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Author:  Findus Fop [ Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:01 ]
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MrChris wrote:
markg wrote:
Narcos was great. Loved Pablo's collection of shit jumpers.

They were great, weren't they?
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I am very much hoping that the ending meant they're setting up Jave to have series 3 vs the Cali cartel.


I think that is definitely the case.
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One would have expected them to call the show Pablo, but they didn't, they went generic. If they keep the quality up, I can see it running for a while.
Author:  MrChris [ Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:25 ]
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I think the whole history of the cartels in south America, and the US involvement, is something that is a very rich seam to mine. Pablo was very "you couldn't make this shit up".
Author:  Hearthly [ Fri Dec 09, 2016 10:27 ]
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Hearthly wrote:
I miss The Simpsons from when it wasn't shit. Also, why is there no official way to stream The Simpsons, I'd love to go back and watch all the older seasons. When did it go shit? Early 2000s IIRC.


Thanks to a kindly member here at BEEX a 2TB drive arrived at our house last week, loaded with EVERY SIMPSONS EPISODE EVER. (Well up to a point, of course, as they're still making them.)

In terms of shitness, the generally accepted wisdom with Simpsons is:

Season 1 - Not amazing, but has its moments. Finding its feet. Good stuff in here.
Seasons 2 to 8/9/10 (opinion varies) - The real golden years, all the best episodes are in here.
Season 11 onwards - Generally shit, a shadow of its former self, often to the point of being unwatchable.

Obviously I haven't watched them all yet, and I will stop at the point it turns to shit (I remember me and Mrs Hearthly gave up with it on Sky, back in the day, with the episode where they all went to Brazil), but in the meantime it's been fantastic to revisit the classic Simpsons, I haven't watched them for years and years and years. (I'm moving through in chronological order, but have also dipped into specific favourite episodes across many seasons.)

It all holds up really well, some absolutely classic comedy in there.
Author:  TheVision [ Fri Dec 09, 2016 10:44 ]
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I think I own the Simpsons box sets right up to season 8.... Obviously, there's no point buying them after that.
Author:  DavPaz [ Fri Dec 09, 2016 10:57 ]
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The one with the Angel skeleton. A sad day in my heart when I realised that The Simpsons could be utter shit.
Author:  Hearthly [ Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:01 ]
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TheVision wrote:
I think I own the Simpsons box sets right up to season 8.... Obviously, there's no point buying them after that.


Looking through the list here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_T ... E2%80%9320)

I can see several episodes in seasons 9 and 10 that were great (The Cartridge Family is in there, for example), but at the same time you can definitely see the slide in 10, and thinking back to when we were watching them as new episodes on Sky, Seasons 11 and 12 were where it really went downhill.

I'm surprised we made it as far as Season 13 (which is when the Brazil episode is), as it had properly turned to crap by then. I very clearly recall however, that we turned that Brazil episode off before it finished, and literally just stopped watching it from that moment onwards, I haven't seen an episode of The Simpsons beyond S13E15.
Author:  DavPaz [ Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:08 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
The one with the Angel skeleton. A sad day in my heart when I realised that The Simpsons could be utter shit.

Blimey. As long ago as 1997
Author:  Hearthly [ Fri Dec 09, 2016 15:57 ]
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Great book about the 'Zombie Simpsons' here. Available online for free or for a modest cost on Kindle and other ebook sorts of things which I don't know anything about because they are modern.

Ideal for 'designated break periods'.

https://deadhomersociety.com/zombiesimpsons/ <<< Intro

https://deadhomersociety.com/zombiesimpsons/zs1/ <<< First chapter of the book
Author:  MaliA [ Sun Jan 08, 2017 18:00 ]
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Curiosity wrote:
It's basically 24 but with an alternate universe Jack Bauer and no set timings. I've not seen the latest episode yet, but it ticks all of the same formulaic boxes.

I find Sutherland entertaining, so will likely stick with it, despite knowing that the real bad guys are still probably half a series away from even appearing.


Designated Survivor is really shallow, but quite entertaining. We're four episodes in.

Hooten and the Lady has continued to delight me, against expectations.
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:30 ]
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I started watching Luke Cage on Netflix last night, only done the first episode so far but really liked it. He was one of the stronger characters in Jessica Jones (I think I preferred him to Jessica, come to think about it) and I have no doubt he'll be able to carry a series with him as the focus.

Your man himself Mike Colter is superb, very strong screen presence and tremendously charismatic. I can understand why Jessica Jones totally fancied the pants off him.

