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Post by crowblack on Sept 7, 2022 13:30:48 GMT
Sorry to hear that, tysilio2 . I can't imagine how difficult it is to lose a much loved friend and companion. Yes, I'm sorry to hear that too - it's so upsetting when they go, and they leave a big gap.
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Post by alece10 on Sept 7, 2022 16:01:15 GMT
Watching that Capture thriller. Is it about to turn silly? So far quite good but the end of ep 4 looked like it was going to take a wrong turn. Anyone know? No, but I'm really enjoying it.
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Post by alece10 on Sept 7, 2022 16:02:17 GMT
New series of Brassic on Sky tonight. I love this series, its so daft and very funny.
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Post by karloscar on Sept 11, 2022 19:09:59 GMT
Joanna Riding making a guest appearance on Ridley tonight complete with song. Hope she doesn't end up dead or turns out to be a killer.
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Post by Jon on Sept 11, 2022 19:12:32 GMT
Joanna Riding making a guest appearance on Ridley tonight complete with song. Hope she doesn't end up dead or turns out to be a killer. Probably not famous enough to be the killer.
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Post by karloscar on Sept 11, 2022 20:56:19 GMT
Joanna Riding making a guest appearance on Ridley tonight complete with song. Hope she doesn't end up dead or turns out to be a killer. Probably not famous enough to be the killer. Killer (after a fashion) and love interest as well. And a duet (almost) with Adrian Dunbar. Not famous enough my arse!
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Sept 11, 2022 21:18:42 GMT
Frozen planet II and Simon Reeve. TV heaven. With the last episode of the capture on tomorrow
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 16, 2022 15:21:17 GMT
It's a rare non-Yorkshire night on Channel 5 tonight. Normal service will resume shortly. First, in an episode delayed from last Friday, there's that nice Pam Ayres in both Malvern and Weston-super-Mare. Didn't you see her filming, theatreian? Then that nice Dan Walker is mudlarking with Michaela Strachan. I hope their lass knows!
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Post by theatreian on Sept 17, 2022 9:08:55 GMT
Indeed I did! Didn't notice it was on last night as was out all day and was seeing Kim Wilde last night so will watch it on catchup I guess.
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Post by crowblack on Sept 17, 2022 20:32:10 GMT
I've given up on House of the Dragon. I see The Guardian have run a piece about it being very dull and sadly I have to agree, as do most of the comments underneath. I wonder if it will get a second series?
I've watched some of The Rings of Power and it's good, though having characters who are immortal in a prequel does rather undermine the feeling of jeopardy and surprise. It's aimed at a younger / family audience and most of the characters are engaging.
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Post by Jon on Sept 18, 2022 14:00:16 GMT
I've given up on House of the Dragon. I see The Guardian have run a piece about it being very dull and sadly I have to agree, as do most of the comments underneath. I wonder if it will get a second series? I've watched some of The Rings of Power and it's good, though having characters who are immortal in a prequel does rather undermine the feeling of jeopardy and surprise. It's aimed at a younger / family audience and most of the characters are engaging. It's already been renewed for series 2.
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Post by crowblack on Sept 18, 2022 17:23:05 GMT
I've given up on House of the Dragon. I see The Guardian have run a piece about it being very dull and sadly I have to agree, as do most of the comments underneath. I wonder if it will get a second series? I've watched some of The Rings of Power and it's good, though having characters who are immortal in a prequel does rather undermine the feeling of jeopardy and surprise. It's aimed at a younger / family audience and most of the characters are engaging. It's already been renewed for series 2. One of the HoD showrunners has left already, which made me wonder. I think some of the more popular characters/actors are about to be 'aged up' and replaced in an episode or two which is a loss - are there fresh characters waiting in the wings to be introduced?
