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HARVEY T DENTON wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:12 am My Father pass away, the man that made me fall in love with The O's. That's killed the mood

Constanza wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:18 pm Just finished Our Friends in the North, as magnificent as I remember it. Most of the plot lines are still happening today.

Really enjoyed The Last of Us, although the last episode felt it could have been put into 2 . Never played the game so don't really appreciate that side of it, but as a series it was beautifully filmed and acted.

StillSpike wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:39 pm
Last night, I watched the Luther movie. Wish I hadn't - nowhere near as good as the excellent series. Sad.

TRUMP Plumbing wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:51 pm

StillSpike wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:39 pm
Last night, I watched the Luther movie. Wish I hadn't - nowhere near as good as the excellent series. Sad.

No need to get all PrezBiz about it.

StillSpike wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:29 pm I'm now halfway through the Netflix series based on Resident Evil. It's not The Last of Us, but it's quite fun and splashy.

Dunners wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:06 pm Allegiance.

It's a musical from George Takei (Mr Sulu from the original Star Trek) playing at the Charing Cross Theatre until 8th April. I've seen a lot of theatre over the last 18 months, averaging two shows a month. But this is the most moving experience so far. I can't stop thinking about it.

It tells the story of Japanese Americans and their first generation offspring during WW2 especially in the aftermath of Pearl Harbour. The impact this had on them, their families, the reaction of white America, their incarceration in internment camps and the suicide platoons they were encouraged to join to earn public trust and freedom.

This is Takei's lived experience, and I was lucky that the 85 year old legend was on stage (and not his understudy) on the night I was there. Every single member of the cast was incredible however special mention goes to Patrick Munday and Aynrand Ferrer. Normally you can spot one or two weak-ish actors, but not this time.

The show had a short run on Broadway, but wasn't a success. Not because it wasn't any good, but it will always struggle for mainstream appeal. It's not exactly a feelgood tale and the musical numbers, while really brilliant, are not earworms.

But if you want to witness a breathtaking performance, be challenged, educated, moved and transported to their world, go and see this before it's too late. At 85, Takei is unlikely to put this on again. And the show benefits from his inclusion, as this was his lived experience.

His performance was good throughout, however I fell into a trap of thinking he was being outshone by the rest of the incredible cast. Until the final scene, when he delivered one of the most gut-wrenching emotional moments I've ever witnessed. I heard people around me breaking down into tears. I realised I'd been holding my breath and was feeling chest pain. This is a living legend and an absolute master of his craft, which I've been fortunate to witness.

The theatre is a small, intimate venue, and there's usually seats available for most performances. If you go, grab the cheapest seats as the view is still close, and usually you can move forward to even closer seats once the doors to the auditorium close.

I'm going to give theatre a break for a while, because I'm not sure anything can measure up to this.

Constanza wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:32 am Been catching up with Succession, ready for the final series.
It really is magnificent.

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:53 pm

StillSpike wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:29 pm I'm now halfway through the Netflix series based on Resident Evil. It's not The Last of Us, but it's quite fun and splashy.

Blimey, the first film was bad enough.

Dont suppose you've played the games? #2 is a classic