jazzbo Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Fargo A dynamic first episode Hoping to catch that on the rebroadcast, DVR failed me! Also messed me up on Bates Motel this week. ARGH! Quote
sidewinder Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Also Ian Hislop's 'Olden Days' - episode 1 about the changing fortunes of Arthur and Alfred over the centuries in British perception. Popular historiography - the construction of the past, a subject dear to my heart. He'd have a field day with jazz....or music in general. That was a very good programme ! Looking forward to Episode 2 tonight when he ponders the Victorian era. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Also Ian Hislop's 'Olden Days' - episode 1 about the changing fortunes of Arthur and Alfred over the centuries in British perception. Popular historiography - the construction of the past, a subject dear to my heart. He'd have a field day with jazz....or music in general. That was a very good programme ! Looking forward to Episode 2 tonight when he ponders the Victorian era. Watched that last night - very enjoyable. Though I'm not convinced that an obsession with re-imagining the past is a particularly English characteristic. He made the point about English law being based on precedent whilst elsewhere there is more of tendency to base it on reason (or what is considered to be reasonable at the time). I suspect it's more complicated than that. Next week looks good - the invention of the English countryside. Though you know in advance what he's going to say. Edited April 18, 2014 by A Lark Ascending Quote
sidewinder Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 Something about manufactured landscapes and them being not as natural as we think. Cue attractive visuals of Stowe, Stourhead etc. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 And manufactured folk traditions. There's a marvellous book by Richard Lewis called 'The Magic Spring'. No folky, he set off on a year's tour of England to investigate folk culture - ends up being very affectionate but unearthing no end of spurious traditions. Quite a few concocted by local councils as a tourist draw like the Marsden Cuckoo Day Festival which started right at the end of the 20thC. I noticed the morris dancers on the trailer - a very easy target in the authenticity stakes. Quote
jazzbo Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 Person of Interest. Shaw and Root on one motorcycle. Quote
jazzbo Posted April 26, 2014 Report Posted April 26, 2014 Rewatching the epsode of "Grimm" that my uncle (Jack Armstrong) is a supporting cast member in, after watching last night's Grimm. Quote
Matthew Posted April 26, 2014 Report Posted April 26, 2014 Trailor Park Boys: This is some hilarious stuff. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 28, 2014 Report Posted April 28, 2014 Wow! Read a lot of good things about this so tried it. Utterly compelling with lots of layers. Just watched episode 3. Utterly gripped. Quote
jlhoots Posted April 29, 2014 Report Posted April 29, 2014 Last night's episodes of The Good Wife, Mad Men & Veep on my DVR. Quote
Shawn Posted April 29, 2014 Report Posted April 29, 2014 Last night's episodes of The Good Wife, Mad Men & Veep on my DVR. That episode of The Good Wife was delicious, I love the Calvin Sweeney episodes. This has been a crackerjack season. Quote
BruceH Posted April 30, 2014 Report Posted April 30, 2014 First (double-length) episode of Season Six of "Adventure Time." It was great. Quote
Van Basten II Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 The series Apocalypse but this time about the First Great War, as griping and well documented than the series about the Second War. Quote
kinuta Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 Rosemary's Baby remake episode 1 Why bother, is the question that first comes to mind. I almost felt sorry for the miscast Zoe Saldana. Mia Farrow was perfect as Rosemary, exuding a sense of impending dread even in the early parts of the film. Had a couple of obligatory gory scenes to appeal to 21st century sensibilities, and was quite watchable but it's an exercise in futility, some films must not, under any circumstances, be remade! Quote
kinuta Posted May 15, 2014 Report Posted May 15, 2014 Person Of Interest season finale. Great conclusion. POI has really grown into a formidable programme. Can't wait to see what happens next. Quote
Shawn Posted May 15, 2014 Report Posted May 15, 2014 Season finale week means I can go back and start watching several series that I skipped during the season because I didn't feel like dealing with commercials, hiatuses and other annoyances that go along with broadcast TV. These days I like to binge watch and having the entire seasons recorded means I can watch them on my schedule, not the damn networks. Castle Grimm Elementary Bones The Big Bang Theory Parenthood Quote
jazzbo Posted May 15, 2014 Report Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Da Vinci's Demons, Season 2. Edited May 15, 2014 by jazzbo Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted May 15, 2014 Report Posted May 15, 2014 Mad Men. Season 6, I think. You know, the one where Don cheats on his wife. It's only just occurred to me why it's called Mad Men. Quote
xybert Posted May 16, 2014 Report Posted May 16, 2014 Saturday morning, just watched Green Lantern, Adventure Time and Regular Show. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 16, 2014 Report Posted May 16, 2014 Getting caught up on Fargo (FX series). Really enjoying it. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 17, 2014 Report Posted May 17, 2014 Caught up on Fargo now. Just about caught up with Da Vinci's Demons Season 2. Quote
Shawn Posted May 24, 2014 Report Posted May 24, 2014 Penny Dreadful - love it. Big Bang Theory - season 2 Quote
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