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Watching Making a Murderer... I have to keep telling myself this is real life... in particular the deliberate manipulation of a child with learning difficulties... it's like something you thought might happen in a bad movie from the 1950s... but everything about it is disturbing...
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The Looming Tower on Amazon. 3 years of Bin Laden & Co leading up to 9/11. Jeff Daniels is very good.
3 episodes in and I'm loving it.
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Sandstorm wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:47 am The Looming Tower on Amazon. 3 years of Bin Laden & Co leading up to 9/11. Jeff Daniels is very good.
3 episodes in and I'm loving it.
Yeah i loved it
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Grandpa wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:22 am Watching Making a Murderer... I have to keep telling myself this is real life... in particular the deliberate manipulation of a child with learning difficulties... it's like something you thought might happen in a bad movie from the 1950s... but everything about it is disturbing...
That was insane, they appealed it a few years ago and the judge rejected it, so interview and statement still stands.
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BnM wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:22 am
Grandpa wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:22 am Watching Making a Murderer... I have to keep telling myself this is real life... in particular the deliberate manipulation of a child with learning difficulties... it's like something you thought might happen in a bad movie from the 1950s... but everything about it is disturbing...
That was insane, they appealed it a few years ago and the judge rejected it, so interview and statement still stands.
Unless they get solid evidence proving someone else did it (Brendan's brother?) then it's all uphill... but it's comical the way the evidence was presented.
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Half way through season 3 of Mr Inbetween and still really enjoying it. Great little cameo from Ian Roberts in the first episode - poor Graham!
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Black Flavor Cherry, 8 episode limited series. Popped up out of nowhere on Netflix and I'm really enjoying it. Wannabe director comes to Hollywood, gets screwed out of making her own film and vows revenge on the sleazy film producer responsible. It's a surprisingly bright and breezy horror with a refreshingly casual take on the little bits of witchery that pop up. I hesitate to say magic as that conjures up some really negative connotations of people waving their hands, shitty special effects and characters being incredibly portentous. Where it occurs here it's a lot more tangible and scrungy - mixing things in grubby jars, having to eat and drink questionable looking concoctions. It's exactly the sort of thing I look for and all too infrequently find in an occult film or show.

Finding Ted Lasso series 2 less enjoyable than the first, it's still good, but it's not quite as funny and everyone is so nice all the time it's beginning to feel a bit like an alt- universe of Stepford people.
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Brand new cherry flavour??
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Oops, yeah, that's it.
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For those who have not yet watched it, The Expanse on Prime is very very good.
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ASMO wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:23 pm For those who have not yet watched it, The Expanse on Prime is very very good.
Yep it’s brilliant. Wish I could watch that again from scratch.
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Ymx wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 3:49 pm
ASMO wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:23 pm For those who have not yet watched it, The Expanse on Prime is very very good.
Yep it’s brilliant. Wish I could watch that again from scratch.
Reading through the book series and that's pretty good as well. Different but each excellent in their own medium.
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Uncle fester wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 5:16 pm
Ymx wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 3:49 pm
ASMO wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:23 pm For those who have not yet watched it, The Expanse on Prime is very very good.
Yep it’s brilliant. Wish I could watch that again from scratch.
Reading through the book series and that's pretty good as well. Different but each excellent in their own medium.
Yes I’ve heard the book series is good. And it suggests there’s plenty more to go, fingers crossed. Although a few tweaks given the Alex situation
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ASMO wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:23 pm For those who have not yet watched it, The Expanse on Prime is very very good.
Whats it about?
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Openside wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:44 am
ASMO wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:23 pm For those who have not yet watched it, The Expanse on Prime is very very good.
Whats it about?
It’s Sci Fi. But based on our solar system.

People have either remained on Earth, migrated to either Mars, or the Asteroid Belt. Asteroid belt providing much mined materials. There’s conflict between them.