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Sept 18, 2022 21:35:22 GMT
It's already been renewed for series 2. One of the HoD showrunners has left already, which made me wonder. I think some of the more popular characters/actors are about to be 'aged up' and replaced in an episode or two which is a loss - are there fresh characters waiting in the wings to be introduced? You not read the book? Series 4 is going to be something else
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Post by crowblack on Sept 18, 2022 22:19:01 GMT
You not read the book? Series 4 is going to be something else No, I haven't, but let's hope they get better writers and directors on board and create/flesh out some characters we can feel more invested in. I'm just not with this lot.
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Post by bee on Sept 19, 2022 9:06:59 GMT
I've given up on House of the Dragon. I see The Guardian have run a piece about it being very dull and sadly I have to agree, as do most of the comments underneath. I wonder if it will get a second series? I've watched some of The Rings of Power and it's good, though having characters who are immortal in a prequel does rather undermine the feeling of jeopardy and surprise. It's aimed at a younger / family audience and most of the characters are engaging. I'm enjoying The Rings of Power as well, though at the moment I find the Harfoot storyline to be a bit dull. Other than that it's been great. Visually it's stunning.
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Post by crowblack on Sept 20, 2022 14:50:34 GMT
Not TV but radio - a new 45 minute play by Katherine Soper (Wish List) 'Calls from Far Away' on Radio 4 / BBC iplayer this afternoon.
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Post by karloscar on Sept 20, 2022 19:44:37 GMT
Not quite tonight, but Sally Lindsay ruining Pointless in one episode is worthy of attention. Keep her away from quizshows, and most dramas too.
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Post by ruthieh on Sept 20, 2022 21:35:56 GMT
Really enjoyed Crossfire tonight with Keeley Hawes and others…very tense!
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Post by jojo on Sept 21, 2022 10:34:35 GMT
It's already been renewed for series 2. One of the HoD showrunners has left already, which made me wonder. I think some of the more popular characters/actors are about to be 'aged up' and replaced in an episode or two which is a loss - are there fresh characters waiting in the wings to be introduced? I too liked the sound of the other spin-off, as I've never been that keen on the Targaryens. They were interesting side characters, but not nearly likeable enough to be main characters, and I still stand by that a bit. I thought this week's episode of HOTD was the best so far, but it's still setting up a big political struggle between one set of power-hungry awful people against another set of power-hungry people who are awful in a slightly different way. I dare say it comes down whether they've been able to come up with a good plot. I knew there was to be a biggish time jump (we already had a two year one, followed by another year jump) and I've been waiting for it to happen as the episodes before this week had back story vibes and the only reason was bothering to watch each episode as soon as possible after it aired was to avoid spoilers. But this week's episode impressed me and was easily the best so far for me. Ratings are excellent and continue to grow, albeit not yet reaching GOT peak. The big benefit this series has for overnight ratings is that a lot of people who avoided GOT when it aired started to watch it afterwards, especially during lock-down. It remained the most streamed tv show in the world for a couple of years after it had finished and continues to out-perform a lot of new, successful drama. It's a shame Miguel is leaving as he directed some of the best episodes of GOT, but it sounds as if he only ever intended to do one season, so I'm not reading anything into it. The other show I make a point of watching as it airs is Bake Off, which I'm delighted is back.
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Post by alece10 on Sept 21, 2022 15:48:20 GMT
Really enjoyed Crossfire tonight with Keeley Hawes and others…very tense! Thanks for that. Have just started watching it and from the opening titles realised its filmed in my old home. (The island that is, not the actual hotel).
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Post by alece10 on Sept 22, 2022 15:04:18 GMT
Cunk On Earth on BBC iplayer. Just watched the first episode which is about Shakespeare. It's hilarious and even has Simon Russell Beale in it.
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Post by justfran on Sept 26, 2022 21:43:39 GMT
Brilliant acting by Aidan Turner and Bobby Schofield in the final episode of The Suspect tonight. I’ve really enjoyed this being a weekly watch, instead of the whole series being available all at once.
