What have you watched on TV?

[Floval Flyer]

Just watched ep1 of Dracula on BBC

Very good, interesting take on the original and great special effects

Recommend it on iPlayer if you haven’t seen it yet

 

[Ex-Member1]

Yes, Dracula excellent, great writing and acting. In sharp contrast, Mrs Brown's Boys wants dumping post haste, dreadful tripe.

 

[KevinJH]

Yep, really enjoyed the first part of Dracula in all departments. Loved a couple of one-liners he came out with; "You are what you eat" and "I'm undead, not unreasonable.....".

 

[Freedom for Tooting]

Yep, really enjoyed the first part of Dracula in all departments. Loved a couple of one-liners he came out with; "You are what you eat" and "I'm undead, not unreasonable.....".

I am normally not a fan of "updated" classics but agree this was class. Creepy and funny.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I knew the nun in Dracula when I was at university.

Well, the actor who portrays her.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Another vote for Dracula.Very clever plus entertaining.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I watched half the first episode of Dracula and really enjoyed it.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I knew the nun in Dracula when I was at university.

Well, the actor who portrays her.

Actress surely? After all,she's clearly female and they still have best Actress awards at the Oscars etc.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Actress surely? After all,she's clearly female and they still have best Actress awards at the Oscars etc.

Call yourself a Guardian reader?

 

[Blueronron]

Actress surely? After all,she's clearly female and they still have best Actress awards at the Oscars etc.

In todays world of he, she, they, it could well be an actor TUIB

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

In todays world of he, she, they, it could well be an actor TUIB

In today's world of mandatory political correctness,perhaps.

Call yourself a Guardian reader?

Yes and I've been a regular reader ever since the 6th form,which in my case was sometime ago now.

FWIW, while I abhor sexism in the language I hate the use of Political Correctness just for its own sake.

 

[Napster]

In today's world of mandatory political correctness,perhaps.



Yes and I've been a regular reader ever since the 6th form,which in my case was sometime ago now.

FWIW, while I abhor sexism in the language I hate the use of Political Correctness just for its own sake.

OK boomer

It's not really PC for its own sake though is it. There's hardly any professions now that end in -ess which exclusively refer to women. It's not sexist, or PC, just the way language changes.

 

[Blueronron]

OK boomer

It's not really PC for its own sake though is it. There's hardly any professions now that end in -ess which exclusively refer to women. It's not sexist, or PC, just the way language changes.

Dunno the dungeon I visit once a month, I have to refer to The Mistress and shes all woman

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

OK boomer

It's not really PC for its own sake though is it. There's hardly any professions now that end in -ess which exclusively refer to women. It's not sexist, or PC, just the way language changes.

Isn't it? Then please explain why the academy (and other film organisations) still nominate/award people for Best Actress and Best supporting actress categories?

I've been aware that the useage has changed over the last 10 years or so (in some circles) not the language as such.When a pefectly good term already exists (which isn't sexist as I understand the term) then why change it unnecessarily and arbitrarily? That smack of political correctness in my book.

 

[Freedom for Tooting]

Isn't it? Then please explain why the academy (and other film organisations) still nominate/award people for Best Actress and Best supporting actress categories?

I've been aware that the useage has changed over the last 10 years or so (in some circles) not the language as such.When a pefectly good term already exists (which isn't sexist as I understand the term) then why change it unnecessarily and arbitrarily? That smack of political correctness in my book.

Because Hollwood is systemically sexist and differentiates on the fall premise of sex. Someone is great acting, their sex is irrelevant.

 

[Freedom for Tooting]

Because Hollwood is systemically sexist and differentiates on the fall premise of sex. Someone is great acting, their sex is irrelevant.

In fact not just Hollywood. Show business in general.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

In fact not just Hollywood. Show business in general.

Yes.Hence my point about the academy (and other film organisations).

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Anyone watching Narcos? Any opinions?
I have been told it is very good (which I like) but also very violent which puts me off.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Anyone watching Narcos? Any opinions?
I have been told it is very good (which I like) but also very violent which puts me off.

Never seen it.But when we went on a Pedro Escobar tour in Colombia (in Bogota!) two years ago all the kids in the group had.

 

[Ricky Otto]

Never seen it.But when we went on a Pedro Escobar tour in Colombia (in Bogota!) two years ago all the kids in the group had.

Obviously learned a lot on that tour