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Been watching a lot of old police stuff like Midsomer, Endeavour, Lewis, Vera and Morse. Have a great documentary for a bit later called Fire In Babylon. The story of Clive Lloyd and Windies cricket in the 70s/80s when they were invincible. (almost. :rolleyes: )

Tonight I'll watch 'Finch', Tom Hanks' new film. Post-apocalyptic tale of one man and his dog. And his robot.. :grin:

Must get that. I've just finished listening to a Stephen King audiobook and was considering trying The Dark Tower next but never got into it last time I tried it years ago so decided to start watching the 2017 film version first. I'll grab Finch from the emporium and watch that after. Maybe. If I don't nod off although that's unlikely in a film of a King book.

I tried The Dark Tower a while ago but didn't like it much. Bit tedious, I remember.. Just watched Piers Morgan Uncensored with Donald Trump which I got from the Emporium's shelves earlier..One thing I'll give those people, it was a good chuckle.  :grin:
I've taken to reading Lee Childs' Reacher books recently. Very enjoyable too.

i thought Dark Tower was OK. It didn't bear much if any resemblance to what I recall of the book though. Will be giving Finch a whirl in a mo. I only read on a Kindle when I go to bed. It's audiobooks for me. I pay the price if I nod off though as then losing your place really means losing your place.

read all the Reacher books ( a new one out in a few months) and I think you will see from the written word why I was scornful of casting Tom Cruise in the role
Mike

Finch was an odd tale. Enjoyable but odd as are many Tom Hanks films.

Getting 1-24 of the Reacher audiobooks courtesty of https://w41.torlook.info/ rather than Zoony's emporium as that came up with little

Few actors can carry a film alone as well as TH and I very much enjoyed 'Finch', at least the first two thirds, before it drowned in a sea of it's own schlock and sentimentality..Blasted Americans just can't help themselves. :sad:

The plot point was pretty much given away very early on I thought and as you say sentimental schlock plastered on quite thick but still not a bad watch.

Got book 25 of Reacher too. I'll probably end up hating them  :smiley:. Started on another King book and will try the first Reacher once that is done.

Enjoyed Operation Mincemeat yesterday, excellent cast and great story.


Amazingly , we did it all without a black face involved....

I watched the documentary rather than the drama and enjoyed it very much. Great story and the research was brilliant and beautifully detailed. Rather than put me off I'm looking forward to seeing the film.

Quote from: Michael Rolls on May 03, 2022, 03:38:16 AM
read all the Reacher books ( a new one out in a few months) and I think you will see from the written word why I was scornful of casting Tom Cruise in the role
Mike

A couple of hours into the first book Killing Floor and I'm hooked already so thanks.

Quote from: Michael Rolls on May 03, 2022, 03:38:16 AM
read all the Reacher books ( a new one out in a few months) and I think you will see from the written word why I was scornful of casting Tom Cruise in the role
Mike

I'm pretty sure that the 10s of millions of Cruise fans, who'll buy the tickets to his films, are more important to the producers than him being a short-arse.

In the first book the witness statement pointing the finger at Reacher as a likely killer would need a bit of alteration from a big tall blonde haired bloke. On hearing that and remembering Mike's earlier complaints I was grinning away to myself.  :smiley:

vindicated!
:smug:

If you like Reacher you may like the Joe Picket stories by CJ Box.

Quote from: klondike on May 06, 2022, 10:42:23 AM
If you like Reacher you may like the Joe Picket stories by CJ Box.

Got them all - love them
Mike 👍👍👍

Just dawned on me that it must be well over a week since I last turned on the TV for other than YouTube or Netflix. I suppose they do still do programmes?
Mike

Aye, but not as we know 'em Captain..

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I found an old external drive thing at the back of my desk last time I was down in Perth, just got around to seeing what's on it. I was delighted to find 50 episodes of a comedy series I used to enjoy with my daughter. "The Ghost and Mrs Muir" Dunc had never heard of it but is really enjoying watching it now, and I'm loving seeing them all again.

I'm still playing spot the white man in Hugh's recommended "The Rising". At least half the main characters seem to be mixed race. Made by Sky which may explain that.

Quote from: Raven on May 07, 2022, 07:26:15 AM
I found an old external drive thing at the back of my desk last time I was down in Perth, just got around to seeing what's on it. I was delighted to find 50 episodes of a comedy series I used to enjoy with my daughter. "The Ghost and Mrs Muir" Dunc had never heard of it but is really enjoying watching it now, and I'm loving seeing them all again.

Im sure I remember The Ghost And Mrs Muir as a one-off film with (I think) the lovely Greer Garson starring.

It came out first in a B/W film late 40s early 50s, around then. Then a lot later on a series was made about it.

https://youtu.be/CQs5lfqzfdo

Just finished 'Life After Life. Bit of an odd one but enjoyable all the same.

I started watching 'Life after Life'.. It was not for me a bit  'Groundhog Day'.. !!
It has a fantastic write up..

Is it me ?
I've watched a few films over the last few weeks which are good, but the endings are disappointing.

It's a tv series Alex.. BBC I think. Scrumps; It's supPOSED to be like Groundhog Day!! :nooo:

Quote from: zoony on May 08, 2022, 12:55:40 PM
It's a tv series Alex.. BBC I think. Scrumps; It's supPOSED to be like Groundhog Day!! :nooo:

Sorry I didn't realise it was a 'Life after Life ' thread  :clap: thought it was about anything we're watching  :hmm:

Are you being sarky ? 'Course it's about anything. The L after L comments were just that..

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Did anyone watch..  The Man, His Wife and a Canoe.. ??


That man needed a good smack.. :nooo:

Quote from: Scrumpy on May 10, 2022, 11:26:58 AM
:grin: :grin: :grin:


Did anyone watch..  The Man, His Wife and a Canoe.. ??


That man needed a good smack.. :nooo:

No, I really didn't fancy it.

I still watch Corrie (there isn't much else on) and I wonder if there are new directors.  The actors are doing unnatural poses and it looks to me as though they are being told how to stand and move. 

I used to watch some of the soaps way back.. But I used to get muddled up with the characters.. The story lines seem to copy one another..

Quote from: Scrumpy on May 10, 2022, 11:26:58 AM
Did anyone watch..  The Man, His Wife and a Canoe.. ??
That man needed a good smack.. :nooo:

Yes I watched that. Pretty unbelievable that he ever got away with it to start with.

Watched another 3 part crime docudrama. Quite old I think as I'd watched it before. I started on Yellowstone but it didn't grab me so  I gave "Appropriate Adult" another spin.  Now the Wests  :nooo: :nooo:

Only ever watched Crossroads and Corrie. Crossroads went off the air and I stopped watching Corrie over ten years ago. Went on holiday and didn't see it for a couple of weeks, realised I didn't even miss it, so just stopped watching.

Quote from: Scrumpy on May 10, 2022, 11:26:58 AM
:grin: :grin: :grin:


Did anyone watch..  The Man, His Wife and a Canoe.. ??


That man needed a good smack.. :nooo:

Stepson Niall enthused over it, but the concept didn't appeal to me
Mike

I remembered the story quite well and the papers were full of spoilers so I didn't bother..

I finally got around to Operation Mincemeat.. The movie. I'd watched and very much enjoyed the BBC documentary on the operation so knew the bones of it.Which is why I was rather puzzled at the amount of schlock they threw in towards the end. It was enjoyable though.

