Do we live in a golden age of television?

[Pepe]

The scene of The Office is the one with 'Black Pete' I'm guessing?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yes.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I was told by a BBC article the other day that it's racist not to 'see colour', which is basically my approach to the whole thing (obviously I can see what ethnicity people are, but it's definitely not the first thing I notice).

The whole discouse at the moment seems to be quite nuanced, highly-developed complaining about the past and present without any particular pointers to how things can be better in the present and future.

[Queenslander]

In that case Italians ,Greeks, Cyrpiot sand Lebanese are all wogs again.

[Raoul Duke]

The latest season of B99 has been all over the place. Started off ok then went to shit (the episodes are far better when grounded in the police case machinations). The episode with young Hitchcock and Scully was ace though and it's been good since.

The new Rick and Morty was great as well, especially the heist episode.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

In that case Italians ,Greeks, Cyrpiot sand Lebanese are all wogs again.

Dickhead.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The latest season of B99 has been all over the place. Started off ok then went to shit (the episodes are far better when grounded in the police case machinations). The episode with young Hitchcock and Scully was ace though and it's been good since.

The new Rick and Morty was great as well, especially the heist episode.

I'm the opposite. I loved most of B99 this season and yet thought Rick and Morty was very weak this season. Heist episode was one of my least favourites too.

[Boydy]

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I buy it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I reckon it's just that people in the arts are shit scared of bad press.

[Spikey M]

It's probably a mixture of the 2.

[Disco]

It's yoghurt knitters who can't do anything else thinking it matters.

[Kikó]

30 for 30 update. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5432446/?ref_=ttep_ep7 "Fantastic Lies" was absolutely amazing. It is especially relevant now with the baying mob of social media to condemn anything and everything within 12 seconds.

Absolutely devastating how a Police officer and DA can nearly destroy people with next to nothing recourse.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Peep Show blackface scene cut.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Aside from Herstory of Dance and the Freaky Friday episode, season 4 can go die in a fire.

The last 3 episodes of season 5 (G.I. Jeff, Basic Story and Basic Sandwich) along with the first couple from season 6 are worse in my opinion.

[Bernanke]

Yeah Basic Story & Basic Sandwich are the series lowpoint, agreed.

[Baz]

New Beavis and Butthead (https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/beavis-and-butt-head-returning-new-seasons-mike-judge/?fbclid=IwAR3L0tYufW173AlSGRN5sSkZxT5tMKpOZ_qYldR_ O3RPACoJUiig3X88Dr8) is being made.

[Shindig]

That's not gonna work. It was all about riffing on MTV music videos.

[Spikey M]

It was shit then and it'll be shit now.

[John]

Season two of What We Do In The Shadows is quite a bit funnier than the first, and Matt Berry is perfect in it.

[Spikey M]

Negative rep from Baz for not finding "Teepee for my bunghole hurhurhurhur" funny. :happycry:

[Spikey M]

You want a fucking rep war Barry? I'M HERE LAD. COME.

[Ian]

I was gonna say take it to the recent rep thread but I think that might have been about six years ago on the old new board. Or was that one the new old board?

[SvN]

Earlier today I saw a clip of a TV show that was a police spoof. It featured two detectives going into a crime scene that had a signed photo of Piers Morgan.

Does anyone have any idea what show this is?

[Don]

Sounds like possibly Murder in Successville which was definitely another BBC Three success. I didn't watch it all but Tom Davis clearly has a bit about him and that was creative stuff.

[Spikey M]

Hopefully Ghislaine Maxwell's plea bargain makes it reality. Unless she 'commits suicide' first, obvs.

https://www.politicalite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/D_1K3MEW4AAU6aa.png

[Shindig]

I mean, he already kinda had a massive hand in the phone hacking which lead to Millie Dowler's investigation being hampered. I've cancelled Netflix. It was a nice run whilst it lasted but being back to work really sucks any time away. I've got a month to get through The Last Dance and anything else that takes my fancy.

The Last Dance is really good so far.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just watched the first episode of Home Game on Netflix. It's a documentary about unique and dangerous sports around the world.

First episode is about the game of Calcio Storico which is fucking mental.

[Boydy]

I finished The Last Ship on Amazon Prime yesterday. It was decent enough but I think it went downhill a bit towards the end.

Could do with something else (preferably something that's finished and is on Netflix or Prime) to binge watch now. Any good suggestions?

Anyone watched The OA?

[Boydy]

Anyone watched The OA?

Started this. Not sure if I like it.

[John]

It's complete garbage.

Have you watched The Expanse? That's about as good as Sci-fi gets at the moment. It isn't finished, but there's been four seasons so plenty to binge.

[Raoul Duke]

Started this. Not sure if I like it.

I thought it was fantastic. Very weird but definitely goes somewhere.


It's complete garbage.

Have you watched The Expanse? That's about as good as Sci-fi gets at the moment. It isn't finished, but there's been four seasons so plenty to binge.

The Expanse is mega.

Looking forwards to The Boys and Umbrella Academy second seasons coming out soon.

[Giggles]

Can you watch 1-3 of Expanse or is it only 4 on Amazon? Also, how shock factor are they going with gore levels?

