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  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,607
    Recently watched Cross (8 episodes) it was pretty good but kind of dragged on a bit towards the end....but would still recommend it.

  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,069
    thewolfboy said:
    Is 'Elona Holmes,' the female Sherlock Holmes any good?
    I thought it was fun, easy watch 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,405
    edited December 2024
    Finished the final episode of Yellowstone. It's an entertaining and visually stunning series, but infuriates with its repetitive story points and implausible character choices. Beth, in particular, embodies that more than anyone, and must stand out as one of the most overplayed and absurd characters I've seen in a drama. Stil, overall it was a decent watch, especially the earlier seasons, which were gripping.

    I felt the show really struggled after the death of John Dutton (Kevin Costner's character) and Jimmy - perhaps one of the only truly sympathetic characters, finds his screen time severely limited after moving off the ranch. 
  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,931
    stonemuse said:
    thewolfboy said:
    Is 'Elona Holmes,' the female Sherlock Holmes any good?
    I thought it was fun, easy watch 
    Daughter's working on the new film but dozy me thought it was a series!
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,499
    edited December 2024
    Nigella- at my table

    So I settle down to watch Nigellas take on simple recipes that are,  apparently relaxingly simple to prepare.

    First recipe, a carrot cake.
    First ingredient - crystallised ginger!

    Oh do f**k off Nigella-! :-)
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,906
    halfway through Cross on Amazon Prime 

    quite enjoying it so far. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,906
    MrOneLung said:
    halfway through Cross on Amazon Prime 

    quite enjoying it so far. 
    it is expunging the horror of Morgan Freeman playing him in the films 
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,645
    carly burn said:
    Nigella- at my table

    So I settle down to watch Nigellas take on simple recipes that are,  apparently relaxingly simple to prepare.

    First recipe, a carrot cake.
    First ingredient - crystallised ginger!

    Oh do f**k off Nigella-! :-)
    Do people watch it for the actual cooking? Weird.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,271
    Chunes said:
    Finished the final episode of Yellowstone. It's an entertaining and visually stunning series, but infuriates with its repetitive story points and implausible character choices. Beth, in particular, embodies that more than anyone, and must stand out as one of the most overplayed and absurd characters I've seen in a drama. Stil, overall it was a decent watch, especially the earlier seasons, which were gripping.

    I felt the show really struggled after the death of John Dutton (Kevin Costner's character) and Jimmy - perhaps one of the only truly sympathetic characters, finds his screen time severely limited after moving off the ranch. 
    I thought it was about as good as it could have been, it's a series I will miss for the visuals if nothing else. Some really sharp dialogue at times and most of all its entertaining 
  • CarltonAthleticDance
    CarltonAthleticDance Posts: 181
    Just finished latest series of Strike. Nowhere near as good as the previous series, in fact it’s a bit meh. Leads put in a decent shift, but let down by a poor story the screenwriter had to interpret.

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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,993
    CarltonAthleticDance said:
    Just finished latest series of Strike. Nowhere near as good as the previous series, in fact it’s a bit meh. Leads put in a decent shift, but let down by a poor story the screenwriter had to interpret.
    That the Ink Black Heart?  Is it available early on iPlayer?

    It's my least favourite book of the series, the online forum stuff was painful.  Sandwiched by the best two books IMHO, and Running Grave could translate really well to TV.
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,758
    North Lower Neil said:
    CarltonAthleticDance said:
    Just finished latest series of Strike. Nowhere near as good as the previous series, in fact it’s a bit meh. Leads put in a decent shift, but let down by a poor story the screenwriter had to interpret.
    That the Ink Black Heart?  Is it available early on iPlayer?

    It's my least favourite book of the series, the online forum stuff was painful.  Sandwiched by the best two books IMHO, and Running Grave could translate really well to TV.
    Ditto.

    I also have read the book & found it the least enjoyable of the series .....difficult to understand at times. 

    I told Mr F last night that was my opinion and after watching the 1st episode for 20 mins, he fell asleep ....

    Decided we can't be bothered  to watch any further. 
  • CarltonAthleticDance
    CarltonAthleticDance Posts: 181
    North Lower Neil said:
    CarltonAthleticDance said:
    Just finished latest series of Strike. Nowhere near as good as the previous series, in fact it’s a bit meh. Leads put in a decent shift, but let down by a poor story the screenwriter had to interpret.
    That the Ink Black Heart?  Is it available early on iPlayer?

    It's my least favourite book of the series, the online forum stuff was painful.  Sandwiched by the best two books IMHO, and Running Grave could translate really well to TV.
    Yeah that’s the one; it’s on iPlayer 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,993
    CarltonAthleticDance said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    CarltonAthleticDance said:
    Just finished latest series of Strike. Nowhere near as good as the previous series, in fact it’s a bit meh. Leads put in a decent shift, but let down by a poor story the screenwriter had to interpret.
    That the Ink Black Heart?  Is it available early on iPlayer?

    It's my least favourite book of the series, the online forum stuff was painful.  Sandwiched by the best two books IMHO, and Running Grave could translate really well to TV.
    Yeah that’s the one; it’s on iPlayer 
    Perfect, thanks, didn't realise it went on there before 23rd!
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,069
    CarltonAthleticDance said:
    Just finished latest series of Strike. Nowhere near as good as the previous series, in fact it’s a bit meh. Leads put in a decent shift, but let down by a poor story the screenwriter had to interpret.
    Way too much cut from the book, needed at least two more episodes. 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,069
    North Lower Neil said:
    CarltonAthleticDance said:
    Just finished latest series of Strike. Nowhere near as good as the previous series, in fact it’s a bit meh. Leads put in a decent shift, but let down by a poor story the screenwriter had to interpret.
    That the Ink Black Heart?  Is it available early on iPlayer?

    It's my least favourite book of the series, the online forum stuff was painful.  Sandwiched by the best two books IMHO, and Running Grave could translate really well to TV.
    Running Grave should be excellent … hope it’s given a few episodes rather than four. 
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,895
    stonemuse said:
    CarltonAthleticDance said:
    Just finished latest series of Strike. Nowhere near as good as the previous series, in fact it’s a bit meh. Leads put in a decent shift, but let down by a poor story the screenwriter had to interpret.
    Way too much cut from the book, needed at least two more episodes. 

    I will admit to have not read any of the books, but I love the series and although probably the weakest plot line, The Ink Black Heart was very enjoyable. By all accounts The Running Grave is being adapted for TV so if you bookworms say it is one of the best then I'll look forward to seeing it.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,449
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    Clem_Snide said:
    Watched the first episode of the new Dexter series on Paramount "Original Sin". Wasn't expecting much, but really enjoyed it. Great cast and the way they have introduced the whole "early years" scenario was great. Well worth a watch.
    I've been looking forward to this and the reboot (especially after the last season of the original series was so shite, and the 'final season' was largely a disappointment). The casting in 'Original Sin' looks spot on - Dexter, Laguerta and Masuka look perfect. 
    Thought this was great. Extremely pleasantly surprised. Having Michael C Hall continue with the voice over was a good decision - the actor playing him is really good (he's brilliant in the criminally underrated and egregiously cancelled OA), but it needs that link and deadpan humour that could only come from Hall's voice. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,993
    Thought Ink Black Heart was decent now I've watched it, better than the book!  Helps it's 4 episodes not 2 now.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,741
    Finally caught up with both Chernobyl and Masters of the Air these last couple of weeks, as never really got around to watching either

    Both really good series, and whilst Masters of the Air doesnt have the same pull that Band of Brothers had, its still a good series.

    Naturally its difficult to cover that theatre of the War when they're pretty much doing the same sort of mission each time, so thought they got a really good balance between covering events in the Air, and down on the ground at the same time - Equally thought at first that the moment when the POW's were walking through a German Town and got attacked was false, and whilst one of the main characters wasnt there, I was surprised to find out that it was pretty much true, and was good to have it highlighted!!

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  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,249
    Just finished La Palma on Netflix. Worst series I've watched all year. Advise not to bother wasting 4 hours of your time if haven't seen it yet. 
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,915
    Glovepup said:
    Black Doves on Netflix, brilliant. 
    I thought the first two, maybe three, episodes were pretty decent. Then it seem to just lose the plot and become more and more bizarre and ridiculous. By the end it had become a (bad) parody of a Guy Ritchie film - I mean the Mexican standoff/shoot out between the Chinese and Americans in the middle of London in broad daylight with not a sole about?! And then Tracey Ullman turned up ffs! Jeez.

    That said, I really liked the blonde assassin (Williams) character. She had some great lines.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,741
    Has anyone started watching the second season of Squid Game yet?
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,057
    stonemuse said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    CarltonAthleticDance said:
    Just finished latest series of Strike. Nowhere near as good as the previous series, in fact it’s a bit meh. Leads put in a decent shift, but let down by a poor story the screenwriter had to interpret.
    That the Ink Black Heart?  Is it available early on iPlayer?

    It's my least favourite book of the series, the online forum stuff was painful.  Sandwiched by the best two books IMHO, and Running Grave could translate really well to TV.
    Running Grave should be excellent … hope it’s given a few episodes rather than four. 
    Running Grave is tailor made for TV. Didn't mind Ink Black Heart, they did what they could with it, but missed out on a couple of storylines from the book.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,499
    Been getting right into Wolf hall.

    A kind of House of cards for the Tudor years
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,741
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Has anyone started watching the second season of Squid Game yet?
    Just watched the first Episode... the Final Scene was just brilliant acting, its started out so well
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,976
    ForeverAddickted said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Has anyone started watching the second season of Squid Game yet?
    Just watched the first Episode... the Final Scene was just brilliant acting, its started out so well
    Seen 4 episodes now. Not as good as previous, but watchable.
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,183
    Finished squid game series 2 last night - a right load of old shite. That Thanos has to be the most irritating character in the history of tv. If I was in there, I’d have killed him long before any of the games could have finished him off.
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,070
    Chernobyl is probably the best miniseries I have ever seen. It's an incredible piece of TV.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,741
    Seems to be a year of releases for the Count of Monte Cristo.

    First the French film, and now a TV Series, not sure where the latter can be viewed as a I opted to sail the seven seas

    But its excellent viewing - Looks to be the closest so far to the book, what with the 2024 and 2002 releases

    If ever you come across it... Give it a watch.

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