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tigger123 · 28-01-2019 11:19AM

EPAndlee wrote: »

Any recommendations on a newer stand up special ?

John Mulaney The Comeback Kid is excellent, I was lolling out loud at it

Franz Von Peppercorn · 28-01-2019 12:47PM

tigger123 wrote: »

John Mulaney The Comeback Kid is excellent, I was lolling out loud at it

Yeh. I never heard of him before but it was pretty good.

gmisk · 28-01-2019 01:00PM

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

Yeh. I never heard if him before but it was pretty good.

He hosted SNL a while back, very funny.

dougm1970 · 28-01-2019 06:10PM

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.

it was good, anna friel very good...but sean bean was miscast for me...used to him being an alpha male and he was the most useless priest ever in this...he didnt help anyone really, he just listened and looked mournful

Conor Bourke · 28-01-2019 08:56PM

In the midst of watching “Catwalk: Tales from the cat show circuit”

It’s bananas, thoroughly enjoying it (even if only that it’s reassuring me that the level of affection I have for my pet is completely proportionate)

spuddy90 · 29-01-2019 06:36AM

When heros Fly. The israeli ex military fighters flying to Colombia to save a loved one, Enjoyable watch even if ending was a little soft.

I watched the break re a recommendation on here. Enjoyed it also

29-01-2019 07:52AM

Michael Inside - Watched it last night and enjoyed it. A bit grim but highlights how easy it is for peoples lives to spiral out of control once they get caught with drugs. What should be noted is the input from Gateways (I think) which deals with offenders and tries to get them back on track so the scenario's in the film would have been based on real events that occurred. Well worth a watch.

peteeeed · 29-01-2019 08:57AM

Inside the Mossad
In this documentary, dozens of former agents from the Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence agency, reveal their top-secret operations.

Kill Switch
A former NASA pilot encounters violent opposition when he travels to a newly created parallel Earth to deliver a fix for a malfunctioning power source.

Up Among The Stars
A grieving filmmaker struggling to keep custody of his young son after his wife's death uses magical, imaginary stories to maintain their bond

added today

anotherfinemess · 29-01-2019 09:01AM

The Rise Of Phoenixes. Binge worthy chinese period series with plenty of capital punishment to suit the bloodthirsty, along with convoluted court intrigues and a will they won't they love story. Warning: contains subtitles

kunst nugget · 29-01-2019 09:31AM

Kill switch is absolute scutter. Avoid

cossy09 · 29-01-2019 04:49PM

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

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

I thought Broken was absolutely fantastic . Sean Bean played the Catholic Priest so well and although dark in places I thought the ending was very uplifting

Love Jimmy McGovern's work.

Check out Accused. Its not on NetFlix but you tube have all the episodes on it. Six completely different stories . One starring Sean Bean as a English school teacher by day and transvestite at night and he gets involved with a married man played by the fantastic Stephen Graham. Bean won an Emmy for his performance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-53G0q5oGc

Gadgetman496 · 29-01-2019 05:07PM

cossy09 wrote: »

I thought Broken was absolutely fantastic . Sean Bean played the Catholic Priest so well and although dark in places I thought the ending was very uplifting

Love Jimmy McGovern's work.

Check out Accused. Its not on NetFlix but you tube have all the episodes on it. Six completely different stories . One starring Sean Bean as a English school teacher by day and transvestite at night and he gets involved with a married man played by the fantastic Stephen Graham. Bean won an Emmy for his performance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-53G0q5oGc

Have done, I have a hard copy of all the episodes on a HDD here.

cossy09 · 29-01-2019 05:12PM

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

Have done, I have a hard copy of all the episodes on a HDD here.

I watched the Accused episode with Sean Bean last night . Planning to re-watch the other 5 episodes over the next few nights.

Broken was excellent. and reminded how brilliant McGovern is. Must search for "The Lakes " I haven't seen that show.

New Home · 29-01-2019 05:15PM

The Lakes was shown first on the BBC in the late '90s ('97, IIRC), then a couple of years later they made the second series, I bought it first on VHS, and a few years later I splashed out and got myself the DVD version, both formats have been played to bits.

It's one of my favourite series ever, a young John Simm played the main character.

Gadgetman496 · 29-01-2019 05:20PM

cossy09 wrote: »

I watched the Accused episode with Sean Bean last night . Planning to re-watch the other 5 episodes over the next few nights.

Broken was excellent. and reminded how brilliant McGovern is. Must search for "The Lakes " I haven't seen that show.

New Home wrote: »

The Lakes was shown first on the BBC in the late '90s ('97, IIRC), then a couple of years later they made the second series, I bought it first on VHS, and a few years later I splashed out and got myself the DVD version, both formats have been played to bits.

It's one of my favourite series ever, a young John Simm played the main character.

The DVD boxset of "The Lakes" is still available on Amazon, new and used (£10) for anyone who still has a DVD player. My copy are digital backups of the DVD.

cossy09 · 29-01-2019 05:33PM

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

The DVD boxset of "The Lakes" is still available on Amazon, new and used (£10) for anyone who still has a DVD player. My copy are digital backups of the DVD.