Quote from: zoony on May 11, 2022, 09:20:30 PM
I finally got around to Operation Mincemeat.

Finally a decent release and not TS more like  :grin: Anyway that heads up sorts out tonight's viewing so thanks.

Last night I watched a 3 part docudrama I thought I'd bin out before the end. I'd been putting off watching it. It was late but too early for bed so I gave it a go expecting to only watch one part and get an early night. Oddly I got into it and ended up with a later night than I intended - Quiz - the story of the court case after a £1m Who Wants to be a Millionaire winner was accused and convicted of cheating. I must say based on the defence as presented in the program I couldn't have convicted.

Quote from: zoony on May 02, 2022, 07:03:42 PM
I tried The Dark Tower a while ago but didn't like it much. Bit tedious, I remember.

A poor adaptation of the first book in a series if 8! The books are fabulous - and you get to meet 'Oy' in book 3 :grin:

I've also been watching 'The Offer' Very good drama about the problems they had making 'The GodFather'. Interesting stuff..

It will be tonight that I watch Operation Mincemeat as I got sidetracked last night. I first heard of this donkey's years back in the days I used the library and read a book about it.

Look forward to reading wot u think ol' bean..

Well I can remember the facts or at least what I read of them and I expect the film will stick to those. What I can't figure out is how they have made a two hour film of it. I do know that it was a very important bit of disinformation and made a big contribution to defeating the Nazis.

Tut Tut sir. I dropped rather a heavy hint as to how they extended the story to fit the time.  :grin:  If you're new to both I seriously recommend the BBC documentary first. (i-Player). It has NAD. (No added drama)

I might start watching Killing Eve..
People tell me it's good..

Not sure it's your cup of wotsit but hope you enjoy it..

I liked Killing Eve. Might download them for a rewatch.

I didn't see Operation Mincemeat in the emporium and deleted my BBC account when I deleted the DD but luckily I found it on TorLook. I'll give that a whizz first to refresh my memory as I don't doubt that there will be detail I've forgotten. Film will probably end up being tomorrow as I don't want to spend all evening on it.

Looks like Killing Eve went to 4 seasons. I may not have seen them all.

Quote from: klondike on May 13, 2022, 02:58:13 PM
It will be tonight that I watch Operation Mincemeat as I got sidetracked last night. I first heard of this donkey's years back in the days I used the library and read a book about it.

What is  it on that you can watch it?
Mike

Try BBC iPlayer Mike..

Thanks, willdo
Mike

Quote from: Michael Rolls on May 13, 2022, 09:14:47 PM
What is  it on that you can watch it?

My hard drive....  :smiley:

Watched the documentary (from a USB stick) last night. Story pretty much as I recalled but with considerably more detail (especially about the character of the protagonists) than I remember. They did mention the name of the story I remember from when I first read it "The man who never was".

 [2090]

All my viewing comes from Amazon Prime, free streaming services or downloads found in Zoony's Video Emporium or elsewhere on the occasions that lets me down.

I now have 4 seasons of Killing Eve downloaded. I do recall that it started getting ever more unbelievable so there is a chance I gave up on it before the end - a fate that many long runners meet. I have just started downloading Bosch Legacy though (possibly all now) and could watch more of Justified if more were ever produced. I'm not usually overly fond of American police stuff but those two I did like.

I really enjoyed Bosch,  is the Bosch 'Legacy' a new series klondike ?

Yes. I've not seen any of it yet. I'll wait until I have all the episodes before I start watching.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14168162/

Quote from: zoony on May 11, 2022, 09:20:30 PM
Which is why I was rather puzzled at the amount of schlock they threw in towards the end.

Yes I think the true story was good enough without adding additional intrigue to it. A good watch that would, imo, have been better without adding that.

[Warning. Contains opinions.]
Finally got a decent copy of 'The Northman' from the nice people at Magnet. Huge disappointment. Acting, writing, production even the 'story', all crap. Why spend/waste so much money making a completely unoriginal piece so badly? :angry: :angry:

Scores well on IMDB - 7.6

That's okay but I trust my own judgement. Let's see if you agree after you've watched it cos I'm only going on the first part, couldn't take more than that.. :hmm: 

OK I'll download it and give it a try. Our tastes don't always coincide for sure as you seem to prefer the more intellectually challenging stuff that I find either pretentious or boring at times.

Right.. Thanks for that!

On the face of it this film should suit me right down to the ground. I loved the earlier Viking seasons but felt it lost its way after Ragnar was killed and gave up watching after a while.

Excellent series 'Vikings' and like you, I shared the same expectations. Unfortunately, and sadly, 'Northman' has none of the class that made Viking such a good series. Imo of course..

You don't make a good salesman sir...  :smiley:

Wot me?  :grin:  I'm honest is all..I say when I like something so...

I'm afraid that my tolerance level was even lower than yours. I may have hung in a little longer hoping things would improve had you not already said that you baled out early. As it is I don't think I made 10 minutes. Annoying tuneless dirges, slowly delivered grunts of stilted dialog. Not for me. Perhaps I have missed a masterpiece. More likley I haven't wasted a couple of hours though.

IMDB 7.6 eh? It sure says a lot about their judges. Still corrupt.

Seems we agree on what we don't like at least  :grin:

I usually reckon on an IMDB rating of 7 or more suggest worth a look but I have enjoyed some trashy ones with quite low scores. If that 7.6 starts to decline as we go on then it would suggest some fiddling for sure.

I see it is at 7.5 now and the first reviews in this link were mostly way down on even that when I checked just now.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11138512/reviews/?ref_=tt_ql_urv

I never got as far as any plot as the annoying soundtrack and characters script delivery killed it for me. Maybe if I'd spent £20 on a cinema visit I'd have hung on longer.

I have started watching Outer Range as was mentioned earlier. Just 2 episodes so far. It does seem to be a bit slow going but I will persevere. When I get to the big reveal at the end I'll be disappointed I expect although there are already big hints so maybe the reveal will come early.

Anyway in conjunction with that I turned to an old set of short black comedies Inside No 9 which I have seen before. I still like them and on checking see that Season 7 is currently showing. It used to be BBC but it looks like it may be on Sky now. Naturally it is available from Zoony's Video Emporium to all capable of following the simple guide I wrote although it may be necessary to use the alternate site I also documented (Torlook) if your ISP has blocked Magnet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_No._9 

I watched 6 Days - a 'docudrama' about the terrorists taking over the Iranian embassy in 1980. Very well done, the only problem with all such efforts is the you know the eventual outcome
Mike

I'm watching a 6-part black comedy/drama sort of thing called 'Underworld'.. It's a peculiar one and a bit farcical but chuckles a-plenty... very 'English' if that means anything.  :grin:

I'm watching Bosch The Legacy and enjoying it. 

watched 'Munich', a docudrama about the massacre of the Israeli athletes and the revenge extracted by Mossad. Well over two hours and really a bit draggy.
Mike

Was that on Prime Mike ?

Netflix

Last night I watched a documentary 'Britain's Strictest School', about the Michaela Free school in Wembley.  No disruption in class, teachers are properly in charge, and the children are encouraged to take personal responsibility, work hard, and be kind. They were all so smartly dressed and well mannered.

Not the usual programme discussed here, but I found it really interesting.

I like historical programs too  :grin:

Last night watched 'A Few Good Men' Tom Cruise as a USN lawyer defending two Marines on a murder charge - quite good (Netflix)
Mike

Quote from: klondike on May 23, 2022, 08:45:42 AM
I like historical programs too  :grin:

It was like schools used to be, without the corporal punishment! Outstanding Ofsted too.  Oversubscribed, high achieving.

