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Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:50 pm
by Skub
hawker wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:16 pm
Skub wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:44 pm
Deadwood
The Wire
Breaking Bad
Sopranos
Hello Davy, I have arrived after difficulties registering!
Anyway,
I was fan of the Wire back in the dya when it was on TV. Nowadays my must-see is any of the versions of NCIS. I started with the original and then got into the Los Angeles one but now love the New Orleans series. All of them have great characters, excellent scripts and a lot of wit, standing-jokes. My wife's best friend is a big fan cos' she loves Mark Harmon. Me , I reckon the plain NCIS- series did have the most beautiful female on TV until they killed the character off. Character name was ZIVA, played by Chilean actress Cote de Pablo. Ziva is funny as well, a stunning- looking lady but playing a MOSSAD- agent and with deadly ninja-skills. When some bad guys try it on, but never ends well for them. Ho-ho!!
Cheers Skub, see you around here...
Yo Hawks. Glad you made it man.
Here was me thinking 'All Creatures Great and Small' would be top of your watching list.
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:16 am
by Taipan
The Prestige. Never heard of it until a couple of people mentioned it on here. Thoroughly enjoyable film! So many twists and turns I'm still not sure of the ending lol, but as there wasn't a sequel I assume t was what I thought!
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 12:19 pm
by KungFooBob
This looks like it might be pretty good...
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 12:30 pm
by Yorick
Over lockdown I've been watching M.A.S.H. Nearly finished second series.
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 5:05 pm
by Scotsrich
Watched The Good Place again.
Also second series of The Umbrella Academy which in my opinion wasn’t quite as good as the first.
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2020 6:03 pm
by hawker
Skub wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:50 pm
hawker wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:16 pm
Skub wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:44 pm
Deadwood
The Wire
Breaking Bad
Sopranos
Hello Davy, I have arrived after difficulties registering!
Anyway,
I was fan of the Wire back in the dya when it was on TV. Nowadays my must-see is any of the versions of NCIS. I started with the original and then got into the Los Angeles one but now love the New Orleans series. All of them have great characters, excellent scripts and a lot of wit, standing-jokes. My wife's best friend is a big fan cos' she loves Mark Harmon. Me , I reckon the plain NCIS- series did have the most beautiful female on TV until they killed the character off. Character name was ZIVA, played by Chilean actress Cote de Pablo. Ziva is funny as well, a stunning- looking lady but playing a MOSSAD- agent and with deadly ninja-skills. When some bad guys try it on, but never ends well for them. Ho-ho!!
Cheers Skub, see you around here...
Yo Hawks. Glad you made it man.
Here was me thinking 'All Creatures Great and Small' would be top of your watching list.
Ho-ho! I have read the books but did not watched many episodes on the TV. Been there done that so... why bother? I am a personal friend of Peter Wright who is the vet who now owns/runs the ex-Herriot practice in Thirsk and as a result heads the TV programme the "Yorkshire Vet". . We were at college together and we all knew him as the chap who worked with Mr Herriot in university holidays. Pete comes across extremely well on the programme and just as nice and charming as he did when was as a student to be honest. I can now taunt him that he is now a professional Yorksireman these days. Annika is a friend of his wife Lynn on Facebook as well.
Cheersmate...
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:17 am
by Yorick
Taipan wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:16 am
The Prestige. Never heard of it until a couple of people mentioned it on here. Thoroughly enjoyable film! So many twists and turns I'm still not sure of the ending lol, but as there wasn't a sequel I assume t was what I thought!
Just watched again with Mrs Y
When I watched it alone, I was supping a few cold 'uns and assuming the film would come to me. So, I did forewarn Mrs Y and she paid attention the whole way through. She did ask for a few scenes to be repeated, as she missed the little bits. She did grasp most of the stuff before the end. And she did enjoy it.
I actually enjoyed watching it a second time, as there were lots of little bits that I missed. I prefer easy watching.
Lots of films nowadays make the viewer concentrate really hard. I've turned many off when it gets like that. I just like a film to come to me.
Entertain me, not test me.
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:02 pm
by Taipan
Death at a Funeral. Lasted 5 minutes.
Behind the Candelabra. Lasted 5 minutes.
Judge. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEmtYbvNTGE
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:04 am
by Taipan
Knives Out. An Agatha Christie style whodunnit which got better as it went on and at the same speeds as Daniel Craig and his stupid accent became more annoying. Quite enjoyable reallly.
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:55 am
by MrLongbeard
Only just started but looks interesting enough.
Lovecraft Country
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6905686/
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:39 pm
by Pseudonym
These are my recommendations.
Dirty John (Psychological about John, and how he manipulates women, and what he ends up doing to them) scary stuff, and I believe this was based on a true story
Orphan Black (the lead actress plays ALL the clones, and she's bloody brilliant at it too) very interesting, scary and compelling
Better call Saul (this is the pre-cursor to Breaking bad before Jimmy aka Saul and his journey to becoming Saul) it's funny, moving and the stuff he gets up to. lol.
Homeland (8 seasons) CIA based drama and bloody brilliantly acted/written
Schitts Creek (hilarious about a family that go bust, and move to a town that they bought called Schitts Creek)
I'll probably add a few more whenI remember then.
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 2:23 pm
by Noggin
Someone here recommended Mandalorian - she gave it to me but in French and it was to quick for me. Since got it in English and blooming loved it!! Baby Yoda is soooooo cute!!!
Got some binge watching of the original NCIS to do (have seen the start of the new series, but think I need to catch up with previous ones first
Started the day with the new Lucifer season - lightweight and weird, but fun
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:24 am
by Taipan
Priceless. Love this film and have seen it before butbpart d with 99p to prime video to watch it again. Audrey Tautao in that dress!!
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:46 pm
by Taipan
My Son just finished Ozark and rates it highly.
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:58 pm
by lostboy
Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:46 pm
My Son just finished Ozark and rates it highly.
Ozark is brilliant. Did all three series over a couple of weeks at the beginning of lockdown and it's ruined anything else that I've tried to get into.
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:40 pm
by v8-powered
Just started watching The Fall on Netflix, quite liking it at the moment.
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:43 pm
by Yorick
I've been getting a proper fix of Yorickshire lately. In last few weeks I've watched first 2 series of Hearbeat
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:24 pm
by demographic
Currently getting on quite well with Away.
Its a Netflix series about a mission to Mars.
It's not perfect but still quite good.
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:14 pm
by demographic
Oh and The Boys on Amazon.
Kind of superhero thing but its more like Watchmens flawed people that Marvels heroes/villans.
And its graphic, not for kids.
Re: Box Sets, Mini series, films, etc.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 1:29 pm
by The Martian
demographic wrote: Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:14 pm
Oh and The Boys on Amazon.
Kind of superhero thing but its more like Watchmens flawed people that Marvels heroes/villans.
And its graphic, not for kids.
The Boys is ace, great relief from the regular superhero stuff that we're saturated with recently
