What are you watching?

[12th Monkey]

Re-watching Red Dwarf and Nightly Night - the latter being the bleakest, darkest humour I think I know.

 

[doifeellucky]

Watched the first Smack the Pony having seen Doon on with Sandy a couple of nights ago. I’m on the fence at the moment. Last night started Reacher and quite enjoyed it. Tonight watched the first episode of Yellowjackets. Quite interesting.

Recently finished The Silo which I particularly enjoyed. Also started the latest season of The Witcher and haven’t got a clue what is going on in that. Far too many characters.

 

[plastic penguin]

Evening of The Kinks, Ray Davies documentary on BBC Four. What a complex character he is. Great songwriter though, love his Englishness.

 

[Hales1310]

Currently, I am watching "The INVITATION".

 

[12th Monkey]

University Challenge without Paxman feels a bit odd...

 

[Symples]

Watching good ole Crown Court on Talking Pictures TV

 

[plastic penguin]

Just been watching Graham Greene's Brighton Rock. Superb film with Dicky Attenborough starring as the evil Pinkie Brown. Haven't seen the film in years.

 

[12th Monkey]

Watching Boys from the Blackstuff - didn't see it back in the day, and undecided after disc 1 quite what I make of it.

Edit - first part was just The Blackstuff - there are then five shorter pieces that follow. They seem better so far.

 

[12th Monkey]

Never saw Big Train when it was originally on, but Beeb 4 showed an episode a few weeks ago and we loved it - bough the series and now going through it. Great early performances from Simon Pegg, Julia Davis, Mark Heap, Kevin Eldon and Amelia Bullmore.

 

[12th Monkey]

Chris Packham's Earth. Attenborough (my good pal sir Dave!) will never have a successor, but we've really enjoyed this series, looking at several pivotal moments in Earth's journey from just-formed Hades to where we are now.

 

[WayneKerr]

Chris Packham's Earth. Attenborough (my good pal sir Dave!) will never have a successor, but we've really enjoyed this series, looking at several pivotal moments in Earth's journey from just-formed Hades to where we are now.

Me too, very interesting. Agree about Packham, Attenborough is a tough act to follow.

 

[12th Monkey]

Me too, very interesting. Agree about Packham, Attenborough is a tough act to follow.

And it looks like the highest res format it'll be available in is DVD. What a waste...

 

[WayneKerr]

And it looks like the highest res format it'll be available in is DVD. What a waste...

That is crazy, these kind of programmes are excellent in HD or UHD.

 

[Gray]

Chris Packham's Earth. Attenborough (my good pal sir Dave!) will never have a successor

Which reminded me of this.
Worth a listen from right on the 10 minute mark:

Dead Ringers - Series 23 - Episode 6 - BBC Sounds

Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey shows us what his party really stands for: elaborate stunts.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Symples]

The
Six Million
Dollar Man.


So corny but essential viewing

 

[hifi]

On TV play

 

[plastic penguin]

On TV play

Seen one episode the other night. It's certainly a little different from the average restoration programs.

 

[plastic penguin]

Currently watching 'Lennon's Last Weekend' on Sky Arts. Quite emotional given how he died.

 

[hifi]

Seen one episode the other night. It's certainly a little different from the average restoration programs.

Yeah there is some cool stuff on there.

 

[WayneKerr]

The current McDonald's advert using the Yello track is absolutely brilliant to my tiny mind

 

[12th Monkey]

The Day Today - satire at its finest.

 

[Jasonovich]

Currently watching on Netflix Uncanny Counter. Also yesterday on Netflix I watched, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, starring Benedict Cumberhatch. I am sadly obsessed with Clare Foy, she was really good.

 

[12th Monkey]

Dara O'Briain's live show 'So, where were we?'

Dara O Briain

Dara O Briain performs his unique brand of hilarious stand-up comedy.

www.bbc.co.uk

Always enjoyed his stuff, but this is perhaps the most enjoyable and thought-provoking. Much more personal than his material is normally.

 

[12th Monkey]

Just treated myself to the box set of the original Star Trek - not seen it for years. Shonky sets, poor acting, plot holes (and we're only two episodes in) but loving it! (That said, the Enterprise looks better than I would have expected for something so old).

I think it's like a lot of things that I watched with my mum as a kid and therefore have innate fondness for.

 

[WayneKerr]

Just treated myself to the box set of the original Star Trek - not seen it for years. Shonky sets, poor acting, plot holes (and we're only two episodes in) but loving it! (That said, the Enterprise looks better than I would have expected for something so old).

I think it's like a lot of things that I watched with my mum as a kid and therefore have innate fondness for.

Love Trek. Up until a few months ago I could get my daily dose on channels 36 and 41 from 5pm. Star Trek, Next Generation, Voyager and Enterprise over a 3 hour period.