TV programs you're watching?

[biscuits]

^ This one is a dramatisation. Maybe I should watch a documentary on it, thanks. I'd say I'm surprised I hadn't heard of the scandal, but there are quite a few big news events that I'd never heard of. Elizabeth's going to jail in April and has recently given birth, which is really sad for that baby who will grow up without a mother.

(Whoops, I misspelt the title it's The Dropout )

Did you see Erika Cheung's TedTalk?

[Stepford]

^ No but I will now.

[Jen.]

Piñata Masters on Netflix. The usual competition crafting show format, but not as boring as some can be (like that wood one on C4) and some good themes (even a few from Stranger Things).

[biscuits]

Catch Phrase bloody love this shite.

[Rocket Spud]

Primes content seems to have taken a real dip lately.. ? I've been thinking about cancelling it and subbing elsewhere.

[biscuits]

^ yeah, I haven't spotted anything pickle tickling on prime for a while, especially tv series. I want to see Everything Everywhere All At Once on there though.

I'm watching Extraordinary on Disney+ it's a bit silly and if I'm being fully honest, I've only really stuck with it because it stars a really cute tortoiseshell cat. It's an easy, silly watch.

[Mellie]

I have been watching happy valley. It's a crime series but very good.

[Tubbs]

Really enjoying Black Butterflies on Netflix so far. It's a French thriller.

[Stepford]

The Following (2013–2015) with Bacon

I've only watched the pilot so far so I can't really comment on the series other than it seems to be the usual Seven/Red Dragon sort of tortured cop brought out of retirement to track down a super-duper serial killer.

[biscuits]

^ for a moment I thought you meant you were watching the telly with a rasher of bacon sat next to you.

[Mr. Nobody]

Originally Posted by Stepford

The Following (2013–2015) with Bacon

I've only watched the pilot so far so I can't really comment on the series other than it seems to be the usual Seven/Red Dragon sort of tortured cop brought out of retirement to track down a super-duper serial killer.

I seen 2 series of the following a few years back,..

meh,..

it's better if you can just put those niggling logical thoughts out of your mind and just go with it.

[Mr. Nobody]

Originally Posted by Mellie

I have been watching happy valley. It's a crime series but very good.

yeah, been catching this too,.

oh my,. it's rather compulsive viewing,.. once again.

[Stepford]

Originally Posted by biscuits

^ for a moment I thought you meant you were watching the telly with a rasher of bacon sat next to you.

Whenever I think of the word Bacon I start salivating for a bacon roll with tommy sauce.

Originally Posted by Mr. Nobody

it's better if you can just put those niggling logical thoughts out of your mind and just go with it.

I do try but most series and film scripts are terribly flawed. Don't get me started on Alien: Covenant that I watched some of a few days ago... No one involved said to Ridley Scott this is a totally stupid script?

[biscuits]

^ I can't even remember the last time I had bacon. I only ever used to eat if you could whack it on the table and it smashed into pieces. Crunchy.

The Masked Singer my guesses are:

* Rhino - Charlie from Busted, obvious from the beginning
* Jelly Fish - I thought this was Michelle Visage, but the judges guess of Amber fits the voice and but I didn't ever guess her
* Phoenix - I think this is Rufus Hound because it's fits all the clues but no one else has mentioned his name. Loads of people think it's Ricky from The Kaiser Chiefs.
* Fawn - haven't got a scooby maybe Helen George, really no idea!
* Jacket Potato - sounds so much like Shane Ritchie

It's the final of Happy Valley tonight. Bam!

[Ronnie_Pickering]

Netflix excited me for a minute, Luther- the film was advertised. But it's not actually on there, it's at the cinemas feb 10th. (On Netflix March 10th)

[Nanuq]

I'm giving "the Last of Us" another go, I fast forwarded over the initial ick bit. It's quite well done I think...seems to take a lot from "The Girl with all the Gifts"

"You" starts on Wednesday, whoo-ooop

[Gellerbing]

Originally Posted by biscuits

^ I can't even remember the last time I had bacon. I only ever used to eat if you could whack it on the table and it smashed into pieces. Crunchy.

