Saddam Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 She wears weird shoes though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowisp Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 It might have already been posted, but Barbarians is excellent. I was sceptical at first when I saw the trailer but when you actually watch the episodes all is explained. I like that they speak Old High German, which is the closest we have to the very early Saxon tribes' language, and Latin for the Romans. The battle of the Teutoburg Forest is well known but this is a great drama built around it with the character of Arminius nicely done, he becomes charismatic as a leader. Watching the Last Kingdom directly after watching Barbarians is a great idea, to see where the Anglo Saxons came from then how they developed on arriving here. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boojum Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 12 hours ago, McHazy said: Not watched American gods yet how closely does it follow the book? I thought season 1 was good, fairly faithful to the book and even when it wasn't it was in the right spirit, after how bad some Neil Gaiman adaptations had been (particularly Coraline) I was pleasantly surprised Wasn't anywhere near as good an adaptation as Good Omens (but Gaiman himself wrote the screenplay for that ), but decent enough. But I think the production & writing team must have changed for season 2 or summat, cos it just went totally to shit I gave up on season 2 after about an episode and a half. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simple Jack Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I am not normally a fan of post apocalyptic YA shenanigans, the combination of obnoxious American teens and horrible b-movie dialogue is a turnoff, but Tribes of Europa is not bad actually. It's not particularly original, but it is competently done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Just started to watch The Expanse , it took me a while to get into it but yeah I think I'm going enjoy it 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hash72 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 over half way through tribes of europa am enjoying it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0bbyBuds Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Watched bit of a sci-fi tv show a while ago but can’t remember what it was of remember it much it was about a group of students in some kind of space program. And one of them is someone importants kid. Also one of them is undercover, they escaped a planet where a guy keeps women as slaves or something. Then the main character gets assigned to a mission and finds out the organisation or whatever is covering up some kind of area which is like an interface to a place with other beings. I think it was set in space. anyone have an idea what it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingo bingo Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) Was talking to a mate earlier who's been watching Band of Brothers again recently, obviously it's a great series and he loves it so I asked if he'd seen HBO's The Pacific (made by a lot of the same folk behind BoB but focussing on the fight against the Japanese in WW2) and he hadn't even heard of it. He's not alone neither, the vast majority of people I know who liked BoB have never watched The Pacific which is a shame I reckon as I think it's much better and says a lot more about war in general and the psychological toll it takes on those involved. It almost has an anti-war flavour to it without being political - just portraying the unimaginable horrors that guys endured just trying to survive. Though maybe that's just me..... I'm not a fan of how most war themed film or TV often glorifies war. It's a tough watch at times but it is a must see IMO. One of the many brutal scenes from The Pacific...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8rsCV3CCZ0 Writing this reminded me of another great series that flew under the radar for a lot of people, Generation Kill. Created by David Simon and Ed Burns, the same guys behind The Wire and in similar fashion is based on a book of the same name by Evan Wright who wrote about his experiences spending time with the marines during the invasion of Iraq. Quote In 2003, he was embedded with the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion of the United States Marine Corps during the early stages of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Wright spent his entire time embedded in a recon team led by then Sergeant Brad Colbert. He was under fire with the Marines for several weeks, and accompanied them "on point" (i.e., in the lead vehicle). One of the Marines in the unit told The New York Times, "He was in the worst possible place to have a reporter. During the first firefight, he took 10 rounds in his door." Like The Wire it is regarded as being very accurate and draws its humour and drama not from regurgitated cliches and action packed sequences but from the wide range of characters, their dialogue and the politics they deal with. Highly recommended by myself! Edited February 24, 2021 by dingo bingo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy13 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 finished "gangs of london" best series I've seen in a while......10/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clumsy Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Snowfall Season 4 - Eps 1-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypig Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Ragnarok (not the marvel one) on netflix. Totally binge worthy, shame only 6 episodes in S1, but season 2 is coming soon I believe. Sorry if it's already been posted, it's over a year old but I've only just watched it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boojum Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) Finished The Expanse - gutted, have to wait for the next season now Superb. And I love that the season finished on an almost Lovecraftian note - they've seen you now, the Old Ones from another dimension, or whatever, they're paying attention to you. Be afraid Edited March 4, 2021 by Boojum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I'm watching The Shield again . Interesting to see what I remember of it and what parts I had totally forgotten about in the 15 years or whatever since I watched it. Well worth watching if you've never seen it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stummer Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Caught a clip of sons of anarchy on YouTube last night. Just wondering is the spin off series with the Mexicans anywhere as good? Caught odd episode where my dad was watching it of " I am a killer ". Interviewing inmates who've been convicted for murder n confess. Some sad stories as well n end up feeling sorry for some of them. Some was just at the scene and was only kids at the time. Sentenced to over 40 years in prison just for being there. Seemed a decent watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 @Degsy I can remember a bald bloke from The Shield, but that's about it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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