The Crown season 3 is now available. I’ve been waiting for this one!
Watched the first episode of S3 last night - found it unengaging tbh - but will give it another go as I generally like Olivia Coleman.
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Watched the first episode of S3 last night - found it unengaging tbh - but will give it another go as I generally like Olivia Coleman.
MrCurry
right after this urgent rest
Snap! I watched with my wife and we both thought the new lead characters were nothing like as believable as Claire Foy and Matt Smith had been, and sadly the scripting seemed more clumsy too. I hope they find their stride soon.
Especially Prince Philip
Tooter
Well-Known Member
Probably only relevant to those who have young kids but the cartoon series of Green Eggs and Ham is out.
Voiced by Michael Douglas, Eddie izzard, Jeffrey Wright amongst others....
Not quite made my mind up if they have murdered a classic or if it's good, it's a bit wierd reading the books as a kid... I have this version in my head and the cartoon just doesn't compute.. must not be a cynic for the sake of the little one...the reviews are good.
Voiced by Michael Douglas, Eddie izzard, Jeffrey Wright amongst others....
Not quite made my mind up if they have murdered a classic or if it's good, it's a bit wierd reading the books as a kid... I have this version in my head and the cartoon just doesn't compute.. must not be a cynic for the sake of the little one...the reviews are good.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
I'm not sure yet about Olivia Coleman as the queen in The Crown. She can have a cute, sweetness about her in some roles and she's doing it in this. There's nothing cute or sweet about Brenda.
Jason Watkins, on the other hand, is great as Harold Wilson and Helena Bonham Carter is having the time of her life as Princess Margaret. Delightfully vile.
I'll stick with it though as I've really enjoyed the previous series. They make very good dramatisations of moments in British history.
Jason Watkins, on the other hand, is great as Harold Wilson and Helena Bonham Carter is having the time of her life as Princess Margaret. Delightfully vile.
I'll stick with it though as I've really enjoyed the previous series. They make very good dramatisations of moments in British history.
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Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Just to add....poor Olivia has some fucking awful clothes to contend with. Claire Foy had 1950s glamour and it looked a hell of a lot better!
Nine Bob Note
Self-Isolating before it was fashionable
The Toys That Made Us: Season Three
Teenage Mutant Ninja (no reference made to Hero in Yurp) Turtles, My Little Pony, Power Rangers and Wrestling. I'd seen much of the TMNT stuff before on a previous netflix docu, though watching this I realise how manipulative that one was in making the older creator out to be a lonely old sad case. The wrestling one had info on how the old territory system used to work, which was strange for this show. Haven't seen the MLP one yet. Power Rangers was easily the best this season, even though I never had any interest in it way back, focusing more on how the TV show worked, recycling old Japanese footage for a western audience, rights issues, repackaging etc.
Best original show they've ever done, easily
Teenage Mutant Ninja (no reference made to Hero in Yurp) Turtles, My Little Pony, Power Rangers and Wrestling. I'd seen much of the TMNT stuff before on a previous netflix docu, though watching this I realise how manipulative that one was in making the older creator out to be a lonely old sad case. The wrestling one had info on how the old territory system used to work, which was strange for this show. Haven't seen the MLP one yet. Power Rangers was easily the best this season, even though I never had any interest in it way back, focusing more on how the TV show worked, recycling old Japanese footage for a western audience, rights issues, repackaging etc.
Best original show they've ever done, easily
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Not seen S3 yet, but given some of her previous roles, she can do nasty/cold very well. Her characters in Fleabag and in The Lobster, for examples
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Yes which is why I said "some of her roles".
Having watched it all now, she is superb. I think the thing that feels odd is that she is such a good actor and there is so much going on in her face all the time but we never see anything going on in the real Brenda's face.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Maybe Brenda emotes and gurns in private
Reno
The In Kraut
That‘s the entire premise of the show, isn’t it. The public persona and the private. How an essentially unexceptional person finds herself in an exceptional position and how she deals with that.
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Mrs Miggins
Eternal
I dunno. I'm not sure that steely countenance ever lets up
MrCurry
right after this urgent rest
Has no-one mentioned “Rotten” yet? Gripping documentary series with each episode taking a deep dive into corruption/fraud or other structural problems within the food industry. Quite eye opening at times, but never less than illuminating.
I’ve watched most of season 1 so far and have found each episode really interesting, despite the subject matter looking potentially dull at first sight. Worth a look when you fancy something QI (“quite interesting”).
I’ve watched most of season 1 so far and have found each episode really interesting, despite the subject matter looking potentially dull at first sight. Worth a look when you fancy something QI (“quite interesting”).
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
The Interview
Craig Monahan's taut, opaque 1998 thriller about a confused, meek man (Hugo Weaving from The Matrix, LOTR etc) dragged in for questioning by a sly old school detective (Tony Martin - Blue Murder) and his less polished young protégé (Aaron Jeffery, who most recently played Chopper Read in the latest Underbelly offshoot).
