theboyangel Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Bad news - the superb Lie To Me has just finished its second season. Good news - season 3 is back on November 10 :-) Back on Sky1??? have the whole series 2 lined up on Sky+ and ready to watch!!!! I aint got Sky 1 so I dont know what the schedule is - I just d/l on the US schedule ah fair do's Rob!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 It's a great series, gets better as it goes on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 mad men was brilliant again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSufferingVilla Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Just watched the opening episode of Boardwalk Empire. It was brilliant. Recommend the download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted September 20, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 20, 2010 Don't have HBO, but the only review I've seen of Boardwalk Empire is lukewarm: Ken Tucker"] Boardwalk Empire premiered on Sunday night with a lavish pilot directed by Martin Scorsese that zoomed in on Atlantic City in the 1920s. Prohibition has just gone into effect, and the city’s corrupt treasurer — Steve Buscemi’s oily, funny, nihilistic, knobby-kneed Nucky Thompson – is handing out favors and calling in markers right and left. You barely need to check the credits to know that Scorsese directed, because even the planks in the boardwalk gleam with Scorsese’s beautiful, cynical rot. And the fact that the series was created by a graduate of The Sopranos – well, writer-producer Terence Winter has taken what he learned about the allure of amorality and really runs with it here. Based on a real-life Nucky – Johnson, not Thompson – and on Nelson Johnson’s book of the same title, Boardwalk Empire moves immediately into action-adventure territory. This proves to be a calculated error, since the series would benefit from more scene-setting, in the creation of a world in the manner of (to take just the first HBO comparison that’s most appropriate) Deadwood. The first few hours, even beyond the Scorsese opener, seem leery of dwelling on the historical details that made Atlantic City distinctive during this era. Which is probably one reason why the production felt it necessary to insert title cards such as “Chicago” and “New York City” when the scene changes — the show itself doesn’t do enough to make Atlantic City a distinctive character in its own drama. The crucial element that will probably determine whether many viewers stick with Boardwalk is whether you want to see Buscemi as the series’ central figure week after week. There’s no denying Buscemi’s power as a character actor over the years — the guy is simply terrific in rattled-man role in movies from Reservoir Dogs to his own Trees Lounge. But does Buscemi’s Nucky carry as much weight (no pun intended) as James Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano or Ian McShane’s Al Swearengen in Deadwood? Having seen a half-dozen Boardwalks, I’d have to say…it’s still hard to say. Which may sound like waffling, but I’m trying to be fair. Early on, Buscemi seems like a bantam-weight star presence, but there are moments, especially in his tender scenes with Kelly Macdonald and his rampaging ones with Michael Pitt, where he’s a riveting blast. Still, the series itself rarely positions him to be as dynamic a figure as Stephen Graham’s explosive Al Capone eventually becomes. Buscemi’s shifty-eyed fixer has no scruples about ordering beat-downs, but he also has a soft heart for a few people who impress him. One is Michael Pitt’s Jimmy Darmody, a smart but indigent World War I vet who’ll do as he’s told with tortured loyalty in order to rise in Nucky’s operation. The other is Kelly Macdonald’s Margaret, a poor, honest woman trapped in an abusive marriage whom Nucky helps out for reasons that remain a poignant mystery in the early hours of the series. It becomes clear that it’s Jimmy and Margaret, each in very different ways, who are going to carry Boardwalk’s most emotional subplots. Nucky’s opposite number, by contrast, is the government Prohibition Agent Nelson Van Alden, played with a bulldog glare by Michael Shannon — he’s every bit as buttoned up as one of Nucky’s suits. What bodes well for Boardwalk Empire as a weekly series is that this week’s debut is probably the least typical (the showiest, the slowest) of the episodes I’ve seen. The production becomes more sleek, emotionally complex, and sly in its subsequent hours. Is this show better than its important Prohibition-era gangster predecents like William Wellman’s The Public Enemy (1931) or Howard Hawks’ Scarface (1932)? No, it is not. Boardwalk lacks those films’ narrative momentum – both movies put the roar in The Roaring 20s – and Buscemi doesn’t possess the feral energy of Enemy’s Jimmy Cagney or the brute force of Scarface’s Paul Muni. Boardwalk is very much a gangster saga for our times. (It even finds a role for one of the great modern gangsters: Michael Kenneth Williams – the magnificent Omar in The Wire – plays Chalky White, a bootlegger.) What Buscemi brings to this production is his gift for transferring neurotic self-consciousness into a man of action. He may fret about retaining his empire, but you believe Nucky Thompson is a scrawny lord of venality, from his stiff linen collar right down to his immaculate spats. Still, I’d say Boardwalk Empire has its work cut out for it as a big cable-audience-pleaser, although I wish it the best of luck. Rubicon just gets better and better, for the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Rubicon just gets better and better, for the record. The acting doesn't or the random motives of some characters that just wouldn't do that. Still enjoy it mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalyvilla Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Another vote for... Excellent series. absolutly quality, saw 2 and a half series when i was in sydney....missed it since i moved to london. has it ever been on uk tv???