18 hours ago, Nibs said:

I do love a BBC and was really looking forward to War of the Worlds.

Well, what an utter disappointment. It was probably the bleakest and most boring BBC adaption I have ever seen. I stayed with it but thankfully it finished last night and I've a good mind to write to the BBC and request part of my licence fee back - it was THAT bad!!

Unbelievable they could make such a hash of a classic book. Better to stay with Jeff Wayne and Richard Burton's audible narration.

On 02/12/2019 at 20:22, Nibs said:

I do love a BBC and was really looking forward to War of the Worlds.

Well, what an utter disappointment. It was probably the bleakest and most boring BBC adaption I have ever seen. I stayed with it but thankfully it finished last night and I've a good mind to write to the BBC and request part of my licence fee back - it was THAT bad!!

It was terrible, so disappointing. It was an absolute mess and missed out huge parts of the story. 

On 18/11/2019 at 20:55, Amputechture said:

Not sure if you're caught up yet but last night's episode (4x07) has left me speechless. Absolutely incredible in every way imaginable.

Watched it, dear god it was one of the best things I've ever seen. 

On 02/12/2019 at 20:22, Nibs said:

I do love a BBC and was really looking forward to War of the Worlds.

Well, what an utter disappointment. It was probably the bleakest and most boring BBC adaption I have ever seen. I stayed with it but thankfully it finished last night and I've a good mind to write to the BBC and request part of my licence fee back - it was THAT bad!!

I got about 15 minutes into the first episode and gave up - was dire and trying way to hard to be moody and clever.

On 03/12/2019 at 14:27, charierre said:

Unbelievable they could make such a hash of a classic book. Better to stay with Jeff Wayne and Richard Burton's audible narration.

I have a download of the Orson Welles radio play of War of the Worlds from the 30's which is incredibly good, and my favourite version of all.

13 hours ago, dkw said:

Watched it, dear god it was one of the best things I've ever seen. 

Yeah I couldn't believe they were able to pull that off. It'll surely go down as one of the greatest TV episodes of all time. As a whole it seems to be such an underrated series.

By the way, here's what Elliot Villar (the actor who plays Fernando Vera) sounds like in real life. The difference is staggering!

https://youtu.be/pM1qY9Fafgs?t=58

 

 

28 minutes ago, Amputechture said:

Yeah I couldn't believe they were able to pull that off. It'll surely go down as one of the greatest TV episodes of all time. As a whole it seems to be such an underrated series.

By the way, here's what Elliot Villar (the actor who plays Fernando Vera) sounds like in real life. The difference is staggering!

https://youtu.be/pM1qY9Fafgs?t=58

 

 

Ha ha, slightly different eh. 

The latest episode was outstanding too, its just got better and better this series. My only worry is it ends up with  time travelly daftness.

17 minutes ago, dkw said:

My only worry is it ends up with  time travelly daftness.

I hope it doesn't go down that road. Do you have any theories on what Whiterose's machine/project could be besides that?

2 hours ago, Amputechture said:

I hope it doesn't go down that road. Do you have any theories on what Whiterose's machine/project could be besides that?

I think it's a machine to link parallel universes, but expect time travel with so many hints at it. 

I wonder who the other person in Elliotts head is too, the one his mother referred to.

Edited December 5, 20196 yr by dkw

Think I'll watch this evening. Looks powerful and moving. Glenda Jackson was interviewed about it on BBC Radio 4 this morning. She is a wonderful actress and it will be her first television role in 25 years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000c6pv

80-year-old Maud is funny, loyal and endearing. She is also living with dementia, which plays havoc with her memory but hasn’t yet diminished her strong stubborn streak. When her best friend Elizabeth fails to turn up for a shopping trip, Maud is certain something terrible has happened. Turning detective, she sets about trying to solve the mystery of her friend’s disappearance. But with Maud's dementia progressing, it is not easy to hold on to the clues. Despite her meticulous system of recording her discoveries on post-it notes, she can’t shake the feeling that she has lost a crucial clue that would unlock the mystery of Elizabeth’s fate.

@dkw

Have you seen the latest episode?

1 hour ago, Amputechture said:

@dkw

Have you seen the latest episode?