A new material arrives in the solar system (protomolecule) and has very strange properties and becomes the central theme to it.

It’s really good. Worth investing time in if you like Sci Fi.
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Clickbait on Netflix is also reccomended, murder mystery with more twists than a twisty turny thing.
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ASMO wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:22 am Clickbait on Netflix is also reccomended, murder mystery with more twists than a twisty turny thing.
on E7 right now :wtf:
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Ymx wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:13 am
Openside wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:44 am
ASMO wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:23 pm For those who have not yet watched it, The Expanse on Prime is very very good.
Whats it about?
It’s Sci Fi. But based on our solar system.

People have either remained on Earth, migrated to either Mars, or the Asteroid Belt. Asteroid belt providing much mined materials. There’s conflict between them.

A new material arrives in the solar system (protomolecule) and has very strange properties and becomes the central theme to it.

It’s really good. Worth investing time in if you like Sci Fi.
It's a slow starter though, I tried it once or twice and stopped, once I stuck with it for a few episodes I was completely sucked in. Now rewatched it twice (there's some great foreboding moments!), generally re-watch at least the previous season before a new one is actually released.
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In the first season Krisjen (the woman politician) is lying on her roof on earth, looking up at the sky saying she doesn't like boys throwing rocks (or something along those lines), several seasons later we've got a boy throwing rocks...
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Just finishing up on Your Honor.

It's enjoyable but there are certain elements like the son whose character annoys me.

But Bryan Cranston's acting is another level. Worth watching just for his performance.
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Vigil has been pretty laughable
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A few I’ve been waiting for for ages for

Succession
The Witcher
Better call Saul

But production has been shit on making them. I note the actor from Better Call Saul just released a new film … might explain that one.
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3rd season of what we do in the shadows starts tomorrow. Brilliant show.
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Ymx wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:47 pm A few I’ve been waiting for for ages for

Succession
The Witcher
Better call Saul

But production has been shit on making them. I note the actor from Better Call Saul just released a new film … might explain that one.
Plus Saul collapsed and ended up in hospital with a minor heart attack (I think it was).
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Ymx wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:13 am
Openside wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:44 am
ASMO wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:23 pm For those who have not yet watched it, The Expanse on Prime is very very good.
Whats it about?
It’s Sci Fi. But based on our solar system.

People have either remained on Earth, migrated to either Mars, or the Asteroid Belt. Asteroid belt providing much mined materials. There’s conflict between them.

A new material arrives in the solar system (protomolecule) and has very strange properties and becomes the central theme to it.

It’s really good. Worth investing time in if you like Sci Fi.
I hate Sci-fi 😞
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assfly wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:22 am Just finishing up on Your Honor.

It's enjoyable but there are certain elements like the son whose character annoys me.

But Bryan Cranston's acting is another level. Worth watching just for his performance.
Yes but you not only need to suspend your disbelief as much as throw it out of the window…
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Openside wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:07 pm
Ymx wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:13 am
Openside wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:44 am

Whats it about?
It’s Sci Fi. But based on our solar system.

People have either remained on Earth, migrated to either Mars, or the Asteroid Belt. Asteroid belt providing much mined materials. There’s conflict between them.

A new material arrives in the solar system (protomolecule) and has very strange properties and becomes the central theme to it.