Happy Days

Both seasons of The Lakes are on Youtube

New Home · 29-01-2019 05:34PM

If you can, get both series.

(<--The DVDs, I mean.)

John Simm made lots of excellent, excellent series, like "State of Play" (NOT the American remake, which is very poor by comparison), the very touching "Exile" (With Jim Broadbent), and "Blue/Orange". I don't have Netflix myself so I don't know if they're in there, but if you can find them, watch them.

Gadgetman496 · 29-01-2019 05:40PM

New Home wrote: »

If you can, get both series. (<--The DVDs, I mean.)

John Simm made lots of excellent, excellent series, like "State of Play" (NOT the American remake, which is very poor by comparison), the very touching "Exile" (With Jim Broadbent), and "Blue/Orange". I don't have Netflix myself so I don't know if they're in there, but if you can find them, watch them.

Is the State of Play you mention the 2003 one with 6 episodes?

New Home · 29-01-2019 05:42PM

Always Tired · 29-01-2019 05:47PM

EPAndlee wrote: »

Any recommendations on a newer stand up special ?

the james acaster ones are good, dave chappelle and john mulaney.

dunno if it's been mentioned but The ballad of buster scruggs i really enjoyed, if you're a coen brothers fan

crustybla · 29-01-2019 07:53PM

Just finished ep 3 there and I'm fceking raging.

The fact that the dirty skank escaped for the second time and got to kill again, and that 12 year old little girl. Ah lads... That thing didn't die slowly enough.:mad: Have ye noticed when he talks it's all me, me, me, I, I, I.

I'll stop ranting now and watch something else for a break.:pac:

retro:electro · 30-01-2019 12:40AM

Just finished Abducted in Plain Sight. Totally bizarre and maddening but a lesson in how professional groomers can groom and manipulate the whole family. It’s clear to see they all feel totally stupid today, except the mother.. a bit too doe eyed and nostalgic about it all for my liking. I’ve questions about her and I’m not totally convinced she wouldn’t run off with him in the morning had he not

bunked himself off

Shower of weirdos.

mikhail · 30-01-2019 01:20AM

Polar is okay. Competent action, except for a scene in a tunnel where guards seem to be spawning two at a time from the walls, but it's all undercut by goofy characters and erratic pacing. Takes its time getting going after the obligatory opening action scene, and really limps to a close.

Optimus Prime · 30-01-2019 07:57AM

sugarman wrote: »

I've been watching "Timeless" season 2 having watched the first season last year.

Whatever about the show itself, imagine my disappointment to find that Netflix are missing the final 2 episodes :mad:

There was supposed to be a third season in the works, but it was cancelled and instead replaced with a 2 part finale as part of season 2 to give it a proper.

So I wouldn't bother until they're added, took long enough for season 2 to be added. It was on terrestrial TV here before Netflix added it.

I really enojyed Timeless, i wasnt expecting much from it but it turned into a better show than i ever thought it would be.

Alicano · 30-01-2019 06:13PM

Whoever recommended Rake I want that time back in my life please

. Watched the whole thing. Season 1 was ok. The rest is just the odd ok moment once in a while. Far from funny or hilarious. Main character is good. But it's very Australian and low brow. Enjoyed all the courtroom stuff but not enough of that.
Damn you Boardies!

dougm1970 · 30-01-2019 06:35PM

black mirror episode "metalhead" was a good watch..edge of your seat stuff, yet not taking itself too serious.....actually, some very good black mirror episodes there.

BBFAN · 30-01-2019 08:01PM

I'm running out of series to watch. Anyone recommend any good legal dramas? Love good courtroom stuff.

Uncharted · 30-01-2019 08:04PM

BBFAN wrote: »

I'm running out of series to watch. Anyone recommend any good legal dramas? Love good courtroom stuff.

Have not watched it myself yet,so cannot vouch for the quality,but "Rake" is getting good reviews on here.

Australian courtroom stuff.

Might suit you.

BBFAN · 30-01-2019 08:04PM

Uncharted wrote: »

Have not watched it myself yet,so cannot vouch for the quality,but "Rake" is getting good reviews on here.

Australian courtroom stuff.

Might suit you.

I've watched it, it's okay but agree with previous poster, second series gets ridiculous.

Thanks though.

Fysh · 30-01-2019 11:00PM

I watched the Fyre festival documentary today, and yeeesh, that was a lot of people taken in by a conman for a lot longer than you'd have thought. I suspect in a good few cases there was a bit of "I'd really like to actually get paid for what I've done so far" factoring in, perhaps more prominently than the posited faith in Billy's ability to deliver on his nonsensical promises. (I felt my fists clench as soon as the "stop thinking about models and think about toilets" guy was told that the cruise ship thing "wasn't happening", because, well, ignoring the people who've worked out the logistics rarely goes all that well.)

On a different note, I love that that guy used some of his brief screen time to give a shout out to Microsoft Flight Simulator as a learning tool

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