ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Humm I was thinking of giving this another stab today but didn't. Only got 15 minutes in last time . Maybe a good one for cooking dinner.
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Paradise Hills.
I didn't dig it, but it struck a chord with my teenage daughter.
Happy to hear about more films like this that she might enjoy. It seems to fit the bill for the kind of young adult books she reads.
I didn't dig it, but it struck a chord with my teenage daughter.
Happy to hear about more films like this that she might enjoy. It seems to fit the bill for the kind of young adult books she reads.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Two films:
Uncorked - young man wants to train to become a sommelier, meanwhile his father wants to join the family restaurant business. So it's about the conflict between following the path others have chosen, or striking out and living your own life but risking hurting or losing those you love.
Abe - a half Israeli-half Palestinian 12-year-old boy in Brooklyn likes to cook, wants to be a chef, but the family drama that's at the core of this story is the conflict between both sides of his family, but the narrative arc is how he bunks off from the basic level kids cookery lessons summer camp that his parents sign him up and wangles his way into a commercial kitchen.
Uncorked - young man wants to train to become a sommelier, meanwhile his father wants to join the family restaurant business. So it's about the conflict between following the path others have chosen, or striking out and living your own life but risking hurting or losing those you love.
Abe - a half Israeli-half Palestinian 12-year-old boy in Brooklyn likes to cook, wants to be a chef, but the family drama that's at the core of this story is the conflict between both sides of his family, but the narrative arc is how he bunks off from the basic level kids cookery lessons summer camp that his parents sign him up and wangles his way into a commercial kitchen.
T & P
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This week’s episode of Snowpiercer was not only the best one yet, but the first one to explore in depth the events leading to the story. Most of it takes place outside the train and involves just one character.
Brilliant, and for the first time the series feels like it could become great, rather than reasonably okay. Great cliffhanger at the end too.
Brilliant, and for the first time the series feels like it could become great, rather than reasonably okay. Great cliffhanger at the end too.
Did you ever watch the original one? Used to watch it with my mum and was one of my happy memories with her. I still remember thinking the guy who played Ross was really handsome but when the new one came out on BBC I googled him and nearly puked
was long time ago tho so I'm trying to forgive myself!
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I look forwards to watching it. I've not been as keen as others on this second series.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
The original ones are all on YouTube if you fancy watching them again.Did you ever watch the original one? Used to watch it with my mum and was one of my happy memories with her. I still remember thinking the guy who played Ross was really handsome but when the new one came out on BBC I googled him and nearly puked
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Aw - poor 1970s Poldark chapDid you ever watch the original one? Used to watch it with my mum and was one of my happy memories with her. I still remember thinking the guy who played Ross was really handsome but when the new one came out on BBC I googled him and nearly puked
I used to watch it with my mum too.
He was a very handsome chap in his day. Aiden Turner is just a different kind of hot all together.
Did you ever watch the original one? Used to watch it with my mum and was one of my happy memories with her. I still remember thinking the guy who played Ross was really handsome but when the new one came out on BBC I googled him and nearly puked
I seem to recall it on telly over here at some stage. We didnt have English channels.
And now I've looked the 70s version up on youtube and it looks like its all there!
I just watched the first 10 minutes of the first episode on youtube and I like the characters better.
As for attractiveness...the 1970s Ross is a fair bit older than the modern one..I think?
But they all look a lot more natural.
Eta I think modern Poldark is hot. Old Poldark is more "attractive" if that makes sense? Old Ross has a personality in his face..
Aw - poor 1970s Poldark chap
I used to watch it with my mum too.
He was a very handsome chap in his day. Aiden Turner is just a different kind of hot all together.
Aidan Turner is a kind of unearthly hot
He would make a great Heathcliff..
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Old Poldark is in the new version occasionally, he has cropped up a few times as the Reverend.
I don't think I ever watched the old series. It has to be said that the modern one a lot of the cast are very easy on the eye - I suspect that may be one reason why it is so popular. (Not that there isn't plenty of other appeal to it, it's interesting in terms of social and political stuff of the era, and dramatic in terms of the interactions and relationships between the characters - very entertaining to watch).
I spotted earlier that season 5 was on Netflix now so am in the middle of a bit of a Poldark session
I don't think I ever watched the old series. It has to be said that the modern one a lot of the cast are very easy on the eye - I suspect that may be one reason why it is so popular. (Not that there isn't plenty of other appeal to it, it's interesting in terms of social and political stuff of the era, and dramatic in terms of the interactions and relationships between the characters - very entertaining to watch).
I spotted earlier that season 5 was on Netflix now so am in the middle of a bit of a Poldark session
I do! Have a streaming box so I get most things I like, the bigger problem with a streaming box is more trying to remember what you like more than finding things to watch,I don't there much user friendly
I can't argue with thatAw - poor 1970s Poldark chap
I used to watch it with my mum too.
He was a very handsome chap in his day. Aiden Turner is just a different kind of hot all together.
I think you need to have a go if you can find it anywhere xI seem to recall it on telly over here at some stage. We didnt have English channels.
And now I've looked the 70s version up on youtube and it looks like its all there!
I just watched the first 10 minutes of the first episode on youtube and I like the characters better.
As for attractiveness...the 1970s Ross is a fair bit older than the modern one..I think?
But they all look a lot more natural.
Eta I think modern Poldark is hot. Old Poldark is more "attractive" if that makes sense? Old Ross has a personality in his face..
I'll definitely watch it.
