Blood Drive was superb. It's the Footballers' Wives of the millennial generation.
It was. I think it was hilarious, brave, and very self-aware. It was never going to make a second season, so I'm glad they did what they could with it.
It wasn't perfect, and lost its way a little bit in the middle, but pulled it all back with blood-drenched panache.
Ah...it's Julian.
It wasn't perfect, and lost its way a little bit in the middle, but pulled it all back with blood-drenched panache.
Ah...it's Julian.
Cras wrote:
It was. I think it was hilarious, brave, and very self-aware. It was never going to make a second season, so I'm glad they did what they could with it.
It wasn't perfect, and lost its way a little bit in the middle, but pulled it all back with blood-drenched panache.
Ah...it's Julian.
It wasn't perfect, and lost its way a little bit in the middle, but pulled it all back with blood-drenched panache.
Ah...it's Julian.
Fucking fabulous.
The second episode of Young Sheldon is [“in shops”]. I’m still surprised how good it is because it should be a car crash.
Yeah I saw the trailer and was baffled that it looked vaguely watchable.
Stranger Things 2 was excellent. Properly enjoyed it, with only ep7 feeling unnecessary and rushed.
Cras wrote:
Stranger Things 2 was excellent. Properly enjoyed it, with only ep7 feeling unnecessary and rushed.
It was all absolutely brilliant. Shush.
I realise it's debatable if Netflix shows go in the US or UK TV threads but we have an actual Stranger Things thread you monster
Nah, ep7 was
Overall brilliant though.
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
Overall brilliant though.
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
I realise it's debatable if Netflix shows go in the US or UK TV threads but we have an actual Stranger Things thread you monster
Fucks sake. How am I supposed to remember these things?
Cras wrote:
Nah, ep7 was
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
Because I'm a self aware, awesome human being, I'll give you that one as being actually correct.
I....huh.
It was a slightly discombobulated episode tbf.
Yeah i liked the concept but as a standalone episode it didn't work all that well.
Lonewolves wrote:
Yeah i liked the concept but as a standalone episode it didn't work all that well.
True. Slightly jarring compared to the tone of the rest, and, as Cras said, added little other than PLOTHAMMER.
My favourite thing about Stranger Things 2 was the early scripts described the doctor as "a Paul Reiser type" and then they actually cast Paul Reiser.
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
My favourite thing about Stranger Things 2 was the early scripts described the doctor as "a Paul Reiser type" and then they actually cast Paul Reiser.
Hah, awesome.
MrChris wrote:
True. Slightly jarring compared to the tone of the rest, and, as Cras said, added little other than PLOTHAMMER.
And full of characters who resorted to clichéd tropes instead of being well-written, which is a hole that Things managed to deftly avoid until that point.
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
MrChris wrote:
True. Slightly jarring compared to the tone of the rest, and, as Cras said, added little other than PLOTHAMMER.
And full of characters who resorted to clichéd tropes instead of being well-written, which is a hole that Things managed to deftly avoid until that point.
Well cliched tropes to the extent that character types who've appeared in one or two films can be cliched tropes, yes. But I get what you mean.
The last episode made up for Ep 7 and the dodgy Dema-dog CGI.
Cras wrote:
Stranger Things 2 was excellent. Properly enjoyed it, with only ep7 feeling unnecessary and rushed.
This was the last one we watched last night. Unfortunately I fell asleep. Joan's tells me I didn't miss much.
Hearthly wrote:
Yeah, I know. But I couldn't be bothered to try and quote it in a different thread using my phone. I was hoping a friendly mod would move stuff over.
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/11/08/seth-rogen-eric-kripke-get-the-boys-set-up-at-amazon
This is excellent news. Will be interesting to see if Simon pegg goes for the role of wee Hughie. I didn't enjoy the comics as much as preacher, seemed to lack soul, but this has the potential to be much bigger because of the superhero subject matter.
This is excellent news. Will be interesting to see if Simon pegg goes for the role of wee Hughie. I didn't enjoy the comics as much as preacher, seemed to lack soul, but this has the potential to be much bigger because of the superhero subject matter.
That episode of Mr. Robot was incredible. It was fun just trying to find where the hidden cuts are in the “one long continuous camera shot”. Mind bogglingly ambitious for a TV programme.
