Things to do or watch when self-isolating

[LVSaint]

Wasn’t Deadwood meant to have a 4th season but got pulled?

 

You're right. I'd never looked into it, as to why, but it makes sense - the last scenes in the final episode of season clearly weren't written as a finale.

 

 

https://www.looper.com/153803/we-finally-understand-why-deadwood-was-canceled/

[stknowle]

Gangs of London. Violence predictably OTT but very watchable - it only came out yesterday (Sky Atlantic) and I'm on episode 4 already.

[whelk]

For all those BBC knockers Normal People is v good

[Saint Billy]

Gangs of London. Violence predictably OTT but very watchable - it only came out yesterday (Sky Atlantic) and I'm on episode 4 already.

 

Yep very good, probably the most violent series I have seen on tv but a good watch if you can stomach it.

[sadoldgit]

Just catching up with a binge watch of Californication. Lost it after series 3 so plenty to watch. If you haven’t seen it, do yourself a favour. Lots of dark humour, warped LA characters and very fit women (and Hank Moody for the women).

[Lord Duckhunter]

Good to see Soggy hasn’t pegged it.

 

Watched some pony last night. Snap dragon was watching Hustlers. Normally I turn over when she’s watching her rubbish, but thought I’d pretend not to be interested but look at some babes. Looked promising, a load of strippers started ripping off blokes. Fit birds shaking it all about, what’s not to like. But what a load of old pony, I didn’t have to pretend to her I thought it was rubbish, it was rubbish. Horrendous, avoid....

 

 

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[sadoldgit]

No Duckie, still in the land of the living thanks!

 

Another good show is Run on Sky Comedy I think. It’s a grower so worth sticking with.

[Hockey_saint]

Bugger! And I thought this was going to be full of handy tips to pass the time in isolation :S......obvs knocking one out would be high up on the list clearly....or just the verbal kind.

[sadoldgit]

Another good series on at the moment is Breeders. The first episode is a bit full on and sweary, but it settles down into something recognisable for all those who have struggled with young kids. Again, a lot of dark humour.

[Lord Duckhunter]

I’ve come to the conclusion that without football there’s basically a load of pony on in the evenings.

 

The new chase thing, where weirdos and odd balls try and beat the chasers, pony.

 

An itv police thing in Amsterdam where they all talk English, complete rubbish, & this from the channel that gave us Frost.

 

Gino, Gordon & some French halfwit, lamentable.

 

Netflix, the occasional gem, but mainly over rated tripe.

 

Amazon, see above.

 

BBC, apart from 4. Rubbish. BBC 1 is right on tripe. 2 is cooking shows & travel shiete .

 

Gold, Drama, Alibi, like Groundhog Day, same stuff over & over.

 

 

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[sadoldgit]

Duckie, if you haven’t already, you must watch Californication. I promise you, you will love it!

[Saint WGC]

As someone who has only just got Prime and Netflix, I'm in my element and loving the American Office and am on series 7 having started from the very beginning. Also watching Brooklyn Nine Nine from the start even though we have seen a fair bit of it on channel 4.

 

Also enjoying After Life although pretty sad at times. To get a sports fix too, have recently watched The Test which I really enjoyed, really good watch. Similarly, both series of Sunderland Til I Die which we have just finished, quite relaxing to watch as I can't watch too much depressing stuff right now! Think the bloke who was at Eastleigh came across as okay but thought the other bloke Methven came across as an arrogant pr**k to be honest.

 

Have only seen the first episode of the Dortmund documentary and may watch the Man City one after though think I'll prefer the Sunderland one.

[whelk]

As someone who has only just got Prime and Netflix, I'm in my element and loving the American Office and am on series 7 having started from the very beginning. Also watching Brooklyn Nine Nine from the start even though we have seen a fair bit of it on channel 4.

 

Also enjoying After Life although pretty sad at times. To get a sports fix too, have recently watched The Test which I really enjoyed, really good watch. Similarly, both series of Sunderland Til I Die which we have just finished, quite relaxing to watch as I can't watch too much depressing stuff right now! Think the bloke who was at Eastleigh came across as okay but thought the other bloke Methven came across as an arrogant pr**k to be honest.

 

Have only seen the first episode of the Dortmund documentary and may watch the Man City one after though think I'll prefer the Sunderland one.

 

American Office is superb.

The Test also very good.

 

Man City doc worth it although so many similar been done since.

