for TV box sets now that we'll all have some "free" time to fill?
My garden has never looked so tidy in March and having had some bushes pruned last month I have big gaps to fill in a new layout.. The problem is that I have no intention of going to the garden centre!
Too many chances are being taken and it will only prolong the agony for us all.
Sorry my response has nothing to do with your request!
Have you watched This Country on BBC3? With my wife we found this hilarious. And the main male character is Fulham supporter!
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Quote from: bog on March 21, 2020, 05:37:51 PM
Have you watched This Country on BBC3? With my wife we found this hilarious. And the main male character is Fulham supporter!
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Ahh, didn't know he was a Fulham Supporter,.might give that a go..
I have been getting into chess, for the first time in my life, some good apps to.play with (Magnus Carlson and Chess.com and YouTube videos about to learn from)
Been watching Luther on iplayer brilliant series.
Band of Brothers, great watch.
Best of them all, Game of Thrones! Gutted that after moving I had to have a Sky Q box and lost the whole lot from my Sky HD box, no way to transfer them.
Quote from: Stoneleigh Loyalist on March 21, 2020, 05:29:20 PM
Sorry my response has nothing to do with your request!
no problem, when it stops raining I'll be outside myself
Out of Town
Jack Hargreavesn
We've been re-watching the complete series of Better Call Saul, and Breaking Bad, with the intent to watch the movie El Camino (Jessie).
Already gone through OFAH, Sweeney & Darling Buds. Planning on breaking out Kavanagh QC at some stage as well as committing Rumpole to a binge watch, if the panic persists well into April.
El Camino is excellent. If you have Netflix two films I'd happily watch again are "Inside Man" and "Man on a ledge" both crime films with excellent twists along the way.
"The Two Popes" which sounds like a Morecambe and Wise sketch is brilliantly acted by Johnathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins and "At Eternity's Gate" a film about the last few months of Vincent Van Gogh's life. Again brilliantly acted this time by Willem Dafoe.
Quote from: f321ffc on March 21, 2020, 06:21:40 PM
Been watching Luther on iplayer brilliant series.
Great show. I love the two part Jack the Ripper episodes in the early seasons. Tailed off towards season 3 if I remember correctly. Picked up in the last season but ended disappointingly in my opinion!
Quote from: Logicalman on March 21, 2020, 08:10:38 PM
We've been re-watching the complete series of Better Call Saul, and Breaking Bad, with the intent to watch the movie El Camino (Jessie).
Already gone through OFAH, Sweeney & Darling Buds. Planning on breaking out Kavanagh QC at some stage as well as committing Rumpole to a binge watch, if the panic persists well into April.
Been catching up with latest season of Better Call Saul. Really starting to pick up isn't it! Love the BB characters all re-appearing and the scenes with Mike etc.
I must admit the girlfriend of Saul really irritates me and can't wait for her to meet a grisly end! She surely can't hang around long as she was never in BB..
Love This Country, also Mrs Fletcher was something different.
I enjoyed both Doom Patrol and Hunters on Amazon Prime.
Its great to see the varied TV shows we each watch, with a bunch of overlaps as well. Getting some good tips on 'new' series and movies to look for on the various platforms.
Quote from: Milo on March 21, 2020, 08:55:21 PM
Quote from: Logicalman on March 21, 2020, 08:10:38 PM
We've been re-watching the complete series of Better Call Saul, and Breaking Bad, with the intent to watch the movie El Camino (Jessie).
Already gone through OFAH, Sweeney & Darling Buds. Planning on breaking out Kavanagh QC at some stage as well as committing Rumpole to a binge watch, if the panic persists well into April.
Been catching up with latest season of Better Call Saul. Really starting to pick up isn't it! Love the BB characters all re-appearing and the scenes with Mike etc.
I must admit the girlfriend of Saul really irritates me and can't wait for her to meet a grisly end! She surely can't hang around long as she was never in BB..
Ahh, Rhea Seehorn, I know what you mean,, though she just adds well to the confusion that is Saul Goodman (sorry, Gene Takavic). It does get a tad confusing when watching series made after the end of the series that was chronologically later though.