I need some new Sci Fi to watch after going to about 90% of all the star treks (bar the original) in the past while. Speaking of which Enterprise gets too bad a rap.

[Boydy]

I think I've seen seasons 1-3 of The Expanse but I can't even remember what happened now.

It doesn't have to be sci-fi.

[Boydy]

Is Homeland worth watching?

[phonics]

Seasons 1, 2 and the last one.

[mo]

Is Homeland worth watching?

I've just started this (on episode 5 of season 1). It's good so far :thbup:

[John Arne]

The first season is some of the best TV I've seen. Second season is still a very decent watch. Then it unfortunately takes a terrible turn (and focuses more on his family and annoying kids).

I haven't watched any of the recent seasons.

[Baz]

Just realised I’ve been getting The Expanse mixed up with Extant and wondering why TTH thought so highly of it. :cab: I have never actually seen The Expanse, it seems.

[John Arne]

Sounds like you're having an Extantential crisis....

[Adamski]

I know The 100 is teen angst nonsense really, but I do enjoy it.

[Raoul Duke]

Can you watch 1-3 of Expanse or is it only 4 on Amazon? Also, how shock factor are they going with gore levels?

I need some new Sci Fi to watch after going to about 90% of all the star treks (bar the original) in the past while. Speaking of which Enterprise gets too bad a rap.

It's all on Amazon.

[Don]

Is Netflix on some minimum term contract or can you sign up for just a month? I think I've paid £108 in the last 12 months for Marriage Story and Unorthodox. If I can sign up for a month I'm gonna cancel this shit and wait for the next worthwhile thing to be released on there.

[Foe]

I thought it was pretty famously a no contract thing. £8 or £9 a month.

[Boydy]

Yeah you can cancel any time.

[John]

There's plenty of worthwhile stuff on there already. Unbelievable was one of the best things released last year on any service or channel.

[Yevrah]

What would your 'top list' look like John?

I find the search engine/navigation absolute arse, so I'm convinced I'm missing stuff I'd love that isn't even on my radar.

[Boydy]

What would your 'top list' look like John?

I find the search engine/navigation absolute arse, so I'm convinced I'm missing stuff I'd love that isn't even on my radar.

What do you browse it on?

I feel like the app on my tv shows a far more limited range of stuff than the website does.

[Yevrah]

TV mostly, rarely use it online.

That might explain it then.

[Boydy]

It's still not perfect but I think it's a bit better.

[Don]

Ah yes, I did watch Unbelievable too. The point is, I don't use it anywhere near once a month so it makes no sense to accept being a slave to their shite service.

[Manc]

I May Destroy You is an experience.

[Don]

Ya, I'm a fan. Big up BBC for the staggered release, too.

[Ian]

I'm sure the internet is going to react very positively to a new character created for the Batwoman TV show and her being black.

[Raoul Duke]

I'm sure the internet is going to react very positively to a new character created for the Batwoman TV show and her being black.

Not sure it matters much for a made-up crime-fighting lady who dresses up as a cat for lolz, and Halle Berry already played Catwoman

[Ian]

Not sure it matters much for a made-up crime-fighting lady who dresses up as a cat for lolz, and Halle Berry already played Catwoman

And it's not more "unrealistic" if a 2000 year old time traveller who has adventures with giant pepper pots has tits instead of a dick.

Or if a half-woman, half-fish person who's mates with an albatross is black instead of ginger.

And yet....

EDIT: Actually I'm now not sure if you thought I wasn't sarcastically talking about the angries.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's a shame Ruby Rose quit the show as I thought she was doing well after a shaky start when they introduced her.

Glad that they didn't just decide to make the new actress "Kate Kane" and pretend nothing happened though.

[Shindig]

Not sure it matters much for a made-up crime-fighting lady who dresses up as a cat for lolz, and Halle Berry already played Catwoman

All I remember about that is the weird moany soundtrack. And Catwoman was solving crimes instead of committing them.

[Don]

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jul/11/i-may-destroy-you-why-michaela-coels-drama-is-a-true-tv-gamechanger

Good read on I May Destroy You.

[Manc]

I caught up to episode 10 last night. 8 & 9 were all over the place imo. 4 remains the highlight.

[Don]

There's a lot of episodes and moments that I struggle to fully grasp the intended purpose behind but not in a negative way and THAT'S ART.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Spent the last few days watching Warrior Nun on Netflix and it's a lot better than I thought it would be. There's a lot of set-up in the first few episodes (after the first) but it ramps back up about halfway through and the last couple of episodes are great. Lead actress does well, especially as this was her first English speaking role.

[Raoul Duke]

I started watching Limitless (series, based on the film of the same name). It's decent and I have a soft-spot for quippy, explain-improbable-things kinda shows. Nothing groundbreaking but solid background stuff

[phonics]

Sounds like the film.

[Baz]

Is the resounding message still ‘drugs will improve your life’ tho?

[Raoul Duke]

Kinda, yeah :D

The guy from the film appears (and also produces) but is seemingly cast as the bad guy, thus far. His henchman is a guy who's supposed to be a classic "Menacing Brit" but sort of comes across like Johnson from Peep Show

[mo]

Finished Homeland series 1, which was brilliant and intense. Started series 2 today, so too early to make any judgements.