I'll go into normal 'series mode', which generally means 1 or 2 episodes per night until I'm done.
Author:  MaliA [ Mon Jan 09, 2017 16:56 ]
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The Gang Broke Dee was a superb episide of Sunny. I loved it. Brilliant.
Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:40 ]
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We watched the first episode of Black list last night. I felt like it was trying to be Silence of the Lambs, but I still enjoyed it so will stick with it and hope it finds it's own feet.
Author:  Grim... [ Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:24 ]
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Goddess Jasmine wrote:
We watched the first episode of Black list last night. I felt like it was trying to be Silence of the Lambs, but I still enjoyed it so will stick with it and hope it finds it's own feet.

It does.

It loses them again after a while, though.
Author:  MrChris [ Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:23 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Goddess Jasmine wrote:
We watched the first episode of Black list last night. I felt like it was trying to be Silence of the Lambs, but I still enjoyed it so will stick with it and hope it finds it's own feet.

It does.

It loses them again after a while, though.

Oh god doesn't it just.
Author:  Grim... [ Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:30 ]
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I don't know if you're still watching it but
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The fucking pregnancy / baby thing was stupid, and the fucking five-episode arc where Liz was meant to be dead but you knew she wasn't because you're not a fucking idiot? Rubbish.

I know as soon as they tell us what Red is to Liz the show is pretty much over, but they've dragged it out for too long now and I don't care.
Author:  MrChris [ Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:43 ]
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oh god no, we gave up I think in series three somewhere. Not long after a shipping crate was involved or something. So much promise lost.
Author:  asfish [ Wed Jan 11, 2017 16:40 ]
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Designated Survivor is really shallow, but quite entertaining. We're four episodes in.

Hooten and the Lady has continued to delight me, against expectations.



I watched one Friday night and had done all 10 by Sunday, good show.

Not sure how much longer it can go on with key characters all knowing things and not speaking to each other though!
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Jan 11, 2017 19:36 ]
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Grim... wrote:
I don't know if you're still watching it but
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
The fucking pregnancy / baby thing was stupid, and the fucking five-episode arc where Liz was meant to be dead but you knew she wasn't because you're not a fucking idiot? Rubbish.

I know as soon as they tell us what Red is to Liz the show is pretty much over, but they've dragged it out for too long now and I don't care.

Yes, all of this. We watched four of S4 and then gave up entirely. And I really enjoyed S1/S2/most of S3.

Edit -- apparently its ratings are on a downward spiral and yet it's inexplicably getting a spinoff show: http://www.nbc.com/the-blacklist-redemption?nbc=1
Author:  Morte [ Wed Jan 11, 2017 21:25 ]
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This might be an interesting development for the next series of Better Call Saul...
Author:  LewieP [ Wed Jan 11, 2017 21:35 ]
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Well they already said he would be in the new season at the end of the last one, also from a timeline perspective it was inevitable.
Author:  MaliA [ Wed Jan 11, 2017 23:57 ]
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asfish wrote:
Quote:
Designated Survivor is really shallow, but quite entertaining. We're four episodes in.

Hooten and the Lady has continued to delight me, against expectations.



I watched one Friday night and had done all 10 by Sunday, good show.

Not sure how much longer it can go on with key characters all knowing things and not speaking to each other though!


Woah! Episodes 7 and 8 are megashark vs. Giant octopus level quality. Episode 8 is probably below that. Christ. My Gran would have written and acted it better and she's been dead for almost 20 years.
Author:  Curiosity [ Fri Jan 13, 2017 17:11 ]
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Fox are making a pilot based on the frankly amazing book 'The Passage' by Justin Cronin. It's a sort of post-apocalyptic vampire plague story, but far better than that sounds.

You really should read it. Or wait for the inevitably disappointing TV series.

I'm still excited.
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Fri Jan 13, 2017 21:23 ]
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Colony has started its second season and is great.
Author:  Cras [ Mon Jan 16, 2017 11:56 ]
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Braindead is incredibly good. It's a sort of sci-fi comedy political drama about politicians getting infected by brain bugs from space. It's funny, and clever, and has Mary Elizabeth Winstead who is brilliant and lovely.
Sadly it was cancelled after just one season, but watch it anyway. It's on Amazon.
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Mon Jan 16, 2017 18:19 ]
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I was quite happy to see it end. Not because it was bad - I loved it - but it got to the point, told a story in a funny fashion with amazing musical intros and then finished rather than dragging it out forever.
Author:  Cras [ Mon Jan 16, 2017 18:48 ]
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The 'previouslys' are amazing.
Author:  Grim... [ Thu Jan 19, 2017 20:08 ]
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This is my ringtone now.
Author:  KovacsC [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 8:44 ]
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Grim... wrote:
This is my ringtone now.


