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Apropos of nothing, this showed up on my FB feed. If you can read it.pblakeney said:
As a counter argument The Who and Jimi Hendrix were hardly hippies either.morstar said:
Itโs an interesting insight into leadership minds that simply ignore all negative feedback.kingstongraham said:Trainwreck Woodstock 99 on Netflix.
Very good - a succession of terrible decisions building on each other told with a good selection of footage and interviews.My personal favourite moment is when the Chili Peppers are asked to go on and calm the crowd down because there's some arson going on and the fire crew won't go out because it's all gone to hell, so they go out and instead play a cover of Fire by Jimi Hendrix.
The biggest oddity is that you have an idea in mind of a hippy fest (a la Woodstock) but create a lineup that simply wonโt attract that crowd.
Itโs a bit like inviting hip hop acts to a village fete.
Apparently the original Woodstock wasn't all hippies. ๐
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.1 -
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House of the Dragon. Game of thrones prequel.
Watched one episode so far. Annoying funny looking cast. Needs less dragons, more sex and head squishing.Pinno, ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืจื ืืืื ืื0 -
Watched the first episode of this at the weekend - really good I thought.
Could have sworn I recognised the main actor, but a search of imdb proves I am mistaken.
Quite 'out there' but highly enjoyable so far - slightly frustratingly despite watching it from All4, it would seem, so far at least, that they are only releasing the episodes one week at a time - old school.Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
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Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
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Me too!daniel_b said:Watched the first episode of this at the weekend - really good I thought.
Could have sworn I recognised the main actor, but a search of imdb proves I am mistaken.
Quite 'out there' but highly enjoyable so far - slightly frustratingly despite watching it from All4, it would seem, so far at least, that they are only releasing the episodes one week at a time - old school.
His face is so similar to another actor, but as yet I canโt recall who.
I quite enjoyed it as itโs much lighter than the usual Swedish fare.
Noir light."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.1 -
Exactly - I'll be very interested to see how the series develops.blazing_saddles said:
Me too!daniel_b said:Watched the first episode of this at the weekend - really good I thought.
Could have sworn I recognised the main actor, but a search of imdb proves I am mistaken.
Quite 'out there' but highly enjoyable so far - slightly frustratingly despite watching it from All4, it would seem, so far at least, that they are only releasing the episodes one week at a time - old school.
His face is so similar to another actor, but as yet I canโt recall who.
I quite enjoyed it as itโs much lighter than the usual Swedish fare.
Noir light.
Mistakenly I had assumed it would be one case per episode, but it looks like it will be a thread running throughout the series.
I found it rather refreshing I have to say, and yes the polar opposite to the usual Scandinavian fare, which is perfectly good and watchable, but I think made this different tact all the more surprising, and unexpected, but in a good way.
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Do you not think he has a look of Mandy Patinkin who was in Homeland, amongst other things.blazing_saddles said:
Me too!daniel_b said:Watched the first episode of this at the weekend - really good I thought.
Could have sworn I recognised the main actor, but a search of imdb proves I am mistaken.
Quite 'out there' but highly enjoyable so far - slightly frustratingly despite watching it from All4, it would seem, so far at least, that they are only releasing the episodes one week at a time - old school.
His face is so similar to another actor, but as yet I canโt recall who.
I quite enjoyed it as itโs much lighter than the usual Swedish fare.
Noir light.
I don't think it is him but he favours him.0 -
It's definitely not him, but yes I see what you mean.bonk_king said:
Do you not think he has a look of Mandy Patinkin who was in Homeland, amongst other things.blazing_saddles said:
Me too!daniel_b said:Watched the first episode of this at the weekend - really good I thought.
Could have sworn I recognised the main actor, but a search of imdb proves I am mistaken.
Quite 'out there' but highly enjoyable so far - slightly frustratingly despite watching it from All4, it would seem, so far at least, that they are only releasing the episodes one week at a time - old school.
His face is so similar to another actor, but as yet I canโt recall who.
I quite enjoyed it as itโs much lighter than the usual Swedish fare.
Noir light.
I don't think it is him but he favours him.
His name is: Johan Rheborg
Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
Scott CR1 SL 12
Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
Scott Foil 180 -
Yeah, I'm quite enjoying it so far. A bit more The Westeros Wing rather than the blood fest of before but some of the old glory is back. Not quite season 1 & 2 back, but certainly not the clusterfuck of Season 8seanoconn said:House of the Dragon. Game of thrones prequel.
Watched one episode so far. Annoying funny looking cast. Needs less dragons, more sex and head squishing.We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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On first glance I thought it looked like the bloke from The Bridge / Killing Eve?bonk_king said:
Do you not think he has a look of Mandy Patinkin who was in Homeland, amongst other things.blazing_saddles said:
Me too!daniel_b said:Watched the first episode of this at the weekend - really good I thought.
