| Half decent tv 06:36 - Apr 29 with 1009974 views | LadbrokeR |
I watched the last episode of line of duty and thought that was good. Undercover has finally grabbed by attention. I quite like some of the investigative programmes Stacey Dooley does. However I can't wait for the next series of people just do nothing. |  | | |  |
| Half decent tv on 11:34 - Aug 28 with 5415 views | TheChef |
| Half decent tv on 12:09 - Aug 22 by CroydonCaptJack |
I am watching This is Us at the moment. For some reason I watched half of it several years ago but didn't finish it. I am really enjoying it and the way it cuts back and forth was probably quite new at the time. It is quite common now I know. |
Oooh possibly the sappiest thing I've seen on TV - I left the wife to it. Wasn't for me! |  |
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| Half decent tv on 12:03 - Aug 29 with 5179 views | FDC |
| Half decent tv on 11:34 - Aug 28 by TheChef |
Oooh possibly the sappiest thing I've seen on TV - I left the wife to it. Wasn't for me! |
On that note, my wife has got us watching Too Much, a Lena Dunham thing on Netflix... And do you know what, it's not *totally* shit. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 07:24 - Aug 30 with 5021 views | dmm |
| Half decent tv on 11:46 - Aug 22 by Hoopstar |
I am really hoping the King & Conqueror lives up to the incredible story of 1066. Think all episodes come out on Sunday. Huge nerd for historical drama, believe they've taken a few liberties with the story but what a story it is.
Not sure there has ever been a large scale tv telling of it before? |
I'm 4 episodes in and, although I'm entertained, I'm increasingly annoyed with the inaccuracies in the King & Conqueror.
And they're big inaccuracies. For example, in episode 4 King Edward beats his mother, Emma of Normandy, to death with his crown and William Duke of Normandy kills Henry 1st of France in a duel. Neither of these things happened nor are close to the truth.
If there's one historical story that does not need enhancing, it's this story. It already has all the intrigue and excitement needed. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 08:02 - Aug 30 with 4989 views | Gus_iom |
| Half decent tv on 07:24 - Aug 30 by dmm |
I'm 4 episodes in and, although I'm entertained, I'm increasingly annoyed with the inaccuracies in the King & Conqueror.
And they're big inaccuracies. For example, in episode 4 King Edward beats his mother, Emma of Normandy, to death with his crown and William Duke of Normandy kills Henry 1st of France in a duel. Neither of these things happened nor are close to the truth.
If there's one historical story that does not need enhancing, it's this story. It already has all the intrigue and excitement needed. |
It was the same with the Napolean film.
You have to be pretty arrogant to think you can, or need to, improve on these stories. You should also be mindful that some will take what you put on the screen as real. | |
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| Half decent tv on 21:27 - Sep 1 with 4711 views | ChrisNW6 |
| Half decent tv on 07:24 - Aug 30 by dmm |
I'm 4 episodes in and, although I'm entertained, I'm increasingly annoyed with the inaccuracies in the King & Conqueror.
And they're big inaccuracies. For example, in episode 4 King Edward beats his mother, Emma of Normandy, to death with his crown and William Duke of Normandy kills Henry 1st of France in a duel. Neither of these things happened nor are close to the truth.
If there's one historical story that does not need enhancing, it's this story. It already has all the intrigue and excitement needed. |
Stick with it and try not to get too caught up on the accuracy as hardly any of true facts were fully documented at the time. No details of how Queen Emma or King Henry of France actually died are known. I actually did a lot of wiki searches afterwards, it's pretty accurate in places and a fascinating time in our history. | | | |
| Half decent tv on 06:28 - Sep 2 with 4586 views | Rsole |
| Half decent tv on 21:27 - Sep 1 by ChrisNW6 |
Stick with it and try not to get too caught up on the accuracy as hardly any of true facts were fully documented at the time. No details of how Queen Emma or King Henry of France actually died are known. I actually did a lot of wiki searches afterwards, it's pretty accurate in places and a fascinating time in our history. |
King Henry was reincarnated as King Julien |  |
| Those possessed by devils, try and keep them under control a bit, can't you ?
