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Anyone watched squid game?

Started it. Voiceovers are terrible. Plot looks weak as shit. But it has good ratings??!!
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Ymx wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 9:36 pm Anyone watched squid game?

Started it. Voiceovers are terrible. Plot looks weak as shit. But it has good ratings??!!
So good it even has its own thread. :thumbup:

http://notplanetrugby.com/viewtopic.php ... 77bfcee7f5

I finished it last night, and really enjoyed it. Subtitled. Couldn't watch a dubbed version.
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Gumboot wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 10:48 pm
Ymx wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 9:36 pm Anyone watched squid game?

Started it. Voiceovers are terrible. Plot looks weak as shit. But it has good ratings??!!
So good it even has its own thread. :thumbup:

http://notplanetrugby.com/viewtopic.php ... 77bfcee7f5

I finished it last night, and really enjoyed it. Subtitled. Couldn't watch a dubbed version.
Ok, thanks will persevere a bit longer.
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Tichtheid wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 8:46 pm We started to watch The Chestnut Man last night - another Nordic Noir series (Netflix). It looks to be as good as the other shows in the genre so far, but it's not cheery stuff.
Read that book, maybe too recently to fully enjoy the show as it loses a bit when you know what's going to happen
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Right. I just figured out I can switch Netflix to play original language and English subtitles.

I don’t have to listen to the terrible acted and dubbed US accent on the main character anymore!!

Phew!!!
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Ymx wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:37 am Right. I just figured out I can switch Netflix to play original language and English subtitles.

I don’t have to listen to the terrible acted and dubbed US accent on the main character anymore!!

Phew!!!
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Hope you enjoy it.
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Now I’m trying to think of the other foreign language series I ditched because of the voice overs.

Based on a book I think, (possibly French) black main character. Action/drama. Single word title which might have been the characters surname.
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Think his kid had just been kidnapped at the seaside at the end of the season, taken in a car.
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Lupin. That was it.
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Going to give Jaguar a go although it looks a bit too action-packed in the trailers for my taste but maybe that’s trailers for you.
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Oxbow wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:23 pm
BnM wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:05 pmBabylon 5 being remade.
No. Just no.
:lolno: apart from Michael O'Hare, the casting was so good in the original - can't imagine new casting couldn't help but be unfavourable.

As Kosh would say: A stroke of the brush does not guarantee art from the bristles.
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Ymx wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 7:07 amLupin. That was it.
First part was better. Still worth a watch though.
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Margin__Walker wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:17 am These dramas all take a bit of artistic license, but Vigil was off the charts for me.

Remarkably silly. Especially the last episode.
I skimmed the last episode. It got a bit silly, and would say it’s not worth the hassle.
It's not good when you start wanting the baddies to win... :lolno:
Watched 2 episodes, and the best way I can look at it is as a "Ripping Yarn" and not worry about plausibility, realism etc. Main thing that I can't stop thinking is "there's Morse / Ygritte / Stannis / Podric"
I suspect that for me living in a submarine would be a very special and unique hell so seeing it vicariously is enlightening
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tabascoboy wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:22 pm
Grandpa wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:57 am
Ymx wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:54 am

I skimmed the last episode. It got a bit silly, and would say it’s not worth the hassle.
It's not good when you start wanting the baddies to win... :lolno:
Watched 2 episodes, and the best way I can look at it is as a "Ripping Yarn" and not worry about plausibility, realism etc. Main thing that I can't stop thinking is "there's Morse / Ygritte / Stannis / Podric"
I suspect that for me living in a submarine would be a very special and unique hell so seeing it vicariously is enlightening
Yes.. Game of Thrones featured heavily... I was hoping Jon Snow would appear to finish them all off... :grin:

Watching some drama based on real life events I find more engaging... eg Stephen, based on the Stephen Lawrence murder and Manhunt based on a couple of serial killers/rapists in London... much more interesting...
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Grandpa wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:07 pm
tabascoboy wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:22 pm
Grandpa wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:57 am

