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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 98,756
    edited February 28
    Started watching Peaky Blinders, only a couple of Episodes into the first season but it seems really good - Love the quote from Polly to Ada when discussing the abortion: "You'll be called a whore, the baby will be a bastard, but the man who doesnt return will be called nothing"

    One of those lines that just makes you think
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,631
    Fumbluff said:
    Soz for not scrolling back. 
    Missus trying to get me to watch “Dirty Business”, sadly a promising name but I believe it is about water pollution companies, anyone watched it? Is it a snooze fest?
    It was ok.
  • WrightCharlie
    WrightCharlie Posts: 794
    DaveMehmet said:
    We're 2 episodes into Betrayal on ITV, enjoying it so far.
    Echo this, we finished it last night...... a good watch!
  • LonelyNorthernAddick
    LonelyNorthernAddick Posts: 2,428
    carly burn said:
    LargeAddick said:
    Not new, in fact about 25 years old, but just watching Band of Brothers for the first time. Good cast of Brits playing Yanks, some dodgy accents, but a very good watch but brings home just how brutal war is.  
    Enjoy!  It's right up there.
    One of the best shows ever IMO.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,584
    edited March 2
    Weegie Addick said:
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    How to get to Heaven from Belfast(Netflix)

    Comedy thriller set in Ireland. Just watched the first part - very funny and interesting storyline. Set around a reunion following the death of a school friend.
    Yes just started it too. Basically grown up Derry Girls, but then it is the same writer. 
    We watched the first episode, it just feels a bit samey to Derry Girls, kinda one trick pony sort of stuff.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,833
    se9addick said:
    Weegie Addick said:
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    How to get to Heaven from Belfast(Netflix)

    Comedy thriller set in Ireland. Just watched the first part - very funny and interesting storyline. Set around a reunion following the death of a school friend.
    Yes just started it too. Basically grown up Derry Girls, but then it is the same writer. 
    We watched the first episode, it just feels a bit samey to Derry Girls, kinda one trick pony sort of stuff.
    I thought it was excellent.
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,890
    Lord of the flies was very weird. I did watch all episodes, but it wasn't a pleasant watch. It was a bit too 'arty' and very slow. 
  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 4,215
    LargeAddick said:
    Not new, in fact about 25 years old, but just watching Band of Brothers for the first time. Good cast of Brits playing Yanks, some dodgy accents, but a very good watch but brings home just how brutal war is.  
    funny that, I just started this for the first time ever too, watched first episode yesterday 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,631
    edited March 2
    paulsturgess said:
    LargeAddick said:
    Not new, in fact about 25 years old, but just watching Band of Brothers for the first time. Good cast of Brits playing Yanks, some dodgy accents, but a very good watch but brings home just how brutal war is.  
    funny that, I just started this for the first time ever too, watched first episode yesterday 
    I watched it a few weeks ago and agree it's very good, especially towards the end.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,427
    Love Band of Brothers, improved upon a second watch too, as I actually remembered the names etc amd understood who'd been shot etc that bit more!

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  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,477
    Industry managed to work for another series 

    Its almost a different show from what it began as but I'm enjoying the ride. Was really worried they had run out of road 
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,833
    Covered End said:
    Fumbluff said:
    Soz for not scrolling back. 
    Missus trying to get me to watch “Dirty Business”, sadly a promising name but I believe it is about water pollution companies, anyone watched it? Is it a snooze fest?
    It was ok.
    Finding 'Dirty Business' an interesting watch. It is shocking how bad our water companies and regulators are.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,605
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Covered End said:
    Fumbluff said:
    Soz for not scrolling back. 
    Missus trying to get me to watch “Dirty Business”, sadly a promising name but I believe it is about water pollution companies, anyone watched it? Is it a snooze fest?
    It was ok.
    Finding 'Dirty Business' an interesting watch. It is shocking how bad our water companies and regulators are.
    Yeah - in fairness though who could possibly have foreseen that completely gutting an independent regulator for a privatised industry with a captive audience would have resulted in such a shit show (pun intended) 
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,833
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Covered End said:
    Fumbluff said:
    Soz for not scrolling back. 
    Missus trying to get me to watch “Dirty Business”, sadly a promising name but I believe it is about water pollution companies, anyone watched it? Is it a snooze fest?
    It was ok.
    Finding 'Dirty Business' an interesting watch. It is shocking how bad our water companies and regulators are.
    Yeah - in fairness though who could possibly have foreseen that completely gutting an independent regulator for a privatised industry with a captive audience would have resulted in such a shit show (pun intended) 
    It was inevitable but nothing has been done...
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,605
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Covered End said:
    Fumbluff said:
    Soz for not scrolling back. 
    Missus trying to get me to watch “Dirty Business”, sadly a promising name but I believe it is about water pollution companies, anyone watched it? Is it a snooze fest?
    It was ok.
    Finding 'Dirty Business' an interesting watch. It is shocking how bad our water companies and regulators are.
    Yeah - in fairness though who could possibly have foreseen that completely gutting an independent regulator for a privatised industry with a captive audience would have resulted in such a shit show (pun intended) 
    It was inevitable but nothing has been done...
    One of the consequences of privatising an industry is that lots of peoples' pensions get affected if you then stop that privatised industry from profiteering off its captive audience. There are no real solutions to this problem - other than accepting that some industries should be run for the benefit of the population as a whole not for profit, and not selling them off in the first place. 
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 11,273
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Covered End said:
    Fumbluff said:
    Soz for not scrolling back. 
    Missus trying to get me to watch “Dirty Business”, sadly a promising name but I believe it is about water pollution companies, anyone watched it? Is it a snooze fest?
    It was ok.
    Finding 'Dirty Business' an interesting watch. It is shocking how bad our water companies and regulators are.
    Yeah - in fairness though who could possibly have foreseen that completely gutting an independent regulator for a privatised industry with a captive audience would have resulted in such a shit show (pun intended) 
    It was inevitable but nothing has been done...
    One of the consequences of privatising an industry is that lots of peoples' pensions get affected if you then stop that privatised industry from profiteering off its captive audience. There are no real solutions to this problem - other than accepting that some industries should be run for the benefit of the population as a whole not for profit, and not selling them off in the first place. 
    I agree with you, but dont give a toss about the pensioners. If they dont like it they should take it up with the fund trustees.

