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[1971fozzy]

Monsters on Netflix- The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. Feking harrowing stuff. One episode a night is enough. Bloody hell, what they went through beggars belief. Gripping stuff, and now a retrial is possible thank goodness 

[cheetah]

13 hours ago, 1971fozzy said:

Monsters on Netflix- The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. Feking harrowing stuff. One episode a night is enough. Bloody hell, what they went through beggars belief. Gripping stuff, and now a retrial is possible thank goodness 

 

 

Thought the show left it quite open whether or not they went through the hell portrayed by them? 

[Tommy Brown]

Joan (ITV)

Based on the true life "Godmother" Joan Harrington, diamond thief.

Set in 80's.

 

watched 2 of the 3 episodes last night and a very decent watch.

[Ray Gin]

11 hours ago, cheetah said:

 

 

Thought the show left it quite open whether or not they went through the hell portrayed by them? 

 

Spoiler

I thought it steered pretty firmly towards them likely making it all up by the final episode.

 

[JudyJudyJudy]

On 01/10/2024 at 22:36, 1971fozzy said:

Monsters on Netflix- The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. Feking harrowing stuff. One episode a night is enough. Bloody hell, what they went through beggars belief. Gripping stuff, and now a retrial is possible thank goodness 

Not seen it yet but saw the version with Edi Falco and that was very good . Not sure I will like this version as Ryan Murphy is involved in it all . He did “Feud” Bette and Joan and did the worse thing imaginable about those strong powerful women . He turned them into victims 

[cheetah]

10 hours ago, Ray Gin said:

 

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I thought it steered pretty firmly towards them likely making it all up by the final episode.

 

Spoiler

Yeah probably right, should have spoiler alerted my last comment too. oops. 

 

[Cade]

The Penguin continues to be high quality in its 2nd episode.

Colin Farrell is putting in a great performance as the titular character and Cristin Milioti is also superb as Sofia Falcone/Hangman.

However, in trying to be grounded and realistic it's at risk of ending up being just a generic mafia crime family drama and essentially having nothing to do with Batman or even the city of Gotham itself. 

Still well worth a look though.

 

[1971fozzy]

22 hours ago, cheetah said:

 

 

Thought the show left it quite open whether or not they went through the hell portrayed by them? 

yeah your right. Just finished it and don’t know what to think 

[Sex Panther]

The Rings of Power has been excellent, though not yet watched the last episode of S2.

 

Also got a wee guilty pleasure for 60 Days In, the American reality show where they send a few members of the public into various jails.

Edited October 4, 2024 by Sex Panther
typo

[Sooperstar]

1 hour ago, Sex Panther said:

The Rings of Power has been excellent, though not yet watched the last episode of S2.

 

Also got a wee guilty pleasure for 60 Days In, the American reality show where they send a few members of the public into various jails.

60 Days In is a frustrating watch. Tease you with the same thing for the whole episode and then when they finally show you that thing it turns out that nothing actually happened.

[Sex Panther]

55 minutes ago, Sooperstar said:

60 Days In is a frustrating watch. Tease you with the same thing for the whole episode and then when they finally show you that thing it turns out that nothing actually happened.

 

Aye, that's a fair summary. The editing is what is most frustrating, each weeks show could easily be 25 mins once they take out all the repeated teasers.

[rudi must stay]

Rebus on iPlayer

 

Appalling acting makes it a fun watch. The police chief looks like she's taken some drugs before each scene

Edited October 6, 2024 by rudi must stay

[Tazio]

I’ve binged Ludwig this weekend. Thoroughly enjoyable fluff. 

[North Berwick Jambo]

On 03/10/2024 at 09:09, Cade said:

The Penguin continues to be high quality in its 2nd episode.

Colin Farrell is putting in a great performance as the titular character and Cristin Milioti is also superb as Sofia Falcone/Hangman.

However, in trying to be grounded and realistic it's at risk of ending up being just a generic mafia crime family drama and essentially having nothing to do with Batman or even the city of Gotham itself. 

Still well worth a look though.

 

Just watched episode three and overall it’s much better than I expected, I’ve never been a fan of Colin Farrell but fair play to him he is phenomenal in this. 

[ehcaley]

Alma's Not Normal Series 2 starts tonight.BBC2 10pm

[Tommy Brown]

Going to work through 

RED ROCK (STV Player)

 

Series started 2015, written by Perer Mckenna (Kin). Set in a Dublin police station with a pair of fueding families. 

