tomav84 Posted February 20 VT Supporter Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, fightoffyour said: The Taylor Swift chapter is the highlight, the middle of 'Forks', must've watched it about 20 times. i can't even pick a highlight. that was indeed an amazing episode but i spent the whole family flashback one getting moaned at by the mrs because i'd promised her a brew and couldn't tear myself away from it for 2 mins to make her one. it's not just great tv, but some of the best tv i've watched in my lifetime. really deserving of the accolades it's received. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted February 20 VT Supporter Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: I wonder whether this new ITV series (Breathtaking, about the Covid/PPE fiasco) will have similar impact to the Post Office one? The first episode was pretty uncompromising. Will check this out (when it's all aired of course - how many eps/weeks?). Just watched the PO one last night and really enjoyed it, I'm becoming a big fan of the metal detector guy too. Started on the Alan Savile show after for a clean sweep of gritty UK dramas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 20 VT Supporter Share Posted February 20 19 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Will check this out (when it's all aired of course - how many eps/weeks?). Three parter. All available now for streaming on ITVX. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 47 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Three parter. All available now for streaming on ITVX. Yeah I've watched it all. All 3 episodes very hard hitting and emotional. The govt doesn't come across well. Neither do the conspiracy theorist idiots in E3. But it's not got the same vibe as the post office one. This was more about the struggles of working in the NHS during the crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 The govt is lampooned in this. Don't get me wrong on that. But we all knew about their **** ups and incompetence and duplicity and partying etc already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 20 VT Supporter Share Posted February 20 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Jon said: The govt is lampooned in this. Don't get me wrong on that. But we all knew about their **** ups and incompetence and duplicity and partying etc already Good to remind people, though. No doubt the Tories will scream about more lefty propaganda from the woke media. Takes a bit of heat off the BBC, with ITV joining in. Edited February 20 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 The new True Detective shows how bad TV and Film has gotten. Like we have to be at the very bottom of the curve now. It has to be up from here. True Detective Night Country and that Madam Web are the bottom surely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted February 21 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21 15 hours ago, CVByrne said: The new True Detective shows how bad TV and Film has gotten. Like we have to be at the very bottom of the curve now. It has to be up from here. True Detective Night Country and that Madam Web are the bottom surely What was so bad about True Detective? I fully appreciate it doesn't come close to S1, but not much really does. But I didn't think it was especially bad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted February 21 Popular Post Share Posted February 21 True Detective being the bottom of the curve for TV quality in a universe in which we have Love Island and Googlebox. Makes you think. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 26 minutes ago, PieFacE said: What was so bad about True Detective? I fully appreciate it doesn't come close to S1, but not much really does. But I didn't think it was especially bad. Name stealing aside it's ok It's better than season 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I've finally watched both series of Trigger Point. More carnage than a match thread but really enjoyed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 28/01/2024 at 17:35, villa4europe said: Finished true detective 1 and 3, part of me thinks 3 is better but for as good as the final twist is I think the case itself has a poor conclusion Started 4 and it's overly weird so far, has more in common with that sky arctic circle murder mystery show that I cant remember and had a shockingly bad ending Reveal hidden contents Where ancient wasps from outer space were driving people insane They should have stopped after season 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 17 hours ago, CVByrne said: The new True Detective shows how bad TV and Film has gotten. Like we have to be at the very bottom of the curve now. It has to be up from here. True Detective Night Country and that Madam Web are the bottom surely The first episode was big enough sample size for me to judge it. It is really tedious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 20/02/2024 at 07:31, tomav84 said: i can't even pick a highlight. that was indeed an amazing episode but i spent the whole family flashback one getting moaned at by the mrs because i'd promised her a brew and couldn't tear myself away from it for 2 mins to make her one. it's not just great tv, but some of the best tv i've watched in my lifetime. really deserving of the accolades it's received. What show is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted February 21 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21 10 minutes ago, maqroll said: What show is this? The Bear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Apparently The Gentlemen has been made into a series on Netflix. I liked the film a lot so will add that to my list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 19 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Apparently The Gentlemen has been made into a series on Netflix. I liked the film a lot so will add that to my list. out on March 7th. Will probably watch too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 6 hours ago, Davkaus said: True Detective being the bottom of the curve for TV quality in a universe in which we have Love Island and Googlebox. Makes you think. Bottom of the curve in terms of what it pretends to be. It's terrible writing and laughable. At least Love Island doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 39 minutes ago, CVByrne said: Bottom of the curve in terms of what it pretends to be. It's terrible writing and laughable. At least Love Island doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is. I likened it to that sky one drama fortitude I've still got the finale left and I'm struggling to see it being worse than that Id say my overall problem with it, "true detective" aside, is that I don't think they nailed jodie fosters character, I don't think they wrote her well enough to get away with what she is, she's not interesting enough to carry the show and the Indian cop while better barely leads, the most interesting character imo is the young cop and the dynamic between his work and his wife and even that could still be written better by linking it to his dad and his relationship with him or his failures, it's not bad writing it's just weak writing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 45 minutes ago, villa4europe said: I likened it to that sky one drama fortitude I've still got the finale left and I'm struggling to see it being worse than that Oh it gets worse. It's just laughable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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