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@MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:
@bayimports said in TV Serieseseses:
@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
@bayimports I just tried to start S1E1 this weekend but thought it was pretty shit. Girl with no training kicks ass, gets thrown into a huge situation straight off the bat and knows exactly what to do. Does it get remarkably better?
From memory I think they did explain her experience fighting in later eps, but youre loosely following on. Basically how she becomes part of a CIA hit squad. (if you can get passed the believability piece then its ok)
I also like "the day of the Jackal", but if anyone thinks it is remotely possible for Lashana Lynch to chase and get close to Eddie Redmayne in a race through a forest with her ass the size of a small tank, then believability is also not a criteria high on the list for a lot of action programs these days.
Still a good watch though
Spoilers bro
Mind you her chasing him was always going to be on the agenda.
I’m only two episodes in, both characters well written and thought out and I loved his first mission, just ruthlessly efficient.
A couple of extremely decent women to look at helps too.
Further to the bullshitometer going to critical……( six episodes in )
Biancas multiple fuck ups led to quite a few casualties. There is no way she’d still be on the caseThe Jackal survived two random encounters ( French driver nose to tail and Hungarian barn incident ). Both kinda pointless and exisiting only to get a bit of action in and extend it to ten episodes.
I refuse to believe the Jackal wouldn’t have been caught way before now. He’s highly skilled, ruthless and all of that but the risks he takes are ridiculous.
The show is getting a bit silly but still a great watch
Jackals wife and the half Japanese liaison chick are nice to look at. Bianca much less so.
But anyway, Eddie what’s his name, barge arse and Charles Dance are excellent.
The latter should have been a Star Wars or Bond villain ( I mean a main one, he had a tiny part in For Your Eyes only back in the day ). Not much range but shit he’s good at playing that pompous, arrogant, powerful English arsehole so well.
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@Frank said in TV Serieseseses:
On first season of both these shows.
Both pretty good.Warning: I'm Dying Up Here was cancelled so don't expect a resolution to all stories in S2. Still worth watching though.
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Maybe a few years late but:
Narcos.
Watched with Mrs Boo over the last week/10days.
Well Series 1 &2.
Really just dragged on about 5 or 6 eps too long.
They tried to make Pablo kinda sympathetic, thus dragged it out a Series too long.
I mean seriously, fuck him and fuck his wife and mother. They knew he was a murderous fluffybunny, let alone he sold massive amounts of poison to innocent people. And bombed peeps. And murdered others.
Story took too long to kill him.
Great start, dragged for no purpose.
Not sure I'll watch Series 3 (about the Cali Cartel), or S4 (Mexico).
In the end just dragged on.
3 sicarios out of 5 fuck that took too long ...
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Half way through
Rather enjoying it
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A good watch. Created by Michael Schur, so there are a lot of familiar actors from his other shows.
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@Tim said in TV Serieseseses:
Return to quality television:
The fight scenes were always great - realistic as Waterman was a bloody good boxer in real life
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Finished Day of the Jackel
As long as you leave your brain at the door…….
And can accept him getting out of every single impossible predicament he finds himself in, where do you start ? Driving off after escaping shooting the son of the guy he was hired to kill, escaping the concert venue after missing UDC, escaping the island cos his boat was faster after getting UDC on his second attempt, escaping the police right after getting off the island, escaping the weird Hungarians……I could go on…Not to mention the MI5 attack at the end when they sent Bianca and Vincent, in real life they’d send 50 fucken agents at a minimum….
it’s bloody well made an entertaining.
Eddie Redmayne does a fantastic job I reckon. Stylishly made, beautiful locations and some top notch action scenes
Well set up for a second season which will very likely be a bit shite in comparison
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@MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:
Finished Day of the Jackel
As long as you leave your brain at the door…….
And can accept him getting out of every single impossible predicament he finds himself in, where do you start ? Driving off after escaping shooting the son of the guy he was hired to kill, escaping the concert venue after missing UDC, escaping the island cos his boat was faster after getting UDC on his second attempt, escaping the police right after getting off the island, escaping the weird Hungarians……I could go on…Not to mention the MI5 attack at the end when they sent Bianca and Vincent, in real life they’d send 50 fucken agents at a minimum….
it’s bloody well made an entertaining.
