The Sofa (General Chat Thread)

JP Liz V1 · 24-09-2019 4:12pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

Man, CBS eh?

https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1176194487246184448

No hair cut for Jared

I think Jensen would be better

The Black Oil · 25-09-2019 8:54pm

Jim's gotta be on the show.

https://twitter.com/jumblejim/status/1176456364303867905

pixelburp · 28-09-2019 12:39am

Who remembers Spitting Image? Well it seems that at the role old age of 78, the creator has shot a pilot for a new, US centric series, with the aim of pitching it to networks. Wonder if in this era of social media and sports-fan politicking, is there a place for anarchic puppets?

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/28/spitting-image-returns-chaotic-times-trump-putin-zuckerberg

CastorTroy · 28-09-2019 9:30am

It's how I knew most British politicians as a kid. I even remember John Major in colour and how he became grey.
Though by the sound of it they're just gonna go the US mainstream route while I'm sure they would've had some material from Brexit.
"House of commons, commons of House"

pixelburp · 28-09-2019 1:15pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

It's how I knew most British politicians as a kid. I even remember John Major in colour and how he became grey.
Though by the sound of it they're just gonna go the US mainstream route while I'm sure they would've had some material from Brexit.
"House of commons, commons of House"

It's fair to suggest that such was Spitting Images reach, it legitimately buried / ruined some British politicians' reputations. The permanently grey John Major being a good example. It was utterly merciless in its pomp, and if that is pilot retains that streak could be a huge viral hit (and an unpopular one among zealots to the Trumpian cause).

CastorTroy · 28-09-2019 4:55pm

Isn't My Cartoon President the same thing? I don't watch but I assume that's the case.
I remember there was some British 2d show that was compared to Spitting Image a few years back, but can't remember the name

The Black Oil · 03-10-2019 3:59pm

I have found David Simon's next project. https://www.npr.org/2019/10/03/766697025/a-bull-has-an-afternoon-out-in-baltimore

A 1,600-pound bull ventured on a short-lived quest for freedom Wednesday in West Baltimore, spending about three hours on the loose before finally succumbing to tranquilizers and being put back into the trailer whence he came.

Baltimore police said the report of a loose bull came in about 3:10 p.m.

The bull, a 1-year-old Angus breeder named No. 33, was headed back to a farm in Frederick County when he somehow escaped a trailer at a red light.

"He's a big bull, but he was very agitated," said the bull's owner, Scott Barao of Hedgeapple Farm, which is located near Frederick.

The animal spent some time corralled in a grassy field near Coppin State University. Police blocked off streets while students watched what the university called the bull's "stand-off with authorities."

pixelburp · 06-10-2019 11:34am

So over this weekend I learned that in the space of an approximate month there'll be new Expanse, Lost in Space, and the Picard Trek show. Great times to enjoy big production SciFi shows!

Agent Coulson · 07-10-2019 6:01pm

Can't wait to see his take on this.

Brendan Gleeson To Play Donald Trump

Brendan Gleeson has been set to play President Donald Trump opposite Jeff Daniels’ James Comey in the four-hour CBS Studios event miniseries based on the former FBI director’s bestselling book A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership. Deadline reported earlier this morning that Daniels will play Comey

https://deadline.com/2019/10/donald-trump-brendan-gleeson-james-comey-miniseries-a-higher-loyalty-cbs-studios-1202753800/

Skid X · 07-10-2019 6:09pm

Michael Collins, Winston Churchill and Donald Trump ... Brendan Gleeson has an interesting CV

FunLover18 · 07-10-2019 6:30pm

Skid X wrote: »

Michael Collins, Winston Churchill and Donald Trump ... Brendan Gleeson has an interesting CV

I know he was in the Michael Collins film, has he also played him?

Skid X · 07-10-2019 6:54pm

FunLover18 wrote: »

I know he was in the Michael Collins film, has he also played him?

https://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/0808/807723-brendan-gleeson-is-michael-collins/

https://www.irelandsown.ie/the-treaty-the-forgotten-michael-collins-film/

It was a 1991 TV Drama 'The Treaty', I remember seeing it years ago.

