TV Serieseseses
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@MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:
@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:
Really enjoyed it
Interesting how dangerous bastards are more in the Arnie mold in Hollywood, but in Europe it's fellas like Cassel
You had me at Eva Green
She's battered in this
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@MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:
@antipodean said in TV Serieseseses:
@MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:
Is The Diplomat any good ?
Apparently this is the one we were supposed to watch but did The Night Agent instead.
Ten minutes in and it’s not looking promising.
My wife really liked it and recommended it to me. But then she's awfully selective when it comes to sharing memes, so...
I am too. You should see what doesn’t make the list.
Not much?
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@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:
Really enjoyed it
Interesting how dangerous bastards are more in the Arnie mold in Hollywood, but in Europe it's fellas like Cassel
Cassel, Green and Mullan. All great actors that generally pop up in good roles in good stuff. Usually playing roles that one doesn't warm to. Obvs Eva gets a pass for getting the works out even when playing an unpleasant person.
I'll watch this though.
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The Night Agent
Just watched the final episode of S01
Sorry - I slandered the series earlier. It was a bit shit, but an enjoyable bit shit. Ignore the (everything), just watch it as dumb entertainment.
But fuck. That final episode.
What a fluffybunny. Just...
I hope they do a 2nd season, only because they've set it up with an un-prenetrable premise... if only by the fucking bullshit of this series and its conclusion. There is NOTHING they could do more which is stupider than this. And I fucking love that.
But fuck. If they do NOT? Fuck you. That was an assault on thinking-ness. Fuck... it's succedeed.. I don't have the wordiness... ignorance is blisssssss. -
@Bones Yeah - kept me semi-occupied for a few hours.
Better than self-reflection - is probably the best praise for it.Also - I learned how to break into Camp David, if I ever feel the need to do that. So... it's got that.
(It felt like even the writer(s) had had enough, and just wanted to wrap it up, publish it under a pseudonym, and walk away promising themselves and others "we will never speak of this again".)
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Broadband and TV service down due to Virgin Media incompetence (note to self to post on Grumpy Old Man thread). Dusted off the dvd player and watched Seven periods with Mr Gormsby with 18 yo old son and wife. He was astonished (but still laughed at most of it). Tom Scott and David McPhail v clever guys but geez not sure it would get made today.
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Finished The Night Agent.
Was a decent enough watch, shut off brain and enjoy type of action series.
A few criticisms mentioned earlier, I didnt really get being an issue, were plenty of other things I'd point out before them.
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The reason I was interested in The Night Agent was that the showrunner is Shawn Ryan, who was the creator of The Shield amongst other shows. I also recently watched a one-and-done TV show he did back in 2011 - The Chicago Code. Well worth watching for the cast (Jason Clarke, Delroy Lindo and Jennifer Beals).
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@Bovidae said in TV Serieseseses:
The reason I was interested in The Night Agent was that the showrunner is Shawn Ryan, who was the creator of The Shield amongst other shows. I also recently watched a one-and-done TV show he did back in 2011 - The Chicago Code. Well worth watching for the cast (Jason Clarke, Delroy Lindo and Jennifer Beals).
Chicago Code was excellent
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@Bovidae said in TV Serieseseses:
The reason I was interested in The Night Agent was that the showrunner is Shawn Ryan, who was the creator of The Shield amongst other shows. I also recently watched a one-and-done TV show he did back in 2011 - The Chicago Code. Well worth watching for the cast (Jason Clarke, Delroy Lindo and Jennifer Beals).
It's a pity he didn't make the Chicago Code now as it would have suited the shorter streaming style of shows these days. Same with Terriers. Two shows that could have done well through word of mouth. IIRC he also created Timeless which was a fun time travel show.
The Shield is excellent, it's in my top 10 of all time.
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@Crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
White House Plumbers - anyone given it more than the 10 minute promising start?
Nope
Flushed it
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@antipodean said in TV Serieseseses:
Jury Duty on Amazon
A documentary on the inner workings of jury. The twist is everyone is an actor except one jury member who isn't in on the joke.
Worth sticking with, because there's some genuinely funny bits. Or there was while I was three sheets to the wind...
I'm pushing through this, funny but not finding it as funny as the hype (I've been recommended it multiple times by people in the real world).
SPOILERS BELOW so don't look if you haven't seen it.
I'm not convinced the one juror isn't also an actor. Or is that supposed to be part of the storyline too? Am I just too thick for this show?
I've seen some of the actors in stuff.
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@nepia lol given your normal level of analysis Im thinking you're just over analysing here. Its not all laugh out loud, but still funny and episodes are only 25 mins or so
ACTUAL SPOILER:
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I've watched some shows not on my normal watchlist, but cos I stumbled on them and let them play a bit:
Daisy Jones and the Six: An Almost Famous like show on Amazon about a band that gets big and falls apart (not a spoiler). Oddly enough, as I can't stand their music, the band is clearly based on Fleetwood Mac. Was pretty good with an awful awful awful ending.
Deutschland 83: A show about an East German spy in 1983. Lots of 80s music and an In The Lives of Others feel to it although not as good as that movie. I really enjoyed it and went straight into watching Deutschland 86 (there's also 89) which isn't as good.
The After Party: Apple TV comedy starring Tiffany Haddish, a black dude who is really familiar but I don't know his name, Dave Franco and John Ralpheo from Parks and Rec. It's an almost Rashamon style show where each episode is the events of a night told by different people.
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@Nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
Daisy Jones and the Six: An Almost Famous like show on Amazon about a band that gets big and falls apart (not a spoiler). Oddly enough, as I can't stand their music, the band is clearly based on Fleetwood Mac. Was pretty good with an awful awful awful ending.
I watched the first two episodes and then got busy following other stuff.
I didn't get a Fleetwood Mac vibe. From what I saw it was more Jefferson Airplane, but I quite enjoyed it.
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Solid start