Reply With QuoteWe really enjoyed the first episode of Dracula on iPlayer. Gory and a bit scary but modern and doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Tried to watch this, first episode, then realised I’ve tried to watch it before when it was first launched in 2018. Did see the first episode through to the end this time. Effects were pretty good, but the acting was meh, especially Will Robinson. Gonna give up on this one and keep with watchmen, now midway through season 1, and must say the twists and turns are great, bonkers story line, absolutely love it.Originally Posted by wildheart
Lost in Space, great acting, superb sets and good family action and fun. As good as the first season!
We really enjoyed the first episode of Dracula on iPlayer. Gory and a bit scary but modern and doesn’t take itself too seriously.
We watched the first one last night and enjoyed it as well. See that the second episode got 5 stars in both the Telegraph and Guardian, but haven't read either review in case there are any spoilers.
Roman Empire - on Netflix.... thoroughly enjoyed, - would highly recommend.
The Witcher is awful quality but worth a watch.
Bit of an oldie but Wild Wild Country on Netflix is surreal and very interesting!
Messiah, a really good watch.
Dracula just turned up on Netflix France. An interesting take on the story, not entirely faithful to the novel and the portrayal of the count seems to owe more than a little to Tom Ellis's Lucifer Morningstar.
Jonathan Harker - "You're a monster"
Dracula - 'and you're a lawyer, no-one's perfect"
Dracula is peak state broadcaster.
Title character now flamboyantly bisexual (with an estuary accent, because heaven forbid a count should sound aristocratic). Male protagonist now a mouthy woman. Token black character, check. Token Asian character, check. Token disabled character, check. Multiple gays, check. Obligatory blather about white/male privilege, check. Obligatory sneer at Brexit, check. Etc, etc, etc...
It’s more entertaining than Woke of the Worlds was though, to be fair.
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Very good indeed
YOU on Netflix is good..series 1 drags a little, but series 2 makes up for it
Not new by any means, but I recorded the 12 part The First World War on PBS America recently and have watched half of the episodes so far.
Don't let the America bit put you off, this is a UK series, very much in the vein of The World At War, but about the first world war.
As with the ww2 series (I typed the acronym, but decided against it!), it covers a lot of events that tend to be forgotten about (Fighting on the Eastern Front, between the Ottoman empire and the Allies, fighting in Africa and the Japanese involvement) in the general obsession with the Western Front.
There's not as much contempary film, unsurprisingly, but what there is is deeply unsettling and prescient.
If you found The World At War a worthwhile watch, give this one a try if you can find it.
M
Watched the first one. What a load of PC twaddle. Van Helsing has morphed into a woman!! What next, Shirley Holmes and Ms Watson? A ha ha ha ha ha
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Binge watched it in under 24 hours, it may not be everyone's cup of tea but to my mind it was very good indeed.
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Watched both series of Bancroft on catch up, and thought it was a good tale with a couple of unexpected twists.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
It's not new, but I've just discovered "Chuck" on Prime.
So far, absolutely great fun, and five full seasons to enjoy.
This is the kind of show the Americans do so well - great casting, great scripting, great idea and the humour / action is perfectly judged.
Anyone else know this gem?
So clever my foot fell off.
watching the kingdom on Netflix
decent gory zombie stuff set in ancient china.. if you can ignore the dubbing
Watched the first 3 'Dirty money' series on Netflix, the first one on the VW emissions scandal isn't that interesting but the next 2 were fascinating, US payday loan business and then big Pharma and their shenanigans.
Cheers..
Jase
I’m enjoying Maltese - The mafia detective on All4 at the mo.
It’s done by the people that did Gomorrah.
Really enjoyed 'Pennyworth' on Starz. Well written, produced, great actors and characters, DC Multiverse with elements of Victorian, Edwardian, Georgian, 60's and 70's (Bloke locked in the stocks guarded by a London Bobby holding an MP40 machine gun with an airship in the background and a Ford Zodiac drives past) and elements of subtle steam punk. Jack Bannon plays a blinder and his accent is subtle but very accurate.
