What telly progs are you bingeing on?

[Quark]

1 minute ago, gigpusher said:

I'm not there yet. Only on Series 6 now. 

I know, worded it deliberately so as not to give spoilers!

Everyone has their favourites so this won't be a consensus view, but for me you've got such a treat still to come. Series 7 and 9 were probably my favourites. 9 in particular was the first thing in ages that had me regularly belly laughing 😄

 

[gigpusher]

2 minutes ago, Quark said:

I know, worded it deliberately so as not to give spoilers!

Everyone has their favourites so this won't be a consensus view, but for me you've got such a treat still to come. Series 7 and 9 were probably my favourites. 9 in particular was the first thing in ages that had me regularly belly laughing 😄

 

4 and 5 have probably been my favourites so far. 6 is a bit of a damp squib in comparison to them. 

[Ryan1984]

 

[philipsteak]

On 5/12/2021 at 3:42 PM, gigpusher said:

4 and 5 have probably been my favourites so far. 6 is a bit of a damp squib in comparison to them. 

Would agree a little about 6. Still enjoyed it but was probably the first dip for me. Except for Liza Tarbuck. Loved her. One of my favorite contestants

[gigpusher]

13 hours ago, philipsteak said:

Would agree a little about 6. Still enjoyed it but was probably the first dip for me. Except for Liza Tarbuck. Loved her. One of my favorite contestants

Yes she was the high point and the Hop team challenge did make me laugh. Almost finished Series 7 now and that has been unexpectedly hilarious for me as I didn't really know some of the comics. On the last episode of series 7 now. 

Edited May 14, 2021 by gigpusher

[philipsteak]

You'll have caught up for the series 11 finale next week at this rate

[John the Moth]

Really getting into ‘For All Mankind’ now. Great stuff.

Loki is just around the corner, but what I’m really looking forward to is ‘Foundation’. Still 6 months away though.

[Ryan1984]

Loved Partridge last night although surprised the BBC didn’t cut Alan’s views on Israel and Palestine. Matt Smith playing Owen Jones was spot on.

[jimmillen]

Watched a few episodes of Love, Death & Robots on Netflix last night. It’s pretty bloody weird - definitely wouldn’t recommend if you’re in an altered state of consciousness! 🥴

Quite variable from episode to episode too (each episode is its own story, they’re not linked) - some are quite tame, others pure nightmare fuel. All with an SF slant of some kind, some eps are animation and others live action.

Not really sure what to make of it tbh or if I’ll watch any more... Mind you, episodes are only 10-15 minutes so no big commitment. 

[gigpusher]

On 5/14/2021 at 9:32 AM, philipsteak said:

You'll have caught up for the series 11 finale next week at this rate

Probably not quite but close. I'm up to Series 8 now. Luckily I've had a unexpectedly quite week at work when it was meant to be chaos and the stuff I have been doing isn't too taxing so have had it on in the background while working. Unfortunately had a lot of calls on Friday which slowed progress and doing some baking today which is also slowing progress. 

[fred quimby]

22 hours ago, jimmillen said:

Watched a few episodes of Love, Death & Robots on Netflix last night. It’s pretty bloody weird - definitely wouldn’t recommend if you’re in an altered state of consciousness! 🥴

Quite variable from episode to episode too (each episode is its own story, they’re not linked) - some are quite tame, others pure nightmare fuel. All with an SF slant of some kind, some eps are animation and others live action.

Not really sure what to make of it tbh or if I’ll watch any more... Mind you, episodes are only 10-15 minutes so no big commitment. 

I loved the series. There are some brilliant ones in there. May have to rewatch 

[steviewevie]

Arena doc about Delia Derbyshire on bbc4 at 9pm.

[gigpusher]

On 5/14/2021 at 9:32 AM, philipsteak said:

You'll have caught up for the series 11 finale next week at this rate

When is the series finale? I have started series 10 just now. 

[philipsteak]

3 hours ago, gigpusher said:

When is the series finale? I have started series 10 just now. 

