Television tonight: what's worth watching?

[StuAff]

2024 is already shaping up to be rather good for TV drama. +1 another one for Mr Bates (as fury-inducing as it was), The Tourist, and just catching up with Truelove (amazing cast given material worthy of them).

[Hot Flatus]

Boat Story on iplayer.

Phenomenal

[Hot Flatus]

Just started Boat Story (BBC). Very good so far. If you liked The Following Events... and We Hunt Together you'll probably like this.

I'm up to ep 3 and it just gets better and better.

So far it rivals Killing Eve

[citoyen]

Just started Boat Story (BBC). Very good so far. If you liked The Following Events... and We Hunt Together you'll probably like this.

I'm up to ep 3 and it just gets better and better.

So far it rivals Killing Eve

Haven't got round to Boat Story yet but I did like the look of it. It's made by the same people who made The Tourist, which I very much enjoyed (though I've not started on the second series yet).

I thought The Following Events... was really terrible, though, and what I saw of Killing Eve vicariously through Gogglebox was enough to put me off. 

Never even heard of We Hunt Together.

Despite what I said about the first series last year, I'm totally hooked on the current series of The Traitors. I think my opinion of the first series was coloured by coming in to it quite late and not knowing who the characters were. You need to be with it from the start - which I was with this series as a colleague was in it. I generally hate this kind of "reality" show, but I love the format of this one, and Claudia Winkleman is perfect as the host.

[Mrs Pingu]

I would not really compare (at least the early series) of Killing Eve with The Following Events. IMO TFE was not in the same league at all.

[Legs]

I would not really compare (at least the early series) of Killing Eve with The Following Events. IMO TFE was not in the same league at all.

Completely agree - Killing Eve was a classic case of shark-jumping; TFE knew when to stop.

[Mrs Pingu]

I did say the early series. And TFE clearly left the ending open for another series.

[Hot Flatus]

Just watched the first episode of The Tourist.

Very tense.

[Legs]

Despite what I said about the first series last year, I'm totally hooked on the current series of The Traitors. I think my opinion of the first series was coloured by coming in to it quite late and not knowing who the characters were. You need to be with it from the start - which I was with this series as a colleague was in it. I generally hate this kind of "reality" show, but I love the format of this one, and Claudia Winkleman is perfect as the host.

Go on then - which of the contestants was your colleague?

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Still trying to get over how daft Mollie was not to realise that the only reason Jaz would have voted to prolong the game would be that either (i) Jaz was a Faithful, or (ii) Jaz AND Harry were Traitors.  She'd not have won anything anyway in the second case; in the first case, the 'worst' that would have happened would have been that Jaz were wrong, and that they would wrongfully cut Harry out of a one-third share of the money (in which case I'm sure she could have made amends if she'd felt really guilty).

[mrcharly-YHT]

We've just finished binging Those Who Kill

3 seasons of scandi noir.

V good. Notable in that the characters are fairly rounded. Even murderers can be likable.

[citoyen]

Go on then - which of the contestants was your colleague?

Ash

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Still trying to get over how daft Mollie was not to realise that the only reason Jaz would have voted to prolong the game would be that either (i) Jaz was a Faithful, or (ii) Jaz AND Harry were Traitors.  She'd not have won anything anyway in the second case; in the first case, the 'worst' that would have happened would have been that Jaz were wrong, and that they would wrongfully cut Harry out of a one-third share of the money (in which case I'm sure she could have made amends if she'd felt really guilty).

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She's come in for a lot of unfair flak over that. Really it's just human nature that we make irrational decisions in pressurised situations based on our feelings. She was convinced both Jaz and Harry were faithful and even though voting for Harry would have been the sensible option, she couldn't bring herself to do it. I can respect that. Harry may have won the game but he lost a friend.

We've been watching the second Aussie series over the weekend. There's a Harry-like figure in that one too but he's even bigger bellend.

[citoyen]

Just watched the first episode of The Tourist.

Very tense.

I didn't enjoy the second series as much as the first - the contrast between the violence and the comedy feels a bit jarring at times, and the ending is a bit unsatisfying. It's still very good though.

[Woofage]

We've been watching the second Aussie series over the weekend. There's a Harry-like figure in that one too but he's even bigger bellend.

Which person do you mean? The one that made the speeches?

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I didn't like the way that the contestants were introduced (or not). One of the finalists (Craig) didn't really "appear" until quite late on and another nearly-finalist (Paul?) didn't really appear at all.

[Woofage]

Decided to watch S2 of Aussie Traitors. Superb ending!

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One of the (original) Traitors played a great game although he's a total twat.

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Three Traitors made it to the end (2 original, one recruited). As expected, twat mentioned above wanted to take it all in the choice between share or steal. His "mate" didn't trust him to share so he chose steal too. The third, the recruited female, saw through both of them and knowing she'd effectively lost decided to steal too, meaning none of them won anything 

[citoyen]

That’s the one I meant!

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The ending was brilliant. And I think what happened was Camille’s gameplan from the moment she got recruited.

I was slightly surprised she accepted the invitation, to be honest, but I guess she realised they would have just bumped her off if she turned them down so it was her best option.

Sammy’s reaction to the reveal was priceless.

[rafletcher]

Boat Story on iplayer.

Phenomenal

We’ve just started to watch this. Remarkable.

[sam]

Evidently I have to watch The Tourist. Very tense about this, as I've been a tourist, and it hasn't always ended well.

[jwo]

The Way. Highly recommended.

Welsh Revolution ✅
Michael Sheen ✅
Adam Curtis ✅
James Graham (Sherwood) ✅

Was everything I'd hoped for (so far).

[rafletcher]

Friday, 23:35, p BBC2, the final season of “How To with John Wilson” If you’ve not seen it before, do a search for the scaffolding episode, which I think was season 2.

[Legs]

The Rescue on iPlayer is well worth a watch.

[Mrs Pingu]

Taskmaster have done it again and snuck out a new series without telling me...

[Nuncio]

Looks like it will be a good one with that lineup. Mind you, IMHO, there hasn't been a duff one yet.

[rafletcher]

One for next week, for those without Eurosport, Quest are showing Paris-Roubaix highlights both sat and sun.

[mattc]

One for next week, for those without Eurosport, Quest are showing Paris-Roubaix highlights both sat and sun.

Good spot! I didn't expect that, thanks.

[Blodwyn Pig]

Watched Allo Allo the other night, the one where Rene is lowering a string of sausages down the drain cover , from inside his trouser leg, to feed ‘those stupid British airmen’ stuck in the drain system. Oh that made I larf.