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Gumboot wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:21 am
sockwithaticket wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 1:21 pm The Boys episode 7 has altogether too many Yanks doing terrible approximations of cockney accents. Having Karl Urban do his is just about ok, but we really didn't need anyone joining in with his laughable efforts.
Couldn't agree more. But apart from that misdemeanor, it's been fucking brilliant and I can't wait for the finale.
What did you think of the finale?

I'm a bit mixed on it.
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Thought we'd be rid of Homelander by now and fully focused on Neuman as a villain. Not sure we need another season where he's a key antagonist.

Glad they actually gave Maeve something substantial to do.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:44 am
Gumboot wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:21 am
sockwithaticket wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 1:21 pm The Boys episode 7 has altogether too many Yanks doing terrible approximations of cockney accents. Having Karl Urban do his is just about ok, but we really didn't need anyone joining in with his laughable efforts.
Couldn't agree more. But apart from that misdemeanor, it's been fucking brilliant and I can't wait for the finale.
What did you think of the finale?

I'm a bit mixed on it.
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Thought we'd be rid of Homelander by now and fully focused on Neuman as a villain. Not sure we need another season where he's a key antagonist.

Glad they actually gave Maeve something substantial to do.
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I quite like it to be honest, him straight up killing a guy and getting cheered for it sets up a full on civil war type scenario
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Raggs wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 11:06 am
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:44 am
Gumboot wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:21 am

Couldn't agree more. But apart from that misdemeanor, it's been fucking brilliant and I can't wait for the finale.
What did you think of the finale?

I'm a bit mixed on it.
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Thought we'd be rid of Homelander by now and fully focused on Neuman as a villain. Not sure we need another season where he's a key antagonist.

Glad they actually gave Maeve something substantial to do.
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I quite like it to be honest, him straight up killing a guy and getting cheered for it sets up a full on civil war type scenario
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Having kept him around, they do at least look poised to take the Trump-aping to it's logical conclusion.
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FalseBayFC wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:23 am Serial killer/prison drama/detective series. I'm on episode 3 and its the best thing I've seen for a while. Taron Egerton, Greg Kinnear and Ray Liotta in it.

Just finished this. Egerton and the lad from Cobra Kai were superb. I've no idea if the mannerisms of Hall were accurate but I thought it was very well acted nonetheless.
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Quite annoyed better called Saul is being drip fed, 1 a week, but only two episodes to go to wrap it up.

The first half of the season quite a bit better.

Just starting on “The Sandman” which seems quite decent. Think I’ll be sticking with it.
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Just finished this. Egerton and the lad from Cobra Kai were superb. I've no idea if the mannerisms of Hall were accurate but I thought it was very well acted nonetheless.
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Really enjoyed this show. Supporting actors were very good too. You're right about the Hall character, the portrayal was brilliant.
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The Sandman seems pretty okay. No familiarity with the original story so just enjoying the silliness.
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I do have the Sandman Preludes & Nocturnes graphic novel, so have some familiarity with the material, but I didn't bother picking the rest of it up. Having watched the first episode last night, I'll also not bother with the rest of the series. It bored the pants off me.
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It’s had pretty high ratings on google and others. The first episode had plenty in it I thought. Not at all boring. So I’ll stick with it.
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High ratings don't mean much. Both The Wire and Breaking Bad are pretty universally acclaimed and while I really enjoyed the former, I couldn't get through more than half a season of the latter.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 9:52 am High ratings don't mean much. Both The Wire and Breaking Bad are pretty universally acclaimed and while I really enjoyed the former, I couldn't get through more than half a season of the latter.
Well, they are based on ratings from many people.

Not just one opinion from a contrarian such as yourself.

So there !!
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 9:52 am High ratings don't mean much. Both The Wire and Breaking Bad are pretty universally acclaimed and while I really enjoyed the former, I couldn't get through more than half a season of the latter.
Like you, struggled to get through Breaking Bad.
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Uncle fester wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 10:56 am
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 9:52 am High ratings don't mean much. Both The Wire and Breaking Bad are pretty universally acclaimed and while I really enjoyed the former, I couldn't get through more than half a season of the latter.
Like you, struggled to get through Breaking Bad.
Loved Breaking Bad... struggled with The Wire... gave up half way through Season 2... just didn't hold me... I liked We Own This City though... go figure...
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Sameas you Gandpa. Loved breaking bad. Found the wire a bit hard work.
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Ymx wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:15 am Sameas you Gandpa. Loved breaking bad. Found the wire a bit hard work.
What excites me is that I haven't started Better Call Saul yet... and I get the feeling I'll like it... a lot... :grin:
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Grandpa wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:18 am
Ymx wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:15 am Sameas you Gandpa. Loved breaking bad. Found the wire a bit hard work.
What excites me is that I haven't started Better Call Saul yet... and I get the feeling I'll like it... a lot... :grin:
I think it was better than breaking bad. Different, but better IMO.
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Finished S1 of “the sandman” - good first half season, weak second half. It’s oddly split up with around 3 stories and character sets over the course of the season.
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Never watched the first series but feel I may need to.
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Just watched a few trailers for upcoming series and I always pay a bit more attention to horror or horror adjacent stuff. Apparently there are new Addams Family and Interview With A Vampire adaptations on the way, both of which look crap. The former is focused purely on Wednesday and looks like Riverdale (I will never forgive an ex for exposing me to this rubbish) meets Harry Potter. Catherine Zeta Jones has the misfortune of being Morticia to Luis Guzman's Gomez. The Interview footage made the leads seem unwell and fey rather than consumed with the ennui of eternal life. Not sure anyone was expectng them to hold a candle to Cruise and Pitt, but they seem particularly insipid. Of course there's been some race swapping too which is whatever normally, but a bit odd for Lestat given that he's supposed to have been a plantation owner in the late 18th century and they don't seem to have shifted the time frame.

Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities looks promising, though. A long overdue foray back towards proper horror, hopefully his recent projects haven't blunted what he's capable of.

Sharon Horgan's next project Bad Sisters looked alright and she has a great track record.
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For all the brilliant writing of Better Call Saul, they really could have done better than the last few episodes. How disappointing
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FalseBayFC wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 12:07 pm Ozark Season 4 kicks off next week. I normally lose interest by season 4 of just about everything I've watched. But I enjoyed the first 3 seasons hugely.
I'm on episode 5 of the first series and really struggling to be honest. I've only got this far because I found the first 4 or 5 of Breaking Bad a bit tough before it became utterly brilliant so hoping for the same.
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Marylandolorian wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:18 pm House of the Dragon .

What does everyone think about this first episode? Personally I was disappointed and thought the characters were very unappealing (compared to GoT)
Yes... no humour at all so far.... also lacks nudity and foul language...
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Grandpa wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:51 pm
Marylandolorian wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:18 pm House of the Dragon .

What does everyone think about this first episode? Personally I was disappointed and thought the characters were very unappealing (compared to GoT)
Yes... no humour at all so far.... also lacks nudity and foul language...
It feels more like an adaptation of a Hilary Mantel novel. Fairly dry and businesslike. You're right about the humour bit. GOT just had so many characters who could deliver little gems; the Hound, Tyrion, Olenna Tyrell, Littlefinger.
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FalseBayFC wrote: Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:38 am
Grandpa wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:51 pm
Marylandolorian wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:18 pm House of the Dragon .

What does everyone think about this first episode? Personally I was disappointed and thought the characters were very unappealing (compared to GoT)
Yes... no humour at all so far.... also lacks nudity and foul language...
It feels more like an adaptation of a Hilary Mantel novel. Fairly dry and businesslike. You're right about the humour bit. GOT just had so many characters who could deliver little gems; the Hound, Tyrion, Olenna Tyrell, Littlefinger.
Maybe they'll come out in time... do we know if they used the same writers? Benioff and Weiss wrote most of each season's episodes for GOT... but I can't see if they have been used again?
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Marylandolorian wrote: Tue Aug 23, 2022 12:59 pm Benioff and Weiss that screwed up GoT are not part to this show :thumbup:
Hence the lack of humour?
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Grandpa wrote: Tue Aug 23, 2022 2:18 pm
Marylandolorian wrote: Tue Aug 23, 2022 12:59 pm Benioff and Weiss that screwed up GoT are not part to this show :thumbup:
Hence the lack of humour?
The humour got very cheap as the show neared the end.

Best gags were GRRM's anyway.
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I enjoyed HOTD so feck the lot of you.
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Who are the villains going to be? Daemon Targaryan I see as a a kind of Jamie Lannister type. Conflicted sort who flip flops between good and evil.
I see a bit of screeching on twitter about the gender based violence aspect. They're saying that since its a made up world it shouldn't contain it. I'm OK with it. If we pander to that sentiment we'll eventually end up with a sanitised and sterile My Little Pony type of storytelling. My eighty year old mum is a true crime TV fanatic. Just loves to watch shows about the FBI catching psychos who murder young women. I saw a study where they found out that women make up a much bigger proportion of the audience of these type of shows. Not because they get off on it but because it shows justice being meted out in the end.
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FalseBayFC wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 8:56 am Who are the villains going to be? Daemon Targaryan I see as a a kind of Jamie Lannister type. Conflicted sort who flip flops between good and evil.
I see a bit of screeching on twitter about the gender based violence aspect. They're saying that since its a made up world it shouldn't contain it. I'm OK with it. If we pander to that sentiment we'll eventually end up with a sanitised and sterile My Little Pony type of storytelling. My eighty year old mum is a true crime TV fanatic. Just loves to watch shows about the FBI catching psychos who murder young women. I saw a study where they found out that women make up a much bigger proportion of the audience of these type of shows. Not because they get off on it but because it shows justice being meted out in the end.
But who is going to be the whoring, wise cracking Tyrion type!
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FalseBayFC wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 8:56 am Who are the villains going to be? Daemon Targaryan I see as a a kind of Jamie Lannister type. Conflicted sort who flip flops between good and evil.
I see a bit of screeching on twitter about the gender based violence aspect. They're saying that since its a made up world it shouldn't contain it. I'm OK with it. If we pander to that sentiment we'll eventually end up with a sanitised and sterile My Little Pony type of storytelling. My eighty year old mum is a true crime TV fanatic. Just loves to watch shows about the FBI catching psychos who murder young women. I saw a study where they found out that women make up a much bigger proportion of the audience of these type of shows. Not because they get off on it but because it shows justice being meted out in the end.
The gender based violence was in the first epidode just like in GOT disproportionately against men.
The male genital mutilation and brutilisation of men and not women was clear in the episode.
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EnergiseR2 wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 3:05 pm
C69 wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 8:22 am I enjoyed HOTD so feck the lot of you.
Yeah it's great. Better than expected. The bad guys are going to be the birds only they done made be that way by the men. That's my prediction. The Rhys Ifans and Dr Who were brilliant. Considine was a bit overwhelmed at times. Not sure what the shite online about the two young actresses was as they were good as well. Apparently the nerds/incels got in a lather about them
I also liked the first episode. It felt a little predictable, but still liked it.
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FalseBayFC wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 8:56 am Who are the villains going to be?
If it in any way follows GRRM's writing, the villains will be the nice, well-meaning saps who let things get out of hand because they didn't have the stones to do what really needed to be done.
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vball wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:23 pm Never watched the first series but feel I may need to.
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Watched the first one and it was pretty good actually. Got a bit samey towards the end and I haven't bothered with the 2nd series but my wife is loving it.
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I enjoyed the GOT spinoff, it's much the same.


