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kerplun k · 15-05-2019 12:19PM

As long as we can still pick whats going to happen I think we'll be just fine.

mooseknunkle · 15-05-2019 12:44PM

Autecher wrote: »

I think Black Mirror is shíte. I don't get people's obsession with it at all. I really tried with it too, I got up to the third episode of season 4 before I gave up. I think I only like 2 episodes of all the ones I have seen.

San Junipero and Hang The DJ are two of the best episodes of any TV show i've ever seen...

kunst nugget · 15-05-2019 01:01PM

mooseknunkle wrote: »

San Junipero and Hang The DJ are two of the best episodes of any TV show i've ever seen...

Inside No.9's The 12 Days of Christine beats both of them for best episode of any TV show.

Tom Mann Centuria · 15-05-2019 01:04PM

kunst nugget wrote: »

Inside No.9's The 12 Days of Christine beats both of them for best episode of any TV show.

Not particularly funny, but absolutely brilliant television. Not usually a fan of Sheridan Smith but she's superb in that, it's very moving.

Autecher · 15-05-2019 01:04PM

mooseknunkle wrote: »

San Junipero and Hang The DJ are two of the best episodes of any TV show i've ever seen...

I thought San Junipero was boring personally. I haven't seen Hang The DJ as I gave up on it before that. As with my previously expressed here opinion of Kevin Costner (I think he is a bad actor) I expect this opinion to be unpopular too but I'm ok with that.

Autecher · 15-05-2019 01:06PM

kunst nugget wrote: »

Inside No.9's The 12 Days of Christine beats both of them for best episode of any TV show.

Possibly another unpopular opinion of mine but I've never watched Inside No.9 because I thought The League Of Gentlemen was so bad I never want to watch anything from any of those guys ever again! :eek:

kunst nugget · 15-05-2019 01:16PM

Autecher wrote: »

Possibly another unpopular opinion of mine but I've never watched Inside No.9 because I thought The League Of Gentlemen was so bad I never want to watch anything from any of those guys ever again! :eek:

It's nothing like League of Gentlemen, which I personally liked. It's got more of an updated Tales of the Unexpected vibe. A very mixed bag with some episodes being fairly shíte but some great episodes in there too with The 12 Days of Christine being the highlight.

tigger123 · 15-05-2019 02:31PM

Autecher wrote: »

Possibly another unpopular opinion of mine but I've never watched Inside No.9 because I thought The League Of Gentlemen was so bad I never want to watch anything from any of those guys ever again! :eek:

How's Coronation Street these days?

Autecher · 15-05-2019 02:34PM

tigger123 wrote: »

How's Coronation Street these days?

I don't know Tigger I don't watch it.

15-05-2019 02:39PM

Wine country. Rubbish...couldn’t even finish it to the end at thats saying something with the amount of drivel I watch

gandalf · 15-05-2019 06:52PM

Kai Mango Transition wrote: »

Wine country. Rubbish...couldn’t even finish it to the end at thats saying something with the amount of drivel I watch

Yeah the missus had it on for around 10 minutes last night and promptly turned it off. From what I saw it was dreadful absolute dross.

AidoEirE · 15-05-2019 08:30PM

Lord of The Rings: Fellowhip of the Ring

Wow, i mean i've seen it multiple times before but just after watching it again after 6/7 years.
Its aged very well imo for a film of that genre out in 2001.
Some seriously epic epic moments.
The music in this film is superb and must be watched as loud as your allowed.
Had goosebumps in a few scenes, even though i remember some of the lines, ive seen it that many times.
Its absolutely class with some brilliant prime actors.

Looking forward to trying to grab the rest of the trilodgy but i remember the first as being my favourite.

fin12 · 15-05-2019 11:43PM

AidoEirE wrote: »

Lord of The Rings: Fellowhip of the Ring

Wow, i mean i've seen it multiple times before but just after watching it again after 6/7 years.
Its aged very well imo for a film of that genre out in 2001.
Some seriously epic epic moments.
The music in this film is superb and must be watched as loud as your allowed.
Had goosebumps in a few scenes, even though i remember some of the lines, ive seen it that many times.
Its absolutely class with some brilliant prime actors.