[Window Cleaner]

You're right. I'd never looked into it, as to why, but it makes sense - the last scenes in the final episode of season clearly weren't written as a finale.

 

 

https://www.looper.com/153803/we-finally-understand-why-deadwood-was-canceled/

 

There was a film though, good guys won, Al Swearengen died etc.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Duckie, if you haven’t already, you must watch Californication. I promise you, you will love it!

 

Not for £19.99 a season I won’t. And for that reason, I’m out.

 

 

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[Plastic]

From a Netflix perspective; second season of Afterlife a disappointment, seems to have no idea what it wants to say, but some funny moments 5/10

 

Currently season of Last Kingdom still good for a watch. Entertaining if slightly confused. 7/10

[hypochondriac]

Can't say I've cared for anything Gervais has done after extras. I've found him not to be the best or most nuanced actor as it is (in anything it just sounds like Gervais being Gervais.) imo it was Steve merchant that was the real talent as a writer.

[bpsaint]

From a Netflix perspective; second season of Afterlife a disappointment, seems to have no idea what it wants to say, but some funny moments 5/10

 

Currently season of Last Kingdom still good for a watch. Entertaining if slightly confused. 7/10

 

I’m glad it’s not just me that felt that way about After Life - reading some reviews before I watched the second series had me wondering if I was watching the same show. It’s very real, and there’s some interesting characters that give me a few belly laughs, but amongst all the realism the Postman feels like a fish out of water in the context of the show - I normally like Joe Wilkinson but take the bath scene for example, totally unrealistic given the context of the show - and then you’ve got Roxy the hooker, who again doesn’t fit the show as she’s totally unbelievable.

 

What was with Ricky crying in every episode too - it’s like he just learnt how to turn the waterworks on at stage school and thought this will be good to tug a few heartstrings.

 

it ether needs to be a real, bittersweet, tragic comedy or silly full of unrealistic set pieces kind of sitcom - not both.

[stknowle]

From a Netflix perspective; second season of Afterlife a disappointment, seems to have no idea what it wants to say, but some funny moments 5/10

 

Currently season of Last Kingdom still good for a watch. Entertaining if slightly confused. 7/10

 

Leans heavily on people you wouldn't expect to say "****" saying ****. Boring tbh gave up after 2 episodes.

[shurlock]

Not watched season 2 of Afterlife. Sounds pretty much like season 1, so an acquired taste. Is there anyone who liked season 1 but didn’t like season 2?

[Lord Duckhunter]

I thought it was ok. Clever & obviously a bit different subject matter. Although sometimes I get the impression he’s deliberately being “brave” & addressing a taboo subject & it therefore becomes a bit forced. Kind of like a poor mans Larry David.

 

 

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[Matthew Le God]

This looks promising...

 

[whelk]

Arsenal v Utd FA cup final currently on ITV, remember that as a kid as a great final

[SO16_Saint]

The Last Dance on Netflix is a good watch. Never been in to basketball but this is a good insight

[sadoldgit]

I have finally finished reading JG Ballard’s book “Crash”. It has only taken me 3 years as I kept picking it up and putting it down again. I like Ballard as an author but found this hard going. I have nothing against pervy sex but this is a bit freaky. The film was good though.

[The Cat]

Quite enjoying The Boys on Amazon, a different twist on normal superhero shows.

 

Brassic on Sky 1 is funny. What We Do In The Shadows is coming back soon which is good news because anything with Matt Berry is top of my list.

 

Money Heist on Netflix is great. Weirdly it features Neymar in a cameo playing a monk.

[sadoldgit]

Finally given in to the hype and have started bingeing on BBC’s Normal People. It lives up to the hype and is well worth watching.

[shurlock]

Quite enjoying The Boys on Amazon, a different twist on normal superhero shows.

 

Brassic on Sky 1 is funny. What We Do In The Shadows is coming back soon which is good news because anything with Matt Berry is top of my list.

 

Money Heist on Netflix is great. Weirdly it features Neymar in a cameo playing a monk.

 

I liked the boys, though I couldn't make my mind up whether watching a kiwi impersonate an english geezer was grating or funny in an intentionally/unintentionally wooden way.

 

Season 2 of what we do in the shadows is good in places, though it has to work pretty hard to stretch out a storyline from an ingenious premise. Still it features a guest appearance from Craig Robinson.

 

Brooker's 45min special on the pandemic was excellent.

