Just got Buck Rogers in the 25th century series 1 from Amazon Prime.
It brings back many memories, as I always thought he was a futuristic
007. Along with lasers and fighter shoot outs. -{ not to mention the
list of guest Stars. ( I didn't like series 2, so I won't be buying that )
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
I've just finished watching series one of Big Little Lies.
It's about wealthy but not particularly happy American mums on the school run, with all the tension and one-upmanship that inspires. It's set in Monterey, which I had to look up - apparantly it's in New Mexico, so it seems things are opening up unlike you'd think re Trump's America. Then I had another look at there is a Monterey in California, a hundred miles south or so of Frisco, so that's probably it!
The series depicts the first-world traumas and bad relationships these moms have, but to stop the viewer thinking, so what? it has flash forward snippets of police interviews to tip us off that a murder is going to happen at some point, and that tension is building up to then, so you wonder who will be killed and who will do it?
At first it seems to spin off a novel called The Slap about the repercussions of what happens when a parent slaps another person's kid for some wrongdoing... it's quite eerie and unhappy as a drama, perhaps a modern-day Peyton Place, but eventually it emerges as a bit of shaggy dog story, and seems to play a three-card trick on the audience. Two big storylines fall by the wayside, just fizzle out, and the other one takes centre stage in the final episode.
Of course, it allows big-name women stars to get their teeth into some decent roles, namely Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern and Nicola Kidman, and they get the lion's share - or should that be lioness' share - of the drama while the blokes seem subsidiary. Bit mean to point out that Dern and Kidman are too old to have six-year-old kids or younger, though both look great and Kidman really seems to have rolled back the years of late.
Anyone been watching “The Son” with Pierce Brosnan? I thought first series great and just started watching the second. It’s based on an award winning book
Bond's Rory Kinnear in it of course, he's great but the entire cast is.
That said, it is better watching it at the time than looking back on it, and it's more relevant to us Brits, as it deals with the whole Brexit thing or seems to, and a Europe meltdown.
I suspect it's because NRK headquarters is in Oslo. In the east they have an inland climate with not much rain. My theory is the bosses sit in their offices looking at the sun, thinking:"No-one is inside watching TV in this fine weather, let's save money by showing re-runs and programs about gardening! Meanwhile on the west coast, rain is the norm
I've found an old documentary series about the Bartlett presidency (he was before Obama, right?) called "The West Wing". I put it on after watching the news if it featured the current president. I find it works even better than breathing into a paper bag.
I'm really enjoying the remake of Battlestar Galactica, I remember when this was first
on. I watched a few episodes but didn't like it compared to the old 1978 version, but
watching this on Amazon prime, I'm really in to it. I love the Dark grittiness of it. With
a fantastic cast.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
I'm 3 episodes in to the Pennyworth series that delves in to the backstory of the man who would later go on to be Thomas / Bruce Wayne's butler. Really enjoyable so far - nicely staged, very well acted & Paloma Faith (of all people) is a revelation! A well recommended watch imo -{
I have high expectations for HBO's "Beforeigners" that premiers soon. It's made by the same people who made "Lillihammer" and it's a crime series with a twist. It's set in a world where people from the past, 100, 1000 and 10 000 years ago, suddenly appears in our world. I don't have HBO myself, so perhaps I'll watch it on DVD when I get the chanse.
I've been watching The Boys on Amazon Prime. . .a deconstructive yet fun look at a superhero team (that's run by a corporation)--it's sort of like what Watchmen would be if it were written by The Tick's Ben Edlund.
Enjoying MindHunter on Netflix, The story of setting up the FBI's serial killer
profiling and behavioural science unit. One of the things I love are all the old
cars, as it,s set in the 70s.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
I bought the first five seasons of Scrubs at a Red Cross flea market this last Saturday, and it's really good. Heather Locklear repeatedly slapping her own butt while walking down a corridor was a personal favourite :x
I bought the first five seasons of Scrubs at a Red Cross flea market this last Saturday, and it's really good. Heather Locklear repeatedly slapping her own butt while walking doen a corridor was a personal favourite :x
I have never seen it, but a close friend, a cardiothoracic surgeon for many years, used to tell me all the time that this was the most authentic hospital show he had ever seen. Of course it's a comedy, but he thought they nailed the dynamics of a hospital environment.
I just finished watching Netflix's "limited" series, The Spy, with Sacha Baron Cohen (!) as Mossad agent Eli Cohen, whose infiltration of Syria in the 1960s was critical to the later Seven Days' War. At first it's a little hard to accept the guy behind Bruno and Borat in a serious role, but SBC is very good, conveying the gut-wrenching fear that comes with being a spy, as well as the danger of being swallowed by an identity created by the spy and his handlers. if you like spy stuff, this is necessary watching.