Looking forward to trying to grab the rest of the trilodgy but i remember the first as being my favourite.

May it be the Enya song is beautiful. The soundtrack is amazing.

I got a brilliant bargain a few years ago in Lidl, all 3 lord of the rings and all the hobbit film boxset for €20.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 15-05-2019 11:51PM

Autecher wrote: »

I thought San Junipero was boring personally. I haven't seen Hang The DJ as I gave up on it before that. As with my previously expressed here opinion of Kevin Costner (I think he is a bad actor) I expect this opinion to be unpopular too but I'm ok with that.

White Bear. That is all.

peteeeed · 16-05-2019 08:34AM

Shaun of the dead
The eagle
Spartacus
Jane Eyre
Good Sam
The boat that rocked
Step up ( and sequels )
Casper
Evan almighty
Added today

Sleepy · 16-05-2019 08:53AM

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

White Bear. That is all.

Shut up and Dance stands out as the highlight for me.

Ethereal Cereal · 16-05-2019 09:05AM

peteeeed wrote: »

Shaun of the dead
The eagle
Spartacus
Jane Eyre
Good Sam
The boat that rocked
Step up ( and sequels )
Casper
Evan almighty
Added today

The Eagle is a good shout shout actually.
Just a solid well done Roman movie.

pixelburp · 16-05-2019 09:07AM

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

White Bear. That is all.

Funny that was the episode that had the opposite effect for me, making me realise this show wasn't to my tastes: the conclusion feeling like a warmed-up Twilight Zone episode with pretty superficial "evils of technology" drum Black Mirror can't stop banging.

kunst nugget · 16-05-2019 09:19AM

pixelburp wrote: »

pretty superficial "evils of technology" drum Black Mirror can't stop banging.

That is literally the whole point of the series. Black Mirrors were polished obsidian glass first used by Aztecs to make prophesies of the future and Brooker himself said the inspiration for the title came from seeing ourselves reflected in the screens of our technology when they are turned off.

"What I took it to mean was when a screen is off – when a screen is off it looks like a black mirror.

"Because any TV, any LCD, any iPhone, any iPad – something like that – if you just stare at it, it looks like a black mirror, and there’s something cold and horrifying about that, and it was such a fitting title for the show.

"I mean, I don’t know what else we would’ve called it – Spooky Technology Time?! It would’ve been rubbish", he added. "I quite like the fact that people are watching it on their TV or on their laptop, or their smartphone or whatever, and then as the end credits start running and the screen cuts to black, they see themselves reflected."

pixelburp · 16-05-2019 09:30AM

kunst nugget wrote: »

That is literally the whole point of the series. Black Mirrors were polished obsidian glass first used by Aztecs to make prophesies of the future and Brooker himself said the inspiration for the title came from seeing ourselves reflected in the screens of our technology when they are turned off.

I know this, and like I said is simply not to my taste: I managed a few episodes before peacing out for the repetition. Seeing the same story told dozens of times isn't my speed. TBH this isn't just Black Mirror, I'm a bit worn out with dystopia at this stage, and the constant wallowing & nihilism.

Sad Professor · 16-05-2019 09:42AM

Tech = evil is a common but highly simplistic reading of Black Mirror. Most episodes are about how people aren't mature enough to deal with technology or how a corrupt society will use powerful technologies in corrupt ways or what happens when technology goes wrong. The idea that it's just saying tech is evil over and over again is just false. It's far more about human failings (and yes, how tech can exasperate them) than technological ones. If there's a central message of the show it's probably that we should be wary of technological utopianism. That's not the same thing as saying tech is evil.

Dades · 16-05-2019 09:50AM

Watched Hang The DJ last night after reading this thread yesterday, and really enjoyed it. Had watched episodes randomly for a while but missed that one. This and San Junipero are fantastic and fairly upbeat compared to other episodes.

Back on board with BM now after a break, and looking forward to the new season.

pixelburp · 16-05-2019 09:51AM

Sad Professor wrote: »

Tech = evil is a common but highly simplistic reading of Black Mirror. Most episodes are about how people aren't mature enough to deal with technology or how a corrupt society will use powerful technologies in corrupt ways or what happens when technology goes wrong. The idea that it's just saying tech is evil over and over again is just false. It's far more about human failings (and yes, how tech can exasperate them) than technological ones. If there's a central message of the show it's probably that we should be wary of technological utopianism. That's not the same thing as saying tech is evil.