Myself and my mum are watching modern Poldark . She remembers the older version and likes the modern one too.
Angharad Rees(?) Played Demelza I loved herI seem to recall it on telly over here at some stage. We didnt have English channels.
And now I've looked the 70s version up on youtube and it looks like its all there!
I just watched the first 10 minutes of the first episode on youtube and I like the characters better.
As for attractiveness...the 1970s Ross is a fair bit older than the modern one..I think?
But they all look a lot more natural.
Eta I think modern Poldark is hot. Old Poldark is more "attractive" if that makes sense? Old Ross has a personality in his face..
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Any particular series?
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Er... Poldark (modern) which I said in the post right above the one you quoted that I was currently watching season 5 of it which is new on Netflix....
Aww she looks really lovely.
What I like about the older Poldark characters (admittedly after only watching s1 ep 1 on youtube)
They seem like real people..normal..not ridiculously handsome or beautiful but very real.
Nice...
Still have to finish Modern Poldark though....before going back to old Poldark.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
I saw two series on Netflix that I hadn't noticed before, don't know if they've just dropped, but I've already watched them elsewhere.
Humans - was on Channel 4, iirc, it's the UK remake of a Swedish series. Anyway, Gemma Chan stars as an android.
"Joe buys a refurbished Synth, a highly-developed robot, to help his wife, Laura, out in the house. What none of them predicts are the consequences of Synth's impact on their lives."
It's good, l liked it. It's mild sci-fi, with a bit of big corporation conspiracy stuff, goodies and baddies etc.
Humans - was on Channel 4, iirc, it's the UK remake of a Swedish series. Anyway, Gemma Chan stars as an android.
"Joe buys a refurbished Synth, a highly-developed robot, to help his wife, Laura, out in the house. What none of them predicts are the consequences of Synth's impact on their lives."
It's good, l liked it. It's mild sci-fi, with a bit of big corporation conspiracy stuff, goodies and baddies etc.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Oops! The next one is Timeless.
Lots of shows have done time travel before, but what I liked about this US show was the social history / civil rights themes.
The time travelling team is comprised of a white woman, a black guy and a white man.
They go back in time [because reasons] to significant places/events like the Hindenburg disaster, Bonnie and Clyde, work on the space programme in the Hidden Figures era, going back to civil war US.
It was quite well done, I felt like I learned a lot, I Googled a lot about the actual events irl and it was fairly accurate in terms of how they were portrayed overall (except for this time travelling team finding themselves at these significant points in history narrative, obvs).
But what was particularly nicely done was how modern day characters went back in time and there was this juxtaposition of how a white woman and black man would've been treated differently back in those days, so it was quite thought-provoking and made the points relatively subtly, by observation, rather than standing on a soap box about them.
I didn't really like history lessons at school, but it made me kind of wish I'd had a history teacher who got the class watch an episode then do some research as to what bits were historically accurate (which I'd been doing, Googling along), then think about the attitudes of society towards black people or women. History's usually told from the perspective of the victor, from the point of view of the main white male, so it was good, thought-provoking, how they incorporated and explored those checks and balances, it doesn't just tell those stories in a one-dimensional text book way.
But it wasn't dull or lecturey about it, it was entertaining sci-fi too.
Lots of shows have done time travel before, but what I liked about this US show was the social history / civil rights themes.
The time travelling team is comprised of a white woman, a black guy and a white man.
They go back in time [because reasons] to significant places/events like the Hindenburg disaster, Bonnie and Clyde, work on the space programme in the Hidden Figures era, going back to civil war US.
It was quite well done, I felt like I learned a lot, I Googled a lot about the actual events irl and it was fairly accurate in terms of how they were portrayed overall (except for this time travelling team finding themselves at these significant points in history narrative, obvs).
But what was particularly nicely done was how modern day characters went back in time and there was this juxtaposition of how a white woman and black man would've been treated differently back in those days, so it was quite thought-provoking and made the points relatively subtly, by observation, rather than standing on a soap box about them.
I didn't really like history lessons at school, but it made me kind of wish I'd had a history teacher who got the class watch an episode then do some research as to what bits were historically accurate (which I'd been doing, Googling along), then think about the attitudes of society towards black people or women. History's usually told from the perspective of the victor, from the point of view of the main white male, so it was good, thought-provoking, how they incorporated and explored those checks and balances, it doesn't just tell those stories in a one-dimensional text book way.
But it wasn't dull or lecturey about it, it was entertaining sci-fi too.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
If you enjoyed it, try the Russian series "Better Than Us".
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Sorry. I was losing track of who was talking about what
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Oh I started watching that a while back before I had Netflix (probably got a t*****t), but the first episode was about the Hindenburg disaster and according to the OH I spent the entire episode ranting on about some inaccuracy and he refused to watch any more episodes of it with me. I have seen more of it since and it is very entertaining.
I was at school with someone called Demelza and the timing fits in...
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
I'm giving Timeless a whirl this avo. I want to like it but so far, there's too much running around and fighting with over dramatic music. I'm switching off as I'm "watching". I'll give it one or two more.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
The entire premise of the thing is running around and fighting with over dramatic music - it doesn't get much deeper than that. (OK there is a bit of a story arc, but if you aren't enjoying it thus far then the story arc isn't going to be powerful enough to overcome that - it's supplemental to the "historical setting of the week" theme of the thing rather than the core of the show).
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Ah! It may not be for me then
I liked that Spanish series from a while back that was sort of similar but being European, there was a lot less running around and fighting.
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