Agreed. Self-indulgent tripe 2/10Constanza wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2024 11:42 amIt was so boring I was going to push him off myself.Long slender neck wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:44 pm Anatomy of a fall- textbook boring European poo poo
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Fargo S5- Enjoyable. Fargo continues its good/bad/good/bad/good series pattern, so i look forward to series 7.
The Truth vs Alex Jones- my God, what an absolute infuriating scumbag this man is and what a world we live in where he enjoys such popularity.
Fallout- I'm a nerd and thought this was just fine, not brilliant.
Fresh- found this horror on film4, I kind of wanted to turn it off once the premise was revealed but glad I didnt.
Dear Evan Hansen- started well but faded. Its a musical about a guy who gets mixed up in another pupils suicide. Songs arent good enough. Leads face looks rubbery, to be fair I think this 'schoolboy' was pushing 30.
The Truth vs Alex Jones- my God, what an absolute infuriating scumbag this man is and what a world we live in where he enjoys such popularity.
Fallout- I'm a nerd and thought this was just fine, not brilliant.
Fresh- found this horror on film4, I kind of wanted to turn it off once the premise was revealed but glad I didnt.
Dear Evan Hansen- started well but faded. Its a musical about a guy who gets mixed up in another pupils suicide. Songs arent good enough. Leads face looks rubbery, to be fair I think this 'schoolboy' was pushing 30.
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Hopefully my outie will enjoy that.
Who the hell is that at the end?
Who the hell is that at the end?
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The Daley Thompson thing on the Beeb.
Absolutely outstanding for people of a certain age. The jet packs at LA84 being the zenith of this nostalgia fest.
Absolutely outstanding for people of a certain age. The jet packs at LA84 being the zenith of this nostalgia fest.
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High Country on iPlayer. 6 eps done out of 8, thoroughly enjoying it so far, great sense of suspense and some incredible, gorgeous but eerie scenery of a part of Australia that doesn't get showcased often.
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I will,but expecting a dud like the recent others/covenant stuff.
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Just finished watching the 5 part mini series 'Chernobyl', about the explosion in the nuclear reactor. Brilliant British cast and excellently produced and directed. Thoroughly recommended.,
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The Iron Claw- pretty sad drama about a family of wrestlers. 8/10 On Amazon Prime at the moment.
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Do you know its compulsory for residents to wear 2 pairs of underwear? Because Chernobyl fall out if you don't.Chicken Dhansak wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2024 7:32 pm Just finished watching the 5 part mini series 'Chernobyl', about the explosion in the nuclear reactor. Brilliant British cast and excellently produced and directed. Thoroughly recommended.,
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Not related to watching anything but was pretty surprised to learn he's now shacked up with Rosie Holt.
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Finished this over the weekend. Outstanding, thoroughly enjoyed it.Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2024 11:20 pm High Country on iPlayer. 6 eps done out of 8, thoroughly enjoying it so far, great sense of suspense and some incredible, gorgeous but eerie scenery of a part of Australia that doesn't get showcased often.
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Watched Withnail & I for the first time last night. Excellent albeit and wierd middle part with uncomfortable threat of anal rape
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A bit of a theatre round up as it's been a while....
For those of you who have not yet seen the brilliant Standing at the Sky's Edge (and were planning to), which was mentioned several pages ago on this thread, you have until 3 August to catch it at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
Hadestown - Playing at the Lyric Theatre, this retells the Greek myths of Hades & Persephone and Orpheus & Eurydice against a plot that features themes of industrialisation, worker exploitation, organised resistance and having your hopes and dreams ultimately dashed. And with a banging soundtrack of Americana, folk, jazz and rock.
The current cast is incredible too, but worth mentioning Irish actor Donal Finn. When he turned up for auditions they loved his accent so much that they chose to have the whole cast perform with their real provincial accents. It's a unique experience.
Next To Normal - On a strictly limited run until 21 September at the Wyndhams Theatre. Possibly my top choice for the year so far. And this cast, which is A-grade, will almost certainly never be in this show at the same time again, so it's worth catching now if you can. Also has a banging list of songs.
This is a challenging show, for which the trigger warnings may be advisable for certain people (although, they do reveal spoilers if you read them too closely). Let's just say that it doesn't hold back in dealing with themes of serious bereavement and mental illness. A few performances have had to be paused with audience members having breakdowns.