: D
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:33 ]
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Two Broke Girls has done delightful outfits this week. Maybe last week.
Author:  MaliA [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:46 ]
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Desigbated Survivor started off a bit silly, then git ridiculous. Watch it if you've got nothing else to.
Author:  Findus Fop [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:58 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Desigbated Survivor


That sounds how the 4-year-old me would have pronounced it.

See also, trousoos and busgetti.
Author:  MaliA [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:05 ]
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Findus Fop wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Desigbated Survivor


That sounds how the 4-year-old me would have pronounced it.

See also, trousoos and busgetti.


I have a cold.
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:11 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Two Broke Girls has done delightful outfits this week. Maybe last week.

It was last week. This week was about them being zombies, and was quite funny.

Meow-meow-meow-moew meow-meow-meow-moew meow!
Author:  Mr Russell [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:33 ]
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Grim... I know you probably don't know any way of sorting this, but if I was to not watch S4Ep8 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and it didn't keep saying "Media Error" then do you know how I'd go about trying to not watch it any more?
Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 12:06 ]
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Ooh Sneaky Pete is out on Netflix. I enjoyed the pilot episode, hope this is decent.
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 14:15 ]
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Russell, do you have a memory stick with you?
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 14:22 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
Grim... I know you probably don't know any way of sorting this, but if I was to not watch S4Ep8 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and it didn't keep saying "Media Error" then do you know how I'd go about trying to not watch it any more?

You probably couldn't try again tonight.
Author:  Mr Russell [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 14:24 ]
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Zoidberg - thanks, but it's not a streaming thing.
Grim... - thanks, I definitely won't.
Author:  Mr Russell [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 22:30 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
Zoidberg - thanks, but it's not a streaming thing.
Grim... - thanks, I definitely won't.

This didn't work and we haven't now seen it and I don't even know what we're not talking about anyway. Thank you.
Author:  MaliA [ Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:12 ]
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Dirk Gently on netix is ace. Davpaz looks like the Hobbit.
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:16 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Dirk Gently on netix is ace. Davpaz looks like the Hobbit.

I really enjoyed it, although some people upthread said they disliked Barnett as Gently. Which I can see, although he grew on me. He's the worst bit of the show, though. Obv Old Cop Toby Ziegler is the best bit.
Author:  MaliA [ Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:18 ]
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I think Barnett is great. Natty jackets, too, (if you have £800 to spend on one). I came into it knowing nothing, and it has been a delight.
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:22 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Natty jackets, too, (if you have £800 to spend on one).
The jacket changes colour several times during the show. This is never explained. I like that.

Also, it builds very satisfyingly to a solid ending which, despite the seeming incomprehensibility of the first half, was clearly well thought out from the beginning. And has an absolutely superb comedy moment from Chief Galen in the last-but-one episode. You'll know it when it happens.
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:43 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Dirk Gently on netix is ace. Davpaz looks like the Hobbit.

Are you saying I look like Elijah Wood, or Martin Freeman?
Author:  MaliA [ Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:45 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Dirk Gently on netix is ace. Davpaz looks like the Hobbit.

Are you saying I look like Elijah Wood, or Martin Freeman?


I..i..it"s pop culture. I am confused
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Jan 23, 2017 13:09 ]
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If I do look like Elijah Wood, it's probably the 'ten-years-with-the-ring' Gollum version
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Jan 23, 2017 13:10 ]
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Image
Author:  asfish [ Mon Jan 23, 2017 14:07 ]
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Watched a couple of shows recently that are quite good, Shooter and Incorporated.
Author:  Satsuma [ Mon Jan 23, 2017 20:15 ]
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I've consumed a load of 2 Broke Girls having forgot that it existed. Turns out my love affair with it is well and truly over. I could barely raise a smile at most of the episodes I've watched so I think I'll leave it here unless I'm uber bored.

Maybe it's the whole Randy story. The actor playing Randy wasn't terrible but he wasn't likeable either.
Author:  Grim... [ Mon Jan 23, 2017 20:20 ]
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It's a terrible, terrible show.
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