It's not good when you start wanting the baddies to win... :lolno:
Watched 2 episodes, and the best way I can look at it is as a "Ripping Yarn" and not worry about plausibility, realism etc. Main thing that I can't stop thinking is "there's Morse / Ygritte / Stannis / Podric"
I suspect that for me living in a submarine would be a very special and unique hell so seeing it vicariously is enlightening
Yes.. Game of Thrones featured heavily... I was hoping Jon Snow would appear to finish them all off... :grin:

Watching some drama based on real life events I find more engaging... eg Stephen, based on the Stephen Lawrence murder and Manhunt based on a couple of serial killers/rapists in London... much more interesting...
Definitely. I’m done with twists and turns and final episodes when I realise that I’ve completely lost whatever idea I had of the plot. The real life ones that you’ve mentioned are far better. IMO anyway.
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GogLais wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:53 pm
Grandpa wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:07 pm
tabascoboy wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:22 pm
Watched 2 episodes, and the best way I can look at it is as a "Ripping Yarn" and not worry about plausibility, realism etc. Main thing that I can't stop thinking is "there's Morse / Ygritte / Stannis / Podric"
I suspect that for me living in a submarine would be a very special and unique hell so seeing it vicariously is enlightening
Yes.. Game of Thrones featured heavily... I was hoping Jon Snow would appear to finish them all off... :grin:

Watching some drama based on real life events I find more engaging... eg Stephen, based on the Stephen Lawrence murder and Manhunt based on a couple of serial killers/rapists in London... much more interesting...
Definitely. I’m done with twists and turns and final episodes when I realise that I’ve completely lost whatever idea I had of the plot. The real life ones that you’ve mentioned are far better. IMO anyway.
Have you watched Don't Fcuk with Cats on Netflix? Also based on a real life killer... another creepy murderer...
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GogLais wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:53 pm
Definitely. I’m done with twists and turns and final episodes when I realise that the writers completely lost whatever idea they had of the plot....
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So Billions season finale
How does it feel?
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Marylandolorian wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 5:00 pm
Its going to be interesting how that goes. The Targaryens are some Aryan Nazi looking mofos though.
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This looks interesting. Anybody read the books in German or translation?

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/ ... in-english
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Cartman wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 5:54 pm So Billions season finale
How does it feel?
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That was the shittest of shit endings.

What worse is they are going to try to have another season most likely with Axelrod.
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Ymx wrote: Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:26 pm
Cartman wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 5:54 pm So Billions season finale
How does it feel?
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That was the shittest of shit endings.

What worse is they are going to try to have another season most likely with Axelrod.
Think you meant "without"

I'd like to have seen something similar to what happened in Homeland... :grin:
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Ymx wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 10:59 pm
Gumboot wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 10:48 pm
Ymx wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 9:36 pm Anyone watched squid game?

Started it. Voiceovers are terrible. Plot looks weak as shit. But it has good ratings??!!
So good it even has its own thread. :thumbup:

http://notplanetrugby.com/viewtopic.php ... 77bfcee7f5

I finished it last night, and really enjoyed it. Subtitled. Couldn't watch a dubbed version.
Ok, thanks will persevere a bit longer.
Because of Gumboot I watched it... it's highly addictive...
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Grandpa wrote: Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:33 pm
Ymx wrote: Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:26 pm
Cartman wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 5:54 pm So Billions season finale
How does it feel?
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That was the shittest of shit endings.

What worse is they are going to try to have another season most likely with Axelrod.
Think you meant "without"

I'd like to have seen something similar to what happened in Homeland... :grin:
I did indeed.
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Season 4 of The Sinner with Bill Pullman out. I've enjoyed the first 3 seasons. Especially the first season with Jessica Biel who I admire enormously as an err ... actress. Or female actor I think they're now called.
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Grandpa wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:07 pm
tabascoboy wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:22 pm
Grandpa wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:57 am

It's not good when you start wanting the baddies to win... :lolno:
Watched 2 episodes, and the best way I can look at it is as a "Ripping Yarn" and not worry about plausibility, realism etc. Main thing that I can't stop thinking is "there's Morse / Ygritte / Stannis / Podric"
I suspect that for me living in a submarine would be a very special and unique hell so seeing it vicariously is enlightening
Yes.. Game of Thrones featured heavily... I was hoping Jon Snow would appear to finish them all off... :grin:

