#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Alexcremers said: When her eyes go down, where is she looking at? She's from Buffy, Alex. Not for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 She's also the sexiest and most underused character on the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Trade you for a carton of cigarettes and some soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Watched the nice and long first episode of The Haunting of Hill House. Ooo what intrigue! I'm definitely all over this. Is it a Netflix original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I believe so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 Yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I’ve heard great things about that as well. I’ll line it up next, after Maniac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Bake Off finale Honestly this was the worst set of bakers in the history of the show. They all sucked. The showstoppers were actually embarrassing to look at. Still nice and pleasant to watch of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 No Mel and Sue! No Bake-Off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Obviousy a big hit in the UK. It's sullen and effective - at times, they smuggle in an insightful bit of characterization, brief as it may be (it's not that they lack time) - but on the whole not very stimulating, apart from the occasional jolt here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 4 hours ago, Stefancos said: No Mel and Sue! No Bake-Off! Actually I think Sandi and Noel are far superior presenters, a marked improvement. However, Prue is certainly no replacement for Mary Berry. Mary is far more missed than those two. But it's still a fine show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Plus all the new ad breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Hard to picture Noel on Bake-off, tbh. 11 minutes ago, Quintus said: Plus all the new ad breaks. Enough of a reason to bow out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 The version I watch doesn't have ad breaks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Ahh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Kickass Torrents still up then? Very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Illegal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 The only content Steef is willing to pay money for is them Star Trek boxes. That's why you'll never find him at The latest Purchase Thread and parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I use Netflix actually. Death In Paradise. British who-dun-it in the vain of Midsummer Murders etc etc. The BBC had done a million of these and they're all sorta watchable. This is bad though. Formulaic beyond belief in a genre that is formulaic by definition. And poorly acted, distractingly so! Stars one of the actors from Father Ted, the one who isn't die. And he turns out to be singularity unconvincing in his line delivery. Very popular show apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 13 minutes ago, Stefancos said: I use Netflix actually. Of course, it's more convenient and that way the Star Trek boxes remain in pristine condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I only own one. And a couple of the movies on DVD. Another incorrect assumption by you, i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 22 minutes ago, Stefancos said: I use Netflix actually. Death In Paradise. British who-dun-it in the vain of Midsummer Murders etc etc. The BBC had done a million of these and they're all sorta watchable. This is bad though. Formulaic beyond belief in a genre that is formulaic by definition. And poorly acted, distractingly so! Stars one of the actors from Father Ted, the one who isn't die. And he turns out to be singularity unconvincing in his line delivery. Very popular show apparently. It's shite. To me, that brand of TV drama is the definition of unwatchable. Even though I know it's completely meant as light entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Just now, Stefancos said: I only own one. And a couple of the movies on DVD. Another incorrect assumption by you, i guess. But you do have a Star Trek box. You never felt you needed the other shows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Quintus said: It's shite. To me, that brand of TV drama is the definition of unwatchable. Even though I know it's completely meant as light entertainment. I like the seasons with Ben Miller in a guilty pleasure kind of way. But it got really shitty, real fast after he left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I should have gone for Bargain Hunt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Or The Orville... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Yes yes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Death In Paradise, but one with Ben Miller. Its better, simply because Miller is a decent actor playing an actual character. Still par-for-the-course BBC murder mystery, but not distractingly shit. I don't actually watch this, btw. My mum has BBC First on a lot. (Preempting @Quintus's tutting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I thought it was charming in a warm milk kinda way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 AHS is down to 2 episodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 35 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I thought it was charming in a warm milk kinda way Are you an Anglophile by any chance, Stu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 8 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Are you an Anglophile by any chance, Stu? Yes, but within limits. Like I hate British soaps and reality shows as much as or more than American ones. But yeah I pay more attention to British pop culture than most Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Paging @Quintus, my replacement has arrived! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Actually, Coronation Street started out as a "gritty drama" before the term soap had even been coined. It's the oldest longest running program of its type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Well, I'm certainly more open to something like Coronation or Eastenders than I am submental drivel like that Essex show. Just saying my anglophilia doesn't extend to liking the crap stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 My mum has watched EastEnders since the 80's I reckon. Dot Cotton has always been a shriveled old prune! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 The Only Way is Essex and Made in Chelsea et al (pond life entertainment) aren't really soaps to be fair. They're a new hybrid of bullshit they call scripted reality TV. Literally impossible to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I do respect the British soaps (like Corrie and EE) for sticking to being about working class people and drama. American soaps are ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 10 minutes ago, Quintus said: The Only Way is Essex and Made in Chelsea et al (pond life entertainment) aren't really soaps to be fair. They're a new hybrid of bullshit they call scripted reality TV. Literally impossible to watch. The cestpool of TV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,364 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 56 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I do respect the British soaps (like Corrie and EE) for sticking to being about working class people and drama. American soaps are ridiculous. To me, the amount of misery that the British soaps pile onto their characters is equally ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 American soaps are about rich, famous and influential people. Brit soaps seem to do the reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Stefancos said: American soaps are about rich, famous and influential people. Brit soaps seem to do the reverse. Yep. They're always about rich people who spend a lot of time making cocktails in their mansions and looking worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 The Rover's Return doesn't have fancy cocktails! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 If British soaps about the working class didn't feature an endless stream of overly dramatic sensational storylines, they'd be even more boring and uneventful than the lives of those who watch them. They're all completely daft and ridiculous, but people just seem to suck it all up. Or at least they used to be - I imagine the younger generation will eventually move away from that old outdated model (I think the traditional terrestrial TV soap opera is on borrowed time, in this Netflix streaming era). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 For super duper nerdy folks here’s a recent sci-fi edition of Pointless Celebrities. It includes Peter Davison (5th Doctor), Jo Grant from Doctor Who, Lavender Brown from Harry Potter, Holly from Red Dwarf, Frodo’s scale double, among others! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 The Haunting of Hill House's one family character storyline per episode structure has grown rather boring, and after getting through the four children I'm assuming there's still the parents left to cover. But for what is foremost advertised as a spooky ghost story, actual creepy scares are very thin on the ground at four episodes in and only the first episode has really delivered on that front, but even that was still rather tame and seemed more suggestive and scene setting than anything else (there's definite value in that approach so early on). Right now though it's little more than another broken family drama and as such I'm only really mildly invested in the individual stories on the per episode basis they chose to go with. I'm more looking forward to the last few episodes, where presumably it'll all come together and the undoubtedly intriguing mysteries laid out thus far all begin to come to a head in what is bound to be a barnstorming ghost house climax; some mundane reveals notwithstanding (I'm still not entirely convinced the supernatural aspect isn't a narrative trick). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Finished The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina! PRAISE SATAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Arpy said: Finished The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina! PRAISE SATAN! Any good for a fan of the Melissa Joan Hart show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 I think you'd like it. Lots of campy fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Isn't that by the same folks behind Riverdale? If it's anything like that crap then it's a hard pass from me. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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