Can't find a clip at the moment

cdgalwegian · 07-10-2019 7:11pm

Skid X wrote: »

Michael Collins, Winston Churchill and Donald Trump ... Brendan Gleeson has an interesting CV

He has an interesting face

.
A latecomer to acting, he's certainly a very good actor, without being in the top echelons. However, he's one of my favourite actors; his facial expressions nail emotions and internal conflict whenever called upon.

Tom Mann Centuria · 07-10-2019 7:13pm

Rarely puts a foot wrong. He's in two of my favourite easy watch films, I Went Down and Lake Placid.

odyssey06 · 07-10-2019 7:54pm

Skid X wrote: »

It was a 1991 TV Drama 'The Treaty', I remember seeing it years ago.
Can't find a clip at the moment

One of the best dramas RTE have produced I think.

Strangely Brendan Gleeson is listed at the bottom of the credits.

Barry McGovern played de Valera, and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes played Winston Churchill - back when he played the toff instead of just writing about them...

trashcan · 08-10-2019 8:12pm

odyssey06 wrote: »

One of the best dramas RTE have produced I think.

Strangely Brendan Gleeson is listed at the bottom of the credits.

Barry McGovern played de Valera, and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes played Winston Churchill - back when he played the toff instead of just writing about them...

Brendan Gleason was terrific as Collins, better than Liam Neeson in my view. I really rate him as an actor. Him as Trump could be interesting. Not sure he could nail the voice though, I've seen him struggle with American accents, the only thing I'd fault him on.

Spon Farmer · 08-10-2019 9:39pm

Damn it lads.

I got an email alert and I saw mention of The Treaty.

I thought it ha finally got a disc or digital release or was at least getting aired again.

Agent Coulson · 11-10-2019 5:49pm

Apple as ordered the follow up to Band of Brothers and The Pacific from Hanks and Spielberg called Masters of the Air.

PTH2009 · 15-10-2019 12:02am

Enjoyed the Brendan Grace specials on RTE

Never saw the man live but he was a legend and one of those clean comedians who would make a joke out of anything

One of this sons has a very strong American accent?? Did the family live there for a while ?

Agent Coulson · 15-10-2019 8:16pm

A full Friends reunion.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3o8vWDhlOh/

sweetie · 15-10-2019 11:42pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

Enjoyed the Brendan Grace specials on RTE

Never saw the man live but he was a legend and one of those clean comedians who would make a joke out of anything

One of this sons has a very strong American accent?? Did the family live there for a while ?

He was primarily based in the US since some of the kids were young enough to pickup an accent, probably 20 years ago. He performed for Sinatra and Davis in Dublin which opened US doors and was the making of him.

Spon Farmer · 23-10-2019 4:13am

I don’t know if this is from a movie or TV show.

A guy is a state of depression (I think) - is unkempt and in a nightgown - and confesses that the previous week he masturbated to Helen Mirren in The Queen.

“Didn’t plan it, it just happened”

EDIT: is it Brian Gleeson in Standby? No shows in my Netflix continue list seem like candidates

Agent Coulson · 26-10-2019 10:56pm

With Apple + going live next week I was reading there are close to 500 scripted shows airing in America now across Broadcast TV, Cable & Streaming

Mr E · 27-10-2019 9:58am

So much TV, so little time...

pixelburp · 27-10-2019 10:19am

And given how much of them won't ever get a physical release, and their services might disappear, in a few years it'll be like they never existed.

The Black Oil · 28-10-2019 9:30am

Eh, what the hell?

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

TheIrishGrover · 29-10-2019 2:38pm

Well, the AppleTV stuff has received very mixed previews. The ones they have being advertising heavily. The Jennifer Aniston one is described as "Sorkin without the Sorkin". And it the trailers did seem to be going for the Sorkin-vibe. The Momoa one is apparently meh: He's good but apart from that it's very derivative. Thankfully the one I'm most interested in (But not enough to buy), the Alt-History Space Race one "For All Mankind" is the best (But still with some caveats).