    Major investors in Thames Water are:
    Why should we put up with our environment being ruined for the benefit of these people and the useless executives on their payroll?


  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,428
    Really missed Knights of the Seven/Nine Kingdoms being on yesterday. 6 episodes was nowhere near enough!
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 8,160
    Just finished the four part itv series The Lady. A true story about Sarah Fergusons dresser.

    The main actress apparently comes from Bexley.

    Like the Betrayal, I wouldn't recommend it.  I must admit struggling with the latest series of Industry.

    Off tack, the latest series of the Night Agent is superb. 
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,490
    Finished season 1 of Shrinking (Jason Siegal/ Harrison Ford) really enjoyed it and some genuine real laughs throughout. Apple TV 
  • LonelyNorthernAddick
    LonelyNorthernAddick Posts: 2,428
    ValleyGary said:
    Really missed Knights of the Seven/Nine Kingdoms being on yesterday. 6 episodes was nowhere near enough!
    Yep really enjoyed this. Was gutted it was only 6 short episodes but nice to see a concise story told without much faff and great acting.

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  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,853
    See Southland is now available on Netflix and I'm planning on watching the whole thing again!

    One of the best Police dramas out there imho.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 8,176
    edited March 3
    johnnybev1987 said:
    Finished season 1 of Shrinking (Jason Siegal/ Harrison Ford) really enjoyed it and some genuine real laughs throughout. Apple TV 
    This is one of those shows that, for me, started off pretty well but has got steadily worse.
    Season 1 was good, season 2 a bit meh, season 3 is just getting a bit annoying.
    All the characters are flawed, which was fine before, because they’re dealing with it and they’ve got good intentions yada-yada, and that’s kind of the point, and they’re all somewhat unbelievable, which I can forgive to an extent, but in this season I’m starting to actively dislike some of them:
    The shrink who’s not Jason Segel or Harrison Ford gets less likeable with every episode, she’s just relentless arrogance and bitchy jibes and plays her race for laughs so often it’s getting tiresome. 
    The woman out of scrubs with the train wreck plastic surgery (who conveniently happens to be married to the show creator Bill Lawrence [wonder how she got that gig?]) is clearly comic relief, which worked ok for a bit but it’s got really old now. 
    I’d say similar for the gay friend, but I’d go further. His character is insufferable. They’ve turned the gay clichés up to 11 but the character just comes across as a massive, selfish, spoilt arsehole.

    Some characters are ok. Ford and Segel are fine, but somewhat repetitive. Harrison Ford’s girlfriend is fine. The daughter is ok. The guy in the pool house is ok. Michael J Fox’s occasional cameos are pretty good and quite heartwarming. The bloke married to old facelift is probably the best and most amusing character in it.

    Maybe they’re going somewhere with all this, but I suspect it’s Bill Lawrence going down his age old path of making a show popular enough to make money, then not bothering to make it good anymore. Just like Scrubs and Ted Lasso.

    I’m not sure I quite agree with this, but I heard someone describe Bill Lawrence as the “Taylor Sheridan of sitcoms.”
    Made me laugh more than the show. 😎
  • ThomasOliver3
    ThomasOliver3 Posts: 120
    Just to back up the goodwill for Small Prophets - really loved this, somehow Crook's stuff always manages to get me in the feels. Super TV and just a lovely way about it. Given the plot it's amazing how he makes it all work. 
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,833
    ThomasOliver3 said:
    Just to back up the goodwill for Small Prophets - really loved this, somehow Crook's stuff always manages to get me in the feels. Super TV and just a lovely way about it. Given the plot it's amazing how he makes it all work. 
    What does 'in the feels' mean? I'm assuming it originates from the US....
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,428
    Just another saying for pulling on your heart strings. Pretty common.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,833
    ValleyGary said:
    Just another saying for pulling on your heart strings. Pretty common.
    Obviously not common for me..
  • Nadou
    Nadou Posts: 1,754
    Waiting For The Out is brilliantly written and superbly acted.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,833
    Nadou said:
    Waiting For The Out is brilliantly written and superbly acted.
    Really enjoyed watching this.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,605
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    ValleyGary said:
    Just another saying for pulling on your heart strings. Pretty common.
    Obviously not common for me..
     I say it, and have done for years, and I'm in my fifties. Do you know anyone under 40? Pretty common in that demographic.
  • siblers
    siblers Posts: 2,223
    For anyone who enjoyed Small Prophets, would recommend The Change by Bridget Christie. It has a similar feel to it and is quite enjoyable. It should be available on 4OD

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