TV Series - What Are You Watching?

Watched a couple of episodes off All or Nothing about the All Blacks, excellent so far.

On another note on the same subject, there is a book called Legacy by James Kerr about the All Blacks, absolutely superb read, will have to look it out again when I get home.
 
Watched the second series of Sunderland till I die - a great insight into running a football club. Thoroughly enjoyed the drama, particularly the last few hours of the january transfer window. My wife who is not a football fan, was enthralled. Watched the 6 episodes over 2 nights. Great enterainment.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
This was raised last week so I will do this weeks review. The Andrew Lloyd Webber release this weekend on YouTube was Jesus Christ Superstar, filmed in 2012 I believe. Absolute purgatory, don't watch it ??. I don't know if it was this production or just the music, story etc full stop as I have never seen it before. I can guarantee I will never see it again though. Grim on toast, cut diagonally.
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Saw that it was being shown - the film was good though - well I enjoyed it :)
 
Watched the last two episodes of The Nest. Well...OK... But I'm getting a little fed up investing my watching time in series that seem to peter out or present us with a massive anti-climax and a load of 'really?' conclusions to various 'red herring' plot lines...I'm afraid that's what The Nest felt like to me.

But on the up-side we started watching Breeders on Sky One - and that raised more than one chuckle. Certainly more of a chuckle in Mrs Hogie than Parks and Recreation episode 1 managed (I suggested we had a go at both...). I rather enjoyed P&R but I think it's going to be a 'me alone' watch.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Watched the last two episodes of The Nest. Well...OK... But I'm getting a little fed up investing my watching time in series that seem to peter out or present us with a massive anti-climax and a load of 'really?' conclusions to various 'red herring' plot lines...I'm afraid that's what The Nest felt like to me.

But on the up-side we started watching Breeders on Sky One - and that raised more than one chuckle. Certainly more of a chuckle in Mrs Hogie than Parks and Recreation episode 1 managed (I suggested we had a go at both...). I rather enjoyed P&R but I think it's going to be a 'me alone' watch.
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I think that this is an issue with UK drama. The series are short and decisions on a second series are often not made until long after the series has ended. In the US at least they give a series a 12-23 episode run to work with (and they are not afraid to pull a series midway if it flops) and often order a second season just after season one starts.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Certainly more of a chuckle in Mrs Hogie than Parks and Recreation episode 1 managed (I suggested we had a go at both...). I rather enjoyed P&R but I think it's going to be a 'me alone' watch.
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I've seen all of Parks & Rec and I loved it, as did my wife and daughter. It is one you have to stick with, get to know the characters, let them develop. It is one you could easily drop after the first few episodes but get to ep 7,8 etc and then you will really start to appreciate it. You have the absolute joy coming up of discovering the legend that is Ron Swanson (y).

On a similar theme, try 30 Rock. Another US sitcom, 22 minutes per episode. A similar, collective style of show as Parks & Rec, The Office etc. We are up to series 3 now and enjoying it. Easy going but quite sharp at times.
 
Watching the first series of London Kills (3 episodes thus far) on iplayer at the moment. Not sure what to make of it. The actual episodes themselves and the investigations seem a bit meh and sorted out too quickly. The real interest surrounds where the DI's wife has gone but it seems a bit bizarre to only focus on this during the final 30 seconds or so of each episode.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
I've seen all of Parks & Rec and I loved it, as did my wife and daughter. It is one you have to stick with, get to know the characters, let them develop. It is one you could easily drop after the first few episodes but get to ep 7,8 etc and then you will really start to appreciate it. You have the absolute joy coming up of discovering the legend that is Ron Swanson (y).

On a similar theme, try 30 Rock. Another US sitcom, 22 minutes per episode. A similar, collective style of show as Parks & Rec, The Office etc. We are up to series 3 now and enjoying it. Easy going but quite sharp at times.
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Ron Swanson made an entrance in S1 E1, but only a brief walk-on part...However a vid post by @HK tells me what to expect of him...:)
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Watched the last two episodes of The Nest. Well...OK... But I'm getting a little fed up investing my watching time in series that seem to peter out or present us with a massive anti-climax and a load of 'really?' conclusions to various 'red herring' plot lines...I'm afraid that's what The Nest felt like to me.

But on the up-side we started watching Breeders on Sky One - and that raised more than one chuckle. Certainly more of a chuckle in Mrs Hogie than Parks and Recreation episode 1 managed (I suggested we had a go at both...). I rather enjoyed P&R but I think it's going to be a 'me alone' watch.
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Agree on both counts. The Nest was a bit blah...wished I'd binned it. Love Breeders. So funny and moving too. The language, especially when directed at the kids, is just hilarious!
 
Lord Tyrion said:
I've seen all of Parks & Rec and I loved it, as did my wife and daughter. It is one you have to stick with, get to know the characters, let them develop. It is one you could easily drop after the first few episodes but get to ep 7,8 etc and then you will really start to appreciate it. You have the absolute joy coming up of discovering the legend that is Ron Swanson (y).

On a similar theme, try 30 Rock. Another US sitcom, 22 minutes per episode. A similar, collective style of show as Parks & Rec, The Office etc. We are up to series 3 now and enjoying it. Easy going but quite sharp at times.
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Parks was superb, but unusually I think the first series was slightly weaker than series 2 to 6 where it hits its stride more. It was as if series 1 was a trial run and then from 2 onwards they knew which bits to focus on more. Like how Chris Pratt is more of an extra in s1 but then a regular cast member in s2.
 
Orikoru said:
Parks was superb, but unusually I think the first series was slightly weaker than series 2 to 6 where it hits its stride more. It was as if series 1 was a trial run and then from 2 onwards they knew which bits to focus on more. Like how Chris Pratt is more of an extra in s1 but then a regular cast member in s2.
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I think you are right. It is as if the writers use the initial episodes / series to see which characters work and then are flexible/ruthless enough to know which ones to concentrate on, which to sideline. When you have an ensemble cast you can slide characters in and out quite easily until you hit the right formula.

The key as the viewer it to stick with them whilst they are in that settling down phase. The joy is you then have a really strong cast of characters across the board, no weak links.
 
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