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Just whizzed through Back To Life (BBC iplayer). 6 x 30 min bittersweet comedy episodes in the Fleabag vein, albeit about a 30-something woman returning to her home town and parents after release from a long prison spell. Really enjoyed it, and Geraldine James as the mum is superb.
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I really enjoyed that too, I may have commented on here at the time it was first broadcast. Daisy Haggard hasn't ever been someone I've warmed to before but her writing and acting on it (and the rest of the cast's performances too) were really impressive and the show has stuck with me since. I liked it a lot more than 'After Life' the Ricky Gervais vehicle that aired around the same time with an attempt at a similar tone.
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Watching Happy-ish, a series that only lasted a season on Showtime. Steve Cogan, Katherine Hahn, Bradley Whitford. Takes a while to get going, but I really like it.
Cogan plays an ad man who commutes from Woodstock to the city. I looked it up and that’s about a two or two-and-a-half hour commute each way. That’s insane.Last edited by Hot Pepsi; 15-09-2019, 22:06.
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Have we discussed 'Mortimer & Whitehouse Go Fishing' on here before?
The first series was great fun but the recent second one is even better and has been a fantastic watch so far.
It's like a non-fiction version of 'The Trip' or 'Detectorists', Paul & Bob are funny, engaging characters and wonderful company but there's quite a poignancy too, I've teared up at the ending of two of the three I've seen so far.
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- Mar 2008
- 7495
- Off the purple line
- I'm slutty: Roma (on haitus until Jose is fired), Liverpool, and Dortmund
- Del Taco
Watching Tarantino be interviewed is pretty difficult, since he's too obnoxious for me. But this text interview is really interesting. If you liked Once Upon a Time then I think you will be interested in this one:
http://thenewbev.com/blog/2019/09/ta...-on-hollywood/
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Originally posted by Ray de Galles View PostHave we discussed 'Mortimer & Whitehouse Go Fishing' on here before?
The first series was great fun but the recent second one is even better and has been a fantastic watch so far.
It's like a non-fiction version of 'The Trip' or 'Detectorists', Paul & Bob are funny, engaging characters and wonderful company but there's quite a poignancy too, I've teared up at the ending of two of the three I've seen so far.
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- Mar 2008
- 7495
- Off the purple line
- I'm slutty: Roma (on haitus until Jose is fired), Liverpool, and Dortmund
- Del Taco
The Deuce is back on HBO in the US. It's up to 1984 so here comes crack and AIDS. I think this is supposed to be the last season. Simon had a set plan. The re-worked Elvis Costello intro song ("This Year's Girl") is out and Blondie's "Dreaming" is in.
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- Mar 2008
- 7495
- Off the purple line
- I'm slutty: Roma (on haitus until Jose is fired), Liverpool, and Dortmund
- Del Taco
I fear that Ken Burns' Country documentary is going to spend so much time setting up internal immigration in the US, changing historical racial dynamics in the south, and other foundational historical changes that the 1960s and 1970s honky tonk stuff is just going to get no attention. Either way, I've mostly enjoyed the first two episodes. I have no idea if this is or will be available outside the US, although folks familiar with that infamous Swedish pirate ship who are interested in country music might know how to find the series.
The most interesting thread for me has been Burns' returning to the two sides of the country music coin: church going music and rambling/honky tonkin' music from the very beginning.
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