Indeed, but typing "I got tired of Black Mirror because of its loop of how technology can hold a mirror to our worst failings, and potentially corrupt otherwise innocent instincts" takes longer than "tech === evil". It's not that complex a show to understand, just in case people are floating towards a "you just don't 'get' it man" conclusion

This is a purely personal thing, and like I said not isolated to Black Mirror: there's a point where a lot of media I was consuming was nihilistic, wallowing tales of dystopia or human failing, and it actually left me with a resting feeling of misery, if not depression.

Sad Professor · 16-05-2019 10:10AM

pixelburp wrote: »

This is a purely personal thing, and like I said not isolated to Black Mirror: there's a point where a lot of media I was consuming was nihilistic, wallowing tales of dystopia or human failing, and it actually left me with a resting feeling of misery, if not depression.

And I totally understand why Black Mirror might not appeal to everyone for this reason. I share it, though more toward apocalypticism than stories about very real human failings and social anxieties, especially when (as in the best Black Mirror episodes) there's a sense of catharsis. But it's also why I think it is dystopia done really well. As opposed to something like The Handmaid's Tale which I think is utter sh*t and more about pandering to the audience's twisted fantasies than their anxieties.

joe40 · 16-05-2019 11:05AM

I just finished a show that has been out for a few months, so apologies if it has already been discussed before. It was the "Haunting of hill House"

For me it was the most enjoyable series I have watched in a long long time. Not for the "scary bits"which were probably too lame for horror fans, but the way the story was told was fantastic. The same timeline was shown but from different characters perspectives which was great.

Some of the episodes especially episode 6 (The one where the family gather at the funeral home) were just brilliant storytelling, acting, directing..

Some people might say they are not horror fans so will give it a miss, but for me you are missing out on a great TV show. My opinion anyway.

Ethereal Cereal · 16-05-2019 12:14PM

joe40 wrote: »

I just finished a show that has been out for a few months, so apologies if it has already been discussed before. It was the "Haunting of hill House"

For me it was the most enjoyable series I have watched in a long long time. Not for the "scary bits"which were probably too lame for horror fans, but the way the story was told was fantastic. The same timeline was shown but from different characters perspectives which was great.

Some of the episodes especially episode 6 (The one where the family gather at the funeral home) were just brilliant storytelling, acting, directing..

Some people might say they are not horror fans so will give it a miss, but for me you are missing out on a great TV show. My opinion anyway.

What are ya talking about, the scary bits were terrifying!!! :eek:
But yea, good shout. It was a great show, looking forward to season 2. New Story with same cast I think.

Gadgetman496 · 16-05-2019 12:39PM

Ethereal Cereal wrote: »

What are ya talking about, the scary bits were terrifying!!! :eek:
But yea, good shout. It was a great show, looking forward to season 2. New Story with same cast I think.

I think that isn't due until 2020 though?

kunst nugget · 16-05-2019 12:42PM

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

I think that isn't due until 2020 though?

Jesus, is there really going to be a second season? That sounds like a terrible idea... Loved the first season for episodes 1-9 but episode 10 was pretty naff and disappointing. Overall though it was a great show. It should just be left where it is.

Daxve · 16-05-2019 12:59PM

kunst nugget wrote: »

Jesus, is there really going to be a second season? That sounds like a terrible idea... Loved the first season for episodes 1-9 but episode 10 was pretty naff and disappointing. Overall though it was a great show. It should just be left where it is.

The Haunting of ... is going to be an anthology series. Season 2 is The Haunting of Bly Manor - new story with no connection to season 1

Tony EH · 16-05-2019 04:34PM

pixelburp wrote: »

Funny that was the episode that had the opposite effect for me, making me realise this show wasn't to my tastes: the conclusion feeling like a warmed-up Twilight Zone episode with pretty superficial "evils of technology" drum Black Mirror can't stop banging.

Glad I'm not the only one who finds the show hideously overrated. I like Brooker and all, and I agree with an awful lot of what he says and how he views things.

But 'Black Mirror' is more of a miss than a hit with me. Way more.

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