theboyangel Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 29 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Yeah I really enjoyed it. I love a bit of chess. Never been a fan of chess but the program is well put together and surprisingly entertaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I've seen 2 or 3 images of The Queen's Gambit and have written it off as tedious bollocks. It gets fantastic reviews, but I'm very much judging the book for its cover. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Queen’s Gambit is excellent. I can’t really say why, but it’s great. The Crown is still good, four episodes in, but I’m also a little apprehensive about Anderson’s Thatcher parody. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 15 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I've seen 2 or 3 images of The Queen's Gambit and have written it off as tedious bollocks. It gets fantastic reviews, but I'm very much judging the book for its cover. Seriously give it a go. Well worth it (now 2 episodes down and will finish it by Wednesday) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted November 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2020 14 hours ago, mjmooney said: Incidentally, I thought Meryl Streep did a far more nuanced and convincing Thatcher in "The Iron Lady". Anderson sounded like she was impersonating Janet Brown impersonating Thatcher. That's who I was thinking of! For some reason I that Maureen Lipman was sort of famous for doing a Thatcher but I knew it wasn't right. Janet Brown played her at the end of the Bond film "For Your Eyes Only." My Lord I'm old! I agree about Ms. Streep - what an artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted November 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2020 2 hours ago, TheAuthority said: That's who I was thinking of! For some reason I that Maureen Lipman was sort of famous for doing a Thatcher but I knew it wasn't right. Janet Brown played her at the end of the Bond film "For Your Eyes Only." My Lord I'm old! I agree about Ms. Streep - what an artist. I think Roger Moore was on about just about to get stuck into the leading lady when the call came through. If I recall Janet Brown was a fairly big impersonator around that time and one of her specialities was the iron lady, I think she did a few programmes with Mike Yarwood as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 I've seen them before but I can't stop watching the Cunk episodes which are in full on YouTube: Cunk on Shakespeare https://youtu.be/9YeCpHoy9EQ Cunk on Britain https://youtu.be/MUM89s4N2BQ Diane Morgan is so good 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, darrenm said: I've seen them before but I can't stop watching the Cunk episodes which are in full on YouTube: Cunk on Shakespeare https://youtu.be/9YeCpHoy9EQ Cunk on Britain https://youtu.be/MUM89s4N2BQ Diane Morgan is so good Love Diane Morgan Have you watched Mandy?? All of the short episodes are brilliant (especially the banana factory episode) think they’re all on bbc iPlayer Edited November 17, 2020 by theboyangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 51 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Love Diane Morgan Have you watched Mandy?? All of the short episodes are brilliant (especially the banana factory episode) think they’re all on bbc iPlayer No but I will now thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Fargo season 4 has been good but the last two episodes were very slow and a bit too odd, even by fargo standards. Hopefully it ends on a high. I think 13 episodes was too ambitious, 10 would have been enough. Too much filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I might give that Queens Gambit a go. It's always been a regret of mine not being able to play Chess. I'm far too impulsive for that. It's plain old draughts, for me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 40 minutes ago, villa89 said: Fargo season 4 has been good but the last two episodes were very slow and a bit too odd, even by fargo standards. Hopefully it ends on a high. I think 13 episodes was too ambitious, 10 would have been enough. Too much filler. What channel is it on ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: What channel is it on ? 'Tis on the high seas m'lad, Yarr! Edited November 18, 2020 by villa89 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted November 18, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, villa89 said: Fargo season 4 has been good but the last two episodes were very slow and a bit too odd, even by fargo standards. Hopefully it ends on a high. I think 13 episodes was too ambitious, 10 would have been enough. Too much filler. Strangely enough I actually enjoyed the latest episode the most so far probably, though like most TV these days it doesn't get anything like my full attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 18, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2020 So, four episodes into The Crown, and I can see why the royals are a bit narked about it. Phil asks Liz who her favourite child is. She can't decide, so 'interviews' them. Conclusion: they're all shits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 On 17/11/2020 at 05:43, TheAuthority said: Janet Brown Yeah, as a lad I always preferred Faith Brown. For some reason. Or a couple of reasons. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted November 18, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: So, four episodes into The Crown, and I can see why the royals are a bit narked about it. i can certainly see why charles would be annoyed...he's portrayed as a complete bellend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted November 18, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2020 42 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Yeah, as a lad I always preferred Faith Brown. For some reason. Or a couple of reasons. Yes she had big tits snarff snarrf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Just watched the first episode of The Good Lord Bird. I thought it was great and laughed out loud many times. Ethan Hawke is definitely becoming one of my favourite actors, he gets better with each role, and what a character to play. If ever there was a hero of his time it was John Brown, foolhardy, maybe, but his cause was a thing of pure beauty and I'm so looking forward to the rest of this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted November 19, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 9 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: Just watched the first episode of The Good Lord Bird. I thought it was great and laughed out loud many times. Ethan Hawke is definitely becoming one of my favourite actors, he gets better with each role, and what a character to play. If ever there was a hero of his time it was John Brown, foolhardy, maybe, but his cause was a thing of pure beauty and I'm so looking forward to the rest of this series. Just came here to post pretty much the same thing. Started it last night and it’s great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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