Oh yes, erm it was erm.....good I think... I suppose it depends on how the last episode goes now. Its very odd, Im wondering if that Utopian life is the 4th person in his head and has now came out.

50 minutes ago, dkw said:

Oh yes, erm it was erm.....good I think... I suppose it depends on how the last episode goes now.

Hahaha. Yeah that's exactly what I thought too. Hopefully the 2 hour(?) finale doesn't leave us with more questions than answers.

I thought Tyrell Wellick's appearance was quite odd. It was almost as if he knew exactly what was going on and was hoping Elliot did too? I'm honestly very confused right now.

As you said, it could possibly be his 3rd alter.

By the way, good call earlier about Whiterose's project. You were spot on there.

Edited December 17, 20196 yr by Amputechture

Tyrell appearing threw me, I have no idea what was going on there. 

A lot of the watches and clocks had the same time on them too, 11.something. 

I just hope they don't go full on lost in the last episode. 

Edited December 17, 20196 yr by dkw

On 17/12/2019 at 16:40, Amputechture said:

Hahaha. Yeah that's exactly what I thought too. Hopefully the 2 hour(?) finale doesn't leave us with more questions than answers.

I thought Tyrell Wellick's appearance was quite odd. It was almost as if he knew exactly what was going on and was hoping Elliot did too? I'm honestly very confused right now.

As you said, it could possibly be his 3rd alter.

By the way, good call earlier about Whiterose's project. You were spot on there.

Well, what an ending, such a brilliant series. 

38 minutes ago, dkw said:

Well, what an ending, such a brilliant series. 

I’ve forgot what show you two are on about and I’m too lazy to scroll back...

I watched The Witcher in one sitting on Friday, it’s only 8 episodes but they’re all over an hour long. Loved it but I loved the last game and I’m making my way through the books too so I may be biased. Only one thing that really annoyed me...
 

 

3 hours ago, dkw said:

Well, what an ending, such a brilliant series. 

Just phenomenal wasn't it..

 

 

13 hours ago, Munkworth said:

I’ve forgot what show you two are on about and I’m too lazy to scroll back...

I watched The Witcher in one sitting on Friday, it’s only 8 episodes but they’re all over an hour long. Loved it but I loved the last game and I’m making my way through the books too so I may be biased. Only one thing that really annoyed me...
 

 

Mr robot, best TV series the past decade easily. 

15 minutes ago, dkw said:

Mr robot, best TV series the past decade easily. 

I haven't seen any of it,  so, comparatively, where does it stand on the Sopranos, Breaking Bad, West Wing spectrum?

3 minutes ago, yorkleyblue said:

I haven't seen any of it,  so, comparatively, where does it stand on the Sopranos, Breaking Bad, West Wing spectrum?

Much better, as I don't like any of them,other than West Wing. 

13 minutes ago, dkw said:

Much better, as I don't like any of them,other than West Wing. 

Tasteless Philistine

48 minutes ago, yorkleyblue said:

I haven't seen any of it,  so, comparatively, where does it stand on the Sopranos, Breaking Bad, West Wing spectrum?

Haven't seen any of those and I don't get the triss reference... 

37 minutes ago, Valerie said:

Haven't seen any of those and I don't get the triss reference... 

I have no idea what a triss is.  Google tells me it is "A calculation of the probability that an injured person will survive serious trauma." or " The naturally ocurring phenomenon of human hair loss. Human equivalent of shedding."

What that has do do with anything I have no idea.

2 hours ago, yorkleyblue said:

I have no idea what a triss is.  Google tells me it is "A calculation of the probability that an injured person will survive serious trauma." or " The naturally ocurring phenomenon of human hair loss. Human equivalent of shedding."

What that has do do with anything I have no idea.

Perhaps a tv show about the tragedy of Lady Godiva/Rapunzel/Samson losing their hair?

I liked the first season of Mr Robot but found the second quite boring and confusing, and lost interest after that.

I‘m currently working my way through Succession and Barry, both are excellent and both are from HBO. Is it just me or has Netflix really gone downhill, at least for drama? 

Edited December 24, 20196 yr by bluedave

Barry is brilliant isn't it, such a great storyline.