into it. Also caught up on last night's Trigger Point which was OK but I've really got out of the habit of waiting a week for the next episode of a programme

I also caught the first half of Trigger Point. It was laugh out loud bad.
Couldn't bear to watch to the end.

Can't disagree with that. I saw people saying it was a great twist at the end, I thought it was telegraphed massively!

Plot spoiler:

The explosion was telegraphed (and ludicrous - why would you check every other vehicle but let people back before you've checked the suspicious big van?), but killing off one of the two headline star names wasn't. I was expecting it to be the young guy who got blown up.

Pross

kingstongraham said:

Tashman said:

ballysmate said:

Pross said:

photonic69 said:

The Responder on BBC1.
Yay or Nay? Just watched the first episode. Not sure about it. All the characters seem to be intensely unlikeable not to mention incomprehensible. It’s gritty without any redeeming charm.

Half watched it and couldn't really get into it. Also caught up on last night's Trigger Point which was OK but I've really got out of the habit of waiting a week for the next episode of a programme

I also caught the first half of Trigger Point. It was laugh out loud bad.
Couldn't bear to watch to the end.

Can't disagree with that. I saw people saying it was a great twist at the end, I thought it was telegraphed massively!

Plot spoiler:

The explosion was telegraphed (and ludicrous - why would you check every other vehicle but let people back before you've checked the suspicious big van?), but killing off one of the two headline star names wasn't. I was expecting it to be the young guy who got blown up.

I'd go with that.

JimD666

Next week's Mastermind includes the La Vuelta as one of the specialist subjects. Interesting to see how people do....

blazing_saddles

All episodes of The Responder are available on the iPlayer.

Anybody watching the new series of The Bay?
Thinking of starting this tonight, but I know they’ve changed the lead character.

ddraver

Alone..again

The interesting thing about a lot of these "survivalists" is that they are quitting after a fairly small issue crops up. Something that, were it a real survival situation, would only be a, relatively, small setback.

I feel this says something about the realities of survival, but also that perhaps people who spend a lot of time in nature are balanced enough not to care about half a million bucks...

TheBigBean

You need to keep going. Some of the contestants are criticised, but some are universally admired. Most would outlast Bear Grylls. Some simply can't handle being alone that long, but that is not something you'd know without trying.

Also whilst some will quit if they lose a fero rod, others don't take one to begin with (always a punchy move).

webboo

TheBigBean said:

You need to keep going. Some of the contestants are criticised, but some are universally admired. Most would outlast Bear Grylls. Some simply can't handle being alone that long, but that is not something you'd know without trying.

Also whilst some will quit if they lose a fero rod, others don't take one to begin with (always a punchy move).

This is the same Bear Grylls who films his survival programmes and then spends the night in hotel.
As for his rock climbing exploits my seven year old grandson could do better.

TheBigBean

That's why I'm confident most of the contestants could out last him.

ddraver

I've sat on a chair lift with him

...twice

bm5

JimD666 said:

Next week's Mastermind includes the La Vuelta as one of the specialist subjects. Interesting to see how people do....

Thanks for letting us know. Will give it a watch.

TheBigBean

ddraver said:

I've sat on a chair lift with him

...twice

I'm impressed you recognise people on chair lifts.

thegreatdivide

seanoconn said:

Peacemaker not sure what channel. Can be found be nefarious means.

Violent, inappropriate comedy. What’s not to like. Spin off from the recent Suicide Squad movie. John Cena is surprisingly funny.

It’s been great. It’s filling the gap until The Boys season 3 (June).

seanoconn

ddraver said:

I've sat on a chair lift with him

...twice

Did he offer you some bear poo?

thedirector135

If your in a sado-masochistic mood, try the final season of Afterlife. It hurts, but in a good way.

dabber

blazing_saddles said:

All episodes of The Responder are available on the iPlayer.

I need them to add subtitles in order to watch it. I can't understand much of what they are saying. I gave up after the first episode.

kingstongraham

dabber said:

blazing_saddles said:

All episodes of The Responder are available on the iPlayer.

I need them to add subtitles in order to watch it. I can't understand much of what they are saying. I gave up after the first episode.

Iplayer does have subtitles available.

dabber

kingstongraham said:

dabber said:

blazing_saddles said:

All episodes of The Responder are available on the iPlayer.

I need them to add subtitles in order to watch it. I can't understand much of what they are saying. I gave up after the first episode.

Iplayer does have subtitles available.

