Jimbo 175 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 just finished season 4 of House of Cards, not sure how I felt about the ICO/ISIS element, felt a little unimaginative. Enjoying The People Vs O.J. Simpson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 46193 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 On 11/03/2016 at 17:49, Jimbo said: just finished season 4 of House of Cards, not sure how I felt about the ICO/ISIS element, felt a little unimaginative. Enjoying The People Vs O.J. Simpson. Reveal hidden contents He gets away with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimsbyMag 0 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 On 11/03/2016 at 13:44, Christmas Tree said: Just about to finish season 2 of The 100. It's a bit like Buffy meets a Home Bargains version of Game of Thrones. Still very enjoyable fodder TV I've give up on the third series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 On 11/03/2016 at 17:49, Jimbo said: just finished season 4 of House of Cards, not sure how I felt about the ICO/ISIS element, felt a little unimaginative. About halfway through, episode 4 was magnificent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 52175 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Did anyone watch Employable Me last night? I mean I know it's wrong to laugh at people with tourettes, but I haven't laughed that much at a TV programme in years. iPlayer it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4696 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 16:13, Gemmill said: Did anyone watch Employable Me last night? I mean I know it's wrong to laugh at people with tourettes, but I haven't laughed that much at a TV programme in years. iPlayer it. Hilarious and very moving - a canny combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 5311 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Lucifer. So far quite enjoyable fodder TV with some funny dialogue. Have a feeling it will soon wear thin but 4 episodes in I'm still there. At least it should get me through a busy weekend driving all you piss heads about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Justified Season 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7914 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Line of Duty series 3 Class. Series 2 is still on iplayer too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 On 24/03/2016 at 16:13, Gemmill said: Did anyone watch Employable Me last night? I mean I know it's wrong to laugh at people with tourettes, but I haven't laughed that much at a TV programme in years. iPlayer it. Caught up on this the other day, thought it was class. Almost bubbling at the end too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 52175 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 On 30/03/2016 at 17:03, Tooj said: Caught up on this the other day, thought it was class. Almost bubbling at the end too. Aye I nearly went at the end too. For a bloke that seemingly couldn't communicate with or relate to people, he wrote a hell of an affecting speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Was absolutely buzzing for him man. When he started playing the piano was unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1380 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Been catching up with Gotham recently. It's not The Wire or Game Of Thrones but it's thoroughly enjoyable in a less demanding way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11392 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Anyone watch the 2nd run of Daredevil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1380 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Not started on the first season yet. Worth a go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11392 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 On 31/03/2016 at 11:54, David Kelly said: Not started on the first season yet. Worth a go? I think so, aye. Reveal hidden contents It's not like a teen adventure tv show, like Buffy or whatever. Deals with ethics, and loss, and ends justifying the means, and what not, rather than just a hero beating up the monster of the week. Mind you the fight scenes are brilliant in their brutality and choreography. The support cast aren't just background noise and have their own storylines. Vincent D'Onofrio is chilling and threatening as the antagonist, he isn't just a malevolent evil-doer, and to be honest I found his development more compelling than the "hero". This and Jessica Jones have really delivered a gritty underbelly of the sparkly explodey Marvel Cinematic Universe, and you could see all of the characters from the tv series popping up in future movies (and maybe cameos of the bigger stars showing up if the tv shows run for a few seasons) I'm happy to admit I'm a bigger fan of comicbook stuff than most on here, so I stuck a non-spoiler review in spoilers so people who aren't bothered, don't have to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4696 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 For the record Fish, Buffy dealt with ethics, loss, ends vs means and arc heavy story telling better than any recent comic book series I've seen apart from JJ. That excludes Daredevil as I haven't watched it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11392 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 On 31/03/2016 at 12:59, NJS said: For the record Fish, Buffy dealt with ethics, loss, ends vs means and arc heavy story telling better than any recent comic book series I've seen apart from JJ. That excludes Daredevil as I haven't watched it yet. Haven't watched enough of Buffy to make that call, I thought it was mostly monster of the week stuff? The other comic book series that are out at the moment are Agents of Shield, Peggy Carter, then the DC stuff like Flash, Arrow and Gotham. They're all aimed at a younger market I reckon. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4696 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 On 31/03/2016 at 13:10, The Fish said: Haven't watched enough of Buffy to make that call, I thought it was mostly monster of the week stuff? The other comic book series that are out at the moment are Agents of Shield, Peggy Carter, then the DC stuff like Flash, Arrow and Gotham. They're all aimed at a younger market I reckon. Not that there's anything wrong with that. It went through MOTW spells but usually with a seasonal arc underneath with occasional arc milestone episodes (usually sweeps time). After JJ, I'm a lot more willing to give comic stuff a go but I've found it mostly too fluffy so far - especially the DC stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11392 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 On 31/03/2016 at 13:16, NJS said: It went through MOTW spells but usually with a seasonal arc underneath with occasional arc milestone episodes (usually sweeps time). After JJ, I'm a lot more willing to give comic stuff a go but I've found it mostly too fluffy so far - especially the DC stuff. Daredevil is much closer in tone to JJ than anything else out there. Don't think the second season was pro-vs-ant agonist as JJ & DD1 was. The 2 characters introduced in the 2nd season are leads in their own right and while their arcs are interesting, I think the show lacked the overarching menace that JJ & DD1 had in Killgrave and Wilson Fisk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1380 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I watched the first season of Arrow and the first episodes of Legends of Tomorrow and they are difinitely aimed at a younger audience but I wouldn't really say the same about Gotham which is far darker taking on the same themes of Batman. I think I'll give Daredevil a go then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMag 0 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Just finished Daredevil Season 2 last week and thought it was excellent. I liked the characters of Elektra and Punisher. I had heard somewhere that Bernthal (Punisher) may be getting his own series based on this role due to his performance. Jessica Jones was good as well but I think it will be better in the second season. I like Gotham. Haven't watched Arrow or the others... I was always more of a Marvel fan than DC comics but I will say that the new show Lucifer (based on the DC/Vertigo comics) isn't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11392 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 On 31/03/2016 at 16:52, AmericanMag said: Just finished Daredevil Season 2 last week and thought it was excellent. I liked the characters of Elektra and Punisher. I had heard somewhere that Bernthal (Punisher) may be getting his own series based on this role due to his performance. Jessica Jones was good as well but I think it will be better in the second season. I like Gotham. Haven't watched Arrow or the others... I was always more of a Marvel fan than DC comics but I will say that the new show Lucifer (based on the DC/Vertigo comics) isn't bad. very loosely based. It's just become a crime procedural and his quips began to grate fairly quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMag 0 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 On 31/03/2016 at 17:05, The Fish said: very loosely based. It's just become a crime procedural and his quips began to grate fairly quickly. I was wondering if that would be the case. I have watched the first three episodes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Stewart Lee pretending to be Rod Liddle eating popadoms for 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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