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Post by alece10 on Aug 3, 2023 15:48:58 GMT
Heartstopper Series 2 - that's tonight sorted for me. And I refuse to write "season".
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 5, 2023 16:33:08 GMT
S1 of The Bear (on Disney+) was fast and furious and delicious (8 x 30-ish minutes), even if the arcs were a little predictable.
It was certainly enough to look forward to S2, which is now available and what a treat this is. Very smart stuff. No wonder folks like Olivia Coleman, Bob Odenkirk, Molly Gordon, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more - several more - were happy to put in turns, some for most of the run.
The depiction of family in the extended E6 "Fishes" will be up for awards.
S1 is a series of jabs, with S2 delivering haymakers and uppercuts. This is layered and clever, often intense, unpredictable, and worth a month's free trial.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 31, 2023 18:52:01 GMT
Am I the only person who has started watching Heartstopper on Netflix about 3 times and abandoned it before the end of E01 because it’s so totally dreadful and absolutely cringe?
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Post by justfran on Aug 31, 2023 20:01:02 GMT
S1 of The Bear (on Disney+) was fast and furious and delicious (8 x 30-ish minutes), even if the arcs were a little predictable. It was certainly enough to look forward to S2, which is now available and what a treat this is. Very smart stuff. No wonder folks like Olivia Coleman, Bob Odenkirk, Molly Gordon, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more - several more - were happy to put in turns, some for most of the run. The depiction of family in the extended E6 "Fishes" will be up for awards. S1 is a series of jabs, with S2 delivering haymakers and uppercuts. This is layered and clever, often intense, unpredictable, and worth a month's free trial. I’ve recently finished series 2 of The Bear and very much enjoyed it. A change of pace to the first series but still kept all that was good and the acting all round is great. Episode 6 “Fishes” I personally found to be a bit OTT and think episode 7 “Forks” was actually the highlight of the series. Much quieter and the development of Richie’s character was just perfect. Looking forward to series 3 already 😊
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Post by intoanewlife on Aug 31, 2023 21:51:20 GMT
Am I the only person who has started watching Heartstopper on Netflix about 3 times and abandoned it before the end of E01 because it’s so totally dreadful and absolutely cringe? Yup...we're doing it again...
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Post by jek on Sept 1, 2023 10:57:30 GMT
We're late to this but loving Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories and its predecessor Midnight Diner on Netflix. 5 series in total of 10 episodes, each 25 minutes long. We watched the more recent two series first - I don't think the order really matters. It's a gentle drama set in a diner in Tokyo which is open during the night, run by a benevolent character called the master. His clientele are the sorts of people who are up in those hours - nightclub workers, strippers, gangsters, insomniacs. It's just lovely. I was alerted to its existence by a restaurant review in the Financial Times where the reviewer wished for a properly egalitarian place to eat good food like the Tokyo Diner. It's in Japanese with English subtitles.
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Post by sukhavati on Sept 12, 2023 9:41:37 GMT
I don't know if anyone else is a fan, but I am loving the current series of Only Murders in the Building. The setting has partially moved outside of the apartment block and the plot has to do with an opening on Broadway with guest stars from the film and stage world. Most of the regular supporting cast are stage veterans as well, so it's been a lot of fun, especially when dealing with stagey cliches and superhero or cop show cliches.
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Post by Deal J on Sept 12, 2023 13:17:12 GMT
I don't know if anyone else is a fan, but I am loving the current series of Only Murders in the Building. The setting has partially moved outside of the apartment block and the plot has to do with an opening on Broadway with guest stars from the film and stage world. Most of the regular supporting cast are stage veterans as well, so it's been a lot of fun, especially when dealing with stagey cliches and superhero or cop show cliches. Yes, I'm enjoying this too! I love Martin Short, he's so good at reaction noises and has seriously funny bones. He reminds me of Liza Minnelli, of all people!
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Post by sukhavati on Sept 13, 2023 4:40:07 GMT
I don't know if anyone else is a fan, but I am loving the current series of Only Murders in the Building. The setting has partially moved outside of the apartment block and the plot has to do with an opening on Broadway with guest stars from the film and stage world. Most of the regular supporting cast are stage veterans as well, so it's been a lot of fun, especially when dealing with stagey cliches and superhero or cop show cliches. Yes, I'm enjoying this too! I love Martin Short, he's so good at reaction noises and has seriously funny bones. He reminds me of Liza Minnelli, of all people! Those old man grunts! I had been watching "Mr Turner" with Timothy Spall earlier yesterday, and he was making a lot of those same grunts...lol... Yes, I can see Martin and Liza being the OTT gesticulating types!
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 26, 2023 16:38:35 GMT
Sex Education S4.
I finished it last night having enjoyed the first three outings.
But this was the weakest season. It was trying too hard in so many areas. Probably due to the influence of Heartstopper.
Gillian Anderson was great but that is a given.
But the new school set up was just not credible on any level.
A shame they couldn't have wrapped it up with a bit more integrity.
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Post by alece10 on Sept 26, 2023 16:47:48 GMT
Sex Education S4. I finished it last night having enjoyed the first three outings. But this was the weakest season. It was trying too hard in so many areas. Probably due to the influence of Heartstopper. Gillian Anderson was great but that is a given. But the new school set up was just not credible on any level. A shame they couldn't have wrapped it up with a bit more integrity. Ove only watched the first episode of the new series so far and mistaken say it felt as if it had run its course or that I'm too old to be watching teen TV.
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Post by justfran on Sept 27, 2023 11:55:46 GMT
I’ve just finished series 2 of Heartstopper - just as lovely as series 1. It’s like a hug of a tv show 🥰
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Post by kathryn on Oct 8, 2023 15:34:49 GMT
Anyone else watched the Beckham doc? As interesting for what it left out as what it put in, I thought.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 8, 2023 18:06:37 GMT
Anyone else watched the Beckham doc? As interesting for what it left out as what it put in, I thought. One episode in. Finding it quite interesting. He was very badly treated after the Argentina game.
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Post by kathryn on Oct 8, 2023 19:15:08 GMT
Yes. As a non-football fan how bad it got passed me by at the time. I was impressed at how well he held it together under that much pressure. It clearly gave him serious problems with anxiety - one of the things the doc sort of shows but never quite talks about is his OCD tendencies.
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