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the big black butt was a bit too much manly cause it was not proportionate...expected a winger butt, got a prop one..

‘Don’t fûck with cats’

On Netflix. 3 episodes.
Well worth a watch.
You’ll come away from it feeling like you’ve rolled in something.

My top shows were,
Loved it
1. The Boys - Can't wait for S2)
2. Umbrella Academy - Lots of fun.
3. Chernobyl - Didn't 'enjoy' it (if you know what I mean) but it was brilliant!

Enjoyed
3. Mandalorian
4. Doom Patrol

Passable
5. Stranger Things S3 (I think S2 put me off a bit)
6. Titans S2 (a bit meh but fun).

Frustrated
7. Witcher... Loved the game, books were passable. Not bothered too much by adaption/changes too much, but the writing, acting in parts, timeline stuff.... Frustrated.

Yeah nah
Watchmen. Imo, just meh/shite.

Wow, I'm not a big TV watcher at all, didn't realize I watched 8 series

TV series of the decade for me what probably True Detective Season 1 (and Season 1 only).
Never felt as tuned in and freaked out as I did watching that series.
They'll probably not be anything like it, one of those shows you wish you could forget everything about to rewatch.

Fargo season 1 was brilliant too, GOT was brilliant until the marked drop in S7/8.

TheSmurf wrote:My top shows were

Frustrated
7. Witcher... Loved the game, books were passable. Not bothered too much by adaption/changes too much, but the writing, acting in parts, timeline stuff.... Frustrated.

Yeah nah
Watchmen. Imo, just meh/shite.

Wow, I'm not a big TV watcher at all, didn't realize I watched 8 series

Must admit Smurf I don't watch a lot, tried the Watchmen series and just couldn't get into it. I really struggle to get interested in much the last few months, I just maybe need to turn off everything except sports channels?

Ewinkum wrote:‘Don’t fûck with cats’

On Netflix. 3 episodes.
Well worth a watch.
You’ll come away from it feeling like you’ve rolled in something.

Concur, there are some truly sick people in this world and they are not all Crusader supporters.

Man In Black wrote:

UncleFB wrote:

Man In Black wrote:

Floppykid wrote:

Sandstorm wrote:Watchmen was weird, then wonderful and eventually garbage! Dreadful final episode.

They really just made a total balls of Dr. Manhattan.
So much so it ruined anything positive they did with the series.

The last 2/3 episodes were so bad. I hate to get my culture wars hat on but I genuinely think they thought the fact they were using a black actor would gloss over the fact it was boring and all totally telegraphed.

Hahahaha, wait, hahahaha, wait, hahahaha.

Watchmen may be the most polarising show out there, half the people i know/read love it while the other half complain about it. I guess I'm going to have to watch it (the first episode at least) to decide for myself.

You’ll love it. Definitely watch it.

I think you're setting me up for a trap.

Like you I'm a fan of The Leftovers, but I also really really didn't like The Watchmen movie.

Floppykid wrote:TV series of the decade for me what probably True Detective Season 1 (and Season 1 only).
Never felt as tuned in and freaked out as I did watching that series.

Agree, I watch a lot of TV and this was by far the best I’ve seen in years.

Salient wrote:

Ewinkum wrote:‘Don’t fûck with cats’

On Netflix. 3 episodes.
Well worth a watch.
You’ll come away from it feeling like you’ve rolled in something.

Concur, there are some truly sick people in this world and they are not all Crusader supporters.

most are irish tho...

Floppykid wrote:TV series of the decade for me what probably True Detective Season 1 (and Season 1 only).
Never felt as tuned in and freaked out as I did watching that series.
They'll probably not be anything like it, one of those shows you wish you could forget everything about to rewatch.

Fargo season 1 was brilliant too, GOT was brilliant until the marked drop in S7/8.

I agree with all of this.
Season 2 of Fargo was top notch too

TWD the first 3 seasons were excellent but then it became shitttier and shittier...Sherlock was undoubtedly the best "British" tv series of the last decade (only 15 episodes in 10 years though lol), not farking downtown abbey. Daredevil the most bingeable (can watch all seasons in a go) and animation wise, the best possibly was Rick and Morty though i didn't like it..best mini series was probably a toss up between chernobyl or Good Omens

watched the first episode for Doctor Who new season and new show, Dracula, Who was underwhelming, Dracula seems promising and well made, by the ppl that brought us Sherlock can't wait for part 2 today..realised both shows have the same actor in it, sacha dhawan

Dracula was good last night

Managed to find the right balance between horror, comedy, ham & drama

new season Doctor WHo made in Cape Town, was irritating for hear those 2 saffer "officers" guarding O trying to talk in an Australian accent lol..

