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[Fade and Die]

Just finished it tonight. Thought the whole thing was absolutely fantastic.

SPOILER ALERT....

I thought it was a disgraceful “PC” version of a classic that didn’t work. Very little of the Dickens story or dialogue remained. Scrooge was a victim of a paedophile schoolteacher, Scrooge’s sister packs a gun and Christianity has been replaced with (literally) Black magic! Oh and we get a bare bottom, did we really need that BBC?
The 3 spirits and Jacob Marley has been summoned by Mrs Cratchit. Why? Because Eb did not want sex with her for money. She would have been happy to have sex for the money but felt insulted when Scrooge didn’t want her!
There was no redemption, no feel-good ending and Scrooge was not accepted back into society. Christmas had very little to do with this garbage.

 

[AmandaJR]

SPOILER ALERT....

I thought it was a disgraceful “PC” version of a classic that didn’t work. Very little of the Dickens story or dialogue remained. Scrooge was a victim of a paedophile schoolteacher, Scrooge’s sister packs a gun and Christianity has been replaced with (literally) Black magic! Oh and we get a bare bottom, did we really need that BBC?
The 3 spirits and Jacob Marley has been summoned by Mrs Cratchit. Why? Because Eb did not want sex with her for money. She would have been happy to have sex for the money but felt insulted when Scrooge didn’t want her!
There was no redemption, no feel-good ending and Scrooge was not accepted back into society. Christmas had very little to do with this garbage.

Thanks goodness we quit after the first 30 mins!

 

[patricks148]

just watched "The Witcher" on netflix, not bad if you like that kind of thing, which my wife does

 

[Pin-seeker]

Don’t F**k with cats.
Proper messed up.

 

[AmandaJR]

just watched "The Witcher" on netflix, not bad if you like that kind of thing, which my wife does

Is that kind of thing kind of like GoT? David loved that so might like The Witcher.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Is that kind of thing kind of like GoT? David loved that so might like The Witcher.

It's a combination of GoT and Lord of the Rings. If your other half liked them then he will likely enjoy The Witcher.

 

[Wolf]

We started The Mandalorian tonight and up to episode 3, it's great viewing.
Baby Yoda ?

We've started watching this as well, most enjoyable so far and Mrs Wolf is obsessed with Baby Yoda

 

[Lord Tyrion]

We've started watching this as well, most enjoyable so far and Mrs Wolf is obsessed with Baby Yoda

Is it only on Disney or can it be watched elsewhere?

 

[MegaSteve]

SPOILER ALERT....

I thought it was a disgraceful “PC” version of a classic that didn’t work. Very little of the Dickens story or dialogue remained. Scrooge was a victim of a paedophile schoolteacher, Scrooge’s sister packs a gun and Christianity has been replaced with (literally) Black magic! Oh and we get a bare bottom, did we really need that BBC?
The 3 spirits and Jacob Marley has been summoned by Mrs Cratchit. Why? Because Eb did not want sex with her for money. She would have been happy to have sex for the money but felt insulted when Scrooge didn’t want her!
There was no redemption, no feel-good ending and Scrooge was not accepted back into society. Christmas had very little to do with this garbage.

Have to say I thought it excellent... Exactly the kind of adaption I'd expect to see from Steven (Peaky Blinders) Knight... Suspect it's a first for one of his works to be declared as "PC"...

 

[Wolf]

Is it only on Disney or can it be watched elsewhere?

I watch it through terrarium tv app on firestick

 

[Beezerk]

We've started watching this as well, most enjoyable so far and Mrs Wolf is obsessed with Baby Yoda

We finished it this afternoon, absolutely spiffing stuff.
Roll on season 2 ?

 

[need_my_wedge]

Just started No Offence on Sky On Demand. Never heard of it before, but quite liking it after two episodes.

Also started the Witcher on Netflix, not so sure...... reminds me a bit too much of the old Hercules TV show, but with more boobs. The acting is a big plastic, may give the rest of it a swerve.

 

[patricks148]

Just started No Offence on Sky On Demand. Never heard of it before, but quite liking it after two episodes.

