What have you watched on TV?

[LCBB72]

Attenborough And The Sea Dragon , Fantastic .

 

[BrettieAngell]

Travellers on Netflix. Good time travel show

I've seen the first series, think there series 2 is out at the moment?

 

[MK Shrimper]

Kiri on C4. Social worker (apparantly) fugs up and puts a 9yr old vulnerable child into the hands of an (apparantly) drug dealing murdering dad. Twas alright - bleak and "gritty", though made me wonder why humanity is entertained by such grim storylines.

 

[Tommy2holes]

I've seen the first series, think there series 2 is out at the moment?

Yeah just finished it. Tbf second series was better than the first.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Been watching a Japanese show on Netflix called Erased.

A serial killer type affair that involves plot twists and time travel of a strange type.

Cracking show. 8 out 10

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Sir Clive Sinclair.

Indeed.I do beg your humble.Must have been thinking of Amstrad.:whistling:

 

[Mad Cyril]

McMafia.

Quite enjoying it so far but you would have thought the BBC must be running short on public school/Oxbridge actors by now.

 

[Ricky Otto]

Forbidden games: The Justin Fashanu story on Netflix

To be honest I didn't know a great deal about his story and kind of got an idea from snippets I had heard and seen in the media, the picture I had was totally different from the facts. A really sad story and I was quite shocked about what was acceptable in the 80's and early 90's, there are things said by Brian Clough and Margeret Thatcher that would have them sacked on the spot today. I lived through it but being born in 81 I was a kid and pretty oblivious. It's very balanced, you certainly hear the good and bad about Justin. His brother John comes across like he has never forgiven him for being gay but has warm feelings for the older brother who looked after him while they were in care, very conflicted. Their Mum comes across as cold and remorseless, not understanding why Justin had an issue with him and John being given into foster care while the other children weren't.


There is so much to the documentary and I'd highly recommend it.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Forbidden games: The Justin Fashanu story on Netflix

To be honest I didn't know a great deal about his story and kind of got an idea from snippets I had heard and seen in the media, the picture I had was totally different from the facts. A really sad story and I was quite shocked about what was acceptable in the 80's and early 90's, there are things said by Brian Clough and Margeret Thatcher that would have them sacked on the spot today. I lived through it but being born in 81 I was a kid and pretty oblivious. It's very balanced, you certainly hear the good and bad about Justin. His brother John comes across like he has never forgiven him for being gay but has warm feelings for the older brother who looked after him while they were in care, very conflicted. Their Mum comes across as cold and remorseless, not understanding why Justin had an issue with him and John being given into foster care while the other children weren't.

There is so much to the documentary and I'd highly recommend it.

And still some 20 years on, there's not one "out" footballer playing professionally. :nope:

The last Inside No.9........oh dear....is that the sound of the shark being jumped? Very poor, very few laughs and a cliched twist that has been done better elsewhere.

 

[Ricky Otto]

And still some 20 years on, there's not one "out" footballer playing professionally. :nope:

The last Inside No.9........oh dear....is that the sound of the shark being jumped? Very poor, very few laughs and a cliched twist that has been done better elsewhere.

There isn't but you can't watch that documentary and not think massive strides have been made in that space of time. I'm not saying they would have an easy ride but any pro footballer to come out now would have it a lot easier than Justin, times have changed thankfully.

 

[MK Shrimper]

There isn't but you can't watch that documentary and not think massive strides have been made in that space of time. I'm not saying they would have an easy ride but any pro footballer to come out now would have it a lot easier than Justin, times have changed thankfully.

Oh in other walks of life, absolutely. Football is sometimes still stuck in the past.

 

[Uncle Leo]

The last Inside No.9........oh dear....is that the sound of the shark being jumped? Very poor, very few laughs and a cliched twist that has been done better elsewhere.

No, it isn't.

I'm genuinely curious you should say that - pretty much every review I've read said it was a masterpiece. Similarly, chatting to mates the next day, we all thought it was one of the very best too. I absolutely loved it, although "Twelve Days Of Christine" remains my favourite.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...sing-room-review-bbc-television-a8147061.html

http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/insi...isode-2-review-bernie-clifton-s-dressing-room

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-reviews/no-room-improvement-inside-no9-11824600

 

[Uncle Leo]

I really enjoyed the recent show on the Beeb about the ultra-orthodox Jewish communities moving to Canvey Island. Maybe a slight bias as I'm from Canvey so I spent a lot of time pointing at the telly saying - "I know that place!" but it was a heartening 45 minutes of telly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09m2kvy

 

[Member]

No, it isn't.

I'm genuinely curious you should say that - pretty much every review I've read said it was a masterpiece. Similarly, chatting to mates the next day, we all thought it was one of the very best too. I absolutely loved it, although "Twelve Days Of Christine" remains my favourite.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...sing-room-review-bbc-television-a8147061.html

http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/insi...isode-2-review-bernie-clifton-s-dressing-room

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-reviews/no-room-improvement-inside-no9-11824600

Not a massive Inside No. 9 fan, but that was an exceptional piece of TV.

 

[Mad Cyril]

And still some 20 years on, there's not one "out" footballer playing professionally. :nope:

The last Inside No.9........oh dear....is that the sound of the shark being jumped? Very poor, very few laughs and a cliched twist that has been done better elsewhere.

I thought it was fantastic. The hotel episode the week before was very tedious though.

 

[Floval Flyer]

After many people telling me to watch Peaky Blinders, I have finally had time to sit down and watch it last night for the first time. It was my intention to watch the first episode of the first series, I ended up watching 3. Excellent so far and soon I will begin to understand what everyone else is talking about when they are speaking about Peaky Blinders! Cillian Murphy is a fantastic actor.

You just reminded me that I need to watch this, forever hearing Alan Brazil rave about this on TalkSport, so need to I get with the programme !

 

[OldBlueLady]

Did no-one else watch "The Promised Island" last week about the relocation of a large group of Hasidic Jews from Stamford Hill to Canvey?

Thought it was really interesting and was quite moving how various members of the local community made huge efforts to reach out to them. Still available on iplayer if anyone's still interested.

We've sold a couple of houses to the Jewish landlords mentioned, who are buying lots of suitable properties in a certain area, so it had a relevance to me.

 

[Ricky Otto]

You just reminded me that I need to watch this, forever hearing Alan Brazil rave about this on TalkSport, so need to I get with the programme !

It really is one of the best things I've ever seen on TV. Highly recommended

 

[Napster]

The Good Place. Amazing end to a great series. For fans of Park and Rec. (Created/written by some of the same team)

 

[Uncle Leo]

I really enjoyed the recent show on the Beeb about the ultra-orthodox Jewish communities moving to Canvey Island. Maybe a slight bias as I'm from Canvey so I spent a lot of time pointing at the telly saying - "I know that place!" but it was a heartening 45 minutes of telly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09m2kvy

Did no-one else watch "The Promised Island" last week about the relocation of a large group of Hasidic Jews from Stamford Hill to Canvey?

Thought it was really interesting and was quite moving how various members of the local community made huge efforts to reach out to them. Still available on iplayer if anyone's still interested.

We've sold a couple of houses to the Jewish landlords mentioned, who are buying lots of suitable properties in a certain area, so it had a relevance to me.

Yes. Yes I did.