Author Topic: Television tonight: what's worth watching? (Read 342235 times)

Jakob · « **Reply #2200 on:** 27 February, 2022, 07:26:45 pm »

The Filip/Naomi story is the most annoying thing in the book. It's a poor vehicle and they drag it out for far too long.
Laconia/Proto-molecule is mostly in subsequent books, but to be honest, I think they're the weakest in the series and if they don't make any more TV seasons, I think they ended it as well as they could. (Although they do manage to tie up the ending nicely in the books).

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #2201 on:** 27 February, 2022, 08:41:17 pm »

So I've been binge watching.

I have an excellent appetite for animated stuff. This week I have managed

Tales of Vox Machina
Totally over the top, irreverent, obscene fun. Story of a group of disfunctional, usually drunk, mercenaries in a sword and sorcery fantasy world.

Invincible
If you read superhero comics as a kid, this is for you. Not much humour, very dark and gory. Not many animated programs get an 18 rating.

Legs · « **Reply #2202 on:** 07 March, 2022, 09:17:52 am »

Servant of the People (Volodymyr Zelenskyy / life imitating art) has dropped onto All4.

May be a bit close to the bone...

rafletcher · « **Reply #2203 on:** 07 March, 2022, 09:51:54 am »

We've been watching a Bulgarian Police procedural on All4 The Devils Throat Nice and pacy and a great sense of place.

ETA And very good it was too, and I learnt about the forced change of names the state imposed on ethnic Turk and Arab Muslims. All in living memory.

TimC · « **Reply #2204 on:** 07 March, 2022, 12:14:17 pm »

Quote from: Legs on 07 March, 2022, 09:17:52 am

Servant of the People (Volodymyr Zelenskyy / life imitating art) has dropped onto All4.

May be a bit close to the bone...

It's a bit cringeworthy to western eyes. The casual normalisation of corruption and sycophancy is stark.

rafletcher · « **Reply #2205 on:** 09 March, 2022, 12:07:39 pm »

We've really enjoyed Stanley Tucci; Searching for Italy Ok, it's a luvy food travelogue, but a cut above the usual. A pleasant way to pass 45 minutes.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2206 on:** 09 March, 2022, 06:09:55 pm »

Quote from: rafletcher on 07 March, 2022, 09:51:54 am

We've been watching a Bulgarian Police procedural on All4 The Devils Throat Nice and pacy and a great sense of place.

Will look out for that

rafletcher · « **Reply #2207 on:** 13 March, 2022, 11:22:48 am »

Coming up next Saturday on BBC4, the third and final series of “Hidden” already aired in Welsh. IMO not as good as Hinterland was (it’s more “whydunnit” as opposed to “whodunnit”) it’s still worth watching.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2208 on:** 13 March, 2022, 01:39:46 pm »

Quote from: rafletcher on 13 March, 2022, 11:22:48 am

Coming up next Saturday on BBC4, the third and final series of “Hidden” already aired in Welsh. IMO not as good as Hinterland was (it’s more “whydunnit” as opposed to “whodunnit”) it’s still worth watching.

I've still got the previous series sitting on the PVR to watch. I seem to remember starting it just after lockdown and deciding it was too depressing at the time.

rafletcher · « **Reply #2209 on:** 13 March, 2022, 04:34:16 pm »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 13 March, 2022, 01:39:46 pm

Quote from: rafletcher on 13 March, 2022, 11:22:48 am
Coming up next Saturday on BBC4, the third and final series of “Hidden” already aired in Welsh. IMO not as good as Hinterland was (it’s more “whydunnit” as opposed to “whodunnit”) it’s still worth watching.
I've still got the previous series sitting on the PVR to watch. I seem to remember starting it just after lockdown and deciding it was too depressing at the time.

Yeah, all dark dripping wet scenes.

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #2210 on:** 20 March, 2022, 10:37:37 am »

I watched the first episode of this new series of Hidden and it didn’t grab me at all (I have watched all the previous series). Is it worth me persevering?

rafletcher · « **Reply #2211 on:** 24 March, 2022, 07:12:19 pm »

Last night actually, Storyville on BBC 4, The Distant Barking of Dogs a documentary filmed during the Donbass conflict in 2017.

Nuncio · « **Reply #2212 on:** 24 March, 2022, 08:21:06 pm »

I'm watching that, after having watched Winter on Fire on Netflix - behind the barricades in Maidan Square, 2013/2014. They seem a determined lot, those Ukranians.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2213 on:** 29 March, 2022, 06:10:22 pm »

We binge watched The Witchfinder on bbc iplayer this week. Silly fare with Tim Key & Daisy May Cooper.

ravenbait · « **Reply #2214 on:** 29 March, 2022, 06:21:42 pm »

I binged the new splinter show from the Boys Diabolical on Prime recently. If you enjoyed the comics and found the real life version a bit tame, give this a go.

Sam

coops456 · « **Reply #2215 on:** 06 April, 2022, 09:42:14 am »

Rewatching season one of Gentleman Jack on BBC iPlayer, in anticipation of the new series starting on Sunday night. Can't wait!

pcolbeck · « **Reply #2216 on:** 07 April, 2022, 01:43:56 pm »

BBC4 Storyville - The Truffle Hunters

A slow and beautiful film about elderly truffle hunters in Piedmont. The bits where the guy below talks to his dog about finding someone to look after her when he dies made me quite emotional.

fd3 · « **Reply #2217 on:** 13 April, 2022, 10:57:44 am »

Watched the finale of Killing Eve, which I found underwhelming.

Legs · « **Reply #2218 on:** 13 April, 2022, 12:03:39 pm »

Totally jumped the shark, did Killing Eve...

rafletcher · « **Reply #2219 on:** 13 April, 2022, 12:56:32 pm »

We quit midway through the last series, it just didn't grip any more.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2220 on:** 14 April, 2022, 08:48:33 pm »

Yay, new Taskmaster!
<dances furiously

Nuncio · « **Reply #2221 on:** 14 April, 2022, 10:21:32 pm »

fd3 · « **Reply #2222 on:** 14 April, 2022, 11:32:37 pm »

Quote from: Legs on 13 April, 2022, 12:03:39 pm

Totally jumped the shark, did Killing Eve...

fd3 · « **Reply #2223 on:** 23 April, 2022, 11:42:10 pm »

Hignify is back - I didn't realise.

drgannet · « **Reply #2224 on:** 28 April, 2022, 10:42:22 pm »

Life after life, on iPlayer. Rather enjoyed it.