The Masked Singer my guesses are:

* Rhino - Charlie from Busted, obvious from the beginning
* Jelly Fish - I thought this was Michelle Visage, but the judges guess of Amber fits the voice and but I didn't ever guess her
* Phoenix - I think this is Rufus Hound because it's fits all the clues but no one else has mentioned his name. Loads of people think it's Ricky from The Kaiser Chiefs.
* Fawn - haven't got a scooby maybe Helen George, really no idea!
* Jacket Potato - sounds so much like Shane Ritchie

Also love the masked singer. My guesses have been way off so far, except for knitting who I recognised the second she started singing.

I think Rhino is James Arthur

Fawn - Anne Hathaway (she may be too famous to do this though lol)

The rest I haven't the foggiest

I'm currently watching American horror story

[biscuits]

^ wow! Imagine if it was Anne Hathaway! That would be amazing. I was gobsmacked when they had Neo that one year, so who knows!

[Gellerbing]

Originally Posted by biscuits

^ wow! Imagine if it was Anne Hathaway! That would be amazing. I was gobsmacked when they had Neo that one year, so who knows!

It would be friging awesome! Mind you I was shocked when the first reveal this year was LuLu!

[biscuits]

Haha I got Lulu straight away! She was MIFFED to go out in the first week!

[Mike.Kzov]

The Happy Valley finale

This was all a bit meh and rushed. More could have been done with the pharmacist subplot, all the build up to Tommy and the lad potentially running away went nowhere, and the table scene with Tommy didn't ring true either. I'm surprised the finale's apparently been well received. I thought it started strong with the grisly car scene, then went downhill. Crappy valley

[Stepford]

The Happy Valley finale? It's only been running since 2014 and I haven't heard about it until now. The old folk were talking about it at the coffee morning yesterday. I can't remember the last time I watched the BBC.

[Stepford]

I watched a documentary about the serial killer Patrick Mackay. Oddly I hadn't heard of him before yesterday.

Just read "DEVIL'S DISCIPLE Forgotten serial killer who butchered a priest with an axe and is UK’s longest serving prisoner could be freed"

The guy is a complete insane nutcase and a psychopath/sociopath. I hope they don't let him out.

[Mo34]

^ Theres a good Born to Kill episode on Patrick McKay, I imagine it's probably on youtube.

[Stepford]

Originally Posted by Mo34

^ Theres a good Born to Kill episode on Patrick McKay, I imagine it's probably on youtube.

That's the one I watched. No Fire TV Amazon is promoting a Prime documentary about his case, I'm not going to pay to watch it when there's plenty of free ones on other apps.

[Mr. Nobody]

Originally Posted by Mike.Kzov

The Happy Valley finale

This was all a bit meh and rushed. More could have been done with the pharmacist subplot, all the build up to Tommy and the lad potentially running away went nowhere, and the table scene with Tommy didn't ring true either. I'm surprised the finale's apparently been well received. I thought it started strong with the grisly car scene, then went downhill. Crappy valley

yeah, I'd agree that Happy Valley kind of disintegrated into a rushed badly thought out ending, with many of the previously very interesting plotlines just fizzling out without so much as a whimper,

very poor ending to an otherwise excellent series,

personally, I think it could easily have done with an extra episode at least to tie up all the loose ends.

I guess they had all had enough and basically said " The End"

[Stepford]

Originally Posted by biscuits

Did you see Erika Cheung's TedTalk?

Cheers, I finally got around to watching this. What an decent, smart and courageous lady.

[Mike.Kzov]

Originally Posted by Mr. Nobody

personally, I think it could easily have done with an extra episode at least to tie up all the loose ends.

I guess they had all had enough and basically said " The End"

Yep, what a shame to make of hash of several pretty compelling storylines, with a rushed, half arsed The End.

[biscuits]

^^ no problem, that she is.

^ yes, I agree. It was a bit like - let's randomly connect the blue dots on this woman's sofa. The pharmacist story ended without ending.

Apparently they filmed a few different endings.

I laughed so hard when she said, "he bit meh" during that tense moment.

I did think it was good though, regardless!

[Mike.Kzov]

^ yeah, the more I think about how they ended the series the less I understand. The pharmacist story line just needed more time, it's literally like they couldn't be arsed to finish writing it.

The climatic scene with Tommy jarred with so much of the development that came before

How come he's now capable of something like empathy and self-awareness? It's like Michael Myers suddenly having a teary breakdown and regretting everything. Sappy, crappy valley!

But, still, a 5/10 finish to a 9/10 series.