[Don]

There's a lot of episodes and moments that I struggle to fully grasp the intended purpose behind but not in a negative way and THAT'S ART.

Just finished the last one. Very strong.

[Manc]

I think I'll have to watch again to fully absorb.

[Don]

I'll listen to her talk about it on that podcast of theirs tomorrow.

That role-reversal of genders act got a big grin out of me, lot of time for that.

[Shindig]

Finished up The Last Dance. It makes me nostalgic for a thing I barely remember. That team was ridiculous.

[Ian]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZbF06LWFa0

[Boydy]

:D

Ian.

[Jimmy Floyd]

As someone who pronounces it the laaaahst daaaahnce, I just don't feel qualified to watch it.

I've been recommended I May Destroy You by multiple sources though so that is going to get a look.

[Boydy]

I've just seen the Guardian's reviewed The Plot Against America. I remembered reading about that a while back but didn't realise it was out now.

Written by David Simon and Ed Burns too. :drool:

[Giggles]

As someone who pronounces it the laaaahst daaaahnce, I just don't feel qualified to watch it.

I've been recommended I May Destroy You by multiple sources though so that is going to get a look.

I fell asleep halfway into the second episode and they played right through, but I seen nothing in that first 1.5 to go back.

[Don]

If that's aimed at IMDY, it's not exactly got a gripping story arc and you're about as far detached from its intended demographic as it's possible to be so that is not surprising. But it looks good, sounds great and does a lot of novel stuff.

[Manc]

Last Dance surely.

[Don]

Just realised that's the MJ thing. Yes, would be some long shot if it is IMDY :D

[Giggles]

I have no idea what IMDY means. I did mean the basketball show.

[Lofty]

Anyone watch Pointless last night? The finalists picked 'Blue Things', one of which was probably the easiest ever questions for sheer scope of pointless answers: name any Chelsea player who has scored more than 10 Premier League goals. They knew fuck all about football though so tried to name bit part actors who were in The Thin Blue Line.

[Don]

Stanic
Gronkjaer
Newton

[Don]

1. It's Stamic.
2. He did not play for Chelsea.
3. Who tf am I thinking of?
4. Jesper has 7
5. Eddie has 8 career goals for Chelsea.

Easy, yeah?

Edit: Nah it is Stanic. 7 league goals. Cheers all.

[Ian]

:thbup:

[Lofty]

Not sure if there is a list anywhere but I got all three picks correct, off the top of my head Osman said: Gudjohnsen, Morata, Anelka, Gallas, Peacock, Flo, Pedro, Willian, Luiz... Four Four Two did a quiz that had 44 listed and it sounded like the majority of those were pointless.

[Manc]

The show is pointless.

[Don]

Mutu!

Edit: 6. I've found my calling, this is my origin story.

[Jimmy Floyd]

For a pointless effort on that I think I would have gone Mark Stein, John Spencer, Gavin Peacock or something like that. All pre-Gullit studs and only one of them now advocates the total subjugation and submission of all women in regular tweet storms.

[SvN]

My answers were Gavin Peacock, Dan Petrescu and Willian. I think 2 of them were pointless.

[Baz]

What’s the premise? Pick a Chelsea player who has scored 10 or more league goals that nobody else would think of? Is it like on opposite of Family Fortunes, only the answers are all factually correct?

[Jimmy Floyd]

It is indeed the opposite of Family Fortunes. So if you'd said Drogba or Lampard or whatever then it would have been a higher score which you don't want, but you're aiming to get a correct answer which zero people thought of and win the money.

[Baz]

Makes sense. I’ve seen it on my parents TV but never really watched it.

My go to Chelsea player answer is always Shaun Wright Phillips.

Doubt he got 10 for this one though

[Ian]

only one of them now advocates the total subjugation and submission of all women in regular tweet storms.

???

[Don]

Casiraghi I wasn't confident on but Sutton I was thinking was going to be up there with Drogba on about 50+ goals.

[Disco]

???
Peacock?

[Jimmy Floyd]

https://twitter.com/gpeacock8?lang=en

Scroll down, take it in and enjoy the ride.

[Ian]

"4. Wives submit to your own husbands."

We're off to a good start.

EDIT:
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Her mouth is smiling, the eyes are crying for help.

[Lofty]

Yeah he is a wacko fundamental christian preacher in the US now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Taskmaster season 10 contestants: Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan and Richard Herring.

[Don]

1) Season what?!?!?!
2) I thought that was Daisy Edgar-Jones prior to googling. Imagine the reaction.
3) Mawaan Rizwan had me thinking of Mehdi Hasan which would have been some move.

That's it for an insight into the workings of this curious mind.

[Baz]

Johnny fucking Vegas.

[Pleb]

All bets on Vegas winning the whole thing.

[randomlegend]

That'll be a great lineup.

[John]

Richard Herring is an insufferable child so I'll probably give that a miss.

[AyDee]

Not sure what the consensus was on here but I'm 6 episodes into the Mandalorian and it's awful.

[John]

I loved it with the exception of one episode.

[Giggles]

About the same as what John said.

[Ian]

If by "awful" you mean "arguably the best Star Wars thing to reach a TV / movie screen" then you're right, Aydee.

Which episode did you not like John ?