Edited October 7, 2024 by Tommy Brown

[the posh bit]

18 hours ago, Tazio said:

I’ve binged Ludwig this weekend. Thoroughly enjoyable fluff. 

 

I'm going to start this. He's grown on me over the years and the female lead is never anything other than excellent. 

[PortyJambo]

Slow Horses continues to be excellent, one of the best shows on TV at the moment. I've still to watch the 5th episode of season 4, and the finale is tomorrow, but it's been renewed for a 5th season already.

 

I can see it running for a while, with multiple books for the series to be based on, but at some stage it's bound to dip in quality. Or Gary Oldman will decide enough's enough and that'll probably be that, as it won't be anywhere near as good if he's not in it.

Edited October 8, 2024 by PortyJambo

[Disser Pointon]

1 hour ago, PortyJambo said:

Slow Horses continues to be excellent, one of the best shows on TV at the moment. I've still to watch the 5th episode of season 4, and the finale is tomorrow, but it's been renewed for a 5th season already.

 

I can see it running for a while, with multiple books for the series to be based on, but at some stage it's bound to dip in quality. Or Gary Oldman will decide enough's enough and that'll probably be that, as it won't be anywhere near as good if he's not in it.

Agreed, I'm up to episode 4 also.

[PortyJambo]

6 minutes ago, Disser Pointon said:

Agreed, I'm up to episode 4 also.

I read an article about season 5 earlier and the book it will be based on, and (no real spoiler) it sounds like it will feature Roddy Ho more than he has been to date.

 

He's funny as the comic relief character, but it would be good to see his character flashed out a bit to be more than just the annoying, nerdy, creepy, tech guy. They've featured River Cartwright a lot in the storylines (maybe the books do too, I don't know) but I find him to be one of the less interesting characters, so would be good to see the spotlight on someone else.

[Cade]

Slow Horses has left itself a ton of story to wrap up in only one remaining episode.

I hope it's not rushed.

 

Penguin is still solid, even if episode 3 wasn't quite as good as the first two. Do we care about the exposition kid's tragic backstory and his feelings? He really only exists so that the Penguin can explain things to him (any by extension, the audience).

[Tazio]

After a stodgy season 3 Only Murders In The Building is back on form for season 4. 

[Ron Burgundy]

Ludwig was very enjoyable, on iPlayer

[chubby1973]

Not a series. But bbc4 is showing Threads tonight at 10.20.

Scared the absolute bejesus out of me watching it as a 10 year old😱😱

[Carl Fredrickson]

2 minutes ago, chubby1973 said:

Not a series. But bbc4 is showing Threads tonight at 10.20.

Scared the absolute bejesus out of me watching it as a 10 year old😱😱

 

Thanks for the heads up. I will be having an early night to avoid it. 

[chubby1973]

2 minutes ago, Carl Fredrickson said:

 

Thanks for the heads up. I will be having an early night to avoid it. 

I'm in 2 minds whether to watch it again. 

[Carl Fredrickson]

I was about 14 when I saw it, about 40 years ago and it is still a memory. Not many shows from way back had that affect (Salems Lot for one)

[Mikey1874]

1 hour ago, Carl Fredrickson said:

I was about 14 when I saw it, about 40 years ago and it is still a memory. Not many shows from way back had that affect (Salems Lot for one)

 

My big memory from that time was Max Headroom on Channel 4. One off epic then became a cartoon character.

[Mikey1874]

1 hour ago, Carl Fredrickson said:

I was about 14 when I saw it, about 40 years ago and it is still a memory. Not many shows from way back had that affect (Salems Lot for one)

 

My big memory from that time was Max Headroom on Channel 4. One off epic then became a cartoon character.

[Carl Fredrickson]

1 hour ago, Mikey1874 said:

 

My big memory from that time was Max Headroom on Channel 4. One off epic then became a cartoon character.

I mind him/that but wasnt a fan

[Aaron78]

Just started watching The Cleaner which stars Greg Davies as a crime scene cleaner. Only watched the first 4 episodes of season 1 but its been very funny so far. Episode 1 with Helena Bonham Carter in particular, was a peach. 

[Sooperstar]

7 minutes ago, Aaron78 said:

Just started watching The Cleaner which stars Greg Davies as a crime scene cleaner. Only watched the first 4 episodes of season 1 but its been very funny so far. Episode 1 with Helena Bonham Carter in particular, was a peach. 

I like Greg Davies, but I don't find him in any way funny.

