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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Dec 4, 2021 19:53:03 GMT -5
Special Bulletin and Without Warning
The latter started well but lost it halfway through. If aliens actually want to destroy Earth, it will be with ships, not metors.
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Post by tiger40 on Dec 5, 2021 14:09:00 GMT -5
The Crime on Netflix last night. I've not finished it yet though. It's another good foreign detective drama.
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Post by tiger40 on Dec 5, 2021 14:10:43 GMT -5
Also, that new drama which starts on BBC One tonight looks good, You Don't Know Me. I'll probably watch the whole boxed set on IPlayer though.
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Dec 6, 2021 12:53:38 GMT -5
Surprised John never had a heart attack the way Sachs played Manuel. Thanks Habib and Dragonfly!
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Post by tiger40 on Dec 6, 2021 14:32:11 GMT -5
I'm now on season two of The Crime with one more episode to watch. I'm not sure how many seasons they made of it but I've enjoyed it.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 6, 2021 17:29:52 GMT -5
The Many Saints of Newark
Well, that was very much not needed.
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Post by tiger40 on Dec 7, 2021 14:03:39 GMT -5
I enjoyed The Crime on Netflix but sadly there's only two seasons.
After that had finished I started watching another good foreign crime drama on All4 Thirteen Commandants which is also good. But I've only watched one episode so far. For some reason I'm in the mood for foreign crime dramas at the moment.
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Post by tiger40 on Dec 9, 2021 13:59:06 GMT -5
I enjoyed The Crime on Netflix but sadly there's only two seasons. After that had finished I started watching another good foreign crime drama on All4 Thirteen Commandants which is also good. But I've only watched one episode so far. For some reason I'm in the mood for foreign crime dramas at the moment. I'm still watching 13 Commandants on All4 but I'm half way through it now. So I'll watch some more later. |
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Post by tiger40 on Dec 10, 2021 13:58:41 GMT -5
Looking at the TV book for Christmas and New year there's nothing on TV much worth watching. Most of it is a load of old clap trap.
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Post by mimmihopps on Dec 11, 2021 7:07:17 GMT -5
We're currently watching Unforgotten from season 1 again on a streaming service.
I like Nicole Walker.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Dec 11, 2021 10:22:59 GMT -5
Watched Avatar again yesterday, as I hadn't seen it for about ten years and I'm mildly interested in what on earth James Cameron has planned for the sequels. I quite enjoyed it really.
It's baggy and probably too long, some of the CGI doesn't hold up, and I thought that much of the design of Pandora and its indigenous species' was so-so and unmemorable. That last point is central to why I think Avatar doesn't feel like essential pop culture viewing in the way that, say, the original Star Wars trilogy does. The original Star Wars films were not particularly well made, but they had some of the best designs ever, and the music was never less than superb. By comparison, Avatar feels rather generic. I'm not too surprised it's had such little shelf life as far as home video sales and streaming has gone.
All the same, it works when it needs to. For instance, the final act, when the cartoony strongman marine and the snivelling CEO make good on their promises and attack the Na'vis with guns and missiles: there is a sense of threat, characters you've enjoyed spending time with don't always make it, and you do find yourself leaning into the action, mouth agape slightly at the sheer scale of what's being depicted onscreen. Even after the last decade of Hollywood mainstream film output, saturated as it has been with overblown action-adventure pyrotechnics, parts of Avatar still impressed me watching it again.
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Post by tiger40 on Dec 11, 2021 14:00:14 GMT -5
I finished watching 13 Commandants on All4 last night and I enjoyed it. It's a shame that there's only one series though. I'll find something else to watch later.
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Post by jezza2 on Dec 11, 2021 14:31:42 GMT -5
Watched Avatar again yesterday, as I hadn't seen it for about ten years and I'm mildly interested in what on earth James Cameron has planned for the sequels. I quite enjoyed it really.
It's baggy and probably too long, some of the CGI doesn't hold up, and I thought that much of the design of Pandora and its indigenous species' was so-so and unmemorable. That last point is central to why I think Avatar doesn't feel like essential pop culture viewing in the way that, say, the original Star Wars trilogy does. The original Star Wars films were not particularly well made, but they had some of the best designs ever, and the music was never less than superb. By comparison, Avatar feels rather generic. I'm not too surprised it's had such little shelf life as far as home video sales and streaming has gone.