[John]

I agree with that in general. In fact I'm fairly sure I posted almost exactly that in here after watching it.

The one with the prison, Ian.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Prison one was crap.

The guest characters were shit.

[Ian]

What, the prison-ship prison-break thing? I liked that although the Twi'leks were a bit annoying.

[Browning]

Yea, I couldn’t stand the prison ship one, it basically sent me to sleep once the novelty of Ayoade being there wore off.

Aside from that episode it was great though.

Fairly sure the episode in question is number 6 though, so that might explain why AyDee is hating it.

[Disco]

Ayoade-bot was the worst thing about that episode.

[Giggles]

The lad off the crystal maze? Never noticed him in it.

[John]

He voiced that crew's droid.

[Raoul Duke]

Umbrella Academy season 2 was good, although not quite up to the standard of the first season perhaps. Trod a lot of the same ground premise-wise and time travel always gets a bit convoluted, but the characters are great (Five and Klaus especially). The third season looks like it'll be interesting.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just finished and whilst I agree that it trod a lot of the same ground, I think I liked the ending of season 2 more. Set up for a cracking third.

[Don]

Would really have appreciated another 30 minutes to be discarded but at 90 mins, I may give the Netflix docu about Anelka a chance. Always liked him.

[Shindig]

I watched Fear City the other day. It was alright but it was a lot of cop backslapping and the only Mafia blokes they could get were a couple of street level guys. DA's age terribly before they even get in the job, it seems. Also, American news channels give no fucks about showing dead bodies in the cold light of day.

[Mike]

Really enjoyed season 2 of The Umbrella Academy. Great set up for the next season too.

[Baz]

Would really have appreciated another 30 minutes to be discarded but at 90 mins, I may give the Netflix docu about Anelka a chance. Always liked him.

Report back.

[Baz]

My wife's been watching Outlander. It seems terrible, but lots of sex scenes to watch while FM is processing.

There's a proper babe in it though:

https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/sophie-skelton.jpg?w=681&h=383&crop=1

[Don]

Report back.

Decent enough watch, nothing amazing. As expected comes across as my kinda guy.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Further showcasing Americans having no humour, CW have pulled Taskmaster off the air after one episode due to crap ratings.

[Don]

Looking For Alaska, some 8-part US series on iPlayer based off some [no doubt dogshit] US teen fiction. They're each an hour long so it's some commitment but the bird Kristine Froseth is my new Gillian Jacobs and I generally like coming-of-age shit, even if it's mediocre at best like this.

[Alex]

Boydy

I've started watching The Last Ship. I just noticed it on Amazon when looking for some relatively easy-going, possibly throwaway television to watch and remembered you saying it was alright. it is alright. Not a bad shout.

It's a bit "God bless America", "hoo-ah Marines!" etc but I don't mind it. Even when it gets a bit too ridiculous (pantomime villain Russian admirals and an excursion to Nicaragua to catch some monkeys leading to a run in with an evil drug lord, being the two main offenders so far :D) the general premise (which is admittedly almost a bit too close to home at the moment!) is still interesting enough to keep me watching.

[Baz]

I watched Steve-O's new thing, Gnarly. He's been plugging it on social media as some "too extreme for TV, even YouTube won't show it!" like it was all rad stunts and funny skits, but it's basically him doing not-funny stand-up comedy while telling some stories from his life. I think Prime and Netflix and whoever else just didn't pick it up cos it's not that good, rather than it being zomg crazy. Obviously, I enjoyed it but I'm a massive Jackass stan, but I was hoping for better.

[Boydy]

Boydy

I've started watching The Last Ship. I just noticed it on Amazon when looking for some relatively easy-going, possibly throwaway television to watch and remembered you saying it was alright. it is alright. Not a bad shout.

It's a bit "God bless America", "hoo-ah Marines!" etc but I don't mind it. Even when it gets a bit too ridiculous (pantomime villain Russian admirals and an excursion to Nicaragua to catch some monkeys leading to a run in with an evil drug lord, being the two main offenders so far :D) the general premise (which is admittedly almost a bit too close to home at the moment!) is still interesting enough to keep me watching.

Yeah, it is a bit cliched at times but it's not a bad watch. It changes quite a bit from season to season too.

[Alex]

Yeah, it is a bit cliched at times but it's not a bad watch. It changes quite a bit from season to season too.

That's good, as the "where shall we sail to this week" format would have gotten a bit tedious. Anyway, I've already finished season one.

They're sort of purposely killing the underclass so they can burn the bodies to power the city? What a twist. :D

[Dave.]

I've recently been watching Impractical Jokers on Netflix and Comedy Central and its fantastic. I didn't expect much from it but its laugh out loud brilliant.

[Baz]

Yeah it's really good.

[Manc]

Could do without the recaps.

[Ian]

Does it do that American TV thing where each episodes time slot is 25% adverts, 20% "Here's what's still to come on the episode!", 20% "Here's what's happened so far!" and then the rest actual content?

[SvN]

Obligatory


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg4z7mzaVco

[Ian]

:D

I've not seen that one before.

[mo]

Love Impractical Jokers, just enough to spite the recaps.

