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Deco99 · 27-01-2019 01:17AM

kerplun k wrote: »

WOW, just watched the final episode of It’s Always Sunny, I’m actually speechless. Of all the shows, I never thought this would be one that would have me close to tears. Completely blew me away.

On a slightly negative note, I don’t think the show can ever go back to what it was, but holy cr*p, what an ending.

K so I've heard bout reactions like yours... What am I not getting? What's so amazing about it?

I'm not crapping on it, I just genuinely don't get it.

kunst nugget · 27-01-2019 02:33AM

Deco99 wrote: »

K so I've heard bout reactions like yours... What am I not getting? What's so amazing about it?

I'm not crapping on it, I just genuinely don't get it.

It's a beautiful meditation on one person's internal struggle that's made even more profound by it being completely at odds with what we've come to expect from the series, topped off with a fantastic Sigur Ros track. And Danny DeVito's reaction at the end just tops it off.

I watched it first, wincing as I was waiting for the inevitable joke that would come to ruin Mac's moment and watch it again straight away to really take it all in. Its a great piece of television because it's so unexpected.

Noodles81 · 27-01-2019 03:40AM

Just watched Broken with Sean Bean. A hard watch but compelling viewing. Bean plays a priest battling his demons while helping others fight there's to varying degrees of success.

Brilliantly written by Jimmy McGovern.

New Home · 27-01-2019 09:10AM

Noodles81 wrote: »

Just watched Broken with Sean Bean. A hard watch but compelling viewing. Bean plays a priest battling his demons while helping others fight there's to varying degrees of success.

Brilliantly written by Jimmy McGovern.

Jimmy McGovern is a genius (go watch both series of "The Lakes" if they are still to be found) and I'm definitely putting this on my "Must Watch" list. Thanks for the suggestion.

Is it only on Netflix, though?

Gadgetman496 · 27-01-2019 10:18AM

New Home wrote: »

Jimmy McGovern is a genius (go watch both series of "The Lakes" if they are still to be found) and I'm definitely putting this on my "Must Watch" list. Thanks for the suggestion.

Is it only on Netflix, though?

Just located the 2 seasons of "The Lakes" (not via Netflix). Looking forward to giving it a watch.

kerplun k · 27-01-2019 11:08AM

Deco99 wrote: »

K so I've heard bout reactions like yours... What am I not getting? What's so amazing about it?

I'm not crapping on it, I just genuinely don't get it.

Ignoring the fact that iasif is one of the most irreverent shows out there, the last scene is just visceral, it comes out of nowhere and is just epic.

The setting of a prison, a nasty father, a son that can’t express himself, a surrogate father willing that son on, the sneaky methopher of letting the blood out or keeping it bottled inside, and that feeling of great sickness of keeping it inside. The dance at the end is Mac letting everything out. The scene itself was handled beautifully, the music, the staging, the choreography, the acting, it was just phenomenal. If you could submit that last 15 minutes for best live action short at this years Oscars it would be a clear winner, and the kicker is that this all comes from a show that once held a fake baby funeral so a character could get out of a tax audit.

New Home · 27-01-2019 11:38AM

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

Just located the 2 seasons of "The Lakes" (not via Netflix). Looking forward to giving it a watch.

Ah, excellent!

It's one of those series you'll watch again and again, because with each viewing you discover a layer that went over your head the first time.

Heckler · 27-01-2019 11:57AM

Deco99 wrote: »

K so I've heard bout reactions like yours... What am I not getting? What's so amazing about it?

I'm not crapping on it, I just genuinely don't get it.

After 13 seasons of anarchy its like saying good day to an elderly neighbour and she spits in your face. Came outta nowhere.

Of all the sunny characters Macs was always the most interesting. Charlie is the most fun though. Go **** yourselves !!

batgoat · 27-01-2019 12:02PM

Heckler wrote: »

After 13 seasons of anarchy its like saying good day to an elderly neighbour and she spits in your face. Came outta nowhere.

Of all the sunny characters Macs was always the most interesting. Charlie is the most fun though. Go **** yourselves !!

Yep he's always been developing as a character and in contrast to all the physical extremes he's put his body through. The end of season 13 ended up being the most impressive and unexpected. Took 5 months of training.

Heckler · 27-01-2019 12:07PM

batgoat wrote: »

Yep he's always been developing as a character and in contrast to all the physical extremes he's put his body through. The end of season 13 ended up being the most impressive and unexpected. Took 5 months of training.

From fat Mac to fit Mac his transformations has been crazy. Sweet Dee must be some understanding wife !

Noodles81 · 27-01-2019 12:57PM

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

Just located the 2 seasons of "The Lakes" (not via Netflix). Looking forward to giving it a watch.

Thank you and New Home for your suggestions. I'll definitely watch anything by Jimmy McGovern after watching Broken.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 27-01-2019 01:03PM

Uncharted wrote: »

Even those things considered,the notion of putting your kid in a situation like that is beyond fcuked up .

I think those parents should have faced charges.
Even for neglect. Utterly useless parents.

The FBI agent was livid at them even years later.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 27-01-2019 01:06PM

kerplun k wrote: »

WOW, just watched the final episode of It’s Always Sunny, I’m actually speechless. Of all the shows, I never thought this would be one that would have me close to tears. Completely blew me away.

On a slightly negative note, I don’t think the show can ever go back to what it was, but holy cr*p, what an ending.

I might not have been heavily involved enough in Always Sunny as I dip in and out of it but that looks like a jumping the shark moment to me for a supposedly cynical show.

Itssoeasy · 27-01-2019 04:29PM

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

The FBI agent was livid at them even years later.

