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Watching that right now on iPlayer
A few years ago, there was an excellent - similar - documentary on the Commons.
This was surprisingly good and actually very interesting, a more subtle and nuanced take on the topic than I might have expected.
Now, candidly, I am not sure how many episodes there are, but certainly, a second one is due to be broadcast at the same time next week.
Aye I watched that one too! When I saw this one was advertised I was very happy, love a good honest documentary.
There were 4 episodes for the commons one I would expect the same for this series.
I finally got around to watching this. And I'm mad I waited so long. I really liked it.
Takeaways: One, I think we in the US sometimes forget that we aren't the only country with a highly professional military fighting in places like Afghanistan. Also, we aren't the only country with a foreign policy. Obviously this story is fiction, but still interesting.
Interesting from the show how prevalent English has become as a universal language. When Swedes want to talk to Chinese Government officials, or simply tell Afghan civilians to get out of the way - they use English. Also interesting how many complete English phrases get used in daily Norwegian conversation.
Well worth the time investment from anyone who is willing to watch a (mostly) subtitled TV show.
Me too lol snap,
Just watching mutiny which I recorded while the lords program was on.
Just watching mutiny which I recorded while the lords program was on.
I've been watching a lot of "Rick & Morty" in anticipation of Season 3 starting sometime this year. I had read rumors that it was going to start sometime this month (March 2017) but nothing has been announced as of yet. The animation for Rick & Morty isn't so good but the stories are very well written. A new "Samurai Jack" season is set to start this coming Saturday! I'm also a big fan of the already mentioned "Legion". It is weird but wonderful.
I also like to watch old British comedies like "Keeping up Appearances", "One foot in the Grave" and as mentioned on the previous page "The Benny Hill Show". I love Benny Hill but all my British friends think he is stupid and lowbrow.
I also like to watch old British comedies like "Keeping up Appearances", "One foot in the Grave" and as mentioned on the previous page "The Benny Hill Show". I love Benny Hill but all my British friends think he is stupid and lowbrow.
Benny Hill was actually a talented actor - he was brilliant as the toymaker in the movie "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" - but I'm with your other British friends on his comedy. "Stupid and lowbrow" sums it up well.
Might I suggest that you try "Fawlty Towers", "Blackadder", "Monty Python" for good, funny - and clever - even, intelligent - British comedy.
Scepticalscribe,
Thanks for the recommendations. I didn't mention "Monty Python" because they don't show it here where I live but I have seen their movies and enjoyed them immensely. I've never seen the actual "Monty Python" tv show but I would like to watch it. All my British friends spoke highly of "Fawlty Towers" and "Blackadder" but I've never seen them either. When "House" or "Dr. House" (sorry in Japan it was known as Dr House or something like that) was popular all my British friends were saying "What! If you think that is good you need to watch Blackadder!"
Thanks for the recommendations. I didn't mention "Monty Python" because they don't show it here where I live but I have seen their movies and enjoyed them immensely. I've never seen the actual "Monty Python" tv show but I would like to watch it. All my British friends spoke highly of "Fawlty Towers" and "Blackadder" but I've never seen them either. When "House" or "Dr. House" (sorry in Japan it was known as Dr House or something like that) was popular all my British friends were saying "What! If you think that is good you need to watch Blackadder!"
"Blackadder" was brilliant - subtle, clever, funny on the obvious elements of the narrative of each episode - but also underscored by a highly intelligent (and deeply aware) historical sensibility.
Rick and Morty is outstanding. So many fun sci-fi tropes, moments of existential darkness, absurd, heartfelt, clever, vulgar ... just another example of super smart original animation coming out of CN (and from Dan Harmon!)
Ah, I enjoy that series; the cast and acting are excellent, scripts extremely good, production values high, and the stories - and plots - are an intelligent exploration - and interrogation - of British society in the mid to late 60s.
It is also one of those odd series where the programmes just get better and better - series four - just recently broadcast over here was outstandingly good.
The third episode of the excellent BBC series on the House of Lords. Then, the BBC news. Then, Newsnight on BBC2.
Rick & Morty season 3 episode 1 was on all week on CartoonNetwork and I really enjoyed it. I can't wait for the rest of the season to start airing. I have been watching repeats of the first two seasons because there is so much going on in the background that it is hard to notice everything. I was surprised to see, or more accurately hear, Nathan Fillion on the show. Great show, if you haven't seen it you might need to watch more than one episode before you get into it (depending on which episode you start with).
The Son (AMC)- The saga of a turn of the 20th century Texas family. Recorded it last night, will watch soon.
A memory just came to me as I put on a programme called “My Mother and other Strangers”, a BBC drama set in 1943 following the Coyne family and their neighbours after the US Army Air Force sets up camp in the middle of their rural Northern Irish parish. The thought occurred as there was 2 young boys around 10 or 11 years old who were “playing soldiers” and I thought that "I bet they wished they could be part of that war." Then I remembered my feelings growing up. Very different. I was genuinely worried about "being called up" at that age. Then a few years later I had the same thoughts again during the Reagan/Gorbachev Cold War years. I remember Reagan's "tear down this wall" speech. At the time I frequently drove past the US communications base at RAF Menwith Hill, just outside Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Frightening times that are now here again! Anyway, Lord knows what I’d of felt if I were growing up at that age in 1943…
Good programme, so far, by the way.
Good programme, so far, by the way.
That's on my to watch list. The BBC put out a WWII themed show some time ago that was without a doubt awful. Clothing was wrong, dialect of the time was wrong, there were cars in the background that didn't yet exist and there were modern speedbumps in the show.
Currently watching Foyle's War.
Currently watching Foyle's War.