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Dick Dastardly
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The Pitt series 2 just keeps getting better. A really hard watch at times. 

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siegementality
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Run Away - Netflix. A good watch with a good few twist and turns.

siegementality
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On 05/02/2026 at 13:54, Tommy Brown said:

Steal (Prime)

I'm enjoying this, 4 down, 2 more tonight to finish it.

Have you finished it? What was your thoughts?

Tommy Brown
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10 hours ago, siegementality said:

Have you finished it? What was your thoughts?

I enjoyed it, the final episode went a bit OTT. A decent effort.

Heartofhearts
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Betrayal starts tonight STV 9pm or all episodes now on Player. 

Stars Shaun Evans and Romola Garai as husband and wife who experience betrayal at home and at work. 

Found this very easy to get into and to watch. 

Tommy Brown
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2 hours ago, Heartofhearts said:

Betrayal starts tonight STV 9pm or all episodes now on Player. 

Stars Shaun Evans and Romola Garai as husband and wife who experience betrayal at home and at work. 

Found this very easy to get into and to watch. 

Good shout 

Great first episode 

Now on ep 2 of 4

Diadora Van Basten
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Lord of the flies on BBC by the makers of adolescence is really good. 

John Findlay
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14 minutes ago, Diadora Van Basten said:

Lord of the flies on BBC by the makers of adolescence is really good. 

I beg to differ. Different in quite a few ways from the book.

 

On a different note.

Just finished watching series 4 of the Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix. Top notch is all i can say. There will be a series 5.

Dick Dastardly
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On 03/02/2026 at 05:20, D24 said:

I've just stumbled across an Australian show called "Jack Irish". It's on Channel 4 on demand. (or whatever they call it now.)

 

It has three seasons, the first dating to 2012, and is about an unconventional lawyer who works out of the back room of a pub getting caught up in various crime investigations.  There is also a strong sub-plot around Aussie horse racing.

This is excellent. It's got some great characters.

Spoiler

Not really a spoiler but the wedding scene was just brilliant. The beach and the car. 

 

JudyJudyJudy
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On 30/01/2026 at 00:23, scott herbertson said:

Swedish thriller "End of Summer" - 6 parter on BBC

 

My wife and I both  thought it was excellent - very atmmospheric (love the opening credits)

 

Reminded me a little of Hitchcock's "Vertigo" or Brian de Palma's Hitchcock tribute "Obsession" (and that's high praise from me as I love both of those films)

I watched it over the weekend . Really enjoyed it . As you say very atmospheric and Hitchcockian in style . The music was similar to various music in hitch’s films I feel too . A really good mystery which kept me guessing until near the end . 
 

Very well acted too . 
 

8/10 

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2 hours ago, Diadora Van Basten said:

Lord of the flies on BBC by the makers of adolescence is really good. 

 

2 hours ago, John Findlay said:

I beg to differ. Different in quite a few ways from the book.

 

 

 

Only watched the 1st episode so far and it does already veer away from the book but I found it an enjoyable watch

As an adaptation of the book I don't mind some variances and will certainly continue with episode 2

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On 05/07/2014 at 23:48, tian447 said:

Started watching Sons of Anarchy today,

 

Switched it off after 25 minutes. Will try and get through the episode after the football, but it's not exactly gripping.

 

Does it get better?

It does. It's great series to watch. Didn't catch me in the beginning too

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2 hours ago, deano89 said:

It does. It's great series to watch. Didn't catch me in the beginning too

 

Nearly 12 years for that reply mate :rofl: 

 

What page of the thread was that lurking in? :lol: 

Dick Dastardly
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6 minutes ago, tian447 said:

 

Nearly 12 years for that reply mate :rofl: 

 

What page of the thread was that lurking in? :lol: 

Aye but have you finished watching it yet?

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10 minutes ago, tian447 said:

 

Nearly 12 years for that reply mate :rofl: 

 

What page of the thread was that lurking in? :lol: 

page 6

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1 hour ago, Dick Dastardly said:

Aye but have you finished watching it yet?

 

Didn't make it past the first couple of episodes.

 

I didn't think it was for me in 2014, and I still don't think it's for me :lol:

 

1 hour ago, milky_26 said:

page 6

 

Just the 206 pages ago then! :D 

Dick Dastardly
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10 minutes ago, tian447 said:

 

Didn't make it past the first couple of episodes.