It’s really good. Worth investing time in if you like Sci Fi.
I hate Sci-fi 😞
Well, I just wasted a lot of typing on you then didn’t I ?!!
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Jock42 wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:35 pm Vigil has been pretty laughable
Too bad because the story is good, sub taking down trawlers happened a dozen times
Few things that bother me beside having a civilian cop in a sub is the MOD Police wearing baseball caps not berets. The Navy don't have dogs so all the scenes of people walking about with dogs is a joke, also why put a Black Boss on a Trident Submarine, it is none
The only true part is they correctly highlight the fact that the Navy hierarchy actually think they are beyond the law and some type of royalty.
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Marylandolorian wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:39 pm
Jock42 wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:35 pm Vigil has been pretty laughable
Too bad because the story is good, sub taking down trawlers happened a dozen times
Few things that bother me beside having a civilian cop in a sub is the MOD Police wearing baseball caps not berets. The Navy don't have dogs so all the scenes of people walking about with dogs is a joke, also why put a Black Boss on a Trident Submarine, it is none
The only true part is they correctly highlight the fact that the Navy hierarchy actually think they are beyond the law and some type of royalty.
It’s a bit nerdy of my but they referred to diesel back-up propulsion when the reactor crashed. Don’t think they have that - or do they?
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GogLais wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:08 pm
It’s a bit nerdy of my but they referred to diesel back-up propulsion when the reactor crashed. Don’t think they have that - or do they?
Yep they do, it’s an inline 12 cylinders generator .
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Marylandolorian wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 5:19 pm
GogLais wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:08 pm
It’s a bit nerdy of my but they referred to diesel back-up propulsion when the reactor crashed. Don’t think they have that - or do they?
Yep they do, it’s an inline 12 cylinders generator .
Ok, ta.
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Ymx wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:22 pm
Openside wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:07 pm
Ymx wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:13 am

It’s Sci Fi. But based on our solar system.

People have either remained on Earth, migrated to either Mars, or the Asteroid Belt. Asteroid belt providing much mined materials. There’s conflict between them.

A new material arrives in the solar system (protomolecule) and has very strange properties and becomes the central theme to it.

It’s really good. Worth investing time in if you like Sci Fi.
I hate Sci-fi 😞
Well, I just wasted a lot of typing on you then didn’t I ?!!
:lol: :lol: You might have wasted your time but it saved me wasting mine!! :grin:
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Insane_Homer wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:03 am
ASMO wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:22 am Clickbait on Netflix is also reccomended, murder mystery with more twists than a twisty turny thing.
on E7 right now :wtf:
ASMO you prick, im halfway and the "twists" are shite
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Cartman wrote: Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:11 pm
Insane_Homer wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:03 am
ASMO wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:22 am Clickbait on Netflix is also reccomended, murder mystery with more twists than a twisty turny thing.
on E7 right now :wtf:
ASMO you prick, im halfway and the "twists" are shite
Wait until the end, it gets so much worse :eh:
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Insane_Homer wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:59 am
Cartman wrote: Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:11 pm
Insane_Homer wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:03 am

on E7 right now :wtf:
ASMO you prick, im halfway and the "twists" are shite
Wait until the end, it gets so much worse :eh:
Yeah finished it
WTF
Mehflix strikes again
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Foundation coming in 19 days. Not read the book. Also remake of the 4400 in 51 days.
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I watched the Ricky Gervaise series Derek over the weekend, suprisingly enjoyable. Gervaise is brilliant as the lead, very much reminded me of Afterlife which was superb.
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Marylandolorian wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:39 pm
Jock42 wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:35 pm Vigil has been pretty laughable
Too bad because the story is good, sub taking down trawlers happened a dozen times
Few things that bother me beside having a civilian cop in a sub is the MOD Police wearing baseball caps not berets. The Navy don't have dogs so all the scenes of people walking about with dogs is a joke, also why put a Black Boss on a Trident Submarine, it is none
The only true part is they correctly highlight the fact that the Navy hierarchy actually think they are beyond the law and some type of royalty.
I've quite enjoyed it but even with my complete lack of military background or knowledge I was a bit 'hmmmm, really?' about a number of things. But a bit of suspension of disbelief is always necessary.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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ASMO wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 6:51 am I watched the Ricky Gervaise series Derek over the weekend, suprisingly enjoyable. Gervaise is brilliant as the lead, very much reminded me of Afterlife which was superb.
New series of afterlife is on the way.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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Wonder why Giamatti shaved his goaty- covid related?
Not so tough looking without it
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