Quote from: I Ronic on March 21, 2020, 08:52:19 PM
El Camino is excellent. If you have Netflix two films I'd happily watch again are "Inside Man" and "Man on a ledge" both crime films with excellent twists along the way.
"The Two Popes" which sounds like a Morecambe and Wise sketch is brilliantly acted by Johnathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins and "At Eternity's Gate" a film about the last few months of Vincent Van Gogh's life. Again brilliantly acted this time by Willem Dafoe.
Just finished watching El Camino, and it does a lot of credit to the original series. Amazing how they reconstructed the sets and even clothing, from the end of BB that was 6 years earlier!
Better Call Saul is absolutely brilliant, one of my favourites.
I really like Rhea Seehorn as Saul's girlfriend, though- a really nuanced performance, she seems like a real, conflicted person. Saul's lucky to have her, but for how much longer?
Everything about this series is great imo.
The Wire and The Sopranos, both classics, the best - you must see them if you haven't already, though you probably have.
Mad Men's also up there.
Homecoming on Chanel4, just on its last series, has been pretty good all through, forget the critics, really has its finger on modern, political times I think.
The Americans, on ITV , dvd and Amazon Prime - now that's definitely one of my favourites, an underrated, in this country anyway, must see. Loved this.
And Breaking Bad, of course, the forerunner to Better Call Saul, which is gradually, intriguingly, moving towards it, with minor characters being introduced, though Saul himself was a fairly minor character I suppose. How far will they go? A treat in store if you haven't seen it.
The wife and I watched the first 4 episodes last night,there's (20 in all) of the brilliant Danish series "The Killing".
Superb acting by them all,shall watch a few more episodes today,even though we've seen it all before its still great to watch.
After we've watched it through,it might be either "Taboo" with Tom Hardy, or Father Ted Box set.
"Ah go on go on go on"
On Netflix there is one called The Kominsky Method. With Michael Douglas. I really recommend that. Another one 'Dead To Me.' Perhaps not the best title given the current circumstances but very good.
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Just finished Unbelievable on Netflix, as well as The Stranger, Safe and The English Game (bit disappointed). If you the time, The Irishman is worth a watch.
Don't bother watching the platform on Netflix
I've watched the Americans and really enjoyed them
I'm coming to the end of season 5 of Elementary which is OK but nowhere near as good as the Cumberbatch Sherlock series.
I've just found Hill Street Blues on Prime, I remember that I liked them back in the 70s(?)
now if only I could find Branded, High Chaparral or the Virginian
Quote from: Mince n Tatties on March 22, 2020, 06:40:51 AM
The wife and I watched the first 4 episodes last night,there's (20 in all) of the brilliant Danish series "The Killing".
Superb acting by them all,shall watch a few more episodes today,even though we've seen it all before its still great to watch.
After we've watched it through,it might be either "Taboo" with Tom Hardy, or Father Ted Box set.
"Ah go on go on go on"
That is a great series, sometimes a bit slow and weird, but Hardy puts in a good performance.
Quote from: Logicalman on March 22, 2020, 12:07:28 PM
Quote from: Mince n Tatties on March 22, 2020, 06:40:51 AM
The wife and I watched the first 4 episodes last night,there's (20 in all) of the brilliant Danish series "The Killing".
Superb acting by them all,shall watch a few more episodes today,even though we've seen it all before its still great to watch.
After we've watched it through,it might be either "Taboo" with Tom Hardy, or Father Ted Box set.
"Ah go on go on go on"
That is a great series, sometimes a bit slow and weird, but Hardy puts in a good performance.
There is a follow up in the making,it was put on hold as Hardy's wife had a child.
The English game on netflix....about the start of the professional game in Lancashire, importing pro footballers from Scotland, about 1880 Really good drama.
Agree with comment on the Komisky method.....terrific.
Two first class comedy series (IMO):
If you have Amazon Prime, Black Books is available (Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig)
and
on All 4, the incomparable Green Wing. https://www.channel4.com/programmes/green-wing
Of TV viewing, can I recommend Dirty John on Netflix
Quote from: Peabody on March 23, 2020, 07:02:27 PM
Of TV viewing, can I recommend Dirty John on Netflix
Thank you Mr P, starting watching it yesterday, first four episodes completed, last four this evening, all things being equal.
Interesting that this is, in fact, a true story, so makes it even more intriguing.
