CAWJames Posted February 3, 2021 Posted February 3, 2021 Watching Traces on iPlayer, very enjoyable and 4 episodes in haven't worked out the endgame yet, so that's a bonus
Danp Posted February 4, 2021 Posted February 4, 2021 Is the Queen's Gambit the spin off series? Ha, I'll be honest, I thought it was going to be another programme about the Royals We just finished box-setting The Bay, Series 1 in preparation for series 2. I really enjoyed The Bay
6Foot2 Posted February 4, 2021 Posted February 4, 2021 We are now box setting Marcella, series 3. We are at now at episode 6, and what was confusing earlier is starting to clear up.
Danp Posted February 4, 2021 Posted February 4, 2021 We are now box setting Marcella, series 3. We are at now at episode 6, and what was confusing earlier is starting to clear up. Ha, that's next for us too, watched them all before, but going to start with the last couple of episodes from S2
witch Posted February 5, 2021 Posted February 5, 2021 Lower Decks got better as it went along Currently watching Spiral series 2 on BBC 4 catchup. French crime show. Very well done and fascinating to see how the French juditial system is very different to ours Title annoys me a bit because it actually translales to "Gears" not Spiral You can brush up on your french - it is quite fun to read the subtitles and shout " That isnt what he said" !! 1
mikeprice Posted February 5, 2021 Posted February 5, 2021 Lower Decks got better as it went along Currently watching Spiral series 2 on BBC 4 catchup. French crime show. Very well done and fascinating to see how the French juditial system is very different to ours Title annoys me a bit because it actually translales to "Gears" not Spiral You can brush up on your french - it is quite fun to read the subtitles and shout " That isnt what he said" !! You don;t have to brush up too much - I have been doing that since it started and my French was always rubbish 1
mavhc Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 Derry Girls, Harley Quinn, Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy, How To With John Wilson
paulkerton Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 The Investigation - BBC Two - Excellent. Seriously excellent. Well worth a watch. Lupin - Netflix - Really enjoying this one. It's a little like a french Sherlock, but with a master criminal who looks up to the literary character Arsene Lupin, rather than it being a modernisation like Sherlock. Star Trek : Lower Decks - Well, I'm told the lead female gets less annoying as the series goes on, but is that because they tone her down or you just get used to her? Hmm!
Norphy Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 Star Trek : Lower Decks - Well, I'm told the lead female gets less annoying as the series goes on, but is that because they tone her down or you just get used to her? Hmm! More like you learn more about her as the series goes on and find out why she is like she is. I really liked Lower Decks.
Garacesh Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 Star Trek : Lower Decks - Well, I'm told the lead female gets less annoying as the series goes on, but is that because they tone her down or you just get used to her? Hmm! Are we talking D'Vana or Beckett? D'Vana doesn't really change all that much, but she's adorable, so it's fine. Beckett doesn't change all that much, either, but you get a better feel for her and her past, and it makes her less of a "break rulz cuz reasons lolz" and more of a well-rounded character with actual motivations, experience and flaws.
LeMarchand Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 Just finished Medical Police on Netflix. Apparently it's a spin off from "Children's Hospital" (which I've never seen). A couple of doctors are recruited to track down the bad guys who are planning on causing a global pandemic. This started airing in January last year... It's a bit like a Naked Gun style comedy (but with a lower rate of successful gags). One of those "bit early for bed, but don't want to go for a full length show" time fillers - nothing special, but watchable.
mavhc Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 The hospital built by Dr Childrens is a great hospital. Also don't forget about NTSF:SD:SUV::
sonofsanta Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 WandaVision (Disney+) maybe stretches its opening conceit for one episode too long--I don't have much personal nostalgia for those 1950s American sitcoms, y'know?--but from episode 4 on it becomes utterly compelling and gets really clever at points. One particular "recasting" is a genius piece of meta-narrative (you'll know what I mean once you see it). Well worth sticking with past that very strange opening.
