wazzap24 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: Enough people have mentioned it that I think I'm going to try out Twin Peaks next. Do the first two series still hold up, or is it worth just jumping in to the new one? You have to watch the originals first and as @useless says, it’s worth watching Fire Walk With Me as well. The originals more than hold up, but you do have to make some allowances for the fact it’s 30 years old. The originals are great. It’s part quirky small town murder mystery, part soap opera, part comedy and then it morphs into something else entirely. Fire Walk With Me and S3 (The Return) are completely different to the originals and they are basically David Lynch, operating with a entirely free reign to be as mental as possible. The finale of season 2 and Part 8 (‘Gotta Light’) of S3 is some of the best TV you will ever see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 4th and final series of Preacher has started on Prime. Brilliant show. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) Netflix have cancelled The OA, one of the more genuinely interesting shows in recent times, I thought it showed a lot of promise. Edited August 5, 2019 by useless 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 5, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2019 Not surprised about the OA in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 5, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2019 18 minutes ago, PieFacE said: Not surprised about the OA in the slightest. Me neither. I mean I didn't see the second season. But the first season was pretty **** awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Probably too experimental in it's themes and execution for mainstream audiences, but it appeals to me because I'm used to watching art house cinema. Will probably get replaced with yet another superhero comic show, it's not as if Netflix has many genuinely decent shows, I guess they go buy audience figures though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 5, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2019 32 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Me neither. I mean I didn't see the second season. But the first season was pretty **** awful Season 2 was worse. Complete mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted August 5, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2019 15 minutes ago, PieFacE said: Season 2 was worse. Complete mess. Yeah it took some barking mad twists but I still enjoyed it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 6, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2019 8 hours ago, useless said: Probably too experimental in it's themes and execution for mainstream audiences, but it appeals to me because I'm used to watching art house cinema. Will probably get replaced with yet another superhero comic show, it's not as if Netflix has many genuinely decent shows, I guess they go buy audience figures though. There was nothing art house about The OA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatAboutTheFinish Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Beforeigners; Scandi-Noir descends into Scandi-Farce...quite looking forward to this in a staring at an accident type way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 I think The OA has a spirit of adventure and willingness to experiment rarely seen on TV these days. Although rather than being truly 'art house' itself, I think it's more of an homage to other 'art house' films. in a similar way to how Stranger Things is a pastiche of things like Stephen King, Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter and so on, The OA in it's turn has a lot of influences like David Lynch, Jorge Luis Borges, and one of the episodes had a lot references to Three Colors Red, it even starred Juliette Binoche, and I'm sure there are many others that went over my head. It wasn't perfect but I admired it's efforts to try something relatively different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 I watched the 1st episode of Chernobyl last night. Brilliant so far, I am super enjoying it. The bloke running the nuclear plant is ace, he's a 5 star lunatic. "3.61, still quite high mate" "Nah, we are good". If there is a Russian "The Black Knight of Nuclear Administration and Health and Safety implementation within the nuclear workplace", he's that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: I watched the 1st episode of Chernobyl last night. Brilliant so far, I am super enjoying it. The bloke running the nuclear plant is ace, he's a 5 star lunatic. "3.61, still quite high mate" "Nah, we are good". If there is a Russian "The Black Knight of Nuclear Administration and Health and Safety implementation within the nuclear workplace", he's that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wazzap24 Posted August 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2019 Wife won’t let me get this for the lounge. Probably one for the relationship advice thread tbh. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: I watched the 1st episode of Chernobyl last night. Brilliant so far, I am super enjoying it. The bloke running the nuclear plant is ace, he's a 5 star lunatic. "3.61, still quite high mate" "Nah, we are good". If there is a Russian "The Black Knight of Nuclear Administration and Health and Safety implementation within the nuclear workplace", he's that. Definitely listen to the HBO podcast too, they do an episode by episode discussion of the fact v fiction components and provide loads of fascinating extra info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 27 minutes ago, Rodders said: Definitely listen to the HBO podcast too, they do an episode by episode discussion of the fact v fiction components and provide loads of fascinating extra info. The ‘Real Chernobyl’ documentary was pretty decent as well. The best stuff is the raw footage you can find on YouTube. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Finished the 1st series of Warrior. It was some awesome sauce. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Gave the first episode of ‘Manifest’ a go. A* for premise Ungraded for acting and script writing. There’s no CGI/Special effects, so they must have blown the production budget on hookers and blow - ‘cos they definitely didn't spend it on actors who can act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 hours ago, wazzap24 said: Gave the first episode of ‘Manifest’ a go. A* for premise Ungraded for acting and script writing. There’s no CGI/Special effects, so they must have blown the production budget on hookers and blow - ‘cos they definitely didn't spend it on actors who can act. I switched it on expecting it to be a show dedicated to the Stone Roses bassist. I've been watching Prison Break from the start. Refreshing to watch a programme from the old days where they did over 20 episodes a series. It's a bit daft but fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 16 hours ago, wazzap24 said: Finished the 1st series of Warrior. It was some awesome sauce. Liked for awesome sauce. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts