What telly progs are you bingeing on?

[moogster]

59 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Well - it gets shoutier and more stressful.

Yeah but less of a "in your face High pressure" firwt episode thing. I mean it's not turning into care bears but anyway that was my perception. 

[philipsteak]

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Watched the first couple of episodes of the new Steven Moffat drama Inside Man, but can't bring myself to watch any more.

It's fucking garbage. Like offensively dumb.

I watched the whole thing. Didn't get any better to be honest but I can watch Stanley Tucci in any old rubbish.

The show was very very stupid. 

Speaking of Stanley Tucci, I have been enjoying his Searching for Italy thing. It could've been unbearable, indeed some may think it is, but I love it.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Andor continuing to be Star Wars out of the very top drawer.

[clarkete]

On 10/11/2022 at 5:25 PM, philipsteak said:

Speaking of Stanley Tucci, I have been enjoying his Searching for Italy thing. It could've been unbearable, indeed some may think it is, but I love it.

Me too, although I haven't tried this yet.

I love his film Big Night, which apparently kicked off a bit of a food revolution in the States.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/18/stanley-tucci-inside-man-taste-my-life-in-food-interview

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

She-Hulk finale: just nutso. Whatever I expected it wasn't that. 

[FloorFiller]

9 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

She-Hulk finale: just nutso. Whatever I expected it wasn't that. 

Was a complete ‘wtf’ left turn but a very nice change of pace from the usual sky flying and laser shooting final battles in most of these things. Whole thing was, really.

Only complaint with the whole series was that the CGI was incredibly inconsistent - she looked completely life-like in some scenes and then like a PS2 cut scene in others - but given the reports of the MCU CGI team being completely overworked and the near impossibility of making a big green woman looking realistic, I’ll give them a pass on that. 

[Chef]

On 10/11/2022 at 4:00 PM, Hugh Jass II said:

Watched the first couple of episodes of the new Steven Moffat drama Inside Man, but can't bring myself to watch any more.

It's fucking garbage. Like offensively dumb.

It's not great which I think is a shame because it feels like there is a good premise hiding in there somewhere but has just been executed poorly. Great cast and soundtrack as well, all feels like a bit of a wasted opportunity. 

Edited October 14, 2022 by Chef

[Punksnotdead]

15 minutes ago, Chef said:

It's not great which I think is a shame because it feels like there is a good premise hiding in there somewhere but has just been executed poorly. Great cast and soundtrack as well, all feels like a bit of a wasted opportunity. 

I didn't mind it actually. I think it was Steven Moffat's attempt at Coen Brothers type black humour - I don't think you were supposed to take it entirely seriously. I certainly didn't expect realism from the writer of Sherlock & Dr Who!

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 hours ago, FloorFiller said:

Was a complete ‘wtf’ left turn but a very nice change of pace from the usual sky flying and laser shooting final battles in most of these things. Whole thing was, really.

Only complaint with the whole series was that the CGI was incredibly inconsistent - she looked completely life-like in some scenes and then like a PS2 cut scene in others - but given the reports of the MCU CGI team being completely overworked and the near impossibility of making a big green woman looking realistic, I’ll give them a pass on that. 

Yeah - I grew up watching the Lou Ferrigno show they were parodying last night, so I can live with the CGI not looking state of the art when the show itself was such fun and with such a great cast.

I think they even had a little aside at all the money going to Wakanada Forever.

Only complaint was Madisynn not popping up again.

[gary1979666]

2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Yeah - I grew up watching the Lou Ferrigno show they were parodying last night, so I can live with the CGI not looking state of the art when the show itself was such fun and with such a great cast.

I think they even had a little aside at all the money going to Wakanada Forever.

Only complaint was Madisynn not popping up again.

I was expecting her to appear with Wong in the post credits!

[CaledonianGonzo]

She was stuck in a Dark Dimensh.

[Ghost of Robbie Williams]

Welcome to Wrexham. If you like football and Rob McElhenney it's a winning combo.

[John the Moth]

On 10/14/2022 at 9:41 PM, CaledonianGonzo said:

Only complaint was Madisynn not popping up again.

She was there, just not where you think.

[CaledonianGonzo]

 

[Boomtowner]

On 10/11/2022 at 1:07 PM, moogster said:

I think it does improve. The shouting does come back but not in all episodes. I'd say try two more episodes.

My wife and I loved it. Binge watched in two evenings.

[Boomtowner]

On 10/12/2022 at 9:23 PM, CaledonianGonzo said:

Andor continuing to be Star Wars out of the very top drawer.

Rogue One is my favourite film in the Star Wars universe, and unlike a lot of my friends, thought Andor was top drawer entertainment 

[FloorFiller]

I’ve found some of Andor to be a tad slow, but I think that could just be my awful attention span these days if anything. The latest episode had my full attention though. Enjoyed that one a lot.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I really think it's fantastic. No jedis, no fan service cameos, great dialogue, proper engagement with the politics of the Empire and colonialism. It's unlike any other Star Wars ever and all the better for it.

[clarkete]

On 10/14/2022 at 9:41 AM, CaledonianGonzo said:

Yeah - I grew up watching the Lou Ferrigno show they were parodying last night, so I can live with the CGI not looking state of the art when the show itself was such fun and with such a great cast.

I think they even had a little aside at all the money going to Wakanada Forever.

Only complaint was Madisynn not popping up again.

I'm sure loads of their audience would have been expecting the usual, but I loved both the homage at the start and the twist ending - I was genuinely caught out and thought I'd done something when it happened 😊

[kalifire]

Just finished up She Hulk. I wasn’t thrilled with episode one, but as soon as she’s in her own world/career, it hits a groove, and gets progressively better as it goes on. The first half of the season was a bit meh, but the second half was great.

As a big fan of fourth wall breakage, I absolutely loved the finale. It was basically fifth wall breaking at that point, reminding me of the interactive Black Mirror episode Bandersnatch, where you could choose to let the protagonist know he’s in a Netflix TV show. Beautifully done. 

Also love how self aware they were to write the inevitable incel backlash into the show itself. Marvel are really good with their TV shows and I love how they use them to push the boundaries. 

[kalifire]

On 10/15/2022 at 8:26 PM, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

I was so convinced she was played by Juno Temple from Ted Lasso, I had to consult IMDb. I was wrong. 

[clarkete]

Just finished Hjerson.

Two episodes left of Giri / Haji

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Despite the typical online negativity, I really liked Rings of Power. Episodes 6, 7 and 8 in particular were fantastic. I think my only criticism is some of the editing seemed a little strange. Definitely felt like they had to cut at least two episodes worth of material, especially in the second half of the season. Relatively slow intro, then it (literally) exploded from episode 6. Pisses all over the three Hobbit movies.

[Ryan1984]

The She-Hulk finale was so great. The cast (including returning characters) seemed to be having the best time throughout.

I also loved her chat with Kevin…

[John the Moth]

Primal… season 2