What TV are you watching?

[yello]

Matlock series 2 just out. Enjoyable, light, non-cerebral, effortless watch. Kathy Bates is good in a non-challenging role, to which everyone else is a 2d side show caricature. Doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement, I know, but try it. Sometimes you want a gentle watch.

 

[MadMalx]

The Hack mentioned above - ITVx is so sh1t I can’t be bothered with anything on ITV unless I remember to record it. Ads are bad enough but they’ve got to make money, but it’s not knowing if it will come back after the ad breaks that kills it. Every other platform I use is fine.

 

[Mo1959]

Matlock series 2 just out. Enjoyable, light, non-cerebral, effortless watch. Kathy Bates is good in a non-challenging role, to which everyone else is a side show. Doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement, I know, but try it. Sometimes you want an easy watch.

Oh good. I enjoyed the first series. What channel is it on?

 

[T4tomo]

Blue Lights is back on and it’s still brilliant!!

I’m going to binge it I think. Loved the last two series.

I watched Frauds last night with Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker. OK so far and a bit of a different type of character for Suranne Jones.

We're 3 episodes into Frauds, loving it despite a few "barely believable that happened" moments, but its very well done.

Blue Lights will be on the list and Riot Women looks promising and Trigger Point (see above for barely believable but well done) is returning too.

too little time!

 

[yello]

Oh good. I enjoyed the first series. What channel is it on?

Sorry, no idea.

 

[cougie uk]

The Hack mentioned above - ITVx is so sh1t I can’t be bothered with anything on ITV unless I remember to record it. Ads are bad enough but they’ve got to make money, but it’s not knowing if it will come back after the ad breaks that kills it. Every other platform I use is fine.

I used to hate ITVX with a passion. The flakiest platform ever. But that was with Virgin Media.
Got a new router and connection with Plusnet and all the ITV X problems went away !

 

[MadMalx]

I used to hate ITVX with a passion. The flakiest platform ever. But that was with Virgin Media.
Got a new router and connection with Plusnet and all the ITV X problems went away !

It’s not the internet or router, but maybe my aging Humax recorder/box, where everything comes through. All other platforms are fine though.

 

[DaveReading]

It’s not the internet or router, but maybe my aging Humax recorder/box, where everything comes through. All other platforms are fine though.

I have a feeling that I read somewhere about the Humax boxes not being compatible with the latest versions of catchup apps?

That said, my Humax is so old that it doesn't support any apps ...

 

[Profpointy]

I've got the Electric State. I must read it before the film gets released just so I can build my own world around it. I'll see if I can find Things from the Flood.

The Tales from the Loop book surprised me. As you say, it's sparse. Pictures and paragraphs of text, hardly even short stories. Surprising to me that it was published given it's 'non-book' feel. It's more of a work book, or sketch book even. I know little of the author or the chronology of their work. I ought find out more as he certainly seems to be doing his own thing, and I like that as a general rule.

Just watched "Electric State". Whilst we did enjoy it overall, it did have a bit of low budget feel about it, particularly later on when it got very cliched and sentimental, and could have done with a good trim. It did look great, and had some genuinely interesting ideas bit was a bit meh in the end. I was a bit shocked to read they'd spent some $300M on it ! By was of comparison the Iron Sky sequel I mentioned upthread cost $17M and was ultimately better put together and a slicker film.

That said, I did like the portrayal of the robots and their world and the similar look to Tales from the Loop.

 

[yello]

particularly later on when it got very cliched and sentimental

That's me out then. I really don't like overwrought sentimentality.

 

[Profpointy]

That's me out then. I really don't like overwrought sentimentality.

To be fair it was a corny ten minutes towards the end, rather than all the way through

 

[cougie uk]

Half way through the latest series of Blue Lights and absolutely loving it still. Just such a great cast.

 

[cyberknight]

mini ck 1 started a trial for netflix so im watching titans , for those who dont know a dc comics spin off and its pretty good so far .

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Half way through the latest series of Blue Lights and absolutely loving it still. Just such a great cast.

We have that recorded

I was worried if it would still be OK without Vimes - glad to hear it is!!

 

[cougie uk]

We have that recorded

I was worried if it would still be OK without Vimes - glad to hear it is!!

Oh man - that was two series ago ! I still miss him and he's still getting mentioned.