I've started to watch Night Sky on Prime.  The lead role is played by Sissy Spacek with J K Simmons playing her husband.  It's intriguing  :cool:

Silent Witness was back last night on BBC1, it had the orignal Amanda Burton as Sam Ryan back again. It's on again tonight at 9PM.

I've a load of seasons of that on disk but haven't got around to starting on them.

Watched the end of Outer Range last night. Not impressed at all. That's 8 hours of my life I'll never get back.

Downloaded season 24 of Silent Witness and season 25 now on the list.

Quote from: Alex on May 24, 2022, 12:42:26 PM
I've started to watch Night Sky on Prime.  The lead role is played by Sissy Spacek with J K Simmons playing her husband.  It's intriguing  :cool:

Hadn't noticed it but I like both of 'em. 1st season downloading as we speak.  :upvote:

Quote from: Raven on May 24, 2022, 02:17:37 PM
Silent Witness was back last night on BBC1, it had the orignal Amanda Burton as Sam Ryan back again. It's on again tonight at 9PM.

This is more my style, thought it was a two parter but it is carrying on again next week.


Anyone seen the new Long Lost Family about foundlings, quite heartbreaking.  One poor girl was found as a baby in hospital loo,  they put her DNA on Databases and found her full sister.  The sister had put her DNA up to find her birth family as she was also dumped in a hospital loo by the same parents.  At least the two girls have found each other even if they haven't found out who they are.

I really prefer fiction Jacq. Human cruelty seems endlessly inventive and the victims ever-more heart-rending.. Give me Midsomer Murders any day.

Watched 'The Batman'.. I've seen a lot of Batman films over the years and this was the dullest and most boring yet. Far too broody, humourless and dark, in more senses than one, for me. 2/10

I've been watching The Ipcress File TV series and finished it tonight. Very enjoyable old-fashioned Cold war spy story and very enjoyable. Young Joe Cole plays Harry Palmer..

Last night I watched The Lion, it's not new so you may have seen it.   A very sad true story with a 'kind off' happy ending - tissues required !

Rather than watching a good film I seemed to have got hooked into watching Dewbs & co on the GBNews channel. One discussion on the mass killing in the USA a bunch of arm policemen out side the class room, waited for back up rather than rescue the children. :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

Had a break from films and series recently but recently I started watching Fantastic Beasts the Secrets of Dumbledore and gave upon it. I gave upon Northmen too so that's two 2022 films I junked. Started on Bosch Legacy and have been enjoying that. 

I have a big backlog of stuff I ought to watch including rewatching Last Kingdom from the start as when I started to watch the new season I found I had forgotten who most of the characters were so need to recap.

I'm downloading the new Silent Witness season but may start with season 1 which means that lot will likely last me to Christmas,

I recorded an old horror film I'd not seen, had a good story line and creeped me right out. "The Changeling"

That rings a bell Raven but I'm not keen on horror.. All that suspense bores me.
Came across a tv series from the 80's called 'Chancer'. It stars a very young Gerard Butler and is the most God-awful piece of crape I've ever watched! Makes Crossroads look brilliant but it is, unintentionally, very funny.  :grin:  If you've missed any 80's cliches, language and fashion(!), you'll find them here.. Otherwise, The Offer, about the making of The Godfather, which is brilliant..Gaslit, also excellent

I'm watching Bosch the Legacy too klondike, the last episode 10 was on May 27th, now we have to wait until 2023 for series 2 to appear.
It's become my favourite cop show  :yay:
The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is quite a change from Bosch, but I'm enjoying that too - apart from constant skipping from 1920 to 1938

I liked Justified as well. Two American cop shows I liked. Either I'm changing or American cop shows are.

Quote from: klondike on June 06, 2022, 10:28:11 PMI liked Justified as well. Two American cop shows I liked. Either I'm changing or American cop shows are.

I don't think I've looked at Justified, I'll give that a whirl.

Quote from: klondike on June 06, 2022, 10:28:11 PMI liked Justified as well. Two American cop shows I liked. Either I'm changing or American cop shows are.

Justified is 10 yrs old so not so new and not what I think of as a 'cop show' but I get what you mean... :smiley: But it is a damn good show and Tim Olyphant does an excellent job..plus you have Walton Goggins doin' his best hill-billy-with-a-brain..Really enjoyed it..

I'm just glad my memory is so bad. I'll be able to rewatch it in a year or so. I went through all the Veras again when the latest season was completed. I didn't solve any despite having seen them all before  :grin:

Maybe Midsomer Murders will get a third run with me later. I know I'm missing one episode but don't recall which. Maybe I'll check and try to find it. Daily Motion sometimes comes up trumps on ancient TV programs and I can download it from there.

I watched a film called Honour on Prime, I'd like to say it was an eye opener but it wasn't, I sort of knew about honour killings.  What did surprise me was the attitude of a family member a policeman in fact, towards his sister a Pakistani/British woman, who dared to date an Indian/British man. Quite sad.

I don't think there is a great deal of love lost between Indians and Pakistanis regardless of any question of honour.

Not watching anything much on TV, it's such a load of rubbish.  The exception being Long Lost Family with the poor foundlings, and the woman swapped at birth, when a mistake was made in the middle of an air raid.  Also Stacey Dooly DNA Secrets, find this a facinating subject.

Quote from: Alex on June 12, 2022, 03:39:44 PMI watched a film called Honour on Prime, I'd like to say it was an eye opener but it wasn't, I sort of knew about honour killings.  What did surprise me was the attitude of a family member a policeman in fact, towards his sister a Pakistani/British woman, who dared to date an Indian/British man. Quite sad.

Fairly commonplace in the Burnley / Blackburn areas in the late 1980's early 1990's.

There was a layby, up on the moors, that bore the scorchmarks of a few gallons of 4 star for a number of years.

Asian families hired bounty hunters to track down a daughter,  who'd run away with a non-Asian man, usually white, in order for the honour killing to be facilitated & Asian police officers were complicit in helping the bounty hunters to trace the whereabouts of the girls.

Sounds about right Phil, how the mothers agree to "honour" killings I'll never know.   It was only a film, but the mother held her daughter down while the policeman son strangled his sister !

Finally started rewatching The Last Kingdom so I can watch the latest series without constantly wondering who everybody is. I'd forgotten how good it is. Still good on a second viewing despite knowing in advance quite a bit of what is to come.

I'll give the audiobooks another whirl once I've finished the TV series. They have had quite a few outings already and from well before the TV series was made. The disadvantage of audiobooks compared to Kindle or real books which I only rarely read these days is that if you nod off it's the devil's own job to find your place again. When you've already heard them a few times you don't need to bother....

I may even give the Sharpe books and TV another outing from the same author.

Some thing very different which I have enjoyed The Midwich Cuckoo. on sky.

Rewatched The Omen. Showing its age but still not a bad watch. Will give Omen 2 a whirl too soon. I think I must have seen these in the cinema originally but possibly on TV later too.

I've always enjoyed the original "Omen" but not the other 2.

From memory (possibly a false one and certainly a poor one) knives figured more prominently in the second. I don't think I'll be seeking out the later remakes.

From what I've seen of 2021/2022 films I may well be sticking to TV series and classic films all of which I have seen before but with my memory will certainly stand a return visit. I have hard drives full of them. Given the amount of time I spend in front of a TV there could easily be enough to outlast me.

