We've massively overdone watching TV during lockdown but when the only other excitement is going to buy food it's understandable. We are really enjoying Spiral (French, first series 2005) and Amsterdam Vice (Dutch, recent). I don't much like sub-titles as you lose a lot of the richness of the dialogue, but these are good enough to make that worthwhile.
Ah good, I was wondering about Amsterdam Vice, will add that. Lucky you , that you are only on series 1 of Spiral. You have seven more to come, and I’m here to tell you that it never flags for a moment. And best of all, if my memory serves me well, you still have not encountered Audrey Fleurot...
We're on Series 3 now and, yes, Audrey is fantastic.
Funny enough she also features in Call my Agent (Netflix, French) which is good too. Light comedy.
Read all the Grace books. I visualise Grace as being a tall burly guy so be interested to see how John Simm comes over in the role.
I was on a flight back from the States about 5 years ago and one of the crew saw me reading one of the books. She said an ex-colleague had married Peter James, the author of the books. I remember saying to her that the books were tailor made for a TV series.
Read all the Grace books. I visualise Grace as being a tall burly guy so be interested to see how John Simm comes over in the role.
I was on a flight back from the States about 5 years ago and one of the crew saw me reading one of the books. She said an ex-colleague had married Peter James, the author of the books. I remember saying to her that the books were tailor made for a TV series.
I have read a couple of the books but some years ago so had no recollection of how Grace was portrayed.
Sadly, I thought the whole 2 hours was an extremely poor watch.
For a well known, respected actor like John Simm to come across as wooden & totally lacking in character of any kind, was a huge disappointment.
In fact, the acting in general was sadly below par IMO.
We rarely watch ITV drama so am not very surprised by the quality of this episode, although Unforgotten is by far the best for some time on that channel.
Interested to hear the views of those who are far more familiar with the RG novels.
I shall catch up tonight. Interesting that @robinofottershaw sees Grace that way, I thought in the books he is actually described as average height and build?
We've massively overdone watching TV during lockdown but when the only other excitement is going to buy food it's understandable. We are really enjoying Spiral (French, first series 2005) and Amsterdam Vice (Dutch, recent). I don't much like sub-titles as you lose a lot of the richness of the dialogue, but these are good enough to make that worthwhile.
Ah good, I was wondering about Amsterdam Vice, will add that. Lucky you , that you are only on series 1 of Spiral. You have seven more to come, and I’m here to tell you that it never flags for a moment. And best of all, if my memory serves me well, you still have not encountered Audrey Fleurot...
We're on Series 3 now and, yes, Audrey is fantastic.
Funny enough she also features in Call my Agent (Netflix, French) which is good too. Light comedy.
Yes, Started on that recently, and like it a lot. I wasn't quite sure at first, but it seems that a hook of the series is, that in each episode a real life famous French actor plays her/himself. But until Audrey appeared, the previous ones were unknown to me (e.g Cecile de France in the very first episode - but she was very good). They are flagged up towards the end of the opening title sequence with "avec le participation de..."
I finally tracked down Amsterdam Vice last night and watched the first episode. definitely adding it to my 'roster'.
Read all the Grace books. I visualise Grace as being a tall burly guy so be interested to see how John Simm comes over in the role.
I was on a flight back from the States about 5 years ago and one of the crew saw me reading one of the books. She said an ex-colleague had married Peter James, the author of the books. I remember saying to her that the books were tailor made for a TV series.
I've seen a couple of Crime dramas recently where there has been a recurring theme where the main investigator has a 'missing' wife or partner.
Read all the Grace books. I visualise Grace as being a tall burly guy so be interested to see how John Simm comes over in the role.
I was on a flight back from the States about 5 years ago and one of the crew saw me reading one of the books. She said an ex-colleague had married Peter James, the author of the books. I remember saying to her that the books were tailor made for a TV series.
I have read a couple of the books but some years ago so had no recollection of how Grace was portrayed.
Sadly, I thought the whole 2 hours was an extremely poor watch.
For a well known, respected actor like John Simm to come across as wooden & totally lacking in character of any kind, was a huge disappointment.
In fact, the acting in general was sadly below par IMO.
We rarely watch ITV drama so am not very surprised by the quality of this episode, although Unforgotten is by far the best for some time on that channel.
Interested to hear the views of those who are far more familiar with the RG novels.
I think that if you've read a novel, the TV production usually tends to be a disappointment. I suppose you have already created the characters and situations in your head so that what is served up on the screen won't match up to your imagination! Its also difficult to cram a novel in to a 2 hour drama. And producers love to tinker. I watched all the Morse series before I read the novels and I enjoyed both immensely. But the plots in the Tv series seemed radically different from the books sometimes.
But I was disappointed with acting last night as well as some too implausible aspects of the plot.
I enjoyed Grace and thought it was very well acted. Having read all of the Grace books Roy wasn't exactly what I'd expected but everyone has different perceptions of characters so others may have different opinions. I know another has been filmed so it will be interesting to see how the characters progress and how their relationships with each other evolve. I hope that eventually they go to cover all the books in the series. Peter James is a great author and the Grace novels are perfect for TV adaptation.
Binge watched Marcella and wished I hadn't. What nonsense unless the producers believe their audience suspend credibility. Was their intention just to aim for a further series!
Read all the Grace books. I visualise Grace as being a tall burly guy so be interested to see how John Simm comes over in the role.
I was on a flight back from the States about 5 years ago and one of the crew saw me reading one of the books. She said an ex-colleague had married Peter James, the author of the books. I remember saying to her that the books were tailor made for a TV series.
