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the whole year inn · 27-02-2018 11:44PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

One of the best shows to come from the UK in recent years.

Watched season 1 didn't seem great to me.

Watched The Push. Derren Browns special. It is everything you expect from him and his shows and I enjoyed it.

peteeeed · 28-02-2018 09:33AM

The Chase (2017)

Deok-su is a grumpy landlord of a small apartment in Aridong who always pushes the tenants to pay their overdue rent. One day, people in the town, especially the elderly go missing one by one and are eventually found dead. Though the whole town is threatened by a mysterious serial killer, nobody, not even the police have a clue who the criminal is. Then, an old ex-detective Pyung-dal suddenly appears and asks Deok-su for help, saying he can catch the murderer together as he thinks there is already someone suspicious.

Big Bear (2017)

BIG BEAR is about Joe (Joey Kern) who reluctantly has his bachelor party even though his fiancé just dumped him for some Dude (recent Emmy nominated. Pablo Schreiber).

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28-02-2018 10:54AM

Just finished seven seconds

I did find it slow in the first few episodes but the last five were excellent. Really worth the watch

s8n · 28-02-2018 11:05AM

Veronica (2017), a Spanish horror about an entity unleashed following an encounter with a Ouija board back in 1991. Would recommend, well directed and the lead actress is excellent. 7.5/10

peteeeed · 28-02-2018 12:38PM

Netflix will offer more than 700 original shows and movies to watch in 2018

https://www.pocket-lint.com/tv/news/netflix/143799-netflix-to-spend-8bn-on-original-content-in-2018

pixelburp · 28-02-2018 01:03PM

peteeeed wrote: »

Netflix will offer more than 700 original shows and movies to watch in 2018

https://www.pocket-lint.com/tv/news/netflix/143799-netflix-to-spend-8bn-on-original-content-in-2018

With the usual caveat that Netflix's definition of 'original' is generous at least, usually constituting a few bucks thrown towards ScyFy / the CW.

I do wonder though what's the end-game here; surely they're not projecting for infinite growth, right? It'd seem to be that are only so many subscribers a service like this could hope to gain in a competitive market, therefore at what point does investment evolve to consolidation?

It's the thing I just don't get with a lot of these tech companies such as Netflix, Uber, Twitter etc., ones that burn through cash reserves in the absence of a long-term plan - what's the endgame, and is it even realistic?

28-02-2018 01:27PM

pixelburp wrote: »

With the usual caveat that Netflix's definition of 'original' is generous at least, usually constituting a few bucks thrown towards ScyFy / the CW.

I do wonder though what's the end-game here; surely they're not projecting for infinite growth, right? It'd seem to be that are only so many subscribers a service like this could hope to gain in a competitive market, therefore at what point does investment evolve to consolidation?

It's the thing I just don't get with a lot of these tech companies such as Netflix, Uber, Twitter etc., ones that burn through cash reserves in the absence of a long-term plan - what's the endgame, and is it even realistic?

I think Netflix's endgame is quite obvious, they see that the future of content is digital and want to be the ones who shape it. If you look at the studio system of old, it's dying with most of the old giants now producing very little of note while being terrified of taking a chance on anything other than Superheroes and remakes. Netflix and Amazon have recognised that content creation is the future and I can easily see Netflix hitting 200 million subscribers in the next decade. A lot of their original content isn't all that expensive and it does attract viewers, they're aiming to be a rental store and cinema but with an all you can eat price

bogmanfan · 28-02-2018 02:34PM

I'd say their endgame is offering exclusively their own content and not licensing from other studios/channels. At the moment Netflix have a near total monopoly on streaming content in this part of the world.

But that's beginning to change, with Amazon Prime, Now TV, Sky starting to offer similar services. In a few years you will need to subscribe to several streaming services, each with their own exclusives.

By this time Netflix will want to be able to stand on the quality of their own shows and movies, and not have to bid for the likes of Friends, Top Gear and La La Land etc. Those familiar titles help to bring new customers in but with recent acclaimed productions like Stranger Things, Dark, Making a Murderer etc they are hoping to get a HBO style reputation as a producer of top quality content.

