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@Mokey I havent watched finale yet, but yes a S3 has been renewed
‘Killing Eve’ Renewed for Season 3, Sets New Showrunner
"Killing Eve" has been picked up for a third season with a new showrunner.
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Started watching Castle Rock on the plane. JJ Abrams and Stephen King. Second episode in and it's pretty good viewing thus far.
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Anyone interested in this?
From today’s Times:
Tom Hardy takes on the SAS in new TV drama
The extraordinary story behind the founding of the SAS is being adapted as a major television drama by the creator of Peaky Blinders.
The series is based on the first authorised history of the elite special forces unit, which was established in 1941 to target Axis forces in North Africa.
The script is being written by Steven Knight, the man behind long-running BBC gangster thriller Peaky Blinders. It is based on the bestselling book SAS: Rogue Heroes by Ben Macintyre, the Times columnist.
Casting has not been confirmed but Tom Hardy — the British star of Hollywood blockbusters including The Revenant — is tipped to take a lead role.
The actor has previously spoken of his fascination with Lieutenant-Colonel Blair “Paddy” Mayne, the hard drinking and notoriously violent co-founder of the SAS.
Hardy, 41, has a long track record of working with Knight. He played Alfie Solomons in Peaky Blinders for three series, and the two men partnered on the BBC historical drama Taboo, which was made by Hardy’s own production company.
Macintyre’s book was adapted by BBC Two as a 2018 documentary mini-series of the same name. The corporation is considered the most likely home of the new dramatisation, although the identity of the broadcaster has not been formally announced.
Knight is best known as a film and television scriptwriter but was also co-creator of the quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
He said: “This will be a secret history telling the story of exceptional soldiers who decided battles and won wars only to then disappear back into the shadows. We will shine a light on remarkable true events informed by the people who shaped them.”
Martin Haines, joint managing director of the production company Kudos, promised the series would “redefine the genre” of wartime history dramas.
Macintyre obtained unprecedented access to the special forces unit’s private archive for SAS: Rogue Heroes, which was published in 2016.
His book drew on unseen reports, letters and diaries to tell how an eccentric young officer, David Stirling, secured permission from Winston Churchill to form an undercover unit tasked with causing mayhem behind enemy lines.
It tracks the regiment’s exploits in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, then on to D-Day and the assault on Germany.
In the book Macintyre describes Mayne, one of the founding SAS officers, as “truculent, troubled, and dangerously unpredictable, particularly when drunk, which was often”.
Born in Northern Ireland, he was an amateur boxer and played rugby for the British Lions before embarking on a military career. “This man was 17 stone of highly volatile human explosive,” the author wrote.
Hardy’s interest in Mayne was revealed in a 2015 magazine profile, which noted that he kept a copy of the soldier’s biography wedged in the dashboard of his truck.
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@Mokey Killing Eve- watched the finale last night, was very good as always.
Wasnt suprised at a few things in that ep, but is delivered well so still makes it good...the mirror one was great.
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@taniwharugby Yes! Also, I gotta say, the bit where the random killer asks Eve out. LOL. I'll pick you up at 6.
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Almost finished "the society" from Netflix, a little "teenish" but interesting story. Very Lord of the Flies, good so far.
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Watched Episode 4 of Chernobyl
Who would have thought guys shoveling debris on a roof would be so terrifying, the ‘bio robots’ were tasked with moving the blown piece of the core and it’s graphite surrounds due to RV’s failing
On the worse spot they were only allowed 90 seconds of exposure(despite suited up in lead etc)Brilliant series so far, felt for the guys who’s job was to patrol the area and shoot any pets and animals they came across.
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@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
@Virgil yeah its pretty compelling watching.
The naked miners were interesting last week...
Have to wonder exactly how many locals died, the ruskies did their best to cover it all up
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Recently re-joined Stan in order to watch all the Avengers and other Marvel movies before watching End Game.
Now that I've watched it, I perused the movie and TV series and there is quite a bit of stuff on offer.
To start with, binged on the widely promoted mini-series, Catch 22. Terrific black comedy, emphasis on the "black"! George Clooney is only in the first and last couple of episodes and his character is just plain weird. The rest is a real dark drama with some terrific acting performances. Definitely very watchable.
Oh yeah, and did I mention very dark at times?
Now watching a US series I never heard of before, Viva, but comes highly acclaimed out of the US.
Now for those who are suffering T&A withdrawal post GoT, I can highly recommend this series - lots of T and A as well as dick for the ladies.
Synopsis is two estranged sisters who grew up in a very hispanic section of LA return when their mother suddenly passes. They are met by the Mum's new wife, yup, the mum turned gay and married a very dykie type lesbo. Older sister who is very up-tight is gay and is pissed calling the Mum a real hypocrite because she must have given the daughter heaps about being gay and then hide her own late in life conversion.
Younger sister is stunning in looks (but fake titties), very fit and roots pretty much anyone. Just finished S1 and onto S2.
As a side note, very interesting dialogue for this series as it is a mix of english, spanglish and spanish without subtitles.
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this could be good...
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@RoninWC I nearly had the same Stan experience as you. Got it to watch Infinity War. Stumbled on Vida by seeing the pic of the hot younger sister and kept watching.
Haven’t watching Catch-22, hate the source material so can’t see myself enjoying the tv show TBH.
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@Virgil said in TV Serieseseses:
Brilliant series so far, felt for the guys who’s job was to patrol the area and shoot any pets and animals they came across.
I watched ep 4 last night, yep, that was another cost of the disaster that most probably didnt even think about, showing the struggle that young guy had with doing the job...
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Handmaid's Tale is baaaaaaack!! Found a copy to watch tonight, but it is airing in UK Sunday 9pm Ch4.... Obviously cannot wait that long.
drooooool, you're welcome anytime Nick
hope she made it away with the bambino
