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[suciul]

Watched the last 6 episodes of Babylon Berlin Season 4 and enjoyed it - talked more about it above, but same impressions, very good though not quite at the level of season 1; a few twists and turns and lots of characters leaving the scene so to speak, a good ending for the main characters (including the obligatory wtf last scene of the season with Gereon and Dr Schmidt aka his supposedly deceased older brother Anno) and some sweet, chilling and comedy moments respectively for the secondary cast. A special mention for the actors playing Alfred Nyssen and Helga who just rock this season, ending both as blondes (!) and hosting a (sort of) reception where they quietly announce their intention to invite to dinner this up-and-coming politician from Munich everyone is talking about...

But the most memorable scene of the season for me was when the American gangster Abe Gold (Abraham Goldstein) who has come to retrieve a diamond stolen from his father by the Nyssens, finally accepts the invitation of his uncle and goes to spend the Sabbath with his extended family he had never met and despite not being religious, partakes in their tradition... Considering it's Berlin 1931, it's really a very powerful scene...

Anyway enjoyed all 12 episodes and looking forward to season 5...

 

[AtramentousFlux]

For this evening:

1899 . Episode 1.

 

[Prairie_Dog]

I started watching Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities which is a horror anthology series that recently was released on Netflix. So far I’ve found it both gritty and gory, but that sort of comes with this territory. I’m interested in the Lovecraft adaptations that are listed later in the series…

 

[suciul]

Watched episodes 5 and 6 of The Peripheral and the show is still enjoyable but kind of slow - not sure where it wants to go and for what reason but at the pace is going it will take a while; while seeing android Flynne kick butt in London 2099 is entertaining, the top prize has to go to assassin Bob (a retired IRA hitman, forced back into the fray in the 2032 world) who is kind like the Schwarzenegger Terminator or like energizer Bunny if you prefer and keeps going and going

 

[AtramentousFlux]

For this evening:

Infiniti (2022) . Episode 1.

 

[Vince W]

Watched episodes 5 and 6 of The Peripheral and the show is still enjoyable but kind of slow - not sure where it wants to go and for what reason but at the pace is going it will take a while; while seeing android Flynne kick butt in London 2099 is entertaining, the top prize has to go to assassin Bob (a retired IRA hitman, forced back into the fray in the 2032 world) who is kind like the Schwarzenegger Terminator or like energizer Bunny if you prefer and keeps going and going

Finished episode 6 and it's not moving forward much. They've expanded and added minor characters at the expense of the major players.

 

[Trollheart]

Let's see. What have I been watching recently?

Watched:

Season four of Ghosts: as funny and unpredictable as you would expect if you watch it

North Sea Connection: Irish/Swedish crime thriller. Hated every character, dumped it after episode two. Bloody awful.

Ridley: Crime drama starring the wonderful Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty) as a retired cop. Excellent.

Clarice: Continuation of The Silence of the Lambs. Superb.

The Thief, his Wife and the Canoe: True story of the man who tried to collect his life insurance by faking his own death, but was too arrogant and fucked himself up, and his wife. Very good.

Inside Man: With David Tennant in a Stephen Moffat thriller you would think you would be on to a winner, wouldn't you? So did I. I was wrong. Monumentally stupid; gave up after one episode.

Holding: Irish comedy-drama about a murder in a small village. Written by Graham Norton. All I can say is it was all right, but no more than that.

Trigger Point: Jed Mercurio executive-produced cop drama following the exploits of the bomb disposal team with a counter-terrorist angle. Very good.

Crossfire: 3-part drama about a holiday hotel falling victim to a shooting incident. Keeley Hawes stars. Quite excellent.

Royal Mob: 4-part docu-drama following Queen Victoria's children and the most powerful families in turn-of-the-century Europe. Very interesting.

Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein's Shadow: 3-part documentary about the daughter of Robert Maxwell convicted for sex trafficking. Harrowing stuff; you just want to punch her smirking face.

Watching:

Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled: You know what to expect, but again, harrowing stuff.

 

[Raf]

Started "Tulsa King" on paramount+ last night. New series starring Sylvester Stallone as an ex con just recently released from prison after serving a 25 yr sentence. Taking the blame for a killing he didn't commit to protect his Capo in New York. During the sentence, he acquires an education and a Doctorate.

