The TV you like thread - The Bear and Badger

Blocks100

Bob wrote:

Watched the first episode of The Handmaid's Tale - Man that was some dark shit. Neither me or the wife could hear very well at the end of the episode but is it safe to say

Spoiler:

the other handmaid had been a doppleganger/spy/informant

We talking about the Gilmore Girl hand maiden? She no

Spoiler:

Bob

Blocks100 wrote:

Bob wrote:

Watched the first episode of The Handmaid's Tale - Man that was some dark shit. Neither me or the wife could hear very well at the end of the episode but is it safe to say

Spoiler:

the other handmaid had been a doppleganger/spy/informant

We talking about the Gilmore Girl hand maiden? She no

Spoiler:

spy (or Eye as they call them), quite the reverse in fact. It is a brutal role that that actress is asked to play though, don't know how she coped with it)

The handmaiden that she does the shopping with and has the chats with her.. who warns her

Spoiler:

if that makes sense?

poprock

Don’t think so guys.

Spoiler:

Bob

poprock wrote:

Don’t think so guys.

Spoiler:

The shopping partner is Ofglen. As in ‘handmaid of Glen’. She’s replaced with another handmaid, who is now Ofglen. That’s what she says, quietly, at the end of ep2. Offred asks “Where is Oflgen?” and the new girl replies “I am Oflgen.” The name isn’t the girl. The name is the job. It’s part of how the regime dehumanises women and removes their identity.

Spoiler:

poprock

If you haven’t seen yet what’s happened to that poor girl, you will soon.

(I’m up to the end of episode seven, been watching it on the high seas.)

Blocks100

Bob wrote:

poprock wrote:

Don’t think so guys.

Spoiler:

The shopping partner is Ofglen. As in ‘handmaid of Glen’. She’s replaced with another handmaid, who is now Ofglen. That’s what she says, quietly, at the end of ep2. Offred asks “Where is Oflgen?” and the new girl replies “I am Oflgen.” The name isn’t the girl. The name is the job. It’s part of how the regime dehumanises women and removes their identity.

Spoiler:

So the old Ofglen has been removed? sent to the colonies? Caught? Eyed?

Something far far worse I'm afraid Bob.

But I what I really want to know is, what happened to OfGem?

JonB

The worst part is the inspection by Ofsted.

Bob

Just to lower the tone a little is anyone watching love island on itv2?

Gremill

Lower it...a little?

Brooks

Is it any good?

Gremill

Started watching Luke Cage on Netflix - absolutely loving it so far. Fantastic music, good acting but made great by an amazing blaxploitation vibe. These Marvel TV series are head and shoulders above the DC stuff - mainly because they don't really seem to be too bothered with focussing on the super part of the hero. More concerned with being a genre and creating that vibe and theme that distinguishes each series.

Really impressed.

FranticPea

It's awful!

Gremill

Heh. It's right up my street. Reminds me of the films I loved watching when I was a teenager.

ShabbyMcCrabby

I have so much to watch when I go back home... Especially including Preacher season 2 and (hopefully) The Mist. Both of which have a lot of posters around NYC.

Diluted Dante

FranticPea wrote:

It's awful!

Never thought I'd see the day Franny was wrong.

mk64

Better call Saul is probably the best thing on TV right now.

Also anyone watching season 3 of Fargo? I keep dipping into it but it's not gripped me yet like season two or quarry

FranticPea

Diluted Dante wrote:

FranticPea wrote:

It's awful!

Never thought I'd see the day Franny was wrong.

It started off alright but we got bored of it pretty fast. Hollyoaks level acting.

Paul the sparky

FranticPea wrote:

Diluted Dante wrote:

FranticPea wrote:

It's awful!

Never thought I'd see the day Franny was wrong.

It started off alright but we got bored of it pretty fast. Hollyoaks level acting.

Correct.

pantyfire

Only just getting around to watching the latest season of The Walking Dead.
There's been at least 3 occasions were we they could've shot Voldermort in the first four episodes.
Just shoot him.
Job done.
End the season early.

Blocks100

Take an Amazonian tribesman and a London stockbroker and make them swop lives for a month! Look, the stupid savage can't open an email, nevermind know which button to press to open the tube train door! Stockbroker guy catches two fish all day. Tribe wife is not impressed! Fuck sake BBC.

g.man

I lasted five minutes on that jam. Piss tier telly.

Blocks100

It's ok, Stockbroker guy has just setup a Fbook page for the Tribe so they can sell their posion tipped arrows to a wider audience.

davyK

This magnificent series - all 7 episodes (not the American cut which has sequences missing). Two knights of the realm in full swing supported by a magnificent cast and there are some great cameos to spot.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ern3y_tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-ep1_tv

Despite it's almost complete absence of action this is mesmerising.

Bollockoff

Caught up on the last two eps of American Gods (not tonight's) and I'm concerned with the direction they're going with Sweeney and the Taxi driver. I don't think it works.

Bob

Bollockoff wrote:

Caught up on the last two eps of American Gods (not tonight's) and I'm concerned with the direction they're going with Sweeney and the Taxi driver. I don't think it works.

Caught up? Well done. It's so fucking incredibly slow...

Did they only make 10 episodes of The Good Fight?

Bollockoff

Yeah after the strong start I am waning hard on it.

Diluted Dante

We've all watched Season 2 of F is for Family right?

poprock

Bob wrote:

Did they only make 10 episodes of The Good Fight?

Yes, but it’s been renewed for a second season next year.

afgavinstan

Diluted Dante wrote:

We've all watched Season 2 of F is for Family right?

Yup! Great moments in it.

Bob

poprock wrote:

Bob wrote:

Did they only make 10 episodes of The Good Fight?

Yes, but it’s been renewed for a second season next year.

So that was the season final.. wow. I didn't get that vibe from it. Still a great season. Really enjoyed every episode. Very strong writing.

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