Author Topic: Television tonight: what's worth watching? (Read 342086 times)

fruitcake · « **Reply #2175 on:** 29 January, 2022, 09:21:04 am »

I watched this BBC documentary this week about TV presenter Jay Blades learning to read as an adult. Was moved to tears by his vulnerability and determination. Interested to see the teaching process and heartened by the support he received from family and colleagues. A good watch.

https://t.co/xJKkbR7w79

Kim · « **Reply #2176 on:** 01 February, 2022, 12:08:26 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 17 January, 2022, 12:58:56 pm

Quote from: Jakob on 17 January, 2022, 05:39:59 am
Just finished the Expanse S6 and it was quite good. It hasn't been renewed yet and they managed to tie up most of the loose ends.

I've just re-watched S1 with a view to giving it another chance. It's much better when your expectations are re-calibrated away from Babylon 5, as I'd previously got hung up on the Poundland Garibaldi. I'm suspicious that whatever version I watched the first time round had a dodgy audio mix, as it didn't seem anywhere near as hard to follow.

Finished S6 last night. It got much better after S1.

Without getting bogged down in details I'd say "better than the Battlestar Galactica reboot, but not as good as Babylon 5".

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #2177 on:** 01 February, 2022, 12:10:48 pm »

<Tim_Bisley>
So it’s a big pile of shit then?
</Tim_Bisley>

Kim · « **Reply #2178 on:** 01 February, 2022, 12:27:18 pm »

Medium pile of shit, innit.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #2179 on:** 05 February, 2022, 05:33:08 pm »

Quote from: rafletcher on 18 January, 2022, 07:58:16 am

Not tonight, and watchability to be decided, but I think this is the first TV adaptation of a Jack Reacher book, the very first, Killing Floor. To debut on Amazon Prime om Feb. 4th. At least the leasing actor is more appropriate - one Alan Ritchson, 39 years of age and 6' 2" tall - than Tom Cruise.

I liked one reacher book, hated another (irritated by stupidity of some of the stuff about reacher).

Anyway, the TV series is very true to the book, Alan Ritchson plays it well and has muscled up to match the physical appearance of the character.

Malcom Goodwin (police detective) is a great foil to Reacher.

rafletcher · « **Reply #2180 on:** 06 February, 2022, 11:33:03 am »

Yep, I watched it over a couple of evenings, as my wife was away, and enjoyed it. One thing that did strike me was the quantity of violence. I’ve recently read the first Andrew Child Reacher, and didn’t much like it, it seemed far more violent than the last few Lee Child outings, and Reacher had no empathy whatsoever. I think the TV Reacher was a good fit (certainly better than Tom Cruise IMO) but I’d obviously forgotten (well it’s been 25 years!) the violence in The Killing Floor. Lee Child must have been subtlety reigning it in as the character aged.

andrewc · « **Reply #2181 on:** 08 February, 2022, 11:34:32 pm »

My Father loves the Reacher books & lent me "Killing Floor", I skimmed it & wasn't too impressed. The Amazon version is well done & enjoyable hokum, if you've tolerance for bones being crunched & an un-killable hero. Full marks for the use of an abandoned bicycle wheel as a defensive weapon as well. And a good reason for a gentleman to wear a tie. A handy strangulation aid.

fd3 · « **Reply #2182 on:** 09 February, 2022, 02:39:50 pm »

BBC Playa: Hidden Assets - Irish/Belgian crime story, leaves me confused as to why I live in Brum

Legs · « **Reply #2183 on:** 09 February, 2022, 03:54:16 pm »

My parents recommended that to me. Not much telly-watching time but Pottery Throwdown is easy viewing...

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2184 on:** 09 February, 2022, 06:16:31 pm »

Quote from: fd3 on 09 February, 2022, 02:39:50 pm

BBC Playa: Hidden Assets - Irish/Belgian crime story, leaves me confused as to why I live in Brum

We watched that. It was ok but the acting was a bit wooden.

