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It's very much worth persevering with if you can find the time 😊
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Apparently we all need to watch out for series 2 episode 8 of The Good Ship Murder as Mrs W work colleague Vickies foot is apparently staring in it.😂😂😂
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Tokyo Vice hasn’t been cancelled, it’s just not going to be released via HBO Max (because Americans can’t do subtitles). The series has been a massive hit in Europe, Asia and Australia, so the company that own and film the series is looking at other angles for season 3. I suspect it’ll end up becoming a BBC America thing.
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Interesting, on the piece I read it sounded very much like they had committed actors for two series, and had written it accordingly - certainly with the way series 2 ended, it felt like a conclusion on many levels.
Looking online now I see many posts about how the show was revered, and loved, and how the shows creators are keen to provide a third series.
I wonder how this will go - it felt like a complete piece of work after 18 episodes, I wonder if due to potential profits they might try and write another series or two and make a hash of it, or Americanise it too much, hopefully not though.
I suspect we won't see anything for 18-24 months IF anything goes ahead anyway, I would imagine most of the cast will already be committed to other projects, and presumably filming 8 or 10 episodes must take 3-4 months.
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We watched the first series 'live' when it first appeared on the Beeb. Really enjoyed it and thought WTF? when it ended the way it did. Very excited when the second series was announced and recording it on the Virgin box for a bit of binge watching later.
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You'll love it is my confident assumption - it's a step up from the first series imho.
Depending on how long ago you watched, it might be worth re-visiting the final episode before embarking on series 2.
Aside from sporting events, I don't really watch anything live anymore, so consequently totally missed either of these series being broadbast on an actual channel - 99% of the time I cast programs from my phone via iplayer/itv/c4 equivalents.
Sounds like from earlier posts they mucked about with the scheduling something rotten though, so probably for the best.
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Gotta say that I enjoyed Cleo on Netflix. Got through the 2 series much quicker than most is a guide. Silly, absurd, and funny in enough moments to keep it light while touching on some poignant moments and keeping things moving.
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On the subject of silly and absurd the wife put the first episode of Kaos on the other night which is about the Greek Gods set in modern day Crete and a plot to get ride of Zeus (Jeff Goldblum). It’s weird, I can’t decide whether to watch more or not.
in a completely different vein, been watching the second series of Sherwood. It feels very much like someone trying to piggy back an idea off the success of the original, based on a true story, original and it’s not really working for me.
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"Kleo" not "Cleo". Stupid spell check.
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I've heard mixed reviews from meh to excellent. I'm still undecided whether to watch but I find Jeff Goldblum to be entertaining. 🤔
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I've just finished Reacher series 2, and whilst not as good imho as Series 1, it was still excellent entertainment, looking forward to see which book they film next - assuming they stick with that format, I think it would be a mistake not to.
On a totally different note, I can highly recommend 1985 on All4 / Walter presents.
It's set from 1981 iirc, up until 1985, and is about something I had never heard of before, The Brabant killers.
A period of time in Belgium when there was a spate of robberies, and murders - reputed to be a group of people linked to the government and or the Gendarmerie as it then was.
Pretty brutal stuff as you can probably imagine, but some superb acting, and actors - I'm halfway through, and I highly recommend it.
One of the leads was the lead in the bank hacker as well.
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Night Sleeper - BBC iPlayer
Managed most of the first episode. The worst thing I've seen in a long while.
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Ta, will give that a wide berth in that case.
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Watched the first couple, the plot holes are ridiculous and the characters are unbelievable.
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I've been watching the latest Grace episodes and continue to be a bit disappointed by them. I'd rather they stretch them out over 2 episodes each rather than cramming each book into a single episode and losing the detail.
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I watched the first episode - did enjoy them asking the central command to check if any other train on the whole network was having any problems and that information being readily available. I could suspend disbelief about most of it, but the UK rail network having something that works effectively?
Maybe it gets worse, but I thought it was just the right side of enjoyable utter crap.
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We are enjoying it, just have to accept the lack of reality!
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Nightsleeper falls into the category of so bad it is good for me, I have to admit it does keep me watching.
Have to admit I really enjoyed 'Celebrity Race Across The World', one of the few celeb shows that actually presents the real people behind the personas.
Am also Re-watching Anthony Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown'. It you like food/travel/history/social commentary then it is a brilliant series and an exploration into various cities and countries through the food culture.
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Not seen Nightsleeper, but for some reason my better half has become invested in The Wives on Ch5. Oh my lord, what a load of codswallop!! I've seen better acting in school productions.
I've just signed up to Netflix after years of nagging by my 15 year old, and this is what you watch?!
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I have been binging Drive to Survive in the past few days, interesting to see how they build the narratives around the teams and that in S1, Merc and Ferarri were conspicuous by their absence.
I have the TdF version lined up to watch at some point too, and have started on Dexter, enjoyed Ep1.
I must admit I was surprised to find how much more vast the offerings were than I have on Amazon.
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Kaos on Netflix is very enjoyable - Jeff Goldblum as Zeus in a kind of modern version of Greek mythology.
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Maybe just my lack of patience but I got bored of Dexter. I think it was mostly the narration.
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Caught episode 4 last night. Thought it a budget version of ITV's Red Eye that was tense and gripping. This isn't.
Currently watching The Perfect Couple with Nicole Kidman on Netflix. It's oddly compelling enough to watch two episodes back to back which for me is very unusual.
Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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3 Apple series well worth a watch. Can be found elsewhere by nefarious means.
Slow horses. MI5 spy drama. Doesn’t take itself too seriously. The ever excellent Gary Oldman, playing a jaded spy boss looking after/suffering the ‘slow horses’ MI5’s fuck ups, sent to Slough House, the last chance saloon.
Platonic. Comedy staring Seth Rogan and Rose Byrne. Two former best friend reconnect years after a falling out with messy results. Rogan can grate slightly, specially his laugh but usually puts in a solid comedic performance and this is no exception, with Byrne easily his match.
Shrinking. With Jason Segel and Harrison Ford. A Psychologist mourning the loss of his wife, tries to repair his relationship with his daughter. Excellent characters, engaging, easy to watch and funny.
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Weirdly I came across Slow Horses as a Kindle recommendation and started reading it, the next day I heard the TV show being advertised. Don’t have Apple TV though unfortunately.
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You can watch it all in a month. It's that good and well worth it.
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ah I forgot about slow horses, only two or three episodes in mind you, but very much enjoying it, though the young lead actor reminds me a lot of 'Hank' from GCN 🤣
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Not for me. Can't say I'd recommend it but I will say that it is different to anything else out there.
Not sue if it a spoiler to say that series 1 is clearly the set up for series 2.
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It's okay. Netflix have cancelled it.
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In which case, don't bother with series 1.
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