#228

Imagine my surprise when I found out this was just the first series showing up on the front page of iPlayer for some reason. I’d apologise for getting your hopes up, but really I’m just as much a victim as you are.

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#229

HOODWINKING US AND WITH PUBLIC FUNDS NO LESS

can’t wait for the Daily Mail to contact me for a quote

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#230

Inadvertantly watched the first two series of Lovesick last night.

It’s not exactly high-brow and intellectually demanding, but in 23-25 minute bites, one or two genuine moments of lol other moments of tenderness and plenty of heartbreak made for a fair evening’s viewing.

Not enough of Johnny Flynn singing the theme to Detectorists though.

#231

The Good Place is very good.

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#232

I wish it wasn’t a week by week thing, I like that for somethings but when there is an ongoing story 22minute chunks aren’t enough

#233

Just finished hate watching Manhunter. Sam Worthington channeling his inner a beautiful mind Russell Crowe. Doing that whole weird jittery thing. And as for that accent!! Woah.

#234

Started watching “Godless”

#235

Report back. I watched the whole thing.

#236

Anyone seen Hinterland?

#237

Yep. V good. Solid Welsh bleakness

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#238

Started watching the Detectorists. Looking forward to this being the accompaniment to quiet weekend evenings and lunch, pal

#239

Top cast/performances in this. Always forget what an incredible actor Mark Duplass is, mainly because of how silly The League was

#240

Started watching Cowboy Bebop, and was startled by how good it is. I just had it on in the background at first, like I do with sitcoms and whatnot, but realised I was missing loads of interesting moments and character points so I restarted from about ep. 10. Tons of neo-space-noir fun.

Also a massive ‘so that’s where they got Firefly from’ moment. Honestly, Joss.

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#241

About halfway through season 2 of The Good Place, the more I watch the more amazing I find it, it’s laugh out loud funny in a daft goofball way yet I’m gripped by the plot and desperate to know how it plays out. Can’t really think of anything else like it.

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#242

Also The Crown, I hate period dramas but there’s something nice and snappy about The Crown, it’s never slow or stuffy. Keeps sending me down wikiholes checking on what’s real and what’s not though. And it’s very good for going “Oh, he was in thingy”.

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#243

Did you like it? I loved it but no one else seems to have watched it

#244

I honestly don’t know. I enjoyed it, but I don’t know if it was any good. It was all a bit hackneyed and clichéd but it was exactly what I wanted.

#245

It’s always fun when you find the obvious influence for something you already know. Like I’m just starting Girls for the first time and goddamn Broad City is not subtle about the influence haha.

Also Cowboy is great and I still really need to watch the film (I think it takes place between a couple of the last eps, so if you haven’t finished it already then it might be good to try and watch it before you finish the show)

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#246

I’m disliking it more as it goes on, after quite enjoying the first half of season one. Just quite indifferent to it now. Am in the second half of season two now, but just kind of watching it to see what happens, as opposed to finding it that funny.

In other Netflix news, I was very happy to see Homeland season six is on there now, as I hadn’t watched it on TV. I started watching the first episode, but couldn’t remember a thing that had happened in the last season. So I went back to watch the last episode of season five to jog my memory, but that also didn’t seem very familiar. I skipped the beginning of the episode and watched about twenty minutes of exciting and dramatic goings on, until I finally realised I was somehow watching the last episode of season six. Dangnammit. Now having to watch the entire series whilst sort of knowing what’s going to happen. Bah.

#247

Anyone watching Altered Carbon?