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Yes in my post-binge googling I discovered she and Pamela were a collection of people. Doesn't detract from how brilliant 'Houston' is or how well the subtleties of the Pamela storyline are dealt with.

Tbh I'm half tempted to watch it all again now I've more of an idea what's being explored.

Just can't help feeling people were a lot more active, less distracted than we are now. Everyone seemed more intelligent too.
 
i might be wrong, but i think Larry David left at season six, maybe
also found this on youtube - the Curb pilot/HBO special

It's on Now tv at the moment aswell. Season 10 of Curb is also on Youtube at the moment. Broken into clips of a few minutes with a bit of shite you can skip at the end of each clip. Helped to pass the time at work.
 
I've just started the Mrs America series after hearing something about it on the radio the other day.

Just finished this , loved it , mrs21 loved it too, Blanchett is excellent (and scary !) And all the other main actors excellent as well
 
My tv records episodes of Imagine semi-randomly. Usually they are deleted immediately, but last night it started up and it turned out to be Why Lemn Sissay? And it is marvellous. In parts infuriating, sad, glorious and wonderful. He is such a brilliant communicator and so positive. How he ever appeared on Grumpy Old Men is a mystery.

 
The Shining was on tonight. On iPlayer now. Fucking love that film, sinister, and what a nutter. I always think about him and his dead eyes behind the typewriter when they’re zoom in on Nicholson at Wimbledon.
 
The Shining was on tonight. On iPlayer now. Fucking love that film, sinister, and what a nutter. I always think about him and his dead eyes behind the typewriter when they’re zoom in on Nicholson at Wimbledon.

Cheers for the heads-up. I've never seen it, so I'll give a view at some point.
 
This is fantastic and comes highly recommended.

It's covered Brazil and Cuba so far, so tropicalia, bossa nova, rumba, son, reggaeton etc.

Huey Morgan is a likeable and knowledgeable host, speaking to musicians in depth and linking music in with social history.

As well as the music, the colours in this programme are amazing.
On that note there's a brit jazz funk one that I only caught last two minutes of that looked brilliant... The missing overlooked link in UK dance club culture. Bbc4 fare
 
(tl;dr synopsis at bottom)

We’ve started Fort Salem. Alternative reality fantasy drama whereby witches hace long been accepted by god-fearing Americans and now constitute an integral part of the US Army special forces. Yes, I know :D

It’s actually good escapism but it really is teenage-fodder (which I don’t mind- I enjoy plenty of children’s and teen programming) but by showing a degree of violence and sex themes they have made the show inaccessible to their natural core audience, so it’ll be interesting to see how widespread the series becomes.

I n a nutshell, if you liked the Sabrina reboot you’re likely to like this.

 
(tl;dr synopsis at bottom)

We’ve started Fort Salem. Alternative reality fantasy drama whereby witches hace long been accepted by god-fearing Americans and now constitute an integral part of the US Army special forces. Yes, I know :D

It’s actually good escapism but it really is teenage-fodder (which I don’t mind- I enjoy plenty of children’s and teen programming) but by showing a degree of violence and sex themes they have made the show inaccessible to their natural core audience, so it’ll be interesting to see how widespread the series becomes.

I n a nutshell, if you liked the Sabrina reboot you’re likely to like this.

Now this sounds like my cup of tea! I'm off to find this right now. :D
 
A couple of documentary series that come highly recommended, but with the proviso that they are anger-inducing and, in the case of the Iraq one, upsetting.


 
I'm working through them both at the moment. Maybe that explains the shitty mood I've been in today.
 
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