Salient wrote:

Ewinkum wrote:‘Don’t fûck with cats’

On Netflix. 3 episodes.
Well worth a watch.
You’ll come away from it feeling like you’ve rolled in something.

Concur, there are some truly sick people in this world and they are not all Crusader supporters.

Last episode to go. Okay watch.

Ewinkum wrote:

Floppykid wrote:TV series of the decade for me what probably True Detective Season 1 (and Season 1 only).
Never felt as tuned in and freaked out as I did watching that series.
They'll probably not be anything like it, one of those shows you wish you could forget everything about to rewatch.

Fargo season 1 was brilliant too, GOT was brilliant until the marked drop in S7/8.

I agree with all of this.
Season 2 of Fargo was top notch too

True detective 1 is the GOAT of mini series.

Fargo 1 is outstanding, but it is actually one of the few shows that could maintain their level in the following seasons. Even Season 3 was great, looking forward to season 4 in 2020, supposed to play in Kansas city in the mid 1950s.

Man In Black wrote:

Captain Average wrote:

Man In Black wrote:

Captain Average wrote:Finally got around to watching Succession. I'm 7 episodes into season one and am utterly hooked.
Fast becoming one of my all time favourite shows. What a horrible bunch of plum the Roy family are.
Really unusual to find a show where there are no likeable characters, to be so engrossing.

Kendall is ok isn’t he? Admittedly I’ve only watched the first four eps.

Best I could say is he's the character people could be most sympathetic towards. He's still an entitled billionaire, whose confidence surpasses his abilities

I am watching it through the prism of Arrested Development and he’s the Michael so in that respect I think he’s ok.

Hey MIB - how far in are you now? I found this comparisson interesting and want to know how you view him now.
I'm half way through season 2 and Michael in AD, he definitely is not.
f**king great show. Such a strong cast.

And a big for Sarah Snook's arse

boere wors wrote:

Ewinkum wrote:

Floppykid wrote:TV series of the decade for me what probably True Detective Season 1 (and Season 1 only).
Never felt as tuned in and freaked out as I did watching that series.
They'll probably not be anything like it, one of those shows you wish you could forget everything about to rewatch.

Fargo season 1 was brilliant too, GOT was brilliant until the marked drop in S7/8.

I agree with all of this.
Season 2 of Fargo was top notch too

True detective 1 is the GOAT of mini series.

Fargo 1 is outstanding, but it is actually one of the few shows that could maintain their level in the following seasons. Even Season 3 was great, looking forward to season 4 in 2020, supposed to play in Kansas city in the mid 1950s.

Never could get into season 2 of Fargo due to one of the plotlines really bumming me out personally.
Still probably wouldn't be able to but I'd love to give it a go.

Bill Bob, despite being a freak in real life, can really act.

Best series' of 2019:

1. Dark 2 - 10/10
2. Too Old to Die Young - 9/10
3. Mr. Robot 4 - 8.5/10
4. Euphoria - 8/10
5. Unbelievable - 8/10
6. Fleabag 2 - 8/10
7. True Detective 3 - 8/10
8. Russian Doll - 7.5/10
9. Undone - 7/10
10. The Handmaids Tale 3 - 7/10
11. Chernobyl - 6/10


Worst: Emergence, Killing Eve

Servant is surprisingly good at the moment.

Kid A wrote:Best series' of 2019:

1. Dark 2 - 10/10
2. Too Old to Die Young - 9/10
3. Mr. Robot 4 - 8.5/10
4. Euphoria - 8/10
5. Unbelievable - 8/10
6. Fleabag 2 - 8/10
7. True Detective 3 - 8/10
8. Russian Doll - 7.5/10
9. Undone - 7/10
10. The Handmaids Tale 3 - 7/10
11. Chernobyl - 6/10


Worst: Emergence, Killing Eve

Servant is surprisingly good at the moment.

You left out Succession - probably the best box set of the year. Also 6/10 for Chernobyl and 7/10 for the jumper the shark handmaids tale get a grip. Handmaids tale should have ended after season one. Still visually great but the plot has gone to shite

For all its strengths Dark is just too much work.

