Off Topic NETFLIX and Box Set series Thread.

The jackal strikes back

 

Return Of The Jackal?

 

Tear in the eye, here’s gem with the lady who moved there, she needed a bit of advice from someone who had don’t exactly what they wanted to do. Moving to a new country with two young kids is daunting, gem did it with aplomb lol. This is the lady with gem, my daughter is on the left, it was a ladies day in the Pav my favourite pub in Spain….

 

Haha great stuff mate, May isn't 'too' far away!

 

Just watched a series from 2020 called
“ Deadwood fell “ David tennant stars, now I’ll be honest I’m not a fan but in this he’s very good. It is well worth a watch if you like Dramas.

 

Yes, it was OK.

 

Netflix - a comparison of two series I recently watched. Firstly, Departure, Series 1, This was quite good, who dunnit and why, fast paced, at times glitzy. Entertaining but I will probably have forgotten about it in a month or so. Second, The Breakthrough, A Swedish crime investigation based on real events. This one got to me completely - nothing glamourous, just visceral, raw, emotional - for me it was beautifully paced (some might consider it slow). There is a kind of closure for everyone concerned but in reality it is just a slight numbing. This one will stay with me...well worth watching. I thought the acting was excellent, no hyped characters, just mundane internally stressed people.

 

In episode three now and yes shocking to watch

 

Not seen and don't doubt it'll be an interesting watch, but I’ll never get over hearing him constantly calling himself ‘Rebel Dread’.

 

A bit cringey I agree.

It was Ari Up, from the Slits, that first called him it apparently.

 

American Primeval
Set in the Wild West
First episode pretty good

 

I've one episode of Departure to watch then that's my next watch.

 

Westerns are my absolute fav genre
Is it set in 1890s then?

 

As far as I know yes, it's violent as **** anarl apparently.

 

Im still hoping blood meridian movie gets made

Im a massive western nerd
I even read the books

 

I used to read 'em years ago because me Dad was a massive reader of all genre of books and one of his favourites was westerns. I'll have to get back reading 'em, i've got a few on me tablet.

 

My fav western book is

Dragonteeth by the guy who wrote jurassic park

Its shortish

Also jurrasic park book is so much better than the film
Reccomend

 

You should put this on the book club thread it annoys some

 

I’ve found the books are often much better than the films, think it’s a detail thing.

 

Is this a book club thread?

“Oh look at me, I can read”

Pfft.