[Aaron78]

17 minutes ago, Sooperstar said:

I like Greg Davies, but I don't find him in any way funny.

You should definitely steer clear then as it's very much his standard 'comedy' persona!

[milky_26]

On 08/10/2024 at 12:09, PortyJambo said:

Slow Horses continues to be excellent, one of the best shows on TV at the moment. I've still to watch the 5th episode of season 4, and the finale is tomorrow, but it's been renewed for a 5th season already.

 

I can see it running for a while, with multiple books for the series to be based on, but at some stage it's bound to dip in quality. Or Gary Oldman will decide enough's enough and that'll probably be that, as it won't be anywhere near as good if he's not in it.

just watched episode 6, still keeping up the high standards and as they have done the preview for series 5 looks good

[PortyJambo]

6 minutes ago, milky_26 said:

just watched episode 6, still keeping up the high standards and as they have done the preview for series 5 looks good

Yeah, I just watched it tonight too, looks like they've filmed quite a bit of next season already, so hopefully not too long before they release it.

Spoiler

As River's dad is still alive, it looks like he'll feature again, although he didn't show up in the trailer

 

[Cade]

Terminator Zero.

Solid Japanese anime entry into the Terminator franchise.

Tokyo, August 28th 1997.
The day before Judgement Day.
Plagued by visions of the future, a Japanese scientist struggles to complete a supercomputer powerful enough to counter Skynet.

 

Plot, script and visuals are all good.

Much better than the last few films of the franchise.

With only 8 episodes at 25 mins each, it's easy to binge it.

 

[ehcaley]

Showtrial.

Adeel Akhtar what a performance 

[Tazio]

27 minutes ago, ehcaley said:

Showtrial.

Adeel Akhtar what a performance 

A great actor. He was brilliant in Sweet Tooth on Netflix amongst other things. 

[ehcaley]

14 minutes ago, Tazio said:

A great actor. He was brilliant in Sweet Tooth on Netflix amongst other things. 

Will have a look ,thanks.

[Tazio]

30 minutes ago, ehcaley said:

Will have a look ,thanks.

It’s very odd based on a graphic novel. Maybe not for everyone. 

[PortyJambo]

9 hours ago, Tazio said:

A great actor. He was brilliant in Sweet Tooth on Netflix amongst other things. 

I first saw him in Utopia on Channel 4. Great show and he was excellent in that too as Wilson Wilson, as was Neil Maskell as Arby. It was a shame it was cancelled after 2 series. The US did a remake a few years back...but it wasn't great, and definitely not worth watching if you've seen the original.

[Jacques de Gatineau]

The New Frasier. If you loved the original like I did, stay well clear. Grim.

[Malinga the Swinga]

On 07/10/2024 at 01:20, Tazio said:

I’ve binged Ludwig this weekend. Thoroughly enjoyable fluff. 

I did something similar. David Mitchell playing David Mitchell character but why not as it is a good watch. Supporting cast all excellent and set up nicely for season 2.

 

[Tazio]

2 hours ago, PortyJambo said:

I first saw him in Utopia on Channel 4. Great show and he was excellent in that too as Wilson Wilson, as was Neil Maskell as Arby. It was a shame it was cancelled after 2 series. The US did a remake a few years back...but it wasn't great, and definitely not worth watching if you've seen the original.

That was a pretty disturbing series at times. 

[Muppetboy]

Grotesquerie, new Ryan Murphy series about a serial killer and a cliched female detective and her nun sidekick. Messed up kills and really quite good

[Gavman81]

Night sleeper is alright but a bit daft.

 

The boy just banters his way though it - highlight for me was seeing the old actor that played Blair Lockhead in Eldorado! 
 

Now that was a programme taken from us far too soon. 

[Cade]

Slow Horses remains brilliant.

Managed to (just about) wrap up every plot-line in a satisfying way despite leaving the final episode having to do a lot of heavy lifting.

Season 5 has already been filmed and is being edited as we speak.

[Carl Fredrickson]

On 09/10/2024 at 23:53, ehcaley said:

Showtrial.

Adeel Akhtar what a performance 

 

Totally agree. Watched all of it last night. Great TV

[milky_26]

Sweet pea on sky Atlantic. Watched the first episode, I'm not sure about it yet. Need to watch the second episode as the first one was more of a setting the scene.

[lou]

Wouldn't say I am enjoying Monsters, uncomfortable viewing but gripping.  3 episodes to go.