Binge watched the first six episodes of the Netflix Grand Prix documentary during a sleepless night last night. Absolutely brilliant stuff. The episode with Haas imploding is like watching Veep with the team Principle losing his nut and swearing brilliantly in English with a German accent. Also the episode with the unsuccessful young Red Bull driver is gripping.
Curb Your Enthusiasm (now on NOW TV) is brilliant, been years since. saw any of it (must've been on C4). Not seen much of Seinfeld ever, which is now on C4, just a bit of series 1 which was okay, but certainly not CYE level. Which should I prioritise??
Both are excellent. Seinfeld is a little tamer but the stories are hilarious. Georges character in Seinfeld is based on Larry David
Seinfeld, imo, is the best comedy ever made. It gets better from season 2, really hits its stride in season 3 though.
Never 'got' Seinfeld, never saw where the comedy was supposed to be. The pared back version that is CYE is even worse: central premise a grumpy intolerant old arsehole making his life and everybody else's a misery by being grumpy, intolerant with no self awareness nor consideration for anybody else at all. We stumble across pr!cks like that all the time, why anyone would want to sit down and watch more with american accents and canned laughter is baffling.
There is no canned laughter on Curb Your Enthusiasm. And he’s not just a grumpy arsehole. He’s a frustrated arsehole who snaps back at how ludicrous society’s expectations are, whilst also making bad/selfish/thoughtless decisions. The result is that you empathise with his frustrations and cheer him on for arguing back, while simultaneously ridiculing him for his idiocy. Its a work of fucking genius.
Curb Your Enthusiasm (now on NOW TV) is brilliant, been years since. saw any of it (must've been on C4). Not seen much of Seinfeld ever, which is now on C4, just a bit of series 1 which was okay, but certainly not CYE level. Which should I prioritise??
Both are excellent. Seinfeld is a little tamer but the stories are hilarious. Georges character in Seinfeld is based on Larry David
Seinfeld, imo, is the best comedy ever made. It gets better from season 2, really hits its stride in season 3 though.
Never 'got' Seinfeld, never saw where the comedy was supposed to be. The pared back version that is CYE is even worse: central premise a grumpy intolerant old arsehole making his life and everybody else's a misery by being grumpy, intolerant with no self awareness nor consideration for anybody else at all. We stumble across pr!cks like that all the time, why anyone would want to sit down and watch more with american accents and canned laughter is baffling.
There is no canned laughter on Curb Your Enthusiasm. And he’s not just a grumpy arsehole. He’s a frustrated arsehole who snaps back at how ludicrous society’s expectations are, whilst also making bad/selfish/thoughtless decisions. The result is that you empathise with his frustrations and cheer him on for arguing back, while simultaneously ridiculing him for his idiocy. Its a work of fucking genius.
No canned laughter in Seinfeld either for that matter (well, until the last two seasons anyway)
Because quoting isn't working on Android - agreed Romford.
Yeah, for the outside observer there's not much that's relatable. Watch some though and you'll think of the time you crossed a road to avoid someone, wasn't sure whether to hold a door, debated whether a tip's needed on a service charge, if 'no gifts' at a party means bring a gift, the correct way to honk a car etc etc.
It's clever, unique, really funny, and it's stood the test of time.
Did anyone anyone catch War of the Worlds on Fox? Looks pretty decent to me.....high budget stuff.
I'm going to catch up with the ep 1 & 2 double bill tonight. I'm a big War of the Worlds fan and need a decent version to watch after the BBC's horrendously bad recent attempt.
Did anyone anyone catch War of the Worlds on Fox? Looks pretty decent to me.....high budget stuff.
I'm going to catch up with the ep 1 & 2 double bill tonight. I'm a big War of the Worlds fan and need a decent version to watch after the BBC's horrendously bad recent attempt.
Did anyone anyone catch War of the Worlds on Fox? Looks pretty decent to me.....high budget stuff.
I'm going to catch up with the ep 1 & 2 double bill tonight. I'm a big War of the Worlds fan and need a decent version to watch after the BBC's horrendously bad recent attempt.
You heard of that War of the Worlds live experience/bar by Leadenhall? Walked past it the other day, I was intrigued.
Did anyone anyone catch War of the Worlds on Fox? Looks pretty decent to me.....high budget stuff.
I'm going to catch up with the ep 1 & 2 double bill tonight. I'm a big War of the Worlds fan and need a decent version to watch after the BBC's horrendously bad recent attempt.
I see where you got your user name from.
I was disappointed by it. Hated the BBC version for its PC subtext and poor special effects. this doesn't annoy me so much, but it has no atmosphere or build up. Seems low budget as there are no alien ships - just wobbly lines in the air and everyone drops dead! Not sure why they call it war of the worlds - it has no real connection to the book.
Did anyone anyone catch War of the Worlds on Fox? Looks pretty decent to me.....high budget stuff.
Watched episode 1 this morning. Decent cast. Struggling to warm to the characters though. Big build up but the actual “attack” was a bit off a let down. Hopefully the monsters et al are to come. Hope it’s not just a survival story for the existing characters against an invisible foe.
Did anyone anyone catch War of the Worlds on Fox? Looks pretty decent to me.....high budget stuff.
I'm going to catch up with the ep 1 & 2 double bill tonight. I'm a big War of the Worlds fan and need a decent version to watch after the BBC's horrendously bad recent attempt.
You heard of that War of the Worlds live experience/bar by Leadenhall? Walked past it the other day, I was intrigued.
It's on my list of things to do. It seems to have got quite good reviews
Did anyone anyone catch War of the Worlds on Fox? Looks pretty decent to me.....high budget stuff.
I'm going to catch up with the ep 1 & 2 double bill tonight. I'm a big War of the Worlds fan and need a decent version to watch after the BBC's horrendously bad recent attempt.
You heard of that War of the Worlds live experience/bar by Leadenhall? Walked past it the other day, I was intrigued.
I’ve done that on a corporate, it is quite good apart from a couple of VR bits...I’ve no idea what it costs though, doubt its cheap, although the beer in the bar afterwards was fairly normally priced from memory...
Noughts and Crosses, anyone? A bit simplistic so far.
Gave it 10 minutes after which we both said "not for us" so we binned it.
a bit obvious with the reverse 'Romeo & Juliet/West Side Story' scene and the script is clunky, but held our attention enough to watch the second episode.
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And he’s not just a grumpy arsehole. He’s a frustrated arsehole who snaps back at how ludicrous society’s expectations are, whilst also making bad/selfish/thoughtless decisions.
The result is that you empathise with his frustrations and cheer him on for arguing back, while simultaneously ridiculing him for his idiocy.
Its a work of fucking genius.
I'm going to catch up with the ep 1 & 2 double bill tonight. I'm a big War of the Worlds fan and need a decent version to watch after the BBC's horrendously bad recent attempt.
It's on my list of things to do. It seems to have got quite good reviews
thought she did well.
I enjoyed watching “Happy” over the weekend, it’s one of those Netflix shows you half-plan to watch then forget about.
It’s about a deadbeat ex-cop who starts seeing a cartoon unicorn – turns out it’s a the imaginary friend of a kidnapped girl.
It’s got some nice dark humour, lots of violence and wisecracks. Well worth a go if you’re struggling to find new content online.
also is it dubbed in English or is it subtitles?
first of a 5 parter, good start, looking forward to the next one.
I lost patience with it. People making unfeasibly stupid decisions. Not one likeable character in it.