TV Series - What Are You Watching?

[Tongo]

Enjoying the bay so far, 3 episodes in.

We've re-started watching the second series with episode 3 last night. I still think that they waste too much time on the main character's personal life. There only seems to be about 5 minutes out of each episode on the actual case! There's always a balance to be had with the case itself and the personal life of the character(s) involved but this one doesnt see to have found that balance for me. They could easily have chopped out a load of it and reduced the series to 4 episodes.

 

[upsidedown]

Also watched The Terror last night - pretty well done overall. Allthough not quite convinced by the emphasis placed on the polar bear!

We enjoyed it too

 

[Mandofred]

Watched Zen with Rufus Sewell.....liked it.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Watched Zen with Rufus Sewell.....liked it.

It was a crime that was binned off. Good stories, glorious settings. The commissioning editor at the BBC at the time decreed there were too many male detective programmes at the time and this one bit the dust ?. Still annoys me now, yes that's irrational but there you go.

 

[Mandofred]

It was a crime that was binned off. Good stories, glorious settings. The commissioning editor at the BBC at the time decreed there were too many male detective programmes at the time and this one bit the dust ?. Still annoys me now, yes that's irrational but there you go.

And....I thought the girl was gorgeous.

 

[Mandofred]

Ash vs Evil Dead....it's a matter of taste however. I like it.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Currently watching Parades End. Beautifully made adaptation of the Ford Maddox Ford trilogy. Three 90min ‘episodes’ not quite matching the three books...but excellent WW1 and Edwardiana. Benedict Cumberbatch superb as main character - a young Edwardian from a very wealthy Yorkshire family but with 18 century views on what should be the correct behaviour and responsibilities of a wealthy Tory landowner such as he. And he most certainly should not be as intrigued and attracted as he is by a much younger middle class suffragette...

 

[williamalex1]

Bates Motel ?

 

[need_my_wedge]

Gasmamman on Amazon Prime (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4716466/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0).

Thought it was going to be a bit like "Weeds" (still one of the best shows out there IMHO) at first, similar premise but not quite, a lot bit darker and no black humour. Still a few idiot moments with the teen daughter, I'm sure script writers add these things on purpose as there seems to be a formulaic list of "why would you do that" actions to these dramas, but very good overall. Just finished season 1, moving on to 2 tonight.

 

[rudebhoy]

Bloodlands. Enjoyed the first two episodes, but last night's was just total nonsense, so many daft twists and gaping plot holes.

 

[AmandaJR]

Your Honor on Sky Atlantic. Pretty good despite the missing vowel in the title!

 

[backwoodsman]

Just finished off The Terror on iPlayer. As per other post, it started off ok but unfortunately got just more & more bizarre & fanciful as it went on. Ok, the basic events on which its based are scant of detail, but this just went too far.

 

[Fromtherough]

Your Honor on Sky Atlantic. Pretty good despite the missing vowel in the title!

Yeah we’re enjoying this. Although... the Son is annoying the life out of me. I find his whole demeanour distracting.

 

[patricks148]

we watched a documentary on Max Clifford last night, what a sleezebag. didn't show sections of the Britsh media in a good light

 

[Smiffy]

Being on furlough is allowing me to watch "Cheers" every morning. Possibly the best comedy ever to come out of America.... or at least on a par with Frasier.
Brilliant.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Being on furlough is allowing me to watch "Cheers" every morning. Possibly the best comedy ever to come out of America.... or at least on a par with Frasier.
Brilliant.

What I like about Frasier is apart from haircuts it's timeless

Still as on point today as ever

 

[Smiffy]

What I like about Frasier is apart from haircuts it's timeless

Still as on point today as ever

Absolutely.
And is there anybody with such comic timing as David Hyde-Pierce??
Absolutely brilliant.

 

[Tongo]

What I like about Frasier is apart from haircuts it's timeless

Still as on point today as ever

Brilliant, well written, clever comedy that didnt require smut or swearing to get laughs. What was so well done was how a joke would only play out / become obvious a little later in the episode. We still watch episodes / out box sets now and enjoy them even though we've seen them many times over.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Brilliant, well written, clever comedy that didnt require smut or swearing to get laughs. What was so well done was how a joke would only play out / become obvious a little later in the episode. We still watch episodes / out box sets now and enjoy them even though we've seen them many times over.

Coming back aswell, not sure if they got everyone on board but it has been commissioned maybe following his life in Chicago now was it? Where he went in the last episode

 

[Smiffy]

Coming back aswell, not sure if they got everyone on board but it has been commissioned maybe following his life in Chicago now was it? Where he went in the last episode

Being talked about. Whether it will work as well without John Mahoney we won't know. Also think the series lost a little once Niles and Daphne got married. Similar to Only Fools. That wasn't as good after Rodney and Cassandra got hitched.