What TV shows are people watching?

Trollheart · 10-16-2021, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Welcome to MB, seaofheart

A friend of mine was enthusing about Poldark recently, but I don't have access to it myself. It was made about 40 years ago wasn't it?

To me, it's a very attractive trait, to be lagging behind, out of step with other people. You go, girl! (...but go slowly, at your own pace)

Poldark was made in the 70s originally, but it was remade for the 21st century. I don't know how fans reacted; I never saw the original, though I remember seeing it on the telly (though not watching it) as a kid. it seemed very period, sort of "smuggler's cove" sort of thing. I have no idea what it's about, but considering I'm a massive fan of The Onedin Line, it's possible it might have appealed to me. I've never bothered watching it though, original or remake.

Ah, interesting. I just checked: it was obviously a big success second time round, as it ran for FIVE seasons (the original only ran for two). I also like the fact that they found a role for the original Poldark, Robin Ellis, in the remake. That's respect.

~~jwb~~ · 10-24-2021, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Halfway through Squid Game and it's living up to they hype of having good plot twists and being thrilling af.

Same.... I also like how the characters are numbered for the white viewers convenience...

adidasss · 10-31-2021, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Oh yeah, second season of this, there's really no way you can make sense of a time travel plotline and they went balls deep into it so it's just a ridiculous mess at this point, but let's see how much more senseless it can get!

Plenty! They tried a neat but senseless trick in season three to tie it all together

Spoiler for DARK:

but failed miserably. At the end you needed some kind of diagrams to make any sense of anything. Really terrible and joyless. Avoid at all costs.

Moving on to Squid game and wow. Awesome and terrible and getting more terrible by the episode. Great acting, great script (I don't swallow all of the setup but it doesn't matter much anyway).

Trollheart · 10-31-2021, 11:38 AM

Breezed through the first season of Mr. Mayor. All right, but basically if you've seen 30 Rock you more or less have already seen this. Co-written by Tina Fey, but not different enough from 30 Rock to make it stand out. Kind of a mixture of that and Veep maybe? Danson gets to do some self-deprecatory humour based on his age and out-of-touchness, so that's good, but overall I'd say worth looking at, but don't expect too much. Some pretty cliched characters mostly carried over in spirit from 30 Rock. Sorry, you can't watch it without the name popping up in your head all the time.

On the other hand, if you haven't seen 30 Rock you may enjoy this on its own merits.

The Batlord · 10-31-2021, 01:43 PM

What if I hate 30 Rock with every bone in my body?

Trollheart · 10-31-2021, 02:01 PM

Then you'll hate this. With any bones left over.

Lisnaholic · 10-31-2021, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Poldark was made in the 70s originally, but it was remade for the 21st century. I don't know how fans reacted; I never saw the original, though I remember seeing it on the telly (though not watching it) as a kid. it seemed very period, sort of "smuggler's cove" sort of thing. I have no idea what it's about, but considering I'm a massive fan of The Onedin Line, it's possible it might have appealed to me. I've never bothered watching it though, original or remake.

Yep, I also was aware of but didn't watch Poldark, and tbh, ditto for the Onedin Line. My mum so liked the Onedin Line music that she wrote to the BBC to ask what it was. Polite reply came in due course: Spartacus (adagio) by Khachaturian:-

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Originally Posted by jwb

Same.... I also like how the characters are numbered for the white viewers convenience...

Classic cynical jwb comment !

In fact, I wish they'd used the same technique for a film I just finished watching, called "Found". It's a fly-on-the-wall documentary about 3 Chinese orphans who were adopted and taken to the US. Years later, they meet up online and go to China to look for their birth mothers. As well as being confusing, as mentioned, it was a lot more girlie than I expected, but interesting none-the-less for its peek at a curious bit of international history.

My verdict on Squid Game, with, er, spoilers:

Spoiler for for Squid Game spoilers:

**Frownland** · 10-31-2021, 08:02 PM

Ja it kinda fizzles out towards the end and the undercover cop subplot could've been resolved more interestingly.

The gangster dude was a good villain, loved to hate him.

Trollheart · 10-31-2021, 10:04 PM

Started watching Paris Police 1900, French drama set at the turn of the century (duh) which I'm finding quite visceral. If you thought Life on Mars gave a view of how much policing has changed, you want to see how the Paris Police treat people! Oh but if you have a problem with animals being slaughtered (no animals, you'll be glad to hear, were harmed in the making of this program, says the disclaimer) or women - or parts of them - in suitcases, might be best to avoid. Also deals with heavy antisemetic themes and basically beating down the poor (well, they are the police AND they're French...)

The Batlord · 10-31-2021, 10:25 PM

Like the Dreyfus Affair?

10-31-2021, 11:38 AM	#6904 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Breezed through the first season of Mr. Mayor. All right, but basically if you've seen 30 Rock you more or less have already seen this. Co-written by Tina Fey, but not different enough from 30 Rock to make it stand out. Kind of a mixture of that and Veep maybe? Danson gets to do some self-deprecatory humour based on his age and out-of-touchness, so that's good, but overall I'd say worth looking at, but don't expect too much. Some pretty cliched characters mostly carried over in spirit from 30 Rock. Sorry, you can't watch it without the name popping up in your head all the time. On the other hand, if you haven't seen 30 Rock you may enjoy this on its own merits. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-31-2021, 02:01 PM	#6906 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Then you'll hate this. With any bones left over. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-31-2021, 08:02 PM	#6908 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Ja it kinda fizzles out towards the end and the undercover cop subplot could've been resolved more interestingly. The gangster dude was a good villain, loved to hate him. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

10-31-2021, 10:04 PM	#6909 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Started watching Paris Police 1900, French drama set at the turn of the century (duh) which I'm finding quite visceral. If you thought Life on Mars gave a view of how much policing has changed, you want to see how the Paris Police treat people! Oh but if you have a problem with animals being slaughtered (no animals, you'll be glad to hear, were harmed in the making of this program, says the disclaimer) or women - or parts of them - in suitcases, might be best to avoid. Also deals with heavy antisemetic themes and basically beating down the poor (well, they are the police AND they're French...) __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018