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Victor Meldrew

Clearing up a load of old stuff and came across a Dr Who DVD from the late '00's - one with Christopher Ecclestone. It was bloody good. Had Charles Dickens & Zombies in it. Quirky, well put together and fun.

Tried the latest re-incarnation on iPlayer to see what it was like. Wish I hadn't - utter drivel. How do producers fuck something up so good, so completely?

chimoaus

@MiketheSnow I agree, good so far, however you need to pay attention in that first episode. My wife was like what is going on lol.

Kruse

@Kruse said in TV Serieseseses:

@taniwharugby Yeah - I assumed it was a ruse. But now I'm wondering if it was a lie with a kernel of truth.

Mobland
Only watched the final episode once, and blazed. But I think my earlier dumb prediction was spot-on? About to re-watch. Thinking I'll do it blazed again - that'll help.

Doing that now... stoned observations to come... maybe...
Eddie didnae know until then... unexpected. fun.
Maeve - fucking lunatic. fuck. ing. lunatic.

Bones

I don't really get the final scene of Mobland....I sure hope that wasn't it disappearing up it's own arse.

voodoo

@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:

I don't really get the final scene of Mobland....I sure hope that wasn't it disappearing up its own arse.

Annoying. Disappointing. Confusing

Kinda sums up my life to date!

Bones

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:

I don't really get the final scene of Mobland....I sure hope that wasn't it disappearing up its own arse.

Annoying. Disappointing. Confusing

Kinda sums up my life to date!

I think it started going a tad pear shaped for me when two senior coppers were offed without a care in the world and no further mention.

taniwharugby

@Bones I thought the final ep was going pretty well up until the last 10 mins.

Keen to see if they can bring it back, but have a feeling it will go off the rails.

Rembrandt

@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:

I don't really get the final scene of Mobland....I sure hope that wasn't it disappearing up its own arse.

Annoying. Disappointing. Confusing

Kinda sums up my life to date!

> I think it started going a tad pear shaped for me when two senior coppers were offed without a care in the world and no further mention.

Yeah was dumb. If they were trying to be a serious crime show then this should have carried massive weight. Instead it was flippant and corny. But I guess that indicates it isn't a serious show and more of a live-action anime or something.

taniwharugby

@Rembrandt I guess because

it was an inside job, the cops had to sweep it under the rug and take the spotlight off it.

Toby Jones' character is surely due some comeuppance though

I do also want Eddie to get dealt to, and I still dont get why Maeve is so invested in him, but not Seraphina who seems much more switched on than Eddie and a better horse to bet on

voodoo

@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:

@Rembrandt I guess because

it was an inside job, the cops had to sweep it under the rug and take the spotlight off it.

Toby Jones' character is surely due some comeuppance though

I do also want Eddie to get dealt to, and I still dont get why Maeve is so invested in him, but not Seraphina who seems much more switched on than Eddie and a better horse to bet on

I can't stand Eddie (which I know is the intention, but still), and Maeve still appears a total lunatic that makes bad decisions. Agree that Seraphina should be get a bigger role.
The last 10mins was just daft for me - having Harry stabbed was just silly as the entire show falls apart without him so we know he's going to be fine. Then an entire prison cheering on old mate as he walks somewhere to do something - fuck knows what was going on there.

I'll still be tuning in next season though

Kruse

The Last of Us

8 minutes into episode 1 - and I already detest the two characters I assume are going to be the protagonists for most of it
What scares the shit out of me is... are they written like this because the rest of the world, or even just the US-of-A, actually relate to these self-absorbed beatches?

Edit: actually - after an hour - Ellie is fucking unsufferable. Somebody needs to convince me that the storyline or landscape or something compensates for that character. Because fuck watching that for a season. Especially if it descends to "unlikely allies" with the stupid bint from opening scene. Which I have nasty suspicions it will.

MiketheSnow

@Kruse said in TV Serieseseses:

The Last of Us

8 minutes into episode 1 - and I already detest the two characters I assume are going to be the protagonists for most of it

What scares the shit out of me is... are they written like this because the rest of the world, or even just the US-of-A, actually relate to these self-absorbed beatches?

Edit: actually - after an hour - Ellie is fucking unsufferable. Somebody needs to convince me that the storyline or landscape or something compensates for that character. Because fuck watching that for a season. Especially if it descends to "unlikely allies" with the stupid bint from opening scene. Which I have nasty suspicions it will.