Well I watched Omen 2. Not impressed. It was just a series of cameo incidents involving the deaths of those posing a threat to Damien. 

I think as the first was such a success they decided to make 2 more of his life. No 2 when he was a teen and at cadet college no 3 when he had taken over the business. As I said I only liked the first one.

Sherwood. On BBC1. Murder investigation series, set in a Notts mining village, where there are still divisions based on the strike. David Morrissey, Lesley Manville head a cast of well knowns.

In line with my current policy of revisiting older films I gave Gladiator a go. I think I've only watched it once before and that a long time ago. Despite the frankly unbelievable plot line it was still an entertaining watch. 

Finished Last Kingdom season 5 last night. Big departures from the books now but still entertaining. There is room for more if they choose. 

I did tire of the later seasons of Vikings but being very similar  this has made me consider a rewatch of at least the earlier ones.

Finally got around to watching Season 4 of Stranger Things.

4 episodes in... It's fricky!!!!!!

I see I have seasons 1 2 and 3. I'll grab 4 although I know nowt about it. Must have seen it recommended here then forgot all about it.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/
Looks a possible. I'll maybe start on it tonight.

Quote from: klondike on July 18, 2022, 06:46:52 PMI see I have seasons 1 2 and 3. I'll grab 4 although I know nowt about it. Must have seen it recommended here then forgot all about it.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/
Looks a possible. I'll maybe start on it tonight.

Great if you've seen 1,2 and 3 - pretty meaningless if not.

I've just had to rewatch Last Kingdom from the start because I failed to remember what went before when I started on season 5 so there is no chance I'll jump in on season 4 on something I haven't seen at all before. I'll start at the very beginning. A very good place to start...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drnBMAEA3AM

:grin: :grin: :grin:

Season 1 is a lot lighter than it gets - and beatuifully filmed in 1980s style. Think E.T. meets The Goonies :)

:grin: :grin: :grin:
I'll try not to let it put me off.

Quote from: klondike on July 18, 2022, 07:42:43 PM:grin: :grin: :grin:
I'll try not to let it put me off.

Oh it's good. It's VERY good!

I have something I want to watch first then I'll make a start later this evening.

We enjoyed Viceroys House on Netflix.  It was about Lord Mountbatten in India.

I watched that too Sheila and thought it was very good. Gillian Anderson does a cracking posh English accent  :grin:

Ah yes - Sulky of Mouldy and Sulky fame. That reminds me that my collection includes all of the X Files which probably deserve a revisit.

Similar in spirit at least to Stranger Things which I just started and will persist with beyond the first two episodes I've watched more from curiosity than excitement I must admit.

Shetland started back with a new series last week. I love that programme,  this is to be Jimmy Perez's last series, it won't be the same without him, someone will have big shoes to fill if it keeps running.

Thanks for the heads up. It's going on my list of stuff to download.

Wednesdays BBC1 9pm.

I liked that series, but then I always had a soft spot for Scotsmen  :grin:  :grin:

Quote from: Alex on August 15, 2022, 10:14:11 PMI liked that series, but then I always had a soft spot for Scotsmen  :grin:  :grin:

Me too, especially long haired Highlanders.  :yay:

I love Shetland, the best thing on TV at the moment.

Been revisiting (never watched much of it at the time, although I loved the original version) Star Trek: the next generation. Shocked to realise that it was originally shown in 1987 - 35 years ago. What happened to time?
Mike

You blink, and it's gone. :cry:

you are so right - I have kept a diary since 1/1/2007 and it is frightening to look back at times! Was that really that long ago?

Mike  :sad:  :sad:

There's a saying that keeps appearing on my FB,  and boy is it true. :worried:

It was easier to be 20 in the 70s,
Than 70 in the 20s.

As you say, so true!

Quote from: Jacqueline on August 15, 2022, 10:45:33 PMI love Shetland, the best thing on TV at the moment.

Another Shetland fan here!

Quote from: Raven on August 15, 2022, 07:05:56 PMWednesdays BBC1 9pm.

Thanks but with no TV livence I can't watch it live or record it so I'll just get it from Zoony's Video Emporium and start watching once I have it all.

I've been watching The Following on Prime, it's about a serial killer and stars Kevin Bacon.  It's not new, so perhaps some will have seen it.
Have you noticed on many US TV series and films, the 'bad guy' is often a Brit ?  :grin:

who else?
Mike

Another for the list.
I've been living in the past. Sweeney and Morse. Sweeney is on Prime. Plus a variety of documentaries.

I see that The Following is pay per episode on Prime. Fortunately I found it cheaper at Zoony's Video Emporium. Was going to make a start on it yesterday but didn't get around to any TV last night. 

When I downloaded it I remembered I was downloading Shetland too and that is coming to and end too so I may grab and watch that first.

Shetland finished last night.

Yes I have the last one on disk now. I read a page that hadn't been updated saying it ended tonight but I remembered you saying it was on on Wednesdays and when I checked it was already in stock at Zoony's.

Quote from: klondike on September 15, 2022, 11:12:46 AMI see that The Following is pay per episode on Prime. Fortunately I found it cheaper at Zoony's Video Emporium. Was going to make a start on it yesterday but didn't get around to any TV last night.

When I downloaded it I remembered I was downloading Shetland too and that is coming to and end too so I may grab and watch that first.

Why is that ? mine is included

Don't know. Maybe it is just the HD version. I just saw this and got it from Zoony's instead
(https://i.postimg.cc/QVGMZNwd/20220915-133908.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

Ah I think it was because I found it using the mic - it is on Roku too and it showed me that rather than  the free Prime offering even though I was in Prime when I asked for it. It doesn't matter as Zoony's stocks everything in HD anyway.

I pay a subscription to Prime, maybe that's how it's free

I pay too. Maybe it just works through the Amazon app. I think my laziness in using the mic to find it on my TV took me out of Prime into the Roku app. The smart features are driven by Roku on that TV. 

Will have to give Crossfire a try. Have been a fan of Keeley Hawes for years.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/bbcs-crossfire-viewers-traumatised-forced-7610337?int_source=nba

BBC's Crossfire viewers 'traumatised' and forced to 'switch off' just minutes into new thriller
The thriller, created by a Leicestershire writer, proved too 'intense' for some

Quote from: Raven on September 15, 2022, 11:41:19 AMShetland finished last night.

I love Shetland, but bit of a damp squib ending I thought.

just watched 'Top Gun: Maverick'. Very entertaining
Mike

We're catching up with Doc Martin. We stayed in Port Isaac before it became Port Wenn for the series, beautiful area.

I can't seem to get into anything at the moment.. 

saw one of the John Wick films last night - takes ridiculous to new heights (depths?) lost count of the number of bodies, all shot by the 'hero' who survives being shot in the body time after time because his Saville Row suit has a bullet proof lining? So why did nobody aim at his head or legs? Won't bother to track down the rest of the francise!

Sat and watched "The Dam Busters" last night. Still an old favourite of mine, even after all these years. :smiley:

I seem to be watching older stuff myself now. Disconcerting that the entire cast of most that I watch are pushing up the daises.

September 26, 2022, 10:45:56 AM

Quote from: Michael Rolls on September 22, 2022, 05:25:20 AMjust watched 'Top Gun: Maverick'. Very entertaining
Mike

I see that Zoonies is now stocking better quality versions. Must give it a go to get a change from the oldies.

Stike that. Hard coded Korean subtitles. I'll wait.