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| Half decent tv on 07:19 - Sep 2 with 4552 views | dmm |
| Half decent tv on 21:27 - Sep 1 by ChrisNW6 |
Stick with it and try not to get too caught up on the accuracy as hardly any of true facts were fully documented at the time. No details of how Queen Emma or King Henry of France actually died are known. I actually did a lot of wiki searches afterwards, it's pretty accurate in places and a fascinating time in our history. |
Thanks Chris. I am sticking with it as it's pretty entertaining. There is of course a lot of space for interpreting what records we have of that time.
However, I still feel that on a number of occasions the series has gone well beyond interpretation and into pure invention. A number of reviewers of the series I've read share a similar sentiment.
A real concern will be that people will think events such as Edward the Confessor beating his mother Emma to death with his crown actually took place when it's just a made up scene.
1066 and all that is an amazing story without the need for much embellishment. | | | |
| Half decent tv on 19:57 - Sep 2 with 4396 views | Ned_Kennedys |
| Half decent tv on 21:19 - Mar 1 by GaryT |
I think that was me, I mentioned it in the Film 2025 thread as Demi Moore's name came up.
A thumbs up to whoever mentioned American Primeval and Paradise and if you are looking for something relatively light hearted, have a look at Lessons in Chemistry.
Now for episode 2 (series 2) of The White Lotus. [Post edited 3 Mar 11:54]
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Just started watching American Primeval (Netflix): absolutely brutal depiction of the ‘Wild West’.
Little House on The Prairie it’s not! |  | | |
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| Half decent tv on 21:35 - Sep 2 with 4319 views | Lblock |
Been watching Your Friends & Neighbours (sort of) on Apple TV
Quite like it
Couple of other things I watched recently:-
Dark Phone : Murder by Text — true fact docudrama about the police cracking encrophone. Very good
Mixed Tape — liked this mainly for the late 80’s stuff. Nice watch in a “pleasant” way
Unforgivable — pretty heavy drama film. Knocked that Adolescence into a cocked hat |  |
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| Half decent tv on 22:11 - Sep 2 with 4250 views | mart_Goblin |
| Half decent tv on 21:35 - Sep 2 by Lblock |
Been watching Your Friends & Neighbours (sort of) on Apple TV
Quite like it
Couple of other things I watched recently:-
Dark Phone : Murder by Text — true fact docudrama about the police cracking encrophone. Very good
Mixed Tape — liked this mainly for the late 80’s stuff. Nice watch in a “pleasant” way
Unforgivable — pretty heavy drama film. Knocked that Adolescence into a cocked hat |
That Dark Phone thing was fascinating . |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 20:38 - Sep 3 with 3976 views | MrSheen |
I was much too young to watch it on the BBC, but someone pointed me to Kenneth Clark’s “Civilisation” on YouTube and I’m really enjoying it despite the moronc ads every 12 minutes. No one’s going to invite a plummy voiced art historian to make a big budget 10 hour personal essay on Western culture these days, but listening to a finely constructed and absorbing lecture beautifully illustrated with museum pieces and location filming is a real treat. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 09:03 - Sep 4 with 3787 views | TheChef |
| Half decent tv on 20:38 - Sep 3 by MrSheen |
I was much too young to watch it on the BBC, but someone pointed me to Kenneth Clark’s “Civilisation” on YouTube and I’m really enjoying it despite the moronc ads every 12 minutes. No one’s going to invite a plummy voiced art historian to make a big budget 10 hour personal essay on Western culture these days, but listening to a finely constructed and absorbing lecture beautifully illustrated with museum pieces and location filming is a real treat. |
Ah yes, been on my watch list that one.