Watching some drama based on real life events I find more engaging... eg Stephen, based on the Stephen Lawrence murder and Manhunt based on a couple of serial killers/rapists in London... much more interesting...
Yeah it was good did you watch Manhunt with Martin Clunes? It was excellent.
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FalseBayFC wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:11 pm Season 4 of The Sinner with Bill Pullman out. I've enjoyed the first 3 seasons. Especially the first season with Jessica Biel who I admire enormously as an err ... actress. Or female actor I think they're now called.
Thanks will look out for that as enjoyed them all.

Currently just done series 3 of Sex Education and have started series 3 of Brassic which in bonkers 😂
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Midnight Mass, like Flanagan's other shows, spends waaaaaay too long on the drama and nowhere near enough on horror for me. Could've clipped a couple of episodes off this no problem.

As it is the pacing feels really off, it's really slow for most of the running and then BAM the last episode and a half are full on horror territory with very little to show how we got there. Plenty of potential to have seeded previous episodes with creepy moments or even extended the season and have the insidious corruption of the town take place at a leisurely pace, giving more opportunity to show fear and paranoia building in the community.
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FalseBayFC wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:11 pm Season 4 of The Sinner with Bill Pullman out. I've enjoyed the first 3 seasons. Especially the first season with Jessica Biel who I admire enormously as an err ... actress. Or female actor I think they're now called.
The funny thing is how much more I enjoy her acting; when she has her back to the camera.

It's just shows how talented she is !
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fishfoodie wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:12 pm
FalseBayFC wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:11 pm Season 4 of The Sinner with Bill Pullman out. I've enjoyed the first 3 seasons. Especially the first season with Jessica Biel who I admire enormously as an err ... actress. Or female actor I think they're now called.
The funny thing is how much more I enjoy her acting; when she has her back to the camera.

It's just shows how talented she is !
She has many sides to her and I like the front side a lot too.
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FalseBayFC wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:49 pm
fishfoodie wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:12 pm
FalseBayFC wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:11 pm Season 4 of The Sinner with Bill Pullman out. I've enjoyed the first 3 seasons. Especially the first season with Jessica Biel who I admire enormously as an err ... actress. Or female actor I think they're now called.
The funny thing is how much more I enjoy her acting; when she has her back to the camera.

It's just shows how talented she is !
She has many sides to her and I like the front side a lot too.
So do I; but one of my visions of heaven; is a bicycle made for two, & me in the stoker seat, while Jessica steers :grin: :grin: :grin:

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Openside wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:23 pm
Grandpa wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:07 pm
tabascoboy wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:22 pm
Watched 2 episodes, and the best way I can look at it is as a "Ripping Yarn" and not worry about plausibility, realism etc. Main thing that I can't stop thinking is "there's Morse / Ygritte / Stannis / Podric"
I suspect that for me living in a submarine would be a very special and unique hell so seeing it vicariously is enlightening
Yes.. Game of Thrones featured heavily... I was hoping Jon Snow would appear to finish them all off... :grin:

Watching some drama based on real life events I find more engaging... eg Stephen, based on the Stephen Lawrence murder and Manhunt based on a couple of serial killers/rapists in London... much more interesting...
Yeah it was good did you watch Manhunt with Martin Clunes? It was excellent.
Yes, it was Manhunt with Marin Clunes that I watched... and it was excellent... both seasons.
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Grandpa wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:52 pm
Openside wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:23 pm
Grandpa wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:07 pm

Yes.. Game of Thrones featured heavily... I was hoping Jon Snow would appear to finish them all off... :grin:

Watching some drama based on real life events I find more engaging... eg Stephen, based on the Stephen Lawrence murder and Manhunt based on a couple of serial killers/rapists in London... much more interesting...
Yeah it was good did you watch Manhunt with Martin Clunes? It was excellent.
Yes, it was Manhunt with Marin Clunes that I watched... and it was excellent... both seasons.
Manhunt is a top show. Didn't realize Season 2 is out. Clunes is some actor. Its amazing to think he did Men Behaving Badly nearly 30 years ago. Really makes me feel old.

