What telly progs are you bingeing on?

[Quark]

On 2/6/2021 at 6:05 PM, jump said:

You're combing two shows together, Secret Invasion and Armour Wars. Secret Invasion is the Nick Fury centric show.

Is it just me that wanted to see the original 1980s Secret Wars comic run given the MCU treatment?

[jump]

12 minutes ago, Quark said:

Is it just me that wanted to see the original 1980s Secret Wars comic run given the MCU treatment?

I'd rather have the newer one just for the Thor Corps.

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, Quark said:

Is it just me that wanted to see the original 1980s Secret Wars comic run given the MCU treatment?

I think they’ll get round to it eventually. Once they have Reed Richards and the X-Men in play there are a lot more classic stories they can adapt.

[deebeedoobee]

I’ve been watching The Bridge . Nearly at the end of season 4. Really enjoyed the series especially the lead character Såga.

what I have learnt so far:

1) nobody has curtains in Sweden/ Copenhagen 

2) nobody puts the big light on. Anytime. Anywhere.

 

[grumpyhack]

1 hour ago, deebeedoobee said:

I’ve been watching The Bridge . Nearly at the end of season 4. Really enjoyed the series especially the lead character Såga.

what I have learnt so far:

1) nobody has curtains in Sweden/ Copenhagen 

2) nobody puts the big light on. Anytime. Anywhere.

 

We worked our way through the series.  Superb, though I don't think it can do much for the Scandinavian tourist trade.

[deebeedoobee]

12 minutes ago, grumpyhack said:

We worked our way through the series.  Superb, though I don't think it can do much for the Scandinavian tourist trade.

I was working in Sweden when this was on the BBC. I was travelling across the bridge as it was easiest to fly into Copenhagen and go across the bridge to Malmo. I was told not to watch the programme before i went 😁. 

[vintagelaureate]

Watched 'Upload' on Amazon Prime. Whizzed through it as the episodes are short. Similar to the Good Place - an enjoyable watch.

[gigpusher]

2 hours ago, grumpyhack said:

We worked our way through the series.  Superb, though I don't think it can do much for the Scandinavian tourist trade.

I have to say I have wanted to visit Scandinavia even more since I have watched some Scandi dramas even though they are all decidedly unglamorous.   

[deebeedoobee]

12 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

I have to say I have wanted to visit Scandinavia even more since I have watched some Scandi dramas even though they are all decidedly unglamorous.   

Sweden is great.  Delicious coffee and cakes . Brilliantly laid back friendly people.

[gigpusher]

1 minute ago, deebeedoobee said:

Sweden is great.  Delicious coffee and cakes . Brilliantly laid back friendly people.

Yes my husband's uncle lived there for a year and we were really hoping he'd stay longer as we wanted to visit. He always has nice things to say about it. When we are eventually allowed to travel again I fancy a few alternative City breaks and Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Finland are high up on my list. 

[deebeedoobee]

2 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

Yes my husband's uncle lived there for a year and we were really hoping he'd stay longer as we wanted to visit. He always has nice things to say about it. When we are eventually allowed to travel again I fancy a few alternative City breaks and Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Finland are high up on my list. 

We were going to visit the last town in northern Sweden, to go Dog sledging ( there was a music festival on at the same time), in January 2020....yep that was the plan. Hoping to do this one day.

[gigpusher]

Just now, deebeedoobee said:

We were going to visit the last town in northern Sweden, to go Dog sledging ( there was a music festival on at the same time), in January 2020....yep that was the plan. Hoping to do this one day.

Honestly today I was reminded that last year we met up with some family for dinner and even that felt like a different world. Was it really less than a year ago when you could go out for dinner with whomever you wanted! We'll get back to it one day and we'll enjoy it all the more hopefully 😄 

[deebeedoobee]

3 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

Honestly today I was reminded that last year we met up with some family for dinner and even that felt like a different world. Was it really less than a year ago when you could go out for dinner with whomever you wanted! We'll get back to it one day and we'll enjoy it all the more hopefully 😄 

Definitely 

[grumpyhack]

1 hour ago, gigpusher said:

I have to say I have wanted to visit Scandinavia even more since I have watched some Scandi dramas even though they are all decidedly unglamorous.   

Our last holiday before Lockdown Number 1 was a Hurtigruten cruise up the fjords.  The stops were fascinating but too short.  A couple of interesting visits and excellent on-board lectures. Sort of saw the Northern Lights but very pale. I'm not into cruises of any sort and I wouldn't do it again but each to their own.

[Ryan1984]

This new Vanishing at Cecil House documentary on Netflix is creepy!

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, Ryan1984 said:

This new Vanishing at Cecil House documentary on Netflix is creepy!

Yeah I heard about this case/saw the creepy video back when it happened so this interested me. I think they’re kind of grasping in their attempt to say the hotel is cursed or whatever as it seems far more like it’s just a shithole that attracts a certain type of client, but the woman’s disappearance is very strange nonetheless.

[kalifire]

Line Of Duty (S2) ended up getting a bit complicated and therefore quite boring.

I've started Soulmates on Prime, mainly because Shiv fucking Roy is in the first one. All looks a bit Black Mirror.

[henry bear]

[CaledonianGonzo]

Note: Cara died on the way back to her home planet

[Homer]

On 2/9/2021 at 10:31 PM, grumpyhack said:

Our last holiday before Lockdown Number 1 was a Hurtigruten cruise up the fjords.  The stops were fascinating but too short.  A couple of interesting visits and excellent on-board lectures. Sort of saw the Northern Lights but very pale. I'm not into cruises of any sort and I wouldn't do it again but each to their own.

Isn't Scandinavia insanely expensive? Did manage to go to Iceland (yes, I know it's not strictly Scandi) when their currency crashed and it was all London prices (Copenhagen was booked for Easter too - but obvs didn't happen).

[deebeedoobee]

26 minutes ago, Homer said:

Isn't Scandinavia insanely expensive? Did manage to go to Iceland (yes, I know it's not strictly Scandi) when their currency crashed and it was all London prices (Copenhagen was booked for Easter too - but obvs didn't happen).

Malmo was London prices when i went in 2018. I found Copenhagen more expensive at that time.

[Spindles]

3 hours ago, henry bear said:

I ❤️ this post.

Apologies for spam, only way to show my appreciation.

[PM87]

On 2/10/2021 at 9:01 PM, Ryan1984 said:

This new Vanishing at Cecil House documentary on Netflix is creepy!

I got sucked in and watched all 4 eps in one sitting!

[John the Moth]

18 hours ago, henry bear said:

Cara Done 

[FloorFiller]

7 hours ago, PM87 said:

I got sucked in and watched all 4 eps in one sitting!

Yeah finished this last night. 

Eh... in the end the whole thing is a pretty open and shut case that got way too much exposure due to the creepy CCTV recording, and the people being interviewed for this are largely nobody conspiracy nuts who wanted some internet clout. The one guy who got somebody to go visit her grave and touch it for him... what a fucking loser.

A sad story, but the four episodes are padded out with a lot of bullshit about it being a spooky haunted hotel to fill the run time and the whole thing feels pretty pointless and/or exploitative come the last episode.