Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
Nov 27th 2020, 7:47 pm
#1936
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Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
I thought HG was excellent in The Gentleman. A movie well worth watching...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8367814/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8367814/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1
I re-watched it earlier in the week. Great movie, and I really do like HG's character, and some of the classic, and some would no doubt think very crude / offensive, lines he comes out with
Nov 27th 2020, 7:54 pm
#1937
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Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
Yeah, the undoing, really good show. I will look out for #6 when it shows up.
I'm almost too used to Netflix where all the episodes are released at the same time. Kind of miss having the weekly releases to be honest. Remember when Broadchurch came out in the UK? The whole country was on a knifes edge waiting for the final episode to reveal the killer.
I'm almost too used to Netflix where all the episodes are released at the same time. Kind of miss having the weekly releases to be honest. Remember when Broadchurch came out in the UK? The whole country was on a knifes edge waiting for the final episode to reveal the killer.
Nov 30th 2020, 2:37 pm
#1938
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Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
‘The 12th man’ on Netflix
Norwegian resistance fighter who is the only one out of 12 to survive attempting to get from Norway to Sweden whilst escaping the occupying Nazi.
it’s a bit gory in places (frost bite and gangrene being an issue) but the scenery is beautiful.
Norwegian resistance fighter who is the only one out of 12 to survive attempting to get from Norway to Sweden whilst escaping the occupying Nazi.
it’s a bit gory in places (frost bite and gangrene being an issue) but the scenery is beautiful.
Nov 30th 2020, 2:39 pm
#1939
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Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
Please tell me it’s in English. I wish the streaming sites would state the language used.
Nov 30th 2020, 3:42 pm
#1941
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Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
(The Undoing, on HBO)
I was wrong above in my earlier post, there are 6 episodes, not 5. I'm watching it on HBO in the US, and they haven't yet released episode 6 (coming this sunday). I'm loving Donald Sutherland in this! I don't think I've ever seen Hugh Grant in a role like this, either; he's quite appropriate for the part.
I was wrong above in my earlier post, there are 6 episodes, not 5. I'm watching it on HBO in the US, and they haven't yet released episode 6 (coming this sunday). I'm loving Donald Sutherland in this! I don't think I've ever seen Hugh Grant in a role like this, either; he's quite appropriate for the part.
Nov 30th 2020, 3:43 pm
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Nov 30th 2020, 4:47 pm
#1943
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Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
Yeah, I really enjoyed it too! It was set around the time I left UK, so quite a bit of it is 'new' to me (I paid little attention to UK news once I left). Maggie does not fare well in the tale! I'm sure all the details of Charles, Di, and Camilla are known to most but I avoid all those shows that talk about it so even that part was fairly new to me. What a dysfunctional crew the royal family is!
Nov 30th 2020, 4:53 pm
#1944
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Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
I did indeed! Brilliant series! I made a fatal mistake - I went reading about the show on Reddit (where people who pay incredible attention to detail on shows discuss the minute details) and one poster there accidentally revealed 'whodunnit' ... so I already knew the outcome, which sucked! Reddit is really good about moderation and the use of 'spoiler' tags, but this one guy mentioned how the book ended, which basically gave it away.
Ever since finishing 'Line of duty' and 'Narcos' back in March/April, I haven't found anything good to watch until this recent batch - Queens Gambit, Crown, and The Undoing. OK, I'll throw 'Norsemen' in there as that was a great laugh ... but I've been disappointed by most of what I've tried for the past several months (things like 'Umbrella Academy'). Really would like to find something of similar quality!
Spoiler:
Ever since finishing 'Line of duty' and 'Narcos' back in March/April, I haven't found anything good to watch until this recent batch - Queens Gambit, Crown, and The Undoing. OK, I'll throw 'Norsemen' in there as that was a great laugh ... but I've been disappointed by most of what I've tried for the past several months (things like 'Umbrella Academy'). Really would like to find something of similar quality!
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Nov 30th 2020, 5:24 pm
#1945
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Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
I did indeed! Brilliant series! I made a fatal mistake - I went reading about the show on Reddit (where people who pay incredible attention to detail on shows discuss the minute details) and one poster there accidentally revealed 'whodunnit' ... so I already knew the outcome, which sucked! Reddit is really good about moderation and the use of 'spoiler' tags, but this one guy mentioned how the book ended, which basically gave it away.
Ever since finishing 'Line of duty' and 'Narcos' back in March/April, I haven't found anything good to watch until this recent batch - Queens Gambit, Crown, and The Undoing. OK, I'll throw 'Norsemen' in there as that was a great laugh ... but I've been disappointed by most of what I've tried for the past several months (things like 'Umbrella Academy'). Really would like to find something of similar quality!
Spoiler:
Ever since finishing 'Line of duty' and 'Narcos' back in March/April, I haven't found anything good to watch until this recent batch - Queens Gambit, Crown, and The Undoing. OK, I'll throw 'Norsemen' in there as that was a great laugh ... but I've been disappointed by most of what I've tried for the past several months (things like 'Umbrella Academy'). Really would like to find something of similar quality!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186356/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2
Nov 30th 2020, 5:34 pm
#1946
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Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
I did indeed! Brilliant series! I made a fatal mistake - I went reading about the show on Reddit (where people who pay incredible attention to detail on shows discuss the minute details) and one poster there accidentally revealed 'whodunnit' ... so I already knew the outcome, which sucked! Reddit is really good about moderation and the use of 'spoiler' tags, but this one guy mentioned how the book ended, which basically gave it away.
Ever since finishing 'Line of duty' and 'Narcos' back in March/April, I haven't found anything good to watch until this recent batch - Queens Gambit, Crown, and The Undoing. OK, I'll throw 'Norsemen' in there as that was a great laugh ... but I've been disappointed by most of what I've tried for the past several months (things like 'Umbrella Academy'). Really would like to find something of similar quality!
Spoiler:
Ever since finishing 'Line of duty' and 'Narcos' back in March/April, I haven't found anything good to watch until this recent batch - Queens Gambit, Crown, and The Undoing. OK, I'll throw 'Norsemen' in there as that was a great laugh ... but I've been disappointed by most of what I've tried for the past several months (things like 'Umbrella Academy'). Really would like to find something of similar quality!
Nov 30th 2020, 5:55 pm
#1947
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Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
The 12th Man does have that as an option.
Nov 30th 2020, 6:16 pm
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Nov 30th 2020, 7:17 pm
#1950
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Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
Gillian Andersen, who is a very attractive woman, as Maggie.....who is not....provokes all sorts of cognitive dissonance!
