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Which TV Series Are You Binging On?
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HAHAHA... Had to chuckle regarding the article about the Russian Curler who was doping!
The headline kills me~!
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/w...pic-medal-suspected-doping-puts-sport-n849336
Reign
Extremely disappointed.
It is nothing more than a beautifully filmed, as are the actors, soap opera.
Extremely disappointed.
It is nothing more than a beautifully filmed, as are the actors, soap opera.
Reign
Extremely disappointed.
It is nothing more than a beautifully filmed, as are the actors, soap opera.
The wife loved this show, me on the other hand, I found my phone got a lot of use during the air time. The best episode was the very last one.
The wife loved this show, me on the other hand, I found my phone got a lot of use during the air time. The best episode was the very last one.
I don't think I'll make it that far.
I was hoping for something that felt historically accurate.. bah!
You shouldn't expect anything to be historically accurate. Even the BBC had the audacity to air The White Queen with a generous helping of fiction. And that's the BBC. Not HBO or the other one whose name I can't remember but feels the need to show bare chests and sex here and there.
I like the nudity though.
But I like accuracy too.
The White Queen was ok for a few episodes. Then it got too soapy for me... If I remember correctly.
Yeah not even close, well maybe a "hair" close, but no. It is done by the same station that put on "The Vampire Diaries." Yup soap opera for teens is what I like to call em.
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Hey, if we can have dragons and white walkers along with bare chests and sex, we can have the queen getting down and dirty!
Not really binging on anything at the moment, as the season just ended ten minutes ago but that's a technicality.
Just finished Manhunt: Unabomber on Netflix. I've been fascinated with the case, and Kaczynski specifically for a long time so this seemed interesting. The other similar new show Mindhunter (also on Netflix) was top class, so how did this compare?
Well written, acted and in general quite gripping. A compact package of 8 episodes with little filler. Obviously artistic liberties have been taken, but if you keep that in mind it's a very good watch.
It's always fun to see if a show (or film) can actually capture you as a viewer even though you know exactly how the story will play out, and this one did. I'm interested in seeing what they focus on in the coming season(s).
And, for the record, Mindhunter was better. Not by much, but still.
Since I seem to be on a true crime -roll at the moment, has anyone seen The People VS. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story on Netflix? I've read good things but always like to read more good things! Or bad ones, those are welcome too.
Just finished Manhunt: Unabomber on Netflix. I've been fascinated with the case, and Kaczynski specifically for a long time so this seemed interesting. The other similar new show Mindhunter (also on Netflix) was top class, so how did this compare?
Well written, acted and in general quite gripping. A compact package of 8 episodes with little filler. Obviously artistic liberties have been taken, but if you keep that in mind it's a very good watch.
It's always fun to see if a show (or film) can actually capture you as a viewer even though you know exactly how the story will play out, and this one did. I'm interested in seeing what they focus on in the coming season(s).
And, for the record, Mindhunter was better. Not by much, but still.
Since I seem to be on a true crime -roll at the moment, has anyone seen The People VS. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story on Netflix? I've read good things but always like to read more good things! Or bad ones, those are welcome too.
I loved both of those shows and I can't wait for season two of Mindhunter. If you get a chance you can read some of the books the show is based on. Very good IMHO.
I too was fascinated by Manhunt and the actor, his name escapes me, who played Ted was outstanding and he brought forth a level of psycho, especially in the eyes, that is something to remember. You could tell this guy was living on the edge.
Up to this point, I never knew some of the things they focused on within the case such as the language and schooling education which is one of the things I found extremely fascinating to watch and later read about.
Yeah, I'm eagerly awaiting the second season as well. Regarding the books, I'm actually taking a trip abroad tomorrow, and was planning on spending some quality time with John Douglas' & Mark Olshaker's Mindhunter! Haven't started it yet, but I have high hopes for it.
Paul Bettany. Agreed, he did some great work with that role, and the resemblance to Kaczynski was really good too.
I stopped watching Orphan Black just before the last season. I think it's time to binge it again right from the start.
Possibly one of the funnest, nuttiest and most interesting sci-fi shows out there. Tatiana Maslany is so deserving of the Emmy she got for outstanding lead actress.
Found Numb3rs on Amazon prime. I really love crime shows. I hate math but this show makes math seem enlightening even if it's exaggerated.
