Amazon Search and Bookmark
AFFILIATE SEARCH | Shop Amazon.co.uk using this search bar and support WHO!

Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Forum area for all things that are non-football.
Forum rules
Whilst 'off-topic' means all non-football topics can be discussed. This is not a free for all. Rights to this area of the forum aren't implicit, and illegal, defamator, spammy or absuive topics will be removed, with the protagonist's sanctioned.
Post Reply
HairySpotter
Posts: 17

Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post HairySpotter »

"Just finished The Killing liked it a lot but not really the last season as much. Breaking Bad, Homeland done Was going to do Luther or The Wire next - can you tell me which one is best of the two?"
collyrob
Posts: 409
Old WHO Number: 226068
Has liked: 37 times
Been liked: 32 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post collyrob »

Finished Kaos on Netflix, not something I’d usually be into but really enjoyed it.

we’re watching “ breeders” now with Martin Freeman, decent watch.

has anyone seen “this country” I’ve never heard of it but it’s supposed to be brilliant.
User avatar
Manuel
Posts: 4111
Location: The Very Far East
Old WHO Number: 300109
Has liked: 138 times
Been liked: 439 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Manuel »

Anyone watched the new Netflix series The Perfect Couple with Nicole Kidman and Ray Donovan? Generally getting good reviews.

Series two of Colin from accounts is complete garbage, turned it off.
User avatar
Lee Trundle
Posts: 3085
Old WHO Number: 33318
Been liked: 439 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Lee Trundle »

I got excited when I saw they're making a Lord of the Flies 6 part TV series with Hans Zimmer doing the music.

Then I saw it was the BBC making it.  😖
User avatar
Manuel
Posts: 4111
Location: The Very Far East
Old WHO Number: 300109
Has liked: 138 times
Been liked: 439 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Manuel »

Noticed today that Colin from accounts had a second series, thought it was fairly decent.
Swiss.
Posts: 1192
Old WHO Number: 220150
Has liked: 154 times
Been liked: 177 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Swiss. »

Great start to Slow Horses. Bit shocked as not to spoil but a main character dies but does he/she ? I hope not. 
Alan
Posts: 1079
Old WHO Number: 10317
Has liked: 3 times
Been liked: 151 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Alan »

Slow Horses is back next week.
zico
Posts: 4071
Old WHO Number: 10629
Has liked: 257 times
Been liked: 165 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post zico »

"I was aware of it before but what I found fascinating hearing from Rick was the amount of interference he suffered during his career from producers and the like. I understand putting money in to a film and wanting to have a say but when you hire ""an expert"" in a particular field surely you are hiring them because of their expertise so just leave them alone and allow them to do what they do well and you might just end up with a better film than what you end up with with interference. The proof of it shows when you compare American Werewolf, where Landis just let him do his thing bar original instructions on what Landis wanted, and The Wolfman which should have been a great film but wasn't. I saw something recently on You Tube where someone had edited various scenes in Jason and The Argonauts, including the classic skeletons scene, to make them ""smoother"" and less clunky. It looked awful compared to the original. As I say there are reasons why these experts are experts. Bit like Sullivan hiring a DOF then deciding to sign players himself!"
User avatar
Takashi Miike
Posts: 3035
Old WHO Number: 233644
Has liked: 642 times
Been liked: 945 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Takashi Miike »

"zico, i had a look earlier and it was pretty much that price when he brought it out. genius artist, much like rob bottin (the thing) who are early now being bypassed by cunts on computers"
zico
Posts: 4071
Old WHO Number: 10629
Has liked: 257 times
Been liked: 165 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post zico »

"Was it you Miike that suggested the Russell Crowe podcast on Rogan? If so many thanks, again an enjoyable two hours. Yep was looking into the book this morning, two volumes anything from £110 to £270 depending on where you look, FMOB!"
User avatar
Takashi Miike
Posts: 3035
Old WHO Number: 233644
Has liked: 642 times
Been liked: 945 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Takashi Miike »

"yes, that's a great interview with rick baker. I remember watching it (unless he's done a second one) back before he stopped posting on youtube (now back on there). he released a great book about his career, but it was very expensive back then. probably want even more for it now"
zico
Posts: 4071
Old WHO Number: 10629
Has liked: 257 times
Been liked: 165 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post zico »

"Great docu series on Netflix, Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War. Brilliantly narrated by Ed Harris, you think you know all about it because of the Ok Corrall films but that's not the half of it. Also there is a really interesting podcast on Spotify that I stumbled across. Joe Rogan talking to retired Special Effects expert Rick Baker. If you find it interesting on how films like American Werewolf or Jason and the Argonauts are made it's a fascinating watch."
User avatar
Manuel
Posts: 4111
Location: The Very Far East
Old WHO Number: 300109
Has liked: 138 times
Been liked: 439 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Manuel »

"Started the Long Shadow about the Yorkshire ripper. It's not been glammed up in any way, pretty raw and brings it home what a truly evil cսnt he was, after becoming a bit of a minor celebrity in later years. Many of his victims had young kids. Toby Jones starring in it is a big tick."
User avatar
Takashi Miike
Posts: 3035
Old WHO Number: 233644
Has liked: 642 times
Been liked: 945 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Takashi Miike »

