Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted January 11, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2018 The humour is less and less part of the show as the season progresses. It's still there later but they find a good balance. I ended up enjoying the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 11, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2018 10 hours ago, JNLister said: Looks like a continuation of the second in the series being the best, following on from A Quiet Night In, Twelve Days Of Christine and The Bill, which would surely make up the greatest ever showreel. Zero BAFTAs to date. Ludicrous. That is a curious little note but you're right. They are the standouts in the first two series and this will be hard to top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 11, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) . Edited January 11, 2018 by tiger_rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Watched series one of The Detectorists. Â My word, it's wonderful isn't it? Â I love Toby Jones anyway and he is perfect. Â Worryingly though, I saw myself in him at times, such as when talking about quiz shows. Â The warmth between Andy and Lance reminds me of Jack and Miles in Sideways and that isn't a bad thing. Â I was floored when Lance was talking to Sophie about his ex wife asking for a loan. "Why can't her new bloke help her out" "Because he's a cunt" The delivery, timing, everything was perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 The Detectorists is one of those rare shows that absolutely nails their last ever episode. It's just ends so perfectly. I think I'd be annoyed if they did any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Two and a half episodes into the newest series of The Black Mirror, and I think it’s a big improvement over the previous series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick Soapdish Posted January 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2018 12 hours ago, King Pitcos said: Two and a half episodes into the newest series of The Black Mirror, and I think it’s a big improvement over the previous series. I think it went downhill actually. I think it maybe time for Brooker to leave it alone. The last episode (Black Museum) was probably my favourite of this run, on Hang the DJ. But he either needs to spend more time in-between runs writing or just stopping. Inside Number 9 mind you seems to get better and better. Two amazing episodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted January 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2018 I thought the first episode, in particular, is one of their better efforts. Sort of lost interest after it, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted January 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 1/11/2018 at 2:03 PM, Keith Houchen said: Watched series one of The Detectorists.  My word, it's wonderful isn't it?  I love Toby Jones anyway and he is perfect.  Worryingly though, I saw myself in him at times, such as when talking about quiz shows.  The warmth between Andy and Lance reminds me of Jack and Miles in Sideways and that isn't a bad thing. Watched the first series yesterday after the recommendation. Loved it. Managed to be warm and genuinely funny and the relationship between the leads is great. Does it stay at the same quality all the way through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 On 1/12/2018 at 3:14 PM, chokeout said: Watched the first series yesterday after the recommendation. Loved it. Managed to be warm and genuinely funny and the relationship between the leads is great. Does it stay at the same quality all the way through? It absolutely does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I'd say it gets even better as it goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted January 16, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 16, 2018 On 1/11/2018 at 12:49 PM, tiger_rick said: That is a curious little note but you're right. They are the standouts in the first two series and this will be hard to top. My theory may no longer be valid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoUseforaUsername Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) I love watching horror anthology shows like Tales from the Crypt, Tales from the Darkside, The Outer Limits, Monsters, Masters of Horror and Nightmares and Dreamscapes. I kind of prefer the best episodes of Tales from the Crypt because of the gore, nudity, Cryptkeeper and cachet that comes with being a HBO show, but I find that Tales from the Darkside and Outer Limits are more consistent across the board. I just can't get into shit like American Horror Story because it's too pretentious and slickly produced; nothing can replicate the atmosphere of late 80's, 90's and early 00's for these kinds of shows, when special effects techniques were still being perfected and hadn't jumped the shark. If anyone wants me to recommend the best episodes, I will, because I know what's really good, I know what's really shit and I know what's subjective to my own tastes. Edited January 19, 2018 by NoUseforaUsername Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Looking for a really mint episode of Cagney and Lacey if you have any recommendations mate. Anything with upskirt or pokies will be a bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 20, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 20, 2018 On 16/01/2018 at 11:52 PM, JNLister said: My theory may no longer be valid. There's only a pube's width in it but I'd still go with #2 as the best of the series. The third one is very clever but the second one was near perfect telly. Incredible dialogue and timing and such work put into the back story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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