TV Series

crublue1 said:
On season 2 ep 3 of slow horses.
Oldman is now bossing this, what a great actor he is. He's developed that character from a few mumbled insulting lines into the central focus of the show.
A joy to watch him doing his thing in a well written and filmed drama.
Superb stuff.
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Enjoyed S1
Will watch this new season.
 
Loving the Peripheral



Stuck in a small Appalachian town, a young woman's only escape from the daily grind is playing advanced video games. She is such a good player that a company sends her a new video game system to test...but it has a surprise in store. It unlocks all of her dreams of finding a purpose, romance, and glamour in what seems like a game...but it also puts her and her family in real danger.

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The Peripheral (TV Series 2022) ⭐ 7.5 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

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crublue1 said:
It's superbly written, Oldman and Scott thomas perfectly cast as the old chess player thinking one step ahead, not giving one single fuck about protocol or ethics, or his Joe's, (or does he) verses the ambitious 2nd seat constantly thinking about her career.
It's the only series I've bought into for ages.
Loads of little teasers which may develop further. Rivers dad, for example, knows far more than he's letting on.
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I think that it’s very “Le Carré“ which is the highest tribute I could possibly give to a spy drama. Beautifully paced, subtle and intriguing with a brutal truth always around the next corner.
I usually wait and then binge tv series but this one has me watching each release and waiting on the next episode.
I have a theory about Rivers dad but, with Le Carré in mind, I suspect that I’m probably being fed crumbs that coax me towards a wrong conclusion.
 
waspish said:
Loving the Peripheral



Stuck in a small Appalachian town, a young woman's only escape from the daily grind is playing advanced video games. She is such a good player that a company sends her a new video game system to test...but it has a surprise in store. It unlocks all of her dreams of finding a purpose, romance, and glamour in what seems like a game...but it also puts her and her family in real danger.

www.imdb.com

The Peripheral (TV Series 2022) ⭐ 7.5 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

1h | 15
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Enjoyed it but boy my head was scrambled trying to follow the plot
 
Bill Walker said:
Same here..
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Don't tell anyone, but I've never got past 20 minutes of lord of the rings either, I've tried to, honest I have, but it just sends me to sleep. It's probably epic when it gets going, but it seems pretty dull early doors.
Apologies to any lotr fans, which I acknowledge are many in number.
 
crublue1 said:
Don't tell anyone, but I've never got past 20 minutes of lord of the rings either, I've tried to, honest I have, but it just sends me to sleep. It's probably epic when it gets going, but it seems pretty dull early doors.
Apologies to any lotr fans, which I acknowledge are many in number.
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Again we agree. I'm not into that fantasy stuff at all. Never see LOTR and never will do.
 
Bill Walker said:
Again we agree. I'm not into that fantasy stuff at all. Never see LOTR and never will do.
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Talking of which, strange as it seems, I enjoyed game of thrones when I eventually succumbed, despite my best efforts to avoid it as the stubborn sod I am.
I didn't start watching s1 until s5 was well underway. I expected to hate it, but it had that relatable history thing that I quite like, along with some great characters and storylines, plus it was superbly shot, great cinematography.
Decent, but not quite as good as most were saying at the time.
There were a few filler episodes for me, where not much occurred. And that final series, whilst not as bad as many make out, was sometimes stunning, sometimes underwhelming, and the last episode was a bit embarrassing considering all that went before.
Don't know if you've seen it, interested to hear your thoughts if you have Bill.
 
crublue1 said:
Talking of which, strange as it seems, I enjoyed game of thrones when I eventually succumbed, despite my best efforts to avoid it as the stubborn sod I am.
I didn't start watching s1 until s5 was well underway. I expected to hate it, but it had that relatable history thing that I quite like, along with some great characters and storylines, plus it was superbly shot, great cinematography.
Decent, but not quite as good as most were saying at the time.
There were a few filler episodes for me, where not much occurred. And that final series, whilst not as bad as many make out, was sometimes stunning, sometimes underwhelming, and the last episode was a bit embarrassing considering all that went before.
Don't know if you've seen it, interested to hear your thoughts if you have Bill.
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I enjoyed S1, I've always liked Sean Bean.
Later on when dragons appeared, CGI... and other fantasy type stuff happened I stopped watching.
Just not into that kinda stuff.
 
Bill Walker said:
I enjoyed S1, I've always liked Sean Bean.
Later on when dragons appeared, CGI... and other fantasy type stuff happened I stopped watching.
Just not into that kinda stuff.
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Understand that, when she started flying around on dragons it did get a tad silly, but for me there was just enough going on to keep me interested.
The battle scenes were epic, especially battle of the bastards. Lord Bolton was a stand out character, a proper mentalist.
The red wedding, also a great episode.
They all get there cummupance in the end though, but perhaps not in the most obvious of ways.
When I look back, it did have some brilliant characters, each with their own unique, erm, character, all superbly acted.
I've watched it 3 times now, and even given its faults, it's still a great series.
Each to their own and I'm no fan boy, but I do think it's worth a watch.
Atb bill
 
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