TV Show recommendations

Started by Archie Mitchell, June 23, 2009, 11:32:19 PM

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quit yo jibbajabba

I found it/him cringey at times but still enjoyable overall.

The big assassin flew the helicopter in Walter Mitty and the tasty love interest was in Line of Duty. Swear to God im gettin worse...

armaghniac

Quote from: Main Street on January 11, 2022, 11:39:17 PM
Quote from: screenexile on January 10, 2022, 11:54:10 PM
Just finished The Tourist it's bonkers but funny and somehow works.

Dornan is very good in it!!
I thought he was excellent as the Irish army sergeant in the Siege of Jadotville  but wasn't his Nordie accent just too corny and forced in the Tourist?

Is Jadotville on any streaming service?
If at first you don't succeed, then goto Plan B

Never beat the deeler

Quote from: armaghniac on January 12, 2022, 01:54:22 AM
Quote from: Main Street on January 11, 2022, 11:39:17 PM
Quote from: screenexile on January 10, 2022, 11:54:10 PM
Just finished The Tourist it's bonkers but funny and somehow works.

Dornan is very good in it!!
I thought he was excellent as the Irish army sergeant in the Siege of Jadotville  but wasn't his Nordie accent just too corny and forced in the Tourist?

Is Jadotville on any streaming service?

It's on Netflix in Aus, not sure if that's the same at home
Hasta la victoria siempre

nrico2006

Good to see Dornan using his normal accent, one of the few actors from the north who has an accent that sounds good on TV.  Think he spoke normally in Robin Hood too.  Mad that the show tried to pander to the woke generation with the potential romance in the show, bit of a joke.
'To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal, light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle.'

johnnycool

Quote from: Main Street on January 11, 2022, 11:39:17 PM
Quote from: screenexile on January 10, 2022, 11:54:10 PM
Just finished The Tourist it's bonkers but funny and somehow works.

Dornan is very good in it!!
I thought he was excellent as the Irish army sergeant in the Siege of Jadotville  but wasn't his Nordie accent just too corny and forced in the Tourist?

He certainly didn't hide his Norn Ironisms that's for sure.

The story got a bit stretched at times on the believability front but it was quirky and fun at the same time so I'd say all in it's a good watch.


Main Street

Quote from: Never beat the deeler on January 12, 2022, 03:25:38 AM
Quote from: armaghniac on January 12, 2022, 01:54:22 AM
Quote from: Main Street on January 11, 2022, 11:39:17 PM
Quote from: screenexile on January 10, 2022, 11:54:10 PM
Just finished The Tourist it's bonkers but funny and somehow works.

Dornan is very good in it!!
I thought he was excellent as the Irish army sergeant in the Siege of Jadotville  but wasn't his Nordie accent just too corny and forced in the Tourist?

Is Jadotville on any streaming service?

It's on Netflix in Aus, not sure if that's the same at home
I think it's widely available on Netflix, though I have never darkened Netflix's doors. I prefer a torrent to a stream.

armaghniac

Quote from: Main Street on January 12, 2022, 11:27:19 AM
Quote from: Never beat the deeler on January 12, 2022, 03:25:38 AM
Quote from: armaghniac on January 12, 2022, 01:54:22 AM
Quote from: Main Street on January 11, 2022, 11:39:17 PM
Quote from: screenexile on January 10, 2022, 11:54:10 PM
Just finished The Tourist it's bonkers but funny and somehow works.

Dornan is very good in it!!
I thought he was excellent as the Irish army sergeant in the Siege of Jadotville  but wasn't his Nordie accent just too corny and forced in the Tourist?

Is Jadotville on any streaming service?

It's on Netflix in Aus, not sure if that's the same at home
I think it's widely available on Netflix, though I have never darkened Netflix's doors. I prefer a torrent to a stream.

All technologies have a role, as long as you don't steal stuff.
If at first you don't succeed, then goto Plan B

shantygael

you've only had enough to drink when you cant hold onto the ground

Jell 0 Biafra

One for Succession fans:

So, on the basis of rave reviews here and elsewhere, I've started watching this.  I'm 7 episodes into the first season and struggling to see what the fuss is all about.   Is it one of those shows that gets better after a slow start, or have I seen enough now to conclude that it's just not going to work for me?

smort

Quote from: Jell 0 Biafra on January 12, 2022, 09:15:09 PM
One for Succession fans:

So, on the basis of rave reviews here and elsewhere, I've started watching this.  I'm 7 episodes into the first season and struggling to see what the fuss is all about.   Is it one of those shows that gets better after a slow start, or have I seen enough now to conclude that it's just not going to work for me?

Same here! Watched first 3 episodes of season 1 and have gave up

thewobbler

I've tried 3 times now to get past episode 3 of succession and can't do it. The characters are just too unilaterally vile.

Jell 0 Biafra

I don't mind a show full of vile characters.  That's not the issue for me, at any rate.  It's just (so far at least) not that interesting.

Main Street

Quote from: armaghniac on January 12, 2022, 02:56:15 PM
Quote from: Main Street on January 12, 2022, 11:27:19 AM
Quote from: Never beat the deeler on January 12, 2022, 03:25:38 AM
Quote from: armaghniac on January 12, 2022, 01:54:22 AM
Quote from: Main Street on January 11, 2022, 11:39:17 PM
Quote from: screenexile on January 10, 2022, 11:54:10 PM
Just finished The Tourist it's bonkers but funny and somehow works.

Dornan is very good in it!!
I thought he was excellent as the Irish army sergeant in the Siege of Jadotville  but wasn't his Nordie accent just too corny and forced in the Tourist?

Is Jadotville on any streaming service?

It's on Netflix in Aus, not sure if that's the same at home
I think it's widely available on Netflix, though I have never darkened Netflix's doors. I prefer a torrent to a stream.

All technologies have a role, as long as you don't steal stuff.
Hmm, I suspect technology has stolen your life away.

quit yo jibbajabba

Succession - i think its vv gd. Like a lot of things nowadays as soon as something gets popular the hyperbole takes over. I dont think its the best thing ever but very enjoyable. Memory like a sieve so can hardly mind series 1 but each series ending has left me looking forward to the next. Some great humour, to me its like Dallas for our era. Hope this helps. Ive rambled and far from a critic

screenexile

It's one of those things not everything is for everyone.

For me and a lot of others it is brilliant. The seasons ebb and flow with slow episodes then explosive ones that really kick off and can be some of the best Tv you'll see.

The characters are all inherently flawed and narcissistic always working their own angle so there are very few if any you will like but then you're not supposed to. The writing is absolutely superb and some of the dialogue especially in the big episodes is class. Ditto for the acting!

If it's not for you fair enough but I certainly think it's worth sticking with.