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Why did none of you buggers tell me there’s a new series of Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing on?
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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Biffer wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 1:32 pm
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Biffer wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 10:45 pm Also, just watched series 4 of Ghosts on BBC iPlayer. Tremendous. If you’ve not watched it before, binge it from the start, it’s fantastic.
I watched the first couple of minutes.are you sure??

I found the ghosts head on the ground and the independent disobedient body painfully unfunny.

Likewise with one of the ghosts talking away and whilst everyone cleared the room while he was still going on, also lacking in humour a tad.

Does it get better?
The previous three seasons I've enjoyed, more chuckling away than belly laughing. But this series there's something in every episode that made me cackle

If you don't like silly, you won't enjoy it
Yeah, sorry, my post was a shitty one.

I’ll persevere, but will keep quiet if it’s not my flavour of silly humour as I don’t want to put off others.
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Blackmac wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:35 am Over the last couple of months, I finally got round to watching The Wire and all I can say is the reputation is well justified, absolutely superb and has aged very well.
All five seasons?
Opinion on season 5?
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Blackmac wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:35 am Over the last couple of months, I finally got round to watching The Wire and all I can say is the reputation is well justified, absolutely superb and has aged very well.
Tried it couple of month ago and stopped soon. Found it pretty dated.
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Blackmac wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:35 am Over the last couple of months, I finally got round to watching The Wire and all I can say is the reputation is well justified, absolutely superb and has aged very well.
Still on the list :oops:

Finally started Breaking Bad and trying hard not to binge. So refreshing to watch a really well written show and characters.
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Uncle fester wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:29 pm
Blackmac wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:35 am Over the last couple of months, I finally got round to watching The Wire and all I can say is the reputation is well justified, absolutely superb and has aged very well.
All five seasons?
Opinion on season 5?
Yeah, weakest season, got a bit silly, but overall very good. It's not a patch on The Shield though.
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Just watched HOTD ep 5. It’s definitely growing now, but still feels like it’s just started - slow burner.
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Just started Andor. Halfway through ep 1.

Think it’s a keeper. It’s less kiddy than the usual Star Wars.
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Ymx wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:09 pm Just started Andor. Halfway through ep 1.

Think it’s a keeper. It’s less kiddy than the usual Star Wars.
Very much the same feel as Rogue One.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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Biffer wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:35 pm
Ymx wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:09 pm Just started Andor. Halfway through ep 1.

Think it’s a keeper. It’s less kiddy than the usual Star Wars.
Very much the same feel as Rogue One.
Might actually find a way to watch it in that case. Not a big Star Wars person, but I really liked Rogue One.
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I watched most of The Devil In Ohio over the last few days. Satanic Cult is always going to be enough to pique my interest. Bit of a damp squib, though. They seemed torn between making it about the impact of absorbing an escaped cultist into a family, trying to conduct a police investigation into a cult and high school drama. Just ended up giving none of those angles enough time or attention.

As an aside, the flaming, none-more-gay best friend character trope really needs to be consigned to the bin. So over-done at this point. How about showing a regular gay bloke for a change?
EnergiseR2 wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:29 pm Rogue One bordered on bona fide brilliant. The subsequent stuff has been such a disappointment though I didn't hate Solo as much as other people
Yeah it was nothing to write home about, but nothing to get upset over either. Decent enough space heist action. Probably would've worked better if they'd gone all in on that rather than shoe horning in the unnecessary origin story of a known and liked character. Fucking masterpiece compared to the Star Wars episode film that came before it.
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EnergiseR2 wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:29 pm Rogue One bordered on bona fide brilliant. The subsequent stuff has been such a disappointment though I didn't hate Solo as much as other people
I actually enjoyed Solo, it was more in the spirit of the original trilogy than some of the dreadful actual Star Wars films.
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EnergiseR2 wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:29 pm Rogue One bordered on bona fide brilliant. The subsequent stuff has been such a disappointment though I didn't hate Solo as much as other people
A star wars filum with a bleak ending. I really enjoyed it.
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Just watch the first episode of Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared. Weird. But I think I’ll probably watch the rest.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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Ymx wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:09 pm Just started Andor. Halfway through ep 1.

Think it’s a keeper. It’s less kiddy than the usual Star Wars.
I'm a huge fan of Bix Caleen if you know what I mean. :smile: :wink: :wink:
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Uncle fester wrote: Mon Sep 26, 2022 8:54 pm
EnergiseR2 wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:29 pm Rogue One bordered on bona fide brilliant. The subsequent stuff has been such a disappointment though I didn't hate Solo as much as other people
A star wars filum with a bleak ending. I really enjoyed it.
Technically gorgeous and suitably gritty, but got bogged down with terrible character development and fan service.

You don't care one jot when the final scene plays out because we don't really know anything about them. Was fine but could've been spectacular.
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lemonhead wrote: Tue Sep 27, 2022 7:04 am
Uncle fester wrote: Mon Sep 26, 2022 8:54 pm
EnergiseR2 wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:29 pm Rogue One bordered on bona fide brilliant. The subsequent stuff has been such a disappointment though I didn't hate Solo as much as other people
A star wars filum with a bleak ending. I really enjoyed it.
Technically gorgeous and suitably gritty, but got bogged down with terrible character development and fan service.

You don't care one jot when the final scene plays out because we don't really know anything about them. Was fine but could've been spectacular.
True but I had really low expectations, it being star wars.
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Touche. Was a precursor to better things.