From the bit I saw yeah he was doing his best not to just shout "you ****ing idiots" at the camera.

Mantis Toboggan · 27-01-2019 05:07PM

4 episodes into sex education and its alot better than expected. Its like a mix of the inbetweeners and derry girls.

Basq · 27-01-2019 05:08PM

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

4 episodes into sex education and its alot better than expected. Its like a mix of the inbetweeners and derry girls.

Yeah, really enjoyed it myself. Very easy watch and very well-written.

darced · 27-01-2019 05:30PM

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

Just located the 2 seasons of "The Lakes" (not via Netflix). Looking forward to giving it a watch.

Would appreciate a PM on where to watch these thanks.

EPAndlee · 27-01-2019 05:37PM

Any recommendations on a newer stand up special ?

Itssoeasy · 27-01-2019 05:49PM

Ive just finished abducted in plain sight. Sweet baby Jesus and the donkey this was the 1970's not the 1800's and surely you didn't have to a genius to know that what was happening was wrong. Her parents come across as unbelievable naive and just not street smart and that FBI agent came across as really annoyed at how the whole thing went when there were clear opportunities to stop this.

seligehgit · 27-01-2019 05:54PM

Watched Close with Noomi Rapace.

Dire fare.

sacamano · 27-01-2019 07:10PM

EPAndlee wrote: »

Any recommendations on a newer stand up special ?

Louis CK's show from 2017?

crustybla · 27-01-2019 07:43PM

22 minutes was all I could manage of Abducted in Plain Sight.

I mean, what the hell kinda weirdo's are we dealing with here? Like, 2 minutes in, we hear how this man with a wife and kids of his own, was around most nights and paying particular attention to Jan. Hellloooooooo???!!!

He got lucky with those dopes I tell ya. I had enough when I got to the part where the father and the main weirdo went for a drive.

BBFAN · 27-01-2019 08:21PM

Uncharted wrote: »

Just finished watching 'abducted in plain sight'.

That has to be the most bizarre 90minutes of a documentary I have ever seen.

I sat in a confused horror as it unfolded,i still don't know how this ridiculous situation arose ?!?

Crazy,crazy stuff. The mind boggles.

What the actual fcuk were the "responsible adults" involved thinking ????

Definitely worth a watch,but be prepared to be amazed,confused and angry in equal measure.

I just came on it to post nearly exactly the same thing!!!

Myself and my daughter watched it and we had our mouths open the whole time.

At one stage I turned to her and said "have you slipped LSD into my drink or what?".

Americans be crazy is all I can say.

BBFAN · 27-01-2019 08:33PM

peteeeed wrote: »

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes
Present-day interviews, archival footage and audio recordings made on death row form a searing portrait of notorious serial killer Ted Bundy.

Pride and Prejudice season 1
A rookie joins a team of prosecutors and investigators to fight for the poor and weak -- but it's not the first time that she's met her new boss.

Robozuna season 1
A boy and his homemade robot enter the toughest competition in the universe while attempting to free their oppressed home from an evil empire.

What Keeps You Alive
A couple's romantic anniversary retreat to a rural cabin unravels when a childhood friend appears and reveals long-held secrets from the past.

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I like the sound of that Pride and Prejudice but couldn't find it last night?

BBFAN · 27-01-2019 08:39PM

TopOfTheRight wrote: »

I just couldn't believe the situation they got themselves into and how anyone could possibly be that gullible, then I realised they were Mormons and it all made sense.

I didn't pick up that they were Mormons but you're right, that would explain a lot!

Heckler · 27-01-2019 08:56PM

That whole thing was the most bat **** crazy thing I've ever watched. Really ? I mean really ???? How stupid are people.... And to let him in for therapy ?? Jesus ****ing Christ.

Mam of 4 · 27-01-2019 09:03PM

crustybla wrote: »

22 minutes was all I could manage of Abducted in Plain Sight.

I mean, what the hell kinda weirdo's are we dealing with here? Like, 2 minutes in, we hear how this man with a wife and kids of his own, was around most nights and paying particular attention to Jan. Hellloooooooo???!!!

He got lucky with those dopes I tell ya. I had enough when I got to the part where the father and the main weirdo went for a drive.

Go back and watch the rest of it Crusty.
It gets worse , if it was a fiction film you'd be going wtf ! The fact that it's real , is just unbelievable , the parents , LDS I think , are just so incredibly out of their minds . Bat **** crazy .

I thought the Wild Wild Country was bad for brainwashing/stupidity/cultishness , this was worse .

Gadgetman496 · 28-01-2019 01:35AM

Karla (2006)

Based on real events, Paul Bernardo and his wife, Karla Homolka, kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls. ... Karla Homolka. ... Karla Homolka marries Paul Bernardo despite already having aided him in the rape and murder of her younger sister.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424938/?ref_=nv_sr_2

It's not so much the movie but the story, the fact that this really happened, they actually did what they did.

peteeeed · 28-01-2019 09:01AM

Assassin's Creed

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
When an unhappily married woman discovers a man from her past has a role in a local theater production, she'll do anything to reconnect with him.

Added today

shamrock55 · 28-01-2019 09:58AM

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

Karla (2006)

Based on real events, Paul Bernardo and his wife, Karla Homolka, kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls. ... Karla Homolka. ... Karla Homolka marries Paul Bernardo despite already having aided him in the rape and murder of her younger sister.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424938/?ref_=nv_sr_2

It's not so much the movie but the story, the fact that this really happened, they actually did what they did.

I actually watched a doc about them on YouTube last night, I'll be watching this now thanks

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