Let's have a TV shows thread.

[STEVIE B]

Watched 3 series of This Country on iPlayer.

Absolutely brilliant. It bypassed me when on tv somehow.

Kerry’s mum shouting from upstairs in most episodes is genius television. Comedy gold.

[Beliall]

OK, I know im really ****ng late to the party , but peep show is brilliant, its like a beautiful car crash

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Finished Trying on Apple TV, I liked it, not laugh out loud funny and a bit like a diet version of Catastrophe but decent light little watch imqho.

 

I give it 3.5 miquels outta 5, baby!

[RonnieTodger]

Finished Parks & Rec. The final season wasn't great, but really enjoyed it overall.

 

Would be even better without some of the shite reoccurring characters though.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

3 hours ago, RonnieTodger said:

Finished Parks & Rec. The final season wasn't great, but really enjoyed it overall.

 

Would be even better without some of the shite reoccurring characters though.

 

Better not be referring to Jean Ralphio or Perd, two of the goats

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Seems to me like the terrestrial TV channels have given up on showing any decent programmes, absolute garbage.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 hour ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

Seems to me like the terrestrial TV channels have given up on showing any decent programmes, absolute garbage.

 

Almost verbatim my words when Kym Marsh left the cobbles tbqhwy

[Unabomber]

Just finished McMafia on IPlayer that’s really good.

[UniFox21]

Started watching Thick of It on Netflix and bloody enjoying it. 

BBC shows used to be brilliant until they turned to the shit they make today 

Edited 3 July 2020 by UniFox21

[goose2010]

On 23/06/2020 at 08:35, STEVIE B said:

Watched 3 series of This Country on iPlayer.

Absolutely brilliant. It bypassed me when on tv somehow.

Kerry’s mum shouting from upstairs in most episodes is genius television. Comedy gold.

Watch some of the deleted scenes and bloopers they are absolutely brilliant. 

 

Kerry's mum is actually Kerry's voice to. 

[RonnieTodger]

13 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Better not be referring to Jean Ralphio or Perd, two of the goats

Could take or leave Ralphio, but his sister and Councilman Jam are woeful. Got to agree about Perd.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

15 minutes ago, RonnieTodger said:

Could take or leave Ralphio, but his sister and Councilman Jam are woeful. Got to agree about Perd.

 

Forgot about Dennis Feinstein in all didn't I.

 

LEAVE THE PERFUMERY TO THE REAL MEN

 

[RonnieTodger]

6 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Forgot about Dennis Feinstein in all didn't I.

 

LEAVE THE PERFUMERY TO THE REAL MEN

 

I think this guy is my favourite

[urban.spaceman]

Just finished Noughts and Crosses - based on Malorie Blackman's alternative history series where Africa invaded Europe 700 years ago, and modern day Britain is called Albion, with full Jim Crow style segregation laws and indigenous white people are second class citizens.

 

I mostly enjoyed it. I didn't like some aspects of the story (star-crossed lovers cliches) but as someone who's spent a lot of time in Africa and loves African culture, I quite liked the world and hoped to see more of it. 

[leicsmac]

7 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Just finished Noughts and Crosses - based on Malorie Blackman's alternative history series where Africa invaded Europe 700 years ago, and modern day Britain is called Albion, with full Jim Crow style segregation laws and indigenous white people are second class citizens.

 

I mostly enjoyed it. I didn't like some aspects of the story (star-crossed lovers cliches) but as someone who's spent a lot of time in Africa and loves African culture, I quite liked the world and hoped to see more of it. 

I remember reading the books way back when - a darkly fascinating look at how things might have played out if the roles of colonisation had been reversed. The show was a decent depiction of it IMO.

[urban.spaceman]

6 hours ago, leicsmac said:

I remember reading the books way back when - a darkly fascinating look at how things might have played out if the roles of colonisation had been reversed. The show was a decent depiction of it IMO.

Does she explore the wider world of Albion in the books or is the whole thing London centric? I liked how some things had played out differently but I found myself distracted by some of the things that survived 700 years of alternative history.

[Suzie the Fox]

Started watching the new Penny Dreadful - City of Angels. Watched a few episodes and i'm hooked.

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10361016/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

 

Its similar to the 1st one whereas there is supernatural stuff going on, lots of gore/violence and some sex. Im enjoying the way the show is going its not boring and there is some great character development going on especially from Natalie Dormer, who plays several characters. 7/10 from me so far and 5 episodes in  

[Finnegan]

Wtf there's a new Penny Dreadful???? How!? 

 

Edit: think I saw an advert for that earlier and didn't realise it was for two different shows at once, thought it was all for Perry Mason and assumed that had a paranormal twist to it. 

 

I like Natalie Dorma but I thought from first glance at the trailer that looked crap ngl. 

 

The whole point and appeal of Penny Dreadful was the low key, low fantasy Victoria English setting. You can't set something in the golden era of Hollywood and call it the same thing. 

Edited 6 July 2020 by Finnegan

[Suzie the Fox]

1 hour ago, Finnegan said:

Wtf there's a new Penny Dreadful???? How!? 

 

Edit: think I saw an advert for that earlier and didn't realise it was for two different shows at once, thought it was all for Perry Mason and assumed that had a paranormal twist to it. 

 

I like Natalie Dorma but I thought from first glance at the trailer that looked crap ngl. 

 

The whole point and appeal of Penny Dreadful was the low key, low fantasy Victoria English setting. You can't set something in the golden era of Hollywood and call it the same thing. 

Was dubious when i saw the advert, but gave it a whirl and like i said totally hooked after a couple of episodes. Acting is good and so far so good with the story. Quite a few diff routes going on 

Edited 6 July 2020 by Suzie the Fox

[Leicester_Loyal]

On 30/06/2020 at 03:02, Beliall said:

OK, I know im really ****ng late to the party , but peep show is brilliant, its like a beautiful car crash

Didn't watch it myself until last year and then went through them again recently, they're class.

[goose2010]

Just finished the sinner season 3. Really enjoyed it, loads better than season 2.

[leicsmac]

4 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

Does she explore the wider world of Albion in the books or is the whole thing London centric? I liked how some things had played out differently but I found myself distracted by some of the things that survived 700 years of alternative history.

TBH the books are more character than location driven, though I can see why they would try to build the world more in the TV show.

 

Speaking personally as someone who thinks empathy is key to understanding, reading a book depicting a scenario where you are the second-class citizen in an entirely plausible way is a good way of examining just exactly how that would feel and so leads to greater understanding of just how it would feel for an "other" group, too. Of course, the folks that need a dose of that empathy (the "we were never asked" crowd) are not likely to wish to consume such media anyway and will remain in their bubble, which is sad.

[Finnegan]

9 hours ago, goose2010 said:

Just finished the sinner season 3. Really enjoyed it, loads better than season 2.

 

Would you rank either of 2 or 3 higher than 1? 

 

I've seen 1 and half of 2 and thought 2 was meh. 

[goose2010]

17 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Would you rank either of 2 or 3 higher than 1? 

 

I've seen 1 and half of 2 and thought 2 was meh. 

3 is as good as 1 I would say. 

 

2 isn't a good series at all it nearly put me off watching 3 but glad it didn't. 

[Finnegan]

4 minutes ago, goose2010 said:

3 is as good as 1 I would say. 

 

2 isn't a good series at all it nearly put me off watching 3 but glad it didn't. 

 

I really, really like Carrie Coon, obviously the set up with the boy was curious and the strange cult thing got me interested. 

 

But within a couple of episodes, yeah, I was just bored. 

 

1 is absolutely fantastic though. Credit especially to Jessica Biel who is sensational.