Casualty did it.
Grim... wrote:
Casualty did it.
So did Sunny
Sunny's one is only about ten minutes long, though.
Yeah it was really really good. Reminded me of Birdman.
The Deuce is excellent.
(If you don't know: it's David "The Wire / Treme" Simon's new shoe. Set in midtown NYC in the early 79s, following the fortunes of a number of prostitutes, pimps, bartenders, Mob bosses, and other associated low-lifes as the US legalised pornography.)
Like most of Simon's work, what it's really about is power: who has power over whom, how are they using it and to what end, and what will happen when the power shifts? As usual with Simon there's a hell of a lot of characters and not a great deal of exposition, so you need to watch fairly closely and be prepared that sometimes a character is going to do something that won't make sense for a while.
There's a hell of a lot of nudity but most of it is deeply unerotic. You know how GoT claimed it used nudity for plot development and never to titillate, and how that was bullshit? It's actually true of The Deuce.
Oh, it's much faster paced than Treme, thankfully. Much closer to The Wire in that respect. Some returning cast from The Wire too, including D'Angelo Barskdale (who has flipped sides and is a world-weary beatcop) and the elder Sobotka brother (who is a surly union man... again).
Also worthy of praise: the set and costume design. It's absolutely amazing.
(If you don't know: it's David "The Wire / Treme" Simon's new shoe. Set in midtown NYC in the early 79s, following the fortunes of a number of prostitutes, pimps, bartenders, Mob bosses, and other associated low-lifes as the US legalised pornography.)
Like most of Simon's work, what it's really about is power: who has power over whom, how are they using it and to what end, and what will happen when the power shifts? As usual with Simon there's a hell of a lot of characters and not a great deal of exposition, so you need to watch fairly closely and be prepared that sometimes a character is going to do something that won't make sense for a while.
There's a hell of a lot of nudity but most of it is deeply unerotic. You know how GoT claimed it used nudity for plot development and never to titillate, and how that was bullshit? It's actually true of The Deuce.
Oh, it's much faster paced than Treme, thankfully. Much closer to The Wire in that respect. Some returning cast from The Wire too, including D'Angelo Barskdale (who has flipped sides and is a world-weary beatcop) and the elder Sobotka brother (who is a surly union man... again).
Also worthy of praise: the set and costume design. It's absolutely amazing.
I did like the first 2 episodes of The Deuce, but my wife thought it was way too unpleasant to keep watching. And I'd rather play games than to watch shows by myself so that show is indefinitely on hold.
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
The Deuce is excellent.
(If you don't know: it's David "The Wire / Treme" Simon's new shoe.
(If you don't know: it's David "The Wire / Treme" Simon's new shoe.
Good to hear it gets off on the right foot.
I've heard the critics have given it a bit of a kicking.
It's got a lot of sole.
Squirt wrote:
I've heard the critics have given it a bit of a kicking.
Everything I've read has been glowing. Empire gave it four stars, for example.
Heel be pleased with that.
I wonder if Gaywood's comment was tongue in cheek?
Or maybe laced with sarcasm.
Or maybe laced with sarcasm.
I should probably just put a sock in it.
What a load of cobblers.
Gone over his head. I bet he's leathered.
Feet!
Pricks.
Satsuma wrote:
That episode of Mr. Robot was incredible. It was fun just trying to find where the hidden cuts are in the “one long continuous camera shot”. Mind bogglingly ambitious for a TV programme.
zomg this
Incredibly impressive, and this is from a show that has remarkable cinematography in a run of the mill episode.
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Pricks.
Mega-heh
Woah, Riverdale took a dark turn last night.
Yeah that episode of Mr Robot was phenomenal. Been listening to this over and over.
https://youtu.be/ezOI3sPqWPU
https://youtu.be/ezOI3sPqWPU
I see The Punisher drops in a week.
I'm up to date with Daredevil and J Jones but haven't watched anything like Luke Cage or the ensemble one (Defenders?).
Likely to be an issue?
I'm up to date with Daredevil and J Jones but haven't watched anything like Luke Cage or the ensemble one (Defenders?).
Likely to be an issue?
I think you'll be fine with just Daredevil.