I've been watching 'Dhamer' on Netflix, the true story of Jeffrey Dhamer an American serial killer.  It's disturbing, but keeps you watching as it's made as a drama rather than a documentary.  The lead actor Evan Peters is brilliant playing Dhamer.  Not for the faint hearted.

Picked up a Metro on the bus yesterday and saw an advert for something on Sky which I've downloaded and will be watching.

Midwich Cuckoos. This was a book by a science fiction author I enjoyed from my early teens on - John Wyndham. There have been countless adaptations of his stories for the screen with the one probably best known being Day of the Triffids. Keeley Hawes is in it but I don't know if she has a leading role or was put in as a well known name in a bit part. It's a 7 parter and I have no idea how quickly I'll watch it but if it's a stinker I'll update this soon enough as I'm about to give part 1 a go.

Looks promising after a slowish start where a fairly big cast made a showing.

Finishished watching The Midwich Cuckoos and it is worth a watch imo. 6 parts on Sky although I got mine from Zoony's of course.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14245846/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Quote from: Raven on September 26, 2022, 10:41:08 AMSat and watched "The Dam Busters" last night. Still an old favourite of mine, even after all these years. :smiley:

Have you noticed they have rewritten history? Guy Gibson's dog is now Trigger, not Nigger which was the dog's name. The callsign for one of the dams being burst was also Nigger changed to Trigger.  I know this if an offensive word (although black people do not seem to mind calling each other by it) but it is history it happened, and you can't change the past however distasteful you might find it.

Yes Jacqueline I did notice and thought I was not hearing right. Last time I saw that film the dog was called Nigger and it was very clear.

History regularly gets revised I'm afraid.  It's the Soviet way.

I find that 'Titanic' always goes down well.

Quote from: Jacqueline on October 05, 2022, 12:06:56 PMHave you noticed they have rewritten history? Guy Gibson's dog is now Trigger, not Nigger which was the dog's name. The callsign for one of the dams being burst was also Nigger changed to Trigger.  I know this if an offensive word (although black people do not seem to mind calling each other by it) but it is history it happened, and you can't change the past however distasteful you might find it.

You say Trigger.. I say Nigger...Trigger.. Nigger.. Nigger... Trigger.. !!!!
 Let's call the whole thing off..

I love Detective books n films, Basil Rathbone as Sherlock was good, though I didn't start watching him untill the Freeview Channel "Talking Pictures" . I was trawling through YouTube earlier and came across a Sherlock I hadn't seen before with Basil Rathbone. It was called "The House of Fear" about a lonely old house high up on the cliffs, on the West Coast of Scotland. Fair enjoyed it. 👍👍😊😊

https://youtu.be/mwMmvwOmn50

Quote from: Diasi on October 05, 2022, 05:03:17 PMI find that 'Titanic' always goes down well.

:rofl:  :rofl:  :rofl:

watched a film last night 'The Net'. Story is of a corporation which has developed a super-duper computer security programme and have persuaded lots of elements of the US government to use it- but it isn't what it seems - it has a back door enabling the corporation's people to get up to all sorts of mischief. Sandra Bullock plays a computer analyst trying (and eventually succeeding) in working out what is going on, but in the process her entire life is attacked - her house is sold whilst she is on holiday, she finds all official records of her have been changed, etc.
The film was released in 1995 and what really intrigued me was to be reminded what cutting edge technology was back then. Computers using 3.5" floppies, mobile phones with retractable ariels, cars that needed a key to open the door and start the engine..
Then it dawned - 1995 seems no time at all ago - but it is over a quarter of a century!

Sounds interesting Mike. 

We watched the first episode of The Elon Musk Story. I didn't know much about him, apart from he is the richest person on earth! Or so I believe.  He's quite an odd character, but what a work ethic.  Two more episodes.

I know that it wouldn't have been Veronica's cup of tea, but I enjoyed it - and it does make one think about just what malicious hackers can achieve
Mike

Quote from: Michael Rolls on October 17, 2022, 04:47:33 AMwatched a film last night 'The Net'. Story is of a corporation which has developed a super-duper computer security programme and have persuaded lots of elements of the US government to use it- but it isn't what it seems - it has a back door enabling the corporation's people to get up to all sorts of mischief. Sandra Bullock plays a computer analyst trying (and eventually succeeding) in working out what is going on, but in the process her entire life is attacked - her house is sold whilst she is on holiday, she finds all official records of her have been changed, etc.
The film was released in 1995 and what really intrigued me was to be reminded what cutting edge technology was back then. Computers using 3.5" floppies, mobile phones with retractable ariels, cars that needed a key to open the door and start the engine..
Then it dawned - 1995 seems no time at all ago - but it is over a quarter of a century!

Some of us still have cars that need a key to open the door, we's not all loaded & posh. Lol  :grin:

It's common practice for a computer programme creator to have a 'back door' into the programme.

At the start of the 1990s I wrote a database so that our region's investigation records could be computerised & all the statistics produced at the press of a key instead of taking two days manually.

I incorporated security features which prevented the date that a record was entered from being changed, as there was a time limit after which a person could not be prosecuted.

However, if I'd had a case that had dragged on too long I could have got in through the 'back door', undetected by the programme, delete the record & then re-enter it at a later date & the prosecution would have gone ahead.

Did I ever do it?

That's for me to know & someone else to prove.  :grin:

sneaky! But I am sure that you would not have created a false criminal record for a young woman trying to save the world!

just been thinking. The most recent car that didn't need a key in the ignition to start the engine was our Honda CR-V - 2013-2015 - and the most recent to open the doors on a fob must have been the Astra about 2000

My last car didn't need keys in the ignition either, it was my Suzuki 4x4. I prefer the keys in the ignition then I know where the buggers are.  :cool:

I had a Ford back in the 70s that didn't. You could start it with a screwdriver. On one occasion we were house viewing with an estate agent and I locked the keys in. I asked if I could borrow his key. He was gobsmacked when I opened my door with it.

Fords back then were notorious. We were having a quiet drink after playing cricket (we won!) when one of the guys realised that he had locked his keys in his car. 'No worry' someone said. He took out a small penknife with a blade about two inches long and quarter of an inch wide and proceeded to demonstrate that he could use it to unlock not just the car in question but also several other Fords, including my 1967 Cortina Mk II
Bought myself a Krooklock the next day!
Mike (and still have it, although I haven't used it in years)

I used to have a Krook lock too  :upvote:
I've been watching The Watcher

https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1766179353/?playlistId=tt14852808&ref_=tt_pr_ov_vi

they are a very useful deterrent
Mike

They are usually hacksaw proof. Unfortunately steering wheels aren't.

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/steering-wheel-locks-prevent-car-theft/

Steering wheel locks can be defeated
The unfortunate truth is that steering wheel locks, like The Club, can be defeated quite easily. There have been many cases where professional thieves have stolen cars equipped with a steering wheel lock by simply cutting a portion of the steering wheel to remove the device or by drilling or cutting the device itself to disable it.

very true - but they dissuade the casual thief not carrying a hacksaw and the time and place to use it

A casual thief won't have the kit needed to start a modern car and a steering lock won't stop anything left inside being stolen. I think a good one that surrounds the wheel may be good on an old or classic car but I don't see much point with modern cars.

like I said - haven't used it in years - but it was worthwhile at the time

I leave Dageus in the car sometimes, best deterant ever, The car is his property and he barks like mad if anyone comes near it. :grin:  :smiley:

Fleur was a bit small to have performed that role  :sad:

Quote from: Michael Rolls on October 19, 2022, 01:24:36 PMFleur was a bit small to have performed that role  :sad:

She was about the size of Dageus's head I think.  :smiley:

yup - bout that!