I can only give you my favourites, but I loved Breaking Bad, Dexter, and 24, those 3 were great, Prison Break is watchable, and The Shield was a good watch, even though I turned the first episode off 3 times because it looked like it had been filmed by some bloke with a cheap video camera. That was a mistake, because it was very good.
Some really good pics listed so far..
Enjoyed the stranger. Just watched the tiger king a mini series with some real odd ball characters.
The wire was good as is sons of anarchy n Sopranos.
Boardwalk empire was a fave box set set around the prohibition also the shield.
Babylon Berlin - all 3 seasons available on Sky. German language crime drama and absolutely top drawer (apparently the most expensively produced non-English language drama series ever)
Quote from: whitejc on March 22, 2020, 11:19:01 AM
I've watched the Americans and really enjoyed them
I'm coming to the end of season 5 of Elementary which is OK but nowhere near as good as the Cumberbatch Sherlock series.
I've just found Hill Street Blues on Prime, I remember that I liked them back in the 70s(?)
now if only I could find Branded, High Chaparral or the Virginian
If you liked HSB then you might also like NYPD Blue, stars Dennis Franz (the bent cop from HSB who beat up Renko), and David Caruso (also HSB - The Irish gang leader with the leprechaun hat), and carries a lot of the HSB charisma and hard-hitting real life storylines that made HSB so successful (I recall in the induction course at HQ, the supt running it commented that HSB was the closest TV show to portray what cop life was really like - and he was right).
Chernobyl was absolutely brilliant - but do people want to watch it now!
Have also seen the latest Das Boot, which widens the story out to include an on land story about the Resistance, and serious conflict on he Uboat, but isn't really as as good for me, as the original which just mainly followed the claustrophobic world of the sub itself, and in a way, they were just servicemen in warfare, rather than Nazis, if you know what i mean.
Found The Shield very watchable - interesting to compare to The Wire, which I saw first. In The Wire the young gang members. pretty awful, lives are shown, and we see , them as real characters, as we do the police.
In the Shield we just see the police's lives depicted, and all the internal conflicts, while the gang members aren't really seen as fully realised characters.
The Wire also critically shows shows every aspect of American society, and how its changing, which i also found very relevant to British society - gang warfare around drugs, the education system, the dock workers and the unions, the media in the form of a big newspaper, whereas The Shield is mainly a good police/ crime drama.
Hooray, the next episode of better Call Saul today, a pity it's being doled out in single episodes, though makes it last longer, i suppose.
To me, this series is like a delicious meal which i don't want to end.
Ozark , on Netflix- now with a third, i think , series coming up this week, is definitely worth watching - a bit Breaking Bad like, about an innocent family caught up in the world of serious crime.
A series I actually bought, on Amazon prime, was The Terror, about Lord Franklin and his men, in two supposedly fully fitted out for the severe conditions, ships, and their making repetitive replies that aren't funny! search for the North West passage.
Noone knows what happened to them, except remains and graves of some were found, and recently, their ships.
I've long been interested in this story, and read the novel the series is based on, which imagines their fate. I recommend both novel and series - which very much depicts the hostile arctic conditions the men endured, and their desperate struggle to survive and escape.
Great version of trad folk song about Lord Franklin's expedion, by P entangle, plus some good graphics.
https://youtu.be/ysFKjWG_W54
Quote from: RaySmith on March 24, 2020, 03:11:57 PM
A series I actually bought, on Amazon prime, was The Terror, about Lord Franklin and his men, in two supposedly fully fitted out for the severe conditions, ships, and their making repetitive replies that aren't funny! search for the North West passage.
Noone knows what happened to them, except remains and graves of some were found, and recently, their ships.
I've long been interested in this story, and read the novel the series is based on, which imagines their fate. I recommend both novel and series - which very much depicts the hostile arctic conditions the men endured, and their desperate struggle to survive and escape.