Also started the Witcher on Netflix, not so sure...... reminds me a bit too much of the old Hercules TV show, but with more boobs. The acting is a big plastic, may give the rest of it a swerve.

it gets better so do the boobs

 

[Midnight]

First episode of Dracula on BBC 1 really enjoyed it, some good moments.

 

[upsidedown]

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First episode of Dracula on BBC 1 really enjoyed it, some good moments.

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I concur ??

 

[patricks148]

thought it was a bit.... hammer, but without any female nudity

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

The new Queen on The Crown season 3 was very good on a UK cop show not too far back. Another show too. I can't think of either title or even the lady's name right now but they were all quite good.

I like UK TV in general. Lots of good actors and screenplay writers.

In fact, the only real bad English actor/actress that comes immediately to mind is Patsy Kensit. I can never forget her performance with one of the Baldwin brothers in Bitter Harvest (early 90s). You have to see it to believe it...especially her attempt at an American deep south accent near the end. But she looked nice--still does at 50 or so.

I really like Eva Green. She's a French actress but has no discernible accent speaking English. Most Americans probably think that she's English. She was even good in Penny Dreadful where she mostly kept on her clothes.

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

I've just finished watching Dexter on Netflix, 8 series and 1 year later (I've watched other things inbetween) I was so disappointed by the ending :mmm:

I've also watched all of Breaking Bad (Still the best thing i've watched) & it's spin off Better Call Saul.

Started watching Stranger Things last night as people at work had raved on and after 2 episodes I can't wait to watch it again?

What's everyone else watching at the moment and what series have you enjoyed previously?

I've got a Dexter story. After our beloved Beagle passed away at age 16, my wife decided that she wanted a Welsh Terrier this time. It's one of those dogs that doesn't shed much but requires haircuts instead. I wanted to get a rescue instead of a dog from a breeder, but my wife didn't like any of the dogs locally available--most of which were pit bulls.

A breeder who lives near the Patriots Stadium on the South (of Boston) Shore had a new litter for sale on her website--two males and two females. We ordered one of the males. We were going to call him Dexter after the serial murderer on TV. [We thought he was cool.]

At five weeks, before the pups could leave their mother, we drove down there to see Dexter. He wanted no part of us. He squirmed and wanted to go back into the little empty wading pool
(that the breeder had in her house) to curl up with his litter mates.

As an aside, both males had been chosen, one of the females, and there was a third prospective buyer who wanted a male if one became available.

In the wading pool, while the other three pups huddled up, one of the females, the available one, wanted no part of the others. She was pacing back and forth, trying to climb out of the rubber pool but she was too tiny. We picked her up and her reaction was totally different from "Dexter's." She licked us and nibbled on us and seem to love being held.

My wife asked if the girl pup was available and the breeder said "Absolutely!" with a little too much enthusiasm. We decided that we wanted her instead. Now the breeder was delighted because she had all four pups sold at $1400 bucks each as I recall. Then, when the little pup was placed back into the wading pool, she put her tiny front legs up on the wall of the pool
and then lifted her head back and howled, just like a hound instead of a terrier! She must have sensed that we loved Beagles.

That sealed the deal. When the pup was seven or eight weeks old, we drove back down there to pick her up.

Molly is five years old now but still acts like a puppy. The only problem is that she likes to hump my knee (I go to sleep on my back) when we go to bed. There isn't another 73 year old guy in town who gets as much action as I reluctantly do.

 

[need_my_wedge]

The new Queen on The Crown season 3 was very good on a UK cop show not too far back. Another show too. I can't think of either title or even the lady's name right now but they were all quite good.

I like UK TV in general. Lots of good actors and screenplay writers.

In fact, the only real bad English actor/actress that comes immediately to mind is Patsy Kensit. I can never forget her performance with one of the Baldwin brothers in Bitter Harvest (early 90s). You have to see it to believe it...especially her attempt at an American deep south accent near the end. But she looked nice--still does at 50 or so.

I really like Eva Green. She's a French actress but has no discernible accent speaking English. Most Americans probably think that she's English. She was even good in Penny Dreadful where she mostly kept on her clothes.

Olivia Coleman, the cop show was probably Broadchurch

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

Olivia Coleman, the cop show was probably Broadchurch

Right on both counts. Thanks