#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 They are basically doing what they always did. Just with loads more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I never really thought Top Gear looked under budgeted anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 We sat through the first episode of The OA (The One Arse?). My wife loved it apparently (I was genuinely surprised there); and I am undecided. The main character (the blonde woman) is slightly irritating. Much of the story was soul searching "follow your heart, find your path" snores as already seen through the lens of a dozen other desaturated-chic flicks which otherwise excite impressionable teenagers; but the school bully who was to be her "unlikely" companion was at least the antidote there, to an extent, and was charismatically played by whoever that was. I was swiftly losing interest actually, but then the opening credits finally kicked in, some ten minutes of runtime remaining, and everything about the delivery thus far changed in that instant, saving it, and securing a second chance later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Yea, I really enjoyed that late credit reveal, it was cool. Oddly, the remaining episodes don't have an opening credit sequence at all, and just put all the credits at the very end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I'm warming up to an Amazon Prime original, #alternatehistory# what if there were wizards? One heartwarming thing it does is getting the linguistics right: after so many 'historical' epics were the characters talk like they just got out of Starbucks with a Hazelnut Toffee Latte, this one uses the correct forms of salutation, at least. Music is not half-bad, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 2 hours ago, publicist said: I'm warming up to an Amazon Prime original, #alternatehistory# what if there were wizards? Not really original. It's based on a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Amazon's best alternate history show is surely The Man in the High Castle! But now there's another one? Alternate history, it's all the rage don't you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Because we want to escape from our current one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Only in 'Murica! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Does anybody watch TABOO? I've heard good things about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 It's awkward. Bloody hell Richard, mind your mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 House of Cards season 5 isn't starting until May 30th! The first 4 seasons all premiered in February/March. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 4 hours ago, BloodBoal said: Sorry, can't talk about it. 4 hours ago, Quintus said: It's awkward. Bloody hell Richard, mind your mouth. I suppose that's meant to be funny?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 The Young Pope. I was not sure after the first episode, but I loved the series. I hope it will shock some people. There's plenty of messages in this series, to make people reflect, in a way or another, whatever you believe or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 About the early part of Conrad's career? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Another one i found dreadful was a recent telly adaptation of 'Great Expectations'...proof that good scripts are no guarantee for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I saw that. It wasn't all that I'd hoped for. In fact, it gave me the pip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Second episode of The OA. Once again it was pretty plodding and rather uninteresting for ninety percent of its runtime, but then right at the end something happened which really makes it worthwhile and demands further commitment from suckers like me. Now don't mistake this for cheap Lost style cliffhangers, no; The OA is more irritating than that garden path rubbish because the way it handles its own last minute hooks is far more elegant and what I consider 'high end' in their precision deployment. Final moments of an episode feel like another layer carefully revealed rather than the usual crude device of a ratings trap. Damn this show, stop that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Totally agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 A Series of Unfortunate Events I was a child when these books were coming out, so I thought there would be some sense of nostalgia or something in there. I was kind of underwhelmed. I don't like Neil Patrick Harris, and I don't think he made a very good Count Olaf. Sunny was creepy as heck. The campy aspect was fun though, but seemed like it was actually trying to be serious in some spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 So...c'mon, guys...what's TABOO like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Don't talk about it here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Geez, you guys are so anal. Where, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Nowhere! Don't talk about it. It's taboo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Been watching some TNG season one on Netflix these last few days. While a lot of it is pretty ropey, there's also plenty that's really not bad at all, and already points towards what the show would become. The writing is all over the place though. And some of it really shows that they made a brilliant choice casting Patrick Stewart as Picard. He has a few scenes in Coming Of Age where he's providing fatherly advice to Wesley. And his dialogue is rather cheesy, or would have been if Stewart had not performed it with such stern sincerity. No actor could deliver a speech about the moral foundations if the Federation and truly fill it with meaning, rather than it coming off boring or sanctimonious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Come over to my house. We'll put on Zeppelin, and eat Cheddar cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 It’s Rumor Time: Arrested Development season 5 will be part prequel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 With only a few months till Agent Cooper returns, I'd been fretting about the missus not ever having seen Twin Peaks, and I would prefer to watch season 3 with another, so tonight we began the whole thing and watched the feature length pilot. I didn't really fancy watching the whole lot again before it comes back, but I'll probably have to get on with it I suppose. So far I'm happy to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 I'm sure it'll be a rewarding rewatch. it streams in High Def on Netflix, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Might be about time to buy that blu ray set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 It was on Netflix where I originally watched it, but it's since been removed. Luckily I've had an iTunes rip on my computer for years, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 The Affair Season 2. I haven't finished it yet, but yeah, good stuff. Rotten Tomatoes: 92% <------ See! Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 NBC has given a pilot order to a gender-swapped adaptation of "What About Bob?" called "What About Barb?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 Mad Women Martina The Adventures of Petra and Petra Willamina & Greg The Drewina Carey Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Some of the acting in the first salvo of Twin Peaks is shocking isn't it! It stands out more than ever now, the strikingly different sensibilities of its time (some of which definitely has nothing to do with style). Yet it does somehow still add to the bizarre trip, the feeling of uneasy amusement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 What do JWfaners think of BILLY AND BILLIE? I'm still waiting for a reply regarding TABOO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 We don't talk about taboo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 WHY...NOT????!!!! Are you lot 'avin' a giraffe? It's only a telly show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Homeland 6x01 Fair Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Taking a break from Cheers. Last night we started Lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Drunk History Season 4 This show is consistently enjoyable. I continue to enjoy the throng of guest stars they get to come in and do the re-enactments, and the recurring storytellers are brought back for good reason. I enjoyed Lin Manuel Miranda's retelling of the Hamilton story completely drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Drunk History? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I don't really remember that, i was drunk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 It's a television show, Stiffy. Can't you google things you've never heard of instead of acting all bewildered? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunk_History Wojo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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