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Post by karloscar on Sept 26, 2022 22:19:31 GMT
Brilliant acting by Aidan Turner and Bobby Schofield in the final episode of The Suspect tonight. I’ve really enjoyed this being a weekly watch, instead of the whole series being available all at once. Those two may have given good performances but the entire police squad were laughably bad. It was like Tess Daly and Claudia Winkelman coached all their linereading.Just cringe. And how long does it take to replace a boiler? Mine took less than two days and that included a complete set of radiators. Plumber was obviously dodgy from episode one.
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Post by Jon on Sept 27, 2022 16:04:43 GMT
Make Me Prime Minister on Channel 4 is going to fun to watch.
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Post by theatreliker on Sept 27, 2022 17:35:19 GMT
Brilliant acting by Aidan Turner and Bobby Schofield in the final episode of The Suspect tonight. I’ve really enjoyed this being a weekly watch, instead of the whole series being available all at once. Those two may have given good performances but the entire police squad were laughably bad. It was like Tess Daly and Claudia Winkelman coached all their linereading.Just cringe. And how long does it take to replace a boiler? Mine took less than two days and that included a complete set of radiators. Plumber was obviously dodgy from episode one. Agree with this about the useless detective characters. Talk about Chekhov's plumber. Thought The Suspect started strong but it's gone a bit ITV.
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Post by Mark on Oct 4, 2022 13:14:45 GMT
Anyone else watched Dahmer? Pretty grim at times, but a great limited series.
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Post by crowblack on Oct 9, 2022 21:26:37 GMT
Anyone else watched Dahmer? Pretty grim at times, but a great limited series. I watched the first episode and a half and then bailed out. I might watch a few more, but it was gruelling - I don't think I can do 10 episodes but it has been a ratings hit for Netflix. The film My Friend Dahmer, based on the comic book memoir by a cartoonist who was a school classmate and had a lucky escape , was on recently and was very good. I caught up with more House of the Dragon. Finally some action and a more GoT feel, with the horrible bickering kids and dragon theft ! Shame it was so dingy you could hardly make out what was happening though.
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Post by crowblack on Oct 11, 2022 21:42:17 GMT
Good HoD this week, but all the names sounding the same make who hates who very hard to follow: Rhaenyra, Rhaenys, Rhaena, Laeonor, Laena, Aegon, Aemond, Daemon, Vaemond, Lyman, Lyonel etc and almost all white haired too!
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Post by jojo on Oct 14, 2022 11:48:50 GMT
Those two may have given good performances but the entire police squad were laughably bad. It was like Tess Daly and Claudia Winkelman coached all their linereading.Just cringe. And how long does it take to replace a boiler? Mine took less than two days and that included a complete set of radiators. Plumber was obviously dodgy from episode one. Agree with this about the useless detective characters. Talk about Chekhov's plumber. Thought The Suspect started strong but it's gone a bit ITV. Very true, and LOL at that description. I know they were distracted, but how come none of them questioned why the plumber was there for so long. And how did he get the contract in the first place? I've paused my viewing of HOtD because my NowTV subscription expired, and the new deal offered wasn't great. I kept reading spoilers of what would happen in the next/future episodes anyway, so I might as well wait and watch the remainder in one go when I'm in the mood. Before I was hiding from spoilers, one good tip I picked up to help with names is to watch with sub-titles. Not only do you see them written down when they are mentioned, but they sometimes give the name of the person talking. I'm in favour of an option where name badges are superimposed over characters, like they're in a zoom meeting.
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Post by crowblack on Oct 15, 2022 11:10:45 GMT
Before I was hiding from spoilers, one good tip I picked up to help with names is to watch with sub-titles. Not only do you see them written down when they are mentioned, but they sometimes give the name of the person talking. I'm in favour of an option where name badges are superimposed over characters, like they're in a zoom meeting. If it's a multi-character series like The Wire or Succession I often start with a drawing pad by my side and write the names down as the characters are introduced with little drawings of their faces and family tree lines - hard to do in HoD because 2/3 of the characters have white wigs, they're all inbred and it's too dark to watch with a light on in the room!
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