maqroll Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Just watched the plot to bring down Britains planes Interesting show , typical that the yanks nearly fu&%ed things up Worth catching on demand etc I you can Yeah, what a liability during that war effort... :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 27, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2012 This weeks episode of Mad Men was brilliant. Season 5 is turning out to be pretty awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Just watched the plot to bring down Britains planes Interesting show , typical that the yanks nearly fu&%ed things up Worth catching on demand etc I you can Yeah, what a liability during that war effort... :? If you mean by turning up 4 years too late and letting Stalin take huge chunks of Europe inflicting misery on millions , then yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 yeah mad men and game of thrones were brilliant this week, mad men was a bit strange how they seperated it out in to the 3 stories game of thrones with easily the best line of the year (possibly ever) "do you think a good shag will cure him?" "there's no cure for being a word removed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 holy crap breaking bad is getting gooood barely any sleep last night due to a four episode marathon of season 2 last night, from the 2nd episode of season 2, it was just outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 27, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2012 Louis Theroux's look at dementia was superb, if also a little heart breaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 27, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2012 I missed it, but a mate of mine (who is also a big Theroux fan) said he thought it was Theroux's worst effort so far. He said it was still brilliant, but to Theroux's own high standard a little disappointing. Again, I haven't seen it so I'll wait to pass my judgement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Louis Theroux's look at dementia was superb, if also a little heart breaking. I wanted to watch that show but forgot it was on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Wahey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 27, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hmm... These 2 docs have been different to his usual output. He's not had a point to make, nor has he revealed anything about a world we don't know about (I think we can imagine what raising an autistic child must be like, or what having a dementia suffering relative would be like), and that was particularly evident with the dementia episode from last night, but I still enjoyed both. He simply visited a few cases again. And it times it was genuinely touching. He focuses a lot on a guy called Gary, a former dentist who is now living in a home essentially. He doesn't know he's in a home, he thinks hes perpetually at work and the policy at the place is you go along with it. It really affected me. It wouldn't have been so bad if he was clearly unwell from the first time you see him, but on the show he often appears like a really nice cool guy - he was constantly cracking jokes, flirting with the woman that ran the place (and all the nurses). And then you discover he's married. His wife visits and he treats her like a distant friend, he's not aware he's married. He think his mother is still alive. They speak to him about his wife and he can only remember her as a woman who was a good friend and great employee when he was a dentist. He has 2... 'girlfriends' in the home, which his wife has accepted is just the way he has become thanks to the disease. It was just very sad. He also spends time with an elderly couple who can't afford to have the wife of the couple enter the home system, and she was clearly a character but also... empty? There were glimpses of a woman who was still spry and bright, but behind it there was often nothing. Her husband describes a lot of how she interacts with people as 'reflexes' - someone says something nice she laughs or reacts somewhat appropriately but she's not comprehended it. Possibly the most touching moment of the whole thing involves her - Louis speaks to her husband, and he says that he made a vow when they married and that is that, speaks about how he still loves her. And at that moment she comprehends what he's said. It was really good. Nothing groundbreaking, but a very good watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Only started watching Misfits today, very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I know what you mean about Theroux's recent documentaries being a little different to his usual stuff but I too am still enjoying them a lot. I watched the dementia episode the other day and it was incredibly touching, especially the bit with the old couple when they have that tender moment. I think he still summed it up with a good point though. Whereas the disease is heart-breaking, it's really the relatives who suffer, but eventually they learn to appreciate the times when there is tenderness when the family member afflicted has those brief moments where they remember. I also thought there was a really touching bit where they went to the floor of the home where the residents are seriously affected. They met a man whose mother could barely communicate anymore since she was so far gone. The son was obviously an incredibly decent man who loved his mother dearly, and for the most part she didn't know what was going on but then near the end she reaches up and cups his face and shows a great deal of affection. Her son then explains that it's for moments like these which make his visits so worthwhile. Incredibly touching stuff, Louis Theroux is absolutely brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 29, 2012 Moderator Share Posted April 29, 2012 The Bridge - Swedish / Danish crime drama on BBC4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 I think Louis Theroux has a new porn documentary coming out in June some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 "Not going out".... on Friday night this week had the funniest scene involving the hideous clowns in the woods I have seen in a long time, watching with friends. I still can't stop chuckling to myself, it was just hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 "Not going out".... on Friday night this week had the funniest scene involving the hideous clowns in the woods I have seen in a long time, watching with friends. I still can't stop chuckling to myself, it was just hilarious. Is that a new word filter there Julie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturdaygig Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 The Bridge - Swedish / Danish crime drama on BBC4 aha yes, quite excellent that it is. And for the impatient ones, its been screened and box-setted in Denmark so is available at well known internet 'shops' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Is that a new word filter there Julie? Very Happy Ha ha I had to think about that one! You have to watch it on iplayer if available. It's so funny..one of those moments of TV that you'll never forget. I haven't laughed so much in ages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Is that a new word filter there Julie? Very Happy Ha ha I had to think about that one! You have to watch it on iplayer if available. It's so funny..one of those moments of TV that you'll never forget. I haven't laughed so much in ages! I'm off to bed to watch it, it had better be worth not watching Sabrina the Teenage Witch instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 yeah mad men and game of thrones were brilliant this week, mad men was a bit strange how they seperated it out in to the 3 stories game of thrones with easily the best line of the year (possibly ever) "do you think a good shag will cure him?" "there's no cure for being a word removed" Bronn always makes me laugh. "They say its impregnable" "Give me 10 good men and climbing spikes - I'll impregnate the bitch" Though I properly lol'd at the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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