NWR TV Thread

[Dan Baillie]

I'm 4 episodes in to Fubar on Netflix which is worth a watch if you enjoyed Arnie's 90's film True Lies. CIA comedy action series starring the big man doing what he does best

....and Citadel on Amazon is a bit of a jaunt similar to the Mission Impossible franchise. Jumps around the timelines a bit but isn't too hard to follow

Nothing against Arnie at all but the first episode was so truly awful that, sat at home alone with absolutely nothing to do, I switched it off and dug out an old crossword book then tidied up various things in the house that I'd ignored for a year or two. As a final straw, I cleaned the bbq and went to bed at 9.30pm, safe in the knowledge that everything I'd done was more enjoyable than watching any more.

 

[Gareth Germain]

Caught an episode of Extrapolations on Apple TV. Gosh this is truly awful. Eco-preachy nonsense. Why would anyone watch this? The casting is unbelievably bad. This is worthy television at its worst.

 

[Gareth Germain]

Just caught up with the last episode of Succession. Wowzers. Possibly the most Shakespearean ending on TV I can recall. Superb. Tom's open hand to Shiv and her embrace of it was absolutely awful to watch. Though it was good to see Ronan smile. Wow.

 

[Paul J a i n e s]

Succession was superb from beginning to end. All vile characters. Awesome.

I've started to watch Barry - this is great stuff. Bill Hader is great in it.

 

[Jeremy Caan]

Wild Isles episode 3 (BBC): great night footage of foxes harrying a warren; extraordinary, spooky life cycle of Large Blue butterfly; male Hen Harrier mating display rather human combining dancing with demonstrating he can be a good provider.

 

[Paul J a i n e s]

Wild Isles episode 3 (BBC): great night footage of foxes harrying a warren; extraordinary, spooky life cycle of Large Blue butterfly; male Hen Harrier mating display rather human combining dancing with demonstrating he can be a good provider.

Watching these kind of tv programmes reminds me that there are smart, good people in the world - some of the coverage on the various Attenborough series in the last 20 years have been astonishing

 

[Dominic Manderly]

Drops of God starts on Apple TV+ today, an English/French/Japanese language drama set in the world of gastronomy and fine wines where "a woman discovers the world's greatest wine collection that's left by her estranged father and competes against a Japanese man to claim her inheritance.". According to one review, "I can’t believe how tense watching someone sniff a glass of wine can be". Surely it's gotta be worth a watch??!!

I watched the first two episodes of this the other day, and thought it was pretty decent effort to make a program from a very ropy (though entertaining) premise. Interesting question - what do forumites think of Chateau La Lagune, a case of which appears in the best private cellar in the world?

 

[Dan Baillie]

I watched the first two episodes of this the other day, and thought it was pretty decent effort to make a program from a very ropy (though entertaining) premise. Interesting question - what do forumites think of Chateau La Lagune, a case of which appears in the best private cellar in the world?

Finished the series last night and thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

[Dominic Manderly]

Finished the series last night and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I am glad to hear that it stands up all the way through. That final moment at the end of episode 2 was one of the most fun things I've seen on television for a while.

 

[Alex Lake]

I am quite fond of Chateau La Lagune. There was a guy called Mike from some wineclub in North London many years ago who was a fan and introduced it to me. I don't have any of my own, but it's the sort of thing I'd pick up if I saw it at a good price on a list somewhere.

 

[Sean Hardon]

I am quite fond of Chateau La Lagune. There was a guy called Mike from some wineclub in North London many years ago who was a fan and introduced it to me. I don't have any of my own, but it's the sort of thing I'd pick up if I saw it at a good price on a list somewhere.

What channels that on @Alex Lake?

 

[Alex Lake]

What channels that on @Alex Lake?

I presume AppleTV?

 

[Sean Hardon]

Once upon a time in Northern Ireland, a documentary on the troubles, is a frank realistic insight into that terrible period in time. On BBC iplayer.

 

[Sean Hardon]

I presume AppleTV?

Oh sorry following the bread crumbs trail back to Phil's original post @Alex Lake., I see the programme is actually Drops of God, rather than one on Chateau La Lagune, which I thought your post was suggesting.

 

[Paul Anderson]

Once upon a time in Northern Ireland, a documentary on the troubles, is a frank realistic insight into that terrible period in time. On BBC iplayer.

Started watching yesterday.

 

[Raymond Tilney]

Watching these kind of tv programmes reminds me that there are smart, good people in the world - some of the coverage on the various Attenborough series in the last 20 years have been astonishing

I seem to recall that the final episode of this is Iplayer only.
Unless I dreamt it, the content was a bit close to being critical of the present UK efforts to keep things natural.
And kept off main channels.

 

[Steve Trotman]

Spring watch BBC
The cameras are on about 10 nests. Gruesome stuff, the predation by other animals is expected. But this series has witnessed siblings killing each other, a mother eating her own chick alive. As for the cuckoo chick pure evil.

 

[Dan Baillie]

Finally watched The Many Saints of Newark over the weekend. God I miss James Gandolfini and The Sopranos - what a character he created. Watching his son play him as a younger man was really eerie. I’m going to go back and rewatch all the series.

 

[Russell Faulkner]

The Days. About Fukushima takes a very different (slower and more technical) than Chernobyl but I recommend it to those with an interest.

 

[Andrew Stevenson]

Spring watch BBC
The cameras are on about 10 nests. Gruesome stuff, the predation by other animals is expected. But this series has witnessed siblings killing each other, a mother eating her own chick alive. As for the cuckoo chick pure evil.

I've watched a few of these due to there being nothing else on in an that 8-9 slot, and agree. Gruesome is not an exaggeration.

 

[Paul J a i n e s]

Succession was superb from beginning to end. All vile characters. Awesome.

I've started to watch Barry - this is great stuff. Bill Hader is great in it.

Quoting my own messages now - but damn this is a GREAT series. 30 min episodes. 4 seasons ( I think) and just tight, excellent acting. Just starting S3.

 

[Raymond Tilney]

We have just watched Best Interest on Iplayer.
Not an easy topic to deal with but brilliantly done and a very strong cast, headed by a real return to form from Michael Sheen.

 

[Mark Roper]

We have just watched Best Interest on Iplayer.
Not an easy topic to deal with but brilliantly done and a very strong cast, headed by a real return to form from Michael Sheen.

Yes, it seemed a good take on the subject matter.
Did he lose form? I don't recall anything he hasn't been great in.
Sharon Horgon doing pure drama was great too.

 

[Raymond Tilney]

Yes, it seemed a good take on the subject matter.
Did he lose form? I don't recall anything he hasn't been great in.
Sharon Horgon doing pure drama was great too.

Mark,
I prefer to see him in things like this as opposed to tosh like Prodigal Son

 

[Steve Trotman]

A spy among friends ITV. Loved the delicious fictional scene with Blunt/Profumo and Anna Maxwell Martin in an art gallery. It makes great drama. Philby defects to Moscow and wants malmalade and the Times crossword The elites are still there ?