TV programs you're watching?

[biscuits]

^ I've only watched maybe two or three and then feel bad/disgusting/uncomfortable
for watching them. So I probably won't watch any that are about murder again!

The Tinder Swindler was interesting to watch (not about murder) and Ultimate Conman is really frustrating, but interesting to watch.

[biscuits]

yes! He must be excellent at observing people and realising who is susceptible and can be manipulated. Finding people that would trust him with too much personal info. He must have asked a lot of questions to find out that the student's gf's parents owned a huge house etc. He always seemed to go for people with parents who own their house.

The IRA story with the students seemed completely unbelievable and you'd think people would question that! It was different for the mother that he is with at the moment as he was in a seemingly normal relationship with her and the control and coercion gradually built up over time.

The Netflix dramatisation of it is more infuriating!

[Percy]

Is there anything good on Netflix worth watching?

[Appear]

Cunk on Earth.

Maybe the best Cunk yet. And I had no idea it was coming until I spotted it on iPlayer.

'The Pyramids are such mysterious structures, we still don't have a name for their shape.'

'There are paintings of Jesus as a baby and paintings of him on the cross, but none of him as a baby on the cross. Wouldn't that have gotten him more sympathy?'

[Hollie]

^ I don't know how she keeps a straight face

Trying the first episode of the purge tv show, I found it while bored looking through prime video. I always thought the idea had potential but the films left me feeling like they could've done more with it. I'm halfway through ep1 and still trying to decide if it's any good. Never heard of it until just now. Has anyone watched it?

[Percy]

Man Vs Bee

[cymruambyth26]

Make me a Prime Minister

Jackie Weaver of Handforth Parish Council Zoom Meeting fame is one of the contenders.

[biscuits]

^^ I've just started this. It's great!

^ hahah... gonna have to watch that.

[Percy]

Suits, mainly to see Meghan Markle in action.

[Jen.]

Originally Posted by cymruambyth26

Make me a Prime Minister

Jackie Weaver of Handforth Parish Council Zoom Meeting fame is one of the contenders.

Incredible that whole thing is still being milked even though it came out almost two years ago and got old after five minutes.

[Hollie]

Dahmer on netflix. Me and hubby are fans of Evan Peters and I've got a morbid obsession with true crime, though I understand the show is a bit controversial

[Mr. Nobody]

Just finished watching Karen Pirie, a three-part drama series set in St. Andrews Scotland,..
It was quite an interesting story and definitely kept you guessing,
It generally seemed very well done, better than a lot of recent drama series I've watched,

It's on STV player.

[Jen.]

I started watching The Mole this weekend, a new Netflix reboot of the old game show. It's varied challenges, like escape room type stuff or diving in the sea, but one of the contestants is "the mole" and working against them to make sure they fail. We don't get to find out who that is until the end and people are eliminated after challenge. It's quite entertaining although it does feel very producer-manipulated, like the contestants don't seem to be shown the challenge timers and coincidentally finish with literally one second to go while dramatic music is playing, or there are random rules thrown in now and then which weren't explained from the start, plus the person eliminated each time could well be selected by the producers to go due to being boring on screen or whatever since we don't get to see their answers to the quiz or even what the questions were. Everyone in it is unlikeable in different ways, but maybe that's the point since you're always supposed to be guessing who the bad one is.

[Ronnie_Pickering]

I need something to watch. Finished Better Call Saul- 5/5. Maybe I'll try the Mole.

[Appear]

Am I Being Unreasonable?

The plot was... odd (in a mostly good way)... and left quite a few loose ends. But it had a nice horrible twist in the last episode that was clever and heartbreaking. It had me fairly gripped throughout and some the lines in it were hilarious.

If you liked Daisy MC in This Country it's definitely worth a go - she essentially plays a middle-class Kerry that got a few more GCSEs.

I've treated this like a 'Rate the last film you watched' post but this is America so I'll do what I tootin' like.

[biscuits]

Heartbreak High

I loved this as a child. It feels like I'm watching it through a layer of sand and grit on my iPad screen. The 90s were not kind on the viewer's eyes.

[blancmange]

^ Omg I loved Heartbreak High as well, I'd quite look forward to days off school, crushing on Drazic, I swear I was in year 4
Is the old series on Netflix?

[Ronnie_Pickering]

I started watching The Watcher thinking it was a film, and was eagerly awaiting the conclusion in 48 minutes. Is good quality but weird.

[genovese]

The Vow Season 2

Taking Vanguard to court!

https://www.hbo.com/the-vow

[biscuits]

Originally Posted by blancmange

^ Omg I loved Heartbreak High as well, I'd quite look forward to days off school, crushing on Drazic, I swear I was in year 4
Is the old series on Netflix?

Hello! Lovely to see you!

Yep! The old series are on Netflix

I desperately want to go round telling people to, "Rack off!"

There's a new series as well on there, but I can't imagine it will feel as edgy as it did in the 90s.

[Ronnie_Pickering]

watched more of the Watcher. Jordan Peterson plays a blinder!

[biscuits]

^Ooh you guys are selling this to me. I'm looking for something to watch because i'm poorly and in bed right now, but I feel like I'll want to watch this with my sister so we can discuss it.

[Ronnie_Pickering]

have switched from Netflix to Amazon Prime.
Watching Person Of Interest, and Picard.

[Jam do Bronx]

Started watching The Watcher and I'm actually hooked. At first I thought it was kind of silly, but it hasn't stopped me from wanting to know what happens next. Two episodes to go.

[biscuits]

@Nanuq - I'll see her later on in the week on Thursday night

I hate being unable to Netflix cheat on people

[Mike.Kzov]

^^ Hm, maybe I should give The Watcher a go.

I've been watching Kotaro Lives Alone, it's funny and endearing.

[biscuits]

I started The Watcher it's really bad (imo). It's a bit similar to You - in that it's so ridiculous but you want to see what's going to happen next.

[Jen.]

I was curious about that show, but I read an article about the real story to see if it might be interesting and it sounded kind of dull... how do they stretch a family receiving a handful of letters in the post out for seven episodes?

[Appear]

The Peripheral on Amazon. I've been super excited about this series because I've been desperate to see something, anything of Gibson's adapted since I first read one of his early books, and the Peripheral is damn good choice. It has a really cool take on a well-worn sci-fi conceit and it sounds like the show is very faithful to that aspect of it, which will be awesome to see.

I thought the first episode was a bit slow-going, but things start to pick up in the second. And it's super cool recognising some of the small details from the book in the show (e.g. a particular character having animated tattoos). Like Gibson's writing it doesn't hand everything on a plate to you either, which makes it more fun to watch.

Also hoping it means there's a chance that the combo prequel-sequel book Agency gets adapted as part of the show (or a spin off).

[Jen.]

Anyone see 'My Massive Cock' on Channel 4 this week? I only watched the first half, but the most interesting part was the "banter" between the rugby club team. It was clear the guy who was the subject of the documentary wasn't enjoying any of it (his mouth was smiling but the rest of his face wasn't) and the rest of the team were obviously just bullying him, including sending nude photos of videos of him to random people in their town without his permission or knowledge. The show seemed to skip over that part of it though and made it seem like it was all just a harmless joke.