TV Serieseseses
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@MiketheSnow how does it compare to the movie?
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@Canes4life said in TV Serieseseses:
@MiketheSnow how does it compare to the movie?
Stylistically it's bang on
TBH I can't remember the story from the movie
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The Brothers Sun. Triad/family based comedy come drama. Lots of fairly well choreographed fight scenes, engaging characters and Michelle Yeoh playing a great part. Worth a look.
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@canefan said in TV Serieseseses:
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@NTA said in TV Serieseseses:
Shogūn
Based on Clavell's book
Two episodes have been aired
It is very goodWatched three episodes and I'm really enjoying it. I haven't read the book in >30 years so this is effectively all new to me.
+1. Watched the first 4 episodes and finding it excellent. The actress playing Lady Toda is hawt and actually a Kiwi born Japanese! She was also in Giri/Haji and apparently had a bit part in Fast Furious 9
Any good?
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@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:
@Canes4life said in TV Serieseseses:
@MiketheSnow how does it compare to the movie?
Stylistically it's bang on
TBH I can't remember the story from the movie
By coincidence I watched the movie last week. I can't remember if I had seen it before. Based on the description, the TV series looks to be told from the other side (i.e., the aristocrats).
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@MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:
Curb your Enthusiasm
…..such good fun to watch again. Larry and his cringy situations are absolutely hilarious.
Wasn't surprised to see Richard Lewis recently died.
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@Frank said in TV Serieseseses:
@MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:
Curb your Enthusiasm
…..such good fun to watch again. Larry and his cringy situations are absolutely hilarious.
Wasn't surprised to see Richard Lewis recently died.
He looked like he was at death's door in the recent episodes.Wow, had no idea.
Looks like the fern missed him in the RIP thread too, I’d better remedy that.
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@Catogrande said in TV Serieseseses:
@canefan said in TV Serieseseses:
@antipodean said in TV Serieseseses:
@NTA said in TV Serieseseses:
Shogūn
Based on Clavell's book
Two episodes have been aired
It is very goodWatched three episodes and I'm really enjoying it. I haven't read the book in >30 years so this is effectively all new to me.
+1. Watched the first 4 episodes and finding it excellent. The actress playing Lady Toda is hawt and actually a Kiwi born Japanese! She was also in Giri/Haji and apparently had a bit part in Fast Furious 9
Any good?
Yes. Giri/Haji is good.
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Finished The Gentlemen
A rollicking romp in the vein of Lock Stock and Snatch
Vinnie in his best role
4 Toffs out of 5 Gs
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The Gone. Well-plotted and well-acted but the Irish characters were a bit stereotyped. The use of te reo was really well done and added to the story.
3.5/5
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@Victor-Meldrew advertised on sky as mori and Irish. That's new.
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@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
@Victor-Meldrew advertised on sky as mori and Irish. That's new.
Thought the maori elements were great and really added to the story. Without being parochial, the Irish element seemed a bit tacked on. And Vanessa Rare - who I'd never heard of - was brilliant as Wiki.
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HBO is so fucking good.
I'm back in JP and one local service has the HBO contract - I've started a slow re-watch of the Wire, which is still the best show on TV ever and started We Own This City, which is excellent (and cool to see some of the old players from The Wire back in action this time on the good side).
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I rewatched The Wire during Covid and I thought it was even better than the first time I watched it.
Had a debate with my colleague, she did the same thing and thought it had aged really badly. I tended to think more that what the story is really about hadn't aged at all.
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@MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:
About to start 3 Body Problem
Have heard decent things, anyone else seen it ?
half way through, can confirm the 3 bodies is not a threesome so it might not appeal
Eliza Gonzalez is keeping my interest though, will update when I finish
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@MN5 Read the books... pretty good story... not sure how they'd ever be able to do the second/third books as TV - but the first one would make good TV.
Was meaning to watch the Chinese version of the TV show, downloaded it and all - but now that there's a whitey version, figure I'll just watch that instead. Be interesting to see how the seppos treat the source material.
But it looks like the kind of show that is going to be leaning on the "what the fuck is going on?" angle a fair bit.
Which - to be fair - was a big part of the book/story too - the first one at least. I had absolutely no fucking idea what I was reading until very near the end of book one. -
I'm really interested in this, the premise and story of the books was very interesting. But I thought the actual writing was rubbish, I guess cos it is a translation, and didn't get far through the series. So I'm hoping it's a good cover of the story.
