What TV are you watching?

[AndyRM]

Sounds interesting. Is that the one set in Germany? Have you watched all the series? Where do you find it?

Yep. I watched all 3 over a couple of days, it's that good. On Netflix.

 

[AndyRM]

He is very good at playing an odious (in all senses) character. It is deliberate both on his part, and the character's.
Well worth sticking with imo but other opinions are available.

I'm really enjoying it so far. And as odious as he is externally, there's a reason for it, and there's good in him too.

 

[Dan Lotus]

Other opinions are available, but absolutely love slow horses, superb cast to my mind.
For me, like the best shows, you have to focus and pay attention to it to get the most out of it.
There generally seems to be a lot of love for it, check out the ratings below, and it's cracked through 6 series and likely more.

 

[AndyRM]

Other opinions are available, but absolutely love slow horses, superb cast to my mind.
For me, like the best shows, you have to focus and pay attention to it to get the most out of it.
There generally seems to be a lot of love for it, check out the ratings below, and it's cracked through 6 series and likely more.

As long as they've got the books as source material (there are 9 I believe), things should continue, but if they go off piste it won't go well.

I should add that I've no idea how close the show is to the books, but I'd imagine they're not far off.

 

[MadMalx]

Other opinions are available, but absolutely love slow horses, superb cast to my mind.
For me, like the best shows, you have to focus and pay attention to it to get the most out of it.
There generally seems to be a lot of love for it, check out the ratings below, and it's cracked through 6 series and likely more.

Loved the first few series, thought it was getting increasingly silly as it progressed. It’s all escapist nonsense, but for me there’s a line between far-fetched and completely unbelievable.
Haven’t caught up on last or current series, this was pretty much the only thing I watched during a free trial.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 7th

ITV+1
17:35 - 18:40
The Return Of Sherlock Holmes

THE definative Holmes for me
This episode was the first appearance of Edward Hardwicke as John Watson

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0685622/?ref_=ttep_eps_tp

Okay, the films (Robert Downey Jr) were fun, & the ‘thinking through’ of the moves added to that take on Holmes

Cumberbatch, & the updated version was good, eg; telling John Watson about his brother (sister actually) by looking at the mobile phone
(a pocket watch in the books)

 

[FrankCrank]

That was my third run too.

Tried Small Prophets a while back, but gave up after 2 episodes. Will give it another try - think a lot depends on your frame of mind at a particular time.

Have given this another try, and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the follow-up series.

 

[FrankCrank]

Recently watched S6 of Slow Horses. First few series I binge watched, really got into it. Then a big gap to S6, and felt it had become a bit samey, but still enjoyable escapism non the less.
Looking forward to S7 & S8, which I read are in the pipeline - fair to say this is out of loyalty to the brand as much as anything

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Dark - 10/10

My pal has been nagging at me to watch this for years and I finally have.

Philosophical, emotional, mind and time bending, genuinely creepy, and with an amazing score I don't know why I didn't get to it sooner.

Easily one of the best series I've ever watched.

The ending is perfect too.

I bought it on DVD several years ago, and I agree: it's a good series.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Oh well, looks like I am an outlier re the (appalling ) Slow Horses series. I hang my head in shame for not 'grasping' it. 🤷‍♂️

In other news we watched Assassin on Prime starring Keighly Hawes - 2 series available. Watched first 2 episodes of S1 and adjudged it just about watchable and ok to watch whilst eating our tea. 6/10 so far.

 

[Mo1959]

Oh well, looks like I am an outlier re the (appalling ) Slow Horses series. I hang my head in shame for not 'grasping' it. 🤷‍♂️

No, I couldn’t take to it either, especially the main character. I didn’t even finish the first episode.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

No, I couldn’t take to it either, especially the main character. I didn’t even finish the first episode.

We gave up on it after 1 episode, too. The Gary Oldman character was absurd. As was the premise of an MI5 offshoot of failed agents headed by a degenerate.

Mrs SD really loathed the holey socks!

 

[AndyRM]

I mean fair enough it's not for everyone, but it's not meant to be serious, and if folk gave up on stuff after an episode before it properly got going, nothing would ever get watched!

 

[Raging_Pixie]

We gave up on it after 1 episode, too. The Gary Oldman character was absurd. As was the premise of an MI5 offshoot of failed agents headed by a degenerate.

Mrs SD really loathed the holey socks!

I doubt it happens now but in the 90s there were small groups in the civil service who were just given mundane work to do to keep them from doing damage elsewhere. Not that different from Slough House

 

[Animo]

Well we watched the first series over the weekend. Obviously all a bit silly but good fun and ripped along at a great pace. Some amusing bits and plenty of excitement. There is clearly a fair bit of back story that is going to be explored in series to come.