GB72
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I have read them all, great reads but often felt that the great build up was wasted on an overly bombastic, Ryan the action hero ending.
TV Series - What Are You Watching?
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BritaniaII watched the last couple of episodes last night.. asked more questions than it answered TBH
need_my_wedge
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I used to be a big fan of Tom Clancy, the first book I red was Red Storm Rising back in the mid eighties, it is still my favourite of his books. Jack Ryan books were a good read, but I stopped reading after Sum of All Fears back, just kind of got bored with them as they were all a bit samey. John Clark was my fav character in all the books, the TV show has taken a bit if a different route, unless it's based on later books I haven't read. Enjoying it thus far, 4 episodes to go in S2.
need_my_wedge
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Wasn't sure whether to put this in a separate thread as it's not strictly available yet, but certainly one that I am going to watch. Starring the always awesome Guy Pearce and Andy Serkis, produced by Tom Hardy and Stephen Knight (both from Taboo & Peaky Blinders), and rumoured to have Tom Hardy in it too, will hazard a guess at one of the ghosts.
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-11-24/a-christmas-carol-bbc-fx-air-date-cast/
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-11-24/a-christmas-carol-bbc-fx-air-date-cast/
SwingsitlikeHogan
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And on A Christmas Carol I am liking the sound of the new stage adaptation in which it is Ebeneezer Scrooge who dies in childhood rather than his sister Fan - and the story is adapted to revolve around her character.
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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp....nd-stacey-christmas-special-bbc-first-trailer
Just a touch excited 🤗🤗🤗🤗🥳🥳🥳🥳
Just a touch excited 🤗🤗🤗🤗🥳🥳🥳🥳
Wolf
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Out of interest what is it people find so funny about this programme, my Mrs loves it and nearly everyone I know raves about it, but I literally can't stand it and don't find it funny.
You are not alone in finding it a mystery. My daughter loved it and persuaded me to watch it with her. I had the odd smirk and smile but nothing more. Saying that, it was a smirk and smile more than Fleabag gave me and people went into raptures about that as well.
Wolf
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Nope nothing from me, not funny in the slightest or even raising a small smile.
Thank god thought I'd suddenly become Victor Meldrew. Literally don't see it as humorous at and I agree about Fleabag as well compete tripe.
the odd moment is funny, but like many comedies these days what someone else finds funny some others don't mine is Mrs Browns Boys... the least funny thing i've ever seen.
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I guess it’s just a bit more real , down to earth , people that we in life see more off .
I find it clever at times and a good reflection of society
Sad that Doris won’t be there
HomerJSimpson
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Not a huge fan (and another for whom Fleabag didn't raise a flicker) and always worried when these comedy programmes come back after such a long break as to whether they can create whatever "magic" was there. For me the only one that ever did it properly was Only Fools and even then the last couple were just a slight notch down on what had gone before
chellie
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Same thoughts here for me and HID. The Office is another one as well.
Beezerk
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Not a fan here either, watched an episode years ago and thought it was absolute guff.
Mrs Brown's Boys is funnier and that is a very very low bar to set 🤣
SwingsitlikeHogan
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I guess in the same, for me, utterly incomprehensible way that lot's of people seem to find Mrs Browns Boys funny.
Wolf
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The Orifice as I like to call it as that is equally crap, but then I find anything with Gervais on nauseating
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It’s just how telly is - what one person finds funny the next will be bemused by it
I found the Office and all other Gervais stuff brilliant but it’s clear others won’t
Mrs Browns Boys is funny as feck but then I can relate to it in regards the Irish families
I found the Office and all other Gervais stuff brilliant but it’s clear others won’t
Mrs Browns Boys is funny as feck but then I can relate to it in regards the Irish families
HomerJSimpson
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Nope, Thought Mrs Brown's Boys a waste of airtime. Total rubbish.
I actually thought the format and the first series of The Office really good but after than became a one tricky pony
Norrin Radd
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Leaving behind such rubbish as the office ,Mrs browns boys and Kevin and Stacey .utter tripe the lot of em.
I'm currently watching 8days a German series about a huge asteroid due to hit earth in 8days and the trying to escape to America as it's going to hit in France and destroy most of europe
Have watched four episodes so far and it's not too shabby if you don't mind reading
I'm currently watching 8days a German series about a huge asteroid due to hit earth in 8days and the trying to escape to America as it's going to hit in France and destroy most of europe
Have watched four episodes so far and it's not too shabby if you don't mind reading
If you are okay with subtitles then try Deadwind, a Finnish programme on Netflix. That led to a recommendation on here for another Finnish show, Border Town, also Netflix. I enjoyed both. I'll try this one, thanks for the tip
