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  • #1322
    km79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,546 ✭✭✭✭km79


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    That's True Detective.

    I thought I was going mad cos I seen True Detective and was afraid I had forgotten it all :D


  • #1323
    peteeeed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    everybody wants some added today


  • #1324
    bullpost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,297 ✭✭✭bullpost


    Watched "The Pledge" last night.

    Well worth a look.

    Slow moving crime thriller with great cast ......Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shephard, Harry Dean Stanton,Mickey Rourke, Benicio Del Toro and Helen Mirren.


  • #1325
    pilly
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,005 ✭✭✭pilly


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote:
    That's True Detective.


    What's Real Detective about so?


  • #1326
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    pilly wrote: »
    What's Real Detective about so?

    It's a documentary style thing featuring real detectives talking about real cases.


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  • #1327
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    It's a documentary style thing featuring real detectives talking about real cases.

    Being filmed with real cameras by real people. It's really real.


  • #1328
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    Being filmed with real cameras by real people. It's really real.

    See what happens when people stop being polite, and start getting real.


  • #1329
    johnpatrick81
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭johnpatrick81


    +1 for Williams. Great documentary.


  • #1330
    johnpatrick81
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭johnpatrick81


    Everybody Wants Some!!

    Hmmm, was looking forward to this, but largely disappointing. Felt so fake and forced. More like a spoof of the genre rather than a Dazed and Confused update. Watchable, but hard to recommend.


  • #1331
    peteeeed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    fast & furious 6
    the girl who kicked the hornets nest
    added today


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  • #1332
    Slattsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,775 ✭✭✭✭Slattsy


    Really enjoying The Sinner.


  • #1333
    mel123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭mel123


    Slattsy wrote: »
    Really enjoying The Sinner.

    Im finished, really enjoyed it, its a pity there is only 8 episodes

    I need something else now to watch, the struggle is real trying to find a series that you enjoy so much you cant wait to watch it!!!


  • #1334
    shamrock55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,298 ✭✭✭shamrock55


    Finished S2 of stranger things,and not a patch on season 1,it was like a different show altogether just with same characters


  • #1335
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 19,486 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Real Detective is like those forensic/crime shows on Discovery. Shot and acted certain way, probably how producers think police talk 'keep me in the loop', etc. It's not too bad, but a true crime podcast might be more worthy of your time.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



  • #1336
    fin12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,934 ✭✭✭✭fin12


    shamrock55 wrote: »
    Finished S2 of stranger things,and not a patch on season 1,it was like a different show altogether just with same characters

    I watched season 1 and really liked it but it’s like I can’t motivate myself to watch season 2, I’ve watched half of the first episode, in just end up watching it for the sake of watching it as I’m running out of things to watch.

    Started watching Alias Grace but not sure about it.


  • #1337
    pilly
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,005 ✭✭✭pilly


    mel123 wrote: »
    Im finished, really enjoyed it, its a pity there is only 8 episodes

    I need something else now to watch, the struggle is real trying to find a series that you enjoy so much you cant wait to watch it!!!

    Have you seen the latest series of Line of Duty? Brilliant.

    And Happy Valley.


  • #1338
    mel123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭mel123


    pilly wrote: »
    Have you seen the latest series of Line of Duty? Brilliant.

    And Happy Valley.

    Ive never seen ANY line of duty, ill try and episode tonight.

    Happy Valley is up there in my top ten, i loved it.


  • #1339
    km79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,546 ✭✭✭✭km79


    The sinner or alias grace
    Which is more worth a watch first ?


  • #1340
    darced
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


    This post has been deleted.


  • #1341
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Been thinking about giving iZombie another go. I watched about 4 or 5 episodes when it first started but I gave it up because it was a complete sausage fest. Does that change at any point, is it worth trying it again?


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  • #1342
    pilly
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,005 ✭✭✭pilly


    darced wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    I actually think the third season was the best of the lot.


  • #1343
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,920 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    iZombie is a sausage fest? It has some strong female characters in lead roles! But it gets so much better. Honestly, give it a try again. It's a complete joy to watch.


  • #1344
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    The last thing I would have called iZombie was a sausage fest.

    I would have called it quiet a Feminist show with badass Zombie Liv.


    Also it a good fun show perfect light entertainment.


  • #1345
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    iZombie is a sausage fest? It has some strong female characters in lead roles! But it gets so much better. Honestly, give it a try again. It's a complete joy to watch.

    As I said, I only watched the first 5 or so episodes but yeah, Liv was the only female character in them. There was her, her ex, her lab pal, the "bad" guy, and her police partner. There was a female roommate but she didn't have anything to do.


  • #1346
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    As I said, I only watched the first 5 or so episodes but yeah, Liv was the only female character in them. There was her, her ex, her lab pal, the "bad" guy, and her police partner. There was a female roommate but she didn't have anything to do.

    Keep watching; the female roommate grows in importance when certain plot threads come into focus, and in a general sense the show really matures beyond the broad comic stylings of those first few episodes.

    It never quite abandons the whole 'personality of the week' gimmick of the show, and the comedy mined from all that entails, but the characters grow and develop in a very engaging way within all that; and while yes, there aren't that many female characters, the male ones are worth sticking with. Blane & Major develop a lot of layers that bely the shallow beginnings...


  • #1347
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    Been thinking about giving iZombie another go. I watched about 4 or 5 episodes when it first started but I gave it up because it was a complete sausage fest. Does that change at any point, is it worth trying it again?

    Do you impose gender quotas on the programmes you watch? Does it determine what will be good quality for you?

    I was watching that Waiting for Godot last. Christ almighty, what a sausage fest!!!


  • #1348
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    Do you impose gender quotas on the programmes you watch? Does it determine what will be good quality for you?

    I was watching that Waiting for Godot last. Christ almighty, what a sausage fest!!!

    No, I don't. I wouldn't have a lot of options to watch if I did.
    It just really stood out to me on the first few eps of this show that everyone she was interacting with were men, to the point where it became almost ridiculous and took me out of the episodes.


  • #1349
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Agent Coulson wrote: »
    The last thing I would have called iZombie was a sausage fest.

    I would have called it quiet a Feminist show with badass Zombie Liv.

    As I said it was the fact that for the 5 or so episodes I watched she barely interacted with another woman. She would go from talking to her ex to talking to the police guy to talking to her lab pal to talking to the bad guy to talking to her ex to talking to her lab pal to talking to the bad guy etc. etc. etc.

    I didn't have a problem with any of the male characters in themselves, it just seemed really glaringly obvious that there were no other women on the show.

    I actually read an interesting article about how Stranger Things kept it's 4 female characters completely separate for 99% of season 2 and how it's a habit a lot of genre TV/films have. Even shows that have multiple female leads rarely let them interact. But that's a conversation for another thread. I just wanted to know if it was worth giving another shot. Seemingly it is. So I will.


  • #1350
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 18,061 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    No, I don't. I wouldn't have a lot of options to watch if I did.
    It just really stood out to me on the first few eps of this show that everyone she was interacting with were men, to the point where it became almost ridiculous and took me out of the episodes.

    This isn't an issue in iZombie once it gets going. However, if you want strong female characters and haven't watched it already, check out 'Wynonna Earp' which definitely meets your criteria.


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  • #1351
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    ixoy wrote: »
    This isn't an issue in iZombie once it gets going. However, if you want strong female characters and haven't watched it already, check out 'Wynonna Earp' which definitely meets your criteria.

    I love Wynonna Earp, have watched both seasons. :)


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