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If you got on with Mindhunter try both seasons of Manhunt (Manhunt: Unabomber and Manhunt: Deadly Games)
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If you got on with Mindhunter try both seasons of Manhunt (Manhunt: Unabomber and Manhunt: Deadly Games)
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Of what?
Still finding it impossible to find a good series for myself or the 11 year old. However have watched some excellent films, the most recent being the French film Divines. Story of growing up in poverty as a Roma girl in the Paris slums. Highly recommended. Loved the dance element too.
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Was about to suggest Unabomber. Also a good series about Waco but not sure of the platform it's on.
it was a poor attempt at being a smart arse as the previous post was going on about a short attention span in the first sentence of a fairly long paragraph.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
We're just getting into Ozark. Had been initially avoiding it because some of the hype was referring to it as the new Breaking Bad. Doesn't feel like BB. Although getting a Justified meets Lilyhammer vibe from it. Great cast and beautiful scenery.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
It's no BB but still worth persevering with
editor
hiraethified
NOTHIG is as good as The Detectorists!
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Bad day for the Cut.
Really enjoyed this. Plenty of swearing and violence
Really enjoyed this. Plenty of swearing and violence
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
You sort of think at the beginning it's going to follow certain genre conventions, but instead you have a fairly mild character finding himself in a situation he is ill-equipped for, who sort of tries to navigate through things by adopting the behaviour of someone in genre fiction and how he might think they would act but he never quite manages to do it smoothly, so ends up in further pickle. I enjoyed how it wasn't just a straight-ahead-but-ultimately-disappointing thriller, nor played wholly for laughs. It wended its own path.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Well I watched Massacre at the Stadium, a documentary about the 1973 Chilean coup and the torture and murder of folk singer Victor Jara and his wife Jean's search for justice. I wouldn't have found it if I hadn't heard about it elsewhere. I felt it could have done with a bit more political background, but it was really focused on Jara and the campaign to bring the man who ordered the killing to justice. Spoiler - he's alive and well and living in America despite being forced to go to a civil court.
If you haven't already watch End of the F***ing World. It's two series and you really don't need to bother with the 2nd. It's the best paced thing I have ever seen. I've watched the first series about thirty times now. I sometimes just have it on in the background but I still laugh and cry all the way through it. After about five watches I decided the 7th episode sags a bit but that's only one 20 minute episode. Otherwise series one is incredibly watchable.
paul mckenna
Bellend
Charlie Brooker is the boy
I thought he was funny at first, he got tired pretty quickly and the program mentioned above was extremely average.
paul mckenna
Bellend
What's with the Brooker Bashing?
People forget he writes every episode of a global original(ish) series
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
not alone - he has co-writers
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Having already slated The Dig for it woeful historical inaccuracies, I thought I'd get around to actually watching it.
Meh
It's yet another typical 'British movie' designed to pull in crowds (despite the fact that Netflix dont release viewing figures and claim they aren't bothered about them). Historical, repressed emotions, a bit (but not too much) of class conflict. It's well performed and nicely shot, but so what? The changes they made to the facts add almost nothing - I get that they wanted some kind of death parallels and so needed someone to be going off to probably die in the war, but why make him Peggy's lover? Is the only way to make us care about him (or her) through a doomed love story? Ohh, its about reaching for your goals and not letting things get in your way, is it? Like the real Peggy already was doing, as were the two women written out to create the character.
It's lazy and, frankly, insulting, writing that misses the opportunity to do something that might be memorable in two years time.
Meh
It's yet another typical 'British movie' designed to pull in crowds (despite the fact that Netflix dont release viewing figures and claim they aren't bothered about them). Historical, repressed emotions, a bit (but not too much) of class conflict. It's well performed and nicely shot, but so what? The changes they made to the facts add almost nothing - I get that they wanted some kind of death parallels and so needed someone to be going off to probably die in the war, but why make him Peggy's lover? Is the only way to make us care about him (or her) through a doomed love story? Ohh, its about reaching for your goals and not letting things get in your way, is it? Like the real Peggy already was doing, as were the two women written out to create the character.
It's lazy and, frankly, insulting, writing that misses the opportunity to do something that might be memorable in two years time.
lazythursday
Averagely-Known Member
Superstore is great. American sitcom set in a Walmart-type place. I noticed it on ITV2 of all places the other day so I assumed it would be terrible but it has really engaging diverse characters and uses the setting to explore race / gender / class issues (and corporate exploitation) without being at all preachy. Season 1-5 on Netflix. Sort of reminds me of a blue collar Parks & Recreation.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
Yes. I loved it. Not quite Parks and Rec but easy to love. Somewhat miffed that there’s currently no Netflix air date for the final season.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
More like the American office than parks and rec, but falls pretty flat for me (not a massive fan of America office either, though I am whacking through them right now due to their bitesize radio play like audio that I can have on while cooking or suchlike). If I accidentally switch it on on ITV2 I might watch a bit, but I don't ever think I'd actually seek it out.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
American office really does work as audio only loads of the time! Obv you miss some sight gags, but I’d noticed that too.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I just glance over from time to time. Broad City also works for me.
This is almost certainly why I am ploughing through them both at a crazy rate.
I have to say I found the first four series of the office quite hard going. The Steve Carrell boss guy is just an absolute mentally ill shit head and should have been fired a long time ago. When people in the office suddenly help him out 'because deep down he is a nice guy, and a great boss' just doesn't fit with everything else you see him do. I think I had to jump the first season and a half, I only persevered because it had such good reviews (and went well with washing up).
Broad City is just good, but does my head in if I watch more than two in a row.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Classic Suplex metrics at play
paul mckenna
Bellend
Yeah but it's common for the creators nowadays to pen only a few key episodes per season whereas he's authored/co-authored them all afaict. That, plus they're all self contained so need way more creativity
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I really liked the second series, too. The first one sticks to the source material more, I think. Second series heads off on its own, but is also great imo. And still really well paced.
So I say to people do bother with the second series, if you liked the first.
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