Bert Raccoon Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Thought I'd give Snatch - The TV Series a go since I really enjoyed the film but it's absolute garbage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Two excellent documentaries on BBC four ATM. K2 one about the worst disaster on it and another showing you the development of earth over forty years from space. Shenzhen. 30,000 people 1979 now 10 million? Dafuq? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Two excellent documentaries on BBC four ATM. K2 one about the worst disaster on it and another showing you the development of earth over forty years from space. Shenzhen. 30,000 people 1979 now 10 million? Dafuq? I went through a spell of reading and watching anything to do with mountain climbing when the film Everest came out. The K2 documentary was one of the best I watched.Its amazing the way death is just another thing that happens on a mountain to these guys. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Department Q is well worth a watch on iPlayer. Scandi Noir at its best and all the better for being Danish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordfishtrombone Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 The Dave channel showed both series of the sitcom Early Doors recently. I think that is an absolute gem of a comedy show Really understated but very very funny with characters you can warm to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I went through a spell of reading and watching anything to do with mountain climbing when the film Everest came out. The K2 documentary was one of the best I watched.Its amazing the way death is just another thing that happens on a mountain to these guys. Yeah a guy died and some just continued the climb. I guess up there you have to be selfish and you can't carry anyone down. Not sure I can understand someone continuing the climb up after seeing that. Going down fair enough there's no option. Seems really selfish. They also use the sherpas harshly as if they are supermen or subhuman. Not sure I could be so heartless? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh phil Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 The Dave channel showed both series of the sitcom Early Doors recently. I think that is an absolute gem of a comedy show Really understated but very very funny with characters you can warm to. Loved that show. Well observed comedy with an undercurrent of pathos. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 The Dave channel showed both series of the sitcom Early Doors recently. I think that is an absolute gem of a comedy show Really understated but very very funny with characters you can warm to. Couldn't agree more. Had the box set for years and love it. The two dossing cops getting high and pissed are priceless[emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 On 2017-4-29 at 10:20, Swordfishtrombone said: The Dave channel showed both series of the sitcom Early Doors recently. I think that is an absolute gem of a comedy show Really understated but very very funny with characters you can warm to. I liked the episode about the pub quiz, with the thick-as-shit couple ordering half pints instead of pints because they want to keep their heads clear... so the barman suggests they buy two each to save them coming back to the bar, and to make them easier to carry he'll put both halves in the one glass... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) I've worked my way through the BBC's "House of Cards" trilogy on Netflix. I watched them all when they were on originally, but this is the first i've watched them all the way through again. Whilst the final series "The Final Cut" is definitely the weakest of the three, Ian Richardson is never anything less than amazing in them. Kevin Spacey is good in the US version, but he never comes close to Richardson. An outstanding series and a must watch for anyone who only knows the US version. edit: Go on, someone do it. Edited May 9, 2017 by KnightswoodBear 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Go on, someone do it. You might think that, I couldn't possibly comment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 38 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said: You might think that, I couldn't possibly comment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 I'm really tempted to start watching that again, now. Brilliant programme. Have never bothered with the American version as assumed it would be a disappointment by comparison. Am I wrong? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 20 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said: I'm really tempted to start watching that again, now. Brilliant programme. Have never bothered with the American version as assumed it would be a disappointment by comparison. Am I wrong? No, it's good TV as well. The third season was guff but 1,2 and 4 are all very good. It loosely follows HoC then goes off in its own direction. I'd recommend giving it a go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Cheers. I might add it to the long list of things I'm going to get around to at some stage. Have another five hundred or so Doctor Who episodes for starters... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordfishtrombone Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 The original British one is much heavier on the satire and plays it more theatrically. The US version is only very loosely based on the original and is on a much bigger budget and is played more like a Hollywood conspiracy thriller it is absolutely compelling and a great binge watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 The new series of Samurai Jack has been awesome, much darker than the original series but with all the humour. Been well worth the 12 year wait. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 When someone answers the phone on a tv show (generally happens in comedies) and informs the folk in their company who they are speaking to and what about, half way through the phone conversation. This would never ever happen. I know the viewer needs to know what's going on but I'm sure we can wait until they get off the phone! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co.Down Hibee Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Rattled through Happy Valley S1 on Netflix. It's good,story has various holes in it but nothing too major, what really gives this the edge is the performance of Sarah Lancashire, absolutely brilliant,can understand why she has won awards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Dara and Ed's Road to Mandalay is a pleasant watch. As you'd expect from two comedians, it's quite amusing and they are like an old married couple at times. Quite are few touching moments too though and a few interesting and insightful little titbits. They could do more of these things I think. South America maybe? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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