Cerberus Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Anyone watch this? It's interesting but a bit depressing. I can only watch a little bit at a time before having to put something funny on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Just watched the first episode. It's intense as f**k. Can't wait for the next one... even though it's bound to be grim! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Brilliant Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Saw half an hour of this. Thought, Oh a simpleton with a budget has just seen Children of Men 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 11 hours ago, L. Brilliant said: Saw half an hour of this. Thought, Oh a simpleton with a budget has just seen Children of Men I'm assuming you know they're both based on books but The Handmaid's Tale was published seven years earlier. Based on the first episode they seem to have put a lot of the book into it given there's ten episodes. I hope there's more world-fleshing in the later ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I watched the first couple of episodes. Agree that it's a bit on the depressing side and although it's really well made and the story telling is great, I just can't muster up the energy to watch any more. The missus is up to date with it. Because wimmin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I'm assuming you know they're both based on books but The Handmaid's Tale was published seven years earlier. Based on the first episode they seem to have put a lot of the book into it given there's ten episodes. I hope there's more world-fleshing in the later ones. Read the book years ago and also saw the film version with Natasha Richardson, which undoubtedly suffered from trying to squeeze too much into a couple of hours. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Brilliant Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I just found it wooden, unconvincing dialogue and narration, lacking scene-setting and character dev. Why come on and say so? I hardly watch any tv drama and saw a thread. Would highly recommend Children of Men film instead. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 16:41, L. Brilliant said: I just found it wooden, unconvincing dialogue and narration, lacking scene-setting and character dev. Why come on and say so? I hardly watch any tv drama and saw a thread. Would highly recommend Children of Men film instead. But the acting is meant to be wooden and the dialogue is meant to be unconvincing, no? That's surely the point. They're part of a society which is forcing them to act and speak totally unnaturally. Edited June 3, 2017 by The Real Saints 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I can't say I found the acting wooden. More understated than anything. But to each their own. I'm all caught up now and from ep 4, it's been pretty compelling stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Only seen the first two but it's excellent IMO. The quietness of it all makes it more scary somehow, and Joe Fiennes is perfect as the guy who we don't know much about. It's good that they show wee glimpses of what happened before and hopefully we get more of an idea how it all went to pot as it continues. It's also worrying that some of the things happening to the women are still happening in the world somewhere. Well worth a watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 (edited) Loving this, which is something of a surprise as I didn't enjoy the book when I studied it at school. I think that the lead actress is outstanding. A very believable performance. Edited July 5, 2017 by The Real Saints 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Back for season two. Episode three on Hulu today. It's pretty heavy going. I'm invested and will stick with it, but jeez it's heavy going. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 When's it back on council telly? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 10 hours ago, Bully Wee Villa said: When's it back on council telly? I'm waiting for that as well, Channel 4 will be showing it and heard it's going be this month, possibly 13th May replacing Homeland which ends 6th May. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 So much for my theory that it was going to start on Sunday 13th May, they are showing the film Eddie The Eagle in the slot left vacant by Homeland. Hopefully that's just a one-off and the new season kicks off the following Sunday with a double bill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 The adverts say "Coming Soon", so hopefully by the end of the month at the latest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Watched the Season 2 opener on Channel 4 last night. Not the sort of subject matter you can say you enjoyed but it is compelling even though some scenes are extremely harrowing. Thought the choice of the Kate Bush song that played over the 'execution' scene was really good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 23 hours ago, JustOneCornetto said: Watched the Season 2 opener on Channel 4 last night. Not the sort of subject matter you can say you enjoyed but it is compelling even though some scenes are extremely harrowing. Thought the choice of the Kate Bush song that played over the 'execution' scene was really good. My wife and I watched the first series and while she loved it I wasn't overly enamoured. However the first episode of season 2 was excellent and I'm looking forward to the one coming this week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 It all kicked off in Season finale, very tense and some great scenes, especially the ones with Aunt Lydia/Emily, Serena at the Counsel and Serena/June Elisabeth Moss was brilliant, 'Go f**k yourself, Fred' line of the series. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 It was an excellent second season. My wife was the one who wanted to watch this but I found myself getting more and more drawn into it and the final 2 episodes were superb. Looking forward to the next season! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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