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Bugger, was Inside No 9 on there again?  Haven't seen all of those.

Trouble with all the old series you mention is I've seen 'em.  Back when there were only 3 or 4 channels and no internet you tended to watch all the good stuff.

Agree about House Of Cards.  "You might think that, but I couldn't possibly comment".  Brilliant and unforgettable. 

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9 minutes ago, Toast said:

Bugger, was Inside No 9 on there again?  Haven't seen all of those.

Trouble with all the old series you mention is I've seen 'em.  Back when there were only 3 or 4 channels and no internet you tended to watch all the good stuff.

Agree about House Of Cards.  "You might think that, but I couldn't possibly comment".  Brilliant and unforgettable. 

 

Yeah, few months back - was sure it was on one of those archive year long stays but must have just been the 30 days, damn.

 

And yeah, the original is the best. I like how his villainy (as opposed to political scheming) only shows up by slow degrees and by the time its out right murder the audience has been suckered in to quite liking Urquhart. Whereas Spacey played the same role with too much knowing vaudeville sneering at the audience imo.

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On 14/08/2018 at 12:38, Toast said:

 

I don't currently have Netflix. 

That is fair...i only got it recently for the first time. it is a decent service and pretty affordable for 1 screen

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It's all about what you want to watch at the time, isn't it?  I had the Netflix free trial for The Crown.

Then having missed S1 of The Handmaid's Tale, I took advantage of a £1 offer for one month of NOW.  When I went to cancel, they offered me 3 months for half price, so I though, yeah might as well.  Keep forgetting to look what's on though.

I want to watch The Assassination Of Gianni Versace again, but that's on Amazon.

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Showbox toastie, Showbox.

 

Up to date ad free apk link in techy thread last page or so.

 

 

And I think I said, the Cumbercunt vehicle Patrick Melrose is fucking great after the first episode.

 

Hugo Weaving is magnificent and a good turn from Herr Starr from Preacher as Weavings best mate.

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21 minutes ago, charon said:

Showbox toastie, Showbox.

 

Up to date ad free apk link in techy thread last page or so.

 

 

And I think I said, the Cumbercunt vehicle Patrick Melrose is fucking great after the first episode.

 

Hugo Weaving is magnificent and a good turn from Herr Starr from Preacher as Weavings best mate.

 

Cheers Charon, I'll give that a go.  Good cast.  I should be able to understand what that lot say.

Oh, Pip Torrens, yeah, he was very good as Tommy Lascelles in The Crown.

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Aye, saw he was in that, doubtful its on my watchlist :D

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It definitely wasn't on mine and as Toasty will probably attest (assuming she recalls) I'm not much of a Royal fan in general :tomatododge:

 

I did however watch it, and didn't feel the need to bin it after half an episode as I'd expected to. It was really quite well done and far more interesting than I'd thought.

 

Lets put it this way, I also watched The Night Manager, which I thought would be right in my wheelhouse, spies, undercover ops, Hugh Laurie as a drug lord (edit arms dealer? shows how much i cared...) no less....written by Le Carre and he was on the screenplay too iirc, so not, in theory, butchered from his original. 

I detested it. Every single trope in the book maxxed out.

You just can't tell. Well, I can't it seems.

 

without checking on IMDB Torrens played a slightly pompous upper class barrister in one of those Waking the Dead / Silent Witness series. He carries that off easily too.

 

 

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He's fucking excellent in Preacher, but that might not be your thing.

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On my own in a hotel in sunny Huddersfield for 4 nights, what can I lose? On it.

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20 minutes ago, charon said:

He's fucking excellent in Preacher, but that might not be your thing.

Preacher is the most blasphemous series ever made

 

about to watch the next episode

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Watching Stiff at the BBC, one of the BBC4 music collection things. This one of bands from that label.

 

Anyhow, bit tasteless to lead in from the titles with Ian Dury...

 

 

A bad joke that makes Mrs Msc laugh is so rare it needed shared...

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Bodyguard.  I'm enjoying it.

 

I can't understand why people find Keeley Hawes so sexy though.  Never got that.  And the scene where she stuck her hand into her knickers was grim. 
Robb Stark doesn't seem to fancy her much either, but at least we got to see his arse again.

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She has a bit of a school headmistress about her to me.

 

 

Actually, come to think of it, for some, that might explain why...

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Mr Mercedes is good and on now

 

"Robb Stark"

 

I did not realize woman found him attractive

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1 hour ago, runebomme said:

"Robb Stark"

I did not realize woman found him attractive

 

I'd do him.

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On 15/09/2018 at 14:20, Toast said:

 

I'd do him.

how about him

 

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23 minutes ago, runebomme said:

how about him

Image result for tyrion lannister

 

Could do worse

 

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32 minutes ago, Toast said:

 

Could do worse

 

1*-gDptk0nn2dGpMCx3K9Ftw.jpeg

 

Image result for tyrion lannister

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I've just binged Killing Eve.  I loved it!  Violent in a comic book sort of way, lots of black humour and not to be taken seriously.

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4 minutes ago, Toast said:

I've just binged Killing Eve.  I loved it!  Violent in a comic book sort of way, lots of black humour and not to be taken seriously.

 

Half way through Episode 1. That Jodie Comer is quite good.

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2 hours ago, msc said:

 

Half way through Episode 1. That Jodie Comer is quite good.

 

Apparently she has a Scouse accent in real life.   She's a real chameleon in this.  Should have got the Emmy nomination IMO but I guess they preferred to tick the diversity box.  Although Sandra is very good too, as is Fiona Shaw.

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4 hours ago, Toast said:

 

Apparently she has a Scouse accent in real life.   She's a real chameleon in this.  Should have got the Emmy nomination IMO but I guess they preferred to tick the diversity box.  Although Sandra is very good too, as is Fiona Shaw.

I'm watching it via the Beeb.

Episode one was stonking!

Jodie Comer is brilliant.

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Okay....I'll take three recommendations and get ep 1.

 

* I have no idea who these people are.....

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Episode 2 is on BBC1 tomorrow night, but the whole series is on iplayer.

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