Could have sworn I recognised the main actor, but a search of imdb proves I am mistaken.
Quite 'out there' but highly enjoyable so far - slightly frustratingly despite watching it from All4, it would seem, so far at least, that they are only releasing the episodes one week at a time - old school.
His face is so similar to another actor, but as yet I canโt recall who.
I quite enjoyed it as itโs much lighter than the usual Swedish fare.
Noir light.
I don't think it is him but he favours him.0 -
Rediscovered The Shield recently - US cop series from the noughties with Michael Chiklis as the anti-hero. Good watch."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Spot on. Mind you, I'm only on season 1....so not got to the Forest Whitaker series but on the upside, plenty more to get through.masjer said:
Yeah, I recommended it here too. I liked its non PCness and blistering pace. The Forest Whitaker season was particularly good.Stevo_666 said:Rediscovered The Shield recently - US cop series from the noughties with Michael Chiklis as the anti-hero. Good watch.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
You've got some good viewing ahead then. It gets even better. How low will Mackey go? Very.Stevo_666 said:
Spot on. Mind you, I'm only on season 1....so not got to the Forest Whitaker series but on the upside, plenty more to get through.masjer said:
Yeah, I recommended it here too. I liked its non PCness and blistering pace. The Forest Whitaker season was particularly good.Stevo_666 said:Rediscovered The Shield recently - US cop series from the noughties with Michael Chiklis as the anti-hero. Good watch.
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Watched the first couple of Shield seasons when it originally aired. Tried to give it another go a while back but found it a bit dated ๐คทโโ๏ธPinno, ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืจื ืืืื ืื0
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I thought I had posted this one, but seemingly not.
Had seen it on the All4 player for ages, but not tried it - it's awesome.
Great comedy, set in the 70s, very very watchable, both series available:
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I'm quite into it now. As long as you remember it's 20 years old, no problem.seanoconn said:Watched the first couple of Shield seasons when it originally aired. Tried to give it another go a while back but found it a bit dated ๐คทโโ๏ธ
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
The Capture. Currently has season 2 on bbc iPlayer.
National security drama based on the premise of the ability to manipulate and replace CCTV footage.
Enjoyed the first series, second series currently half way through and fully invested. Really tense story lines and something to make you wonder about.
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I'm not quite sure how, but I have gotten well into Friday Night Lights on Netflix (I think) and for a few more weeks on 4OD.
Think that film with Dawson's Creek in it who plays footbawwl in Wehst Tehxas but turned into a series. Somehow it's annoyingly addictive even if it does provide an interesting look into how the lives of these towns and kids revolves so tightly around what is just an interschool sports team...We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Just for a little perspective. Texas high school football match.ddraver said:... it does provide an interesting look into how the lives of these towns and kids revolves so tightly around what is just an interschool sports team...
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Yep, itโs not inter school in GB sense. Itโs the third tier of the sport.pblakeney said:
Just for a little perspective. Texas high school football match.ddraver said:... it does provide an interesting look into how the lives of these towns and kids revolves so tightly around what is just an interschool sports team...
NFL, college, high school are the equivalent of PL, championship and D1 (or whatever it is these days).0 -
Although outside of football, here in Blighty, some of the biggest crowds for minority sports are for varsity games.
Nottingham varsity ice hockey is a sell out crowd of 6k. Not many ice hockey games in GB get that sort of crowd.0 -
True...but they're re still school kids!
15 to 18 max. It's not really like they're Sheffield Wednesday...
And to be fair to the series, only the "state fahnal" looks like that in it. The other games a little more bleachers and mud.We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Caught up to episode 4....bit of a slow burn this innit...seanoconn said:House of the Dragon. Game of thrones prequel.
Watched one episode so far. Annoying funny looking cast. Needs less dragons, more sex and head squishing.
Milly Alcock is a potential superstar but, she's not been given much to work with.We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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^ Episode 6 and all the "kids" have grown up. Paddy Considine is carrying it but it's a heavy burden.
The new "Top Gear" - A Scandi Flick - struggling now. I forgave them the lockdown episodes as making the best of very difficult circumstances but that excuse doesn't hold water anymore. It's sad, but it is time to let it die now....We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Tbf, James May did try. ๐ddraver said:^ Episode 6 and all the "kids" have grown up. Paddy Considine is carrying it but it's a heavy burden.
The new "Top Gear" - A Scandi Flick - struggling now. I forgave them the lockdown episodes as making the best of very difficult circumstances but that excuse doesn't hold water anymore. It's sad, but it is time to let it die now....The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Andor Disney+
Yet another from the Star Wars franchise, but this has an altogether different tone.
Visually stunning and enjoyable so far...0