Finished "Altered Carbon" recently. Well done - good writing and some engaging characters.
Just finished "The Frankenstein Chronicles " - Interesting take on ideas from Mary Shelly's story. I didn't care for the ending so much, but it could lead to a third season / series.
Just finished "The Frankenstein Chronicles " - Interesting take on ideas from Mary Shelly's story. I didn't care for the ending so much, but it could lead to a third season / series.
El Tiempo entre Costuras or The Time in Between (Spanish title translated literally was The Time in Between Seams). Streams on Netflix.
This is 17 episodes, Spanish-language mini series with subtitles in English. Story of a seamstress from Madrid who self-exiled to Morocco during the Spanish Civil War, saves up enough dough to open a dressmaker's shop, ends up returning to Madrid running a high couture shop aimed at attracting wives of Nazi officials, after she gets entangled with British spies trying to keep Spain out of WWII. She interacts tangentially with a character representing the real Brit spy Rosalind Fox.
It becomes a thriller with the pace picking up after about three episodes. I heard binge watching is not a great idea but I had to work hard to remember that with this thing. Somehow I managed to make it last for a couple weeks...
Rumor has it this endeavor (by Spain's Antena 3) ran about half a million euros per episode to make, not least for the period decor plus on site filming in Madrid, Lisbon, and in Morocco both Tangier and Tétouan. All those bolts of silk and the threads plus the decor of the shop she ran in Madrid must have helped make the beancounters' blood pressure rise. The series has apparently been picked up all over the world so they must have more than covered their costs by now.
Since I sew, I was fascinated to see how much actual cutting, sewing and fitting was not left on the cutting room floor to make room for the dialogue and drama of the main plot lines. I was thinking that that would not have been the case had it been in the hands of American film editors. Anyway it was a satisfying fix if one enjoyed Downton Abbey and had run out of pale imitations along the lines of assorted mini series about British royals. Try a Spanish seamstress turned gun runner and spy for a change-up. It has its almost-soap moments but I found them charming and entirely forgivable.
This is 17 episodes, Spanish-language mini series with subtitles in English. Story of a seamstress from Madrid who self-exiled to Morocco during the Spanish Civil War, saves up enough dough to open a dressmaker's shop, ends up returning to Madrid running a high couture shop aimed at attracting wives of Nazi officials, after she gets entangled with British spies trying to keep Spain out of WWII. She interacts tangentially with a character representing the real Brit spy Rosalind Fox.
It becomes a thriller with the pace picking up after about three episodes. I heard binge watching is not a great idea but I had to work hard to remember that with this thing. Somehow I managed to make it last for a couple weeks...
Rumor has it this endeavor (by Spain's Antena 3) ran about half a million euros per episode to make, not least for the period decor plus on site filming in Madrid, Lisbon, and in Morocco both Tangier and Tétouan. All those bolts of silk and the threads plus the decor of the shop she ran in Madrid must have helped make the beancounters' blood pressure rise. The series has apparently been picked up all over the world so they must have more than covered their costs by now.
Since I sew, I was fascinated to see how much actual cutting, sewing and fitting was not left on the cutting room floor to make room for the dialogue and drama of the main plot lines. I was thinking that that would not have been the case had it been in the hands of American film editors. Anyway it was a satisfying fix if one enjoyed Downton Abbey and had run out of pale imitations along the lines of assorted mini series about British royals. Try a Spanish seamstress turned gun runner and spy for a change-up. It has its almost-soap moments but I found them charming and entirely forgivable.
This came up in our recommended recently. Once I read what it entailed, I decided it was something we could watch together. Though Phone Girls may also interest you. I think there's some Spanish Civil War bits later on in the series.
Yep, we recently binged Altered Carbon as well. I found it to be very interesting and engaging. It's a fascinating sci-fi look at the present state of our shifting culture and the possibilities for the future. I remarked to my wife that the "tricorder" in Star Trek was one of those sci-fi predictions that has basically come true with the hand-held mobile technology we have today. I truly believe those contact lens like data interface devices we saw in Altered Carbon will be a reality in our future.
Think I stopped about E4 or 5. Too much over the top for me (or not enough) and Elba couldn't save it. Dunno, know a couple of guys who really liked it.
