A Lark Ascending Posted June 11, 2011 Report Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) Injustice - ITV Episode 4 I'm enjoying this a lot. Case Histories BBC - Episode 2 Some good stuff on UK tv these days, I might even check out the books on the strength of the first two episodes. Very good. Haven't watched these yet - but the Kate Atkinson Jackson Brodie novels are terrific. I read all four between Xmas and Easter. A bit larger than life, packed with impossible coincidences, but all handled with great humour and a sense of not taking themselves too seriously. I watched a new BBC4 documentary on Carlos Santana ('Angels and Demons'). Sensibly confined itself to the 60s/early 70s period (up to the McLaughlin project) with just the odd reference in the last 5 minutes to the MTV era and the 1999 comeback. And I've just begun series 4 of Madmen. Edited June 11, 2011 by A Lark Ascending Quote
sidewinder Posted June 11, 2011 Report Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) I watched a new BBC4 documentary on Carlos Santana ('Angels and Demons'). Sensibly confined itself to the 60s/early 70s period (up to the McLaughlin project) with just the odd reference in the last 5 minutes to the MTV era and the 1999 comeback. Yeah, I watched that too (with sign language at about 4am ). I don't think many in the rest of the band were too impressed when he went off with McLaughlin and became Devadip ! I've recorded this (non sign language version) and also the live 1976 concert plus the 'Guitar Heroes at the BBC Vol 5' so some good viewing there for when the rain clouds come in. Edited June 11, 2011 by sidewinder Quote
kinuta Posted June 12, 2011 Report Posted June 12, 2011 (edited) Scott & Bailey ITV Eps 1 & 2 Spiffing,realistic screenplay and excellent performances all round :tup . Edited June 12, 2011 by kinuta Quote
Matthew Posted June 17, 2011 Report Posted June 17, 2011 Hollywood A Go Go Vol. 1. A dvd I bought from a pretty scruffy outfit, I'm sure it's a boot, xeroxed paper cover, no copyright information anywhere. It has two complete show, one from 1965, and one from 1966. I watched the 65 show, and it was very cool (I'm becoming a sucker for these things), the line up was: Ray Peterson, The Impressions (with a heartbreakingly young Curtis Mayfield), The Sinners, Jody Miller, Glenn Yarbrough, The Challengers, and Jimmy Witherspoon. It's a strange time in rock, as the acts are very much "clean cut," and SoCal sunshine is being spread all around by freshly scrubbed highschoolers on the dance floor, with the Gazzarri GoGo Dancers providing the eye candy with great dancing and routines. In fact, it stuck me how the dancing seemed to be way ahead of the music, it had a kind of abandon to it that the rock acts could not compete with. Maybe the "rock revolution" was felt by the dancers first, before anyone caught on to what was happening. Quote
Shawn Posted June 17, 2011 Report Posted June 17, 2011 Finally re-discovered the episode that started me watching this show in the first place, "the con man in the meth lab" (season 4, episode 8). This episode seems to be a small breakthrough in deepening the understanding of the central characters and their emotional relationships. Any lingering hesitations I had about Boreanz (who I was not familiar with at the time) were pretty much wiped out during this one episode. He puts in a POWERHOUSE performance here, with no seeming effort at all. Emily matches him step for step. Not sure how they packed this much detail into 42 minutes but I'm sure the expert direction by Allison Liddi (who has quite a TV pedigree glancing at her IMDB listings) helped that along. Over-thinking this? Maybe? Glad to re-experience my real introduction to this series? Definitely. Quote
kinuta Posted June 19, 2011 Report Posted June 19, 2011 The final episode of The Shadow Line. Full of surprises. Stephen Rea as Gatehouse was a memorable evil doer. Quote
jazzbo Posted June 19, 2011 Report Posted June 19, 2011 Getting near the end of Castle Second Season. Some pretty funny stuff. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 Finally watched the (recorded) final episode of Chicago Code. At least they finished the stories but they compressed half a season into one hour. My head was spinning. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 ...but they compressed half a season into one hour. My head was spinning. One of the (many) things that find me out of the current zeitgeist. So much contemporary TV keeps the pace going at an incredible speed, almost as if there's a fear that the audience will turn over if there's not an action packed climax or major personal confrontation every few minutes. Especially drives me nuts when they take a book you'd read over a couple of weeks and condense it into 90 minutes. One of the reasons why 'The Killing' was so good - moved at a snail's pace. I come from a more leisurely time. Into the last few episodes of Mad Men 4 at present. Not slow but gives time for the storylines to breathe. Proceeds at a trot. Quote
BruceH Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 Just re-watched season 3 of Breaking Bad on disc in anticipation of season 4 starting soon. I love this show. Quote
LAL Posted June 27, 2011 Report Posted June 27, 2011 Just discovered the series, That Girl...love it! Quote
kinuta Posted June 28, 2011 Report Posted June 28, 2011 Just re-watched season 3 of Breaking Bad on disc in anticipation of season 4 starting soon. I love this show. Great show, thanks for the heads up on the new season. I didn't know it was due to start. Like your Third Man avatar. Quote
jazzbo Posted June 28, 2011 Report Posted June 28, 2011 Hmm.. .guess I better open up that Season Two I've had on my shelf for a while. Season One was pretty good. Quote
kinuta Posted June 29, 2011 Report Posted June 29, 2011 (edited) This week's Luther. Heavy duty ! Edited June 29, 2011 by kinuta Quote
jazzbo Posted July 4, 2011 Report Posted July 4, 2011 The second episode of the Leverage Season Three dvd set. I keep chuckling because the team is trying to crack a super security system. . . "the Steranko." Every time they mention Steranko I get a laugh. Quote
kinuta Posted July 6, 2011 Report Posted July 6, 2011 Treme S2 finale. Nicely done, loved the choice of last song. Luther S2 finale. Quote
jazzbo Posted July 6, 2011 Report Posted July 6, 2011 HawnthRNe. A good show I didn't start watching til this season. Quote
BruceH Posted July 6, 2011 Report Posted July 6, 2011 Just re-watched season 3 of Breaking Bad on disc in anticipation of season 4 starting soon. I love this show. Great show, thanks for the heads up on the new season. I didn't know it was due to start. Like your Third Man avatar. Thanks. The 4th season is supposed to start on July 17th if I recall correctly. Quote
Shawn Posted July 7, 2011 Report Posted July 7, 2011 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 3. Netflix finally got around to adding TNG to their streaming offerings. I haven't seen this series since it went off the air in the 90's. Decided to start with Season 3 (because that's when it got it's footing). Quite enjoyable still, with great characters. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted July 7, 2011 Report Posted July 7, 2011 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 3. Netflix finally got around to adding TNG to their streaming offerings. I haven't seen this series since it went off the air in the 90's. Decided to start with Season 3 (because that's when it got it's footing). Quite enjoyable still, with great characters. Thanks for that post; I couldn't remember when it started getting good and was afraid to risk it; I'll start with 3. Quote
BruceH Posted July 7, 2011 Report Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 3. Netflix finally got around to adding TNG to their streaming offerings. I haven't seen this series since it went off the air in the 90's. Decided to start with Season 3 (because that's when it got it's footing). Quite enjoyable still, with great characters. Thanks for that post; I couldn't remember when it started getting good and was afraid to risk it; I'll start with 3. Perfect place to start. (Fourth season may be even better, but every season after that is a further step down. Don't miss the episode with Jean Simmons.) Edited July 7, 2011 by BruceH Quote
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