No, but ive added it to my watchlist on your recommendation. Im running low on comedies.
Jup - I watched it in real time. Just saw that was......2007! Was pretty good right up to the end as well if memory serves.
Just watched the first two episodes of James May, Our Man in Japan.
Very enjoyable.
We watched the first ep of BBC's Dracula last night - utter, utter garbage.
We've also started HBO's Succession. We're 5 eps in and it's superb. One of the best character driven dramas I've seen.
Just finished watchmen. Very Different and bloody Brilliant. Could of given up after the first couple of episodes but is a really great show.
We just finished Watchmen last night, agree a great series with good variation across the episodes
"Only possible because of the unique way (etc etc...)"
Just watched don’t F**k with cats. Wow. Worth a watch if you like this kind of Steven Avery documentary thing.
Also, it may of already been mentioned, for all those of a certain age , you just got to watch Atari:game over. Simply brilliant piece of nostalgia and unbelievable back story to the 70/80’s.
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Not sure if I or somebody else has mentioned it before, but I thought Fosse Verdon, available on BBC iPlayer, was very good. An unlikely subject, choreographers Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon: Sweet Charity, All That Jazz, Chicago, Cabaret.
Sharp script, great acting from Sam Rockwell and Michelle Phillips.
They did some quite groovy Austin Powers style stuff.
https://youtu.be/e1Db3t3f5-Q
https://youtu.be/xKSA049xkiU
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I normally really enjoy vampire movies / shows, but this was a bit meh, will watch the 2nd episodes and see if it gets better. They used the normal characters names etc but not sure on the direction.
Just caught-up with Dracula - having read any number of stinking reviews that evidently studiously missed the point (I mean, c'mon - what did anyone expect from Mark Gatiss in particular?), I knew I'd like it, so I hung-up my pedant's hat and it turned out I loved it: thoroughly entertaining schlock.
The advertising billboard was clever, too - https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/...one-billboard/
Messiah on Netflix. Roll on series two, if there is to be one. Defo worth a watch.
I concur. Of the trio of former Top Gear / current Grand Tour presenters, I find him the most entertaining to watch.
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Really, I thought it dull.
Saw it was James May so didn't bother.
Cheers,
Neil.
I think the majority of bad reviews were because the first 2 episodes were pretty good, but the final one was rubbish...
M
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Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Well I’ve since watched them all, and my opinion of the show is that it gets even better.
His guide Yujiro is bonkers.
That seems to be the received wisdom, didn't find it so myself, but the main twist was a mite clunky I suppose, and not going to play well with purists.
At least it wasn't the clusterf*** that War of the Worlds was...
I've just started that enjoying it so far, 2 episodes in
Gomorrah, Italian Mafia series, excellent so far, it’s in Subtitles but that doesn’t bother me.
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Unbelievable - Netflix. Slow to start but worth sticking with. Based on a true story.
Andy
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Another for Unbelievable, great series.
Also Treadstone on Prime has been binged by my wife & I over the weekend, continuation of Jason Bourne type of thing.
James May, ditched after 20mins, was just dull, dull, dull. Other opinions may be out there!
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Netflix 3 part documentary,"Don't F*** with cats'.
An internet hunt for an online cat killer, which turns even more sinister.
We just binged this ourselves this last weekend. Quite enjoyable really, great variation on the 'Treadstone / Blackbriar' storylines from concept to contemporary. Some great twists and surprises from left field; highly recommended!
Quite liked it but felt they had too many story lines on the go at the same time, certainly had a lot to live up to compared to the films!
**Wisting spoiler**
As for Wisting, strangely wrapped up in double quick time, was expecting the ending to be a lot more drawn out!
or perhaps not? There are 4 more episodes.
Andy
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Eps 6-10 are a different story, I believe........
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