HanoiVillan Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Travolta's face looks like it's been badly stapled to the front of his skull. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 3 hours ago, hogso said: Watched the TV adaptation of the first Strike book - Cuckoo's Calling - this week. By the numbers stuff on the whole, but well made and a few nice performances. Hadn't read the book/s, but it was a nice way to spend a few hours, and something me and the girly equally enjoyed. Which is odd, outside of programmes that involve food or zombies... I'd recommend reading the books. I never read Harry Potter so never realised what a great writer JK Rowling is, and I thought the TV series was a bit of a let down in comparison. As you say, it's watchable stuff but somehow Strike doesn't stand out from other detectives as much as in the books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Stevo985 said: I don't know about Gooding. he really annoyed me in it. He just shouted all the time. Maybe that's what OJ was like. I'd be shouty if i'd slaughtered my ex wife and her lover and had been caught and was bang to rights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted October 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: Travolta's face looks like it's been badly stapled to the front of his skull. Must have not put it back on correctly after Face/Off 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Xela said: I'd be shouty if i'd slaughtered my ex wife and her lover and had been caught and was bang to rights! It's pretty obvious he did it right? It seems crazy he got let off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) 50 minutes ago, omariqy said: It's pretty obvious he did it right? It seems crazy he got let off. Pretty similar to the EU remain campaign. Once they realised it wasn't a walk in the park, it was too late. Edited October 18, 2017 by darrenm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 yeah, he blatantly did it but the big documentary series on him not too long ago is quite excellent for putting the whole affair in a context where you can understand how that verdict came to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 yeah the ESPN documentary goes further in showing why he got away with it, theres what i consider a big thing missing from the drama too in the closing statements Spoiler im sure they didnt include Johnny's line to the jury about the german public having the chance to stop hitler and the holocaust but they got that vote wrong, dont you do the same that properly blew my mind, thats beyond naughty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 14 hours ago, omariqy said: It's pretty obvious he did it right? It seems crazy he got let off. It was a combination of a prosecution team that made a series of shocking errors and a mostly black jury who weren't interested in what actually happened and just wanted retribution for some of the shocking things happening to the black community at that time. Basically OJ was bloody lucky but they got him in the end thanks to his complete idiocy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 IIRC i think his second trial for the memorabilia robbery got a much longer sentence than possibly usual, so it seemed a bit like payback, or maybe that's too much narrative sway being placed on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 20 minutes ago, Rodders said: IIRC i think his second trial for the memorabilia robbery got a much longer sentence than possibly usual, so it seemed a bit like payback, or maybe that's too much narrative sway being placed on it. the ESPN documentary goes in to it properly, almost definitely a bit redemption Spoiler he basically went in to a hotel room, shut the door and said nobody is leaving this room, charged him with kidnapping the overall arc of his story is pretty incredible Spoiler was the whitest black man going at the times of the murders, didnt want to use his race in any of his promotions or much of his lifestyle, used his race to get away with the murders, 2nd time around he started hanging out with more black people and using his race in his lifestyle and he got sent down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 5 hours ago, AVFCDAN said: It was a combination of a prosecution team that made a series of shocking errors and a mostly black jury who weren't interested in what actually happened and just wanted retribution for some of the shocking things happening to the black community at that time. Basically OJ was bloody lucky but they got him in the end thanks to his complete idiocy. Yeah it was payback for the Rodney King incident amongst others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Finished Mindhunter, it was very good, just a pain in the arse we will have to wait another year to get another 10 episodes. Netflix seasons are always too short. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 20, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 20, 2017 17 hours ago, Rodders said: IIRC i think his second trial for the memorabilia robbery got a much longer sentence than possibly usual, so it seemed a bit like payback, or maybe that's too much narrative sway being placed on it. It's hard to feel sympathy for him because he should definitely still be in prison for murder. But he definitely got screwed over in that memorabilia trial. He basically went into a room where he seemed to genuinely think people were trying to sell off his personal property with a couple of friends with the intention of taking it back. One of his friends had a gun (which I don't think OJ knew about but I might be wrong there) and one of them (again I don't think it was OJ but maybe it was) said something like "nobody leaves this room until I get my property back" And because of the gun and that line he got done for armed kidnapping. 30 odd years. Seems kind of crazy. But then again he's out now and he definitely committed the murders, so **** him. He basically admitted the murders in that ludicrous book "If I Did It" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) Oh yeah, he definitely did it, no sympathy, just pointing out there was a sense of "let's quietly ignore the case on it's own merits, and just see what kind of retribution we can add in here" The murder trial was just so fascinating. But as the ESPN doc shows, it was almost telegraphed, there was so much build up in his relationship that said "this guy could kill her", it was one heck of a botch job to not convict him - though it is intriguing as to how the jury would have voted even if the prosecution had their shit together. It was like the ultimate nexus of celebrity, racial tension, legal drama and 24 hour news culture zeroing in together. Hello America. Edited October 20, 2017 by Rodders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 20, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 20, 2017 35 minutes ago, Rodders said: Oh yeah, he definitely did it, no sympathy, just pointing out there was a sense of "let's quietly ignore the case on it's own merits, and just see what kind of retribution we can add in here" The murder trial was just so fascinating. But as the ESPN doc shows, it was almost telegraphed, there was so much build up in his relationship that said "this guy could kill her", it was one heck of a botch job to not convict him - though it is intriguing as to how the jury would have voted even if the prosecution had their shit together. It was like the ultimate nexus of celebrity, racial tension, legal drama and 24 hour news culture zeroing in together. Hello America. Yeah, it's clear the verdict of the case eventually became almost nothing about the murder. It turned into a black vs white vote. I remember the case happening but I was too young to realise the racial influences of it. The documentary (and the drama) was really eye opening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 On 05/12/2016 at 21:40, darrenm said: Always sunny is the only thing I can just watch and watch over again and still find it funny. Charlie Work is the best 30 mins of TV ever. It really is great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 20, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 20, 2017 I've only recently gotten into "People Just Do Nothing" but it's brilliant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Few people at work have said W1A is very good, anyone on here seen it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 42 minutes ago, Genie said: Few people at work have said W1A is very good, anyone on here seen it? Yes. It isn't. Our @darrenm likes it, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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