Documentary on Kes, Barry Hines and lots of other stuff. It’s brilliant.
A new series of Vic & Bob's Big Night Out starts tonight on BBC2... I am almost tempted to avoid as I would prefer not to be disappointed / or have to reassess my teenage memories of the old C4 series.
Quote from: moose on November 27, 2019, 10:58:00 amA new series of Vic & Bob's Big Night Out starts tonight on BBC2... I am almost tempted to avoid as I would prefer not to be disappointed / or have to reassess my teenage memories of the old C4 series.The previous, fairly recent series had no problems maintaining the old standards. Bit of a tonic compared to must stuff nowadays tbh.
I was dreading His Dark Materials as it would be so easy to fuck up. But, bar some slightly slow pacing in the early episodes, I thought it was a great adaptation. I can imagine it being a bit confusing at first for people who haven't read the books.
Admittedly i am a fully paid up fanboy of the books, but I'm halfway through the series and I think it's brilliant. Well worth a look.
Watchmen. Normally I have zero interest in super hero type things, but we watched the first two episodes last night and I thought it was great from the outset. Looking forward to watching some more. No idea if it offends the devotees.
A bit late to the party, but I finally got into peaky blinders this holiday whilst convalescing on the sofa. Series 1 and 2 blew me away. Less so series 3. I miss the real Arthur and the grime of Birmingham. Does it pick up again in season 4 and 5?
Did anybody see Dracula on the BBC over the New Year period? 3 parts - each about an hour and a half. First one was honestly some of the best telly I've seen in ages. Second episode decent - not dissimilar from a long episode of Inside No 9. Third episode spoiled it by trying to be Sherlock.You could quite happily watch the first two and pretend that the third didn't exist.
I am very much enjoying The Trial of Christine Keeler. Though I have a slight issue with the casting* it's great to see the story from her perspective. To see these young girls in that environment, not shown as wanton/whores/all the other terms used by the press but young, naive, fun loving etc is a breath of fresh air. Also, the added "taint" on the protagonist for having balck partners is also laid bare. Really well made imo*Sophie Cookson is 29, James Norton is 34. I know they have tried to age Norton but Keeler was 17 and Ward was 50 when they met. I think it undermines the mismatch of power and experience that was obviulsy present. John Profumo was 47 and they have cast Ben Miles so that fits and looks "right".
Thats really interesting. I watched the first episode and thought it was utter dross and couldn't fathom all the good reviews it was getting. Maybe I am missing something; I thought the acting was poor and the scriptwriting even worse. But only judging from one episode as I couldn't face another, so maybe its worth another look.