MiketheSnow

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:

@Rembrandt I guess because

it was an inside job, the cops had to sweep it under the rug and take the spotlight off it.

Toby Jones' character is surely due some comeuppance though

I do also want Eddie to get dealt to, and I still dont get why Maeve is so invested in him, but not Seraphina who seems much more switched on than Eddie and a better horse to bet on

I can't stand Eddie (which I know is the intention, but still), and Maeve still appears a total lunatic that makes bad decisions. Agree that Seraphina should be get a bigger role.
The last 10mins was just daft for me - having Harry stabbed was just silly as the entire show falls apart without him so we know he's going to be fine. Then an entire prison cheering on old mate as he walks somewhere to do something - fuck knows what was going on there.

I'll still be tuning in next season though

You boys must have been watching a different show from me

Thought it was an excellent finale with plenty of twists and turns, and a neat & believable resolution setting up a second season

Someone mentioned the level of violence and gunplay in a previous post. Compared with other shows this finale was Leon esque with well planned, targeted attacks

Shame Richie got it - liked his character - but someone had to go. Good to see the lawyer got it too

The battle for who's in charge will be very interesting

As will the Kat and Seraphina meeting

And I think Con's lauded victory lap through the prison was an homage to Mr Bridger (Noel Coward) in The Italian Job

At 0:19

And the Harry stabbing

My younger brother lost his cornea when an ex slapped him across the face just as he was taking a drink from his pint

Total accident borne out of frustration

Catogrande

@Kruse

After teh first series I was really looking forward to series 2 and prepared to give it some leeway following one early episode which was high octane. However after 5 (I think) Episodes I have had to bale out. In fact I didn't even finish the last episode I was watching.

it's just shit.

Bones

@MiketheSnow even if it's a homage, I still don't get it.

Great series, just some worrying signs.

voodoo

@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:

@Rembrandt I guess because

it was an inside job, the cops had to sweep it under the rug and take the spotlight off it.

Toby Jones' character is surely due some comeuppance though

I do also want Eddie to get dealt to, and I still dont get why Maeve is so invested in him, but not Seraphina who seems much more switched on than Eddie and a better horse to bet on

I can't stand Eddie (which I know is the intention, but still), and Maeve still appears a total lunatic that makes bad decisions. Agree that Seraphina should be get a bigger role.
The last 10mins was just daft for me - having Harry stabbed was just silly as the entire show falls apart without him so we know he's going to be fine. Then an entire prison cheering on old mate as he walks somewhere to do something - fuck knows what was going on there.

I'll still be tuning in next season though

You boys must have been watching a different show from me

Thought it was an excellent finale with plenty of twists and turns, and a neat & believable resolution setting up a second season

Someone mentioned the level of violence and gunplay in a previous post. Compared with other shows this finale was Leon esque with well planned, targeted attacks

Shame Richie got it - liked his character - but someone had to go. Good to see the lawyer got it too

The battle for who's in charge will be very interesting

As will the Kat and Seraphina meeting

And I think Con's lauded victory lap through the prison was an homage to Mr Bridger (Noel Coward) in The Italian Job

At 0:19

And the Harry stabbing

My younger brother lost his cornea when an ex slapped him across the face just as he was taking a drink from his pint

Total accident borne out of frustration

I’m not sure we’re on different pages - we’re all still in for S2, and I think we all enjoyed all but the last 10mins of that finale.

Good spot on the homage , though as @bones says, why and how does it fit? Seemed a touch odd with no explanation ?

But - the important question is - how long do we have to wait for S2??

voodoo

@Kruse @Catogrande

We finished S2 of Last of Us - though we didn’t realise we’d finished it until someone on the internet told us that we had - guess that says something 🤷🏻‍♂️

Incredibly disappointing series. S1 was so “human”. The relationships, the interactions, it had so much “feeling”. The seemingly random and dissociated episode with the gay couple just worked perfectly for the show

Now it has descended into a series about shallow relationships, mind-numbing decisions being made, and annoying kids just shooting zombies for fun.

And if I see one more flashback, I’m gonna lose it

Victor Meldrew

@Catogrande said in TV Serieseseses:

@Kruse

After teh first series I was really looking forward to series 2 and prepared to give it some leeway following one early episode which was high octane. However after 5 (I think) Episodes I have had to bale out. In fact I didn't even finish the last episode I was watching.

it's just shit.