[Alex]

Boydy

How long this misfit crew of cockney submariners hang around on The Last Ship? Because it's definitely the most grating caricature of any British dialect that I've ever seen American television produce. :D

[Dquincy]

Love Impractical Jokers, just enough to spite the recaps.

Great show. I cancelled my Sky subscription about 2 years ago, have they continued to release new series?

I should add that any of their live/on stage stuff is godawful.

[Boydy]

Boydy

How long this misfit crew of cockney submariners hang around on The Last Ship? Because it's definitely the most grating caricature of any British dialect that I've ever seen American television produce. :D

Ah shit, yeah, those dickheads. Annoyingly long, unfortunately. That's season 2, isn't it? I think it's most of the season.

[Alex]

Aye, I'm about half way through season two and they show no signs of going away. "Shut up you wanker" this and "bloody Yanks!" that.

[Queenslander]

So I assume we are all watching that nonce show on Netflix called Cuties?

[Baz]

https://i.imgur.com/YAre67W.png

[Spikey M]

Just watched 2 and a half episodes of The Last Ship. Whoever recommended it wants a punch on the nose. What a load of shit.

[Boydy]

Mon then, big lad.

[Yevrah]

I'm an hour into this and I think he's actually nailed it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AYnF5hOhuM&t=3978s

Still three and a half hours to go, but I can already see how the last line of season 3 of the show makes perfect sense.

[Shindig]

Was season three like ... watchable?

[Spikey M]

Mon then, big lad.

First the Aliceband and now I see this. What a fall from grace.

[Yevrah]

Was season three like ... watchable?

I really enjoyed it, but I could see why others wouldn't.

[Bob Sacamano]

Also, Mahow, do you still watch Hell on Wheels? I seem to remember you being the only other person I ever saw mention it on the old board (I may be wrong about this though) and I've just realised the first half of the final season has aired completely without me even noticing.
I've just come a across this after it's been added to amazon prime, Cullen Bohannon might be the coolest character of all time.

The Swede is a fucking g too.

[Baz]

Was season three like ... watchable?

Watchable, sure; absolute contrived shite, most definitely. But was it good? Absolutely not.

[Kikó]

I'm on S2 of the Man in the High Castle. It's going funky. Anyone stuck it out to the end?

[Giggles]

Yes.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I found it to be good until the end (although I can't remember what happens in series 2). As it goes on, you just have to endure any scene/storyline Juliana is in and drink in the rest, which is largely great.

[Kikó]

Good to hear. I absolutely love the concept of it and so far it's been brilliant. S2 so far is just them realising that they can travel between worlds and a bit of movement in the upper echelons of the Reich especially with John Smith.

[Baz]

Slowly working my way through Entourage again. Was trying to do it along with the podcast but I watch it faster than I listen to it, so I’m way ahead. Loving it too.

Not gonna lie, I can’t help but get super chuffed when Turtle goes to pick up some trainers and it’s goddamn Rufio!

Also Jeremy Piven really does steal the whole show by a long long way.

[Alex]

I've just come a across this after it's been added to amazon prime, Cullen Bohannon might be the coolest character of all time.

The Swede is a fucking g too.

He is an absolute lad. :cool:

The Swede is an absolute bastard, but a loveable bastard. He's a great antagonist. I used to always find myself sort of rooting for him a bit too. It's a cracking show in general. It never got as much attention as it deserved, in my opinion. I am a bit of a sucker for anything Old West related though, to be fair.

[Alex]

Boydy

I think season three of The Last Ship is much better than season two. The lack of the evil cockney submarine gang is an obvious plus, but I just generally prefer the story. America/the world falling to bits etc, I'm glad they've sort of moved past "the virus" almost and onto the fallout from it all. Obviously it's all a bit daft and over the top in places, but I'm generally enjoying it quite a bit.

I wasn't even mad about them killing off the doctor at the end of season two. She annoyed me a bit anyway, plus is was a genuinely very unexpected plot twist.

Also, if this entire thing doesn't end with "President Tom Chandler" I will not be happy.

[Lofty]

S2 of The Man in the High Castle was decent I think, been a while. Finale stuck with me.

Cobra Kai on UK netflix today and it is excellent.

[Don]

This Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing is the best TV I recall ever watching, it's absolutely incredible. Get on it before BBC take it down due to animal cruelty.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I thought I wouldn't like it because I'm not the biggest Whitehouse fan but I love it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

How can you not like Paul Whitehouse? That's like not liking, I don't know, orange juice.

[Shindig]

I wasn't big on Harry and Paul but I think that style of comedy isn't going to hit me any more. Y'know, make a joke about a stereotype and then hammer it into the ground in the space of a minute. And then write 18 more sketches that are exactly that.

[Manc]

It's the wholesome tele we all need.

[Lewis]

The Fast Show still holds up.

[Dquincy]

Slowly working my way through Entourage again. Was trying to do it along with the podcast but I watch it faster than I listen to it, so I’m way ahead. Loving it too.

Not gonna lie, I can’t help but get super chuffed when Turtle goes to pick up some trainers and it’s goddamn Rufio!

Also Jeremy Piven really does steal the whole show by a long long way.

Loved that show so much. You get invested in the characters.

What podcast?

[Dquincy]

This Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing is the best TV I recall ever watching, it's absolutely incredible. Get on it before BBC take it down due to animal cruelty.