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2010 Second ep of This is England was decent. Could be subtitled the Sex Episode. Funnier than last weeks as well, if also still pretty bleak at times. Agreed - it's looking like it's shaping up into a good wee series. Shame it's only going to be 4 episodes though - hope they manage to get a commission for more. Still trying to work out why I fancy Smell though - so wrong :oops: Yeah I would say fancying Smell is a bit wrong, she's not exactly a looker and the New Romantic thing doesn't help. IIRC she got her tits out in the last ep so I'm assuming you were paying very close attention for brief moment . Then again I can't talk, I find Kel strangely attractive in some shots and not so much in others. And the red head who may as well not be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted September 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2010 Second ep of This is England was decent. Could be subtitled the Sex Episode. Funnier than last weeks as well, if also still pretty bleak at times. Agreed - it's looking like it's shaping up into a good wee series. Shame it's only going to be 4 episodes though - hope they manage to get a commission for more. Still trying to work out why I fancy Smell though - so wrong :oops: Yeah I would say fancying Smell is a bit wrong, she's not exactly a looker and the New Romantic thing doesn't help. IIRC she got her tits out in the last ep so I'm assuming you were paying very close attention for brief moment . Then again I can't talk, I find Kel strangely attractive in some shots and not so much in others. And the red head who may as well not be there. Ever since Romeo Brass I've always had a thing for Vicky McClure. Mind you, some of the hairstyles she's been stuck with don't exactly elevate her level of attractiveness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Anyone seen The Event? d/ling it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 House is back! Great first episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2010 ...**** hell This is England 86 is bleak :|. Brilliant but bleak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 agree is it just me who cant help but feel sorry for woody? also loved the massive from way down there hook that he didnt even blink at, that was on the original trailer but they didnt show you his reaction so i wasnt expecting that at all the scenes with lols dad were brilliant, made me feel really uncomfortable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted September 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2010 It was absolutely immense tonight. Meadows at his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2010 It's been a really good watch but it's become increasingly dark, obviously hitting a high point tonight. Lol's dad is incredibly well played, with some very difficult scenes. He has a very quiet menace of the common man who also happens to be unhinged and violent. The final scenes had me struggling to watch, made all the worse by knowing it was coming. The final ep is going to be jam packed, there are so many storylines to tie up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 dont tell the bride on bb3 ive never seen it before i left it on after family guy, the woman wants a traditional big countryside wedding with all her family, so he's booked 6 of them at a little wedding chapel in vegas, shit is going to hit the fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I had a feeling her Dad was a rapist, and me thinks Combo will have a retribution thing going on in the next episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted September 22, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 22, 2010 Rubicon just gets better and better, for the record. The acting doesn't or the random motives of some characters that just wouldn't do that. Still enjoy it mind. I disagree with you on the acting (though I can see where it's possible to say the acting is bad... IMO, the characters call for bad acting); as far as the motives, there's the possibility of deus ex machina within their characters (if some of the random motives you see are what you think they are)... Bromell has practically indicated that a second season (there's been a fair amount of talk from AMC about a second season, though they haven't formally picked one up) will not have the same overarching conspiracy aspect and be more about self-contained episodes. That said, this is a show that you can practically watch with it on mute, that's how beautiful the photography and art direction is... ..Slow-burning, visually stunning shows is now AMC's trademark, I guess, though Walking Dead might not be that slow-burning: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I had a feeling her Dad was a rapist, and me thinks Combo will have a retribution thing going on in the next episode. Yeah im sure they said in the last episode combo had gone for him before and been battered If it was hollywood then woody would save the day and win lol back, heard it hear 1st woody will find out about lol and milky and murder the dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted September 22, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 22, 2010 Anyone seen The Event? d/ling it now Yeah watched that, don't really know what to make of it yet, seems a bit cheesy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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