I bailed after 3 eps of series 1. Just couldn't get into it.

MiketheSnow

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:

@Rembrandt I guess because

it was an inside job, the cops had to sweep it under the rug and take the spotlight off it.

Toby Jones' character is surely due some comeuppance though

I do also want Eddie to get dealt to, and I still dont get why Maeve is so invested in him, but not Seraphina who seems much more switched on than Eddie and a better horse to bet on

I can't stand Eddie (which I know is the intention, but still), and Maeve still appears a total lunatic that makes bad decisions. Agree that Seraphina should be get a bigger role.
The last 10mins was just daft for me - having Harry stabbed was just silly as the entire show falls apart without him so we know he's going to be fine. Then an entire prison cheering on old mate as he walks somewhere to do something - fuck knows what was going on there.

I'll still be tuning in next season though

You boys must have been watching a different show from me

Thought it was an excellent finale with plenty of twists and turns, and a neat & believable resolution setting up a second season

Someone mentioned the level of violence and gunplay in a previous post. Compared with other shows this finale was Leon esque with well planned, targeted attacks

Shame Richie got it - liked his character - but someone had to go. Good to see the lawyer got it too

The battle for who's in charge will be very interesting

As will the Kat and Seraphina meeting

And I think Con's lauded victory lap through the prison was an homage to Mr Bridger (Noel Coward) in The Italian Job

At 0:19

And the Harry stabbing

My younger brother lost his cornea when an ex slapped him across the face just as he was taking a drink from his pint

Total accident borne out of frustration

I’m not sure we’re on different pages - we’re all still in for S2, and I think we all enjoyed all but the last 10mins of that finale.

Good spot on the homage , though as @bones says, why and how does it fit? Seemed a touch odd with no explanation ?

But - the important question is - how long do we have to wait for S2??

What was so bad about the last 10 mins?

Kruse

@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:

@Rembrandt I guess because

it was an inside job, the cops had to sweep it under the rug and take the spotlight off it.

Toby Jones' character is surely due some comeuppance though

I do also want Eddie to get dealt to, and I still dont get why Maeve is so invested in him, but not Seraphina who seems much more switched on than Eddie and a better horse to bet on

I can't stand Eddie (which I know is the intention, but still), and Maeve still appears a total lunatic that makes bad decisions. Agree that Seraphina should be get a bigger role.
The last 10mins was just daft for me - having Harry stabbed was just silly as the entire show falls apart without him so we know he's going to be fine. Then an entire prison cheering on old mate as he walks somewhere to do something - fuck knows what was going on there.

I'll still be tuning in next season though

You boys must have been watching a different show from me

Thought it was an excellent finale with plenty of twists and turns, and a neat & believable resolution setting up a second season

Someone mentioned the level of violence and gunplay in a previous post. Compared with other shows this finale was Leon esque with well planned, targeted attacks

Shame Richie got it - liked his character - but someone had to go. Good to see the lawyer got it too

The battle for who's in charge will be very interesting

As will the Kat and Seraphina meeting

And I think Con's lauded victory lap through the prison was an homage to Mr Bridger (Noel Coward) in The Italian Job

At 0:19

And the Harry stabbing

My younger brother lost his cornea when an ex slapped him across the face just as he was taking a drink from his pint

Total accident borne out of frustration

I’m not sure we’re on different pages - we’re all still in for S2, and I think we all enjoyed all but the last 10mins of that finale.

Good spot on the homage , though as @bones says, why and how does it fit? Seemed a touch odd with no explanation ?

But - the important question is - how long do we have to wait for S2??

What was so bad about the last 10 mins?

I had to go back and watch the last 10 minutes... for the THIRD time - to figure out what all the hate was for.
Don't see it either.
The "homage to Italian Job" seemed kinda incongruous - considering it wasn't old-mate who actually won the war. But I guess nobody inside knows that. And maybe it just shows that because everybody thought he is still The Man - he'll still be a power to reckon with if/when young-mate and Harry decide to let him out.
BTW - how did Harry get that recording of the cops admitting that they were putting on the frame?
And as to the 2 cops just getting killed with no ramifications - I guess that was what the frame-up was going to be?
Maeve supporting Eddie despite him being a wrong-side-of-the-sheets gobshite... maybe it's because she encouraged the affair which begat him? "Creating monsters" - as young-mate said.

The Silver Fern

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