How does it compare with the program Coogan and Brydon did where they travel?

[Giggles]

The Fast Show still holds up.

One of the greatest things ever to grace television.

[Dquincy]

One of the greatest things ever to grace television.

Had always thought the fast show and the Harry Enfield ones were all the same. Weren't they?

[Don]

How does it compare with the program Coogan and Brydon did where they travel?

Very similiar but this is more genuine and endearing as a result.

[Giggles]

Had always thought the fast show and the Harry Enfield ones were all the same. Weren't they?

Kind of the same except the fast show was much better because it had no Harry Enfield characters.

[Dquincy]

You telling me you're not a fan of Waynetta Slob? Outrageous.

[Shindig]

Fast Show's whole thing was they'd cram as many sketches in as they could. It meant they could try anything for the sake of 20 seconds and a punchline.

[John]

I remember laughing for about six months at a sketch where one kid encouraged another to run towards him then moved out the way and let her run into a table. Harry and Lulu I think it was. At whatever age I was when it was on that was my Del Boy falling through the bar.

[Baz]

Loved that show so much. You get invested in the characters.

What podcast?
VICTORY! The Podcast.

It's Doug Ellin (writer), Kevin Dillon (Johnny Drama) and Kevin Connolly (E) talking about each episode, and sometimes they have a guest on. Do yourself a favour and skip Gary Busey's episode.

[Spikey M]

I remember laughing for about six months at a sketch where one kid encouraged another to run towards him then moved out the way and let her run into a table. Harry and Lulu I think it was. At whatever age I was when it was on that was my Del Boy falling through the bar.

Alot of Harry Enfields stuff has aged terribly, but there was some gold in there. Harry and Lulu included.


https://youtu.be/LS37SNYjg8w

[phonics]

I've got Blacklist going on the second monitor. It's only the first season and half of The Wire has shown up.

[Giggles]

Umbrella Academy?

[phonics]

Sounds like a shit Orphan Black.

[Giggles]

Never heard of that but this is being suggested like mad on my Netflix.

[phonics]

You’d either absolutely hate it with a passion or love it. No idea which.

[Raoul Duke]

Umbrella Academy?

I loved it. If you like comic book stuff it's worth a go.

[Giggles]

Watched two episodes last night. Feels a bit Tim Burton in places, which I hate, but it's not bad.

[Kikó]

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First three "all or nothing" is out. Going to be blockbuster with mourinho.

[Shindig]

Did they seriously stage a fake TV spot for him to be angry about?

EDIT: They bloody did. :D The TV's not even on!

[John Arne]

Did anyone watch Last Chance U? If so, is it worth it?

[SvN]

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First three "all or nothing" is out. Going to be blockbuster with mourinho.

:D

I'm definitely watching that.

[Giggles]

Did anyone watch Last Chance U? If so, is it worth it?

Haven't been able to get into it since the first college.

[Manc]

All or nothing has got off to an interesting start. Tom Hardy's narration and Kane's expletives are incredibly unnatural.

[Foe]

Did anyone watch Last Chance U? If so, is it worth it?

Watch QB1 instead.

[John Arne]

Watch QB1 instead.

Will check it out.

[Kikó]

All or nothing has got off to an interesting start. Tom Hardy's narration and Kane's expletives are incredibly unnatural.

"Let's fucking win right"

Barnstorming stuff.

[Lewis]

'And a quick list of TV shows that I considered as powerful as movies' makes me think that he hasn't watched anything on either list. Their entire involvement in this stuff strikes me as being the big time celebrity version of the non-jobs politicians usually get 'advising' banks and weapons manufacturers. Except for some reason there is major money behind it all. Why?

Even under the non-job assumption I'm struggling to see what Henry Mountbatten-Windsor and his wife bring to the roadshow. Everyone here thinks they're twats, the Americans don't care... What are Netflix getting for their money?

[The Merse]

Watch QB1 instead.

Madness. LCU is far better, just skip seasons 3 and 4 if you're triggered by idiots being idiots whilst proclaiming to be gods.

[phonics]

Even under the non-job assumption I'm struggling to see what Henry Mountbatten-Windsor and his wife bring to the roadshow. Everyone here thinks they're twats, the Americans don't care... What are Netflix getting for their money?

A share price bump when the press release goes out saying they’ve signed the Downton Abbey bloke.

Apple spent 7 billion on 'original content' and have you ever heard anyone say the words 'You have to watch it, it's on ApplePlus'

A 1% market cap increase for Apple is worth 10 billion, so it's free money.

[Foe]

Madness. LCU is far better, just skip seasons 3 and 4 if you're triggered by idiots being idiots whilst proclaiming to be gods.

Two different shows tbf.

LCU if you want to see folk with character concerns try and turn themselves around (first few series are decent).

QB1 if you’ve any actual interest in college American football as it’s far more relevant.

[The Merse]

That they are differently focused isn’t in doubt.

LCU is just far more engaging and entertaining for me. Hence, even though I’m big into the subject matter of QB1 to the extent where I couldn’t wait to see Spencer Rattlers episodes, I’ll take LCU over it any day.

[Foe]

Later series if LCU were crap so maybe that’s tainting my mind.

