What TV are you watching?

[matticus]

Well, with great misgivings I watched the second episode, which involves a powerful evil spirit stealing all music: really good !

Excellent period detail of the 60s, with a pretty good script from Russel T himself

Anyhow, definitely worth persevering after the poor start of the previous episode. I rather like
Ncuti as the Doctor; he's got what it takes in terms of gravitas and seriousness, and has good rapport with the new companion Ruby Sunday

Liking Ncuti and Ruby a lot. But the scripts are poor. The babies one was sort of OK ... and then this musical episode sucked.
The landmine one had probably two cute ideas ... but then they forgot to write a coherent story round them, and threw in some distracting extra romance/family elements.
I think we're going to bin the remaining episodes unless any get overwhelmingly good reviews. The Welsh episode ("73 yards") is getting big love, but all the criticism is of a story that doesn't tie up, which is exactly what frustrates me about so many recent episodes!
Such a shame - some great ideas, ruined by slipshod writing, and the constant, relentless background music. Just turn off the orchestra while the characters are having a normal conversation, pleeease!

 

[wiggydiggy]

Dr Who

Oh dear oh dear oh dear! It was abysmal and probably the worst episode I have ever seen in well over 50 years of watching.

Maybe the big reveal will be that Russel T has been replaced by a space alien doppleganger

I've not watched any of the new series yet, I'm not in a hurry as I'm doing a rewatch of the Matt Smith/Peter Capaldi stuff first.

 

[MontyVeda]

King Cinder... a teen crime drama from 1977 staring Peter Duncan. The haphazard plot revolves around corruption, a protection racket and speedway racing. The theme tune is fabulously funky though.

 

[Profpointy]

I've not watched any of the new series yet, I'm not in a hurry as I'm doing a rewatch of the Matt Smith/Peter Capaldi stuff first.

To be fair, apart from the execrable first episode, subsequent one have been good to excellent. This weekend's one was like an MR James ghost story and was outstanding

 

[wiggydiggy]

To be fair, apart from the execrable first episode, subsequent one have been good to excellent. This weekend's one was like an MR James ghost story and was outstanding

I've been avoiding online spoilers like dodging pot holes on a ride lol

 

[Profpointy]

I've been avoiding online spoilers like dodging pot holes on a ride lol

Hopefully not giving anything away but speaking of the style and feel of it rather than the plot

 

[AndyRM]

Two episodes into the final series of Inside No. 9 and I'm still enjoying it but they do seem to have run out of ideas a wee bit. Still brilliantly written and dark but doesn't feel quite as sharp.

 

[matticus]

Hopefully not giving anything away but speaking of the style and feel of it rather than the plot

Are you people all watching this programme with your grand-kids, whacked out on Calpol??

;-)

 

[AndyRM]

Two episodes into the final series of Inside No. 9 and I'm still enjoying it but they do seem to have run out of ideas a wee bit. Still brilliantly written and dark but doesn't feel quite as sharp.

Predictably, I jumped the gun. The third episode was a wonderfully Shakespearian whodunnit caper.

 

[matticus]

[ No. 9 :]

Predictably, I jumped the gun. The third episode was a wonderfully Shakespearian whodunnit caper.

Good-o!

Loved Ep1. They show how you can have a great idea AND wrap it all up in 30 minutes. Are you reading this, Davies&Moffat?!?

 

[presta]

The BBC4 program on red squirrel conservation in Cumbria was very good.

 

[potsy]

Recent shows I have watched include -

Kin, wasn't sure about it at first but stuck with it, thought series 2 was much better, if you like drug dealing Irish gangs.

Blue Lights, decent police series based in Belfast, enjoyed it.

Now watching the first series of The Responder, only a few episodes in but will continue as I'm quite liking it so far, slightly different role for him than the Hobbit

Have hardly watched any TV for years which is why I'm catching up on some stuff.

 

[T4tomo]

We just finished Blue Lights! My word, it’s fabulous TV! So tense. So emotional. Superb.

We did a double episode binge last night to finish Series 2. Have to agree it was superb (again), really good main plot, but also wonderful little side plots / scenarios and threads from 1st series too and great characters, well portrayed.

 

[MontyVeda]

I was kind of enjoying Fool Me Once until the twist at the end... which left me wondering why i bothered.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 30th

I’m just watching ‘Richard Hammonds Workshop’
(‘Trucking Heavy’ is being recorded)

he was taking a phonecall from one of his daughters, about Mindy (his wife) breaking down in her Discovery 4

Izzy (daughter) was stating that it was better it breaking down now, before she took it ‘to the North’ (could be anywhere, they live in Herefordshire)
“Thankfully, it broke down now, or l’d be stuck in the North, thank god l’m not!

She’s a bit ignorant of her family background, as ‘Hamster’ grew up in Ripon, going to the Grammar School there, then Harrogate College