What TV Are You Watching?
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There’s tons of series I’ve watched all the way through. Too many to mention in fact. I’ve been avidy watching TV since the sixties and as there weren’t box sets or binge watching you had to be sat in front of the box at the right time.
Notably, I stuck with LOST all the way through as the writers kept saying it wasn’t what I thought it was. At the end, it was exactly what I’d guessed after episode 2.
Notably, I stuck with LOST all the way through as the writers kept saying it wasn’t what I thought it was. At the end, it was exactly what I’d guessed after episode 2.
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Yup, that was the point, that people were trying to keep their dignity and humanity in the horrendous circumstances of war. We saw the best and the worst of them.
I did hate how Houlihan was treated though. The men could be as promiscuous as they liked but she was constantly mocked and bullied for having any kind of love-life. That's how it was then of course, but she really was the Miss Piggy of that show.
When it was on BBC 2 it had no canned laughter. The humour was intended to be wry rather than laugh-out-loud. MASH is not a comedy.
I did hate how Houlihan was treated though. The men could be as promiscuous as they liked but she was constantly mocked and bullied for having any kind of love-life. That's how it was then of course, but she really was the Miss Piggy of that show.
When it was on BBC 2 it had no canned laughter. The humour was intended to be wry rather than laugh-out-loud. MASH is not a comedy.
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Some episodes were mindblowing t.v for the time. I have the collection on Blu Ray without the laugh track and it's very, very poignant.
The episode when Henry died, when Col Potter drank a toast to his dead comrades having outlived them all, when Radar went home and everything about the final episode.
The episode when Henry died, when Col Potter drank a toast to his dead comrades having outlived them all, when Radar went home and everything about the final episode.
Twin Peaks seasons 1 & 2
Game of Thrones
Only Fools and Horses
Men Behaving Badly
M.P.'s Flying Circus
Fawlty Towers
Peaky Blinders
Big Little Lies
Catastrophe
Stranger Things
Broadchurch
Sherlock
Fleabag
Sharp Objects....
once you put kids to bed there is only strength for watching 1-2 episodes of some series, not a full movie....
Game of Thrones
Only Fools and Horses
Men Behaving Badly
M.P.'s Flying Circus
Fawlty Towers
Peaky Blinders
Big Little Lies
Catastrophe
Stranger Things
Broadchurch
Sherlock
Fleabag
Sharp Objects....
once you put kids to bed there is only strength for watching 1-2 episodes of some series, not a full movie....
I watched Utopia & liked it quite a lot. The first series was the best, had enough intrigue & weirdness quotient, the characters were good. Something about the way it was shot was different & interesting, colours accentuated, or maybe that was the drugs I was on. The soundtrack was good too as I recall.
2nd series not so good, can't remember much about that, even though I watched it. As is often the case, the writers find it hard to keep the thing going when required by popular demand.
2nd series not so good, can't remember much about that, even though I watched it. As is often the case, the writers find it hard to keep the thing going when required by popular demand.
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Yes I liked the concept of the comic holding secrets written by a mad scientist etc. I really liked Arby and Lee as the psychopathic hitmen. Colours and sound also great. I didn't like Wilson Wilson's transformation or how Arby became one of the good guys. Jessica Hyde was a bit irritating also. But overall I enjoyed the oddness of it all.
We finished Series 1 last night. It was just as good as I remembered although some of the twists came back to me as we were watching. Lorne Malvo is the most wonderfully creepy and sinister character I have seen.
Postman: This is highly irregular.
Malvo: No, highly irregular is the time I found a human foot in a toaster over. This is just odd.
Postman: This is highly irregular.
Malvo: No, highly irregular is the time I found a human foot in a toaster over. This is just odd.
Cricket of course.
I've pretty much stopped watching TV drama because two series that I invested a lot of time and emotion in, Deadwood and Game of Thrones, had such disappointing endings - especially upsetting because of long delays in producing them
I don't think my unconscious wants me to get that disappointed again - it won't let me get involved in the same way any more, even though I've starting watching a few I've lost interest after a few episodes.
I've pretty much stopped watching TV drama because two series that I invested a lot of time and emotion in, Deadwood and Game of Thrones, had such disappointing endings - especially upsetting because of long delays in producing them
I don't think my unconscious wants me to get that disappointed again - it won't let me get involved in the same way any more, even though I've starting watching a few I've lost interest after a few episodes.
We're watching Temple. Well, two episodes so far. As everyone in it is on the make and looks likely to meet a sticky end, I'm not anticipating any disappointment!
I'd recommend The Sopranos on the same grounds. Very few characters are anything but criminals/twats and their problems are heartwarming to see. It's high black comedy. I personally GUARANTEE no disappointment.
I'd recommend The Sopranos on the same grounds. Very few characters are anything but criminals/twats and their problems are heartwarming to see. It's high black comedy. I personally GUARANTEE no disappointment.
Example - a Mob character is taught a lesson with a mock execution. He thinks he's being murdered about Matter A when it's actually Matter B, and he pleads for his life on the basis of remorse for Matter A.
This would be dangerous if the 'assassins' were English-speaking but as luck would have it they are foreigners and can't understand a word.
The gangster is so afraid he messes his pants, and the attackers sneer as one pulls the trigger.
Word gets out about his 'accident' and he has trouble living it down. Hilarious.
This would be dangerous if the 'assassins' were English-speaking but as luck would have it they are foreigners and can't understand a word.
The gangster is so afraid he messes his pants, and the attackers sneer as one pulls the trigger.
Word gets out about his 'accident' and he has trouble living it down. Hilarious.
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I know a bloke who was James Gandlfini's body double in the Sopranos. His day job is/was as a consultant in my product. New York based, of course. I haven't spoke to him in a couple of years - don't know if he is still working.
What I found so disappointing about the endings of the above two series is that carefully built up character arcs were just thrown away without logical justification. In GoT, people developed arbitrary superpowers as well.
What I found so disappointing about the endings of the above two series is that carefully built up character arcs were just thrown away without logical justification. In GoT, people developed arbitrary superpowers as well.