At last Zoony's Video Emporium is stocking Iop Gun Maverick without hard coded Korean subtitles so that's a chunk of this evening's viewing sorted.

  ' Conservative's Cock-ups'.  with Harry Hill. 

Where did you put the instructions again ?

https://letschat.club/index.php?topic=664.0

It is a bit trickier depending on ISP now as magnetdl got put on the blocklist of some ISPs. That's easy enough to get around by using free VPNs but easier still to use the other source of magnet links I mentioned further on - torlook. - https://letschat.club/index.php?topic=664.msg11922#msg11922

Zoony didn't like using that and used a paid for VPN instead. I don't actually run the torrents myself as I use https://real-debrid.com/ to run them for me (requires a cheap subscription) as that saves time and removes even the slight risk of being chased for doing hookey downloading.

Using downloads makes BBC stuff available without using the BBC iplayer and there are never adverts in any of them. I only use catchup for GBNews.

My friend is trying to convince me to get a "Dodgy Box "  :grin:  :grin:  A digi box, except I don't think it's legal  :grin:   £200 initial outlay, then an update every 12 months for £60.

I assume that's what crabby had. I don't know anything about them but crabby liked his. 

I have put Kodi on Firesticks and they worked well at first but then the streams got blocked and the thing needed updating. I would hope that what you are looking at would be better.

I have been downloading stuff for years but avoided torrents. Then all the putlocker sites and forums giving the URLs to their content got closed. I was using realdebrid already as it gave high speed access to the putlockers so switched over to having it run the torrents. Most of the time it already has and you get an immediate download. That suited me so I never investigated streaming boxes.

I'm finding the telly really boring just now, been spending a lot of time on YouTube in the evenings.

Watched Top Gun Maverick and it was entertaining enough but anybody who liked realism in flims would be pulling their hair out. Suspension of disbelief mandatory.

anyone who can make an F/A 18 sit up and beg like that should be asked to come and be PM - we need a miracle!

I reckon the US Navy Air Arm has more issues with discipline than Putin too...

Old begets old or so it seems. I was watching an old Inside Number 9 and remembered an actress in it was in Spooks. Alongside Emilia Fox from the later silent Witnesses as it happened. As Spooks is so old I assumed a visit to the Emporium may well draw a blank but there it was - 10 seasons worth. That will replace the old Inspector Morse's which I have just finished. Perhaps I'll couple them with the Silent Witnesses which I haven't got around to yet.

Well I'm still not watching the Silent Witnesses. I was sidetracked by some better quality Midsomer Murders at the Emporium and have been watching those. Considering the age they aren't bad quality at all and much better than the ones I had. Obviously I've already seen them all but senility means I can't recall whodunnit. What is odd is that I do recall the main characters in each episode. Not something for avid crime watchers as it is all so ott but very enjoyable.

watched a film called 'Interceptor'. Totally incredible story of terrorist stealing Russian missiles and targeting them on the USA only to be thwarted by a female US army captain. Light hearted entertainment, but even more incredible than the plot were the heroics of the female officer, throwing blokes twice her size all over the place and being punched repeatedly in the face, again by someone twice her size, and showing as a result just a small trickle of blood from the corner of her mouth.
Still, it passed the time
Mike 

I watched The Forgotten Battle tonight on Netflix.  A true story told through the perspective of three different participators of the Battle of the Scheldt, a Dutch axis pilot, a British air pilot, and a female resistance fighter from Zeeland. The Canadian Army led the way helped by Polish and British units, I found it interesting and sad.

I have watched the first episode of. The English.. 
So far.. so good..

I thought I'd seen this mentioned here but if it was I can't find the post. It's on Nexflix but was in the Emporium  of couse so I'll give it a try. Ancient Apocalypse. Looks like it will be a rework / alternate interpretation of the von Daniken Chariots of the Gods ideas. I doubt I'll see anything to persuade me of past marvels but I do like to see the clever stuff our predecessors produced before recorded history.

I was going to post an IMDB link but fumble fingers in the process lead to me finding this story which was probably where I saw it mentioned...

https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1701596/Netflix-Ancient-Apocalypse-dangerous-reaction

Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse branded 'most dangerous show' as viewers divided
The new docuseries claims to reveal "something incredibly important in our own past" which has allegedly been forgotten from history books.

That new crime drama set in Aberdeen is shaping up to be really good. "The Granite Harbour"

Which channel Raven ?

Quote from: Alex on December 03, 2022, 07:10:16 PMWhich channel Raven ?

BBC1 Friday evening.

Started watching  Breaking Bad  (Netflix) ... It's getter better and better..

I might give that another go. I think I only watched the pilot but then stopped for some reason. I seem to only watch old stuff. I get annoyed trying to spot the token straight white bloke in the modern stuff.

do you mean you found one?

Anyone watching the 4 parter Riptide? I'm recording it all before watching. It looked like it was about Surfing and that's what drew me to it. :grin:

I'm not sure it's actually about surfing

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21279638/

Alison, whose life is plunged into despair when her new Australian husband vanishes after a morning surf. It quickly becomes obvious there is more to the story than meets the eye as she sets out to investigate his disappearance

Plus plenty of reviews and stuff out there but there is always a danger of spoilers.

I saw it advertised in an add break just the once and it looked good, I like detective stuff anyway so I'll give it a whirl. :smiley:

I am binge watching 'Vikings – Valhalla' and enjoying it. Some understandable liberties have been taken – for instance, the warships depicted are far too small to represent genuine Viking longships – the smallest warships used at the time of the series were the snekkja with a minimum of 20 oars – 10 per side and the drakkar had a minimum of 30.  Some were a good bit bigger, and a double oared drakkar might easily have 60+ warriors aboard her. Still, to try for genuine reproductions would surely have been ruinously expensive.
I am intrigued by one historical anomaly. Sven Forkbeard is depicted as still being around – in fact, he died in 1014. In 1013 he had deposed Aethelred   (don't know how to type a diphthong)  who fled abroad only to return and reclaim the throne on Sven's death, only to die himself in 1016, to be succeeded, briefly, by Edmund who died later the same year. Edmund's death is a mystery – apparently various chroniclers, all writing long after the event, variously claim him to have been assassinated, died of wounds received in battle, or from some unspecified disease.
I was fascinated by Stuart's comment when it was pointed out that there was no evidence that some of the characters he had meeting had ever done so. He replied that there was no evidence that they hadn't, and that they could have done. I like it!
Some fascinating characters – Lief Erikson, for instance, according to the sagas landed in North America – Vinland – 500 years before Columbus. I don't believe that there is any evidence that he ever had a sister – but to borrow from Stuart – no evidence that he didn't!

I watched the first episode and couldn't get overly excited but I will try some more.

The far too small boats is a carry through from the original Vikings seasons and obviously done for cost reasons as they are real hand built boats. I noticed that in the episode I watched there were some CGI generated longships and thought they may have upped their game until the small ones made an appearance again.

I am not familiar with the history so errors in that don't bother me at all.

For many years now I have set my 5GHz WiFi to Valhalla and the 2.4GHz is Asgard. I probably picked them when I started watching the original Vikings which I thoroughly enjoyed for the first few seasons.