We're halfway through Irma Vep - a slightly unstable director is remaking an old French silent movie classic about a group of gangsters known as The Vampires. The actors he has assembled have their own baggage, none less so than the star, an American played by Alicia Vikander, who is broken hearted after a recent breakup and struggling with her own career.
Vikander is superb in this, I also liked her in The Man From UNCLE, but here she really carries the show.
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For something different,

Extraordinary Attorney Woo.

I've watched 4 episodes so far and come away happy and amazed every time.
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I have quietly enjoyed Shetland, although in the last season and this it came to rely a little too much on character traits to move the plot on rather than actual storyline.

With Douglas Henshall moving on from the main character there was a bit of interest in what happens next for the series. Then the last episode threw in a massive 'WTF?' Despite the murders that make Shetland almost as dangerous a place as Midsomer, it has always been a fairly gentle programme. Which made this truly shocking.
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weegie01 wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:27 am I have quietly enjoyed Shetland, although in the last season and this it came to rely a little too much on character traits to move the plot on rather than actual storyline.

With Douglas Henshall moving on from the main character there was a bit of interest in what happens next for the series. Then the last episode threw in a massive 'WTF?' Despite the murders that make Shetland almost as dangerous a place as Midsomer, it has always been a fairly gentle programme. Which made this truly shocking.
Spoiler Alert .... might not be as bad as it seems. Or it might be. No idea really.
You are right though in terms of the future of the series. It is a bleak and barren place without a lot going on. Apart from the murders of course .... !
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Is there any riding in it?
Always wondered about the mechanics of elf sex. Probably a bit Handmaid's Tale-like.
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EnergiseR2 wrote: Sat Sep 03, 2022 8:26 am Lord of the Rings. Opinion in. Its shite. Now its a nuanced shite rather than straight up sewage. First off it looks every dollar pound they put into it: amazing. The screen glows with its magnificent. The story could have been something we rode along with and the vibe is good with some of the acting sound. The problems start with the explanatory scenes not being explanatory enough. Juxtapositioned beside some of the sound acting is some really stilted efforts and the hobbit harfoot lads have been given these Hollywood diddly dee Irish accents. Probably alright for foreign lads but to the Irish ear is grating. It so suffers from that Wheel of Time problem of things looking a little too perfect where GoT's nailed how a person would really look living in a forest or a mountain. I found that the meandering story line became very snoozy. On the ever present issue of race that has been brought up the problem isn't having black actors in it for me it's that they are just suddenly sprinkled throughout and you have white kids with black parents and random kids with inter race dwarfs and that defying of logic. Didn't particualrly bother me as I am not a racialist but just seems stupid and counter intuitive. Anyway it's not the main problem or anywhere near it.
Would agree its real nice to look at but the plot is meandering at best. The central elf chick is a Mary Sue, never explained how she learnt to fight or exactly how she came to lead armies - which she doesn't as she has spent decades on a personal quest, maybe Elf command systems are different to what one might expect. The hobbits were freaking annoying to me for some reason, couldn't quite put my finger on why but they were. Notably besides that one elf dude, every one thinking there's trouble brewing is female for some reason.

Not really bothered to watch the next episode to be honest, seems a few billion has been spent on a pretty average show.
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weegie01 wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:27 am I have quietly enjoyed Shetland, although in the last season and this it came to rely a little too much on character traits to move the plot on rather than actual storyline.

With Douglas Henshall moving on from the main character there was a bit of interest in what happens next for the series. Then the last episode threw in a massive 'WTF?' Despite the murders that make Shetland almost as dangerous a place as Midsomer, it has always been a fairly gentle programme. Which made this truly shocking.
The series has actually made me want to visit there now... I thought there'd be nothing there... but it looks quite interesting...
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