The TV you like thread - The Bear and Badger

bad_hair_day

‘Michael Nonceface 69000’ Now, that’s stella entertainment.

bad_hair_day

Context is everything.

mannaboy

Mare of Eastown finale was a fine finish to a great series, no sign of them making a second season, but I've no problem with that.

Something I pondered before was cleared up:

Spoiler:

Blocks100

I don't typically watch cop dramas but glad I stuck with Mare, excellent stuff all round. Enjoyed Mare's Mum performance; thought I recognised Jean Smart from somewhere!

Spoiler:

Kow

Yar, Mare was excellent. I'm very glad there's quality like this out there, when we seem to be swamped with bollocks like Fargo s4 and other forgettable trash.

cosmicjellybean

Blocks100 wrote:

I don't typically watch cop dramas but glad I stuck with Mare, excellent stuff all round. Enjoyed Mare's Mum performance; thought I recognised Jean Smart from somewhere!

Spoiler:

Every time she came on screen me and my wife would shout “put your brother on… put your brother on… PUT YOUR BROTHER ON THE PHONE!”

Edit: also was super impressed by the representation of the excellent ‘mannequin pussy’ throughout the early episodes. Incredible band getting its due!

Escape

I was disappointed when Cox ascended Cadwalladr, because of course CERN's brilliant. So was Fermilab.

The ESA, NASA, Russia and others all cooperate on astro projects, leaving the EU's inclusiveness at odds with its excludes under that light. I'm not really challenging Cox's view ('tis his — fair enough), but his vociferousness struck me as pretty one-sided for someone who quantifies uncertainties.

Brian Didn't Say wrote:

The EU's been great to me, and so within my own realm of exposure I thoroughly support it, but I realise I don't have enough time to research its complexities beyond that, and wouldn't wish to patronise those who feel less fortunate by asserting it's always had their interests equally at heart.

My feeling is that it likely has, but I respect their right to disagree based on their life experiences in contrast to mine.

Moot_Geeza

Big thanks for the early episode buzz for Easttown in here, I would have missed it otherwise. Superb stuff.

Fargo S4 next.

Bob

I enjoyed the end of Easttown. I hope there isn't another series. But it was great. Real downer towards the end.

Moot_Geeza

Inside No.9 was good fun last night.

Funkstain

Escape wrote:

I was disappointed when Cox ascended Cadwalladr, because of course CERN's brilliant. So was Fermilab.

The ESA, NASA, Russia and others all cooperate on astro projects, leaving the EU's inclusiveness at odds with its excludes under that light. I'm not really challenging Cox's view ('tis his — fair enough), but his vociferousness struck me as pretty one-sided for someone who quantifies uncertainties.

Brian Didn't Say wrote:

The EU's been great to me, and so within my own realm of exposure I thoroughly support it, but I realise I don't have enough time to research its complexities beyond that, and wouldn't wish to patronise those who feel less fortunate by asserting it's always had their interests equally at heart.

My feeling is that it likely has, but I respect their right to disagree based on their life experiences in contrast to mine.

No yeah you’re right we should continue to bend over backwards to check our middle class privilege when referring to people who still don’t understand what they lost, that sounds like a brilliant presenting style

Escape

I wasn't a leaver, but my lower-class lifestyle's such that I haven't noticed any difference yet. I sure didn't want the Tories taking us out; that's agreed. To gather enough steam for rejoin you'll need lots of leavers to change their tune. I should've crossquoted in the pol thread.

I think Cox is a nice enough bloke, but the reasons behind his career making the EU attractive to him and extraneous to me should've framed our telly chats (about our likes and dislikes in common), rather than being engineered towards both sides digging each other in, of which I feel he was a guilty participant. Albeit genuine and well-meaning in his tweets. Anyway, it's old ground, innit.

If only Partridge were retreading his. I read about some people wanting Coogan and Fielding to present The One Show, as if their toothless satire's appropriately respectful instead of a missed open...

Feels like lowkey homage was a BBC condition.

