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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2024 10:25:13 GMT
Game of thrones! I’ve never re watched this and did the first 3 episodes last night. Such a great show it’s an interesting watch when you know what is happening in a few series time. Recently finished this too. Previously binged seasons at a time as they came out on Blu Ray basically. It is better than you remember even up to the end, although the first 5 seasons are where it’s at. Genuinely think there was another internet hate train back in the day that is now the received wisdom about it. Yep there loose threads but it never stopped being enjoyable. It does make House of the Dragon look quite plain in comparison, mainly IMO because dragons are the least interesting supernatural element of it all |
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Post by quadfather on Sept 17, 2024 10:39:43 GMT
Need to get into Slow Horses. Probably next after Shogun which I have just started, not blowing my socks off, British guy is annoying, looks fab, is my review so far Enjoy your GoT rewatch peacemaker just finished mine, still an amazing series (till it isn't) If you like Gary Oldman, then you're in for a massive treat |
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Sept 17, 2024 15:52:53 GMT
After trying and failing to get past season 2 a few times previously, I’ve finally managed to persevere and actually get properly stuck into The Walking Dead and am now in season 6.
I’m really enjoying it. Well, if that’s the correct expression considering how depressing and mopey it is most of the time.
Rambo Carol is the best Carol.
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Post by simple on Sept 18, 2024 22:13:53 GMT
This American version of Have I Got News For You feels really off. Very stilted and like they’re actually trying to play the quiz rather than just using it as a platform for telling jokes.
I guess its because this kind of comedy panel show genre doesn’t really exist in the States in the same way that its inescapable over here.
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Post by mikeck on Sept 19, 2024 23:20:05 GMT
You all weren't wrong about Colin from Accounts, fucking lovely show, we're only four episodes in but loving it.
(I love that the main two characters are married in real life)
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Post by mikeck on Sept 19, 2024 23:23:01 GMT
Game of thrones! I’ve never re watched this and did the first 3 episodes last night. Such a great show it’s an interesting watch when you know what is happening in a few series time. Recently finished this too. Previously binged seasons at a time as they came out on Blu Ray basically. It is better than you remember even up to the end, although the first 5 seasons are where it’s at. Genuinely think there was another internet hate train back in the day that is now the received wisdom about it. Yep there loose threads but it never stopped being enjoyable. It does make House of the Dragon look quite plain in comparison, mainly IMO because dragons are the least interesting supernatural element of it all I started a rewatch for the first time since finishing the series when it aired, have rinsed through it in a few weeks and am in the middle of season 6. Really enjoying experiencing it all again (save the awful bits...Mountain and the Viper was just as hard to watch second time round). |
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Post by jono62 on Sept 20, 2024 20:21:56 GMT
Watching some train thing on iPlayer, Night sleeper. Jist finished episode 2 and it's decent so far. Can't take the main women seriously as the head of the cyber attack team.
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Post by TheSaint on Sept 20, 2024 22:20:46 GMT
The clip they showed on googlebox looked like a parody of your typical low budget BBC drama.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Sept 21, 2024 0:45:23 GMT
About 10 years late or something, but I just watched the first episode of The Walking Dead season 7. Holy shit. I did not see that coming. Well, I guess I did if I really think about it, as old Glen was starting to feel like a bit of a spare part. But still…crikey. I did like how unceremonious it was though. Takes a lot to shock a cynical old twat like me too, but the way he went out was quite oof. Intrigued to see how or even if they try to give a complete psychopath some kind of nuance, but it certainly is a way to introduce a new antagonist. |
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Post by Dougs on Sept 21, 2024 6:56:39 GMT
That was when we turned it off. Couldn't deal with more unrelenting bleakness (and the rinse and repeat cycle it fell in to)
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Post by rawshark on Sept 21, 2024 8:05:08 GMT
I think I lasted another series or so - I can handle bleak but it just started getting really naff. No idea how the series bowed out, but apparently Maggie and Negan got over it as they ended up in a spin off together.
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Post by rawshark on Sept 22, 2024 20:34:57 GMT
Everyone on Celebrity SAS can actually fuck off.
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Post by apollo on Sept 23, 2024 9:52:48 GMT
Watched the 1st ep of The Penguin, its really good. Its more like Gotham: The sopranos (as its more rooted in realism than other versions of the penguin) No Batman, will need to read up on what happened in the last film as I don't he left gotham
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Post by Dougs on Sept 23, 2024 10:02:36 GMT
Yeah, read a write up the other day. Looked good, like the more realistic approach.
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Post by simple on Sept 24, 2024 21:00:25 GMT
Been watching a lot of Robot Wars recently on that digital channel that only shows Robot Wars on a loop.
First, the early series where they do obstacle courses have totally misunderstood the concept.
Second, Craig Charles is absolutely masterful during his era. Up there with Dominik Diamond and Richard O’Brian in being the perfect host for the show he’s on.
Third, the house robots are bullshit. You’ve got contenders doing solid competitive battle then some suped-up tank just crushes them because they got too close to the corner? Nah mate.
