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Post by anita on Jan 4, 2020 13:44:35 GMT
This year seemed to have the worst Christmas telly ever.
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Post by FrontrowverPaul on Jan 4, 2020 15:31:56 GMT
I think this just about counts as Christmas TV. Last night's Graham Norton Show was gold standard for me. I don't think there's another programme I enjoy more ; the best guests, the best host and the best banter, week in and week out. Long may it continue.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2020 22:21:14 GMT
Add me to the list of people who enjoyed Dracula episode 3... Think this has been the one with most changes in tone; deftly handled by writers, cast and crew alike.
Would happily watch more - but if they could find a way to make the undead’s fingernails stay on next time, it would be much appreciated.
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Post by justfran on Jan 4, 2020 23:09:23 GMT
I think this just about counts as Christmas TV. Last night's Graham Norton Show was gold standard for me. I don't think there's another programme I enjoy more ; the best guests, the best host and the best banter, week in and week out. Long may it continue. Totally agree, I love the Graham Norton Show and really enjoyed this week’s highlights show. Particularly enjoyed seeing again Eddie Redmayne’s magic trick and Jamie Dornan’s walk story. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2020 7:03:42 GMT
Caught up with Dracula. I thought the first episode was fantastic and balanced the suspense with humour perfectly, but the latter two episodes failed to live up to it for me. The campy tone that worked so well at first quickly became a bit too ridiculous and thus, the more serious elements suffered while trying to exist alongside it. I found Heffernan as Jonathan Harker to be sorely missed after he'd gone, but Dolly Wells was the MVP, particularly as Sister Agatha. I thought it a bit slow paced too, I'm not sure we needed four and a half hours of this. Nevertheless, it's still worth a watch and an interesting adaptation. I liked the ending!
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Post by Latecomer on Jan 5, 2020 20:24:57 GMT
Enjoyed Bancroft....not sure that’s the right word!!! Had forgotten what happened in last series but a quick google sorted that and we were away!  Enjoyed Dracula but thought the last part didn’t really work. |
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Post by crowblack on Jan 6, 2020 18:24:55 GMT
The M R James Ghost Story for Christmas 'Martin's Close' was an altogether better offering from Mark Gatiss, I thought. It was on BBC4/iplayer (I've only just caught up with it because first time round it was interrupted by rain dripping through the ceiling!).
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jan 6, 2020 18:27:07 GMT
Add me to the list of people who enjoyed Dracula episode 3... Think this has been the one with most changes in tone; deftly handled by writers, cast and crew alike. Would happily watch more - but if they could find a way to make the undead’s fingernails stay on next time, it would be much appreciated. This. Loved this. Really good adaptation. The atheist nun was something else, there was some great scenes when she was on screen |
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Post by crowblack on Jan 11, 2020 21:49:17 GMT
Pre-Christmas, but a heads up as it goes off Now TV in a couple of days - HBO's Watchmen, which is just glorious and has An Octoroon / Appropriate's Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on the writing team.
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Post by theatreian on Dec 15, 2020 17:32:11 GMT
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