Key should've ripped Allwright's consumermanning to shreds. Reflects badly on me, dunnit. Like when I enjoyed Stewart Lee calling Chiles a speaking Toby jug, filled to the brim with hot piss.

Key's talented and they give him his touchscreen shite every week, when there's so much realworld inspiration for glorious self-assuredness in that role. I get that he can't step on Alan's toes in that way, but his awkward self-awareness is unrealistic beyond local radio.

It might've been fun to apply Morgan and Reid's faux tension, with Jennie as a female Alan offscreen. She's halfway there, really, but without his BC pathos.

JonB

JonB wrote:

Just over halfway through The Innocent, an 8-part Spanish crime drama on Netflix. It's been good so far. Focusing on different characters each episode and slowly revealing who they are as their stories converge. It could still end up trying to be too clever for its own good, but so far it's managed its twists without getting too daft.

Finished now, and while there was something annoyingly stupid in the final episode, it wasn't enough to ruin it. If you fancy a twisty-turny thriller, you could do a lot worse.

poprock

Film Critic Hulk has done a piece on Mare of Eastwood and the tropes of small-town murder dramas. As usual, it’s lo-o-o-ng but good.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/51987407

mk64

I also liked this weeks number 9

nick_md

Yeah another decent No.9 this week.

kestla

JonB wrote:

JonB wrote:

Just over halfway through The Innocent, an 8-part Spanish crime drama on Netflix. It's been good so far. Focusing on different characters each episode and slowly revealing who they are as their stories converge. It could still end up trying to be too clever for its own good, but so far it's managed its twists without getting too daft.

Finished now, and while there was something annoyingly stupid in the final episode, it wasn't enough to ruin it. If you fancy a twisty-turny thriller, you could do a lot worse.

I quite enjoyed this. It's another one of the Netflix Harlan Coben adaptations, and I think being Spanish gave it a certain grit and plausibility that would've been lost if it were English, like The Stranger (also on Netflix) from last year.

poprock

The Stranger just felt amateurish, I think. Poorly acted, poorly shot, etc. Same as that Behind Her Eyes thing recently – was that one of his?

JonB

kestla wrote:

I quite enjoyed this. It's another one of the Netflix Harlan Coben adaptations, and I think being Spanish gave it a certain grit and plausibility that would've been lost if it were English, like The Stranger (also on Netflix) from last year.

Yeah, I think so. It was much better than The Stranger anyway.

Facewon

Just finished s5 of veep. Struggling to see how s6 is gonna work. Will see it out anyway as it's been a cracker overall.

What a bunch of glorious assholes.

kestla

poprock wrote:

The Stranger just felt amateurish, I think. Poorly acted, poorly shot, etc. Same as that Behind Her Eyes thing recently – was that one of his?

Na, I think that was someone else, but I agree, that was cack as well.

monkey

Series 2 of This Time with Alan Partridge is the weakest Partridge. A few good laughs scattered through a lot of mediocrity. Well behind Mid Morning Matters, light years away from Ianucci era. Still very watchable.

nick_md

Would agree with that.

I hear the Oasthouse is good, gonna give that a spin next I think.

nick_md

I still enjoyed Alan on TV every Friday still, ofc.

monkey

Oasthouse is good aye.

tigersgogrrr

Oasthouse is solid. Definitely better than the latest TV stuff which has been justfinebutnotmuchmore.

Gremill

Finished watching The Great last night. Really liked it, a wonderful mix of hilarious dialogue, brutal historical detail and good performances. Recommended.

Wookienopants

Oasthouse is great fun, very funny.
The latest series however is quite weak.

My brother just bought tickets for my dad and I to go with him to see his new Live Show in London next year. Should be good

yourfavouriteuncle

This series has been miles better than the first which I thought was a bit weak. Oasthouse is the best Partridge has been since the travel tavern - it’s absolutely wonderful.

tigersgogrrr

High praise. It is brilliant but I think the books (well, audiobooks narrated by Partridge) still top it.

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