I far preferred watching the stories of these highly regarding QB prospects and it’s satisfying watching college football on Saturdays ( :( ) and seeing the kids you watched in the show playing.

However, maybe the point is, watch both.

[John Arne]

That they are differently focused isn’t in doubt.

LCU is just far more engaging and entertaining for me. Hence, even though I’m big into the subject matter of QB1 to the extent where I couldn’t wait to see Spencer Rattlers episodes, I’ll take LCU over it any day.


Later series if LCU were crap so maybe that’s tainting my mind.

I far preferred watching the stories of these highly regarding QB prospects and it’s satisfying watching college football on Saturdays ( :( ) and seeing the kids you watched in the show playing.

However, maybe the point is, watch both.

I'll watch both. Although getting the early season of LCU is proving strangely difficult.

[The Merse]

Later series if LCU were crap so maybe that’s tainting my mind.

I far preferred watching the stories of these highly regarding QB prospects and it’s satisfying watching college football on Saturdays ( :( ) and seeing the kids you watched in the show playing.

However, maybe the point is, watch both.

Yeh the 3rd and 4th weren’t great. The grandstanding coach who was an utterly irredeemable twat and snake oil salesman, along with some of the less likeable players in its history made leave me cold In retrospect. That school was very, very aware of being on the box and making stars of themselves on Netflix in a way that the EMC guys weren’t. Also, EMC were better and more genuinely in the last chance saloon. They’ve a few guys in the NFL now, one going 3rd round, another 7th and another likely to make the final cut as a UFA. None of the Indy guys are getting near that.

The last season is the best for me, but more as a social commentary.

Also, Gardner Minchew balling for Northwest in season 2 (maybe 1) is one of the best retrospective highlights of the series.

[Raoul Duke]

The Boys season 2 out today. I've started watching it all through again as there's only 8 episodes in the first season.

Billy Butcher :cool:

[Ian]

Ooft, I forgot that was today. That's my Friday viewing sorted.

Just watched Butcher's Spice Girls speech to get me in the mood. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The Boys season 2 out today. I've started watching it all through again as there's only 8 episodes in the first season.

Billy Butcher :cool:

I finished my re-watch last night, so good.

Can't wait to get on the new season tonight.

[Raoul Duke]

Annoyingly there's only three episodes out right now of S2, so won't be able to binge through it all

[Giggles]

Umbrella Academy is still good. 7 episodes in now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Finished Cobra Kai season 1 today and I thought it was great.

LaRusso is the real villain.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just watched the first episode of the second season of The Boys.

That fucking Homelander milk scene...

[Dquincy]

Just finished watching season 2 of Dirty John. Quite good, would recommend it.

[wullie]

Christian Slater plays a really good sleaze in that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just watched the first episode of the second season of The Boys.

That fucking Homelander milk scene...

Just finished up the third episode.

Stormfront v Homelander v Kimiko in a triple threat :drool:

Such a shame that they only released 3 episodes to start with.

[Dquincy]

Christian Slater plays a really good sleaze in that.
He really does. He's come a long way from losing Robin Hood's trust.

The man also doesn't seem to age.

[mo]

Just started on The Boys (series 1). Butcher's accent does my head in sometimes but loving it so far (up to episode 6)

[Dquincy]

Is it sci fi or marvel superhero nonsense? If not, I'll give it a go.

[Ian]

Just started on The Boys (series 1). Butcher's accent does my head in sometimes but loving it so far (up to episode 6)

Yeah his accent is mental, given it doesn't play into the story I wish they'd just had him do his own voice.

Urban is fucking ace though.

[Alex]

Yeah his accent is mental, given it doesn't play into the story I wish they'd just had him do his own voice.

Urban is fucking ace though.

This has always been my take on it too. Him being a Londoner doesn't appear to be vital to the story in any way, they should just have let him drop it. But, as you say, Urban is brilliant in it. He's good enough that after a few episodes it stopped bothering me.

[Giggles]

The second series of Umbrella isn't living up to the first.

[The Merse]

Is it sci fi or marvel superhero nonsense? If not, I'll give it a go.

It’s anti-Marvel. It follows (and there’s no spoiler past ep 1 here, and frankly every bit of marketing made for the series and the quite brilliant source material) The Boys as they look to take down the superheroes, who are every bit the antithesis of the Marvel archetype.

Season 2 started well enough, but slow for the first two eps and has burst into life with Ep 3. The second half of which is as good as anything I’ve seen on the box in the past year.

[Yevrah]

I watched a TV series for the first time in months over the weekend. Upload, on Amazon. It was quite good.

[Kikó]

https://www.ign.com/articles/robocop-prequel-series-ocp?sf128489029=1

Can't wait to watch Robocop without Robocop.

[Ian]

What an idea.

Those TV geniuses have done it again!

[Spikey M]

I'm holding out for the Jurassic Park prequel.

[mo]

Started watching Humans, as I remember seeing adverts for it and thinking I'd quite like to watch it, but never got round to it when it was on C4. I'm part way into series one and it's a bit tedious is places (not sure if Leo's character is shit or the actor playing him is) but I'm certain I need a Gemma Chan sex robot in my life now.

Without giving away any spoilers, I'd have no regrets if I were Joe.