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[Lord Duckhunter]

White lines looks promising. Only watched the first episode, but the bird from Coronation street runs some sort of sex parties, whilst her ex, played by Daniel Mays, runs drugs. Some fit young thing is investigating her brothers death. Promising, but these things often tail off into soppy right on pony. Promising though.

 

I actually watched Millionaire this week, Clarkson is quite good. It’s certain better than the dogs breakfast they made of beat the chasers.

 

 

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[The Cat]

White Lines is written by the guy who did Money Heist.

 

Agree with Shurlock about the NZ actor in The Boys and his dodgy accent. No need for that.

[aintforever]

Thought White Lines started well but ended up being total sh!te. It’s well produced and there are some good moments but it ends up meandering between being incredibly dull and ridiculously far fetched. Girl goes to Ibiza to investigate her brothers murder yet spends the whole time taking drugs and ****ging, doing next to no detective work whatsoever. It doesn’t matter though because even though the murder happened 20 years ago all the main suspects are still there, still in touch with each other and invite her to dinner. Even then she can’t be arsed to do any investigating because she’s too busy ****ging. It’s all ok though because it turns out ****ging and taking drugs in a hot country is fun so she’s ‘finding herself’ which we’re supposed to give a **** about, but you don’t. You end up not caring who did it, who lives or dies and you just want it to end.

[Turkish]

Outlander on amazon. Not my usual thing but magnificent

[badgerx16]

Things to do whilst self-isolating....................................take a trip to Durham.

[Turkish]

Thought White Lines started well but ended up being total sh!te. It’s well produced and there are some good moments but it ends up meandering between being incredibly dull and ridiculously far fetched. Girl goes to Ibiza to investigate her brothers murder yet spends the whole time taking drugs and ****ging, doing next to no detective work whatsoever. It doesn’t matter though because even though the murder happened 20 years ago all the main suspects are still there, still in touch with each other and invite her to dinner. Even then she can’t be arsed to do any investigating because she’s too busy ****ging. It’s all ok though because it turns out ****ging and taking drugs in a hot country is fun so she’s ‘finding herself’ which we’re supposed to give a **** about, but you don’t. You end up not caring who did it, who lives or dies and you just want it to end.

 

Sounds good and realistic IMO

[hypochondriac]

Thought White Lines started well but ended up being total sh!te. It’s well produced and there are some good moments but it ends up meandering between being incredibly dull and ridiculously far fetched. Girl goes to Ibiza to investigate her brothers murder yet spends the whole time taking drugs and ****ging, doing next to no detective work whatsoever. It doesn’t matter though because even though the murder happened 20 years ago all the main suspects are still there, still in touch with each other and invite her to dinner. Even then she can’t be arsed to do any investigating because she’s too busy ****ging. It’s all ok though because it turns out ****ging and taking drugs in a hot country is fun so she’s ‘finding herself’ which we’re supposed to give a **** about, but you don’t. You end up not caring who did it, who lives or dies and you just want it to end.

I was in majorca when they filmed that last year. True story.

[whelk]

1 hour ago, aintforever said:

Brilliant! But in the interests of equality shouldn't you also post a version up for our resident racists?

GAMMONOPOLY?

Fck knows why I can’t seem to ditch this quote meant for another.

da 5 Bloods was ok although was a feeling of must see it through

 

giving up on White Lines - main actress does my melon

 

[Fan The Flames]

22 minutes ago, whelk said:

giving up on White Lines - main actress does my melon

 

She was the reason why we stopped watching, we persevered for a bit but she is really irritating 

[Lord Duckhunter]

I stumbled upon a decent Netflix series last night. ‘Undercover’. It’s a Belgian/Dutch thing, where undercover officers target a drug king pin. Watched 4 in one sitting, pretty good plot twists, some nice birds & a bit of violence. You need to get used to the overdubbing of the voices into English, but after that it’s good. 
 

I just hope it doesn’t tail off, like a lot of modern series seem to.  

[whelk]

4 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

I stumbled upon a decent Netflix series last night. ‘Undercover’. It’s a Belgian/Dutch thing, where undercover officers target a drug king pin. Watched 4 in one sitting, pretty good plot twists, some nice birds & a bit of violence. You need to get used to the overdubbing of the voices into English, but after that it’s good. 
 

I just hope it doesn’t tail off, like a lot of modern series seem to.  

Wouldn’t you prefer watching with the original audio (Flemish?) with subtitles? Good discipline in concentrating and not looking at your phone too. 
Also think it makes the acting look better than it may actually be. Maybe I’m just a pretentious luvvie?