Duff Paddy wrote:

Kid A wrote:Best series' of 2019:

1. Dark 2 - 10/10
2. Too Old to Die Young - 9/10
3. Mr. Robot 4 - 8.5/10
4. Euphoria - 8/10
5. Unbelievable - 8/10
6. Fleabag 2 - 8/10
7. True Detective 3 - 8/10
8. Russian Doll - 7.5/10
9. Undone - 7/10
10. The Handmaids Tale 3 - 7/10
11. Chernobyl - 6/10


Worst: Emergence, Killing Eve

Servant is surprisingly good at the moment.

You left out Succession - probably the best box set of the year. Also 6/10 for Chernobyl and 7/10 for the jumper the shark handmaids tale get a grip. Handmaids tale should have ended after season one. Still visually great but the plot has gone to shite

Indeed. I reckon Chernobyl is one of the best bits of TV ever created. I'd be genuinly interested to see what makes it only just above average for Kid A.

Jeff the Bear wrote: I'd be genuinly interested to see what makes it only just above average for Kid A.

I've said it before - it's technically great but they succumbed to America's stupidness and cast a bunch of British people meandering in and out of their own regional accents and into Russian ones. I couldn't get past that. They should have cast Ukranians and Russians and subtitled it. But then stupid people wouldn't have watched it.

Jeff the Bear wrote:

Duff Paddy wrote:

Kid A wrote:Best series' of 2019:

1. Dark 2 - 10/10
2. Too Old to Die Young - 9/10
3. Mr. Robot 4 - 8.5/10
4. Euphoria - 8/10
5. Unbelievable - 8/10
6. Fleabag 2 - 8/10
7. True Detective 3 - 8/10
8. Russian Doll - 7.5/10
9. Undone - 7/10
10. The Handmaids Tale 3 - 7/10
11. Chernobyl - 6/10


Worst: Emergence, Killing Eve

Servant is surprisingly good at the moment.

You left out Succession - probably the best box set of the year. Also 6/10 for Chernobyl and 7/10 for the jumper the shark handmaids tale get a grip. Handmaids tale should have ended after season one. Still visually great but the plot has gone to shite

Indeed. I reckon Chernobyl is one of the best bits of TV ever created. I'd be genuinly interested to see what makes it only just above average for Kid A.

Everyone likes it, therefore he's not allowed to like it. Simple

Agreed on Handmaid's Tale, if they had ended it after the first season it would've been an excellent and very complete piece of work.

It got turned into torture porn and had all the trappings of an American tv show scrabbling for a compelling plot to put on its cast.

I've been trying to watch Lost in Space S2 and I've had a hard time doing it. I was wondering why since it ticks all the boxes...and then it occurred to me. I f**king hate The Robinsons and their perfect little family and their perfect solutions all the time and I want them to die horribly.

That's probably why.

Ulsters Red Hand wrote:

Jeff the Bear wrote:

Duff Paddy wrote:

Kid A wrote:Best series' of 2019:

1. Dark 2 - 10/10
2. Too Old to Die Young - 9/10
3. Mr. Robot 4 - 8.5/10
4. Euphoria - 8/10
5. Unbelievable - 8/10
6. Fleabag 2 - 8/10
7. True Detective 3 - 8/10
8. Russian Doll - 7.5/10
9. Undone - 7/10
10. The Handmaids Tale 3 - 7/10
11. Chernobyl - 6/10


Worst: Emergence, Killing Eve

Servant is surprisingly good at the moment.

You left out Succession - probably the best box set of the year. Also 6/10 for Chernobyl and 7/10 for the jumper the shark handmaids tale get a grip. Handmaids tale should have ended after season one. Still visually great but the plot has gone to shite

Indeed. I reckon Chernobyl is one of the best bits of TV ever created. I'd be genuinly interested to see what makes it only just above average for Kid A.

Everyone likes it, therefore he's not allowed to like it. Simple

Binge watched Messiah on Netflix
It’s a really interesting concept
Goes off a bit into tangents at times unnecessarily but I quite enjoyed it

True Blue wrote:I've been trying to watch Lost in Space S2 and I've had a hard time doing it. I was wondering why since it ticks all the boxes...and then it occurred to me. I f**king hate The Robinsons and their perfect little family and their perfect solutions all the time and I want them to die horribly.

That's probably why.

I'm on S2 E2 and have to agree with you. S1 was ok, so far S2 is just too 'happy perfect family'. I'm hoping for a disaster soon.