You'll probably need therapy afterwards, but you'll have seen a serious work of art that you'll be thinking about for weeks after. I still think about the haunted and shocked silence of the audience as they slowly left the theatre afterwards. And the dawning realisation during the first act when we began to realise just how deep and dark this story was going.
Coming up soon is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This has nothing to do with the film (which was pretty crap). It tells the story of a man born old in a remote Cornish fishing village, who ages in reverse.
I saw a previous version of this in development at the Southwark Playhouse a year or so ago, and it was unique and brilliant. On 10 October it moves to the Ambassadors Theatre for its West End debut. This theatre is rubbish, with uncomfortable seats, but I'll be putting up with it to see how its developed.
It positions itself as a Celtic opera, and a cast recording of one of the more downtempo tracks has just been released to give a flavour:
For those of you who have not yet seen the brilliant Standing at the Sky's Edge (and were planning to), which was mentioned several pages ago on this thread, you have until 3 August to catch it at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
Hadestown - Playing at the Lyric Theatre, this retells the Greek myths of Hades & Persephone and Orpheus & Eurydice against a plot that features themes of industrialisation, worker exploitation, organised resistance and having your hopes and dreams ultimately dashed. And with a banging soundtrack of Americana, folk, jazz and rock.
The current cast is incredible too, but worth mentioning Irish actor Donal Finn. When he turned up for auditions they loved his accent so much that they chose to have the whole cast perform with their real provincial accents. It's a unique experience.
Next To Normal - On a strictly limited run until 21 September at the Wyndhams Theatre. Possibly my top choice for the year so far. And this cast, which is A-grade, will almost certainly never be in this show at the same time again, so it's worth catching now if you can. Also has a banging list of songs.
This is a challenging show, for which the trigger warnings may be advisable for certain people (although, they do reveal spoilers if you read them too closely). Let's just say that it doesn't hold back in dealing with themes of serious bereavement and mental illness. A few performances have had to be paused with audience members having breakdowns.
You'll probably need therapy afterwards, but you'll have seen a serious work of art that you'll be thinking about for weeks after. I still think about the haunted and shocked silence of the audience as they slowly left the theatre afterwards. And the dawning realisation during the first act when we began to realise just how deep and dark this story was going.
Coming up soon is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This has nothing to do with the film (which was pretty crap). It tells the story of a man born old in a remote Cornish fishing village, who ages in reverse.
I saw a previous version of this in development at the Southwark Playhouse a year or so ago, and it was unique and brilliant. On 10 October it moves to the Ambassadors Theatre for its West End debut. This theatre is rubbish, with uncomfortable seats, but I'll be putting up with it to see how its developed.
It positions itself as a Celtic opera, and a cast recording of one of the more downtempo tracks has just been released to give a flavour:
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I just remembered that I've previously posted a link for discounted tickets for Benjamin Button....
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Agree with Standing at the Edge of the Sky. Really enjoyed it.
Last night I watched The Final, attack on Wembley on Netflix.
Incredible scenes of anarchic behaviour.
I recall the video of the upside down naked guy with a firework up his arse but didn't realise how mad it all was.
It's a miracle no one got crushed.
Last night I watched The Final, attack on Wembley on Netflix.
Incredible scenes of anarchic behaviour.
I recall the video of the upside down naked guy with a firework up his arse but didn't realise how mad it all was.
It's a miracle no one got crushed.
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Longlegs: Nicolas Cage is brilliantly creepy in this occult serial killer thriller.
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Nicolas Cage is generally brilliant in anything. Even when he's at his most manic.
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Real Serpent: retired detectives and psycologists interview suspected serial killer Charles Sobhraj and try to determine
if he's a psycopath. Its not The Jinx, but still fascinating to see these people. The Serpent (bbc drama) is probably a pre requisite.
Love is blind UK- a bunch of 30 somethings who all work in marketing chat and then get engaged (to get through to the next round) before seeing each other. What is wrong with these people? Many of them boast about going to the gym daily, writing 'gratitude' journals and 'vibing'- wtf is this?
if he's a psycopath. Its not The Jinx, but still fascinating to see these people. The Serpent (bbc drama) is probably a pre requisite.
Love is blind UK- a bunch of 30 somethings who all work in marketing chat and then get engaged (to get through to the next round) before seeing each other. What is wrong with these people? Many of them boast about going to the gym daily, writing 'gratitude' journals and 'vibing'- wtf is this?