What have you watched on TV?

[Napster]

Would I lie to you brilliant as ever, as is the news series of Asian Provocateur

 

[Uncle Leo]

Would I lie to you brilliant as ever, as is the news series of Asian Provocateur

If anything , better than ever. This series has regularly had me laughing out loud. Absolutely love it.

 

[Supernaut]

My wife didn't like that episode either; I thought it was weak but I always give the first episode of any series a chance as a 'scene setter'. Trust me - it gets a lot better.

Yeah, I will go back to it - it's among my very favourite comedies of all time. I think I was just thrown by the fact that for the first time they'd jumped forward by a number of years between series, plus I found the new relationship between Ron and Leslie a bit hard to swallow.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Yeah, I will go back to it - it's among my very favourite comedies of all time. I think I was just thrown by the fact that for the first time they'd jumped forward by a number of years between series, plus I found the new relationship between Ron and Leslie a bit hard to swallow.

Ah but....................:winking:

 

[Napster]

If anything , better than ever. This series has regularly had me laughing out loud. Absolutely love it.

That Rhod Gilbert at the end? What a finale. The whole thing just works so well as a panel show.

 

[Uncle Leo]

That Rhod Gilbert at the end? What a finale. The whole thing just works so well as a panel show.

Did NOT see that coming. Hilarious. The way in which the personas of Mack and Mitchell are exaggerated, the way Brydon intervenes occasionally but lets it flow at other times, the general connection between the main three...fantastic.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Sleb Crystal Maze was good fun, even if Rio Ferdinand isn't the sharpest defender in the box.

 

[Ricky Otto]

So many people told me to try parks and rec and the 1st series was so average I really thought it was another US comedy for those without a sense of humour but I persevered and I'm glad I did. Some great characters! Andy Dwyer and Ron Swanson are amazing!

 

[MK Shrimper]

So many people told me to try parks and rec and the 1st series was so average I really thought it was another US comedy for those without a sense of humour but I persevered and I'm glad I did. Some great characters! Andy Dwyer and Ron Swanson are amazing!

Yes, the first series is just ok. Andy is an absolute w*nkball in the first series. They tinkered with the characters for series 2 and got rid of the deadwood, and as they say history was made.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Caught up with the rest of Ripper Street - can't believe they killed off Bennett! :sad:

 

[MK Shrimper]

Westworld Ep3 - had its moments, but also had long moments of boring.

 

[Ricky Otto]

Westworld Ep3 - had its moments, but also had long moments of boring.

It's really not doing it for me

 

[MK Shrimper]

It's really not doing it for me

Yeah I really want to love it, but it's not gripped me at all. As I said previously I wouldn't be shocked if it got cancelled after one season.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Selasi is gone! great shame as he has real star quality.
It is going to be tight for the final but I am rooting for Candice to win the last ever real GBBO.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Six episodes into Stranger Things.

It's good but not as good as I thought it would be.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Selasi is gone! great shame as he has real star quality.
It is going to be tight for the final but I am rooting for Candice to win the last ever real GBBO.

Selassi was the only one with a bit of character, the others are so bland. Not really fussed who wins.

I was also watching Adam Curtis' documentary Hypernormalisation. Only about a 1/3rd of the way in and it's absolutely fascinating, showing how we got from 1975 to here, with the mess in the middle East, Brexit and the rise of social media.

Big thanks out to Henry Kissinger's actions for giving us Syria some 40 odd years on. :angry:

 

[Supernaut]

I was also watching Adam Curtis' documentary Hypernormalisation. Only about a 1/3rd of the way in and it's absolutely fascinating, showing how we got from 1975 to here, with the mess in the middle East, Brexit and the rise of social media.

I need to see this.
If you haven't already, watch his previous offering Bitter Lake. It's on iPlayer.

 

[MK Shrimper]

I need to see this.
If you haven't already, watch his previous offering Bitter Lake. It's on iPlayer.

Not seen that one, have to check it out. Have you seen Century of The Self?

 

[Supernaut]

Not seen that one, have to check it out. Have you seen Century of The Self?

Make sure you do. And no, I haven't seen Century of the Self yet. Another one for the watch list.

Good bit of trivia I found out last week; Curtis cut his teeth on That's Life in the 1980s. He was the researcher who found the 'talking' dogs!

 

[MK Shrimper]

Make sure you do. And no, I haven't seen Century of the Self yet. Another one for the watch list.

Good bit of trivia I found out last week; Curtis cut his teeth on That's Life in the 1980s. He was the researcher who found the 'talking' dogs!

Ha, snap! Just Wiki'd him. His documentaries are some of the best I have ever seen, utterly thought provoking.