Upon returning, he find that the family has moved on without him and does not have place for him in the NY organizations. But are willing to finance a mafia expansion into...Tulsa Oklahoma, of all places.

First 2 episodes are somewhat tongue in cheek as the NY mobster begins to deal the realities of the modern work and the somewhat rural attitudes of Tulsa OK, lol.

Stallone is in fine form for this series, though I did read that there might be some issue with a 2nd season as he is finding the stress of TV filming schedules to be much more difficult than movies.

Pretty good show so far though.

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[Trollheart]

I saw that on my list, wondered what it was about. Sounds interesting.

 

[Ubergeek]

DEL TORO's CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Loved it !



PISTOL [ Danny Boyle ]

An adult fairy tale with Boyle's usual flair . Very enjoyable .

 

[ArtNJ]

We are 4 episodes into House of the Dragon, and I do not like it as much as most seem too. Find it somewhere between the good seasons of GoT and the final two. I won't get into critiques since I think most that plan too have seen it, but why does the king always walk around like he has to take a s**t? The first few episodes I thought it was the infected wound, but after the 2 year flash forward, that seems to have dissappeared. Although I wouldn't be surprised if it pops back up later. Anyway, I'm guessing that its the actor. Shuffling around like he has to take a s**t must be his normal state.

 

[suciul]

Watched episode 7 of The Peripheral and it was better than the previous 2 episodes with lots of cool action in both timelines. The finale looks to be memorable but will see next Friday

 

[Vince W]

Episode 7 was better, but that's no endorsement given the last two. I think the Cherise Nuland character should have been left in the panto they trawled her from.

 

[suciul]

Watched the first 2 episodes from Yellowstone Season 5 and was a bit disappointed - I get why John Dutton needs the power to fight the multinational corporate villain, but frankly it makes for less interesting TV for me as I generally cannot stand political shows with presidents, governors, senators etc; will see how it goes as episode 2 had some of the good stuff from earlier seasons

 

[Westy]

Watched the first 2 episodes from Yellowstone Season 5 and was a bit disappointed - I get why John Dutton needs the power to fight the multinational corporate villain, but frankly it makes for less interesting TV for me as I generally cannot stand political shows with presidents, governors, senators etc

I was thinking the same, but it does get better in episode 3.

 

[Trollheart]

Long ago I saw the very last scene of the last episode of Our Friends in the North, and was intrigued, for some reason. When BBC 4 showed it this week as part of their BFI (British Film Institute) Best TV Programmes or something series, I had a chance to see it all and man did I enjoy it. Apart from anything else - and there's much to recommend it, not least the scene with the miners' strike being almost illegally broken by thuggish police - the makeup used to age the characters believably was incredible. Did not know Daniel Craig got his start here; he was brilliant in it but the star for me was the late Peter Vaughan, once he was supposed to have Alzheimers. A masterful and disturbingly realistic performance.

 

[suciul]

Watched the last episode of Peripheral season 1 and lots cool stuff but had terrible pacing with a major cliffhanger and lots of unresolved issues for season 2 to be; let's hope that gets greenlighted (likely as the show did well overall, but I understand the cost is fairly high so unlike RoP which is a vanity project and will continue even as it loses tons of money, this one may need to justify its cost)

 

[Trollheart]

For those who may have missed it, and are in the UK, I see SKY Arts are showing Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds again today at 5pm. Sky channel 130.

 

[Hobbit]

Am a recent subscriber to Paramount+ this week, so am quite looking forward to trying Yellowstone: although I keep calling it Tombstone for some reason.

In other series, I finished Wednesday - which I liked, although I'm not sure whether the attempt to turn The Addams Family into Riverdale worked for me.

And in a rather strange choice, I am enjoying Blue Bloods, despite it being as cliched as hell. But then I like Tom Selleck.

 

[Vince W]

After watching the last episode of The Peripheral I'm certain William Gibson is laughing all the way to the bank. Outside of some character names and a couple of technical details, this programme bears no resemblance to the book and certainly has none of its depth. I'll not waste my time on a second series. If there is one.