Loved Mandalorian and have Disney for a month so will give the three latest series' a whirl.
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Super documentary series on HBO about the Iranian revolution and hostage crisis. Just finished episode 1.
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Biffer wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:28 am Why did none of you buggers tell me there’s a new series of Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing on?
The part with Bob's U25s lemonade challenge was the funniest thing I've seen in years
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tabascoboy wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 8:09 pm
Biffer wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:28 am Why did none of you buggers tell me there’s a new series of Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing on?
The part with Bob's U25s lemonade challenge was the funniest thing I've seen in years
Mortimer is in pretty poor health apparently.
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Uncle fester wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 8:40 pm
tabascoboy wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 8:09 pm
Biffer wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:28 am Why did none of you buggers tell me there’s a new series of Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing on?
The part with Bob's U25s lemonade challenge was the funniest thing I've seen in years
Mortimer is in pretty poor health apparently.
They both talk about their heart issues on the show. And still eat cake!
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Watching the Bond music documentary on Amazon Prime.

SHUT THE FUCKING FUCK UP ABOUT FUCKING NO FUCKING TIME TO FUCKING DIE, NO ONE GIVES A FUCKING SHIT, WHY ARE YOU DEVOTING A QUARTER OF THE FUCKING RUN TIME TO ONE FUCKING FILM YOU FUCKING FUCKS?

Jesus.
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Hal Jordan wrote: Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:13 pm Watching the Bond music documentary on Amazon Prime.

SHUT THE FUCKING FUCK UP ABOUT FUCKING NO FUCKING TIME TO FUCKING DIE, NO ONE GIVES A FUCKING SHIT, WHY ARE YOU DEVOTING A QUARTER OF THE FUCKING RUN TIME TO ONE FUCKING FILM YOU FUCKING FUCKS?

Jesus.
Yep, that’s definitely a proportionate reaction to needing to use a fwd button.
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Yes, because first time viewing + heavy drinking + fast forward makes for an enjoyable experience.
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The Old Man (3 episodes so far) on Disney+ with Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow is farkin' ace :thumbup:
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Insane_Homer wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 3:26 pm The Old Man (3 episodes so far) on Disney+ with Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow is farkin' ace :thumbup:
Have just started it myself. In fact, just about to watch ep2 now.
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Thought the first couple of episodes of The Peripheral were excellent. Looking forward to the rest of it.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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EnergiseR2 wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 3:23 pm I'm with Hal. They do these things to hard sell you the most recent offering. No Time to Die was shite. IT WAS SHITE

I enjoyed it, I thought the cinematography was good, the stunts were fun, the story was well-constructed with a fair deal of pathos at the end.

It may not have been the best of Craig's outings, but I thought it brought his tenure to a satisfying end.


On The Old Man, we're enjoying it, but you know it's going to go on, I just hope it doesn't turn out like 24, which went from an account of one day to about six weeks.
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Tichtheid wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:02 am
EnergiseR2 wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 3:23 pm I'm with Hal. They do these things to hard sell you the most recent offering. No Time to Die was shite. IT WAS SHITE

I enjoyed it, I thought the cinematography was good, the stunts were fun, the story was well-constructed with a fair deal of pathos at the end.

It may not have been the best of Craig's outings, but I thought it brought his tenure to a satisfying end.


On The Old Man, we're enjoying it, but you know it's going to go on, I just hope it doesn't turn out like 24, which went from an account of one day to about six weeks.
I just started on the old man, looked promising, but he’s just moved in to a cosy bed sit with a lady and is now out on a date with her. So not going in the constant on-the-run action flick I was hoping for. Should I continue with it?


So not exactly the
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Ymx wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:10 am
Tichtheid wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:02 am
EnergiseR2 wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 3:23 pm I'm with Hal. They do these things to hard sell you the most recent offering. No Time to Die was shite. IT WAS SHITE

I enjoyed it, I thought the cinematography was good, the stunts were fun, the story was well-constructed with a fair deal of pathos at the end.

It may not have been the best of Craig's outings, but I thought it brought his tenure to a satisfying end.


On The Old Man, we're enjoying it, but you know it's going to go on, I just hope it doesn't turn out like 24, which went from an account of one day to about six weeks.
I just started on the old man, looked promising, but he’s just moved in to a cosy bed sit with a lady and is now out on a date with her. So not going in the constant on-the-run action flick I was hoping for. Should I continue with it?


So not exactly the


Well, so far (up to Ep 4) the relationships between the protagonists are changing and evolving as you learn more about how they are connected
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The first couple of episodes of Cabinet of Curiosities are great. Exactly what I'd want from a Guillermo Del Toro horror show.
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The Louis Theroux and Stormzy interview just on was utterly brilliant. Stormzy comes across as a phenomenal human
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Enjoying the old man and the peripheral. Really looking forward to the devil's hour! From the trailer it looks almost like a seriously dark doctor who spin-off! Either way, really like Capaldi.
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The Old Man is next on the list after we've finished 1883, which should bridge the gap to yellowstone s5
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Is The Old Man on anything apart from Disney?
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Just finished The Old Man. After the first couple of episodes it falls off a cliff. Absolute nonsense with so many plot holes it is laughable.
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The Devil’s Hour is getting terrific reviews. Looking forward to watching that.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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Finished The Rings of Power. Good in parts, brilliant in others, lots of meh. Absolutely gorgeous to look at.

Rewatched Moon Knight. Still amazing.

Loved She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. A massive fuck you to the gatekeepers and sad little incel twunts. Marvel knew they'd never win them over, so they gave them the middle finger every single episode.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:32 pm The first couple of episodes of Cabinet of Curiosities are great. Exactly what I'd want from a Guillermo Del Toro horror show.
Sounds good.

I binged series 1 of The Bear recently and really enjoyed it.
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