I’m enjoying Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams on tour available on iplayer. He takes the disfunctional lads from Preston to India to play cricket. Good easy going feel good telly and quite moving in parts. Even Freddie gets a lump in his throat at times.
Good to see him back on the telly too. His accident must have been horrific.
Very late to it but tearing through Race Across The World. Addictive viewing.
Real life global impact Game of Thrones stuff
Watched this last night after reading a piece in The Guardian about it, made for $800 and has has such a good reaction the writer/director/star now has work in Hollywood lined up.
Just caught up to this, watching with our FIFA obsessed teenager. Lovely storytelling, can’t wait to see where it goes.
Colin from Accounts is back! I rewatched the last episode of the first series as it had been a while, and the second season picks up from there - it’s just such a good show. (I also deliberately avoided reading the usual Guardian 5 star review, as somehow those ruin the enjoyment a bit).
Yes! Looking forward to this- really enjoyed series 1
We smashed through the first couple of episodes of S2 last night too. Most enjoyable. Some proper laugh out loud moments
Surreal and funny . I don’t watch much comedy these days but Craig Robinson makes me laugh
Terminator Zero wasn’t terrible. Childish, naive and takes it’s self too seriously in that lofty anime way, but not terrible.
My son wanted a decent horror to watch with his girlfriend last night. I recommended the Mist. It went down well. A final scene that’ll stay with you forever.
We watched the Weird Al Yankovic film, which is pretty awful in a lot of ways but seemingly doesn’t care which is why it kind of gets away with it. A miscast tall Madonna was an issue for me, but probably deliberate. Suitably weird.
This is now on Disney+ in the UK. Lots of footage new to me and a reminder of how this cultural explosion happened not with 18/19/20 yr olds but 14/15 yr olds. Sure it will take a lot of you right back as it did me.
Thanks, I was midly interested in that but never been a big fan of anime so will probably give it a miss if its not up to scratch
There’s an animated Tomb Raider series coming to Netflix next month, hoping thats decent. All screen adaptions so far have been atrocious
KAOS - 2 episodes in. Hasnt grabbed me yet but Jeff Goldbum is really good as a god. Basically playing himself.
Finally around to watching The Deuce. So good. Little Loft /Mancuso scene in there which is a nice touch.
James Franco obvs a dick but as a show, incredible.
Kings From Queens: The Run DMC Story. Great documentary on SKY. Lots of old hip hop / New York footage. Well worth a look
Also on SKY docs: Wise Guy. David Chase & The Sopranos. Lots of ace never seen before behind the scenes footage from the series
Incredible show. Still think about it. Maggie Gyllenhaal was incredible, too.
Ive just finished it, really enjoyed it. Paradise Garage scene in the last series.
Forgot about Duece. Can’t wait to watch it. Love most things David Simon has been involved with.
Up there with Fincher’s Zodiac in terms of period detail for me. I’ve just finished the first season so no more spoilers from me-suffice to say that it pulls you in totally. I think it’s better than The Wire so far which with hindsight bar the first season was a little overrated imo (although my obsession with all things seventies probably means I’m biased)
Edit: not including the three day week/ power cuts/ Thatcher etc