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"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?"
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Monsieur merde de cheval" wrote: 19 Nov 2025, 02:43
Swiss. wrote: 18 Nov 2025, 16:19
Swiss. wrote: 17 Nov 2025, 12:46 The Beast In Me is the next of my thriller list. Anyone watched it yet? 
One episode in and as hooked as hell. Believe the hype it is looking excellent and Mathew Rhys is an excellent actor.  Danes is playing Carrie like character again.all manic and emotional which is a bit irritating. Same writer as Homeland init. 
 
I agree with that ...she was basically carrie ....same goes  for Jonathan Banks as MIKE Ermantroot
This series was average ...at best.
Gilligan will always be up against it after breaking bad a ànd better call saul.
This is way off both of those
Didn't realise Gilligan was involved with this
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zico wrote: 27 Oct 2025, 18:44 Yep, brillant, the guy was a genius.  Some of my favourite Parky interviews were with Michael Caine.  Very funny guy with a story or two to tell.
Caine's autobiography is good value ..his description of the dog closing the door behind him  on the set of ZULU is priceless.
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Lee Trundle" wrote: 18 Nov 2025, 16:42 Reckon I'll give it a swerve.

Her character was the reason I gave up on Homeland.
Ex missus  type Lee ?
Yep ...the devils child on the rag  for sure...only permanently so
My sister is like this too  which is a double top for me
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DukeofDevo wrote: 19 Nov 2025, 02:18 Finished The Beast in Me. Very good thriller, I was surprised how good it was! Hooked till the end 
Easily pleased then Duke son?..
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Swiss. wrote: 18 Nov 2025, 16:19
Swiss. wrote: 17 Nov 2025, 12:46 The Beast In Me is the next of my thriller list. Anyone watched it yet? 
One episode in and as hooked as hell. Believe the hype it is looking excellent and Mathew Rhys is an excellent actor.  Danes is playing Carrie like character again.all manic and emotional which is a bit irritating. Same writer as Homeland init. 
 
 
I agree with that ...she was basically carrie ....same goes  for Jonathan Banks as MIKE Ermantroot
This series was average ...at best.
Gilligan will always be up against it after breaking bad a ànd better call saul.
This is way off both of those
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Finished The Beast in Me. Very good thriller, I was surprised how good it was! Hooked till the end 
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Reckon I'll give it a swerve.

Her character was the reason I gave up on Homeland.
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Swiss. wrote: 17 Nov 2025, 12:46 The Beast In Me is the next of my thriller list. Anyone watched it yet? 
One episode in and as hooked as hell. Believe the hype it is looking excellent and Mathew Rhys is an excellent actor.  Danes is playing Carrie like character again.all manic and emotional which is a bit irritating. Same writer as Homeland init. 
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Watched latest Slow Horses.

Utter crud, as usual
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haven't watched many series for a while but thought I'd try Kin, Blue Lights & The Responder. all surprisingly good, but the bbc twats still can't help box ticking
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The Beast In Me is the next of my thriller list. Anyone watched it yet? 
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I thought Malice was pretty good. Jack Whitehall out of character as a nasty SOB. worked well.
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As said before not one for box sets usually and dumped Lazarus after a couple of episodes but I must say I'm hooked on Sky's "All Her Fault" to the extent I want to skip right through to the last episode. Pretty well done. 

Just an update. Wow, finished it in three days and had no idea where that was going. Slow in places but stick with it, quite a series.
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Fraser.

2nd series of Landman starts on Sunday.

 
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Finished first season of Landman last night, very good series. 
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Under the Banner of Heaven is good - just need to stick past the first episode - it's on ITVX and based on a true crime story in the 80s involving Mormonism.

Alpha Males on Netflix is in Spanish but the first couple of series are a good laugh - currently on season 3.
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Im halfway through Trespasses. 
if youre into the 70s, the troubles and sex - its right up your street. Probably won't be a happy ending but its an easy watch, 4 x 50 min episodes, and Gillian Anderson does a great turn.
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Mrs V is watching Blue Lights, I must admit I only caught a bit of it, but are all the ones in charge women? I did ask her and if it was a BBC production, she told me to fuck off.
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First couple episodes of Pluribus were very good. 
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collyrob wrote: 08 Nov 2025, 03:33 Finished season 3 of blue lights. Loved it. 

Getting a bit bored with slow horses 
Blue Lights is maybe the best thing from the BBC right now, brilliant show, season 1 and 2 where superb and so far, season 3 (4 episodes in) is even better.

Hope we get a season 4..........

Like Slow Horses as well, and the first 2 seasons are excellent and the best IMO, but getting a bit stale now, still a good watch, just not as good as before.
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Finished season 3 of blue lights. Loved it. 

Getting a bit bored with slow horses 
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Currently watching The Last Frontier on Apple TV.
It's alright is probably the best I can say about it, although I'm only 2 episodes in.
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Pluribus, created by Vince Gilligan, is out today.

Good reviews, so far.
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There just doesn't seem to be any talent like there was back then.  It's like the interviews with the Hollywood Stars, Cagney, Jimmy Stewart, Kirk Douglas, even now watching those interviews there was an air of mystique.  Maybe it's all this socal media etc, where you get to know about everyone and everything, and half of it is bullshit.  I suspect a lot of them were lost when the BBC used to over write tapes for space.
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zico wrote: 27 Oct 2025, 18:44 Yep, brillant, the guy was a genius.  Some of my favourite Parky interviews were with Michael Caine.  Very funny guy with a story or two to tell.
there's a very brief interview with Dick Emery, for me another brilliant performer. it's just a shame the full interview isn't avbailable, as he's so funny
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