It's tightly wound, and though you know that everything is not as it seems, even on reveals you never feel quite on balance.
Some great bit part performances from the likes of Paul Sonkkila and Michael Caton. Beautifully shot.
The Interview (1998 film) - Wikipedia
Craig Monahan's taut, opaque 1998 thriller about a confused, meek man (Hugo Weaving from The Matrix, LOTR etc) dragged in for questioning by a sly old school detective (Tony Martin - Blue Murder) and his less polished young protégé (Aaron Jeffery, who most recently played Chopper Read in the latest Underbelly offshoot).
It's tightly wound, and though you know that everything is not as it seems, even on reveals you never feel quite on balance.
Some great bit part performances from the likes of Paul Sonkkila and Michael Caton. Beautifully shot.
The Interview (1998 film) - Wikipedia
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
I watched a bit of this last night. Not sure if I'll go back and finish it, mind. What it reminds me of - and what Netflix reminds me of, in general - is those individual TV/movie menus you get on long-haul flights.The Toys That Made Us: Season Three
Teenage Mutant Ninja (no reference made to Hero in Yurp) Turtles, My Little Pony, Power Rangers and Wrestling. I'd seen much of the TMNT stuff before on a previous netflix docu, though watching this I realise how manipulative that one was in making the older creator out to be a lonely old sad case. The wrestling one had info on how the old territory system used to work, which was strange for this show. Haven't seen the MLP one yet. Power Rangers was easily the best this season, even though I never had any interest in it way back, focusing more on how the TV show worked, recycling old Japanese footage for a western audience, rights issues, repackaging etc.
Best original show they've ever done, easily
T & P
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The third (and I believe final) season of The Dragon Prince is now available. An excellent animation series, very enjoyable indeed, and it gets better with every season.
Another animation that’s debuted a new season this week is Final Space. I liked the first one but it turned into a pretty sad/ borderline depressing tale at the end of S1...
Another animation that’s debuted a new season this week is Final Space. I liked the first one but it turned into a pretty sad/ borderline depressing tale at the end of S1...
Baronage-Phase
Well-Known Member
Watched season 1 and half way through season 2 now. It is excellent.
Casual Observer
enough
Free Solo. A documentary on a climber's attempt to scale a sheer 3000ft rockface, El Capitan, in Yosemite Park.
As the title of the film suggests, the bloke climbs on his own without any ropes or kit, using only his feet and bare hands. The first part of the film sets the scene with the remainder covering the attempt itself.
It gets a 9/10 rating from me. Gripping stuff. Pun intended, no point denying that.
As the title of the film suggests, the bloke climbs on his own without any ropes or kit, using only his feet and bare hands. The first part of the film sets the scene with the remainder covering the attempt itself.
It gets a 9/10 rating from me. Gripping stuff. Pun intended, no point denying that.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Watched the King the other night. Wasn't great. Did some more reading on the period the next day. Disliked it even more.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Just leaned Altered Carbon is coming back for a second season, and could be with us in February. Hopefully it’ll be as good
hopefully it will be a lot better. There was a lot to like about altered carbon season one but it was flawed.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Like how the hell they do a second season without totally rewriting the dam thing as they changed the plot so much
Maybe it's best not to watch stuff when you really liked the book.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
wiskey
Albatross Admirer
Just finished S3, I w bought into Coleman as Madge but HBC as Margaret was distractingly good. And the bloke who played Wilson always gives me the creeps but I warmed to him.
Enjoyable TV, and an interesting flurry of googling to find out who people were and put things in context.
I'm no royalist and that hasn't changed but my god what miserable lives they have at times.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Jason Watkins as Wilson. Marvelous actor. Just watched ep 1 and even though not a lot happens, it's still hypnotic.
The Blunt stuff reminds me of that Alan Bennett drama from around 30 years ago, A Question of Attribution, with Edward Fox as Blunt & Prunella Scales (mother of Samuel West who plays Blunt in this season) as the Queen
Reno
The In Kraut
I’m three episodes into S03 of The Crown. The original cast were great, but the new cast are so good, I don’t miss anybody. I’d watch Olivia Coleman reading the phone book and she certainly looks more like Brenda than Claire Foy. Princess Margaret will always be the most entertaining character and Bonham Carter slays it. I thought the sister-rivalry second episode was hilarious, especially when the Queen gets the details of how Margaret handled her diplomatic mission at the White House.
The Aberfan episode...
The Aberfan episode...
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wiskey
Albatross Admirer
The Aberfan episode...
Yes
I actually found E4 quite touching too for different reasons, in fact throughout the series there are several bits that got to me.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
I don't think it was that bad, but there was certainly nothing we haven't seen many times before. Tennant was good, but apart from the lead interrogater, the cops were a bit too cardboard cut out.
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