The Bride and I have been enjoying Carnival Row, starring Orlando Bloom. While it was a bit heavy handed on the metaphors we are looking forward to the second season.
The Bride and I have been enjoying Carnival Row, starring Orlando Bloom. While it was a bit heavy handed on the metaphors we are looking forward to the second season.
I wasn't a big fan--to me, it tries to be Game of Thrones with a Victorian setting, which didn't work at all.
Penny Dreadful (and, I humbly suggest, Dickensian and The Frankenstein Chronicles) both work by mashing-up familiar characters and/or authors and seeing what happens when they come together. Carnival Row doesn't have any literary source it could build upon. . .instead, it deals with feuding families, political assassinations, bastard sons everywhere you look, witchcraft and wizardry, and even an incestuous power couple--all stuff that works well in the quasi-medieval settings of GoT but seems clunky and weird in this faux Victorian world, which is the natural realm of steampunk. But all this is just my opinion.
Anybody been watching Ken Burns' new documentary on the history of Country Music?
I caught part of the first episode about Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family.
But PBS took me by surprise, I assumed there'd be a new episode on every Sunday night, like a normal show ... instead they've already broadcast most of the miniseries over the last week and I missed it!
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It brings back many memories, as I always thought he was a futuristic
007. Along with lasers and fighter shoot outs. -{ not to mention the
list of guest Stars. ( I didn't like series 2, so I won't be buying that )
Better than it was but it's still like watching a tribute act.
It's about wealthy but not particularly happy American mums on the school run, with all the tension and one-upmanship that inspires. It's set in Monterey, which I had to look up - apparantly it's in New Mexico, so it seems things are opening up unlike you'd think re Trump's America. Then I had another look at there is a Monterey in California, a hundred miles south or so of Frisco, so that's probably it!
The series depicts the first-world traumas and bad relationships these moms have, but to stop the viewer thinking, so what? it has flash forward snippets of police interviews to tip us off that a murder is going to happen at some point, and that tension is building up to then, so you wonder who will be killed and who will do it?
At first it seems to spin off a novel called The Slap about the repercussions of what happens when a parent slaps another person's kid for some wrongdoing... it's quite eerie and unhappy as a drama, perhaps a modern-day Peyton Place, but eventually it emerges as a bit of shaggy dog story, and seems to play a three-card trick on the audience. Two big storylines fall by the wayside, just fizzle out, and the other one takes centre stage in the final episode.
Of course, it allows big-name women stars to get their teeth into some decent roles, namely Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern and Nicola Kidman, and they get the lion's share - or should that be lioness' share - of the drama while the blokes seem subsidiary. Bit mean to point out that Dern and Kidman are too old to have six-year-old kids or younger, though both look great and Kidman really seems to have rolled back the years of late.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
"Chernobyl" on Now TV . Well worth watching top drawer acting
"When they see us" on Netflix. Well worth watching top drawer acting
"Summer of Rockets"on BBC . Don't really know what to make of it but i had to watch it till the end.
On Amazon prime from 1993, a climate change thriller.
Not very good but it has 4 ex Dr Who actors and one
Companion in it
Bond's Rory Kinnear in it of course, he's great but the entire cast is.
That said, it is better watching it at the time than looking back on it, and it's more relevant to us Brits, as it deals with the whole Brexit thing or seems to, and a Europe meltdown.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Is this a Government policy to get Norwegians out and about in good weather ?
A very funny Victorian detective comedy series, set in olde London town
but very much reflecting modern life.
Just finished the box set...loved it...Matt Berry is his usual tour-de-force and Paul Kaye is on top ‘scenery chewing’ form...it’s an absolute blast!
on. I watched a few episodes but didn't like it compared to the old 1978 version, but
watching this on Amazon prime, I'm really in to it. I love the Dark grittiness of it. With
a fantastic cast.
It's a very good Time traveler saving the future premise.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=beforeigners+&&view=detail&mid=B14C9A3582BA359F5A2CB14C9A3582BA359F5A2C&&FORM=VRDGAR
profiling and behavioural science unit. One of the things I love are all the old
cars, as it,s set in the 70s.
I wasn't a big fan--to me, it tries to be Game of Thrones with a Victorian setting, which didn't work at all.
I caught part of the first episode about Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family.
But PBS took me by surprise, I assumed there'd be a new episode on every Sunday night, like a normal show ... instead they've already broadcast most of the miniseries over the last week and I missed it!