A Lark Ascending Posted November 5, 2011 Report Posted November 5, 2011 Eroica - BBC4 drama doc about the first rehearsal. Quote
kinuta Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) Boardwalk Empire In a show laden with misogynists, this chappy gets my vote for the creep in chief. Hell On Wheels Casting Colm Meany as the railway man was an excellent move, he's great. Very strong opener but I wonder how the fickle American viewers will take to it. As far as I'm concerned the more period dramas and westerns the better. Edited November 8, 2011 by kinuta Quote
kinuta Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 Lost Heroes Of World War One - Channel Five Valuable, sobering and moving archive interviews with the remaining few from WW1, all of whom are now dead. An important historical achievement that tells it like it was and answers a lot of the questions I wanted to ask my own granddad but which he was reluctant to talk about. Quote
kinuta Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) Warehouse 13 - Season 1 - Pleasant enough diversion, goofy but it's heart is in the right place. Bones - Season 7 - watched the premier episode last night and I gotta say I loved it, so many great characters on this show. I dunno, Shawn, the lovey dovey Bones and Booth show feels wrong to me. Maybe part of the lasting appeal of the show was the unconsummated mutual attraction of the two. Now that the bubble has burst it just feels as if something is amiss. Edited November 8, 2011 by kinuta Quote
paul secor Posted November 12, 2011 Report Posted November 12, 2011 (edited) Just watched Case Histories - episode two on the PBS web site. The plots of this series are ridiculous, but the actors are so fine that the plots don't bother me. Deliberately so in the books. Enjoyed the TV versions but they don't quite catch the tongue-in-cheek of the novels. I'm planning on reading at least one of the books, so I'll found out what the differences are. You need to read them as if Atkinson is saying 'now how can I make the next step even more preposterous'. She's got a wicked sense of humour and the characters are beautifully drawn. I loved the relationship between the Scottish girl, the professor and the baby in one of the novels. The films miss out one of the daftest concepts - Brodie is bequeathed a fortune by a strange woman at the end of book 1; by book 3, after relocating to France, he's lost it all after marrying a woman who promptly absconds with all the money. You just have to suspend your disbelief and enjoy the ride - a bit like opera! Just finished reading When Will There Be Good News?. Interesting that in the novel Brodie isn't the lead character. Reggie, the young Scottish girl, and Louise Nunroe, the Detective Chief Inspector, are the focus of most of the book. Brodie doesn't come into focus until the final third of the novel. I suppose that they had to change that when they brought it to television, both in terms of giving the audience something/someone to get a handle on, and to create a workable screenplay. Incidentally, Gwyneth Keyworth, the young actress who plays Reggie in the television version, is truly gifted. I'll be interested in checking out other things she's done. Edited November 15, 2011 by paul secor Quote
Shawn Posted November 12, 2011 Report Posted November 12, 2011 Warehouse 13 - Season 1 - Pleasant enough diversion, goofy but it's heart is in the right place. Bones - Season 7 - watched the premier episode last night and I gotta say I loved it, so many great characters on this show. I dunno, Shawn, the lovey dovey Bones and Booth show feels wrong to me. Maybe part of the lasting appeal of the show was the unconsummated mutual attraction of the two. Now that the bubble has burst it just feels as if something is amiss. They've flirted around with the possibility of them getting together for 6 seasons, so I'm happy they finally did it. The second episode was pretty lackluster (but that was primarily the stupid case they were working). Still feels like the same show to me. Finished up Season One of Warehouse 13, starting on Season Two. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted November 12, 2011 Report Posted November 12, 2011 Part 1. Very interesting. Part 2 broadcast tomorrow night. Quote
kinuta Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) Homeland The plot thickens. This was a good episode and I'm enjoying the show very much. Edited November 14, 2011 by kinuta Quote
jazzbo Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 I'll check that out on disc, wish it were on a network I get. Damien Lewis is a very good actor. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 Programme 2. Excellent. Quote
JohnJ Posted November 15, 2011 Report Posted November 15, 2011 I'll check that out on disc, wish it were on a network I get. Damien Lewis is a very good actor. Agreed! I thought he was great in 'Life'. Quote
jazzbo Posted November 15, 2011 Report Posted November 15, 2011 He was also awesome in "Band of Brothers." Quote
jazzbo Posted November 16, 2011 Report Posted November 16, 2011 Raising Hope. "ARR Matey." Funny stuff. Quote
Free For All Posted November 16, 2011 Report Posted November 16, 2011 Raising Hope. "ARR Matey." Funny stuff. That show has been growing on me. Love Cloris Leachman! Quote
kinuta Posted November 16, 2011 Report Posted November 16, 2011 Hell On Wheels Great but the indians should not have been speaking perfect English ! Native language plus subtitles would have given it a much more realism. Apart from that it was excellent. Quote
jazzbo Posted November 17, 2011 Report Posted November 17, 2011 V, Season 2. Frustratingly mediocre show. Incredible picture on Blu-Ray! Quote
paul secor Posted November 19, 2011 Report Posted November 19, 2011 An episode of Midsomer Murders - The Black Book Midsomer Murders is (along with several other English series) the visual equivalent of comfort food for me. Quote
kinuta Posted November 22, 2011 Report Posted November 22, 2011 Great, this must be the best documentary on Woody. I really enjoyed it. Quote
jazzbo Posted November 23, 2011 Report Posted November 23, 2011 I enjoyed it too. A lot wasn't included. Could have been twice as long or more! I got weak and started this, nominally just to watch a few of the first episodes, but now I'm on disc four. The best season, and the picture and sound are to die for. Quote
Shawn Posted November 28, 2011 Report Posted November 28, 2011 Now starting on Season 2 of Eureka. I prefer Warehouse 13 but this show is still quite charming and entertaining. Quote
jazzbo Posted December 6, 2011 Report Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) The final season (ten) of Smallville. I like this show, it's the tv show most like a comic book I've ever seen. Fun stuff, not a show to take seriously. I'm not a fan of the eaerly seasons; about five or six this one took off. Edited December 6, 2011 by jazzbo Quote
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