Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Cos people who watch The Crown can do so without shame
Netflix recommendations
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Suspect there's some jiggery pockery involved...
Stig
Condimentalist
No-one does.
you turn the VPN OFF to watch Netflix.
But remembering to do that (after killing your torrent programme) before watching, is the issue here.
A few years ago, me and the fella decided to go the cinema, cos we hadn't been in years and had some time off together.
Twenty fucking quid it was for the 2 of us!
Christ almighty. This was the most decent film they had on, and we fell asleep during it cos it was dark and warm in the pictures and it wasn't very interesting 
Slept through twenty fucking quid's worth of shit film
Stig
Condimentalist
I remember going to the cinema just to get out of the cold - one pound thirty to get in, plus a couple of quid for chips and beer to take in. Watch whatever's going.A few years ago, me and the fella decided to go the cinema, cos we hadn't been in years and had some time off together.
Twenty fucking quid it was for the 2 of us!
It was 20-odd years ago mind.
I thought the first episode, particularly the first woman in the canoeing accident had me gripped. What she described was like she'd smoked DMT.
Wasn't arsed about the Medium episodes. The one about After Death Contact was interesting, I know a few people who think they've experienced such things.
The last one about kids who are reincarnations had me absolutely gobsmacked. It's hard to dismiss the amount of detail the kid knew about the Hollywood extra or the one who'd died on the boat.
Stig - I remember going to watch Winne the Pooh, loaded up with voddie and weed, back when you could smoke in cinemasI remember going to the cinema just to get out of the cold - one pound thirty to get in, plus a couple of quid for chips and beer to take in. Watch whatever's going.
It was 20-odd years ago mind.
That was a better film, has to be said.DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
The Dig
gentle film about the excavation of Sutton Hoo on the eve of world war 2. Far better than I was expecting, some stuff about class and death, love and war in there as well, meditations on history.
gentle film about the excavation of Sutton Hoo on the eve of world war 2. Far better than I was expecting, some stuff about class and death, love and war in there as well, meditations on history.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
but atrociously bad archaeological practises, neither Basil nor Peggy would have made such appalling mistakes.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
I barely recognized Ken Stott as the arrogant prof from the british museum, he has got older.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
I also enjoyed The Dig. Fiennes was interesting casting. I mean, he was great (and I had to learn that accent once, it’s a right mate) - but he’s proper toff gentry... it was strange seeing him in the part.
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
Weren't they about the same age in real life, whereas they cast Peggy as someone 20 years younger
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
I watched Bonding. It’s young people’s nonsense, really, but the episodes are really short vignettes (12-17mins) and the series are short, so form follows insubstantial content and therefore equitable itself fairly well. Adult content. Very.
I’ve also decided to watch the US Office - having previously not bothered. It’s a completely different beast, isn’t it. More eps, more functional characters, and therefore less of the concentrated grotesquerie and cringe that made the UK version. The boss is more well-intentioned, less self-serving and smug. Jim/Tim is far too good looking for his character to work.
It’s well written though - and works better in absence of comparison. I like BJ Novak’s temp character.
I’ve also decided to watch the US Office - having previously not bothered. It’s a completely different beast, isn’t it. More eps, more functional characters, and therefore less of the concentrated grotesquerie and cringe that made the UK version. The boss is more well-intentioned, less self-serving and smug. Jim/Tim is far too good looking for his character to work.
It’s well written though - and works better in absence of comparison. I like BJ Novak’s temp character.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
That’s Edith the landowner. She was five years older than brown rather than the 23 years younger that Carey Mulligan is v RF. Peggy is about the right age, just a much better archaeologist. A major and significant archaeologist, indeed.Weren't they about the same age in real life, whereas they cast Peggy as someone 20 years younger
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danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
I’ve finished Occupied now, and I agree: S3 was dire. It not only jumped every shark it came across, it went out of its way to leap every aquatic animal it could find.
The finale is a to-camera “and the moral of the story is...”. Jesus. We know.
