The TV you like thread - The Bear and Badger

Facewon

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Swedish true crime inspired thriller The Hunt For a Killer is super legit from start to finish. Really well made, filled the gaping Mindhunter void for me.

What's that on then?

Moot_Geeza

I watched on iplayer, 6 eps no fluff.

Moot_Geeza

nick_md wrote:

Did 5 eps of Squid Game last night, s'alright. Feels like they've thrown everything into the pot, and the characters are formulaic, but I'm enjoying it.

Finished it and did enjoy but it started to feel a bit Prison Breaky towards the end. Not specifically Prison Break per se, more that feeling of a show that's 20 episodes long rather than a tight 10 or 12. Which is odd, considering it only had 9 eps. /waffle.

Gamermike

Overall I enjoyed Squid Game.

First episode certainly gets the hooks in (and IMO where it peaks, and it has quickly become popular with all the memes floating about) but I felt like it could have been an episode or two shorter than it is.

Gamermike

Moot_Geeza wrote:

nick_md wrote:

Did 5 eps of Squid Game last night, s'alright. Feels like they've thrown everything into the pot, and the characters are formulaic, but I'm enjoying it.

Finished it and did enjoy but it started to feel a bit Prison Breaky towards the end. Not specifically Prison Break per se, more that feeling of a show that's 20 episodes long rather than a tight 10 or 12. Which is odd, considering it only had 9 eps. /waffle.

Ha, my thoughts exactly ^^

Djornson

'The Cleaner' and 'The North Water' on BBC are both very very good. The Cleaner especially surprised me.

LivDiv

I've watched a few episodes of The Cleaner. Enjoying it but its shot in a way that makes it look like a daytime soap like Doctors. I cant quite put my finger on it.

yourfavouriteuncle

The North Water is brilliant.

nick_md

yourfavouriteuncle wrote:

The North Water is brilliant.

Blocks100

I had to stop watching when the surgeon bloke starts cutting into that bible-basher chap. Enjoyed the Eskimo singalong though.

Farrell too is an excellent mean bastard of a man.

Knight

Rewatching the Wire, mostly motivated by the obits of Michael K. Williams. The scenes in the courtroom with him in season 2 are extraordinarily good. That season is just brilliant all round to be honest. Think it was probably my least favourite the first time round and even the 2nd but this time I wouldn’t be surprised if it goes to the top of the pile. Masterful TV.

Djornson

Knight wrote:

Rewatching the Wire, mostly motivated by the obits of Michael K. Williams. The scenes in the courtroom with him in season 2 are extraordinarily good. That season is just brilliant all round to be honest. Think it was probably my least favourite the first time round and even the 2nd but this time I wouldn’t be surprised if it goes to the top of the pile. Masterful TV.

Is that the one about schools? Or the docks? The Wire is still the best for me, nothing else compares.

I started writing why and then i just fuck it whats the point i won't do it justice

Djornson

Blocks100 wrote:

Farrell too is an excellent mean bastard of a man.

He's so so good in it, talks in such a weird way, facial expressions so.. unusual. Must have been loads of weight (muscle and fat) on for it too.

Knight

Djornson wrote:

Knight wrote:

Rewatching the Wire, mostly motivated by the obits of Michael K. Williams. The scenes in the courtroom with him in season 2 are extraordinarily good. That season is just brilliant all round to be honest. Think it was probably my least favourite the first time round and even the 2nd but this time I wouldn’t be surprised if it goes to the top of the pile. Masterful TV.

Is that the one about schools? Or the docks? The Wire is still the best for me, nothing else compares.

I started writing why and then i just fuck it whats the point i won't do it justice

The docks. Schools is season 4 and was my favourite first time round.

superflyninja

Kin again was ok but had some terribly stupid moments. Super stupid.

I'm I dunno, 4 or 5 episodes into The Orville now. This is more Star Trek than Discovery or Picard. Its literally a TNG clone with a veneer of comedy lashed on top. The show seems more concerned with actual plots than I expected. Nice, I'll keep going on it.

Kow

superflyninja wrote:

Kin again was ok but had some terribly stupid moments. Super stupid.

I'm enjoying it but there are some moments where I'm wondering if they are badly written plot lines or maybe the characters are just meant to be dumb. I mean they are just street thugs basically, not criminal masterminds.

n0face

superflyninja wrote:

Kin again was ok but had some terribly stupid moments. Super stupid.

I'm I dunno, 4 or 5 episodes into The Orville now. This is more Star Trek than Discovery or Picard. Its literally a TNG clone with a veneer of comedy lashed on top. The show seems more concerned with actual plots than I expected. Nice, I'll keep going on it.

I started Orville recently and I think it's great, feels like a love letter to TNG. I'm pretty sure some of the prosthetics are actually from old treks.

RamSteelwood

Djornson wrote:

'The Cleaner' and 'The North Water' on BBC are both very very good. The Cleaner especially surprised me.

I started watching The Cleaner the other day, and it is pretty good. First episode in particular had me giggling like an eejit, the other eps so far have been good if not quite as good as the first.

g.man

So apparently this is now almost upon us...

Blocks100

Not feeling 'stoked' about this at all. Is that what the kids say? Apart from 'I can't see anything in this battle scene, it's all gone dark!'

LivDiv

Im up for it.

Lord_Griff

Why has Dr Who grown out his hair?

mannaboy

That’s a wig!

Kow

They spelled Daleks wrong.

Brooks

If there's lots of hilarious banterous swearing and gore, I'll probably give it a cursory.

Paul the sparky

That's what's his face from GoT doing the voiceover, Roose Bolton's bastard. Is he in it then? Or just a narrator?

I_R

What little we see there looks good. I don't think you get a great TV show out of that book, but you might get a btter than the last couple of seasons one with plenty of cash and some inventive script writing.

I_R

Paul the sparky wrote:

That's what's his face from GoT doing the voiceover, Roose Bolton's bastard. Is he in it then? Or just a narrator?

I think that's Matt Smith narrating.

Paul the sparky

Ah. Very similar voices then

Unlikely

Following a recommendation from a friend I am now three episodes in to Squid Game and, despite the actor playing the "main" character being shit at acting anything other than "oh shit oh shit oh shit", it has me hooked. Six episodes to go.

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