What Are You Watching

[Buddha the Magnificent]

River - BBC Crime Drama starring (l-r) Nicola Walker, Stellan Skarsgård, Georgina Rich.  Great show.

Looking forward to watching the fourth Luther with Idris Elba

and the lovely Alice, played by Ruth Wilson

 

[kinuta]

Fargo. Terrific episode.

The Affair. Really like this, any other fans ?

 

[jazzbo]

I lost power and couldn't record Fargo, so I have to wait a week til it's rebroadcast.

I love Ruth Wilson and watched the first season of The Affair. And then I became engaged to a woman who reminds me some of Ruth, and who had been betrayed for years by a husband who is no longer her husband, and I felt it was best for me not to watch a show called The Affair. . . she wouldn't dig it. So no season 2 for me.

I've started the final season of Sons of Anarchy on Blu-ray. I saw it on broadcast. . .very violent season.

[kinuta]

29 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

I lost power and couldn't record Fargo, so I have to wait a week til it's rebroadcast.

I love Ruth Wilson and watched the first season of The Affair. And then I became engaged to a woman who reminds me some of Ruth, and who had been betrayed for years by a husband who is no longer her husband, and I felt it was best for me not to watch a show called The Affair. . . she wouldn't dig it. So no season 2 for me.

I've started the final season of Sons of Anarchy on Blu-ray. I saw it on broadcast. . .very violent season.

Pity. Season two expands to include more time with the ex spouses. It's very interesting drama.

Edited December 8, 2015 by kinuta

[A Lark Ascending]

Last part of 'Capital':

Really liked the adaptation of this - it's a long bookl but they got the spirit of it over in 3 hours. Perhaps a bit too sympathetic of the stockbroker/hedge fund chap. 

It also had a satisfying ending...largely happy and redemptive, but then you remember the woman in the van being deported back to Zimbabwe. 

Edited December 9, 2015 by A Lark Ascending

[jazzbo]

11 hours ago, kinuta said:

Pity. Season two expands to include more time with the ex spouses. It's very interesting drama.

I'll live! So much to  watch.

[kinuta]

The Leftovers. At the end of season one.  Pretty much addicted.

It makes little sense but is compelling viewing once you accept it's set up.

[A Lark Ascending]

Passed the time but a pretty standard plot with redemptive ending. Chock-a-block with famous names but they seemed to be playing to stereotype - Grand Dame Maggie, motor-mouth Billy etc. Third thing I've seen Tom Courtney in recently and he's played the irritable elderly man every time (if they decide to make a film of my life he'll be a shoe-in [the tantrum because of a misfiled CD should be a classic]).

What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (BBC4) (Episode 2 - early 20thC)

Very enjoyable again. People I know like George Formby, Gracie Fields and Sir Harry Lauder; but I was quite unaware of the intriguing cross-dressing Vesta Tilley. 

Edited December 11, 2015 by A Lark Ascending

[jazzbo]

13 hours ago, kinuta said:

The Leftovers. At the end of season one.  Pretty much addicted.

It makes little sense but is compelling viewing once you accept it's set up.

I'll be starting Season One on disc soon. Looking forward to it.

[kinuta]

Now into the really bravura second season.

I'm enjoying it immensely. 

[A Lark Ascending]

Episode 1 from 1890s Ziegfeld up to Showboat (1927).

I saw bits of this many years ago - it was on daytime TV which my parents had on all the time. Was taken by it but couldn't watch it uninterrupted. Found a very cheap version so sat down to watch the first episode on the back of seeing Showboat last night locally. Very enjoyable bit of social history.  

[jazzbo]

Finally watched the first episode of Amazon's "Man in the High Castle" . . .interesting. Different vibe than the novel, as expected.

[jazzbo]

Fargo, Season 2, finale. A bit anti-climatic but cool.

[medjuck]

RE: Fargo.  agree, though I'd say more anti-climatic than cool. 

[kinuta]

Fargo season two finale. Well done.

Seemed more like a coda than a finale but I thought it tied up all the ends and was chock full of references.

I especially liked the Vick Mackey one.

Also the penultimate episode of Homeland which was brilliant, white knuckle stuff.

This season has been just about the best . Especially love the superb villian.

[jazzbo]

Crap. I was hoping Homeland would be awful this season as I don't have that network any longer. I'll have to wait for the discs to come out later next year. I was a little disappointed in last season.

I'm now watching the second half of the final season of Mad Men on blu-ray.

[kinuta]

48 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Crap. I was hoping Homeland would be awful this season as I don't have that network any longer. I'll have to wait for the discs to come out later next year. I was a little disappointed in last season.

I'm now watching the second half of the final season of Mad Men on blu-ray.

Far from awful, one of the very best shows of the year. Mojo fully restored.

[jazzbo]

Okay, thanks. I'll be patient.

[Shawn]

Fringe - season one.  Felt like revisiting this one, love spending time with Walter, Olivia, Peter and Astrid/Astro/Asterisk/Acid/Ostrich/Aspirin, etc.  

[JSngry]

Flawed/Incomplete main film, but the 2nd DVD of more extended interviews made up for it, imo. Joni Mitchell, Joe Diorio, Ira Sullivan, Flea, a.o. all have good tales to tell.

[kinuta]

Rewatching Fargo season two.

[jazzbo]

SyFy's "Childhood's End." Just alright.

[jlhoots]

Luther 4 on BBCA

[jazzbo]

Yes, that was good. Makes me wish for more. . . not sure there ever will be.

[A Lark Ascending]

The Bridge - Series 3

Final two episodes. Very exciting.

Sofia Helin is just brilliant - Saga Norén must be one of the most compelling characters in contemporary TV.