Just discovered Endeavour about young Detective Morse. I'm enjoying it.
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FalseBayFC wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 4:01 am
Grandpa wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:52 pm
Openside wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:23 pm

Yeah it was good did you watch Manhunt with Martin Clunes? It was excellent.
Yes, it was Manhunt with Marin Clunes that I watched... and it was excellent... both seasons.
Manhunt is a top show. Didn't realize Season 2 is out. Clunes is some actor. Its amazing to think he did Men Behaving Badly nearly 30 years ago. Really makes me feel old.

Just discovered Endeavour about young Detective Morse. I'm enjoying it.
I have to also admit to enjoying Doc Martin... where Clunes play his "anti-self" in the form of an autistic doctor...
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There seems to be 2 different series called manhunt.

Netflix one with Paul Bethany unabomber

And a film at the same time

And another ITV one with Clunes in it.

Gather you’re talking about the latter one.

But the unabomber one has quite high ratings. Anyone watched that?
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Ymx wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:37 pm There seems to be 2 different series called manhunt.

Netflix one with Paul Bethany unabomber

And a film at the same time

And another ITV one with Clunes in it.

Gather you’re talking about the latter one.

But the unabomber one has quite high ratings. Anyone watched that?
Saw the Bettany one - thought it was very good, he was very good in that
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Episode 1 of Goliath S4 on Prime. Billy Bob is great and the start is even more trippy than S3 so far :lol:
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I've never understood why Succession gets so many enthusiastic recommendations. Found it impossible to relate to in any way, and didn't enjoy it at all tbh. Gave up after a few episodes of the first series.

This bit from a Slate article probably best sums up my feelings:
It has settled—with full awareness, and winks—into the mildly roiling stasis of which the show basically consists. This might not sound right at first glance, because the series, like its theme song, feels propulsive. The first episode of the series is a rollercoaster with huge and apparently life-changing stakes. But the stakes turn out not to be life-changing, and over the two seasons that followed, that has come to seem like the point: The Roy universe, when you really think about it, is an immutable one. Yes, there will be fights. Sure, there will be crises. But they will always take place in opulent surroundings and feature genially vicious adversaries for whom winning and losing are all that matter. The billions of dollars can make those conflicts feel epic, but they aren’t. Structurally speaking, the Roys, like all the ultrarich, never really lose. The only real stakes are emotional, flow out of paternal rejection, and can’t be fixed or changed. And so, recognizable rhythms develop.
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Thanks for reminding me. Succession season 3 starting in just a few days.

I absolutely enjoyed it. I find the characters mostly brilliant. Logan does remind me of my previous boss (founder) in parts. Didn’t suffer fools, very smart. He drunk a lot (not like Logan), and people wrote him off. But he was very sharp, and now extremely rich.
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Gumboot wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:32 pm I've never understood why Succession gets so many enthusiastic recommendations. Found it impossible to relate to in any way, and didn't enjoy it at all tbh. Gave up after a few episodes of the first series.

This bit from a Slate article probably best sums up my feelings:
It has settled—with full awareness, and winks—into the mildly roiling stasis of which the show basically consists. This might not sound right at first glance, because the series, like its theme song, feels propulsive. The first episode of the series is a rollercoaster with huge and apparently life-changing stakes. But the stakes turn out not to be life-changing, and over the two seasons that followed, that has come to seem like the point: The Roy universe, when you really think about it, is an immutable one. Yes, there will be fights. Sure, there will be crises. But they will always take place in opulent surroundings and feature genially vicious adversaries for whom winning and losing are all that matter. The billions of dollars can make those conflicts feel epic, but they aren’t. Structurally speaking, the Roys, like all the ultrarich, never really lose. The only real stakes are emotional, flow out of paternal rejection, and can’t be fixed or changed. And so, recognizable rhythms develop.
Thank you! Someone else agrees with me that it’s a pointless show!
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Openside wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:27 pm
Currently just done series 3 of Sex Education and have started series 3 of Brassic which in bonkers 😂
Sex education is awesome
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