Me too. I bought a book called Frozen In Time (https://www.abebooks.com/Frozen-Time-Fate-Franklin-Expedition-Beattie/30438176588/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade-_-new-_-naa&gclid=CjwKCAjw3-bzBRBhEiwAgnnLCqoR-15Y1Z0wZ7XuezydOOZeHCgEpgCcFUEO1Jim4_bh482Sem8NVBoC8B8QAvD_BwE (https://www.abebooks.com/Frozen-Time-Fate-Franklin-Expedition-Beattie/30438176588/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade-_-new-_-naa&gclid=CjwKCAjw3-bzBRBhEiwAgnnLCqoR-15Y1Z0wZ7XuezydOOZeHCgEpgCcFUEO1Jim4_bh482Sem8NVBoC8B8QAvD_BwE)) that is a factual account of the expedition, as known, together with the subsequent expeditions sent to discover what happened. PBS NOVA did a broadcast on it many moons back and that's what got me interested I believe, here is a link to the transcript (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3307_arctic.html (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3307_arctic.html)). I try to keep up on more recent information as it is released.
Prison Break is decent and Ray Donovan on SKY is excellent
Quote from: KJS on March 24, 2020, 09:24:18 PM
Prison Break is decent and Ray Donovan on SKY is excellent
thought prison break was excellent,but lost interest after the vets.
Quote from: mrmicawbers on March 24, 2020, 09:38:34 PM
Quote from: KJS on March 24, 2020, 09:24:18 PM
Prison Break is decent and Ray Donovan on SKY is excellent
thought prison break was excellent,but lost interest after the vets.
What did you have done? Nothing too serious I hope.
Quote from: Steeeeeeeeeed on March 21, 2020, 06:09:11 PM
Quote from: bog on March 21, 2020, 05:37:51 PM
Have you watched This Country on BBC3? With my wife we found this hilarious. And the main male character is Fulham supporter!
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Ahh, didn't know he was a Fulham Supporter,.might give that a go..
I have been getting into chess, for the first time in my life, some good apps to.play with (Magnus Carlson and Chess.com and YouTube videos about to learn from)
This Country is brilliant. To clarify Charlie Cooper the actor who plays Kurt is a massive Fulham supporter. The characters support Swindon
Quote from: Mince n Tatties on March 22, 2020, 06:40:51 AM
The wife and I watched the first 4 episodes last night,there's (20 in all) of the brilliant Danish series "The Killing".
Superb acting by them all,shall watch a few more episodes today,even though we've seen it all before its still great to watch.
After we've watched it through,it might be either "Taboo" with Tom Hardy, or Father Ted Box set.
"Ah go on go on go on"
The Killing I excellent. If you're enjoying that, would hugely recommend Danish/Swedish (co-production) The Bridge (Broen).
My recommended list for everyone who hasn't seen them (not included those already covered here of which there are a few top shouts).
The Bridge (as above, Danish/Swedish crime drama)
Trapped (Icelandic crime drama)
Narcos - Netflix. Rise of Pablo Escobar/drug cartels.
Narcos Mexico (as above but moved on to Mexico for later series).
Dark - Netflix. German, crime/sci-fi/bit of everything drama. Very good!
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Quote from: Steeeeeeeeeed on March 21, 2020, 06:09:11 PM
Quote from: bog on March 21, 2020, 05:37:51 PM
Have you watched This Country on BBC3? With my wife we found this hilarious. And the main male character is Fulham supporter!
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Ahh, didn't know he was a Fulham Supporter,.might give that a go..
I have been getting into chess, for the first time in my life, some good apps to.play with (Magnus Carlson and Chess.com and YouTube videos about to learn from)
This Country is brilliant. To clarify Charlie Cooper the actor who plays Kurt is a massive Fulham supporter. The characters support Swindon
This Country is superb in a quiet an subtle way.
The Vicar is an underrated foil for other characters.
Just started watching Designated Survivor on Netflix, looks promising. It's about time they made Jack Bauer President
Quote from: Peabody on March 27, 2020, 04:38:18 PM
Just started watching Designated Survivor on Netflix, looks promising. It's about time they made Jack Bauer President
the first series was good, 2nd Ok the rest so so
I'd recommend The Boys on Amazon. Based on comics. It's Avengers if all the super heroes were treated as marketing commodities and were all pretty much corrupt douches in varying degrees.
I wouldn't recommend 'You' on Netflix....nearly finished it and annoyed we started it.
I've heard Altered Carbon is very good. That will be my next watch.
If you fancy Horror, House on Haunted Hill was good.