 

I didn't think it was for me in 2014, and I still don't think it's for me :lol:

 

 

Just the 206 pages ago then! :D 

I enjoyed it but i didn't think it was as brilliant as people made it out to be. Nothing I'll watch again. 

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Sons of Anarchy was a (very) loose adaptation of Hamlet in the early seasons.

Once that storyline ended around season 4 the show became a parody of itself.

 

Heartofhearts
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@Diadora Van Basten@AyrJambo

I agree Lord of the Flies is excellent.

I had not read the book, but the location, filming and acting is exceptional so far ( 2 episodes in). 

Heartofhearts
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New comedy series Small Prophets started on BBC2 last night. All 6 episodes are available on IPlayer. 

Starring Mackenzie Crook and Sir Michael Palin. Crook also wrote the series. 

Very gentle pace so far but will watch episode 2. 

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Maniac (2018, Netflix)
Jonah Hill and Emma Stone star in this darkly comic exploration of mental health problems.

In an alternate, retro-futuristic version of today, two people join a group undergoing an experimental drug trial which promises to cure them of their problems.

Ollie (Hill) suffers from paranoid delusions and disassociation. Annie (Stone) suffers from grief, guilt and drug addiction.

When things start to go wrong at the lab, can they help each other or even help themselves?
Well worth your time.

Carl Fredrickson
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Stumbled upon Lead Children on Netflix. Polish show with awful dubbing. Bases on a true story from the early 1970s of a doctors fight to save local kids who were suffering from lead poisoning caused by a local industrial plant. 

 

 

Carl Fredrickson
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How To Get To Heaven From Belfast is a decent watch. Enough humour to keep me interested

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On 10/02/2026 at 20:52, Heartofhearts said:

New comedy series Small Prophets started on BBC2 last night. All 6 episodes are available on IPlayer. 

Starring Mackenzie Crook and Sir Michael Palin. Crook also wrote the series. 

Very gentle pace so far but will watch episode 2. 

Absolutely brilliant,Crooks follow up to The Detectorists?Lass from Alma's Not Normal in it as well as Michael Palin

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:interehjrling:

 

Nick Cage as a proto Spider-Man in 1940s noir?
I'm in, dammit!
 

 

Dick Dastardly
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27 minutes ago, Cade said:

:interehjrling:

 

Nick Cage as a proto Spider-Man in 1940s noir?
I'm in, dammit!
 

 

That's either going to be superb or garbage. I look forward to finding out.

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11 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said:

That's either going to be superb or garbage. I look forward to finding out.

Sometimes he can be superb (accidentally) by being garbage. But he is in debit with me and owes me a good one as compensation for suffering The Surfer. 

JudyJudyJudy
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59 minutes ago, Cade said:

:interehjrling:

 

Nick Cage as a proto Spider-Man in 1940s noir?
I'm in, dammit!
 

 

Cage is a unique actor .
 

An acquired taste whom I like a lot . From “ Bird “ , “ Peggy Sue got married “ moonstruck” , “ wild at heart “ “ leaving last Vegas “ , and more recently “ long legs “ he’s so versatile and not afraid to take challenges .

 

One of the great actors imo . He’s never boring . This tv series looks like it’ll fit him like a glove 🥊 

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12 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said:

Cage is a unique actor .
 

An acquired taste whom I like a lot . From “ Bird “ , “ Peggy Sue got married “ moonstruck” , “ wild at heart “ “ leaving last Vegas “ , and more recently “ long legs “ he’s so versatile and not afraid to take challenges .

 

One of the great actors imo . He’s never boring . This tv series looks like it’ll fit him like a glove 🥊 

Birdy. 

JudyJudyJudy
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Just now, Tazio said:

Birdy. 

Yes a spelling error . 

Dick Dastardly
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9 hours ago, Tazio said:

Sometimes he can be superb (accidentally) by being garbage. But he is in debit with me and owes me a good one as compensation for suffering The Surfer. 

I've never even heard of that film 

Dick Dastardly
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12 hours ago, JudyJudyJudy said:

Cage is a unique actor .
 

An acquired taste whom I like a lot . From “ Bird “ , “ Peggy Sue got married “ moonstruck” , “ wild at heart “ “ leaving last Vegas “ , and more recently “ long legs “ he’s so versatile and not afraid to take challenges .

 

One of the great actors imo . He’s never boring . This tv series looks like it’ll fit him like a glove 🥊 

You forget to mention Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance? 

JudyJudyJudy
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18 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said:

You forget to mention Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance? 