Without a TV station or huge backlog (Like Disney+) it will be very difficult for Apple to compete with established services like Netflix and Amazon (And HBO and Hulu in the US). A half dozen shows? 4.5 - 6 hours a week? I know they have deals to make Tom Hank's next WW2 series but that's early days yet. Maybe 3 years or so from now it might be worth it.

pixelburp · 29-10-2019 2:56pm

I had seen a few underwhelming reviews for that Momoa vehicle; honestly it feels like Apple+ really misjudged the topography of modern TV: nothing in the line-up stands out as a unique or particularly interesting idea. As you say Grover, it all comes off as derivative.

Netflix, Hulu, Amazon (Disney too I guess) have all made pointed attempts to shore up as many popular IPs and adaptable literary material as possible, often for brazen attempts to hop on that post GoT goodwill towards sword & sorcery, and with the best will in the world, Tom Hanks doing another WW2 drama isn't _that_ exciting IMO.

TheIrishGrover · 29-10-2019 3:14pm

pixelburp wrote: »

...... and with the best will in the world, Tom Hanks doing another WW2 drama isn't _that_ exciting IMO.

I must admit. I didn't even finish The Pacific. I did not find the characters, real or not, to be very engaging or likeable. I was looking forward to the airforce one though. But not enough to fork out almost half what I pay for Netflix.

pixelburp · 29-10-2019 3:19pm

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

I must admit. I didn't even finish The Pacific. I did not find the characters, real or not, to be very engaging or likeable. I was looking forward to the airforce one though. But not enough to fork out almost half what I pay for Netflix.

Same: it was only when the announcement was made that I even remembered Hanks produced that follow-up; like you I found it far less engaging than Band of Brothers, with that earlier show still quite fondly recalled. Apple+ just seems like such a half-hearted exercise overall, dipping their toes into the waters 'cos they feel being even tangentially involved in media necessitates a streaming channel.

Spon Farmer · 30-10-2019 11:10am

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

I must admit. I didn't even finish The Pacific. I did not find the characters, real or not, to be very engaging or likeable. I was looking forward to the airforce one though. But not enough to fork out almost half what I pay for Netflix.

The series is a couple years away yet most likely and by then Apple might have her shows that appeal to you.

if not there is always the free trial period if you don't mind binging it. €4.99 isn't that much if it is a series you really want to see.

The Black Oil · 01-11-2019 10:42pm

Masters of the Air's been in development for at least half a decade. Hard to know how Apple will do with a WWII series, given their lack of experience. Wasn't a huge fan of The Pacific either, tbh.

Would like to see Hanks get on with 1776.

The Black Oil · 05-11-2019 10:09pm

Reddick's great. They didn't want him as Daniels (The Wire) at first, or indeed Broyles (Fringe).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5VjriSwpdc

Spon Farmer · 05-11-2019 10:56pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

Reddick's great. They didn't want him as Daniels (The Wire) at first, or indeed Broyles (Fringe).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5VjriSwpdc

Who didn’t want him as Broyles or Daniels?

He doesn’t say,

CastorTroy · 05-11-2019 11:01pm

Really couldn't see him as Charlie

Harry Palmr · 21-11-2019 11:26pm

Is anyone here watching Giri/Haji? It's becoming one of the best series of the year for me. Beautifully put together, mixing short and sharp action with a melancholic zen (yes it's Japanese themed).

cdgalwegian · 21-11-2019 11:51pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Is anyone here watching Giri/Haji? It's becoming one of the best series of the year for me. Beautifully put together, mixing short and sharp action with a melancholic zen (yes it's Japanese themed).

Have it recorded. Good story, and looks great, with pretty good reviews. Been waiting for them to mount up, so will start watching soon.

The Black Oil · 24-11-2019 4:47pm

Ah lads!

https://twitter.com/lieberrian/status/1197371405354057728

24-11-2019 5:13pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

Ah lads!

https://twitter.com/lieberrian/status/1197371405354057728

Saw this on twitter and thought the same ....except he’s on the sex offenders list in the states now

The man, not the muppet

Spon Farmer · 25-11-2019 12:56pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

Ah lads!

https://twitter.com/lieberrian/status/1197371405354057728

Is that the kid who became an airforce pilot? I remember seeing something years ago with Grover meeting the kids from the show.

Spon Farmer · 30-11-2019 6:47pm

How after an episode of a BBC shows airs does it get added iTunes UK store.

I know a few tears ago it was a week - is this still the case?

