Devs on Hulu is off to a good start. Part near-future sci-fi, part mystery. Nick Offerman plays a Silicon Valley CEO/guru type.
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Had a look at episode 1 of Noughts & Crosses, which is up on BBC Iplayer. The USP is the race reversal colonisation of Britain by Africans, with pale skinned “locals” at the bottom of the heap, whilst those of African heritage hold all the positions of institutional power. At the individual level, there’s a budding Romeo & Juliet story that crosses race boundaries, and their families are central to the plot.
It’s a thought-provoking flip, there’s some decent actors in it, but in terms of drama and characters it’s not particularly outstanding. I’m intrigued to know how it ends, but not sure I’m sufficiently invested to be bothering watching the rest of it (6 episodes in total, I believe).
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Originally posted by Sean of the Shed View PostAnyone else watching Hunters? It's gloriously bad taste and violent and very entertaining.
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I watched Frozen II. I’m not the target audience and don’t especially love musicals, but I appreciate animation. If nothing else, it is a *beautiful* movie. That was my first thought about Moana and Brave too. They create a world that is pleasant to visit, and that’s valuable in these times.
Disney really knows what it’s doing with the
music too. I am starting to believe that the way they make these movies is to write the chorus to the big show-stopping/belt-it-to-the-cheap-seats number in the middle - in this case, Into the Unknown - and then write the rest of the song around that and then write the whole movie around that song.
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Originally posted by pebblethefish View Post
I'm three episodes in, and I think it's done enough to convince me to stick with it, which is a rarity for me. If I have one criticism, it would be that the first episode seemed mainly about the main character finding out that there were Nazis in America being hunted. Well, yes, the character needed to find this out, but the viewer already knew it, because it was in the blurb that persuaded us to watch it!
Also most of the characters seem to be comic stereotypes and some (the British nun and the film star guy especially) are just really fucking annoying.
The plot and the premise are intriguing enough for me to want to continue with it but it’s a real curate’s egg of a show.
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Watched the last half season of Catastrophe (didn't realise we hadn't finished it yet).
Have been watching way too much of Rupaul's drag race (all of season one, all of the UK season, half of the second US season).
Watched the first half of Marriage Story. It's clearly only going to get more bleak from here on in, so I'm not sure if or when we'll finish it.
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- Mar 2008
- 18786
- Revelling In The Hole
- England, Chelsea and Tooting and Mitcham. And Surrey CCC. And Wimbledon Dons Speedway (RIP)
- Nairn's Cheese Oatcake
I'm starting to work through the backlog of films I've recorded on my Sky box.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was good.
David Brent: Life On The Road, not so much.
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Originally posted by Balderdasha View PostWatched the last half season of Catastrophe (didn't realise we hadn't finished it yet).
Have been watching way too much of Rupaul's drag race (all of season one, all of the UK season, half of the second US season).
Watched the first half of Marriage Story. It's clearly only going to get more bleak from here on in, so I'm not sure if or when we'll finish it.
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We've just stumbled on a series everyone else will have watched four or five years ago in Bloodline. Episode 1 was enough to whet our appetites for three seasons to come. Lovely Keys location, good cast and direction, sex, drugs and murder and a dysfunctional family. What's not to like?
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Originally posted by Sits View PostWe've just stumbled on a series everyone else will have watched four or five years ago in Bloodline. Episode 1 was enough to whet our appetites for three seasons to come. Lovely Keys location, good cast and direction, sex, drugs and murder and a dysfunctional family. What's not to like?
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The Minimalists is a interesting, low key documentary on Netflix about two guys enjoying a much richer life with far less.
American Factory...very good doc on Netflix about a former GM factory in Ohio reopening as a Chinese-owned automotive glass factory. A clash of cultures and values ensures nothing goes smoothly.
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I'm up to episode 3 of Series 3 of Babylon Berlin. The acting has been outstanding again, especially (a personal favourite) Hannah Herzsprung as Helga Rath. I've read the book on which this plot is based (The Silent Death) but the TV series is deviating from that in many respects (perhaps borrowing bits from other Gereon Rath novels).
imdb is showing a Series 4 as being in production - hopefully they got all the filming done before the shutdown.
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Finished season three of 'Get Shorty', it took me a while as with no UK broadcast I was relying on a dodgy website and I never like watching TV/movies online.
It was very strong, Chris O'Dowd's Miles is getting darker and more and more morally ambiguous as the show develops and it looks set to unite the main characters making movies together as happened in the first two seasons if it gets renewed. Though apparently the fact that the most recent season was seven episodes rather than the ten of the previous runs may be a bad sign regarding that.
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- Mar 2008
- 9765
- Tyne 'n' Wear (emphasis on the 'n')
- Dundee Utd, Gladbach, Atleti, Napoli, New Orleans Saints, Elgin City
I’ve only just started season 2 of Babylon Berlin and S2 of The Deuce.
still- gonna have lots of catching up time available now.
Last night dipped my toe into the Armando Ianucci sitcom Avenue 5. Had heard mixed reviews so was pleased it was quite good. Couple of nice nasty laughs and Neelix from Star Trek as a bit part
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Originally posted by Felicity, I guess so View PostLast night dipped my toe into the Armando Ianucci sitcom Avenue 5. Had heard mixed reviews so was pleased it was quite good. Couple of nice nasty laughs and Neelix from Star Trek as a bit part
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