In short, the Netflix of the future will have a far smaller catalogue, all self-produced.

Mr Crispy · 28-02-2018 02:35PM

This could be promising;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tebjMZKs0VY

peteeeed · 01-03-2018 08:45AM

downfall

21 Thunder: Season 1
A team of under-21 soccer players in Montreal copes with triumphs and challenges on and off the field while chasing dreams of professional stardom.

A Silent Voice
Downfall
21 Thunder: Season 1
Adel Karam: Live from Beirut
B: The Beginning: Season 1
Chalet Girl
Three Amigos
Carrie(original version i think)
The Expendables
Misery
The Magdalene Sisters
Milk
Charlie Bartlett
Date Movie
Calvary
Season of the Witch
Species IV: The Awakening
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Mirrors
The Ex
Oddbods: Season 1
Heavy Rescue: 401: Season 1
Love Beats Rhymes
How Safe Is Your House?: Season 1
Mary Portas: Secret Shopper: Season 3
Love Your Garden: Season 3
Big Dreams, Small Spaces: Season 2
Bear Grylls’ Survival School: Season 1 and 2
Fly Me to the Moon
Kill Command
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Beauty and the Beach: Season 1
The Plan
Run
Hide & Seek
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague
Deathgrip
Dear Dad
Shanghai
Tope: The Bait
The Silence
Bachelor Girls
LA 92
Kill Hitler! The Luck of the Devil
Women at War 1939-19

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Hurrache · 01-03-2018 09:34AM

bogmanfan wrote: »

But that's beginning to change, ..... Sky starting to offer similar services. .......
In short, the Netflix of the future will have a far smaller catalogue, all self-produced.

Well here's something I thought I'd never see, Sky to offer Netflix on the Sky Q platform, with single billing. Wonder how that will work...

https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/01/sky-netflix-streaming-sky-q-app/

In that article I also see that they signed a deal with Spotify too which I never realised.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 01-03-2018 10:09AM

Excited to see A Silent Voice added today. I went on a bit of an anime binge earlier this year and when looking for recommendations I came across this one. It's got loads of great reviews on Letterboxd.

megaten · 01-03-2018 10:36AM

I liked A Silent Voice but the pacing felt very odd, like a TV series squished into a movie. Which I guess makes sense since its a adaptation of a comic.

Agent Coulson · 01-03-2018 11:09AM

Sky To Bundle Netflix Into New Subscription Pack Across UK & Europe

In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Sky and Netflix are teaming up to bring the streaming service into a new Sky TV subscription pack. Sky customers will now have access to Netflix through the Sky Q platform. The move will combine Sky and Netflix content side-by-side. Sky already has exclusive content deals in place with HBO, Showtime and Warner Bros. It also airs Fox and Disney programming as well as its own originals.

This agreement aims to give customers a broader and better range of programming — and demonstrates that Sky is still charging ahead with innovations while being a coveted asset in a potential tug-of-war between 21st Century Fox and Comcast. The latter on Tuesday made a $31B overture to acquire the European satellite pay-TV giant.

In what it deems “an attractively priced entertainment TV pack,” Sky says the Netflix app will be integrated into Sky Q, with Netflix programs promoted alongside Sky content. Existing Netflix customers will be able to migrate their account to the new Sky bundle, or sign into the Netflix app using their existing account details.

The rollout of the partnership will begin this year in the UK and Ireland and will be followed by Germany, Austria and Italy thereafter. Sky will also launch Netflix as a standalone app on NOW TV’s family of streaming devices. Sky Ticket in Germany and Austria, and NOW TV in Italy, will launch a standalone app on their devices in due course.

Further enhancements to the Sky Q home entertainment platform were unveiled earlier this week and include voice functionality that gives personalized recommendations as well as further personalized experiences throughout the user interface, sports preferences and a kids mode.

http://deadline.com/2018/03/sky-netflix-partnership-bundle-subscription-pack-1202306699/

ILikeBoats · 01-03-2018 11:29AM

I hope it never gets to the stage where you need Sky to watch Netflix!