Jakob · « **Reply #2185 on:** 10 February, 2022, 08:53:19 am »

Mandalorian S2.5 (Also known as Boba Fett).
Disney attempts to turn a cold blooded bounty hunter into a nice guy and fails miserably. Maybe it was a bad idea to start with?. The Tusken Raider back story was moderately interesting, but other than that nothing was interesting until the Mandalorian returned.
The worst episodes in general, were the ones directed by Robert Rodriguez. Too many tropes, 'homages', etc. Ray Harryhausen style stop-motion in the first 2 episodes, really bad practical effects (which I know they desperately tried to salvage in post, but there's only so much you can do with crap footage) and then the stupid King Kong re-enactment in the last episode.
...but...most of all, it failed because it tried to turn Boba Fett into a nice guy.

fd3 · « **Reply #2186 on:** 10 February, 2022, 07:45:14 pm »

^^ I mostly liked the bits in foreign. I assumed all the Irish are wooden
^ that does indeed sound poor.

sg37409 · « **Reply #2187 on:** 10 February, 2022, 10:28:11 pm »

We're watching, This is going to hurt on iPlayer. Loving it.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2188 on:** 10 February, 2022, 10:31:02 pm »

I had to put the subtitles on for the start of that as I couldn't keep up.

mattc · « **Reply #2189 on:** 10 February, 2022, 10:54:54 pm »

Quote from: sg37409 on 10 February, 2022, 10:28:11 pm

We're watching, This is going to hurt on iPlayer. Loving it.

It's a brilliant book (I would never have guessed it was adaptable). And I love BenW.

If this is half as good as the sum of its parts ...

Jaded · « **Reply #2190 on:** 12 February, 2022, 07:23:25 pm »

Came across this after watching the rugby.

The Masked Singer.

Wow! Who needs Public Service Broadcasting when you can have this!!

I think it is Michael Jackson, in the bedroom, with the candle.

Jaded · « **Reply #2191 on:** 12 February, 2022, 08:27:58 pm »

OMG

It’s

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fd3 · « **Reply #2192 on:** 12 February, 2022, 11:35:35 pm »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 09 February, 2022, 06:16:31 pm

Quote from: fd3 on 09 February, 2022, 02:39:50 pm
BBC Playa: Hidden Assets - Irish/Belgian crime story, leaves me confused as to why I live in Brum

We watched that. It was ok but the acting was a bit wooden.

Having now watched the "thrilling conclusion" I would like to take back 85% of the good things I said about it.

fd3 · « **Reply #2193 on:** 13 February, 2022, 10:43:13 pm »

Quote from: sg37409 on 10 February, 2022, 10:28:11 pm

We're watching, This is going to hurt on iPlayer. Loving it.

Just goes to show that it takes all sorts; watched episode 1 and not sure why anyone would watch it.

Jaded · « **Reply #2194 on:** 13 February, 2022, 11:09:19 pm »

We’ve finished watching The Responder.

Thought it was excellent.

fd3 · « **Reply #2195 on:** 14 February, 2022, 09:50:34 am »

Again, I am at odds with my peers - we couldn't finish watching episode 1 of that,

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #2196 on:** 14 February, 2022, 10:04:26 am »

I started watching Chicago Med.

Yes it is Soap.

However, in a medical soap, you'd expect some nod towards medical accuracy. This is as bad as House.

Just watched a doctor 'set' a leg, no xray taken first, by twisting the foot (facing backwards) to the front. No traction to separate the ends of bones. Totally ignoring the structure of the lower leg. ffs.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #2197 on:** 21 February, 2022, 01:49:28 pm »

The Expanse, season six

Supposedly the final season. If so, a stupendously weak ending.

Also

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Sorry, that was supposed to be in spoilers

andrewc · « **Reply #2198 on:** 21 February, 2022, 03:38:08 pm »

Filip deserts the Free Navy in Babylon's Ashes and is last heard from trying to earn an honest living under a new name. No mention in the subsequent books.

The bit about people being reincarnated in a creepy way happens in Tiamat's Wrath, but it's not a child who it happens to. I've not read Perseopolis Rising yet, so don't know the long term outcome.

If funding for another series was dodgy, then they probably did the best they could. The occupation of Sol system by the Laconians was omitted completely, so there may be scope for future series.

citoyen · « **Reply #2199 on:** 24 February, 2022, 09:57:54 pm »

I'm currently watching Nick Crane scaling the Cioch on Skye in Edwardian climbing gear. Breathtaking.
(Coast, BBC4)