kinuta Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 BBC Sherlock 2nd season " A Scandal In Belgravia" Very entertaining, the two leads carried things along well despite an episodic, fragmented storyline and a badly miscast Moriarty. The Holmes -Irene Adler interplay was especially good. Rather gimmicky and a bit too smart for it's own good but I enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Just got turned on to this and watched the first episode from last season on Netflix. Very funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdavenport Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Nothing on TV, so I checked out the "On Demand" selection, and found the entire series of "Boys From The Blackstuff". Watched this as a teenager, and found it stood up well 30 years later. The Yosser Hughes episode was particularly good. I did read somewhere that Bernard Hill was profoundly affected by playing Yosser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 BBC Sherlock 2nd season " A Scandal In Belgravia" Very entertaining, the two leads carried things along well despite an episodic, fragmented storyline and a badly miscast Moriarty. The Holmes -Irene Adler interplay was especially good. Rather gimmicky and a bit too smart for it's own good but I enjoyed it. Am I the only one who thinks this guy looks way too young for Sherlock Holmes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 BBC Sherlock 2nd season " A Scandal In Belgravia" Very entertaining, the two leads carried things along well despite an episodic, fragmented storyline and a badly miscast Moriarty. The Holmes -Irene Adler interplay was especially good. Rather gimmicky and a bit too smart for it's own good but I enjoyed it. Am I the only one who thinks this guy looks way too young for Sherlock Holmes? I agree that would normally be true if the show were another literal interpretation of Conan Doyle's character. It's not really the case here as the show is a modern day, loose riff on the original ideas, using cell phones, pc's and all the tools SH might have used if he'd lived in the 21st century. Think Dr Who rather than Jeremy Brent. the show is daft, tongue in cheek and great fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) Edited January 3, 2012 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Well, sometimes I have doubts about my critical faculties. The Killing 2 had been hailed from all sides as superb, the best thing since Mother's Pride and essential television but has left me seriously underwhelmed so far. It's been a struggle to maintain interest in the meandering goings on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Endeavour I wasn't expecting much but was impressed by it's convincing portrayal of the young Morse. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Just arrived in the Saturday night Scandinavian slot. Political drama - very impressive. Rumour has it that the BBC is now cancelling all future domestic productions, returning all the US stuff and allowing the Danes to take over the airwaves. Completing what they left off from in the early 11thC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Sherlock - The Hounds Of Baskerville. Very entertaining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Just got turned on to this and watched the first episode from last season on Netflix. Very funny. I've seen all of Portlandia now, it has its moments but I'm not that crazy about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Looks like the 5th season of Mad Men will begin on March 25th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Looks like the 5th season of Mad Men will begin on March 25th. I hope they somehow bring Coop back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Watching the third season of LOST. As Shawn has said, once you know about The Man In Black there's a whole 'nother dimension of things to the viewing. Love this show. Man it looks great on Blu-ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Sherlock part 3. That's going to take some explaining ! Alcatraz 1 & 2 Ho hum,this is supposed to be a mid season quicky filler. Didn't Prison Break start out that way ? Anyhow it was pretty entertaining with time travel elements and what not to keep us amused. Spot Hurley ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I really really wanted to like Alcatraz. . . it's okay and my two tv pals (we get together once or twice a week to watch some shows) and I will probably watch a while. I was disappointed though, not very "gripping" and not as entertaining as I'd hoped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdavenport Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Sherlock part 3. That's going to take some explaining ! Alcatraz 1 & 2 Ho hum,this is supposed to be a mid season quicky filler. Didn't Prison Break start out that way ? Anyhow it was pretty entertaining with time travel elements and what not to keep us amused. Spot Hurley ? I saw the episode of Sherlock, and I agree. Why must they make everything too smartarsed, too sci-fi and unbelieveable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Did you guys notice the opening chase sequence from Alcatraz (across the rooftops) was basically a direct lift from Hitchcock's Vertigo? The show was enjoyable enough, I was hoping for more, but it was good enough for me to keep watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I thought the first hour was disappointing. The second hour was better and left me wanting more with the little twist at the very end. I'm with the rest of the posters here, I'll watch it for a while to see what comes of it. It's OK but so far, not as good as I had hoped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Did you guys notice the opening chase sequence from Alcatraz (across the rooftops) was basically a direct lift from Hitchcock's Vertigo? The show was enjoyable enough, I was hoping for more, but it was good enough for me to keep watching. Absolutely! I said to Hisako, wow they've ripped off the Vertigo opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 On to Season 4. Much better than Alcatraz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Did you guys notice the opening chase sequence from Alcatraz (across the rooftops) was basically a direct lift from Hitchcock's Vertigo? The show was enjoyable enough, I was hoping for more, but it was good enough for me to keep watching. Absolutely! I said to Hisako, wow they've ripped off the Vertigo opening. It's enough to give you conceptual vertigo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Daughter: Dad, have you ever heard of "Firefly"? Me: Heard of it? I own it! Daughter: Would you be interested in watching it again some time? Currently enjoying Firefly with my daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Daughter: Dad, have you ever heard of "Firefly"? Me: Heard of it? I own it! Daughter: Would you be interested in watching it again some time? Currently enjoying Firefly with my daughter. Awesome! It's always nice to revisit a good show with someone that hasn't seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 A great show. I watched the entire series again about six weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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