I've started rewatching the first season of Happy Valley as a preparation for when season 3 completes next month. Luckily senility has ensured that it is all fresh to me.

A new series of the IDF drama  ' Fauda' starts tonight on Netflix, so that's me sorted  :grin:

4 seasons. High IMDB rating. Tempting but I do have a big backlog of stuff already thanks to senility only reminding me that I liked stuff first time around without detail spoiling a second outing.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4565380/

Finiswd off Happy Valley season 1 as a binge watch. Excellent. Season 2 next.

I watched "Riptide" over the last couple of nights, had it recorded and really enjoyed it. The guy from Outlander was in it and he was the murderer. Very different part from playing Lord John Grey.

I've watched all of season 2 of Happy Valley too now. Really looking forward to season 3 but won't start until I have them all. I hate the involuntary waits between episodes watching as things get broadcast entail. 

Quote from: Alex on January 20, 2023, 11:55:47 AMA new series of the IDF drama  ' Fauda' starts tonight on Netflix, so that's me sorted  :grin:

Finished series 4, I became obsessed with it, my only complaint would be it's dubbed into English and the voices don't always match the character - if that makes sense :smiley:

I saw a mention of that. It suggested the subtitles may be better but I can't stand those. I decided to give it a miss as I have so much stuff outstanding already.

I was round at my lad's today babysitting my Grand-dogs, SO I watched Happy Valley - it's good isn't it ?  :upvote:

Season 1 and 2 were. I haven't started to watch season 3 yet. I can't figure out why they left it so long after 2. It was good enough for several seasons although they would have needed a different villain eventually so maybe that was the reason.

That's another series I never got into.  :shh:

BBC so probably all on iPlayer 

Quote from: Raven on January 25, 2023, 11:23:13 AMThat's another series I never got into.  :shh:

Great acting in this, all of them.  The villain is James Norton who was the vicar in Grantchester, he plays a baddy so well, he's scary  :grin:  Sarah Lancashire is good in whatever she does.

It must be just me then.. 
I find it so depressing.. no-one ever smiles.. 
The first series was brilliant.. 
I have watched series 2.. and have last episode of series 3 to watch.. At least I've tried..

The last episode is on tomorrow night Scrumps !

I know.. I'm trying to work out who the killer is..  :grin:

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Quote from: Alex on January 25, 2023, 12:43:19 PMGreat acting in this, all of them.  The villain is James Norton who was the vicar in Grantchester, he plays a baddy so well, he's scary  :grin:  Sarah Lancashire is good in whatever she does.

Agree, agree, agree! I'd vote for James Norton to play Bond.  :yay:

We've just watched True Spirit, the story of the 16 year old girl who sailed round the world about 13 years ago. It's very good and I think my 16 year old GD would enjoy it.

Quote from: Scrumpy on February 04, 2023, 08:01:36 PMI know.. I'm trying to work out who the killer is..  :grin:

Keep an eye on that woman in the yellow coat - it's always the last one you'd suspect what dunnit. Well it is in Midsomer Murders anyway.

Quote from: Alex on January 25, 2023, 12:43:19 PMGreat acting in this, all of them.  The villain is James Norton who was the vicar in Grantchester, he plays a baddy so well, he's scary  :grin:  Sarah Lancashire is good in whatever she does.

I liked him in Grantchester, enjoyed that series.

I've just got to the halfway point and noticed something odd based on all the vehicles. Season 1 was 2014 and 2 2016. It looks to me like this was filmed in 2018 as the newest car reg I've seen is 18. Why the 4+ year delay screening it?

I have given up on Vikings after 6 episodes out of about 50? Each episode is just much of a muchness with no real plot - just hacking folk with swords and axes

Quote from: klondike on February 06, 2023, 09:51:12 PMI've just got to the halfway point and noticed something odd based on all the vehicles. Season 1 was 2014 and 2 2016. It looks to me like this was filmed in 2018 as the newest car reg I've seen is 18. Why the 4+ year delay screening it?

There was a deliberate 6 year delay to let Ryan grow up, and want to meet TLR.  

Perhaps no new cars 🚘 is meant to signify Yorkshire people as canny with their money?  😉

Well that explains the gap but most shows would just us a different actor.

The cars all have pretty old plates though which is odd.

I watched Elona Holmes 2 on Netflix last night, supposed to be Sherlocks Holmes sister.  Set in Victorian London,  Match factory girls = huge number of blacks, chinese etc.  Inspector Listrade = black, Dr John Watson = black,   Moriarty = black woman.  Represents todays London but no way Victorian London.  My grandma a Londoner born in 1881, was quite surprised when seeing black bus conductors as she had rarely seen a black person before. 

I have three months Netflix for free, will cancel next month, no way will I pay for it, so many foreign dubbed films on there, anything halfway decent I have seen already. The only films any good are on Talking Pictures the old 50's ones, very few decent films that interest me made these days.

I couldn't live without Netflix  :grin:  :grin:  As I don't have a telly licence I watch lots of stuff including the 'foreign dubbed' films, some great storylines, particularly from Sweden and Norway.   Before you give it up have a look at Women At War set in France in WW I , tells the story of 4 French women but yes it's dubbed. :smiley:

There is so much choice on Netflix.. Amazon.. Disney..
As well as iPlayer ...  I have these should I need them..
My family add me on their list ....
I seldom use them.. but it is good to know that they are available..
 I could never watch anything with sub-titles.. My reading is not quick enough.. By the time I have read the sub-titles the scene is over..

Quote from: Jacqueline on February 07, 2023, 12:39:22 PMI watched Elona Holmes 2 on Netflix last night, supposed to be Sherlocks Holmes sister.  Set in Victorian London,  Match factory girls = huge number of blacks, chinese etc.  Inspector Listrade = black, Dr John Watson = black,  Moriarty = black woman.  Represents todays London but no way Victorian London.  My grandma a Londoner born in 1881, was quite surprised when seeing black bus conductors as she had rarely seen a black person before.

I have three months Netflix for free, will cancel next month, no way will I pay for it, so many foreign dubbed films on there, anything halfway decent I have seen already. The only films any good are on Talking Pictures the old 50's ones, very few decent films that interest me made these days.

When I began reading your post, and having been a Sherlock Holmes fan, I couldn't wait to find that film on Netflix.
Then I read further.
In all honesty, it annoys me how recent programmes and films overdo the business of 'equality', whilst ignoring historical facts.  I have seen so many recently, and it annoys me because it reminds me how many examples there are these days of putting non-white before white when it comes to employment - the police, for example - completely contrary to the actual proportions in real life.

Quote from: Scrumpy on February 07, 2023, 07:10:04 PMThere is so much choice on Netflix.. Amazon.. Disney..
As well as iPlayer ...  I have these should I need them..
My family add me on their list ....
I seldom use them.. but it is good to know that they are available..
 I could never watch anything with sub-titles.. My reading is not quick enough.. By the time I have read the sub-titles the scene is over..

Scrumps you might like Women At War on Netflix it's not sub titles, it's dubbed into English

Why set something in a Victorian London that doesn't represent the times? I am a bit of an historical accuracy freak, I remember pointing out Laura Ashley wall paper in a Dickins film, I scan the sets to see if they are accurate to the times, you'd be surprised how many blunders they make.  So these black people in places they would never have been really annoy me, if you want modern day black London have the films set in these times.

totally agree - I'm the same. Veronica used to utter long suffering sighs when I moaned about firearms, especially, out of time and place - Colt 1873 SAAs appearing years before their time, Baker and Caine brandishing Mk VI Webleys, which didn't appear until 1915 in Zulu set it 1879, etc.
Mike

Quote from: Scrumpy on February 07, 2023, 07:10:04 PMThere is so much choice on Netflix.. Amazon.. Disney..
As well as iPlayer ...  I have these should I need them..
My family add me on their list ....
I seldom use them.. but it is good to know that they are available..
 I could never watch anything with sub-titles.. My reading is not quick enough.. By the time I have read the sub-titles the scene is over..