Simcfc73 Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 WandaVision (Disney+) maybe stretches its opening conceit for one episode too long--I don't have much personal nostalgia for those 1950s American sitcoms, y'know?--but from episode 4 on it becomes utterly compelling and gets really clever at points. One particular "recasting" is a genius piece of meta-narrative (you'll know what I mean once you see it). Well worth sticking with past that very strange opening.It proper jumped the shark with the recasting...I was expecting Deadpool to show up too
LeMarchand Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) The Gift on Netflix A Turkish "artist" (all her art seems to be iterations of the same symbol) is drawn into an ancient mystery when a dig a Göbekli Tepe (an actual site in Anatolia) uncovers the same symbol. Quite interesting, though the younger actors aren't as good as the older ones. (Or maybe I'm missing the nuances of Turkish acting). S1 ends on a Lost level cliffhanger/twist. Luckily S2 is already available. Edited February 26, 2021 by LeMarchand 2
Andrew_C Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 Grason Perry's Art Club is back. Well worth a look if you have interest in human beings, and/or art.
TechMonkey Posted March 1, 2021 Posted March 1, 2021 It proper jumped the shark with the recasting...I was expecting Deadpool to show up too Keep going. That is intentional. I still feel it WandaVision was written to be binged but has been released episodically. I can see some people watching the first two cold, not knowing what it is about, and then not carrying on as it didn't make much sense, but if they had been all available people would have carried on out of curiosity. It is shaping into a really interesting series, though can't see how it is going to extend into more series.
LeMarchand Posted March 1, 2021 Posted March 1, 2021 though can't see how it is going to extend into more series. I'm not sure that Marvel are going down the traditional "ongoing series" route with all their shows, which I think may be a smart idea. Too many shows get stretched out well past their natural life because people keep watching them in the hope that there might be a worthy ending (The Blacklist, anyone?) - in fact, I've seen a few trailers of late that I've thought "pass" as the concept seems fine for a film or at most a 2 or 3 ep miniseries, but not as a potentially ongoing show.
TechMonkey Posted March 1, 2021 Posted March 1, 2021 I'm not sure that Marvel are going down the traditional "ongoing series" route with all their shows, which I think may be a smart idea. Too many shows get stretched out well past their natural life because people keep watching them in the hope that there might be a worthy ending (The Blacklist, anyone?) - in fact, I've seen a few trailers of late that I've thought "pass" as the concept seems fine for a film or at most a 2 or 3 ep miniseries, but not as a potentially ongoing show. Totally agree and will be happy if Marvel do that. I do like Netflix's label of limited series, though people still clamour for more, Queen's Gambit for example. Tell a story and let that be it. 1
LeMarchand Posted March 1, 2021 Posted March 1, 2021 Totally agree and will be happy if Marvel do that. I do like Netflix's label of limited series, though people still clamour for more, Queen's Gambit for example. Tell a story and let that be it. With book adaptations like Queen's Gambit, they have a built-in "stopping place", which makes it easier. I read the novel when it came out, so can't remember the end - though I remember enjoying it - and haven't got to the end of the show yet but I can't imagine it lending itself to more. Still, HBO obviously feel that more Game of Thrones is going to be a moneyspinner. (Oddly, GRRM's Wild Cards - which makes sense as an open-ended show - still has yet to make it to screen).
mavhc Posted March 1, 2021 Posted March 1, 2021 Easier to get movie stars to play their roles if it's only for x episodes, not x years of a contract to be on a tv show
ICTDirect_Dave Posted March 1, 2021 Posted March 1, 2021 Unforgotten is back. Cracking telly, get it watched. 2
Garacesh Posted March 1, 2021 Posted March 1, 2021 Got to the end of Discovery Season 2, I guess that explains how they retcon the Spore Drive (amongst other technology that I shan't elaborate on coz spoilers ) The Klingons are becoming considerably more Klingon-y too, which cures part of my gripe from Season 1. Really enjoying it now. Even if there are some reeaally outlandish things (Control.. Voq..) 1
Boredguy Posted March 1, 2021 Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) wait til you get to the end of Season 3 and go what the...... However have been watching season 2 of Snowpiercer recently. Been wondering at the different ways Sean Bean could be killed off in it since his characters normally end up getting killed (apart from Sharpe) Edited March 1, 2021 by Boredguy
ICTDirect_Dave Posted March 1, 2021 Posted March 1, 2021 Got to the end of Discovery Season 2, I guess that explains how they retcon the Spore Drive (amongst other technology that I shan't elaborate on coz spoilers ) The Klingons are becoming considerably more Klingon-y too, which cures part of my gripe from Season 1. Really enjoying it now. Even if there are some reeaally outlandish things (Control.. Voq..) They wrap things up nicely enough, leave plenty for season 3 and set up the "Pike and Spock have adventures on the Enterprise before Kirk shows up" spinoff which should go a long way towards pulling things together in a way that feels more like TOS.
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