What Are You Watching

[mikeweil]

[jlhoots]

Mr. Robot - I think I'm finally figuring it out. OTOH, my wife gave up.

[kinuta]

On 07/12/2017 at 3:51 AM, jlhoots said:

Mr. Robot - I think I'm finally figuring it out. OTOH, my wife gave up.

Good for you.

I was having lunch with fellow boardster JohnJ who also seemed to have it figured out.

I'm with your wife. I gave up the ghost about 2/3rds through season two. It's maybe laziness on my part but I just couldn't be bothered investing the concentration needed to keep up, which really means I found it boring.

Edited December 9, 2017 by kinuta

[BillF]

6 hours ago, kinuta said:

Good for you.

I was having lunch with fellow boardster JohnS who also seemed to have it figured out.

 

JohnS (of Portsmouth,UK) says that regrettably he's never been to Toyko, so who are you talking about? 

[kinuta]

2 hours ago, BillF said:

JohnS (of Portsmouth,UK) says that regrettably he's never been to Toyko, so who are you talking about? 

Sorry, I  meant JohnJ.

[sidewinder]

4 hours ago, BillF said:

JohnS (of Portsmouth,UK) says that regrettably he's never been to Toyko, so who are you talking about? 

I was scratching my head on that one too...

Both kinuta and JohnJ - splendid chaps !

[jazzbo]

I rewatched WestWorld HBO on blu-ray. Brilliant TV.

[kinuta]

The Crown Season Two

Watched up to ep5. Juicy soaper, beautifully well done.

Love the bits about Margaret.

[JohnJ]

On ‎12‎/‎8‎/‎2017 at 7:38 PM, sidewinder said:

I was scratching my head on that one too...

Both kinuta and JohnJ - splendid chaps !

Why thank you Bob, very kind!

I must confess I thoroughly enjoyed season 2 of Mr. Robot.

[ghost of miles]

Just started season 1 of The Man In The High Castle.

[mikeweil]

[paul secor]

Christmas in Norway with the St. Olaf Choir - It's become a yearly tradition for me.

[kinuta]

Wormwood- Errol Morris (2017)

 

Slow going in parts but builds steadily to ,what seems in retrospect, it's inevitable conclusion.

For full effect, watch with The Man Nobody Knew.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1931549/

[kinuta]

I've been on a mini Star Trek Enterprise trip.

Season three is very interesting, mainly dealing with the so called Temporal Cold War .

I also watched a few episodes from season two which set up the storyline.

I like sf series that use long story arcs, and, although it may be clunky at times, this one is very engaging, dabbling with time travel and alternate past and future scenarios. It's also a good bit darker than most Star Trek fare.

 

[kinuta]

Catching up on two series I never finished.

Season two

[JohnS]

The new season of the French cop drama Spiral has just started on BBC4.. Terrific opening episodes. 

[kinuta]

A really good interview.

 

[kinuta]

 

[kinuta]

Major Crimes series finale. Fairly well tied up. Sad to see this lot go, they were one of the most likeable ensemble casts (except Rusty).

House Of Saud BBC   Ep1

The Chi ! & 2   Can't get into it as yet.

McMafia BBC    Dreadful !

 

[jlhoots]

2 hours ago, kinuta said:

Major Crimes series finale. Fairly well tied up. Sad to see this lot go, they were one of the most likeable ensemble casts (except Rusty).

 

 

I liked Major Crimes too. Sorry to see it go.

[kinuta]

5 hours ago, jlhoots said:

I liked Major Crimes too. Sorry to see it go.

Indeed. The Closer morphed into Major Cimes with a very skillful sleight of hand. I'm sure a lot of people thought the ousting of Brenda by big bad Sharon was the death knell of the show.

[Stereojack]

22 hours ago, kinuta said:

Indeed. The Closer morphed into Major Cimes with a very skillful sleight of hand. I'm sure a lot of people thought the ousting of Brenda by big bad Sharon was the death knell of the show.

It seems that the evil Sharon was gradually morphed into the likable character we've come to know. Especially feeling for her in the final episodes. I agree about Rusty - can do without him and his angst-ridden boyfriend. 

[kinuta]

5 hours ago, Stereojack said:

It seems that the evil Sharon was gradually morphed into the likable character we've come to know. Especially feeling for her in the final episodes. I agree about Rusty - can do without him and his angst-ridden boyfriend. 

Doubtless the Rusty character was introduced as an instrument to switch the nasty bitch Sharon to the softer user friendly model.

It's a mystery why such an annoying  brat was kept on as a regular cast member. 

Edited January 13, 2018 by kinuta

[kinuta]

Englands Forgotten Queen : The Life & Death Of Lady Jane Grey BBC

An interesting history lesson. The various academics were far more interesting than the awful  graphics.

[sidewinder]

15 hours ago, kinuta said:

Englands Forgotten Queen : The Life & Death Of Lady Jane Grey BBC

An interesting history lesson. The various academics were far more interesting than the awful  graphics.

Shame Starkey hasn’t been back recently to do a new series. By far the best of these Beeb history pundits IMO.