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Currently getting through The Good Wife at a fair clip. I didn't expect to like it as much as I do - it's a little bit "case of the week" - but the leads are well drawn and there's enough going on arc-wise to retain interest.
 
"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies " was actually quite good . Much better than I expected . They really managed it...they got the proper essence of pride and prejudice , Mr Darcy and all that jazz and stuck a load of zombies in it . Pleasant surprise . There was the actual serious story going on , continually interrupted by zombie infestations . Weird but good .

Cockneys vs zombies is beyond shite . Just don't go there .
 
joined netflix last week just. started with Marcella. was able to follow it for 4 episodes, i got confounded in the 5th. will try again.
 
if yer into trainers then 'Sneakerheadz'

be careful tho, watching this made me buy 3 pairs
 
I watched the first episode of the Get Down last night but thought it was shite. Does it get better? I've heard it's been renewed for a new season but that's not necessarily a ringing endorsement.
 
og ogilby said:
I read the opposite. No second season due to the huge cost of making the first season and very low viewing figures.
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What was shown was the first half of season 1, the second half (which I would guess many are refering to/thinking of as season 2) is out next year, it's still listed on IMDB so pretty sure it's not been cancelled, though they may have already said there won't be more after that.
 
BigTom said:
What was shown was the first half of season 1, the second half (which I would guess many are refering to/thinking of as season 2) is out next year, it's still listed on IMDB so pretty sure it's not been cancelled, though they may have already said there won't be more after that.
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Yeah, I forgot about the second half that's already been made.:)

I'll be watching it. I enjoyed the first half.
 
T & P said:
Dirk Gently update. I've stuck with it and am now on ep 5. It's growing on me though still fairly clueless as to wtf is going on.

Also, it seems the actor playing Dirk is a big fan of Sheldon Cooper.
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Also a fan of Rik Mayall by some of his mannerisms, saying that, I binged on it and it is fucking marvelous.
 
Real Detective: well crafted true crime docu-drama series which has some known faces playing the lead roles in some really good true tales.

Michael Madson is in ep 4 and it is probably his best acting turn I've seen him perform since Res..Dogs.

There appears to be a good budget behind the show and it does a great job of showing the emotional impact some of these vicious crimes have on the investigators. They are very human stories told in a very human way.
 
TheHoodedClaw said:
Currently getting through The Good Wife at a fair clip. I didn't expect to like it as much as I do - it's a little bit "case of the week" - but the leads are well drawn and there's enough going on arc-wise to retain interest.
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I don't think I've seen an actor relishing the role as much as Alan Cumming does in this.
 
not sure if someone has mentioned this or not, but you guys should check out better call saul. it's probably not on netflix though :| however if you liked breaking bad, you are going to love this.
 
wildminion said:
not sure if someone has mentioned this or not, but you guys should check out better call saul. it's probably not on netflix though :| however if you liked breaking bad, you are going to love this.
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it is on netflix, iirc it's a co-production between amc and netflix
 
souljacker said:
I watched the first episode of the Get Down last night but thought it was shite. Does it get better? I've heard it's been renewed for a new season but that's not necessarily a ringing endorsement.
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I really enjoyed the first episode... Maybe if you didn't like the first one it's not your cup of tea?
 
oneflewover said:
Binged this (OA) today,
A bit WTF for episodes 1&2, 3,4,5,6,7 great story. Episode 8 great finish
really enjoyed it. The Merlot hepled.
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My 22 year old daughter has now watched the last episode 6 times.

SPOILER QUESTIONS FOR THE OA COMING!

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Anyway...the books that Alfonso found in OA's room near the end...

Firstly...why was the FBI guy there? (he was the main guy in Four Lions btw, the Chris Morris movie)

Secondly...OA couldn't read English books...she went blind as a Russian child and used Braille in the US. (ok that's not a question...but it is)

My mind keeps going back to this unusual and original tale, not because of questions but it was genuinely fascinating.

The choreographer who did the routines also did Chandelier for Sia and you can see some similarity.
 
I watched " child 44 " and " The Drop " . First ones about an NKVD man trying to catch a serial killer in 1950s Stalinist Russia . Were the official line is there's no such thing as murder in the workers paradise . So even speculating a murder may have occurred, much less dozens, is treason . Hampers the investigation, somewhat .
Wasnt a bad watch tbf .

The Drops about some dudes trying to rip off a New York Chechen owned bar that's a front for all sorts of illegal naughtiness . Some of the same actors that were in Child 44 . James Gandolfinis in it as well .

Both films were well within the bounds of watchable I thought . Not earth shattering by any means but decent storylines decently acted and worth the attention if you've nothing better to do .
 
Casually Red said:
I watched " child 44 " and " The Drop " . First ones about an NKVD man trying to catch a serial killer in 1950s Stalinist Russia . Were the official line is there's no such thing as murder in the workers paradise . So even speculating a murder may have occurred, much less dozens, is treason . Hampers the investigation, somewhat .
Wasnt a bad watch tbf .

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It's based on a true story. There was an excellent film made about it before with Chris Rea and Donald Sutherland: Citizen X (1995)
 
Anudder Oik said:
It's based on a true story. There was an excellent film made about it before with Chris Rea and Donald Sutherland: Citizen X (1995)
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Yeah , I remember that one . Rea was very good in it .

Child 44 has got a first rate cast , some good performances, but I can see we're some of the criticism of it is justified . Still worth watching though . not a terrible film in my view . Decent enough for an afternoon .
 
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