What TV shows are people watching?

seaofheart · 10-13-2021, 02:26 AM

I am always so behind, so I am getting caught up on Poldark and Victoria, two favorites already. I might be favoring Poldark over Downton, which I never anticipated.

Lisnaholic · 10-14-2021, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by seaofheart

I am always so behind, so I am getting caught up on Poldark and Victoria, two favorites already. I might be favoring Poldark over Downton, which I never anticipated.

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)

**Exo** · 10-14-2021, 09:28 AM

Started Midnight Mass as I'm a HUGE fan of The Haunting of Hill House. First episode was interesting enough but I'm hoping it actually goes to interesting places instead of just kind of meandering around like Bly Manor did.

Trollheart · 10-16-2021, 07:20 PM

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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, 10:53 AM

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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, 09:11 AM

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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, 10:38 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, 12:43 PM

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

Trollheart · 10-31-2021, 01:01 PM

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

Lisnaholic · 10-31-2021, 05:59 PM

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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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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:

10-14-2021, 09:28 AM	#6873 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	Started Midnight Mass as I'm a HUGE fan of The Haunting of Hill House. First episode was interesting enough but I'm hoping it actually goes to interesting places instead of just kind of meandering around like Bly Manor did. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

10-31-2021, 10:38 AM	#6877 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	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, 01:01 PM	#6879 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Then you'll hate this. With any bones left over. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-13-2021, 02:26 AM	#6871 (permalink)
seaofheart Groupie Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: USA Posts: 3	I am always so behind, so I am getting caught up on Poldark and Victoria, two favorites already. I might be favoring Poldark over Downton, which I never anticipated.