Thursday. 

[henry bear]

BBC documentary series 'Gods of Snooker' has been surprisingly entertaining. Featuring new interviews with the likes of Cliff 'The Grinder' Thorburn and Ray Reardon (didn't realise he was still alive).  

[philipsteak]

6 hours ago, henry bear said:

BBC documentary series 'Gods of Snooker' has been surprisingly entertaining. Featuring new interviews with the likes of Cliff 'The Grinder' Thorburn and Ray Reardon (didn't realise he was still alive).  

It's been really interesting. Not really a snooker fan, and am just old enough to remember the era, but I do remember just how huge snooker was then and how theses guys seemed to be everywhere. Mad how big they were

[gigpusher]

13 hours ago, philipsteak said:

Thursday. 

Oooh there's a chance I make it if I don't have too many calls at work then. 

[gigpusher]

10 hours ago, henry bear said:

BBC documentary series 'Gods of Snooker' has been surprisingly entertaining. Featuring new interviews with the likes of Cliff 'The Grinder' Thorburn and Ray Reardon (didn't realise he was still alive).  

I might have a look at that once I have finished Taskmaster. I'm a big snooker fan. My brother who died recently was a pretty decent player as a kid and got all of us interested in it. He once went to an Alex Higgins exhibition game dressed as a doorman so he could try and sneak backstage afterwards to meet him and it worked. 

[fred quimby]

16 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

I might have a look at that once I have finished Taskmaster. I'm a big snooker fan. My brother who died recently was a pretty decent player as a kid and got all of us interested in it. He once went to an Alex Higgins exhibition game dressed as a doorman so he could try and sneak backstage afterwards to meet him and it worked. 

My Dad played Ray Reardon way back in the day. I assume in an exhibition type thing. I do have a photo of one of the snooker starts with me (Just can't remember the damn at the mo) that was taken at a pontins holiday camp where they used to come and play. 

I have yet to watch the programme yet

Top blagin by your brother

[henry bear]

1 hour ago, gigpusher said:

I might have a look at that once I have finished Taskmaster. I'm a big snooker fan. My brother who died recently was a pretty decent player as a kid and got all of us interested in it. He once went to an Alex Higgins exhibition game dressed as a doorman so he could try and sneak backstage afterwards to meet him and it worked. 

1st episode is mainly centred around Higgins, and contrasts him with establishment figure (and ex-copper) Reardon.

[gigpusher]

1 hour ago, fred quimby said:

My Dad played Ray Reardon way back in the day. I assume in an exhibition type thing. I do have a photo of one of the snooker starts with me (Just can't remember the damn at the mo) that was taken at a pontins holiday camp where they used to come and play. 

I have yet to watch the programme yet

Top blagin by your brother

Yes he was very happy with the autograph he got for his troubles. 

14 minutes ago, henry bear said:

1st episode is mainly centred around Higgins, and contrasts him with establishment figure (and ex-copper) Reardon.

Definitely sounds worth a watch. 

[rosieangel]

Not so much a binge as episodes are being released weekly but Mare of Easttown is insanely good. Kate Winslet doing some career best stuff, in a career as stacked as hers! 

[Gnomicide]

2 minutes ago, rosieangel said:

Not so much a binge as episodes are being released weekly but Mare of Easttown is insanely good. Kate Winslet doing some career best stuff, in a career as stacked as hers! 

It is excellent, isn't it? Really enjoyed it so far.

[Brave Sir Robin]

2 hours ago, rosieangel said:

Not so much a binge as episodes are being released weekly but Mare of Easttown is insanely good. Kate Winslet doing some career best stuff, in a career as stacked as hers! 

Agreed, it's superb

[dondo]

18 hours ago, rosieangel said:

Not so much a binge as episodes are being released weekly but Mare of Easttown is insanely good. Kate Winslet doing some career best stuff, in a career as stacked as hers! 

We watched the 1st episode of this having read the reviews and whilst it was good it didn't grab me as much as I thought it would. I wondered if subsequent episodes got better?