Off Topic NETFLIX and Box Set series Thread.

No need to apologise, like I said 90 mins of harmless diversion.

 

Then you should watch Red Sparrow..

 

Just watching an old series called
“ above suspicion “ it’s very good
Has the look of the sweeney for those
of a certain age lol

 

Just watched a brilliant movie, staring Peter Mullan and Brenda Blethyn,cracking actors
called “On a clear day “ from 2005.
This is my kind of movie….

 

A US series called 'Barry' is really enjoyable at the minute. I've never known a TV programme to be quite so adept at weaving between black comedy and drama, with hugely well-rounded characters and a fiendishly clever plot. Remarkable viewing.

 

Apologies if it has already been mentioned but I really enjoyed Black Bird. It’s on Apple or a dodgy firestick (apparently) and based in a prison.

 

Sunday July 23rd 2023. (Episodes 1 & 2)

BBC4 have just started rebroadcasting the 13 part TV documentary "The Ascent of Man", based on the book of essays by the late philosopher-scientist Jacob Bronowski.

All 49 minute episodes available on BBC iPlayer for the next 11 months.

Highly recommended vintage viewing.

 

Naples '44 has been on BBC4 tonight, good documentary, should be on catch up.

 

Watched "Quadrophenia" (released in '79) again on telly the other night and was surprised to see Timothy Spall and Phil Davis had parts therein. Both have done some excellent work since then of course. "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" and "Silk" respectively come to mind.

 

Phil Davis was excellent in Silk, and has been in pretty much everything he's appeared in. Always been surprised we haven't seen him in more stuff.

 

Appreciate the heads up.

 

Secret Invasion with Sam Jackson turned into six episodes of not a lot. Rushed and, like most things Marvel these days, never really went anywhere.

Olivia Coleman is in though and she was brilliant!

 

Going to finally watch The Boys too.

 

Pretty certain he has a plague on a house in Cottingham when he lived there.

 

Lydia Poet. Italian Sherlock like Victorian series. Really good and she’s one hell of a player.

 

Err

 

Hmmm I can see what I did there. Might just leave the post as it is.

 

Last night’s episode of hijack didn’t disappoint,
just 1 episode left, me thinks there definitely will be a second series, there would be too much to cram in 40mins next Wednesday…..

 

I'll be darned - I never knew the fact he had been a lecturer at Hull Universtity ! Thanks for pointing it out. I do recall listening to him when he was on the Beeb's program "The Brains Trust" though.
How exactly does the plague manifest itself? Tourist bombardment? Or an AI generated misquote of a sentence from Romeo & Juliet? "A plaque on both your houses"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-20114724

 

Tense weren’t it? Who the hell is the woman with? no spoilers just in case