What TV are you watching?

[ebikeerwidnes]

On the subject of Lockerbie
many years later I was working with a colleague on a computer system in a warehouse in Chepstow
turned out that a Senior Manager and his lacky were also down there from Head Office
he was a "proper manager - said with all the contempt and cynicism I can manage
Yup "one of them"



anyway - as people from Head Office he sort of insisted that we go out go dinner together - which we unwillingly agreed to

after dinner we were having an after dinner drink in the pub and he was holding forth about how important he was
and he was saying how he was critical in order to get new Stores open
and one example was in the North of Scotland

I can still hear him saying that when he heard about the plane crash he was horrified

because the lorries carrying the stock for the new shop were on that road and he didn;t know if they had got through before the crash
but it was OK - he rang the shop and found they made it


THAT was his first thought
AND he was proud of it


boy did we avoid him for the rest of the week!!!

 

[T4tomo]

After it's finished I'll be doing some reading about things it is bringing up, for instance was the american governments lack of support initially really as bad as it's made out?

You have to understand that the US's immediate priority was to cover up the fact that one of their CIA agents had a stack load of drugs on that plane.

 

[TrishE]

I've finished watching Death Valley, all the first series episodes are on iPlayer. Tim Spall is in it and Gwen and Dave coaches from Gavin and Stacey too. I'm hoping there'll be a second series I enjoyed it🙂

 

[stephec]

After finishing Deutschland 83 I'm now almost at the end of 86, well worth a watch if you've not seen them before.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Been watching House

just finished the last one

that was a bit of a marathon!!!

 

[matticus]

Springwatch incl. nepotism 101.

ha ha - yeah, that is a fair criticism! But it's great, educational, uplifting telly; a great use of my licence fee.

And there is only 1 nepo baby ... unless Bill Oddie's love-child is also presenting this year?!? :O

 

[Adam4868]

Only thing I'm really watching is Race Across the World.
Would love to get back to India one day.

 

[icowden]

I'm working my way through The Boys at the moment on Prime.
It's what would happen if a US Corporation could make superheroes and then chose people who were completely unsuitable narcissists. it's funny, moving and many other things.

Brilliant but incredibly graphic and full of the strongest possible language. Butcher, the anti-hero of the piece manages to get the C-word into most sentences. And indeed his friendly greeting is usually "Oi! C***".

Best summed up by the occasional episode warning messages - e.g.

WARNING : Some scenes may not be suitable for some, really most, let’s be honest, all viewers. But rest assured that any consensual relationships depicted, be they human, animal, superhero, or other, aren’t real, harmed no one, and in fact cost a hilariously large amount in visual effects

WARNING - This episode depicts a massive Supe Orgy, Airborne penetration, Dildo based maiming, Extra strength lube, Icicle phalluses and cursing. It is not suitable for any audience.

 

[fossyant]

We still need to brave the 'latest' season of 'The Boys'.

Currently S2 The Last of Us - gory plant based Zombies.
MurderBot - funny sci-fi about a security bot that hacks his 'governance' restrictions, then realises he better not 'kill people' as they might notice and melt him down.

 

[icowden]

Currently S2 The Last of Us - gory plant based Zombies.
MurderBot - funny sci-fi about a security bot that hacks his 'governance' restrictions, then realises he better not 'kill people' as they might notice and melt him down.

I'm moving on to the Last of Us next. I don't pay for Sky so I have to be prepped and ready to watch on a special offer or some such.

 

[Pblakeney]

I'm working my way through The Boys at the moment on Prime.
It's what would happen if a US Corporation could make superheroes and then chose people who were completely unsuitable narcissists. it's funny, moving and many other things.

Some people think it is a foul mouthed (and effects) super hero comedy.
It's not. It is political satire disguised as such. Watch it with that in mind and it has some depth. The corporation is Vaught and who is now in charge of DOGE? 🤔

 

[MontyVeda]

I'm working my way through The Boys at the moment on Prime.
It's what would happen if a US Corporation could make superheroes and then chose people who were completely unsuitable narcissists. it's funny, moving and many other things.

Brilliant but incredibly graphic and full of the strongest possible language. Butcher, the anti-hero of the piece manages to get the C-word into most sentences. And indeed his friendly greeting is usually "Oi! C***".

Best summed up by the occasional episode warning messages - e.g.

WARNING : Some scenes may not be suitable for some, really most, let’s be honest, all viewers. But rest assured that any consensual relationships depicted, be they human, animal, superhero, or other, aren’t real, harmed no one, and in fact cost a hilariously large amount in visual effects

WARNING - This episode depicts a massive Supe Orgy, Airborne penetration, Dildo based maiming, Extra strength lube, Icicle phalluses and cursing. It is not suitable for any audience.

it's brilliant isn't it... watched it up to series 4 so far.

 

[Electric_Andy]

gory plant based Zombies.

speaking of which, I watched the 2009 series of "Day of the Triffids". Starring Joely Richardson and Douggray Scott. Quite good. Quite dated. A bit boring and a bit silly. ok it wasn't that good.

 

[Psamathe]

Only thing I'm really watching is Race Across the World.
Would love to get back to India one day.

I watched some last night and was really disappointed or maybe frustrated (turned off after a bit as so frustrating). I spent several months travelling the area they were in and each place I was thinking "they'll be there for a week there is so much to see there" and they were moving on next day!. Missing so much amazing stuff just daft.

Ian

 

[DaveReading]

I watched some last night and was really disappointed or maybe frustrated (turned off after a bit as so frustrating). I spent several months travelling the area they were in and each place I was thinking "they'll be there for a week there is so much to see there" and they were moving on next day!. Missing so much amazing stuff just daft.

I think the clue is in the title of the programme.