[phonics]

She's very good at acting like a robot to be fair. The way she moves her head is super creepy.

[Ian]

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Woop.

[Disco]

Yes please.

[Giggles]

I need to determine if it's worth 70 quid alone as I haven't watched a single other thing on Disney+. Looks good though.

[Browning]

I guess you could wait until it’s finished and just do 1 month?

Or just get it for the 2-3 months it’s airing if you want to watch it weekly.

[Lewis]

That Dennis Nilsen programme is worth a watch, if only for all the brown environments and chain smoking.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Caught up with Better Call Saul over the last couple of weeks by watching season 4 & 5 which I think are the strongest two seasons of the show.

The Mike/Werner storyline was incredible.

[Ian]

That Dennis Nilsen programme is worth a watch, if only for all the brown environments and chain smoking.

I ended up watching this in a sitting yesterday and I think I got lung cancer just looking at it. Every fucker in it is a rampant chain-smoker.

Really good though. I saw some wanking about how it was glorifying him but unless they just mean by it being dramatised at all I dunno how you'd get that from the show.

[Shindig]

It was from one of the victim's families so they probably do that by default. Only Dennis Nilsen can glorify himself and now that fantasist is dead.

[Raoul Duke]

Latest episode of The Boys was a bit filler-tactic. They need to crack on a bit and advance the plot.

[Alex]

Latest episode of The Boys was a bit filler-tactic. They need to crack on a bit and advance the plot.

I know what you mean. I think it was still very good (I think season two in general has been excellent) but in terms of plot advancement, you're right, nothing really happened.

It was just all a bit "let's hang out at Billy's aunties house for an episode while they try to outdo each other in the bad British accent stakes and Black Noir lurks around outside.

A bit of what they might call a "bottle episode" I suppose. But I did still enjoy it.

Was it just me, or did you also wish that Homelander:

Really had laser eyed the shit out of the crowd of protestors? :D

I think he's my favourite character on TV at the moment. Anthony Starr is brilliant as him.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I know what you mean. I think it was still very good (I think season two in general has been excellent) but in terms of plot advancement, you're right, nothing really happened.

It was just all a bit "let's hang out at Billy's aunties house for an episode while they try to outdo each other in the bad British accent stakes and Black Noir lurks around outside.

A bit of what they might call a "bottle episode" I suppose. But I did still enjoy it.

Was it just me, or did you also wish that Homelander:

Really had laser eyed the shit out of the crowd of protestors? :D

I think he's my favourite character on TV at the moment. Anthony Starr is brilliant as him.

I did lol at Butcher calling Black Noir a "gimp cunt" though.

[Giggles]

Couldn’t watch any more Titans. Utter shite.

[Lewis]

I ended up watching this in a sitting yesterday and I think I got lung cancer just looking at it. Every fucker in it is a rampant chain-smoker.

Really good though. I saw some wanking about how it was glorifying him but unless they just mean by it being dramatised at all I dunno how you'd get that from the show.


It was from one of the victim's families so they probably do that by default. Only Dennis Nilsen can glorify himself and now that fantasist is dead.

They seemed to me to play his gayness down, so maybe they mean that.

[John]

They seemed to me to play his gayness down, so maybe they mean that.

In what way would that glorify him?

[Raoul Duke]

Was it just me, or did you also wish that Homelander:

Really had laser eyed the shit out of the crowd of protestors? :D

I think he's my favourite character on TV at the moment. Anthony Starr is brilliant as him.

There's no way that he doesn't do something like that before the end of the show

[phonics]

I've been watching Blacklist partly out of morbid curiosity at eventually reaching the corona episode and 7 seasons later it's genuinely amazing how poor it is.

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I gave up in during the 5th season IIRC.

[Giggles]

The nostalgia factor wore off fairly quick with Cobra Kai, and I loved the films.

[Lofty]

The Boys kicked on a bit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Finished up on All or Nothing: Spurs tonight. Was pretty good, Dele Alli is a fanny, Levy is a slimy prick and I love Son even more.

Would have loved if they were allowed to get some footage of some tactical debriefing or something but they'd have never been allowed to show it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The Boys kicked on a bit.

Might be my favourite episode thus far.

[Spammer]

I'm loving every episode of The Boys. I'm not entirely sure where it's going anymore but im loving every minute.

I've also been watching The Expanse. Most of theway through Season 1. It's a slow burner but it's interesting.

[Disco]

Expanse is pretty good, it manages not to shit the bed too badly across the 3 series I've seen.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Has anyone watched Take Us Home: Leeds United?

Come up on my recommended after watching All or Nothing.

[Spammer]

Has anyone watched Take Us Home: Leeds United?

Come up on my recommended after watching All or Nothing.

Fucking great watching them capitulate for THE MIGHTY BLADES to storm to promotion.

Decent series in general.

[phonics]

Is Bodyguard any good?

[Manc]

Has anyone watched Take Us Home: Leeds United?

Come up on my recommended after watching All or Nothing.

It's probably on a level with the Sunderland effort.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lads:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uWCNHQgfnc

Absolute must watch if you like Bojack.

[phonics]

lol did they get the blacklist people to animate it? that looks awful and its running at about 6 frames per second.