Deank · 01-03-2018 11:57AM

ILikeBoats wrote: »

I hope it never gets to the stage where you need Sky to watch Netflix!

Netflix gong after the live sports market, makes sense tbh.

Hurrache · 01-03-2018 12:54PM

Deank wrote: »

Netflix gong after the live sports market, makes sense tbh.

Can't see it now, it might be one of the reasons why Sky went with the deal. We'll carry your content, you don't challenge us for ours type of deal.

RocketRaccoon · 01-03-2018 02:46PM

Aw I got excited seeing hells kitchen on that list above but no sign of it.

Occono · 01-03-2018 03:27PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Aw I got excited seeing hells kitchen on that list above but no sign of it.

Looks like it was added in the UK but not Ireland, as is the case with some other ITV shows. http://unogs.com/video/?v=70155551

bogmanfan wrote: »

I'd say their endgame is offering exclusively their own content and not licensing from other studios/channels. At the moment Netflix have a near total monopoly on streaming content in this part of the world.

But that's beginning to change, with Amazon Prime, Now TV, Sky starting to offer similar services. In a few years you will need to subscribe to several streaming services, each with their own exclusives.

By this time Netflix will want to be able to stand on the quality of their own shows and movies, and not have to bid for the likes of Friends, Top Gear and La La Land etc. Those familiar titles help to bring new customers in but with recent acclaimed productions like Stranger Things, Dark, Making a Murderer etc they are hoping to get a HBO style reputation as a producer of top quality content.

In short, the Netflix of the future will have a far smaller catalogue, all self-produced.

I mean, Amazon and Now TV were in the UK half a decade before becoming available in Ireland, I don't think this part of the world is a huge concern for them in fighting Netflix.

tallaghtfornia · 01-03-2018 04:26PM

Anyone recommend a good SCI-FI ?

Charlie19 · 01-03-2018 04:30PM

tallaghtfornia wrote: »

Anyone recommend a good SCI-FI ?

Watched two episodes of that Altered Carbon.

Its not bad, I'll be definitely going back for more.

tallaghtfornia · 01-03-2018 04:32PM

Charlie19 wrote: »

Watched two episodes of that Altered Carbon.

Its not bad, I'll be definitely going back for more.

Gave that a try could not get into it at all!

marklazarcovic · 01-03-2018 04:39PM

Enjoying Ozark right now.

EPAndlee · 01-03-2018 05:10PM

tallaghtfornia wrote: »

Gave that a try could not get into it at all!

Started watching it last week but fall asleep watching it. Started it again and really enjoying it so far

pixelburp · 01-03-2018 05:18PM

tallaghtfornia wrote: »

Anyone recommend a good SCI-FI ?

The Expanse - interplanetary intrigue and political scheming. Excellent.
Travellers - character-based time travel drama. Excellent.
Colony - LA set after aliens assume total control of earth. Decent.
Star Trek: Discovery - Star Trek meets BSG, with mixed results. Decent.
Timeless - time travel shenanigans, very lightweight. Decent.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - comedy, very oddball. Decent.

flazio · 01-03-2018 08:29PM

Just starting the Hans Zimmer concert piece. An unusual presentation for Netflix but something I think I'll enjoy. Always wanted to go to a film composers concert or a film with a live Orchestra but can never find someone to come with me.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 01-03-2018 08:42PM

flazio wrote: »

Just starting the Hans Zimmer concert piece. An unusual presentation for Netflix but something I think I'll enjoy. Always wanted to go to a film composers concert or a film with a live Orchestra but can never find someone to come with me.

I went to Ennio Morricone a few years back in the Point or O2 or whatever it's called. Wasn't that bothered about going but it was an amazing experience. Hate that place as a venue but it's probably the best show I've seen at it.

Kunkka · 01-03-2018 08:49PM

2 episodes of 7 seconds watched so far, decent.

fin12 · 01-03-2018 09:10PM

I would recommend Encounters with Evil, 10 episodes , for anyone who likes true crime documentaries.

peteeeed · 01-03-2018 09:23PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Aw I got excited seeing hells kitchen on that list above but no sign of it.

Yeah apologies for that , stupid ITV

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