"Just finished The Killing liked it a lot but not really the last season as much. Breaking Bad, Homeland done Was going to do Luther or The Wire next - can you tell me which one is best of the two?"
Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls
Posted: 01 Sep 2025, 12:13
by Council Scum
Finished Ripley at the weekend, Have never seen The Talented My Ripley and enjoyed it, especially as it was mainly set on the Amalfi.
Swiss. wrote: ↑29 Aug 2025, 14:23
Started The Terminal List Dark Wolf only to realise there's a season before so I'd better watch that first. Very good btw. Taylor Kitsch is a great actor. Chris Pratt is OK I guess.
First series very good. Second series a prequel story. Unfortunately 1 episode a week so no binge
3 episodes into season 2 and it bloody excellent. Also good to see English actor Tom Hopper in it.
Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls
Posted: 29 Aug 2025, 17:10
by DukeofDevo
Swiss. wrote: ↑29 Aug 2025, 14:23
Started The Terminal List Dark Wolf only to realise there's a season before so I'd better watch that first. Very good btw. Taylor Kitsch is a great actor. Chris Pratt is OK I guess.
First series very good. Second series a prequel story. Unfortunately 1 episode a week so no binge
Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls
Posted: 29 Aug 2025, 17:04
by DukeofDevo
Watched ‘Smoke’ 9 eps based on a podcast concerning arson attacks! Good performance from Taron Everton as the arson investigator Well worth a watch!
Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls
Posted: 29 Aug 2025, 14:45
by Swiss.
Lee Trundle and OnlyOne Billy...haha
Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls
Posted: 29 Aug 2025, 14:25
by Swiss.
Alfs wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 17:32
That's all very well, but in this case it's colour blind' casting.
No Just proving to that racist, bigot, moron Lee Trundle it's possible there could have been black soldiers at the battle of Hastings.
Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls
Posted: 29 Aug 2025, 14:23
by Swiss.
Started The Terminal List Dark Wolf only to realise there's a season before so I'd better watch that first. Very good btw. Taylor Kitsch is a great actor. Chris Pratt is OK I guess.
Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls
Posted: 28 Aug 2025, 17:32
by Alfs
That's all very well, but in this case it's colour blind' casting.
Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑26 Aug 2025, 09:30
Can anyone recommend King and Conqueror?
I was about to sit down and binge watch over the course of the week, but am I going to be hit with a load of BBC guff with it? I've just seen a still from the battle of Hastings with your typical BBC Anglo-Saxon solider from that era.
It's 'colour blind' casting. It's also had very meh reviews.
So no one has heard of The Black Rabbit Roman Brigade that was part of the Roman invasion of Briton. They were made up of Nubians. After the Romans left they remained in their own community in Sussex then part the bigger Wessex. Their descendants integrated into the Saxon army and were reputed to be good fighters.
Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls
Posted: 26 Aug 2025, 19:12
by Alfs
Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑26 Aug 2025, 09:30
Can anyone recommend King and Conqueror?
I was about to sit down and binge watch over the course of the week, but am I going to be hit with a load of BBC guff with it? I've just seen a still from the battle of Hastings with your typical BBC Anglo-Saxon solider from that era.
It's 'colour blind' casting. It's also had very meh reviews.
Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑26 Aug 2025, 09:30
Can anyone recommend King and Conqueror?
I was about to sit down and binge watch over the course of the week, but am I going to be hit with a load of BBC guff with it? I've just seen a still from the battle of Hastings with your typical BBC Anglo-Saxon solider from that era.
Ah is all this wokeness upsetting you? Stop crying you big baby.
I just find it confusing why they'd bother spending so much money on CGI to make a scene realistic, then purposely make it unrealistic, Swiss.
I mean, I'm not really confused as I know exactly why they do it, but you get my point.
Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls
Posted: 26 Aug 2025, 10:34
by Swiss.
Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑26 Aug 2025, 09:30
Can anyone recommend King and Conqueror?
I was about to sit down and binge watch over the course of the week, but am I going to be hit with a load of BBC guff with it? I've just seen a still from the battle of Hastings with your typical BBC Anglo-Saxon solider from that era.
Ah is all this wokeness upsetting you? Stop crying you big baby.
Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls
Posted: 26 Aug 2025, 09:30
by Lee Trundle
Can anyone recommend King and Conqueror?
I was about to sit down and binge watch over the course of the week, but am I going to be hit with a load of BBC guff with it? I've just seen a still from the battle of Hastings with your typical BBC Anglo-Saxon solider from that era.
SurfaceAgentX2Zero wrote: ↑30 Jul 2025, 00:43
If you want some comedy you could try 'Nighty, Night', though it's so dark it might be safest watching it from behind the sofa.
Loved Nighty Nighty
Me too!
Bit late to this but almost watched all of Ozark.
Really enjoyed it though thr 4th season feels like it wasn't really needed.
Roots I binged watched seasons 1 -3 started season 4 twice but sill can't get into it.
Swiss. wrote: ↑18 Aug 2025, 15:28
So will watch the opening two episodes of Alien: Earth. tonight.
Watched them last night. Actually looks and feels decent. Impressed so far.
Yeah, I'm happy with it also. Think I'll enjoy it.
I was a bit surprised to see Eddie Hitler pop up in it though.
Im wondering whether these new ändroids are the forerunner of Tyrell Corporations "Replicants"? 'Scott says BR is in the same universe but the timelines don't match up.
SurfaceAgentX2Zero wrote: ↑30 Jul 2025, 00:43
If you want some comedy you could try 'Nighty, Night', though it's so dark it might be safest watching it from behind the sofa.
Loved Nighty Nighty
Me too!
Bit late to this but almost watched all of Ozark.
Really enjoyed it though thr 4th season feels like it wasn't really needed.
Swiss. wrote: ↑18 Aug 2025, 15:28
So will watch the opening two episodes of Alien: Earth. tonight.
Watched them last night. Actually looks and feels decent. Impressed so far.
Yeah after you get over the "kids" stuff (why did they do that?) I thought it was very good. A lot of good action from the start in true Alien 2 style.
Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls
Posted: 18 Aug 2025, 20:09
by Jaan Kenbrovin
Swiss. wrote: ↑18 Aug 2025, 15:28
So will watch the opening two episodes of Alien: Earth. tonight.
Watched them last night. Actually looks and feels decent. Impressed so far.
Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls
Posted: 18 Aug 2025, 15:28
by Swiss.
So will watch the opening two episodes of Alien: Earth. tonight.
Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025, 14:19
How dare you. Just look at the reviews.
The Telegraph
My Mrs Brown’s Boys endurance test: I cried, cringed and almost laughed
Television's most divisive sitcom is back. Mrs Brown's Boys – widely reviled by critics but adored by millions of viewers – returned to BBC...
The Independent
Mrs Brown’s Boys is more awful than ever – it needs to be killed off by the BBC
What is there left to say about Mrs Brown's Boys? Brendan O'Carroll's rickety trad-com continues to loom over the TV landscape,...
Metro.co.uk
Mrs Brown's Boys loses 8,500,000 viewers as fans complain 'it's got even worse'
Fresh calls for Mrs Brown's Boys to be axed after the first episode of the new season brings in 'lowest ever' viewership, losing 8.5million.
The Irish Times
Mrs Brown’s Boys review: It’s surely time for this dreary and unfunny series to fade from our screens
Never liked it myself but something very smug about reviews like that, it obviously has a lot of people that enjoy it which seems to wind people up
In 2013 9.4 mil watched the Christmas day episode, only 2mil did last Christmas Day. Terrible for the one day everyone is in watching tele.
Ah is all this wokeness upsetting you? Stop crying you big baby.
