ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Meh.
Netflix recommendations
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Is that your review of the first episode of S3, or the series overall? I’m now halfway through it, and imo is every bit as good as previous ones, actually better and funnier than S2 so far, if I’m honest.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
What's it about? Is it worth watching?
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You haven’t heard about Sex Education? It’s been one of the highest profile Netflix shows of recent times.
It’s difficult to do it any justice by attempting to describe it. Whilst the basic premise is anything but original (basically high school students discovering sex and relationships), the finished product is very enjoyable. Great character development, good subplots, superb visuals and production values, and very funny without being an out-and-out comedy or trying to be one.
And it does have some novel aspects to it, such as the hybrid timeline- you don’t really know when it’s meant to be set in, as it combines 1980s cars and fashion with some modern technology such as smartphones. And everything about the school screams American high school yet it’s set on a fictional English town.
Anyway, one of the best things Netflix has come up with imo, and most definitely worth watching. Stellar ratings from critics and audiences alike
Sex Education | Rotten Tomatoes
Socially awkward high school student Otis may not have much experience in the lovemaking department, but he gets good guidance on the topic in his personal sex ed course -- living with mom Jean, who is a sex therapist. Being surrounded by manuals, videos and tediously open conversations about...
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
You haven’t heard about Sex Education? It’s been one of the highest profile Netflix shows of recent times.
It’s difficult to do it any justice by attempting to describe it. Whilst the basic premise is anything but original (basically high school students discovering sex and relationships), the finished product is very enjoyable. Great character development, good subplots, superb visuals and production values, and very funny without being an out-and-out comedy or trying to be one.
And it does have some novel aspects to it, such as the hybrid timeline- you don’t really know when it’s meant to be set in, as it combines 1980s cars and fashion with some modern technology such as smartphones. And everything about the school screams American high school yet it’s set on a fictional English town.
Anyway, one of the best things Netflix has come up with imo, and most definitely worth watching. Stellar ratings from critics and audiences alike
Sex Education | Rotten Tomatoes
Socially awkward high school student Otis may not have much experience in the lovemaking department, but he gets good guidance on the topic in his personal sex ed course -- living with mom Jean, who is a sex therapist. Being surrounded by manuals, videos and tediously open conversations about...www.rottentomatoes.com
Not heard of it but caught a trailer last night and thought it looked irritating. Do like Gillian Anderson, though. Her Thatcher in The Crown was terrifying.
Am torn though. If ATOMIC SUPLEX says "meh", it could well be a winner
kittyP
Pluviophile
Not heard of it but caught a trailer last night and thought it looked irritating. Do like Gillian Anderson, though. Her Thatcher in The Crown was terrifying.
Am torn though. If ATOMIC SUPLEX says "meh", it could well be a winner
It is definitely weird in some respects, like it was filmed in the Forest of Dene but feels like it was made for an American audience but once I got over that I absolutely loved it.
Brilliantly written diverse characters.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Humm, maybe I just didn't get over that. Though I also found the characters quite irritating too as I recall. Maybe it's worth another go. I need something to replace my morning washing up routine.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Friend, you're not going to enjoy much televisual output if you're washing up at the same time.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I just watched the documentary Hope Frozen (A Quest To Live Twice) and I want to stress this is NOT a recommendation, more a sort of what did I just watch comment.
Do NOT watch if you are likely to be more upset than average about child cancer and death and the processes involved after death in this documentary.
It is the story of a family who had their little girl's brain cryogenically frozen when she died - it goes into a bit of detail. I found it quite disturbing, not just for that (I worked for a death/burial charity for a while and am not particularly upset by that side of things), but more about the older brother who was 15 at the time of filming and who I felt had been having quite an unusual time of it between trying out becoming a novice Buddhist priest and looking into the science (his father particularly seemed to pin a lot of hope on him, which must be tremendous pressure on a young lad) on how one day he might bring his baby sister back to life. It was a weird mix of futuristic science, earnest hope, and not really grieving properly.
(I mean quite aside from the issue that due to poverty loads of children die from starvation and easily preventable diseases every day, and the ethical issues raised in that context of trying to bring one child of a fairly wealthy family - however tragic her death - back to life at some undetermined point in the future by means that more or less seem a bit science-fictiony at the moment)
Quite bizarre.
Again I stress do not watch if the issues are going to upset you and this is not a recommendation, I was more wondering whether anyone else had seen it, and if so what did you make of it?
Do NOT watch if you are likely to be more upset than average about child cancer and death and the processes involved after death in this documentary.
