TV Series

waspish said:
I posted on the kaleidoscope thread that the writer says starting with the pink episode first gives you a different perspective on one of the main characters!

Not started watching it yet am still thinking which episode to start first because there is so many combinations!!
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I haven't seen that thread, will check it out! 40,000 combinations apparently.
 
Bellamy's Caddy said:
Yes, I binged this last week. Its entertaining enough, but I think its trying to be too clever for its own good. Realistically you could watch any show in a random order and piece it together, so I'm not sure it's intention actually works? Especially given they recommend viewers watches ''White'' as the definitive final episode.

Having said that, it's got a good cast and I enjoyed it. Just don't think it benefitted from the random order, aside from gaining additional publicity, in which case, job done I suppose.
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I don't really see how it's clever at all. A clever series could achieve what it's trying to do in a typical sequential order. You build characters, you flashback, you jump forwards etc. You can have a character come across like a complete twat and then flashback to unravel something which provides context and changes your opinion of them. This is trying to pretend it's clever but ultimately you watch the actual heist at the end and before that you just have a look at different individual elements before and after it. It's basically like any story, but rather than create a plot that hooks you and creates red herrings/cliffhangers they've just told us to watch it however we want to do that for them!

Just to add - I'll still watch it and enjoy it though I'm sure!
 
Eccles Blue said:
I’ve always liked Alan Cumming. He seems to ‘disappear’ into a role and, as an actor, is quite under rated I think.

I’m off to Amazon now to see if Miriam’s book is on Kindle. Tell Mrs S thank you. I like to get a real person’s opinion rather than rely on the anonymous reviews.

EDIT: @Saddleworth2 it’s on Special offer on Kindle for a limited period so thank Mrs S again. 99p! :-)
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@Saddleworth2 I've now read the book and it is excellent, thought provoking in parts and hilarious in other parts.

It definitely helped my enjoyment when she gave her (scathing) opinion of Liar Johnson!!
So Mrs S thank you once more.
 
For anybody that has watched kaleidoscope, would you say it is any way similar to either, Squid game or Money Heist? It seems to be getting similar hype. That's why I ask.
 
supercity88 said:
I don't really see how it's clever at all. A clever series could achieve what it's trying to do in a typical sequential order. You build characters, you flashback, you jump forwards etc. You can have a character come across like a complete twat and then flashback to unravel something which provides context and changes your opinion of them. This is trying to pretend it's clever but ultimately you watch the actual heist at the end and before that you just have a look at different individual elements before and after it. It's basically like any story, but rather than create a plot that hooks you and creates red herrings/cliffhangers they've just told us to watch it however we want to do that for them!

Just to add - I'll still watch it and enjoy it though I'm sure!
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If it’s done in the right way, it could be really clever to be fair and couldn’t be done sequentially. I really like the idea of it, not got around to watching it yet.
 
supercity88 said:
Anyone watched any of this Kaleidoscope on Netflix? A heist series where you can watch any episode in any order - which would be groundbreaking but is far harder than allowing the netflix "continue watching" function to do its job! Also seems completely pointless as they're therefore clearly abandoning any twists between episodes or any cliffhangers that would make you want to watch the next one. Strange idea really, especially when, in gifting viewers that choice, it requires more effort than just sitting back and letting the TV do its thing.
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Finished it last night. Enjoyed it. Worth a watch for sure.
Then watched the first episode of Designated Survivor. Could have legs...
 
Barcon said:
Watched four episodes of the rig. Should have stopped after three. Won't be watching the last two.
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I watched the first episode, load of bollocks. Being a pedant I picked up on the following:-

Someone (woman in stupid glasses) telling the OIM he works for her and should follow her instructions. I don't think so!!
Everyone outside the accommodation without safety glasses, been mandatory for more that 30 years to wear them.
Going outside the control room in to the the production module in a pair of pants and a shirt, no way!!
The old miserable twat that argues and acts like a dick, he would be beached after 2 days.
Wearing boots and overalls in the recreation room/accommodation, not likely.
Random people in the sick bay when the medic is treating a casualty and knocking over things because he is upset, Impossible!!
Arguing about the cost of shutting down production because of a safety issue, this is 2023 not 1970!
Liquid carry over to the flare tip?? Time for a new flare!!
Dense fog and no fog horns blaring away?

