Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted February 28, 2019 Moderators Posted February 28, 2019 I really liked the first series of Dirk Gently even though Elijah was the only person in it who could act.
cobra_gordo Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Echo the love for The Good Place. Just a really easy watch with good performances. Sex Education is really good too. Genuine laugh out loud moments although it does feel very American considering it's a mostly British cast and it's filmed in Wales.
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted February 28, 2019 Awards Moderator Posted February 28, 2019 1 hour ago, cobra_gordo said: Sex Education is really good too. Genuine laugh out loud moments although it does feel very American considering it's a mostly British cast and it's filmed in Wales. I like it, don't love it. Though I do feel about twice the age of their target audience. The Anglo-American thing hurt my head. I read an interview with the creators who deliberately went for a trans-Atlantic look so it could play well anywhere. So you get people in home counties accents wearing letterman jackets, living in caravan parks, riding in leafy Wales meanwhile leaning up against lockers holding books. It's confusing.
cobra_gordo Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, Onyx2 said: I like it, don't love it. Though I do feel about twice the age of their target audience. The Anglo-American thing hurt my head. I read an interview with the creators who deliberately went for a trans-Atlantic look so it could play well anywhere. So you get people in home counties accents wearing letterman jackets, living in caravan parks, riding in leafy Wales meanwhile leaning up against lockers holding books. It's confusing. I think the fact me and my Mrs are quite a bit older than who it's probably aimed at made it all the funnier. There's definite parallels in the characters to people we knew in real life at a similar age. I missed episode one and jumped in at 2 and genuinely thought it was set in America- it was the letterman jackets that got me too. The production and cinematography has a very American look to it (if there is such a thing) so it took me a while to grasp where it was actually meant to be set.
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 28, 2019 Paid Members Posted February 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, cobra_gordo said: I missed episode one and jumped in at 2 How is that possible with an online series?
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted February 28, 2019 Moderators Posted February 28, 2019 I'm assuming his missus was watching it and he jumped in. It happens in my household. I think my wife didn't watch the first couple episodes of this show either as it happens.
cobra_gordo Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said: How is that possible with an online series? 7 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said: I'm assuming his missus was watching it and he jumped in. It happens in my household. I think my wife didn't watch the first couple episodes of this show either as it happens. This. She'd watched episode one and instead of making her rewatch it so I could catch up she gave me a condensed recap of what I'd missed. Happens a lot in our house too. I think I watched four or five episodes of a particular series of Homeland and she just caught me up in between because she was way more keen on it than I was and wanted to watch it even though I wasn't there.
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted February 28, 2019 Paid Members Posted February 28, 2019 Insatiable is an interesting one. Lots of subplots going on. Everybody trying to "redeem themselves" by getting one over on somebody else.
Paid Members Weezenal Posted March 3, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 3, 2019 Finished watching Russian Doll, really enjoyed it and it's refreshing to just have a 30 minute or less episodes of a show like this (looking for some more) but... the way they get out of the loop was disappointing and unmemorable, but once they were both out of the loop enjoyed the twist of not know each other and having to save the other one. So any other 30 mins and under shows? Watching Always Sunny and started Barry on Sky yesterday.
Loki Posted March 3, 2019 Author Posted March 3, 2019 19 minutes ago, Weezenal said: So any other 30 mins and under shows? Watching Always Sunny and started Barry on Sky yesterday. Norsemen is worth a look - very odd humour in that it's basically a satire of modern workplace etiquette but I like it.
King of Hamptons Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 Hardcore Henry.. It's a action revenge film but shot in first person.. Its bloody gory and a hell of a lot of fun!!
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 3, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 3, 2019 14 minutes ago, King of Hamptons said: Hardcore Henry.. It's a action revenge film but shot in first person.. Its bloody gory and a hell of a lot of fun!! That's not a Netflix original.
Merzbow Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 I really enjoyed Dark, a good bit of German time travelling mystery with just the right amount of clever twists and turns.
Members SuperBacon Posted March 3, 2019 Members Posted March 3, 2019 44 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said: That's not a Netflix original. Not as bad as Steve Justices recommendation of fucking Plebs. I shake my head every time I accidentally click page 1 and see it. He might as well have said Mrs Browns Boys.
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 3, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 3, 2019 Steve Justice's toiletry eccentricities often hide his questionable taste in everything, taste that is echoed by all Arsenal fans on here, for some reason.
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