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Post by peggs on Mar 4, 2021 17:11:48 GMT
Yep I watched this to, satisfyingly enjoyable, RP is uber unpleasant.
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Post by lynette on Mar 6, 2021 18:25:20 GMT
I Care A Lot. Rosamund Pike plays a grifter running a con where she finds wealthy old folk with no family and applies to be their legal guardian on the basis that they’re incapable of looking after themselves. Then she slams them in a care home and takes control of their finances. Things go wrong when she picks the wrong little old lady to con! streaming now on Prime. Slick and very enjoyable. I’ve been reliably informed that this can’t happen in UK, different rules for old people’s care, but o my was it scary, eh?
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Post by alece10 on Mar 6, 2021 19:22:59 GMT
Coming 2 America on Amazon Prime. Don't bother.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2021 18:56:11 GMT
Anyone else really tired of the streaming sites moving to a more traditional tv style of dropping content? I thought steaming was about binging?
I signed up for Disney+ Star and the new content is all only dropping weekly.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2021 20:44:27 GMT
Anyone else really tired of the streaming sites moving to a more traditional tv style of dropping content? I thought steaming was about binging? I signed up for Disney+ Star and the new content is all only dropping weekly. No, streaming is as much about allowing those of us who work long or irregular hours to watch content in the limited free time we have rather than being tied into TV schedules that don't fit our working hours. I don't know anyone who has enough free time to binge watch an entire series of anything in one go. The most I have ever managed was 5 episodes of Bridgerton in one weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2021 22:06:01 GMT
Anyone else really tired of the streaming sites moving to a more traditional tv style of dropping content? I thought steaming was about binging? I signed up for Disney+ Star and the new content is all only dropping weekly. No, streaming is as much about allowing those of us who work long or irregular hours to watch content in the limited free time we have rather than being tied into TV schedules that don't fit our working hours. I don't know anyone who has enough free time to binge watch an entire series of anything in one go. The most I have ever managed was 5 episodes of Bridgerton in one weekend. I think the record button serves that section of society well. Many people have time to watch a series over a week or weekend. I don’t watch terrestrial tv so three 40 minutes episodes or 2 hours a night means I can watch a series like Your Honour over a weekend like I did this weekend. I watched 20 minutes of Bridgerton I think the struggle is the show and not the time.
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Post by stagebyte on Jun 28, 2021 22:15:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2021 0:26:33 GMT
There are other ways and means to see Apple TV shows that have worked for me to date. Great cast with proper musical theatre backgrounds - Kristin Chenoweth, Jane Krakowski, Ariana DeBose... I saw an interview with the latter recently and she said it is basically a love letter to the golden age of musicals, while still making fun of their tropes, and her character is rather like Maria in the Sound of Music. And from the trailer, Jane Krakowski appears to be parodying the Baroness from the same show! Very much looking forward to it. Central Park, also on Apple TV, is another one to try if you fancy a musical show sung by actors with musical theatre experience (Josh Gad plus seemingly half the original cast of Hamilton).
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Post by lou on Jun 29, 2021 12:01:23 GMT
Ted Lasso is definitely worth watching.
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Post by dippy on Jun 29, 2021 12:06:11 GMT
That does look like a very fun show, a bit crazy but definitely my kind of thing.
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Post by alece10 on Jun 29, 2021 13:19:52 GMT
I've just watched Huge In France. Only 8 x 30min episodes. Quite funny and easy to watch but with a bit of a shocking end.
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Post by lynette on Jul 1, 2021 1:29:53 GMT
In case anyone missed - new Lupin on Netflix and Bosch on amazon.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 20, 2021 22:01:11 GMT
Hush - Netflix. Novellist writing her next book in lonely house in a wood is stalked by an mask wearing hunter with a crossbow. The twist? She’s a deaf mute so she can’t hear him or even scream. Nerve jangling!
Also, The Descent (Netflix again) bombastic group of outdoorsy gals with a past go sperlunking (which I now know means potholing) in a spooky cave and there’s something down there you don’t wanna share your packed lunch with…
Any Halloween recommendations? 🧙 🎃 🧛♀️
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 1, 2022 21:35:36 GMT
The Invisible Man is on Netflix now. Very enjoyable and tense, highly recommended 👍🏻
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Post by crowblack on Feb 2, 2022 10:30:21 GMT
I've just finished Yellowjackets on Now TV, and it was enjoyable but didn't live up to its early promise and got really towards the end. And it's not the end, as they intend to do 4 more series!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2022 21:42:44 GMT
I've just finished Yellowjackets on Now TV, and it was enjoyable but didn't live up to its early promise and got really towards the end. And it's not the end, as they intend to do 4 more series! Groan. I’m on episode four but this has made my heart sink. I don’t see how they have spin this out for five seasons, no matter how brilliant the young person/old person casting is.