All the same, it works when it needs to. For instance, the final act, when the cartoony strongman marine and the snivelling CEO make good on their promises and attack the Na'vis with guns and missiles: there is a sense of threat, characters you've enjoyed spending time with don't always make it, and you do find yourself leaning into the action, mouth agape slightly at the sheer scale of what's being depicted onscreen. Even after the last decade of Hollywood mainstream film output, saturated as it has been with overblown action-adventure pyrotechnics, parts of Avatar still impressed me watching it again.
There's a reason that it's so surprising that it's the highest grossing film. |
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Post by girllikeabomb on Dec 11, 2021 17:04:54 GMT -5
Watched Avatar again yesterday, as I hadn't seen it for about ten years and I'm mildly interested in what on earth James Cameron has planned for the sequels. I quite enjoyed it really.
It's baggy and probably too long, some of the CGI doesn't hold up, and I thought that much of the design of Pandora and its indigenous species' was so-so and unmemorable. That last point is central to why I think Avatar doesn't feel like essential pop culture viewing in the way that, say, the original Star Wars trilogy does. The original Star Wars films were not particularly well made, but they had some of the best designs ever, and the music was never less than superb. By comparison, Avatar feels rather generic. I'm not too surprised it's had such little shelf life as far as home video sales and streaming has gone.
All the same, it works when it needs to. For instance, the final act, when the cartoony strongman marine and the snivelling CEO make good on their promises and attack the Na'vis with guns and missiles: there is a sense of threat, characters you've enjoyed spending time with don't always make it, and you do find yourself leaning into the action, mouth agape slightly at the sheer scale of what's being depicted onscreen. Even after the last decade of Hollywood mainstream film output, saturated as it has been with overblown action-adventure pyrotechnics, parts of Avatar still impressed me watching it again.
The film, though flawed in itself, was absolutely mind-blowing in the original 3D -- and it was a legitimate technological breakthrough. Unfortunately, in part because movie theaters are dying, the vast majority of people never saw Avatar the way it was intended. It seems that even with the vast improvements in 3D it still is not really ready for mass audiences. Too cumbersome, too expensive, too many people find it makes them queasy and too hard to emulate at home. Some thought Avatar was going to usher in a whole new era of 3D filmmaking, only it seemed to have the opposite effect! It's still far and away the best 3D film ever made ... |
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Post by tiger40 on Dec 12, 2021 13:50:39 GMT -5
Angel Of Death on All4 which is another good foreign (Polish) detective drama about a serial killer which I started last night.
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Post by oasisserbia on Dec 13, 2021 8:15:38 GMT -5
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Dec 13, 2021 8:58:42 GMT -5
Angel Of Death on All4 which is another good foreign (Polish) detective drama about a serial killer which I started last night. |
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Post by tiger40 on Dec 13, 2021 13:58:54 GMT -5
I finished watching Angel Of Death on All4 last night and I enjoyed it. But I'm not sure what I'll watch next.
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Dec 13, 2021 19:15:02 GMT -5
Slightly outdated (now Blue sponsor and Gold)
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Post by welshylad on Dec 14, 2021 3:43:26 GMT -5
Catching up on Curb Your Enthusiasm, it's fucking hilarious  |
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Post by tiger40 on Dec 14, 2021 13:54:23 GMT -5
Murphy's Law on Amazon Prime. It's about an under cover cop and stars James Nesbit. I've only watched two episodes so far but so far so good.
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Post by mimmihopps on Dec 15, 2021 7:08:44 GMT -5
Just finished re-watching Unforgotten season 1 last night. 2 more seasons to go.
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Dec 15, 2021 12:04:43 GMT -5
That touching tribute to Bo Lennartsson, 4 FBK titles, 2 silver medals, 1 man. RIP Bo.
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Post by tiger40 on Dec 15, 2021 13:56:27 GMT -5
I'm not sure if I'll watch any more of Murray's Law because only the last three seasons are available on Amazon Prime and seasons one and two are missing. Plus I always like to watch things from the beginning.
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Post by tiger40 on Dec 16, 2021 14:08:13 GMT -5
All The Sins which I started watching on All4 last night. I'm only two episodes in at the moment. More later.
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