Agent Coulson · 03-12-2019 7:17pm

Sky (Comcast) are set to open there own Flim & TV studio at Elstree by 2022 and are set to build 14 new sound stages along with other facilities there on 32 acres.

Netflix had announced that they were going to open 14 new sound stages at Pinewwood Shepperton

and

Disney had announced they had a deal with Pinewood at it's its other studio in Buckinghamshire.

The Streaming Wars are heating up.

FunLover18 · 03-12-2019 7:30pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Sky (Comcast) are set to open there own Flim & TV studio at Elstree by 2022 and are set to build 14 new sound stages along with other facilities there on 32 acres.

Netflix had announced that they were going to open 14 new sound stages at Pinewwood Shepperton

and

Disney had announced they had a deal with Pinewood at it's its other studio in Buckinghamshire.

The Streaming Wars are heating up.

There's also rumblings of the Paramount decree which stops studios from owning cinemas and theatres being overturned which will have massively negative consequences. Disney already put a lot of pressure on theatres to block book their movies, imagine if they owned their own chain.

pixelburp · 04-12-2019 11:41pm

FunLover18 wrote: »

There's also rumblings of the Paramount decree which stops studios from owning cinemas and theatres being overturned which will have massively negative consequences. Disney already put a lot of pressure on theatres to block book their movies, imagine if they owned their own chain.

Yes I've read about this a couple of times already. It's a really scary prospect for film distribution if it is overturned - though it's unclear what affect that might have on non American chains (if any). Certainly Disney have been basically circumventing the decree for a while now, if it's removed Disney cinemas will be right around the corner.

cdgalwegian · 06-12-2019 4:55pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Is anyone here watching Giri/Haji? It's becoming one of the best series of the year for me. Beautifully put together, mixing short and sharp action with a melancholic zen (yes it's Japanese themed).

cdgalwegian wrote: »

Have it recorded. Good story, and looks great, with pretty good reviews. Been waiting for them to mount up, so will start watching soon.

Just finished watching it. The series is bookended by two fantastic episodes, but sags a little in between. I wasn't sure whether I would continue after the third one, thinking that the opening episode perhaps had flattered to deceive.
The opener was very stylish, with a tongue-in-cheek mishmash of styles, genres, action and humour; while the subsequent episodes lacked the style and verve of the opener, it settled into a complex plot with lots of humour- being slightly bonkers at times, but feeling a little weighed down- a little too slow at times.
This was all redeemed in the last episode; the best series finale I have seen in a long time. The rooftop scene was one I would normally see as just pretentious and silly, when out of nowhere, came a scene that was just amazing-an emotional knock-out, timed to coincide with plot threads elsewhere being tied up. A truly memorable finale.

mammychicken · 06-12-2019 4:57pm

Can highly recommend Giri/Haji - so disappointed its finished!!

Eod100 · 06-12-2019 5:41pm

mammychicken wrote: »

Can highly recommend Giri/Haji - so disappointed its finished!!

Really enjoyed it! Seemed to fly under the radar a bit but definitely worth a watch

Agent Coulson · 06-12-2019 10:28pm

Thnking about the fuss that Disney don't have toys ready for Baby Yoda got me thinking Netflix are missing a trick not having a Netflix shop selling t-****s and other merch from there shows and films.

Stranger Things along could have paid for itself from merch alone.

TheIrishGrover · 09-12-2019 3:30pm

It actually must have been very difficult for Disney to make that decision to not release merch initially. I mean no matter how many Non-Disclosure Agreements and secrecy clauses SOME manufacturer would have released an image.

Now I intentionally stayed away as much as possible from Mandalorian spoilers so maybe I was more successful than I thought but, as far as I can tell, nobody saw "baby Yoda" coming.

As for Netflix merch. Yeah, surely there is a market there. What with the resurgence of records and the time period Stranger Things was set, this would have been a prime avenue (Guardians of The Galaxy released the first soundtrack on TAPE!!!

).

I'm sure Netflix aren't short of a bob or two but the sharks are coming and 2 or 3 years from now they could be looking for extra revenue....

CastorTroy · 09-12-2019 6:22pm

Talking about not wanting to spoil something through Star Wars merchandise, I remember reading the track listing for The Phantom Menace and it containing a big spoiler

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