The TV Thread

The other day we sat down, wanted nothing to do but relax and stare at something easy. First thing that popped up looked terrible but for fun we pressed play rather than 30 mins of scrolling.
It was called One Day and was a lovely series to be honest, felt really genuine and real in many ways even if it was generally surface content. Really enjoyed it, loved the main female character.

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Anyone watching Masters of the Air, the Spielberg/Hanks Apple+ programme? It’s very good, in the vein of that classic Band of Brothers style prestige WW2 drama. I’ve really been enjoying it, some of the airplane fights are proper edge of your seat stuff, really brutal.

My one criticism though, is the lead actor Austin Butler. I’m really not convinced by his acting at all. He barely seems to be acting tbh, he mostly just stares off into middle distance, every scene is just him smouldering at the camera while saying nothing.

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Yeah, wouldn’t worry too much about that

Really enjoying it especially as a plane nerd, most of these things end up TOTALLY UNWATCHABLE due to some obviously incorrect flap settings or something but this is pretty well done.

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I was really worried it was all going to go down the supernatural route but thankfully it didn’t. Weird ending that seemed a bit odd but I’d say it was probably better than season 2 and 3.

Didn’t compare to season 1 though. Not many things do.

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I’m watching it but really not rating it at all. Its all coming across really corny and with not much of a story keeping it together.
I re-watched band of brothers in the weeks before it came out which probably hasn’t helped things when I’m comparing to that.

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I do like a good ww2 dogfight but I’m not fussed enough to get apple TV.

Will just have to watch the Battle of Britain again

It gave me massive Pearl Harbour/Armageddon vibes (both terrible Ben Affleck films) from the intro/over all look … mixed with video game dialogue. It honestly felt like non of them had flown a plane before at times, having to communicate every little thing happening, like they were experiencing it for the first time.

RIP Richard Lewis

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Oh no. RIP.

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Fucking gutted. What a hero :broken_heart:

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Re: Shogun, watched the first two last night, pretty good. The main English character is trying a bit too hard with his voice mannerisms (sounds like he’s shouting for more loo roll, mid push) but it’s unfolding nicely

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Easily one of the best TV series ever made. I hit the jackpot in a charity shop a few years ago and found the season one box set for £3.

https://twitter.com/HairyBikers/status/1763148901622616196

Damn such a shame , love their shows and pure delight and enthusiasm for food .
R.I.P

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Damn. The last show they did felt like a goodbye to be honest even though he was positive for another show.

Just watched The Dirt on Netflix so fucking good

It was good but I would’ve respected them more if they’d left in more stuff that made them look like shit. Rock stars love white washing their autobiographies :joy:

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Don’t know shit about Motley Crue thought they looked quite ropey haha

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Directed by Jeff Tremaine no less.

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Man their history is so much more gnarly than the film. Even just Tommy Lee. You must know about the Pammy and Tommy stuff right? It’s legendary.

I’m not sure how any of the Crue are still alive to be honest.

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I know I’m late to the party but ‘Dark’ on netflix is unreal!
Just on the last two eps of the second season.
It’s best described imo like Lost if he didn’t go shit.

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