In the years before the dumbing down of TV (and everything else) began...  | |
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| Half decent tv on 10:36 - Sep 4 with 3726 views | CroydonCaptJack |
| Half decent tv on 11:34 - Aug 28 by TheChef |
Oooh possibly the sappiest thing I've seen on TV - I left the wife to it. Wasn't for me! |
Yes, it does border on that a bit, agreed. |  |
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| Half decent tv on 10:39 - Sep 4 with 3722 views | CroydonCaptJack |
Early Doors is available on the BBC at the moment for anyone who hasn't seen that great comedy. | |
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| Half decent tv on 11:36 - Sep 4 with 3667 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Half decent tv on 10:39 - Sep 4 by CroydonCaptJack |
Early Doors is available on the BBC at the moment for anyone who hasn't seen that great comedy. |
The most underrated and under-heradled UK comedy in existence IMO.
Faultless. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 12:38 - Sep 4 with 3590 views | Esox_Lucius |
I have watched both series of Signora Volpe now and they nicely ticked the boxes of intriguing and entertaining. |  |
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| Half decent tv on 12:16 - Sep 5 with 3276 views | daveB |
New Series of Dexter was superb, best one since the John Lithgow series
Well worth a watch |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 14:03 - Sep 5 with 3152 views | TheChef |
| Half decent tv on 12:16 - Sep 5 by daveB |
New Series of Dexter was superb, best one since the John Lithgow series
Well worth a watch |
Cheers Dave - we started watching the previous "new" Dexter but gave up on it after a couple of episodes. We'll give this one a go.
I suppose do you need to have watched the previous one, to watch this latest one?? | |
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| Half decent tv on 14:47 - Sep 5 with 3061 views | daveB |
| Half decent tv on 14:03 - Sep 5 by TheChef |
Cheers Dave - we started watching the previous "new" Dexter but gave up on it after a couple of episodes. We'll give this one a go.
I suppose do you need to have watched the previous one, to watch this latest one?? |
It does follow on from what happened at the end of New Blood but you can probably watch a video on youtube to tell you what happened in that
It's mostly a new story, Uma Thurman and Peter Dinklage are really good in it | | | |
| Half decent tv on 19:52 - Sep 5 with 2877 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Half decent tv on 12:38 - Sep 4 by Esox_Lucius |
I have watched both series of Signora Volpe now and they nicely ticked the boxes of intriguing and entertaining. |
I'm watching it right now, thanks to your recc.
It's complete and utter nonsense, but Umbrian scenery and gorgeous hilltop villages, vines and vias...I'm all in.
Thanks Esox. |  |
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| Half decent tv on 21:08 - Sep 5 with 2814 views | Gus_iom |
| Half decent tv on 20:38 - Sep 3 by MrSheen |
I was much too young to watch it on the BBC, but someone pointed me to Kenneth Clark’s “Civilisation” on YouTube and I’m really enjoying it despite the moronc ads every 12 minutes. No one’s going to invite a plummy voiced art historian to make a big budget 10 hour personal essay on Western culture these days, but listening to a finely constructed and absorbing lecture beautifully illustrated with museum pieces and location filming is a real treat. |
Pretty sure it's on the bbc player | |
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| Half decent tv on 21:21 - Sep 5 with 2782 views | MrSheen |
Excellent, spares me the ads. | | | |
| Half decent tv on 10:03 - Sep 9 with 2154 views | LadbrokeR |
Just finished watching under the bridge. It was a story about the murder of a girl reena virk set on Victoria island Canada . Priscilla Presleys daughter now deceased’ plays a writer who grew up Victoria island. Rena spend a while living in local authority care a situation that she engineered through lying about her dad in order to gain the approval of her peers. I thought there was some interesting characters and it wasn’t too bad. | | | |
| Half decent tv on 10:36 - Sep 9 with 2090 views | E17hoop |
Saw the first episode of Task on Sky last night. Made by the people behind Mare of Eastown it's started REALLY well. Keen to see how it moves on. |  |
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