Let's have a TV shows thread.

[marbles]

23 hours ago, Parafox said:

I think it does provide analysis, quite detailed in Dahmer's background and childhood. I didn't think it was grisly but more, OMG I never knew that.

I almost felt sorry for him at times.

It is pretty disturbing.

 

I never felt sorry for him because it’s hard to forget what he becomes/does as an adult.  You see contributing factors from his childhood, but I just think he’s one of those people who are born pure evil.

 

The show is interesting, but hard to enjoy due to the subject matter.  I’m glad Netflix did not glamorize or romanticize him.  Nor did they make excuses.  They just put it out there.  

Edited 26 September 2022 by marbles

[taupe]

The Morning Show is worth watching, despite its lead performances. Reese Witherspoon has pretty much written the role for herself to show what a 'right on' person she is, and Jennifer Aniston gives perhaps the best dramatic performance I've ever seen her give (still not very good, she's just schooled in comedy and lighter roles) but both play strong characters and the show itself is strong. Recommended.

[StanSP]

That Dahmer Netflix programme looks good. I remember reading about the story before but it looks very thrilling and intriguing, and no doubt frustrating with the incompetence of US police. 

 

 

The Crown is back for Season 5 on Netflix in November

 

On 25/09/2022 at 20:20, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Blankety Blank with Bradley Walsh is TV gold. Top-class Saturday night entertainment.

Love it. Bradley Walsh is just a hilarious person anyway. 

[Tommy Fresh]

2 hours ago, marbles said:

It is pretty disturbing.

 

I never felt sorry for him because it’s hard to forget what he becomes/does as an adult.  You see contributing factors from his childhood, but I just think he’s one of those people who are born pure evil.

 

The show is interesting, but hard to enjoy due to the subject matter.  I’m glad Netflix did not glamorize or romanticize him.  Nor did they make excuses.  They just put it out there.  

Being born pure evil is far to deterministic isn't it

[Tommy Fresh]

23 minutes ago, StanSP said:

That Dahmer Netflix programme looks good. I remember reading about the story before but it looks very thrilling and intriguing, and no doubt frustrating with the incompetence of US police. 

I find with most serial killer dramas or documentaries about them a lot of the time it highlights incompetence or bias on whichever police force were investigating.

[Parafox]

5 hours ago, marbles said:

The show is interesting, but hard to enjoy due to the subject matter.  I’m glad Netflix did not glamorize or romanticize him.  Nor did they make excuses.  They just put it out there.  

Agreed. That's what made it "different".  Having read a couple of books about Dahmer, this series reinforced the facts contained therein.

[Scotch]

Just watched episod 6 of the Dahmer series and it was a tough one. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

Any watching @Izzy on The Chase right now?

[StanSP]

Just now, Trav Le Bleu said:

Any watching @Izzy on The Chase right now?

I always thought @Izzy was a man! 

[Trav Le Bleu]

8 minutes ago, StanSP said:

I always thought @Izzy was a man! 

Likewise

[Izzy]

39 minutes ago, StanSP said:

I always thought @Izzy was a man! 

 

30 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Likewise

Ha! Fooled you all. I'm really a 6ft leggy blonde with massive boobs 

[Trav Le Bleu]

2 hours ago, Izzy said:

 

Ha! Fooled you all. I'm really a 6ft leggy blond with massive boobs moobs.

 

Edited 27 September 2022 by Trav Le Bleu

[Buzzell]

Just finished watching the Dahmer series and thought it was a fantastic yet brutal watch, especially the first couple of episodes. I’m always intrigued by these true crime murder programmes and documentaries.

 

Looking forward to watching ‘Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes’ which comes out on Netflix on Oct 7th.

[Brizzle Fox]

Just watched a really good documentary on Prime called Flight / Risk about the Boeing 737 Max scandal.

 

Highly recommended but probably not for anyone nervous about flying.

 

[Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot]

17 hours ago, buzzer_b said:

Just finished watching the Dahmer series and thought it was a fantastic yet brutal watch, especially the first couple of episodes. I’m always intrigued by these true crime murder programmes and documentaries.

 

Looking forward to watching ‘Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes’ which comes out on Netflix on Oct 7th.

It had the same effect on me that the hannibal TV series did. It just made me so uneasy it affected my mood. Horrible show, so very effective and did what it set out to. 

[oakman]

Given up on Rings of Power, really wanted to like it but it’s incredibly boring. It alternates between stunning vistas and cgi one minute and cheap as chips costumes and armour the next. I really can’t see where the money has been spent.

[Daggers]

Doing Breaking Bad yet again while on the bike trainer. Really is a class series. 

[WigstonWanderer]

3 hours ago, Daggers said:

Doing Breaking Bad yet again while on the bike trainer. Really is a class series. 

Just finished it again after doing Better Call Saul. Well worth another visit.

[The Bear]

11 hours ago, oakman said:

Given up on Rings of Power, really wanted to like it but it’s incredibly boring. It alternates between stunning vistas and cgi one minute and cheap as chips costumes and armour the next. I really can’t see where the money has been spent.

I think it's just starting getting going after a plodding start. I enjoyed the last episode much more than the others. 

[oakman]

2 hours ago, The Bear said:

I think it's just starting getting going after a plodding start. I enjoyed the last episode much more than the others. 

Might give it another couple of episodes then but I really hope it kicks up a gear.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Frozen Planet 2 absolutely amazing viewing, I often criticise the BBC but this is one thing they do fantastically well.

It shows the beauty of nature but doesn’t hold back on its brutality. The killer whale footage and then the Golden Eagle are great examples of the harshness of nature.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Really bored with House of the Dragon, so plodding and no particular characters who I find interesting, dull storylines and Matt Smith occasionally doing something nasty, I’ll continue with it but it’s a poor addition to the Game of Thrones world.

[Strawberry_Jam]

anybody watched the new fantasy football league yet?

 

i think they have done a pretty good job, helps that elis james is a host.

[AyewJoking]

Fantasy football on sky max.

 

Complete copy of the original and its not afraid to admit it.

It's shit but harmless for half an hour and sky obviously have too much money to throw around on crap anyway.

[The Bear]

On 29/09/2022 at 08:52, The Bear said:

I think it's just starting getting going after a plodding start. I enjoyed the last episode much more than the others. 

And talking more of Rings Of Power, this week was the first genuine really good episode. A little slow to start but was a blinder after that. 

Edited 30 September 2022 by The Bear