[The Cat]

19 hours ago, whelk said:

Wouldn’t you prefer watching with the original audio (Flemish?) with subtitles? Good discipline in concentrating and not looking at your phone too. 
Also think it makes the acting look better than it may actually be. Maybe I’m just a pretentious luvvie?

Subtitles over dubbing every day. 

We've bought the box set of Northern Exposure. Working our way through it at the moment. Such a great show with excellent characters. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

16 minutes ago, The Cat said:

Subtitles over dubbing every day. 

We've bought the box set of Northern Exposure. Working our way through it at the moment. Such a great show with excellent characters. 

No thanks. There was some  lesbo action in a hot tub during the one I watched last night. Can’t be focused on the subtitles whilst concentrating fully on that. 

[Wes Tender]

47 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

No thanks. There was some  lesbo action in a hot tub during the one I watched last night. Can’t be focused on the subtitles whilst concentrating fully on that. 

Can't get too excited about Northern Exposure, but I accept that Southern Exposure is strictly regulated on what they can show.😉

Either Montalbano or Young Montalbano are both very good and the subtitles aren't a problem. It helps with my Italian, although the Sicilian dialect is interesting sometimes.

[Lord Duckhunter]

 

23 minutes ago, Wes Tender said:

Can't get too excited about Northern Exposure, but I accept that Southern Exposure is strictly regulated on what they can show.😉

Either Montalbano or Young Montalbano are both very good and the subtitles aren't a problem. It helps with my Italian, although the Sicilian dialect is interesting sometimes.

Narcos definitely helped me swear in Spanish, I had a row with a taxi driver in Maspalomas and was able to call him a son of a bitch in his native tongue. 

[hypochondriac]

33 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

 

Narcos definitely helped me swear in Spanish, I had a row with a taxi driver in Maspalomas and was able to call him a son of a bitch in his native tongue. 

You see and some of your critics would stereotype you as a boorish Englishman stuck in the past. Your ancestors would never have gone to the trouble of learning the local dialect to tell a Spanish waiter to fuck off. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

Finished ‘undercover’ last night and unlike most Netflix series’ actually had a decent ending. Well worth watching, certainly far far better than ‘White lines’. Second series coming, so I’ll keep an eye out for that. 

[alehouseboys]

Snowfall. Mentioned this on the ‘BBC’ thread, currently on iPlayer, if you were into Breaking Bad, Narcos and the like, you’ll likely get well into this.

No spoilers but set in LA early 80s when crack first arrived on the streets. Rival black and Mexican gangs (and an interesting Israeli drugs baron!), CIA, DEA, Colombians, Contras, Sandinistas – a good mix for getting you hooked in for the 3 series. Covid-delayed 4^th on the way.

 

Edit: Forgot to mention, look out for guest appearance by Freddie Mercury

Edited 30 June, 2020 by alehouseboys
Freddie Mercury

[ecuk268]

If you were a fan of The Sopranos, look up the Talking Sopranos videos on Youtube.

Two of the actors discuss each episode in depth and give lot of background on how the series developed and include interviews with other cast members.

There's a new one each week. They've reached Series 2 Episode 1.

[benjii]

I know lock-down isn't lock-down now, but anyway....

Just decided to revisit The Holy Bible (Manics album, not the book) for the first time in ages. The version that appeared on Spotify is the 20th anniversary remaster. I'm not usually a fan of remasters but this one is quality. Really beefs up the music without detracting from its sinister tone.

[CB Fry]

4 hours ago, benjii said:

I know lock-down isn't lock-down now, but anyway....

Just decided to revisit The Holy Bible (Manics album, not the book) for the first time in ages. The version that appeared on Spotify is the 20th anniversary remaster. I'm not usually a fan of remasters but this one is quality. Really beefs up the music without detracting from its sinister tone.

Not an album I've heard for a long time but it's an absolute belter. I'll have to have a listen to the remaster.

James and Nicky appear on the excellent BBC4 film about Rockfield Studios that was on tonight. Well worth watching for anyone interested in rock/pop over the last 50 odd years.

[benjii]

6 hours ago, CB Fry said:

Not an album I've heard for a long time but it's an absolute belter. I'll have to have a listen to the remaster.

James and Nicky appear on the excellent BBC4 film about Rockfield Studios that was on tonight. Well worth watching for anyone interested in rock/pop over the last 50 odd years.

Cheers, will check it out.