"Tulsa King is an easy watch, and the episodes are fairly short. Stallone is very good as per usual I'm a couple of episodes in to The Mayor Of Kingstown, it's pretty good. Plenty of violence, swearing and nudity made a mistake watching the first two series of Yellowjackets. a decent idea, but the episodes were far too long and after nineteen episodes the story has barely fucking moved. it's also clearly made for women, so no idea why I stick with it. hahaha"
Beat Freak
Posts: 3

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Beat Freak »

Currently subscribed to Paramount as me and Mrs Freak are watching Yellowstone. Was going to run-subscribe after. Before I do is there anything else on paramount worth watching?
DukeofDevo
Posts: 255
Old WHO Number: 20989
Has liked: 36 times
Been liked: 3 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post DukeofDevo »

"Side of Ham 5:35 Wed Aug 21 Your right there is more to it. CIA in Afghan during the Russian era. First series going along nicely until Bridges got Covid and was diagnosed with cancer, so they wrapped it up a bit abruptly! The second series, I’m sure will address the loose ends!"
Side of Ham
Posts: 1481
Old WHO Number: 215633

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Side of Ham »

"Manuel, there's a bit more to The Old Man than what the lying Rada trained cock Swiss has said. The plot is pretty straight forward and easy to work out (Swiss being the fine example of anyone could) the first series is basically spent telling the back story with a bit of a twist in the middle. Hoping the second series really develops into something good but as always it could go to shit."
claypole
Posts: 590
Old WHO Number: 240662
Has liked: 30 times
Been liked: 54 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post claypole »

"Under extreme duress I watched Supacell, you know what I really enjoyed it."
User avatar
Manuel
Posts: 4111
Location: The Very Far East
Old WHO Number: 300109
Has liked: 138 times
Been liked: 439 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Manuel »

"Swiss - Fair enough, like I said see it got mixed reviews, it was only Bridges that got me semi interested."
Swiss.
Posts: 1192
Old WHO Number: 220150
Has liked: 154 times
Been liked: 177 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Swiss. »

The Old Man . Jesus I’d rather be put on a rack and stretched than go through this torture. Slow and depressing as fuck . Not saying the acting is bad. Quite the opposite especially the young Bridges who is totally realist as him younger . Ok I only watch one episode but it’s seems I worked out he was on an a US government assignment fell in love with some terrorist and went in hiding and 20 years later the FBI have caught up with him . They gonna stretch that out over 8 hours . Fuck that
User avatar
chim chim cha boo
Posts: 436
Old WHO Number: 17737
Has liked: 19 times
Been liked: 29 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post chim chim cha boo »

"I just finished Shane Meadows' 'The Gallows Pole' on iPlayer. Fucking brilliant after the dross I've watched lately if you love that Derbyshire accent and his normal cast of players. Although it's a true story of a rebel northern village which is starving due to the start of the industrial revolution its in places as funny as fuck and it's only got 3 episodes. In fact it ends abruptly and looks to my eyes like they ran out of money. A great watch though, especially the conversations he has with the supernatural northern 'Stagman'"
User avatar
chim chim cha boo
Posts: 436
Old WHO Number: 17737
Has liked: 19 times
Been liked: 29 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post chim chim cha boo »

"I just finished Shane Meadows' 'The Gallows Pole' on iPlayer. Fucking brilliant after the dross I've watched lately if you love that Derbyshire accent and his normal cast of players. Although it's a true story of a rebel northern village which is starving due to the start of the industrial revolution its in places as funny as fuck and it's only got 3 episodes. In fact it ends abruptly and looks to my eyes like they ran out of money. A great watch though, especially the conversations he has with the supernatural northern 'Stagman'"
User avatar
chim chim cha boo
Posts: 436
Old WHO Number: 17737
Has liked: 19 times
Been liked: 29 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post chim chim cha boo »

"I'm finding less and less TV that I can watch. Almost all of it should have hired a proper writer. Having said that, I saw one of the best dramas I can remember, Shane Meadows' The Gallows Pole on iPlayer this week. It's as funny as fuck if you like that 'matey midlanders' that he does so well."
User avatar
Manuel
Posts: 4111
Location: The Very Far East
Old WHO Number: 300109
Has liked: 138 times
Been liked: 439 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post Manuel »

"I might give the Old Man a go as not much catch up, but see it gets mixed reviews. Always like Bridges."
User avatar
MaryMillingtonsGhost
Posts: 730
Old WHO Number: 300173
Has liked: 385 times
Been liked: 255 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post MaryMillingtonsGhost »

"Swiss. 4:10 Yep, got that one lined up. What with Tulsa King, Slow Horses and The Old Man, looks like a decent Autumns viewing."
DukeofDevo
Posts: 255
Old WHO Number: 20989
Has liked: 36 times
Been liked: 3 times

Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

Post DukeofDevo »

"Manuel 12:34 Mon Jul I rewatched the film, much better! Brian Denehey plays a good part"
Post Reply