There were others but you gt the drift!!

apart from that..... not for me thanks!!
 
RadcliffeRick said:
I watched the first episode, load of bollocks. Being a pedant I picked up on the following:-

Someone (woman in stupid glasses) telling the OIM he works for her and should follow her instructions. I don't think so!!
Everyone outside the accommodation without safety glasses, been mandatory for more that 30 years to wear them.
Going outside the control room in to the the production module in a pair of pants and a shirt, no way!!
The old miserable twat that argues and acts like a dick, he would be beached after 2 days.
Wearing boots and overalls in the recreation room/accommodation, not likely.
Random people in the sick bay when the medic is treating a casualty and knocking over things because he is upset, Impossible!!
Arguing about the cost of shutting down production because of a safety issue, this is 2023 not 1970!
Liquid carry over to the flare tip?? Time for a new flare!!
Dense fog and no fog horns blaring away?

There were others but you gt the drift!!

apart from that..... not for me thanks!!
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Leave her alone. She's a Canook.
 
INDEEDY DEEDY said:
Excellent documentary showing his rise to fame and concentrating on his character. It also gives some background to Lana Clarkson and how they met. Yea Spector was a musical genius producing some of the greatest music ever (IMHO), but Jesus he was one unhinged weirdo and deserved to be found guilty.
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Spoiler alert:-)
 
RadcliffeRick said:
I watched the first episode, load of bollocks. Being a pedant I picked up on the following:-

Someone (woman in stupid glasses) telling the OIM he works for her and should follow her instructions. I don't think so!!
Everyone outside the accommodation without safety glasses, been mandatory for more that 30 years to wear them.
Going outside the control room in to the the production module in a pair of pants and a shirt, no way!!
The old miserable twat that argues and acts like a dick, he would be beached after 2 days.
Wearing boots and overalls in the recreation room/accommodation, not likely.
Random people in the sick bay when the medic is treating a casualty and knocking over things because he is upset, Impossible!!
Arguing about the cost of shutting down production because of a safety issue, this is 2023 not 1970!
Liquid carry over to the flare tip?? Time for a new flare!!
Dense fog and no fog horns blaring away?

There were others but you gt the drift!!

apart from that..... not for me thanks!!
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So it’s a fictional tv series, made for entertainment and not a documentary then?
 
RadcliffeRick said:
I guess when you have worked offshore for 11 years inaccuracies in the depiction of offshore grate on you.
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I know what you mean.
I studied history and the Flintstones drives me mad - dinosaurs and mankind at the same time (wtf!) they were many millions of years apart.

Makes me shake my fist at the sky!

And there’s nowhere, not even in the credits, where they explicitly point out that it’s not a documentary.

I can’t even watch top cat (I’ve known cats and they don’t talk) ;-)


PS. Joking aside, I nearly went offshore myself, many years ago. Did the survival training at the RGIT (great fun) but the accommodation rig was held up, due to a strike at Camel Lairds, so they put me on standby money for 8 weeks. I’d not jacked my old job so I got paid twice every week for a while and by the time they’d sorted it out I’d moved on again and got a job with better pay on dry land.
 
ActonBlue said:
Binge-watched The White Lotus over 2 nights, the new HBO comedy drama set in a luxury Hawaiian holiday resort. Pokes a lot of fun at the american upper classes. A yank version of Benidorm it ain't. Very dark and extremely funny (if a bit crude) in places.
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Didn't realise it had been out that long (post from 2021!).
Finished the last ep of Season 1 last night and thought it was utterly brilliant.
Everything you want from a TV show.

Looking forward to Season 2 but will miss that cast.
 
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