Boomslang wrote:

True Blue wrote:I've been trying to watch Lost in Space S2 and I've had a hard time doing it. I was wondering why since it ticks all the boxes...and then it occurred to me. I f**king hate The Robinsons and their perfect little family and their perfect solutions all the time and I want them to die horribly.

That's probably why.

I'm on S2 E2 and have to agree with you. S1 was ok, so far S2 is just too 'happy perfect family'. I'm hoping for a disaster soon.

big disasters coming soon... just like s1, its ends well..

True Blue wrote:I've been trying to watch Lost in Space S2 and I've had a hard time doing it. I was wondering why since it ticks all the boxes...and then it occurred to me. I f**king hate The Robinsons and their perfect little family and their perfect solutions all the time and I want them to die horribly.

That's probably why.

I didn't hate the first season, but that does sum up the family pretty well.

If I might be permitted a rare Globby moment ... 'Vijay' is a former student of mine! He was in Gr 7 at the time and played the lead in Oliver! that year.

I have a lot of love for Toby Stephens, particularly after Black Sails, but I couldn't even make it to the end of LIS season 1. They are incredibly aggravating as a group if you're even the least bit cynical.

UncleFB wrote:

Man In Black wrote:

Floppykid wrote:

Sandstorm wrote:Watchmen was weird, then wonderful and eventually garbage! Dreadful final episode.

They really just made a total balls of Dr. Manhattan.
So much so it ruined anything positive they did with the series.

The last 2/3 episodes were so bad. I hate to get my culture wars hat on but I genuinely think they thought the fact they were using a black actor would gloss over the fact it was boring and all totally telegraphed.

Hahahaha, wait, hahahaha, wait, hahahaha.

Watchmen may be the most polarising show out there, half the people i know/read love it while the other half complain about it. I guess I'm going to have to watch it (the first episode at least) to decide for myself.

If you didn’t like the movie I doubt you’ll like it .

The movie was almost ( almost ) a frame by frame of the comic - with only a changed ending and an a darker aesthetic different.

I loved the comic ( got the original series mint ) so really liked the movie .

I think the movie is okay as an adaptation. Its stylish and modern, but it really lacks a lot of the depth and nuance.

Synder's Watchmen plays like he really liked the pictures, but didn't fully understand the text.

Another series for "series of the decade" would probably be Brian Cox's The Planets.
Really beautifully put together documentary series.

sockwithaticket wrote:I have a lot of love for Toby Stephens, particularly after Black Sails, but I couldn't even make it to the end of LIS season 1. They are incredibly aggravating as a group if you're even the least bit cynical.

Did you know he's BBC Radio's James Bond? I've quite enjoyed all of their productions ... on youtube if can't access through official channels: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... radio+bond

comets wrote:

Boomslang wrote:

True Blue wrote:I've been trying to watch Lost in Space S2 and I've had a hard time doing it. I was wondering why since it ticks all the boxes...and then it occurred to me. I f**king hate The Robinsons and their perfect little family and their perfect solutions all the time and I want them to die horribly.

That's probably why.

I'm on S2 E2 and have to agree with you. S1 was ok, so far S2 is just too 'happy perfect family'. I'm hoping for a disaster soon.

big disasters coming soon... just like s1, its ends well..

I haven't made it through the first episode of S2 yet. Even 10 minute chunks are hard to digest. Pretty sure I'm going to give up

Nieghorn wrote:

sockwithaticket wrote:I have a lot of love for Toby Stephens, particularly after Black Sails, but I couldn't even make it to the end of LIS season 1. They are incredibly aggravating as a group if you're even the least bit cynical.

Did you know he's BBC Radio's James Bond? I've quite enjoyed all of their productions ... on youtube if can't access through official channels: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... radio+bond

That had escaped my notice, perhaps the only actor to play Bond villain and 007? Could be a good pub quiz question answer.

I'm UK, so should have ready access to the Beeb for the episodes. Will check them out

Anyone been watching the first few episodes of season 6 of Vikings?
Pretty good so far and they really seem to be building to a massive finale.
Steven Berkoff is fantastic as King Olaf.

I see from a search that a few posters watched Catch 22 back in Sept ... has anyone else?

I recently finished it and - bearing in mind I barely remember the book - liked it a lot. Both realistic enough and humourous in a dark way. The comedy and acting wasn't played too over the top, I felt. I liked the choice of going with a bunch of no-names as the mains, and a few big names as the officers in charge.

Plane nerds will have to bite their tongues, however, as you always see the gun barrel sticking out of the nose, but you never (that I noticed) saw the rest of the gun that should be inside the plane.