I do love seeing the teams though. I feel like this kind of folk had a real high point during the days of Time Team, this and Scrapheap Challenge and you don’t see honest enthusiasts on tv anymore.
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Post by minimatt on Sept 24, 2024 21:52:05 GMT
I do love seeing the teams though. I feel like this kind of folk had a real high point during the days of Time Team, this and Scrapheap Challenge and you don’t see honest enthusiasts on tv anymore. fair point, the nerds* don't seem to get telly bookings but at least they have youtube now
*nerds in the most affectionate sense, love the nerd
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Post by simple on Sept 25, 2024 20:09:19 GMT
First episode of David Mitchell’s Ludwig seems like a promising start. A sort of comedy-adjacent detective show where he’s an expert puzzle setter who ends up having to solve murders.
I suppose its potentially on a similar wavelength as Jonathan Creek or the Stephen Mangan version of Dirk Gently in that its neither fully comedy nor fully drama.
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Post by minimatt on Sept 25, 2024 21:10:02 GMT
yeah, mark from peep show solves murders. I think it's a good fit for Mitchell
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Post by baihu1983 on Sept 26, 2024 19:11:14 GMT
Exploding Kittens on Netflix.
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Post by rawshark on Sept 26, 2024 19:35:33 GMT
I’d like to rewatch some Robot Wars. I vaguely remembered there being a team from a girl’s school (“Team Femme Fatale”?) who were captained by their male teacher - and he took it way too seriously - storming out when they lost and such. It was pretty weird to watch.
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Post by simple on Sept 27, 2024 7:59:39 GMT
There’s that digital channel that loops them or hundreds of episodes here. The enthusiastic amateurism of it all is very charming. Although you can probably just skip the Clarkson series at the start. youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgeJ6bGP6EDk-zt_1Sg-pAqYKOHwu6Esz&si=-MWrqQeydrrfAgALIncluding some international variants. It’d be neat to see some kind of revival but they’d probably give it to someone like Romesh Ranganathan who wouldn’t have the right level of enthusiasm. It’d need someone doing a job like Rab did for the Gamesmaster revival and being fully invested. |
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Post by rawshark on Sept 27, 2024 9:03:04 GMT
The issue, I guess, with Robot Wars was no matter how cool you made your robot look, it was always going to lose to the simple wedge shaped robot that could self-right and ping you out of the arena.
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Post by rhaegyr on Sept 27, 2024 9:07:11 GMT
Still remember rooting for Hypno-Disc and the team.
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Sept 27, 2024 9:12:30 GMT
I’d like to rewatch some Robot Wars. I vaguely remembered there being a team from a girl’s school (“Team Femme Fatale”?) who were captained by their male teacher - and he took it way too seriously - storming out when they lost and such. It was pretty weird to watch. |
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Post by simple on Sept 27, 2024 9:17:19 GMT
Still remember rooting for Hypno-Disc and the team. When Razor bites its extremely satisfying too. |
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Post by rawshark on Sept 27, 2024 11:44:56 GMT
I’d like to rewatch some Robot Wars. I vaguely remembered there being a team from a girl’s school (“Team Femme Fatale”?) who were captained by their male teacher - and he took it way too seriously - storming out when they lost and such. It was pretty weird to watch. Wow, had no idea there was a wiki for the show. - really in depth too. One of my local schools had a team that entered a few times - going to see if they’re in there too. |
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Post by mikeck on Sept 27, 2024 13:14:06 GMT
Yeah Hypnodisc and Razer were my two favourites, great designs and caused absolute carnage.
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Post by muddyfunster on Sept 27, 2024 15:46:36 GMT
Controversially, I'm rewatching People Like Us, which is a 90s mockumentary focusing on the mundane professional lives of people in Britain. It did the Office before the Office did it. Controversial and never repeated because it stars Chris Langham... Appreciate many will stop reading now, and I'm sure some want nothing to do with his work, which is fair enough. Personally, I'm inclined to trust the judgement in his case, which essentially accepted his 'research' reasoning and said he wasn't a paedophile but found him guilty of downloading 15 images and sent him to prison because that's still illegal and he still deserved to go to prison. If you're interested, this interview is a good read. www.theguardian.com/film/2011/sep/25/chris-langham-interviewAnyway, I haven't seen it for almost 30 years so have forgotten almost all of the lines. Just watched the first episode and it is every bit as good as I remember. Without Langham's downfall, I think it'd be a cult classic. To give a flavour, the first episode follows Peter the boss of a small electronics company. Peter has to fire one of his loyal employees and this is the narration before he breaks the news: "Being cruel to be kind is never easy and since Peter isn't doing this to be kind, his task now of simply being cruel is even more challenging." You can find it here |
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Post by cubby on Sept 27, 2024 16:43:20 GMT
My favourite line that's been seared into my brain all that time was
"Arriving at fifteen minutes past nine, David is just in time for being late."
The delivery is perfect.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2024 18:09:18 GMT
Just watched the first episode of the new Brassic. Absolutely laugh out loud, tremendous stuff that feels like it’s gone a bit back its vintage best. I felt there was something a bit off with the last series or two (still got enjoyment from them).
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