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Post by crowblack on May 28, 2019 16:23:18 GMT
I've got this earmarked to watch and hope they keep it on iplayer - Chernobyl, The Virtues and What We Do in the Shadows all excellent too so I haven't had a chance to catch up (feels bad watching telly before it gets dark).
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Post by richey on May 28, 2019 21:26:32 GMT
Biggest revelation for me tonight (distracted by the background) was that even in 2026 Beverley Callard will still be appearing in Rocky Horror Show at the Opera House
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Post by n1david on May 28, 2019 23:49:21 GMT
There are loads of holes in this and not all the characters ring true but BLOODY HELL the pace, the acting and the plotting. I wouldn't make a claim that it's the most sophisticated TV this year but for me it's absolutely compelling.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 7:21:02 GMT
Watched the second one at the weekend, will stick with it. Better than the first, I thought. Only thing I wasn't sure of - a financial expert would read the markets and know the signs, I think, and also know how to move money better than he did. Oh, and I too want one of those wands. Badly. Also
With the phone implant... Why is she putting her thumb to her ear if the speaker is in the palm of the other hand?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 12:08:55 GMT
Oh yeah, @remark . Being honest I was also wondering where the SIM card was inserted but that's probably just me. If it was on channel5 they'd be showing you where, haha. |
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Post by partytentdown on May 29, 2019 19:42:45 GMT
Biggest revelation for me tonight (distracted by the background) was that even in 2026 Beverley Callard will still be appearing in Rocky Horror Show at the Opera House Haha came here to say this! |
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2019 6:24:16 GMT
Biggest revelation for me tonight (distracted by the background) was that even in 2026 Beverley Callard will still be appearing in Rocky Horror Show at the Opera House Haha came here to say this! Hopefully by then she might know her lines and moves. |
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Post by lynette on Jun 3, 2019 17:57:37 GMT
‘Whovian ‘? At the risk of displaying my ignorance, whassisthis?
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Jun 3, 2019 18:21:57 GMT
‘Whovian ‘? At the risk of displaying my ignorance, whassisthis? Doctor Who. |
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Post by lynette on Jun 3, 2019 19:16:14 GMT
You mean the threats from the politician woman direct to camera? Yes, I think this is naff.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2019 19:20:06 GMT
Third episode... I guess having invested 3 hours I'll watch the rest, but well... It's become a little pedestrian and Whovian for my tastes now. Pedestrian isn’t the word I would use as I think it’s the opposite, with so much plot that character is taking a back seat. I appreciate it’s trying to mimic the populism that it is afraid of but it’s currently at the expense of depth. That may change, of course. |
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Post by Backdrifter on Jun 3, 2019 22:17:20 GMT
I feel the story has dropped off a bit, which perhaps isn't surprising given the high-drama ending of ep1. But I'm still enjoying it and mainly savouring the performances. Kinnear played a blinder in ep3.
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Post by n1david on Jun 5, 2019 10:22:02 GMT
Well, I don’t think Episode 4 could be described as pedestrian.
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Post by Deal J on Jun 5, 2019 10:58:22 GMT
Blimey, that was a shocker! {MAJOR Spoiler - click to view}
Even Russell Tovey's mum was shocked, she told RTD off on Instagram! |
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Post by sophie92 on Jun 5, 2019 11:20:01 GMT
{Spoiler - click to view}Slightly gutted because I didn’t watch it “live” and a friend tweeted their reaction which was enough for me to know what was coming, even though there technically weren’t spoilers in their tweet. That said, it still left me speechless.
I went to bed crying, thinking about the fact that there are hundreds of people risking and losing their lives every day just trying to make their lives better, just trying to find safety, just trying to live. |
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Post by alece10 on Jun 5, 2019 16:15:41 GMT
I have no words.
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Post by missthelma on Jun 5, 2019 18:44:12 GMT
I was coming here to say
{Spoiler - click to view}
Too much Tovey, that storyline was really beginning to irritate me. All the attention seemed to be there at the expense of others especially the two sisters.
But now I've watched the whole thing I guess I should feel guilty.
It's certainly a fascinating and gripping watch but am starting to wonder if it's a bit over ambitious and trying to cover just too much in 6 episodes. Are there plans for more does anyone know?
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Jun 5, 2019 18:48:03 GMT
I was coming here to say
{Spoiler - click to view}
Too much Tovey, that storyline was really beginning to irritate me. All the attention seemed to be there at the expense of others especially the two sisters.
But now I've watched the whole thing I guess I should feel guilty.
It's certainly a fascinating and gripping watch but am starting to wonder if it's a bit over ambitious and trying to cover just too much in 6 episodes. Are there plans for more does anyone know?
Think it's just a limited series and I think that what you complained about was necessary as that'll be the catalyst for the rest of the cast's actions moving forward. Also reading RTD's interview about the episode it sounds like he sisters will be featured more prominently in the next couple episodes. |
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Post by sophie92 on Jun 5, 2019 19:25:44 GMT
I was coming here to say
{Spoiler - click to view}
Too much Tovey, that storyline was really beginning to irritate me. All the attention seemed to be there at the expense of others especially the two sisters.
But now I've watched the whole thing I guess I should feel guilty.
It's certainly a fascinating and gripping watch but am starting to wonder if it's a bit over ambitious and trying to cover just too much in 6 episodes. Are there plans for more does anyone know?
No there aren’t, RTD has said it has a definite end. |
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Post by Latecomer on Jun 5, 2019 20:03:51 GMT
Stunning TV.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2019 20:33:35 GMT
TV rarely makes me emotional but ep4 has left me feeling quite shellshocked.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Jun 6, 2019 1:50:46 GMT
TV rarely makes me emotional but ep4 has left me feeling quite shellshocked. This is the perfect way to describe my reaction. I'm normally an easy crier and it seems like that's been a lot of people's reactions to the episode but I was so devastated by the ending that I couldn't react at all. I just sat there in shock. Such brilliant TV. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 5:53:29 GMT
Amazing episode. Here's an interesting excerpt from "The Writer's Tale" from 2009 (RTD's book about writing Doctor Who) where he talks about the idea he's had for 20 years (so for 30 years now!) which has now come to fruition in this ...
Can totally see how this "ordinary people like you and me, not just watching it but part of it" leads to the ending of this weeks episode.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 7:35:02 GMT
Amazing episode. Here's an interesting excerpt from "The Writer's Tale" from 2009 (RTD's book about writing Doctor Who) where he talks about the idea he's had for 20 years (so for 30 years now!) which has now come to fruition in this ... Can totally see how this "ordinary people like you and me, not just watching it but part of it" leads to the ending of this weeks episode. Possibly spoiler in there teasing at the (inevitable) direction for the ending. |
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Post by Backdrifter on Jun 6, 2019 7:53:05 GMT
I went to bed crying, thinking about the fact that there are hundreds of people risking and losing their lives every day just trying to make their lives better, just trying to find safety, just trying to live. And enraged, thinking about how so many demonise people in that horrifying kind of situation, to the extent I've even seen people say things like "Good, another X gone" |
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