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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote richardh Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2023 at 22:14
^ yep agreed. Sheen and Tennant are so much better in Staged, a zoom based 'improvised' comedy show. I laughed a lot. Check it out!

Was hoping to review The Woman In The Wall. This is brilliant but the BBC have not released the final episode yet and I will have to wait (not very patiently) until next Sunday. Ruth Wilson is tremendous and the story is great. So much to like including a very creepy sociopathic bitter old nun played to the hilt by Frances Tomelty.


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The Woman In The Wall 6 episodes

This BBC drama is set in Ireland and references the so called 'Magdalene Laundries' that existed for 100's of years in Ireland as well as USA, Sweden and even Australia They were mostly catholic run work houses (or asylums) for 'fallen' women that had sex outside of marriage, often getting pregnant and then having nowhere else to go. This focuses on the story of a group of women whose children were taken away from them and in particular one lady called Lorna played by Ruth Wilson (Luther and The Affair). The writers take a suspense drama approach and Wilson is absolutely superb. Well worth watching and will no doubt garner another award for Wilson. 9/10
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Foundation S2

Adaption of Asaimov's Foundation sci-fi book series. Cranked up a notch from the 1st season, this is bigger, bolder and even more impressive. Lee Pace is great as the ruler of the galaxy ''Empire'' while Jared Harris plays the genius Harry Seldon who inspires a religion (being the name of the series) and whose technology could bring down Empire. Many episodes are so cinematic they should be seen at the theatre. A sci fi triumph in scale that easily matches Star Wars and Dune for my money. The only slight down note is actress Lou Lobbel's English accent is less than pristine, often waivering towards her native African accent too much at times. It's quite distracting! 9.5/10
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The Long Shadow 7 episodes

Another drama based on the so called 'Yorkshire Ripper' reign of terror between 1975 and 1980 in the Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford area of England. The West Yorkshire police force is put firmly under the spotlight here with some gerat performances from the likes of David Morrisey and Toby Jones. In terms of a bringing a true story to life this is as good as Chernobyl. Gripping, fascinating and ultimately very depressing. 10/10
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Partygate

A one off drama documentary from Channel 4 chronicling the events that happened at Downing street that were referred to in the Sue Gray report. Governmental staff (there were many it seems) consistently and brazenly ignored their own governments health advice that was being put out because they were above it (they make the rules and don't have to follow them). The sheer disrespect shown to all those that had to bury their loved ones in very difficult cirmcustances during the pandemic is really highlighted here. Boris Johnson is painted as a bumbling buffoon with no real leadership qualities but then duh! However it's the sheer arrogance of his many aides (and by extension the governement) that truly hits home. 7/10
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The Continental
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This John Wick prequal gives us the back story to both Winston Scott (played by Ian McShane in the Wick movies) and his faithful concierge Charon (played by the late Lance Reddick in the Wick movies) as Winston is drawn back into a world he left far behind, long ago as he plots to secure control over the Continental Hotel in New York.

Presented in three 90min episodes. The focus is more on the characters and their motivations than the Gun-Fu of the Wick movies, at least until the final episode. Then they bring it on !

A fun look into the history of Assassin Central, while leaving the door open to more early stories about the Continental and it's management.
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^ Sounds good.  Thanks for the tip.

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Series 2 of Foundation. The scale of it is impressive indeed and it must have cost Apple a fortune to make. Great TV though and an excellent source to use for sci-fi. The start of this season was a bit confusing as it's seemed a long time since series 1, but as episodes go on things get clearer. Top sci-fi.
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The Reckoning (4 episodes)

Steve Coogan stars as the now disgraced British DJ and serial sex offender Jimmy Saville. It's quite atsounding just how much damage he did to many young lives with his wicked and abhorrent behaviour yet he had the ear of Maggie Thatcher who loved him (she obviously had no idea of his crimes although it seems that her advisor Robert Armstrong may have warned her about him as many rumours abounded) and eventually he received a knighthood for his charity work and even received a papal knighthood from the Pope (perhaps less suprising given the Catholic church's notorious track record on these things). His crimes didn't come out until after he died in 2011 and this lead to a purge against similar 'personalities' of the time including Rolf Harris who is now in prison. 
As a TV docu drama this is as good as it gets. Coogan is spot on with all the very recognisable mannerisms that Saville had and the BBC don't let themselves off. It was originally an nvestigation by their rivals ITV that brought the crimes to light and they also produced this, allbeit for the BBC. 10/10
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^ Yes, it looks a fascinating TV show - but I doubt I'll watch it. I know enough of the facts that it would be too hard a watch for me. A slight correction if I may regarding Rolf Harris: he was released in 2017 and died 10 May 23.
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Originally posted by Gentle and Giant Gentle and Giant wrote:

^ Yes, it looks a fascinating TV show - but I doubt I'll watch it. I know enough of the facts that it would be too hard a watch for me. A slight correction if I may regarding Rolf Harris: he was released in 2017 and died 10 May 23.

thanks, forgot that re Rolf Harris. Yeah I think that a lot of people will avoid watching it and there is some horrible stuff for sure. 
 
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High Desert 8 episodes

This 'black comedy' from Ben Stiller is for me quite nasty and distasteful at times. The wonderful Patricia Arquette is the main reason for watching but mostly its incoherent and painfully lacking even the germ of an idea. 4/10
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Series 2 of Foundation. The scale of it is impressive indeed and it must have cost Apple a fortune to make. Great TV though and an excellent source to use for sci-fi. The start of this season was a bit confusing as it's seemed a long time since series 1, but as episodes go on things get clearer. Top sci-fi.
Just finished season 1. I'm about to start season 2. I never did read the books but was aware of them growing up. An EPIC Si-Fi series to be sure. And don't leave many days before episodes or you may have to go back. It jumps around a bit so full attention is required. This ain't no 'weekly' Sci-Fi series.
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I finished watching The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix, which is chock-a-block full of Edgar Allan Poe references. I enjoyed it very much and think Mike Flanagan is a treasure (I most especially loved Midnight Mass). I'm now starting on Bodies on Netflix.
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Finished series 2 of The Wheel of Time. Looks great but a weak and confusing script and story lets it down a lot. 5/10
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Recently watched the mini-series entitled John Carpenter's Suburban Screams (2023). The supposedly true events depicted there, were not that interesting for me. Yet, Carpenter's masterful directing and lots of scenes in there were really great. Overall, a 7.5/10.
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Just finished watching the groovy first season of the original series of Star Trek.

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Billions S7

So this behemoth of a TV series finally ended with episode 12 of Season 7. No spoilers but I enjoyed it all the way to the end with the parallel Trump story line (''Mike Prince'' here) being the reason it continued for so long (that and Damian Lewis having to exit the series for a while to be with his terminally ill wife) . It peaked around Season 3-4 but the great characters and fantastic writing meant it had a good reason to exist. Final Season 8/10 (overall 9/10)
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Invasion S2 (10 episodes)

Season 1 was generally poorly reviewed and seemed to be heavily constricted by a tighter budget than say Apple's other big sci-fi show Foundation. Season 2 is much more like it and actually delivers some sci-fi action with mostly the same characters. Perhaps comes off the rails slightly towards the end of S2 as they move towards a potential S3 (presumably). Overall a pretty decent watch. Apple is rapidly becoming the home of sci-fi. Hopefully they keep it up and don't go the same way as Netflix. 8/10
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All seasons of Deputy
Followed by all six seasons of the fantastic JUSTIFIED, watched it all in the space of two weeks. Addictive viewing.
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