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Post by crowblack on Feb 2, 2022 22:13:47 GMT
I've just finished Yellowjackets on Now TV, and it was enjoyable but didn't live up to its early promise and got really towards the end. And it's not the end, as they intend to do 4 more series! Groan. I’m on episode four but this has made my heart sink. I don’t see how they have spin this out for five seasons, no matter how brilliant the young person/old person casting is. Sorry, I hope that doesn't spoil your enjoyment! It's still fun and with great performances and it's nice to have middle aged female leads who look natural, but I was hoping it would be complete at 10 episodes like The Terror.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Feb 3, 2022 0:06:53 GMT
I've just finished Yellowjackets on Now TV, and it was enjoyable but didn't live up to its early promise and got really towards the end. And it's not the end, as they intend to do 4 more series! Groan. I’m on episode four but this has made my heart sink. I don’t see how they have spin this out for five seasons, no matter how brilliant the young person/old person casting is. I really enjoyed it and think it's worth sticking with for now, but I don't see how it can go on for as long as they plan it to without the flashback stuff either extending well beyond the point of their rescue, or the parallel timelines simply being dropped at that point and continuing the modern day storyline alone. Where this season ends I can understand there being maybe 1 or 2 more seasons of story left to tell at the pace they've been telling it, but 5 seems ridiculous and I can't see how it wouldn't be stretching the story incredibly thin, which would be a shame because I found the pacing pretty flawless so far. Apparently Showtime are known for extending their hit series well past their prime though...
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 3, 2022 8:52:14 GMT
I've just finished Yellowjackets on Now TV, and it was enjoyable but didn't live up to its early promise and got really towards the end. And it's not the end, as they intend to do 4 more series! Got really what towards the end, crowblack? I'm desperate to know. 🙂
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Post by crowblack on Feb 3, 2022 11:11:41 GMT
I've just finished Yellowjackets on Now TV, and it was enjoyable but didn't live up to its early promise and got really towards the end. And it's not the end, as they intend to do 4 more series! Got really what towards the end, crowblack ? I'm desperate to know. 🙂 Ah, how did that happen? 1980s soapy silly or horror black comedy style, rather than sticking with the emotional realism of the earlier episodes.
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Post by crowblack on Feb 3, 2022 14:32:02 GMT
Groan. I’m on episode four but this has made my heart sink. I don’t see how they have spin this out for five seasons, no matter how brilliant the young person/old person casting is. I really enjoyed it and think it's worth sticking with for now, but I don't see how it can go on for as long as they plan it to without the flashback stuff either extending well beyond the point of their rescue, or the parallel timelines simply being dropped at that point and continuing the modern day storyline alone. Where this season ends I can understand there being maybe 1 or 2 more seasons of story left to tell at the pace they've been telling it, but 5 seems ridiculous and I can't see how it wouldn't be stretching the story incredibly thin, which would be a shame because I found the pacing pretty flawless so far. Apparently Showtime are known for extending their hit series well past their prime though... The pacing is good right to the end - I'd recommend sticking with it, as it is entertaining and the characters are great, and personally I like all the things the showrunners must have had on their 'mood board' when devising it and fans of as-yet-unadapted The Secret History may enjoy the last couple of episodes . Still, I can't see how they can stretch it 5 series without bagginess, or indeed the young cast looking a lot more mature, though I guess 18 months in the wilderness would do that to you!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2022 20:58:29 GMT
Groan. I’m on episode four but this has made my heart sink. I don’t see how they have spin this out for five seasons, no matter how brilliant the young person/old person casting is. Sorry, I hope that doesn't spoil your enjoyment! It's still fun and with great performances and it's nice to have middle aged female leads who look natural, but I was hoping it would be complete at 10 episodes like The Terror. oh no, you definitely won’t spoil my enjoyment. I find that TV shoes often go on for far too long and it annoys me. Be more lkke Fawlty Towers!
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Post by og on Feb 4, 2022 12:11:14 GMT
The Morning Show... available on AppleTV+ rather than Netflix/Prime (but a streaming platform nonetheless) Jeepers. Series 1, what a ride. Incredibly strong characters. Obviously some heartfelt deep writing has gone into this. Deliberately awkward scenes as we progress into the story. I'd written off Jennifer Aniston as basically 'Rachel' in everything but she absolutely nails the co-host on the edge. High praise and a strong recommend.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 13, 2022 16:17:53 GMT
Came across E01 of Season 1 of “Julia” on YouTube. It’s an HBO Max show about Julia Child and her tv show The French Chef which is considered to be the birth of tv cooking shows.
David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwith and as Julia Childs our very own Sarah Lancashire! She’s doing the voice and everything.
I don’t know if we can even have HBO Max in the U.K. but it will presumably land on one of our platforms. I just thought it was incongruous seeing our lovely Sarah with real Hollywood actors. Very mixed reviews on IMDb though.
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Post by alece10 on Apr 13, 2022 18:04:15 GMT
Thats interesting. I didnt realise it was a TV series, thought it was a cinema film.
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