I watched a load of Mountain Men episodes over Christmas. Staged and heavily edited but entertaining enough.
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Originally posted by Sits View Post
Judging by the trailers, most Australian “reality” shows fulfil these criteria.
The producers surpassed themselves last night with 29 year old Matthew. All the earlier episodes was hanging on his 'dramatic secret' (cue music) which they gave away in the first episode, that he was still a virgin.
The poor lads now done the deed (off camera) so last night he was referred to as 'former virgin, Matt'. That pretty much applies to everyone doesnt it?!!
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- Off the purple line
- I'm slutty: Roma (on haitus until I can forgive them for hiring Jose), Liverpool, and Dortmund
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I finished Lupin on Netflix earlier this week. I enjoyed it a lot, but have two major complaints. Text is in white below to avoid spoiling for others. Feel free to highlight the white text to make it readable if you care.
First, once the son was introduced I could see him coming into play a mile away. Just way too obvious. Second, I absolutely hate cliff hangers in a streaming age. There's obviously the annoyance that comes with having to wait for the series to run its course, which is unneeded now. Moreover, there's never a guarantee that a series will continue. Cliffhangers on network TV back in the day happened when the series had been renewed. I have no idea if Lupin has been renewed.
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What sort of rubbish is All The President's Men? That was really disappointing.
I liked the bifocals though. I was watching something else recently that used a similar effect, but it used it to have two primary characters in focus and it felt weird. It was much more effective with the 'background' in focus on one side and then the near object on the other.
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Yeah, that's the one. Redford, Hoffman & Robards are all good. The cinematography is very good. It's a fine film. But you need to know what was going on concurrent with the film to really get it I think.
And the ending really annoyed me. You jump from, "oh you made a mess but you correct in your assertion even without proof" to the teleprinter with sentences. It also doesn't mention Nixon at all.
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I love All the President's Men. Like the more recent Spotlight, I find it a great portrayal of journalists working 'door to door', following leads (or in this case, following the money), whilst also conjuring up the mixture of paranoia, tenseness and euphoria as the story grows.
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Originally posted by RobW View PostI love All the President's Men. Like the more recent Spotlight, I find it a great portrayal of journalists working 'door to door', following leads (or in this case, following the money), whilst also conjuring up the mixture of paranoia, tenseness and euphoria as the story grows.
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Originally posted by Levin View PostYeah, that's the one. Redford, Hoffman & Robards are all good. The cinematography is very good. It's a fine film. But you need to know what was going on concurrent with the film to really get it I think.
And the ending really annoyed me. You jump from, "oh you made a mess but you correct in your assertion even without proof" to the teleprinter with sentences. It also doesn't mention Nixon at all.
The Post is a pretty good version of some of the same events, albeit more focused on the Pentagon Papers. It's the most oscar-baity thing ever produced, but it is still well done.
I like newspaper movies. If I could live my life again, I think I might try to be a "real" journalist earlier so that I might get a few years of working in something approximating an old-timey news room.Last edited by Hot Pepsi; 21-01-2021, 00:27.
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Bit late to the Peppa Pig discussion, but the whole stev9e clan are fans, including Nanny stev9e. Ben and Holly is ok, but Nanny Plum is basically Miss Rabbit with a bit more depth.
Anyway, it's all about the Swashbuckle 'round my ends, everything stops at 3:15pm and the family come together to "bring home those jewels!". Love Gem, Cook, Line and Captain Hey Ho.
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The Danish language drama The Investigation has started on BBC 2 tonight, 2 episodes each lasting 45 minutes. It's about the criminal investigation following the murder of journalist Kim Wall, who was last seen getting onto a mini-submarine built by entrepreneur Peter Madsen. Neither Wall nor Madsen are portrayed in the dramatisation.
There's an interview with the lead detective here about the production http://dramaquarterly.com/true-detectives/ and a Guardian piece today by the man behind the drama series https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...obias-lindholmLast edited by RobW; 22-01-2021, 22:33.
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Originally posted by RobW View PostThe Danish language drama The Investigation has started on BBC 2 tonight, 2 episodes each lasting 45 minutes. It's about the criminal investigation following the murder of journalist Kim Wall, who was last seen getting onto a mini-submarine built by entrepreneur Peter Madsen. Neither Wall nor Madsen are portrayed in the dramatisation.
There's an interview with the lead detective here about the production http://dramaquarterly.com/true-detectives/ and a Guardian piece today by the man behind the drama series https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...obias-lindholm
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Originally posted by Tony C View Post
I enjoyed this. We were drawn to it via the trailers in seeing two principal actors in the show were key characters in the excellent 'Borgen'.
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Originally posted by WOM View Post
Yup, we just started it tonight. It's been far too long.
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