What TV are you watching?
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Shrinking is very understated. Something nice and light before bed.
Ted Lasso is very funny and well acted. No, it's not about football.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
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- Lancaster... the little city.
Not seen any of it yet but glad to hear it's living up to the first series.
In other news, I'm four episodes into series 6 of Cobra Kai and... it's lost its sense of humour. What started out as a wonderful send up of one of the worst movie franchises of all time, miraculously justifying the existence of all those unnecessary sequels now feels like an unnecessary sequel in itself. So far this is garbage but i will watch all fifteen episodes and hope they don't do a seventh series.
Way-Out-West
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A few that might have gone under the radar:
Pachinko- Excellent
Servent- Horror lite. Entertaining enough.
Black Bird-. Prison drama. Excellent acting.
Silo- Hmm dystopian future. Started out ok, then declined.
Shining Girls- Timeshifting serial killer.
Sugar- Colin Farrell as a private detective with a difference.
Dark Matter- Quantum shifts. OK.
Drops of God- French Japanese wine tasting. Better than it sounds.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
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- Plymouth
I did like Cobra Kai at the start, as you say it was nice to see all of the old characters on screen and you could accept the rather corniness of it all. But I gave up on series 5 - the emergence of new main characters were awful, and quickly became so bad that I switched off
Adam4868
Legendary Member
How I wish I was you....make the most of season 1 ! Season two is good but season one is class 😁
I gave up during season 2 as I gave up caring what happened to any of the characters, and nothing was happening. Or if it was then is was very, very slowly.
matticus
Guru
1 epsiode left, and we're absolutely lovin' it! I really like the focus on the families, the wheelin anna dealin, the double-crossing, the (relative) lack of fights/shootouts. It's clearly what the producers were aiming for. This may be the first drug drama I've watched where NOONE is shown actually consuming the stuff!
The writing is amazing - the tension is palpable; at this point every possible outcome is still in play. The three main protagonists all have a serious secret they are keeping from key people. Everyone needs someone else to do something, and has some sort of hold on someone else. Without it all seeming terribly contrived!
Two really good and different programs I have watched in recent months.
*Disclaimer, I love foreign drama with subtitles*
Reacher series 3 - Fantastic action from start to finish, and although it's been probably more than 20 years since I read the book, so my memory is not all that, it was close enough (for me) to the story line to do it justice. The big guy, whose name I forget, is awesome in the part, almost as I pictured Reacher from the description in the books, but I probably pictured him a bit older, though of course if they get to ten series that would probably meet my mental picture by then. His name just came to me, Alan Ritchson?
I've never been able to watch one of the so called Reacher films, and have no plans for that to change.
I don't mind cruise, but to cast him as Reacher was an ego trip to end all ego trips, disappointed Child signed it off really, but then I guess there was a mahoosive check (see what I did there) to act as a Persuader....
All4 App / Walter Presents - Cold Summer - set in the early 90s, and in a beautiful location.
It's not a fast moving action packed program, but it's beautifully shot, written and acted, 9/10 from me.
It was filmed in 2023, and is from book 1 of a 3 part trilogy, so dearly hoping for 2 more.........
*Disclaimer, I love foreign drama with subtitles*
Reacher series 3 - Fantastic action from start to finish, and although it's been probably more than 20 years since I read the book, so my memory is not all that, it was close enough (for me) to the story line to do it justice. The big guy, whose name I forget, is awesome in the part, almost as I pictured Reacher from the description in the books, but I probably pictured him a bit older, though of course if they get to ten series that would probably meet my mental picture by then. His name just came to me, Alan Ritchson?
I've never been able to watch one of the so called Reacher films, and have no plans for that to change.
I don't mind cruise, but to cast him as Reacher was an ego trip to end all ego trips, disappointed Child signed it off really, but then I guess there was a mahoosive check (see what I did there) to act as a Persuader....
All4 App / Walter Presents - Cold Summer - set in the early 90s, and in a beautiful location.
It's not a fast moving action packed program, but it's beautifully shot, written and acted, 9/10 from me.
It was filmed in 2023, and is from book 1 of a 3 part trilogy, so dearly hoping for 2 more.........
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
andor series 2 all caught up and yes its brill !
Tulsa King is another series by the creator of yellowstone and im enjoying that too .
Tulsa King is another series by the creator of yellowstone and im enjoying that too .
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
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- Reading, obvs
Agreed about L'estate fredda. Having holidayed in Puglia, including Bari, last year it was nice to see familiar locations.
I keep an eye on RAIplay.it for upcoming series that Walter might show, but sadly there's no sign of any sequel (yet). I'm told by my Italian teacher that the novels are also a great read, with several (including The Cold Summer) available in English translation.
As it happens, I watched another Italian film also starring Alessio Boni at the weekend, this time playing Enrico Piaggio, the industrialist responsible for the original Vespa.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
series 2 of the last of us episode 2 was a bit of a shock and i am having to force myself to keep watching
wakemalcolm
Legendary Member
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- Ratho
For fruit based viewing:
Your friends and neighbours is hitting the right tone in a 'modern life is rubbish even if you're loaded' way.
Also, if you've ever had to work with software developers, Mythic Quest is so much on point for seasons 1 and 2. After that it's dross and has been cancelled.
Shrinking season 1 is good. Season 2 doesn't really know what to do with itself.
Has anyone watched For all mankind season 3? After the season 2 finale I had too many concerns about where it was headed (into soapland, I feared).
Your friends and neighbours is hitting the right tone in a 'modern life is rubbish even if you're loaded' way.
Also, if you've ever had to work with software developers, Mythic Quest is so much on point for seasons 1 and 2. After that it's dross and has been cancelled.
Shrinking season 1 is good. Season 2 doesn't really know what to do with itself.
Has anyone watched For all mankind season 3? After the season 2 finale I had too many concerns about where it was headed (into soapland, I feared).
Good question! I gave up too.
I believe another fantastic series, Lolita Lobosco, is filmed down there as well - it does look absolutely stunning. I know Italy reasonably well, as my brother lives in Champoluc, very northern Italy in the alps, and we are fortunate to be able to house sit near Lucca - yet to venture much further south, but it's on the list, but need to wait til we can go out of school holidays really.
I had a plan to try and get hold of the books, I reckon they must be a good read.
I'm hoping as the series was only made in 2023 there is hope of a 2nd and 3rd series, as presumably that was the intent, but I suppose if viewing figures were not high enough then it might have been killed off :-(
The Enrico Piaggio film sounds interesting, this is the first time I have seen the lead actor in anything to the best of my knowledge.
Do you speak Italian, or are you reliant on subtitles like me?
Gratuitous Lolita and her Autobianchi Bianchina picture because, well why not.
This is pure escapism for me, so I save these for when I need a bit of a pick me up, or really have some time to sit back, relax and soak up the scenery - Tall woman / tiny car
For those unaware, she is married to Luca Zingaretti who is a producer on this show, and he played the long running Inspector Montalbano.
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