Raylenth Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Broo said: @Raylenth We have watched the first 4 episodes now, ooft what a good! Loving it, particularly impressed by the actor portraying Kemper but everyone's fantastic in it. Kids are gonna have to go to bed early tonight so I can binge more episodes! Kemper is very good isn't he! Glad you like it. You do know it's legal to send the kids to bed whilst it's still light outside? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broo Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Raylenth said: Kemper is very good isn't he! Glad you like it. You do know it's legal to send the kids to bed whilst it's still light outside? Interesting... Time to turn dinnertime into a speed-eating competition me thinks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 A Confession. So often with police shows our enjoyment is based on trying to work out who did it and what happened, as we should because it's fictional, however because A Confession is so well written and acted, it's easy to get dragged into the story and forget that it all really happened, that it's a true story and people and their lives were deeply and utterly altered by what happened. I'm ashamed to say that I don't remember any of it being in the news, and it would have been. It's a desperately sad story, both for the families involved and the lead policeman but I would recommend it to anyone. It's definitely worth a watch, I managed to power through all 6 episodes this evening because it was so compelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumper8 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Finished watching "Manhattan" season 2 on Amazon Prime today. Excellent drama series centred around the development of the atom bomb in Los Alamos during WW2. Highly recommended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 Watership Down (Netflix/BBC) This was a good program. I haven't read the book so can't attest to which it's closer to, the book or the film, but they did manage to use a lot from the film, dialogue ect, whilst making it there own by adding new scenes and changing some of the characters around. The CGI for the most part was fairly good, the Kehaar/lightning scene in particular, but some of it was pants - the farm dog, the poor thing looked like the result of a bit too much inbreeding to me. On it's own merits its a good series and was almost as emotional as the original film and they didn't shy away from the violence of it though it might have been toned down a tiny bit. The only thing that was really a negative for me was that they switched 2 characters involved in a pretty vital and poignant scene, and whilst it was still very emotional, it took something away from it for me, it also took something away from the relationship between 2 characters which I thought was a real shame. It may have also been affected by the fact that a certain song wasn't in there but on the whole I thought even without that it was a bit weaker for the changes they made. The only other thing was that a certain new plot point they included about Fiver at the end really wasn't needed and should have been left out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Capaldi Fan Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, Raylenth said: Watership Down (Netflix/BBC) This was a good program. I haven't read the book so can't attest to which it's closer to, the book or the film, but they did manage to use a lot from the film, dialogue ect, whilst making it there own by adding new scenes and changing some of the characters around. The CGI for the most part was fairly good, the Kehaar/lightning scene in particular, but some of it was pants - the farm dog, the poor thing looked like the result of a bit too much inbreeding to me. On it's own merits its a good series and was almost as emotional as the original film and they didn't shy away from the violence of it though it might have been toned down a tiny bit. The only thing that was really a negative for me was that they switched 2 characters involved in a pretty vital and poignant scene, and whilst it was still very emotional, it took something away from it for me, it also took something away from the relationship between 2 characters which I thought was a real shame. It may have also been affected by the fact that a certain song wasn't in there but on the whole I thought even without that it was a bit weaker for the changes they made. The only other thing was that a certain new plot point they included about Fiver at the end really wasn't needed and should have been left out. And Peter Capaldi provides the voice for Kehaar. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Peter Capaldi Fan said: And Peter Capaldi provides the voice for Kehaar. Nuff said. I had noted that And I forgot to add that they made Bigwig into a bit of a male appendage for quite a lot of the series. Edited December 3, 2019 by Raylenth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency series 1. I love Douglas Adams books but when I tried to read DGHDA it didn't grab me so I didn't continue but saw there was a couple of series of it on Netflix and that Elijah Wood is in it so though I'd give it a go. It's an odd, complex series but a good show and I've enjoyed watching series 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrong Name Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 17 hours ago, Raylenth said: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency series 1. I love Douglas Adams books but when I tried to read DGHDA it didn't grab me so I didn't continue but saw there was a couple of series of it on Netflix and that Elijah Wood is in it so though I'd give it a go. It's an odd, complex series but a good show and I've enjoyed watching series 1. Series 2 is weirder and not nearly as good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, Wrong Name said: Series 2 is weirder and not nearly as good That's good to know, I'm starting it tonight so will forgive myself if I turn it off then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Capaldi Fan Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 The War of The Worlds - For a series given limited pre-publicity and showing a year later than originally planned this could have been terrible. However it was surprising well made. The lead actors were good. The effects were well done. The ending (spoilers) was quite uplifting. I wouldn't say this is the absolute best version of the story but it was certainly up there. And one of the closest to the original book albeit with a bit of poetic licence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 8 hours ago, Peter Capaldi Fan said: The War of The Worlds - For a series given limited pre-publicity and showing a year later than originally planned this was could have been terrible. However it was surprising well made. The lead actors were good. The effects were well done. The ending (spoilers) was quite uplifting. I wouldn't say this is the absolute worst version of the story but it was certainly up there. And one of the closest to the original book albeit with a bit of poetic licence. FIFY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 His Dark Materials. I have enjoyed watching it and look forward to the next series. Asriel is kind of a spam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broo Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Finally watched season 2 of Derry Girls. God I love this show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerie Tanith Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Although I'd seen odd episodes here and there over the years, I watched Outnumbered in its entirety. Hilarious show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/13/2019 at 3:35 PM, Wrong Name said: Series 2 is weirder and not nearly as good DGHDA Series 2. It was weirder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broo Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Finally finished The Witcher. Loved it, great characters, great acting, great story, looking forward to season 2! *Sings poorly* Toss a coin to your Witcher, oh Valley of Plenty... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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