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Just finished The Fall of the House of Usher. And what a TV show it is. There are so many nods to Edgar Allen Poe stories it's amazing they could get them all in. A wonderful script and excellent acting. It's easily a 10/10 for me.



I finally got to watch it and binged the whole thing yesterday. Certainly very enjoyable and up to the standard of Hill House and Midnight Mass. I can only wonder at just how Carla Gugino stays so impossibly beautfiul!

I used to read some Poe as part of the various horror compendiums that used to be around. I'd forgotten The Black Cat was even a Poe story. That's probably my favourite of his stories and is used for episode 4.
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Finished The Watcher. It was quite good but petered out to a rather unsatisfactory conclusion. I'll give it a 6/10
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Vigil Season 2 (6 episodes)

From the Line Of Duty writers, the second season moves from being on board a submarine to being army/middle east based conflict with special reference to drone warfare. Very enjoyable and with echoes of the Jack Nicholson film A Few Good Men. 8/10
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The Watcher 2022 7 episodes

Not quite the classic I was hoping for but highly enjoyable nevertheless. It's that old horror set up , family moves from the city into a new house but it seems to have a 'stalker'. Not only that there are some very weird neighbours who are not just very unhelpful but seem to think they don't need to observe the normal boundaries. Won't say too much but with a cast including Naomi Watts. Bobby Cannivale and Mia Farrow it's well worth watching! 7/10

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^ not as good as Michael Hirst's Vikings which it's 'inspired' by. I think I got through about 2 episodes of Season 2 and that was enough. Another reason why I cancelled my Netflix subscription.
The BBC (and later Netflix) viking series The Last Kingdom though is brilliant. Netflix did a great job beefing that up.

Yes, it's certainly not got that Ragnar effect, but it actually turned out quite well as it went along and by the end it was an exciting romp. Another series to come too - which is nice.

Just started with The Watcher with Naomi Watts. Reviews aren't great but hey, who knows right?

I did, erm, watch that, must have been one of the last things on Netflix I did. It's pretty decent maybe a 7/10. 
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^ not as good as Michael Hirst's Vikings which it's 'inspired' by. I think I got through about 2 episodes of Season 2 and that was enough. Another reason why I cancelled my Netflix subscription.
The BBC (and later Netflix) viking series The Last Kingdom though is brilliant. Netflix did a great job beefing that up.

Yes, it's certainly not got that Ragnar effect, but it actually turned out quite well as it went along and by the end it was an exciting romp. Another series to come too - which is nice.

Just started with The Watcher with Naomi Watts. Reviews aren't great but hey, who knows right?
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Platform 7

Based on a well loved book of the same name (I've not read it) , this is about the ghost of a young woman who is haunting a train station where she died. It's very much a mystery drama and not meant to be scary at all. Touches on some important issues but feels a little unsubtle at times and in the end fell into the trap of being too much feminst preaching. I liked it but didn't love it although at 4 episodes it doesn't outstay its welcome. Also features the great actor Phil Davies although I felt his part was under cooked somewhat and just a device for her to be able to explain things to another ghost so we understand the plot. 7/10
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^ not as good as Michael Hirst's Vikings which it's 'inspired' by. I think I got through about 2 episodes of Season 2 and that was enough. Another reason why I cancelled my Netflix subscription.
The BBC (and later Netflix) viking series The Last Kingdom though is brilliant. Netflix did a great job beefing that up.
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Series 2 of Vikings: Valhalla. I have little recollection of series 1 though lol
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Bosch: Legacy (Season 2)

Starring Titus Welliver, this is a bit of a throw back to old seventies detective dramas, I especially love the fact that they take some real care with the theme music and titles ( I never skip!). The 'Legacy' bit is that Bosch's daughter Maddie (played by Maddie Lintz) joins the LAPD so we see her story develop alongside his new job working as a private detective. Also features Mimi Rogers as the lawyer Honey Chandler. Like her very much! A show with it's own style and rhythm. 8/10
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^ You aren't missing much tbh. We finished Beacon 23 last night and the last 2 episodes were rushed and confusing. A series 2 has been mooted already - it needs to improve though. 6/10
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^ It's not streamed in the UK yet. It's on MGM+ in the US - so a VPN is required.

don't think I'll be doing that any time soon but thanks for the info anyway.

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Squaring the Circle. The Story of Hipgnosis.
On Netflix. Amazing. Awesome.

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^ It's not streamed in the UK yet. It's on MGM+ in the US - so a VPN is required.
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^ How are you watching Beacon 23? I can't find a lot of information about how it's being streamed in the UK.
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Just finished The Fall of the House of Usher. And what a TV show it is. There are so many nods to Edgar Allen Poe stories it's amazing they could get them all in. A wonderful script and excellent acting. It's easily a 10/10 for me.

Beacon 23 - Sc-Fi with Lena Heady. "A man living in the 23rd Century works at a remote "lighthouse" in space that serves as a beacon to help passing ships." It's OK, but the reviews on IMDb are quite poor. I'm liking it so far. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9174724/
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^ I'll have to catch Cunk, you know something will be funny when the very thought of the format makes you laugh.
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Finally got around to watching all of Cunk on Britain and Cunk on Earth. Absolutely tear-inducing hilarious. Also enjoyed The Great for the first couple seasons.
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Minx Season One
Produced by Starz, this is about a (presumably) fictional feminist porn magazine that launched in the 60's. Stars the British actress Orphelia Lovibond who is usually known for playing stuck up/entitled English women. Here she is playing 'American' and is a bit uptight. I enjoyed it despite of (or maybe even because!) of the explicit male and female nudity. There is even ** shock of shocks** an erect penis in one episode. 8/10

The Serial Killer's Wife (4 episode mini series)
The title seems to be a spoiler (or is it?!). Stars the beautiful Engish actress Annabel Scholey who is best known for Medici The Magnificient and Brittania. She is very good but the ending seemed a bit ridiculous. 6/10
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

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The Fall of the House of Usher  Mike Flanagan can do no wrong these days and this is up there with his best. Actors from his past shows are here again, but they are all great. Loosely based on the Poe short story this is a tale of greed, excess and families. Only 2 eps in so far, but it's gripping and, oh my, the end of episode 2 was something else (I did sort of guess that it something like that would happen). Love it.

I loved The House On Haunted Hill and Midnight Mass but didn't enjoy The Haunting Of Bly Manor or The Midnight Club nearly as much.
Nowadays I don't have Netflix so I'm not sure I'll ever get to watch this.

Yeah, the first Haunting one was excellent, and Midnight Mass too (I actually did like The Midnight Club). I think you'd love The Fall of the House of Usher - a shame if you can't watch it. Remember those horror flicks in the 70s e.g.  The Abominable Dr. Phibes where people die one at time in horrible ways. This Usher TV Show has that sort of feel to it - with modern twists of course and loads more going on as well. I'm half way through now and liking it a lot and love all the nods to other Poe stories.

Yeah it was the The Haunting Of Hill House (not The House on Haunted Hill lol). I thought that had some strong emotional drama, the scene where the 2 sisters are driving and then have to stop was incredibly good and brought a tear to my eye. Midnight Mass might actually be the best horror TV series ever made. Again some strong drama to make the horror all the more real.
I got a bad feeling about Netflix when they threw a ton of money at Harry and Meghan. Terrible idea especially as they were already cutting back on investment generally.
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