What Are You Watching

[brownie]

Currently watching on Mezzo TV a 1987 concert in Lugano, Switzerland, of the Wayne Shorter group with Jim Beard, Carl James, Marilyn Mazur, Terri Lyne Carrington. Open air evening concert of the city main square.

Not my favorite Wayne Shorter group.

[A Lark Ascending]

Bit slower to really grip than season 1 - hard to really engage with the victims in the way the first series had you completely absorbed with the grieving family. The fact that the main crime story is again paralleled by political skulduggery seems a bit too close to the first series. But tonight's double biller (7/8) was utterly gripping; the final two episodes - including a trip to Afghanistan - look as if they are going to be thrilling.

The jumpers are up to standard too.

Edited December 10, 2011 by A Lark Ascending

[Free For All]

Great new holiday episode of Anthony Bourdain's series No Reservations- Christopher Walken even makes an appearance!

I've also been enjoying his new show The Layover- great episode in Miami was on tonight.

[Shawn]

Lost: Season 5

Re-watching the series with a friend that's never seen it, been blasting through the series at a fever pace, just starting on season 5. It's a blast re-living this epic, especially enjoying the after-episode discussions that it sparks. The sheer breadth of this show still boggles my mind.

[jazzbo]

Glad you have a friend to watch it with. Hope she's pretty.

Right now, watching the finale of this season of Sons of Anarchy again. Just love how they pull the rug out from underneath the RICO plotline in the first ten minutes.

[Royal Oak]

Watched a documentary called "The Fight Of Their Lives" last night, about the Nigel Benn / Gerald McLellan fight of 1995 which left McLellan disabled.

McLellan's plight was grim to watch. Benn came across a troubled man too.

[kinuta]

Spirals Season 2

[A Lark Ascending]

All 3 Spirals were superb. Hope there are more!

Last two episodes! Marvellous ending with lots of unresolved threads.

And there will be a third series (though at one point towards the end of episode 10 it looked like this was not going to happen).

Edited December 18, 2011 by A Lark Ascending

[kinuta]

All 3 Spirals were superb. Hope there are more!

Last two episodes! Marvellous ending with lots of unresolved threads.

And there will be a third series (though at one point towards the end of episode 10 it looked like this was not going to happen).

That's next on the list after Spiral. Have you had chance to watch Homeland yet? For all the obvious nods to The Manchurian Candidate methinks it's the most gripping new tv show in ages. The missus thinks so too. Don't miss it when it arrives in Blighty.

[A Lark Ascending]

Thanks for that, kinuta. I'm always on the lookout for an engaging series I can lose myself in. It's not appeared here yet but I'll keep an eye out.

[sidewinder]

This one on the TV last night raised more than a few laughs. An excellent low-budget film and astutely scripted by the late Andrea Dunbar - it's got even better with time. Forget Hugh Grant - this is where it's at.

My link

[jazzbo]

A few days ago I learned that the SyFy channel is running a Firefly marathon tomorrow (Xmas). So I was somehow compelled to pull out my Blu-ray set and start watching the series. Really fun to see these shows again. . . been a year or so.

[paul secor]

Just watched the 2011 St. Olaf Christmas Special for the third time. (My wife thinks I'm nuts.) I enjoy the music and I'm fascinated by the idea that so many young people in one area of the country would be interested in performing choral music.

[Tim McG]

Packers vs Bears

[Shawn]

[mikelz777]

Just watched the 2011 St. Olaf Christmas Special for the third time. (My wife thinks I'm nuts.) I enjoy the music and I'm fascinated by the idea that so many young people in one area of the country would be interested in performing choral music.

Would that be St. Olaf in Northfield, MN? They have an excellent music program there. I enjoy listening to the choral music as well. It's become a part of making my Christmas holiday season. It's somewhat of a tradition here in MN. There are large Christmas programs put on at several colleges including St. Thomas and Gustavus Adolphus. I attended this years Christmas program at Bethel University. Between the choirs and the orchestra, there were over 300 students on stage. Of those, only 20% were studying music or music majors. The quality of the various choirs alone and as a whole was very impressive, as was the orchestra.

Edited December 26, 2011 by mikelz777

[BruceH]

My wife and I are addicted to this show.

[paul secor]

Just watched the 2011 St. Olaf Christmas Special for the third time. (My wife thinks I'm nuts.) I enjoy the music and I'm fascinated by the idea that so many young people in one area of the country would be interested in performing choral music.

Would that be St. Olaf in Northfield, MN? They have an excellent music program there. I enjoy listening to the choral music as well. It's become a part of making my Christmas holiday season. It's somewhat of a tradition here in MN. There are large Christmas programs put on at several colleges including St. Thomas and Gustavus Adolphus. I attended this years Christmas program at Bethel University. Between the choirs and the orchestra, there were over 300 students on stage. Of those, only 20% were studying music or music majors. The quality of the various choirs alone and as a whole was very impressive, as was the orchestra.

Yes. St. Olaf College in Northfield, Mn.

[jazzbo]

My wife and I are addicted to this show.

It's a good show. I thought the first was the best season. . . and I begin to tire of Beckett and Castle not getting closer. . . they're stretching that out too long for my comfort.

[kinuta]

Waiting to watch the new BBC 'Great Expectations'. It looks so good, I can hardly wait.

[kinuta]

Finished watching Great Expectations. I thought it was sub par apart from Ray Winstone as Magwitch.

The adult Pip was utterly dire, a dislikeable, spoiled brat, terribly acted. Estella was also charmless.

[Shawn]

This is a charming little show, I really like all the characters.

[jazzbo]

One of the best seasons.

[Van Basten II]

Watched a few Seinfeld episodes from season 2. Among them The Jacket which starred Lawrence Tierney who was great as a Elaine's father but turned to be too much to handle for the crew. With the result that what was supposed to be a recuring character turned out to be a only one time presence. According to the actors at some point he tried to steal a knife from the set and when confronted by Jerry Seinfeld he advanced towards him holding the knife over his head imitating the Psycho music. Did a few research about the now late Tierney found another story about him showing he was not an easy man to deal with especially late in life.

http://www.eddiemull...om/tierney.html

Edited January 2, 2012 by Van Basten II

[A Lark Ascending]

Drama based around the Japanese capture of Nanking in 1937. Read a book about this a few years back and it must have been one of the most harrowing books I've ever read. The film has a Schindler's List approach - shot in black and white, seeing things through the focus on a number of characters. Not easy to watch.