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Raggs wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:29 am

CM11 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:59 am Is American Gods worth watching? Started it a bit too late in the night over the weekend and found it all over the place, but wasn't particularly sharp at the time.

It's OK, is my opinion. Something to watch if there's not much else available. Some fun/good stuff, but not a classic.

FujiKiwi wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:17 am I've never seen a show as hit-and-miss as After Life. Genuinely funny and moving moments mixed in with tons of cringeworthy scenes and worn-out Gervaisisms.

This second season was incredibly repetitive, too. The same little speeches over and over.

mat the expat wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 5:23 am

FujiKiwi wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:17 am I've never seen a show as hit-and-miss as After Life. Genuinely funny and moving moments mixed in with tons of cringeworthy scenes and worn-out Gervaisisms.

This second season was incredibly repetitive, too. The same little speeches over and over.

Probably too subtle for you

It's excellent

mat the expat wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 1:53 am It's very good.

Also enjoying the new Anglo/French War of the Worlds

mat the expat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 1:36 am Saying something is too subtle isn't condescending



It's a very English show that people from other countries may not pick up on

mat the expat wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 1:53 am It's very good.

Also enjoying the new Anglo/French War of the Worlds

-RB. wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:50 pm

Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:47 am Finished Dark season 3 yesterday. Kept expecting it to collapse under its own complexity, but it never really does. Certainly not a series you can watch casually an expect to have a hope of following it. Really enjoyed it overall though

A few end game spoilers small gripes

Spoiler

Show

Thought the ending in the third dimension tied it all together really well. Definitely made sense as an ending and was nicely shot.

The one thing that stopped it being truly great TV for me was the lack of real drama for much of it. You have a sense throughout pretty much the whole series until the final episode that everything is on tracks and unfolding exactly the way it needs to to get to Adam (and later Eve). Also, the acting throughout was superb, but the actor playing the teenage Jonas doesn't really carry the role that well for me.

Will come back and read the spoilers later as not quite finished yet but episode 7 "Between the Time" certainly clicked a few things into place.

Jimmy Smallsteps wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:45 pm

mat the expat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 1:36 am Saying something is too subtle isn't condescending



It's a very English show that people from other countries may not pick up on

I realise that you Brits like to congratulate yourselves on your wicked sense of humour bro, but trust me, no none is missing nowt from Afterlife.

Jimmy Smallsteps wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:45 pm

mat the expat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 1:36 am Saying something is too subtle isn't condescending



It's a very English show that people from other countries may not pick up on

I realise that you Brits like to congratulate yourselves on your wicked sense of humour bro, but trust me, no none is missing nowt from Afterlife.

Gumboot wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 1:48 am

Jimmy Smallsteps wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:45 pm

mat the expat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 1:36 am Saying something is too subtle isn't condescending



It's a very English show that people from other countries may not pick up on

I realise that you Brits like to congratulate yourselves on your wicked sense of humour bro, but trust me, no none is missing nowt from Afterlife.

This.

yermum wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:11 pm

Akkerman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:31 pm ZeroZeroZero really is excellent, great acting, solid plot, awesome music, cinematography & visuals.
Miles better than over the top bilge like Narcos Mexico or Gangs of London.

Mogwai soundtrack.

best thing I have seen in a while.

Koalabyte wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:39 pm Norsemen Season 3 is up, on Netflix. Light hearted entertainment, doesn't take itself seriously, great for passing the time till you succumb to the virus.

Koalabyte wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:39 pm Norsemen Season 3 is up, on Netflix. Light hearted entertainment, doesn't take itself seriously, great for passing the time till you succumb to the virus.

mat the expat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 12:59 am Operation Buffalo (ABC Drama).

Has humour but based on the Maralinga Nuclear Tests.

Very enjoyable and the gorgeous Jessica De Gouw in 40s outfits

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:17 pm

mat the expat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 12:59 am Operation Buffalo (ABC Drama).

Has humour but based on the Maralinga Nuclear Tests.

Very enjoyable and the gorgeous Jessica De Gouw in 40s outfits

Thanks for the Recommendation; on episode 3, & it's very good !

Gumboot wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 8:46 pm

Koalabyte wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:39 pm Norsemen Season 3 is up, on Netflix. Light hearted entertainment, doesn't take itself seriously, great for passing the time till you succumb to the virus.

Great news!

HBO’s acclaimed graphic novel adaptation Watchmen leads this year’s Emmy nominations with 26 nods.

The show, based on Alan Moore’s source material, scored nominations for best limited series as well as for stars of the show including Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Jovan Adepo and Jean Smart. With Game of Thrones now over, after it spent the last two years dominating the awards, the show has helped HBO reach 118 overall nods.

Emmy favourite The Marvelous Mrs Maisel follows close behind with 20 nominations, including best comedy and best lead actress in a comedy series for Rachel Brosnahan. The actor, who won for her performance in 2018, faces stiff competition from Insecure’s Issa Rae, Blackish’s Tracee Ellis Ross, Schitt’s Creek’s Catherine O’Hara and Dead to Me’s Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini.

The other shows within the best comedy category are Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dead to Me, The Good Place, Insecure, The Kominksy Method, Schitt’s Creek and What We Do in the Shadows.

While HBO and Amazon shows lead the way, overall Netflix comes out on top with 160 nominations, up from 118 the year before. It marks the biggest ever total for any network or streaming company. The platform’s biggest success was Ozark, which scored 18, including for best drama and for stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. It was tied with HBO’s Succession, the second season of which received nominations for best drama, as well as for stars including Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong.

The two shows face off in the drama category against Better Call Saul, The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, Killing Eve, Stranger Things and The Mandalorian, which made a surprise showing today, scoring 15 nominations, a strong start for the first qualifying year of Disney+.

The biggest snubs includes a no-show for the critically acclaimed final season of Homeland, nothing for Pamela Adlon and Better Things, a shut-out for Elisabeth Moss for The Handmaid’s Tale and a lone cinematography nod for HBO’s well-received adaptation of Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America.

The ceremony, which will take place on 20 September, is set to be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel although it remains unclear as to how the ceremony will take place.

KingBlairhorn wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2020 2:25 pm Amazon has some shows coming in 2020 or early 2021 that I'm really excited about. Wheel of Time, Consider Phlebas, Lord of the Rings are all expected to be huge budget epics.

On the other side, I am very late to the party but just finished bingeing The Detectorists on iplayer. Absolute magic, beautifully finished in the final episode too.