What TV are you watching?

[AndyRM]

Funny slip, if you mean The Miniaturist.

I did! Can't even blame auto correct.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Part of KIndig Customs last night, & Police Interceptors (with the scrotes on the roof)

 

[DaveReading]

Funny slip, if you mean The Miniaturist.

A very small mistake, though.

 

[AndyRM]

The Good Place is back after a pointless hiatus on Netflix. It is as funny, clever and ridiculous as ever. Definitely one of the funniest sit coms I've seen.

 

[Inertia]

I am your father on Netflix. The story of the man behind the mask of Darth Vader, David Prowse.

He has never been invited to a single official star wars convention and is shunned by Lucasfilm.

Interesting but sad, came away with the view that George Lucas can be petty bastard.

 

[Andrew_P]

Just watched the first episode of Dirty Money on Netflix. Documentary admittedly but it really is a huge wow, its all about VW. But when I watched I just kept thinking about what are the other multi national companies up to, it is so mind boggling.

Good viewing although centred around America it does cover the rest of the world and the EU part is equally shocking.

Hope the others are as interesting,

 

[s7ephanie]

Nothing ! Satalite dish not reviecing a signal since high winds here last week

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Last episode of McMafia tonight. I have seen them all, but with increasing disappointment after a promising start.

Actually I think it's the sixth of eight tonight.
I'm enjoying it and today googled why it's McMafia as I couldn't see any Scots connection. Made for interesting reading.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Last episode of McMafia tonight. I have seen them all, but with increasing disappointment after a promising start.

I have only watched the first 2 episodes..i just cant get past Grantchester..
I dont think i'll bother as your a good judge on most stuff we seem to like.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The Biggest Little Railway in the World, with daughter
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-biggest-little-railway-in-the-world

Then, an old episode (yes!, I know they all are) of M*A*S*H, the one where Radars Uncle Ed dies, & he had to go home
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Bye,_Radar

 

[StuAff]

I'm still enjoying McMafia. It would have been obviously faster paced if they'd cut it down to six episodes instead of eight (hardly The Wire/Sopranos/Shield length even now!) but it's doing the slow build-up thing rather well, makes the turn of events rather more plausibly realistic, along with the obvious care, the multinational cast, etc. This one was a corker.

 

[DaveReading]

I'm enjoying it and today googled why it's McMafia as I couldn't see any Scots connection. Made for interesting reading.

I'd taken it as an oblique comparison between the growth of international organised crime and that of McDonalds.

The Russian actors are great, but the two British leads are utterly wooden and dreadful, imho.

I notice that since the series started on air, there has been little or no further talk of Norton as the next Bond.

 

[Levo-Lon]

The Russian actors are great, but the two British leads are utterly wooden and dreadful, imho.

Yes ,and that kills it

 

[Tail End Charlie]

I thought the episode last night was super. As for James Norton, I think he's acting a good part, he's got to appear calm, collected, inscrutable and he's doing it well, but underneath you can see the turmoil. I don't think it's in the least bit wooden. Last night the mask slipped when he arrived at the hospital and I suspect there'll be further turmoils in the next two episodes. Some of the lines last night were especially chilling.
A big thumbs up from me.

 

[AndyRM]

My favourite episode of Grand Designs currently, with the Marine who lost his legs and arm and decided to build a properly accessible home. Absolutely incredible effort.

Later will be the last episode of Mad Men Season 5. I'm remembering why I gave up on this in the first place, looks beautiful but pretty much all the characters are deeply unlikeable by this point which is very wearing.