It is the story of a family who had their little girl's brain cryogenically frozen when she died - it goes into a bit of detail. I found it quite disturbing, not just for that (I worked for a death/burial charity for a while and am not particularly upset by that side of things), but more about the older brother who was 15 at the time of filming and who I felt had been having quite an unusual time of it between trying out becoming a novice Buddhist priest and looking into the science (his father particularly seemed to pin a lot of hope on him, which must be tremendous pressure on a young lad) on how one day he might bring his baby sister back to life. It was a weird mix of futuristic science, earnest hope, and not really grieving properly.
(I mean quite aside from the issue that due to poverty loads of children die from starvation and easily preventable diseases every day, and the ethical issues raised in that context of trying to bring one child of a fairly wealthy family - however tragic her death - back to life at some undetermined point in the future by means that more or less seem a bit science-fictiony at the moment)
Quite bizarre.
Again I stress do not watch if the issues are going to upset you and this is not a recommendation, I was more wondering whether anyone else had seen it, and if so what did you make of it?
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Dom Traynor
Tino Pai
Sounds interesting in that I'm glad you watched it and reported back but I'll not touch it with a barge pole.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Aye, completely fair enough (and I don't mind doing the "I watched it so you don't have to" review at all, hence why I posted about it, because I think some folks would find it difficult if they happened upon it while flicking through to find something to watch)
I didn't find it upsetting as such, just disturbing - there was something very off kilter about the whole thing - the way they dealt with the loss and the son seemed to take on so much personal (and ultimately futile) responsibility for putting it right - I just don't know what to make of it and I hope he is doing ok.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
It's one of the only times I get to watch TV. It's prime slot, would literally get the best nielson ratings for my eyeballs.Friend, you're not going to enjoy much televisual output if you're washing up at the same time.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
how can you do both at the same time?
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Because of his intense heartfelt passion for each
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
How can I watch a screen while I wash up?
not-bono-ever
meh
Containment- dinky 2015 Brit filum about a non specific virus in a tower block. Well claustrophobic
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Washing or watching the telly?
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Kate - very very cliched and generic with some terrible cgi but it was enjoyable enough in a sit down and turn your brain off way.
Occasionally it might be with writers and directors to branch out away from “assassin with heart of gold and also betrayed by their employer”
Also when your all struggling to find an old man and the cryptic clue is “I’m with my family” it may be worth investigating a) a graveyard or b) the palatial ancestral home he grew up in rather than being absolutely lost as to where he could be
Occasionally it might be with writers and directors to branch out away from “assassin with heart of gold and also betrayed by their employer”
Also when your all struggling to find an old man and the cryptic clue is “I’m with my family” it may be worth investigating a) a graveyard or b) the palatial ancestral home he grew up in rather than being absolutely lost as to where he could be
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
indeed
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Well obviously (and you know this) I was just clarifying your very east to answer question.
You can't possibly imagine how I could wash some dishes with my hands and watch netflix at with my eyes simultaneously? It would blow your mind if I told you I also did all my pre run leg stretches at the same time. Legs on the counter, bending etc etc.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
yes it does tbh. you’re not really watching it. i had a mate who used to ‘watch’ films with me and look at his phone the whole time and guess what, he didn’t understand what was going on and said everything was shite. you literally cannot watch a film while doing anything else which require the use of your eyes
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
me too, it’s the only way i can concentrate on podcasts, but you can’t do tv if it’s just audio!I listen to the radio or to podcasts while I do housework, I absolutely would not be able to properly follow or enjoy films/tv drama while doing that at the same time. It explains so much about AS though !
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I listen to the radio or to podcasts while I do housework, I absolutely would not be able to properly follow or enjoy films/tv drama while doing that at the same time. It explains so much about AS though !
Get off your high horses both of you. If anything I'm looking at the cups less than I should. I don't watch anything that I really intend to get into or a decent film while washing up, I'm watching shite like Atypical (or Lucifer this morning). I'm not sure how you would find difficulty following that while washing up. . . . . And It really isn't the same as watching a film while looking at your phone FFS, I'm listening and watching, not reading something else. . . Goodness me. You two.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Orang Utan, ATOMIC SUPLEX and Reno get together to bury the hatchet and chat about their favourite podcasts
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
except you’re not watching if you’re washing up unless you’re doing it blind without ever looking at the dishes
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Do you want me to go through every detail?
You don't think people can knit and watch EastEnders? I have the screen right in front of me, I look down for an instant from time to time, I feel my way around, yes sometimes I miss frames. . . .I'm not watching fucking Kurosawa. Stop being a twat.
I don't have time to watch telly during the day and very little time in the evening, so you are say I just shouldn't at all? Piss off will you.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Anyway I'm now off to cook my family dinner. I'm also going to have some Netflix on. . . . And no it's not Andrei Tarkovskys Solaris.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
i’ve had this argument with my ex-flatmate countless times. if you haven’t watched the screen properly, your opinion of a programme or film is worthless and should be disregarded
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