Romey 1878 Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Black Bird, absolutely quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 31 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: Black Bird, absolutely quality. What’s it on? What’s it about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 52 minutes ago, Hafnia said: What’s it on? What’s it about Apple TV. Birkenhead's very own Taron Egerton stars. Black Bird (miniseries) - Wikipedia Hafnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoat Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 16 hours ago, MikeO said: Brilliant final episode of BCS, what a quality thing it's been; best show of its type ever in my opinion. BB was great but BCS tops it for me. Almost hard to separate them, IMO, so much of what made BCS great, was you knew where it was going, and when BB characters were introduced to BCS, it was so cool because we knew their future. BCS was such a slow burn. If we didn't know the BB world, the first season with the brother and the electricity stuff would have been a pretty laborious watch. But since we knew what "Jimmy" became, it made for an engrossing long slow car wreck. I think the true genius of BCS, that I never would have expected, was the last 3-4 or so episodes that were no longer pre-BB, but Gene/post BB all shot in black and white, as Gene had always been. They literally changed the show from Jimmy's transformation with snippets of Gene, to skipping the "end" of BCS, past BB and put the final wraps on both series in one fell swoop. That reason alone was enough to make BCS better. So yeah, sorry, you're right! MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinL Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 8 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: Black Bird, absolutely quality. Just watched the first episode, reckon i'll have finished the other five episodes by tomorrow . Did you watch the series Mindhunter? Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, KinL said: Just watched the first episode, reckon i'll have finished the other five episodes by tomorrow . Did you watch the series Mindhunter? I didn’t, I’m not even sure why! KinL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 16/08/2022 at 22:45, MikeO said: Obi-Wan Kenobi next up though. Not great, much of it signaled/predictable and McGregor acting on cruise control with a far more "English" accent than previously. Unimpressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 Mrs G's a fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 26 minutes ago, Gwlad all over said: Mrs G's a fan! I can proudly say that I've never watched more than an accidental (channel hopping) second of it in my entire life. Not claiming one-upmanship; I plead guilty to periods of watching Eastenders and Emmerdale in the past, hell I was one of about a dozen people in the country who liked El Dorado And I watched a few Hollyoaks episodes when a mate of mine was in it as well. Story behind that last one, jobbing (not very good tbh) actor called Paul Kelly lived near me in London in the eighties, was Scouse and a cracking bloke and we spent many happy hours in the pub together. Fast forward close on twenty years and I'd long since moved to Devon and got married etc, then in around 2002/3 we had a holiday in Scotland....and on the way home stopped off in Liverpool. Parked down by the dock and we were walking into town when, just by the yellow submarine, there he was walking towards us, so I said, "hello Paul" and he said "hello Mike" like we'd only seen each other the day before. He was up there filming for Hollyoaks (he was a school truant officer or whatever they're now called). What are the chances? KinL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 Nice one Mike. My Lancastrian parents watched Coronation Street in the 60s so as a kid so did I. Eventually stopped when teenage socialising became more important! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 16/08/2022 at 22:16, dunlopp9987 said: I just binged season 1 of Severance on AppleTV and....I shit you not, haven't been this genuinely gobsmacked by a show in years. The concept is incredible, the writing acting and directing are impeccable, everything about it is phenomenal. Two episodes in and I'd say I'm intrigued as to where it's going rather than gobsmacked, acting is indeed top notch though. Also, Fargo? Series one was off the scale but the second one I'm really struggling to get into, any opinions on whether it's worth sticking with? Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 hour ago, MikeO said: Two episodes in and I'd say I'm intrigued as to where it's going rather than gobsmacked, acting is indeed top notch though. Also, Fargo? Series one was off the scale but the second one I'm really struggling to get into, any opinions on whether it's worth sticking with? Yeah it takes a bit. I won't say anything more, other than you should stick with it. Agreed about Fargo. While I appreciate the concept of doing a different story each season, nothing hits the heights of S1. I did watch all 4 seasons, and I enjoyed them, but they left a little bit to be desired after the first KinL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinL Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 House of the Dragon Romey 1878 and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 On 01/09/2022 at 01:23, KinL said: House of the Dragon Started a bit slowly for me... excuse the pun but I am waiting for it to catch fire! KinL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 Last season of GOT just destroyed any interest I had in the whole thing. Had the potential to be one of the best final seasons of all time and they killed it in 2 episodes, then started kicking the corpse. KinL and Bailey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Matt said: Last season of GOT just destroyed any interest I had in the whole thing. Had the potential to be one of the best final seasons of all time and they killed it in 2 episodes, then started kicking the corpse. Just showed how good GRRM's material was. Once they didn't have that to work from they showed that they were pretty shit show writers really. KinL and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Bailey said: Started a bit slowly for me... excuse the pun but I am waiting for it to catch fire! Same can be said of The Rings of Power. KinL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinL Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Bailey said: Started a bit slowly for me... excuse the pun but I am waiting for it to catch fire! . Just started watching The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 I watched the end of After Life again today (difficult watch), while at the same time watching reruns of Ever Decreasing Circles (1980's sitcom) on the iplayer. Not a huge Gervais fan but his casting of Peter Egan with Penelope Wilton was genius. You probably need to be at least mid-fifties to understand Gwlad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 20, 2022 Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 Pleased with the final three in celebrity masterchef, like them all; if pushed I'd like Mel Blatt to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted September 20, 2022 Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 Have not watched Celebrity MC this time round. Contestants didn't inspire me and I'm sick of Torode and Wallis trotting out the same lines and pulling the same faces. Fresh presenters please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 Never been a watcher of Strictly but this was linked on the BBC sport site so I had a look, it was a physically painful watch; Arse fans must be searching for rocks to crawl under! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0d2gvng Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 43 minutes ago, MikeO said: Never been a watcher of Strictly but this was linked on the BBC sport site so I had a look, it was a physically painful watch; Arse fans must be searching for rocks to crawl under! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0d2gvng Up there with that video from a while back of him taking a training session as a manager. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 House of the Dragon v Rings of Power? Have to say I'm struggling with HotD, not gripping me at all; RoP well ahead on points at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, MikeO said: House of the Dragon v Rings of Power? Have to say I'm struggling with HotD, not gripping me at all; RoP well ahead on points at the moment. I only watch HotD so can’t compare them (not a LotR fan). I had been really enjoying HotD until the latest episode. That time jump was too big imo. Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 On 29/09/2022 at 15:31, MikeO said: House of the Dragon v Rings of Power? Have to say I'm struggling with HotD, not gripping me at all; RoP well ahead on points at the moment. Same for me. I like both, but RoP is far better. I’m hoping HotD picks up later in the season. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 01/10/2022 at 14:34, Sibdane said: Same for me. I like both, but RoP is far better. I’m hoping HotD picks up later in the season. Today's stepped it up a level I thought. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 On 03/10/2022 at 15:10, MikeO said: Today's stepped it up a level I thought. I haven't seen it yet, so I'm pretty excited to hear that. I plan to watch it tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Sibdane said: I haven't seen it yet, so I'm pretty excited to hear that. I plan to watch it tonight. Slow burn start but takes off big-time! Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 In Cornwall last week, I enjoyed watching a few episodes of 'The Windsors'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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