Anything Good on TV ?

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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    ^ Bond already did break the fourth wall in OHMSS. ;)

    Kind of...but he doesn’t speak directly to camera and he could be talking about anyone...maybe someone he’d seen on that beach the day before ;) :v

    True, it's open to interpretation like all great art should be. It's been said he could even be referring to Prince Charming! :D

    Perhaps Baron Samedi at the end of LALD would be a better example of a character breaking the fourth wall in LALD though?! :))
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Due to the recommendations on AJB, I watched "Fleabag" series one
    last night and series two tonight. Brilliant stuff -{
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  • Lady RoseLady Rose London,UKPosts: 2,667MI6 Agent
    Due to the recommendations on AJB, I watched "Fleabag" series one
    last night and series two tonight. Brilliant stuff -{

    I've just finished it.

    Very clever. Full of pathos. She is an excellent writer.
  • caractacus pottscaractacus potts Orbital communicator, level 10Posts: 3,907MI6 Agent
    in a couple more days will be the last Big Bang Theory ever.
    any predictions what will or should happen?

    there's a lot of continuity geekery in this show, written by for and about nerds who care about continuity geekery, so I expect some long running plot-threads to be resolved.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Not on TV but I have been enjoying the first series of The A Team, a
    great light hearted, fun adventure show -{
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  • dr. evan-gelistdr. evan-gelist SheffieldPosts: 398MI6 Agent
    The A Team is currently on spike channel (series 5). It will be back to series 1 soon.
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  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,107MI6 Agent
    There was a documentary on Sir Roger on BBC2 today. Missed it . Howlong is it before it is on BBC Iplayer to watch
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Talking Pictures : Roger Moore can be watched now, you may have to
    Use the search function but it is available. -{
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  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,107MI6 Agent
    Found it!

    I'll watch it later on and write about it on this thread.

    Cheers,TP. :)
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  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    Saw Legend on TV late last night, bloody fantastic film.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    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 )
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    New Top Gear :
    Better than it was but it's still like watching a tribute act.
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  • Ens007Ens007 EnglandPosts: 863MI6 Agent
    Is Designated Survivor worth a watch? Had a couple of people recommend it over the weekend, but not had chance to start watching it yet.
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,239MI6 Agent
    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.
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  • chrisno1chrisno1 LondonPosts: 3,177MI6 Agent
    Now that Berlin Station has finished, for me, not a single program.
  • FrigilianaFrigiliana Posts: 164MI6 Agent
    "Killing Eve S2" on BBC Not finished it yet .

    "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.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    The Airzone solution :
    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 :)
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  • 007Downunder007Downunder Hobart, Australia Posts: 373MI6 Agent
    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
    Anthony
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,702MI6 Agent
    Since it's summer there's nearly nothing good on TV :#
  • Sir Hillary BraySir Hillary Bray College of ArmsPosts: 2,174MI6 Agent
    "Years and Years" is just coming to the US. Anyone seen it in the UK?
    Hilly...you old devil!
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,239MI6 Agent
    Yes, I liked it. Very prescient.

    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.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    N24 ... " Since it's summer there's nearly nothing good on TV " :#

    Is this a Government policy to get Norwegians out and about in good weather ? ;)
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,702MI6 Agent
    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 :#
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,702MI6 Agent
    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. :D
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Year of the Rabbit ( Channel 4 )
    A very funny Victorian detective comedy series, set in olde London town
    but very much reflecting modern life. :D
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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,417Chief of Staff
    Year of the Rabbit ( Channel 4 )
    A very funny Victorian detective comedy series, set in olde London town
    but very much reflecting modern life. :D

    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!
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    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.
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  • Ens007Ens007 EnglandPosts: 863MI6 Agent
    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 -{
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I know this is an old show but, I've started watching Travelers on Netflix.
    It's a very good Time traveler saving the future premise.
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,702MI6 Agent
    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.

    https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=beforeigners+&&view=detail&mid=B14C9A3582BA359F5A2CB14C9A3582BA359F5A2C&&FORM=VRDGAR
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