Thanks. I never thought of that. Tbh though, I can't be bothered to persevere with subtitles with what is supposed to be an English language programme. And the general storyline wasn't too inviting either (IMO).

But yes, thanks for your suggestion.

kingstongraham

dabber said:

kingstongraham said:

dabber said:

blazing_saddles said:

All episodes of The Responder are available on the iPlayer.

I need them to add subtitles in order to watch it. I can't understand much of what they are saying. I gave up after the first episode.

Iplayer does have subtitles available.

Thanks. I never thought of that. Tbh though, I can't be bothered to persevere with subtitles with what is supposed to be an English language programme. And the general storyline wasn't too inviting either (IMO).

But yes, thanks for your suggestion.

I had to have subtitles for The Wire to start with, and was worth it.

I saw a few minutes of The Responder though, and it just looked grim.

blazing_saddles

kingstongraham said:

dabber said:

kingstongraham said:

dabber said:

blazing_saddles said:

All episodes of The Responder are available on the iPlayer.

I need them to add subtitles in order to watch it. I can't understand much of what they are saying. I gave up after the first episode.

Iplayer does have subtitles available.

Thanks. I never thought of that. Tbh though, I can't be bothered to persevere with subtitles with what is supposed to be an English language programme. And the general storyline wasn't too inviting either (IMO).

But yes, thanks for your suggestion.

I had to have subtitles for The Wire to start with, and was worth it.

I saw a few minutes of The Responder though, and it just looked grim.

It’s getting much better reviews than Trigger Point on IMDb.
Not that I have seen either yet.

kingstongraham

blazing_saddles said:

kingstongraham said:

dabber said:

kingstongraham said:

dabber said:

blazing_saddles said:

All episodes of The Responder are available on the iPlayer.

I need them to add subtitles in order to watch it. I can't understand much of what they are saying. I gave up after the first episode.

Iplayer does have subtitles available.

Thanks. I never thought of that. Tbh though, I can't be bothered to persevere with subtitles with what is supposed to be an English language programme. And the general storyline wasn't too inviting either (IMO).

But yes, thanks for your suggestion.

I had to have subtitles for The Wire to start with, and was worth it.

I saw a few minutes of The Responder though, and it just looked grim.

It’s getting much better reviews than Trigger Point on IMDb.
Not that I have seen either yet.

I'm sure it's good if you want grim and gritty.

blazing_saddles

kingstongraham said:

blazing_saddles said:

kingstongraham said:

dabber said:

kingstongraham said:

dabber said:

blazing_saddles said:

All episodes of The Responder are available on the iPlayer.

I need them to add subtitles in order to watch it. I can't understand much of what they are saying. I gave up after the first episode.

Iplayer does have subtitles available.

Thanks. I never thought of that. Tbh though, I can't be bothered to persevere with subtitles with what is supposed to be an English language programme. And the general storyline wasn't too inviting either (IMO).

But yes, thanks for your suggestion.

I had to have subtitles for The Wire to start with, and was worth it.

I saw a few minutes of The Responder though, and it just looked grim.

It’s getting much better reviews than Trigger Point on IMDb.
Not that I have seen either yet.

I'm sure it's good if you want grim and gritty.

Well, it will make a change from the usual tv thriller: grim and soapy.

Munsford0

blazing_saddles said:

It’s getting much better reviews than Trigger Point on IMDb.
Not that I have seen either yet.

I find the dialogue in The Responder to be a lot more natural / believable than that in trigger Point. The acting's more convincing too.

Plus I was a student in Liverpool many years ago so I'm not struggling to understand the mumbling Scousers. I've had to interpret a few lines for my wife though.

Tashman

I don't get the "can't understand it" comments (each to their own, I know) but I have never lived further north than Oxford and have no trouble understanding it. The first episode was quite hard to get into the story line but I thought it definitely got better from there. I haven't watched it all yet but it's worlds ahead of Trigger Point.

briantrumpet

Tashman said:

I don't get the "can't understand it" comments (each to their own, I know) but I have never lived further north than Oxford and have no trouble understanding it. The first episode was quite hard to get into the story line but I thought it definitely got better from there. I haven't watched it all yet but it's worlds ahead of Trigger Point.

I didn't have a problem with The Wire... well, certainly not enough to make any of the story lines unintelligible. I think there's a risk if you switch on subtitles of not having to attune one's ears: on the times I've gone to a Shakespeare play, I'm always a bit at sea for the first ten minutes, but then it seems to sort itself out after that.