I have read a couple of the books but some years ago so had no recollection of how Grace was portrayed.
Sadly, I thought the whole 2 hours was an extremely poor watch.
For a well known, respected actor like John Simm to come across as wooden & totally lacking in character of any kind, was a huge disappointment.
In fact, the acting in general was sadly below par IMO.
We rarely watch ITV drama so am not very surprised by the quality of this episode, although Unforgotten is by far the best for some time on that channel.
Interested to hear the views of those who are far more familiar with the RG novels.
I think that if you've read a novel, the TV production usually tends to be a disappointment. I suppose you have already created the characters and situations in your head so that what is served up on the screen won't match up to your imagination! Its also difficult to cram a novel in to a 2 hour drama. And producers love to tinker. I watched all the Morse series before I read the novels and I enjoyed both immensely. But the plots in the Tv series seemed radically different from the books sometimes.
But I was disappointed with acting last night as well as some too implausible aspects of the plot.
I generally tend to agree with that. One notable exception for me in recent years is Bosch. Having read the novels (excellent, btw), the casting - not just of the main character, but of the supporting cast (Billets, Jerry, Crate & Barrel but most surprisingly, Irving - who I originally had trouble picturing in my head) was absolutely spot on.
Your Honor - Sky Atlantic / Box sets or NOWTV about 4/ episodes in, really enjoying how its unfolding, i wouldn't take it too serious eg. some points you are literally thinking silly idiot, or what are you doing. But without dissecting everything its a decent watch and so far so good.
I shall catch up tonight. Interesting that @robinofottershaw sees Grace that way, I thought in the books he is actually described as average height and build?
Like you I will likely watch it tomorrow night.
I guess I think of him as being a big man because in a number of the books they mention his involvement with the police rugby team. I therefore have this image of him as a forward rather than a back, although all pro rugby players are pretty big nowadays!
Finished Series 6 of Last Chance U on Netflix - interesting storylines and characters as per the other series. The coach is a really impressive person and the series is ultimately impacted by Covid. Not as brutal as some of the previous series given that this one is on basketball rather than American Football. It again shows how competitive American sport is.
Finished Series 6 of Last Chance U on Netflix - interesting storylines and characters as per the other series. The coach is a really impressive person and the series is ultimately impacted by Covid. Not as brutal as some of the previous series given that this one is on basketball rather than American Football. It again shows how competitive American sport is.
The South Park Vaccination Special on Sky catchup is excellent, I'm not sure where I'd start if talking about it... Mr Service, Walgreens or Hollywood. My favourite episode for a few years.
Not exactly blockbusters but two easy watching terrestrial programmes I've enjoyed watching the 2nd series of recently are The Split and The Bay.
I’m 3 episodes into Bloodlands, I’m finding it ok, but not blown me away. Too much pouting and aimless staring into the distance going on. Produced by Jed Mercurio so got me a bit nervous the next LoD series isn’t going to hit the previous heights
Your Honor - Sky Atlantic / Box sets or NOWTV about 4/ episodes in, really enjoying how its unfolding, i wouldn't take it too serious eg. some points you are literally thinking silly idiot, or what are you doing. But without dissecting everything its a decent watch and so far so good.
Did you finish it? I thought it went a little off track in the last few episodes but pulled it back at the very end for a reasonable finale.
I kinda felt Cranston was sort of reprising his Breaking Bad - good guy in a crazy situation that introduces him to the criminal underworld & requires him to make difficult choices - role.
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Have read a few of the books years back so be I interested to see how John Simm plays him.
Funny enough she also features in Call my Agent (Netflix, French) which is good too. Light comedy.
I was on a flight back from the States about 5 years ago and one of the crew saw me reading one of the books. She said an ex-colleague had married Peter James, the author of the books. I remember saying to her that the books were tailor made for a TV series.
Sadly, I thought the whole 2 hours was an extremely poor watch.
For a well known, respected actor like John Simm to come across as wooden & totally lacking in character of any kind, was a huge disappointment.
In fact, the acting in general was sadly below par IMO.
We rarely watch ITV drama so am not very surprised by the quality of this episode, although Unforgotten is by far the best for some time on that channel.
Interested to hear the views of those who are far more familiar with the RG novels.
I finally tracked down Amsterdam Vice last night and watched the first episode. definitely adding it to my 'roster'.
Line of Duty 6 this Sunday, is that right?
I think that if you've read a novel, the TV production usually tends to be a disappointment. I suppose you have already created the characters and situations in your head so that what is served up on the screen won't match up to your imagination! Its also difficult to cram a novel in to a 2 hour drama. And producers love to tinker. I watched all the Morse series before I read the novels and I enjoyed both immensely. But the plots in the Tv series seemed radically different from the books sometimes.
But I was disappointed with acting last night as well as some too implausible aspects of the plot.
yet another incredulous ending
about 4/ episodes in, really enjoying how its unfolding, i wouldn't take it too serious eg. some points you are literally thinking silly idiot, or what are you doing. But without dissecting everything its a decent watch and so far so good.
I guess I think of him as being a big man because in a number of the books they mention his involvement with the police rugby team. I therefore have this image of him as a forward rather than a back, although all pro rugby players are pretty big nowadays!
Not as brutal as some of the previous series given that this one is on basketball rather than American Football. It again shows how competitive American sport is.
I’m 3 episodes into Bloodlands, I’m finding it ok, but not blown me away. Too much pouting and aimless staring into the distance going on. Produced by Jed Mercurio so got me a bit nervous the next LoD series isn’t going to hit the previous heights