Never seen it . Forgot “ face off “ “ Con air” though and “ raising Arizona “ ( both great ) . Years ago when I visited New York there was a film crew filing in “ manhattan “ we saw the crew etc but no actors . It was a film called “ it could happen to you “ starting him and Bridget Fonda . Never saw either of them though 

Dick Dastardly
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2 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said:

Never seen it . Forgot “ face off “ “ Con air” though and “ raising Arizona “ ( both great ) . Years ago when I visited New York there was a film crew filing in “ manhattan “ we saw the crew etc but no actors . It was a film called “ it could happen to you “ starting him and Bridget Fonda . Never saw either of them though 

It Could Happen to You was ok, if i remember correctly. Saying that, i was late teens at the time and would've watched Bridget Fonda in anything 

Dick Dastardly
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3 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said:

Never seen it . Forgot “ face off “ “ Con air” though and “ raising Arizona “ ( both great ) . Years ago when I visited New York there was a film crew filing in “ manhattan “ we saw the crew etc but no actors . It was a film called “ it could happen to you “ starting him and Bridget Fonda . Never saw either of them though 

And i wasn't serious about Ghost Rider. It was shiiiiite

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10 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said:

And i wasn't serious about Ghost Rider. It was shiiiiite

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Dick Dastardly
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8 minutes ago, milky_26 said:

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The first one was ok. The second was awful. 

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Raising Arizona

Wild At Heart

Leaving Las Vegas

The Rock

Con Air

Face/Off

Lord of War

The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent

 

All good

He's been in PLENTY of stinkers too, but he's one of the hardest working people in Hollywood with something like 120 movies to his name.

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20 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said:

The first one was ok. The second was awful. 

naw, they were both awful. 

Carl Fredrickson
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On 10/02/2026 at 20:52, Heartofhearts said:

New comedy series Small Prophets started on BBC2 last night. All 6 episodes are available on IPlayer. 

Starring Mackenzie Crook and Sir Michael Palin. Crook also wrote the series. 

Very gentle pace so far but will watch episode 2. 

 

Loved it. 

PortyJambo
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On 07/02/2026 at 22:15, Tazio said:

Enjoying this season of The Lincoln Lawyer. I quite enjoy how much the prosecution lawyer Berg annoys me, the actor is pitching her performance perfectly. 

I enjoyed it too, was a good season. Agree about the assistant DA prosecutor, was a suitably annoying performance!

 

Spoiler

The woman that was introduced right at the end of the final scene...I assume that's going to be Netflix's version of Bosch as his half-sibling, seeing as they don't have the rights to the Bosch character to include him, but Haller doesn't have a sister in the books?

 

Edited by PortyJambo
19/05/2012
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Steal on Amazon Prime is a decent watch 

Dick Dastardly
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Wonder Man. I've watched the first 3 episodes and it's ok. Nothing special so far. 

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How To Get To Heaven From Belfast on Netflix. Comedy mystery by the writer behind Derry Girls. Enjoyed the first three episodes, good characters and a nice sense of black comedy. 

Posted

 Watched Detectorists. Not bad

rudi must stay
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Dinosaur

 

Something different - stars a girl who has autism - the writing is sharp as you'd expect from a show that's won awards. 

Heartofhearts
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@rudi must stay

Feel that BBC Scotland is missing the mark with recent new comedy. Do not find them funny or entertaining at all. 

Thought Dinosaur was poor. Written by and starring Ashley Storrie( daughter of the late Janey Godley).

Do not like The Chief new-ish comedy series either. 

Meh!

Prefer the old classics. 

 

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Servant 

 

Appreciate an older show but always fancied watching - half way through series 2 and it’s decent ish but not sure I can be bothered sticking with.

 

Anyone seen right till the end / is it worth persevering? 

rudi must stay
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1 hour ago, Heartofhearts said:

@rudi must stay

Feel that BBC Scotland is missing the mark with recent new comedy. Do not find them funny or entertaining at all. 

Thought Dinosaur was poor. Written by and starring Ashley Storrie( daughter of the late Janey Godley).

Do not like The Chief new-ish comedy series either. 

Meh!

Prefer the old classics. 

 

 

I like it but that's as it's a bit personal I am on the autism spectrum myself I was at the Number 6 place in town came back as negative but it was an interesting experience. I think I have it a little bit 

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Mr Mercedes on Netflix - 3 episodes in and it's very good. 

3 seasons of 10 episodes in total so good for a while.

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