Eddie Redmayne does a fantastic job I reckon. Stylishly made, beautiful locations and some top notch action scenes
Well set up for a second season which will very likely be a bit shite in comparison
I agree but watch us all watch season 2 lol.
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@Frank said in TV Serieseseses:
On first season of both these shows.
Both pretty good.Amusing first three episodes, but no stomach cramping laughs yet.
The joke about the discount at the dollar store was bloody good.
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@antipodean
Yeah, it's okay.
I love how low he has to go to make a crust.
Reminds me a bit of David Brent's shitter moments in Extras and The Office Xmas Special (though not as funny) -
Aaron Rodgers: Enigma
I've been getting into the American Football thing a little since watching Last Chance U so this came up in recommendations. Three episodes of about a hour (?) each, chronicling the career of Rodgers.
Besides the whole COVID controversy, it really drives home how much players - particularly QBs - are judged by Super Bowls.
I think one of his coaches summed it up best - to paraphrase: "They're given a level of credit they don't deserve for the wins, and criticism they don't deserve for the losses".
Anyway I thought it was a good use of time. Really interesting dude even if I don't agree with his stance on vaccines etc.
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I thought these were both really good.
Crashing I found funny. It's light hearted, amusing and i enjoyed it.I'm dying up here, I thought was one of best things on tv at the time. It's set in the LA comedy scene of the 70's, and felt like the characters were based on real people.
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@WestieFella said in TV Serieseseses:
I thought these were both really good.
Crashing I found funny. It's light hearted, amusing and i enjoyed it.I'm dying up here, I thought was one of best things on tv at the time. It's set in the LA comedy scene of the 70's, and felt like the characters were based on real people.
I'd definitely recommend it, it was my cup of tea.+1 for I'm Dying Up Here
Great writing, great acting
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@WestieFella said in TV Serieseseses:
I'm dying up here, I thought was one of best things on tv at the time. It's set in the LA comedy scene of the 70's, and felt like the characters were based on real people.
I think for the most part they were. I think most of the main characters had an analog from the real comedy scene. When it was out I read an article which showed who each character was based on but I can't remember where I read it now.
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Watched “Sexy Beast” on paramount +, rather good prequel of earlier movie. Followed up by watching the original movie. Kingsley and Winstone were outstanding, but also thought Paquin’s other half was a very good young Teddy Bass
British crime series and movie that’s all about preparation, preparation, preparation3.5 pornstars out of 5 heists
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@bayimports said in TV Serieseseses:
Watched “Sexy Beast” on paramount +, rather good prequel of earlier movie. Followed up by watching the original movie. Kingsley and Winstone were outstanding, but also thought Paquin’s other half was a very good young Teddy Bass
British crime series and movie that’s all about preparation, preparation, preparation3.5 pornstars out of 5 heists
I enjoyed it too but from the movie I always assumed Don was way older than Gal ? Not sure they got that bit right ?
The movie showed Don as an unhinged psycho that Gal was afraid of whereas the TV series showed Gal to be the master planner and Don to be his sort of henchman ?
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@MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:
@bayimports said in TV Serieseseses:
Watched “Sexy Beast” on paramount +, rather good prequel of earlier movie. Followed up by watching the original movie. Kingsley and Winstone were outstanding, but also thought Paquin’s other half was a very good young Teddy Bass
British crime series and movie that’s all about preparation, preparation, preparation3.5 pornstars out of 5 heists
I enjoyed it too but from the movie I always assumed Don was way older than Gal ? Not sure they got that bit right ?
The movie showed Don as an unhinged psycho that Gal was afraid of whereas the TV series showed Gal to be the master planner and Don to be his sort of henchman ?
Don in the series was clearly unhinged but I didn't expect to see him as a major planner as he was in the movie either. Gal always wanted out but you're right came across as the real mastermind and the only one who could calm Don down, when we was about to lose it. I guess there is a chance that without Gal around and under Teddy's leadership he gets even more deranged.
Still enjoyable series though
Crashing (TV Series 2017–2019) ⭐ 7.6 | Comedy, Drama
