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Sweet FA
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Sweet FA
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I agree; at least spoiler comments.
I guess the other thing is - maybe not a problem for anyone else except us two grumpy old fucks?
moonsi til
worked it out now!
Agree on its own thread spoiler thingy not required but on here definitely is. I’m not opening Killing Eve thread as not watched this weeks yet.
And this grumpy old fuck.
Binged the fuck out of it today. Brilliant, laughed and cried in equal measures.
donkyboy
Crazy Cat/Fox man
Could be worth keeping an eye on...
Netflix releases trailer for sci-fi thriller series Into the Night
Netflix releases trailer for sci-fi thriller series Into the Night
Just saw the finale of the very last Homeland series..season 8. I stuck with the entire series all the way to the end of season 8. And I think it dipped in season 3 and 4 and picked up again after that. Finale of season 8 was really excellent
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Fair enough but I can't be arsed with it. Season 1 was great. Really great. Then it went downhill to a point where I thought "sod this" - as most shows usually do.
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Mrs Miggins
Eternal
I didn't did I? I watched 2 and 3 and found them increasingly shit.Well .if you only watch one season then you cant really judge
I'm only joking..
I found season 2 and 3 slow but I think it took off after that. Have to say the last 2 seasons were great. And the finale was really good.
not-bono-ever
meh
I dunno if this is a recomendation, but if you like call of duty, some sexy camera work, a body count as great as Rambo2 and a weak storyline, then extraction is one to see. Hokum but murderous fun
T & P
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We’ve watched the first few episodes of Into the Night, a European sci-fi thriller new series. It’s quite decent with an interesting premise, and so far has had the right level of pace & developments to keep you intrigued. Extra appeal to aviation enthusiasts for reasons that become obvious soon into the series 
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Just finished Caliphate. It's a decent enough Swedish thriller about Islamists in Sweden and Syria.
I found it very watchable.
Also finished SS-GB. Adaptation of the Len Deighton book. I'm not sure why but I found it all rather flat
I found it very watchable.
Also finished SS-GB. Adaptation of the Len Deighton book. I'm not sure why but I found it all rather flat
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
I found that disappointing too which is a shame because the premise had a lot to offer. I've been meaning to read the book to see if that's better.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Ditto. How could a Nazis win the War alternate history detective story end up being so boring? It's not like there wasn't a decent budget in play, or that there was a lack of competent actors.
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rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
The best you can say about it is that's it's not The Man in the High Castle
Reno
The In Kraut
SS-GB was so tedious, it defeated every attempt to stay awake and I gave up two episodes in. The Man in the High Castle was shit too. Shame because I always find alternate history stories so full of potential.
The latest series in that vein is The Plot Against America, based on the Philip Roth novel and adapted by David (The Wire) Simon as a TV-series for HBO. I watched it a couple of weeks ago and wrote about it in the Video/DVD thread. It too has problems but it's a lot better than those two. In it Charles Lindbergh becomes president of the US in 1940 and keeps his country out of WWII at the cost of cosying up to Hitler and adopting anti-semitic policies. The series takes the POV of a lower middle class Jewish family. Simon clearly was interested in making this as a comment on Trump, but reality has overtaken the novel by now and it doesn't go quite far enough. It's very well made though and it looks like a lot of money was spent on it.
The latest series in that vein is The Plot Against America, based on the Philip Roth novel and adapted by David (The Wire) Simon as a TV-series for HBO. I watched it a couple of weeks ago and wrote about it in the Video/DVD thread. It too has problems but it's a lot better than those two. In it Charles Lindbergh becomes president of the US in 1940 and keeps his country out of WWII at the cost of cosying up to Hitler and adopting anti-semitic policies. The series takes the POV of a lower middle class Jewish family. Simon clearly was interested in making this as a comment on Trump, but reality has overtaken the novel by now and it doesn't go quite far enough. It's very well made though and it looks like a lot of money was spent on it.
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DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
For all its limitations, even the HBO adaptation of Fatherland was at least a brisk thriller.
Sweet FA
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Halfway through Flint Town which has been mentioned on here a couple of times.
Docu-series following police in Flint, Michigan for two years; came out last year I think. It's very good; compelling, warts and all etc. Seeing the Trump campaign unfold and the effect it has on the police department is very telling - the dept pretty much splits (more openly and antagonistically than before) on racial lines. All this is against the background of poisoned water, budget cuts, drugs and violence.
Not particularly cheerful tbf. It is beautifully filmed though.
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Docu-series following police in Flint, Michigan for two years; came out last year I think. It's very good; compelling, warts and all etc. Seeing the Trump campaign unfold and the effect it has on the police department is very telling - the dept pretty much splits (more openly and antagonistically than before) on racial lines. All this is against the background of poisoned water, budget cuts, drugs and violence.
Not particularly cheerful tbf. It is beautifully filmed though.
Flint water crisis - Wikipedia
Flint Town review – Netflix's incredible portrait of a town in crisis
Flint came to the world’s attention after a water crisis exposed years of neglect, and this new docu-series digs deeper to give a police-eyed view of systematic decline
Looby
Well-Known Member
Just watched Captain Fantastic that sojourner and Mrs Miggins mentioned a few pages back. Sweet and funny film, I liked it. 
T & P
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As the whole world and their uncle seem to be creaming their pants over Midnight Gospel, I gave it a go last night.
After 1.5 episodes (all I could manage), all I have to ask is ’What in the name of flying fuck did I just watch?’
Do I need to be stoned to properly appreciate it? On the little I watched I wouldn’t necessarily describe as bad (points awarded for originality and the deep exploration of the themes discussed) ), but it still was a non-engaging, uber fucking bizarre shit for me and no mistake.
Does it get better, or am I just likely to not get it?
After 1.5 episodes (all I could manage), all I have to ask is ’What in the name of flying fuck did I just watch?’
Do I need to be stoned to properly appreciate it? On the little I watched I wouldn’t necessarily describe as bad (points awarded for originality and the deep exploration of the themes discussed) ), but it still was a non-engaging, uber fucking bizarre shit for me and no mistake.
Does it get better, or am I just likely to not get it?
Reno
The In Kraut
I've watched the first four episodes of Into the Night, the first Belgian Netflix TV series. As someone who adores 70s disaster movies, I'm loving this. Almost all of it takes place on a commercial flight. As the plane takes off, it becomes apparent that some global catastrophe involving the sun is taking place and only those who can stay out of the daylight will survive. The plane is forever escaping daytime, for its crew and passengers to stay alive, briefly stopping at airports to refuel and to stock up on supplies. Airplane disaster movie archetypes are present, like the entitled first class passenger who keeps causing trouble, the mother with a sick child, the nurse who has to act as a doctor and the Arab who wrongfully gets accused of being a terrorist. The only thing missing is a singing nun.
T & P
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The premise is good and the series engaging and interesting overall, but it’s best not think too much about plot holes because it’s got aplenty and then some. The biggest one by far being the little fact that by the end of the series someone mentions they’ve been flying around for about a week, and on a subsonic passenger jet (and one having to stop regularly for fuel stops at that), sunrise would have caught up with them within a day, two at the most.
But I enjoyed it overall.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Where did you watch it from?
Reno
The In Kraut
Torrented it.
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