Watched anything good on TV lately?

[Greenman]

Originally Posted by loosegoose

Yes, I thought that too in the beginning. Come back when you've seen the lot and give me your opinion.


Yes and it just gets better and better as the seasons go on. One particular episode where the story is told in ten minute increments going from end to beginning is mindblowing.

Yeah will do I have 6 episodes left to watch.

[fishfood]

Anybody else a fan of Big Mouth on N-flix? I've watched Season 1 at least three times and am almost done with Season 2. Seriously the funniest "adult" cartoon ever made. Give it a shot if you liked Family Guy back when it was good.

[Dropped52]

I'm mid way thru season 3 of the man in high castle, it started a little slow but all the different plot lines are starting to line up well. Excited to see how it plays out and hope it's not another 2 years before season 4.

[Reclaimedwg]

Just came across episode 1 on torrent.

I didn't download it.

Any good?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06lh6tf

[CARLTON BROWN]

Just watched the first episode of The Informer on BBC 1. This turned out to be far better than I expected and it had quite a realistic, gritty and sinister feel to it. So far, very good TV, with a strong storyline and excellent cast. Certainly worth checking out.

[Reclaimedwg]

Thank you, CARLTON BROWN.



I will check it out, then.

I hope it doesn't run out of steam in later episodes like Bodyguard did.

[CARLTON BROWN]

Originally Posted by wildtig2013

Thank you, CARLTON BROWN.



I will check it out, then.

I hope it doesn't run out of steam in later episodes like Bodyguard did.

My thoughts as well, but it seems promising.

[CARLTON BROWN]

Let's see - A transsexual alien, partly dressed in a clown's costume arrives with their human companions in Cape Town, which has taken on the mysterious look of Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Rather an appropriate location for filming, as South Africa had much in common with this kind of place until recently. They soon come face to face with many hateful white people, fascist police and downtrodden black people. Then, they make contact with civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

She is apparently being hunted by a rogue time travelling assassin (a Terminator?), who wants to alter history, for no clear reason. I feel sure that I've seen a similar recent story in Timeless with the Rittenhouse Group trying to do the same thing, but never mind. However, I was unable to tell where this time traveller was from (he is listed as a South African actor called David Dukas), or how he knew about the Tardis. Anyway the Doctor's crew manages to keep things on course and the time traveller is despatched to somewhere or other remote, probably the Phantom Zone. Unfortunately, there is no explanation as to why this individual is so stupid and didn't simply shoot Rosa Parks when he had the opportunity, diverting the course of history onto a parallel timeline. After this, the Doctor and her merry band depart in the newly re-vamped Tardis, which has the most awful interior I can ever remember. Well done BBC art department!

This episode represented the new PC obsessed BBC at its best. The message was obvious. After the show, there was certainly plenty of initial criticism on IMDb, followed by a massive block of overwhelming 10/10 praise and I'm rather inclined to believe this was put there by BBC staff, as this seems to be the modern way that promotion works in the TV and film business.

Again the plot had a limited sci-fi content, the script was poor, filled with holes and stuffed with political statements about historical events and attempts at social engineering. Jodie Whittaker remains just about okay in the part of the Doctor, although still not as good as she was in an excellent episode of the sci-fi series Black Mirror. Yes, the other actors were a bit better in episode three. But really, this is no longer the Dr Who I recognise. No doubt, the BBC would like to do episodes where they could do some extreme Trump bashing, or show viewers how the idiots who voted for Brexit had created a dystopian future for Britain where the Daleks eventually took control.

[maildude]

The Haunting Of Hill House on Netflix.





Based on the Shirley Jackson novel and two movies, this series stars Tim Hutton, Henry Thomas and Carla Gugino along with an effective supporting cast. Similarities abound with other horror shows...though the source book for this one was written a long time ago. But the show swings from past and present, and involves one family's experiences in a haunted house, and how those events shaped their later, often tragic lives. It's character intensive and psychologically jarring. Some good scares, and I find myself wanting to watch the next installment even though I have to get up early tomorrow. B+

[Sir Honkers]

Originally Posted by maildude

The Haunting Of Hill House on Netflix.





Based on the Shirley Jackson novel and two movies, this series stars Tim Hutton, Henry Thomas and Carla Gugino along with an effective supporting cast. Similarities abound with other horror shows...though the source book for this one was written a long time ago. But the show swings from past and present, and involves one family's experiences in a haunted house, and how those events shaped their later, often tragic lives. It's character intensive and psychologically jarring. Some good scares, and I find myself wanting to watch the next installment even though I have to get up early tomorrow. B+

Yes, I've heard good things about this. It's on my list after S02 of Powers, S04 of Z nation, S01 of A Discovery Of Witches, S08 of American Horror Story and S01 of Titans...provided something else doesn't come out I get hooked on first.