S1 was the high point.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Thanks for taking that bullet for me.
fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
I finally finished this.
It is, frankly, one of the best bits of telly for years.
It's got genuine heart, a story about a bunch of people who you first meet when they are spoilt, nasty brats and whose new surroundings slowly transform them. It handles LGBTQ issues by absolutely not making an issue of them, it moves slowly enough for the character journeys to feel real, even the supporting characters are fully rounded.
I think the problem is marketing it as a comedy. It's more of - and I hate myself for using it, but if the Schitt fits - a dramedy.
Watch it and don't expect laughs all the time. By season six you'll be laughing and crying all at once.
Fucking brilliant.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
In my case because I don’t so much “use” a VPN as my antivirus and my browser including “doing a VPN” in their remit. I didn’t ask them to, didn’t know they were doing it, and I have only the vaguest notion what it is anyway. Computing has always been like that for me. Weird shit going on that I don’t want to know about.
T & P
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Fully agree. I don’t know anyone who got through the first couple of seasons and didn’t enjoy it.
There is a one-off behind-the-scenes documentary episode also on Netflix. Can’t remember what it’s exactly called, but it’s a must watch.
There have been a couple of people here who said they gave it a try after everyone had been praising it, but couldn’t get into it within the first few episodes and dropped it. It definitely gets better and better as the series progresses, but the early episodes are certainly good enough.
I think sometimes critically acclaimed series that are described as comedies can become the victims of their own success, as some folk expect them to be a LOLathon. This was never meant to be that (it’s only partly a comedy anyway), and yet it ends up being funnier than plenty of full-on comedies.
Stellar performances by all the main leads as well. You can also tell it was a labour of love by the Levys, and that permeated through the cast and crew.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Out of Thin Air.
Interesting documentary about a famous Icelandic murder trial in the 70s.
Interesting documentary about a famous Icelandic murder trial in the 70s.
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
Season 2 of Snowpiercer continues to impress, with another strong episode.
But then everything improves with a dose of Sean Bean sparkled on top
Definitely enjoying it more than first season.
That was interesting, lots of descriptions of NDEs sound a lot like drug trips to me. Is there something going on neurologically there? They sort of hinted at some theories that might explain why some people experience this, including the use of medication in near death incidents but then just glibly dismissed them as not really explaining it, so fine, it must be heaven then. That's why I hated it, I wanted to know about those theories, I think there's a really interesting series that could be made about death, near death experiences and the various religious, and philosophical, and even fringe science understandings of death but it has to come from a position of rational scepticism and not a clear desire to try and shroud these things in mysticism.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Just watching the new EP.Season 2 of Snowpiercer continues to impress, with another strong episode.
But then everything improves with a dose of Sean Bean sparkled on top
Not crazy about the slightly romantic painless suicide depiction. [/spoiler]
T & P
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In the bathtub, second episode? It was well twisted, alright. But then there are plenty of scenes featuring upsetting themes in loads of other shows I love. I wish they weren’t there, but can live with them so long as they’re kept in check.
On a different note, I was thinking earlier today how much of a slow burner (public awareness-wise) the film has been, considering it came out in 2014. It’s now gearing towards nearly cult status, and boasts very favourable critic ratings, but even nowadays I come across plenty of people who haven’t even heard of it, let alone watched it.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
The film has been repeated frequently on one of the freeview film channels over the last few months, which is where I watched it last year sometime - so it's been quite easy to access recently.
T & P
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Yeah, same here. More drama, pace and gripping storyline, so far at least.
T & P
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It has certainly kind of exploded in exposure in the last 2-3 years.
I don’t know when it first became available on Netflix, but I wonder how many people watched it in 2014 when it first came out. I was the first among my circle of friends to watch it let alone hear of it, and I reckon that was only around 2018, a full four years after it was released.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I personally think it could have been more shocking with something that made it look a bit more 'high stakes', could have kept the music but a look of shock or horror on the face? Certainly something much more than it just being an all round 'nice way to go'. [/spoiler]
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