rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
For those who haven’t seen it yet:
An interesting story but I could have done without the animation bits
What's currently good on the BBC iPlayer?
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An interesting story but I could have done without the animation bits
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stripey
Mayflies the book was really excellent - one of the best things I have read in recent years.
I thought the tv adaptation was pretty good on the whole - a little bit different from the book, but it got the tone pretty well. I wondered whether it could have done with being perhaps three parts, as you say it felt like maybe if you weren't famiilar with the characters/novel then perhaps it wouldn't draw you in.
Have to say, I found the final few scenes emotional to watch.
rcourt130864
Member
Heard that Early Doors is about to be repeated on BBC4 / I player.
About time and all
About time and all
RedRedRose
Well-Known Member
Early days, but I am liking the mix of police corruption and a character having to deal with PTSD.
I think it's on BBC4 tonight, and then will be available on the iplayer.
RedRedRose
Well-Known Member
Scrap that, Martin Freeman is very good in the The Responder, but it's quite a frustrating watch. It doesn't seem to go anywhere.
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
Started binge watching yesterday, nearly finished S1 - and I think it's brilliantly done - very funny and also great music, bringing back some noughties memories! Ladhood... They are a generation younger than myself, but there's some common ground and it just works. It's a look into masculinity, growing up, identity, etc in the North. Fascinating for me as I didn't grow up in England, but also I'm not a man 
I was, however, a bit of an angry geek growing up, as is the main character, so maybe that's why it's drawn me in so much.
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I was, however, a bit of an angry geek growing up, as is the main character, so maybe that's why it's drawn me in so much.
Ladhood
A coming-of-age comedy from Bafta-nominated writer and comedian Liam Williams.
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Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
Yeah. Brilliantly done. The third book is full of fantastic ideas and imagination but a bit of a mess narratively. The TV version made more sense.
And hats off to the BBC cos "down with god and entire theological basis of Christianity" is quite a bold message for a prime time family drama.
If you start watching this at 9:41 this evening, you should go up to 11.
Cloo
Banana for scale
Yes, I finished watching it yesterday and was thinking 'I can't imagine an American TV network making this!' You're right, the narrative did actually make more sense in this version.
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
For those who haven’t seen it yet:
Just watched it. Extraordinary story and really well told.
Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
Thanks whoever it was for the heads up re A Bunch of Amateurs - Orang Utan? danny la rouge? I couldn't help thinking what a pain they must have all been around the documentary makers
Another Storyville, perhaps not the deepest, but interesting nonetheless, on the pressures on secondary school kids in San Francisco to get into particular universities.
Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World. Just based on the first episode, looking at how hip hop grew out of the Bronx from the 60s through the 70s, this was brilliant. Produced by Chuck D, and featuring interviews with him, KRS One, Melle Mel and others.
I should say that the interviewees for the later episodes expand to Ice-T, Warren G, Fat Joe, Eminem and Monie Love, amongst others.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
I have been enjoying this in many ways, but am really infuriated that women get a cursory 10min segment shoehorned in at the end of episode 3 - "oh, we're onto misogyny in rap lyrics, let's do a bit on Queen Latifah and then quickly namecheck some big sellers in the most reductive fashion". Missy Elliott "really broke through"? The woman is a groundbreaking producer, writer, performer, visual artist with a career spanning decades - where's the in depth discussion of her flow, her output, her legacy? Massively missed opportunity IMO.
purenarcotic
Conveniently Pocket Sized
I am only on the first episode but spent most of it shouting ‘why are there no women being discussed?’ Does Sylvia Robinson get a mention? Don’t think I’ll bother with the rest if it leaves out such an important person in the movement.
I think for reasons of time they've concentrated almost fully on New York and LA. Eminem is interviewed, and there's brief mention of the 2 Live Crew and Missy, but with one episode to go I've heard little about stuff from Florida, Philly, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta or San Fran.
But then it's very much framed as hip hop in tandem with the social and political matters of the times, and I suppose they've been most prevalent in the two biggest American cities.
But then it's very much framed as hip hop in tandem with the social and political matters of the times, and I suppose they've been most prevalent in the two biggest American cities.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Having somehow never seen it before, I decided to tackle Our Friends in the North.
Now... It's quite brilliant and all that, but fuck me is it ever grim that they put you through 30 years of their lives to basically say "Everything is shit and nothing ever changes." Started it on the day of the most recent Met Police are as corrupt as ever headlines, too.
Now... It's quite brilliant and all that, but fuck me is it ever grim that they put you through 30 years of their lives to basically say "Everything is shit and nothing ever changes." Started it on the day of the most recent Met Police are as corrupt as ever headlines, too.
purenarcotic
Conveniently Pocket Sized
Pretty sure women live, and have always lived in New York though. No programme can cover every moment or aspect, I get that, but the lack of women, even though women were involved and were a part of everything is absolutely staggering in 2023.
I wasn't disagreeing with you at all, only saying that in addition they could've expanded the geography.
Salt'n'Pepa would've been good to feature alongside Run DMC, and mentioned of TLC and Left Eye would've shown the RnB crossover that appeared. And just as much as Dre changed the musical nature of the genre, so did Missy and Tim later on.
dessiato
🇪🇸 españa te quiero
I don't know if it's been mentioned before but if you've not watched it I recommend How the Holocaust Began.
Coming from a German Jewish background I thought I had a handle on it. But this has opened my eyes a little bit further.
It also brought to mind Aunt Marta's sister Friedl. They came to the UK on kinder transport. They had already survived crystal nacht. Friedl went on to marry a man who had been an SS guard on the German railway during the war. Marta never understood how Friedl could do this.
Coming from a German Jewish background I thought I had a handle on it. But this has opened my eyes a little bit further.
It also brought to mind Aunt Marta's sister Friedl. They came to the UK on kinder transport. They had already survived crystal nacht. Friedl went on to marry a man who had been an SS guard on the German railway during the war. Marta never understood how Friedl could do this.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
There's a Storyville called Stranded about the survivors of the 1973 Andes plane crash. As well as the usual dodgy re-enactments there's interesting interviews with some of the survivors.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
I think I may have seen that but I will check, as the story's always fascinated me.
I'm liking this a lot. Fairly gentle, but it's done so well.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Watched this last night. It’s good, but he totally oversells his insights being novel. It’s long been known that the Holocaust started with mass shootings in the East, that the Baltic states’ populations were complicit, and that the Nazis quickly realised a more impersonal and industrial system was needed.
What’s new is the geophysics work done to locate the mass graves.
bimble
floofy
Watching this now, thanks for the recommend. . I love anything about imposters but the Brian McKennon coincidence the weird twisted poetry of their friendship what a tale just that bit in itself.For those who haven’t seen it yet:
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