Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 21, 2021 3:56:48 GMT
After years of studiously ignoring Star Wars: Clone Wars and Rebels, I wondered if it might appeal to my kids so I checked out the first 2 episodes of Rebels.
Wow it's clunky and takes a long time getting anywhere!
Clarkson's Farm (he's able to come across pretty well in this for the most part, but he's still an arse at times). I've two episodes to go.
House (Season 1 - EP 15). Never watched this before and really like it. I'm a bit squeamish when they do open heart surgery and such like though.
SAS, Who Dares Wins. Celebrities (CH4). Anyone I actually recognised was out in the second episode (and should have been in the first). Its okay, but not that great. They need a change of scenary and the bits they are showing the celebs doing are far easier than the normal shows (drive to a site, do a 2km walk with kit (being shouted at to run) and then do a task).
After years of studiously ignoring Star Wars: Clone Wars and Rebels, I wondered if it might appeal to my kids so I checked out the first 2 episodes of Rebels.
Wow it's clunky and takes a long time getting anywhere!
I managed about 3 or 4 episodes of the cartoons before I parked it. I mean to go back to it sometime, but its not high on the list for the reasons you said.
Watched the first couple of episodes of Squid Game and am loving it so far. Great acting and a nice take on an old sci-fi premise plus it's so welcome and interesting to watch something from a different culture. Fascinating stuff and well worth a watch.
Post by drhickman1983 on Sept 21, 2021 13:42:49 GMT
Squid Game sounds intriguing and I might give it a go once at some point, but fuck me, it's a crap title.
Not that a title is the best way to judge anything, but still, in this day and age there needs to be something that piques the interest. That title does not.
Thereâs a BBC Scotland outdoor show called Roaming The Wild thatâs back this week. The previous three episodes are back on iplayer if you want a very peaceful vibed country trip.
Post by oldschoolsavant on Sept 22, 2021 13:35:23 GMT
Fired through the Star Wars:Visions there. Some nice enough stuff, definitely more towards a younger audience with the simple short stories, but I never knew I needed to see badass chibi Boba Fett.
Standouts were The Village Bride, and what'll be everyone's favourite, The Duel. Sumptuously gorgeous.
Finished watching North Water t'other day. It was great, very grim, exactly my sort of thing - I'll watch anything with an old ship involved.
... and continuing the nautical theme, I've been watching Vigil. Frustratingly, episodes are being released weekly by the BBC. It's... okay. The plot is a bit contrived, and it feels like it's treading water a bit now (ba-dum-ch). I'd have preferred more actual naval warfare antics, but it's amusing Johnson of Peep Show fame is commanding a nuclear sub.
The biggest missed opportunity is that he doesn't have his signature pencil thin stash; It would've been perfect in this role.
The first three episodes land somewhere between passable and mildly entertaining, then the fourth is just such a huge step up in quality. Sounds like it was an exception unfortunately. Not sure if I can be bothered continuing it after that high point.
Also a couple of episodes into Falcon and WS and really can't be arsed to continue with that.
Did the first 2 episodes of Y:The Last Man last night. Was okay, a lot more character arcs than I remember from the comic (but that was way back in the day). Main guy is a bit of an unlikable douche bag (and sadly not the best actor in the world) but that may be deliberate in the long run for him to 'mature' as the story unfolds.
Vigil BBC 1, its quite good. A little dumb sometimes but fun overall
We are watching this. Enjoyment is better if you don't try to think too hard about possible plot holes. Also watching Waking The Dead - always popular Chez Alastair, especially as Mrs Alastair can check what Emilia Fox is wearing...
I'm also working my way through Ghosts. Started series 2. I like it, and I like Charlotte Ritchie.
Bill in the rain: Don't blink. Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. They are fast. Faster than you can believe. Don't turn your back. Don't look away.
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