I rely on subtitles on a lot of programmes because I have rubbish hearing,and sometimes the dialogue isn't clear, or even worse, there's music in the background.  Don't go deaf Scrumpy!

Quote from: Scrumpy on February 07, 2023, 07:10:04 PMI could never watch anything with sub-titles.. My reading is not quick enough.. By the time I have read the sub-titles the scene is over..

I find them very distracting. Even the Korean ones (basically a load of squiggles) which sometimes appear hard coded on early release stuff downloaded courtesy of Zoony's Video Emporium. I wait and get something without them a bit later.

I agree that they distracting - I would much rather be able to do without them, but for me they are an unwelcome necessity
Mike

I chose hearing aids instead...

Finished Happy Valley season 3 and enjoyed it. Can't wait til next year when my mate Al Zheimer assures me it will be all sparkly fresh for me once again.

I read that there is to be a season 3 of Fawlty Towers. The first two seasons were so good I'm not sure it will be possible to bring it off. I'm guessing that maybe John Cleese has divorced yet again and is a little short on the readies.

I've tried several different types of hearing aids over the years - sadly, for me, none work.

Have you tried the NHS route? My mother paid thousands for an aid that didn't work. We found out after inheriting the house that the phone line was faulty which explained one of her problems.

I mostly only wear them for listening to TV. The difference is immediately obvious. The stuff stays on the shelves for one thing.

I've had three NHS sets over the years plus £3,200 for a private set - no good, but I got my money back. I just don't understand why aids just don't work for me. The NHS clinic tried all sorts of 'tuning' but all it did was accentuate the high frequencies to the point that the noise of dropping a piece of cutlery just about sent me into orbit and human speech was still poor. What I further don't understand is that some TV comes through loud and clear - on YouTube some clips are totally hopeless, others are clear - but it's all human voice. It makes being in a group situation with several folk all talking really miserable. Having other folk wearing a mask made it even worse.

Having other folk wearing a mask made it even worse.

I suspect that's more unconscious lip reading than muffling.

I have no problems with presenters or documentaries it's just films and series. It may be background music I suppose. The aids don't fix everything but help a lot. They do have a fault which I'll ask about when I go back - I think the RH one is clipping at high volumes as I get an annoying clicking. Oddly enough this is most evident when I'm taking a leak.

I can't tolerate subtitle though. I'd rather give upon something than endure them.

Quote from: Michael Rolls on February 08, 2023, 06:58:32 PMIt makes being in a group situation with several folk all talking really miserable. Having other folk wearing a mask made it even worse.

I struggle a bit in group settings with a noisy background too, or sometimes when I'm not aware that someone's speaking to me.

Face-to-face, TV etc & I'm fine.

I had a meeting the other day (I'm involved in a housing thing) on Teams.  Sat in my dining room, using my iPad, I could see and hear everyone clearly. In a real meeting, I can't hear people behind me very well, and people tend to talk over each other.  On Teams you signal you want to speak, it works well for me.

Saturday 8pm. Tune in to the first GB News Investigates documentary.

Grooming Gangs: Britain's Shame.

Season 2 of Clarkson's Farm has started on Amazon Prime.

Quote from: Alex on February 09, 2023, 04:48:14 PMSaturday 8pm. Tune in to the first GB News Investigates documentary.

Grooming Gangs: Britain's Sham

I'll be watching it. I lived and worked in Rotherham in the 90s and some of the councillors from that time are still serving.

Quote from: Alex on February 09, 2023, 04:48:14 PMSaturday 8pm. Tune in to the first GB News Investigates documentary.

Grooming Gangs: Britain's Shame.

The documentary maker has done nothing that Tommy Robinson didn't try & do, albeit with a more intellectual approach.

I watched it, few surprises as it had all been in the press.  Still appalling that the police and local authorities were not held to account. Goes without saying that the men, mainly Pakistani, are disgusting, as are many in their ethnic communities for supporting them.

Can you imagine if the boot was on the other foot and it was white men abusing black and asian girls on this scale? there would be a national task force to to sort it, on the news daily, nobody would be scared to say these are white male rapists, there would be hundreds of prosecutions and real support and compensation  for the victims. But these are just white girls, proves what those in power think of us. 

Quote from: GrannyMac on February 13, 2023, 07:56:04 AMI watched it, few surprises as it had all been in the press.  Still appalling that the police and local authorities were not held to account. Goes without saying that the men, mainly Pakistani, are disgusting, as are many in their ethnic communities for supporting them.

The problem being that their lot don't see it as disgusting or anything wrong with it.

I suppose it should come as no surprise when they worship a paedo who, history states, married a 6-yr-old & shagged her when she was 9.

Exactly, all according to their religion, having sex, raping and abusing non muslim women is OK, mahomed and his lot did it all the time, so they are only following his example, it's not adultery unless it's a muslim woman they are having sex with and there is no lower age for having sex with young girls so they don't see it as wrong.

Why didn't those who invited these people here in the first place look into their backgrounds and beliefs to see if they were compatible with the British way of life before inflicting them upon us? they have a lot to answer for. And quite honestly what use are kebab shop and taxi driver people to us?

I see the latest and maybe last season of Vera has just finished so I've grabbed that and will watch one later. The final season of Endeavour is following it so that's one I'll get when it finishes too.

I seem to spend far too much time watching police stuff and certainly far too much on old stuff. Oddly the newest stuff I'm currently on is also based on the oldest period - Vikings Valhalla - I wasn't overly impressed with the first couple but have warmed to it now and will complete Season 1 then go on to Season 2.

I enjoyed Vikings Valhalla, but not the original Vikings which seemed to have no real plot, just 60 minutes of chopping up Saxons per episode, so I gave up after about 6 episodes

The Gold. Drama based on the Brinks Mat robbery.  Quite enjoying it.  Anyone remember Kenneth Noye?

More crime  :wtf:
I've still grabbed it off the shelves at Zoony's

Thanks for the pointer

I've just finished watching 'Warrior' on Netflex, a Danish thriller in English, but the trailer is in Danish. Only one series though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnE9ZHcZUoU

started watching 'The Gold' on I player - enjoying it

I watched the first one of that too. Shows promise.

There's a new series starting tonight on Channel five, "Harry Wild Investigates" thinking of watching it.

Tonight I watched War Sailor on Netflix, it's had some good reviews and some complaining the first episode was slow.  I thoroughly enjoyed it and watched all 3 episodes.  It was sad, touching and I had no idea the Norwegian Merchant Navy played such a big part in WWII. 

I'm still watching old stuff. Been rewatching Downton Abbey. Not the sort of thing I'd expect to like but I find if compelling. A bit of Season 5 then season 6 and the film to go. I mix in a variety of old detective shows between episodes. Currently Banks, Lewis and Frost but I also grabbed Rebus and Taggart and have exhausted lots of others. When I downloaded Downton I got Upstairs Downstairs too but that is so old I may get fed up with the video quality unless the storylines are really good. I did watch it way back.