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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1262936
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I can't speak for the English dub of Dark but watching anything not dubbed has to be the way to go.


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1262957
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I have noticed that several of the Neflix programmes appear to have been filmed with dubbing in mind, avoiding close front facial shots involving dialogue where incongruities would be most apparent but at the expense of giving the video a slightly unsatusfactory feel in some places. smile

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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1262971
12/14/21 12:45 PM
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Yes, if you just go with the German you can watch and hear the actors actaully ACT.

Anyway, Dark. Yes. Very dark.


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1263406
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Just been watching Landscapers, a rather surreal true crime not quite reconstruction: initially we weren't sure about it, but ultimately it was a stimulating and enjoyable programme (in four parts). Olivia Colman and David Thewlis are very good in the lead roles, and the supporting cast are also strong. thumbsup


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1263442
12/20/21 11:57 AM
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We are enjoying the Wheel of Time streams and Midsommer Murder while waiting for the Friday release. Daughter keeps telling me to watch Yellowstone.


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1263509
12/21/21 07:25 AM
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My friend and I are also watching Wheel of Time on Mondays, waiting for season 3 of Discovery of Witches next month.


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1263674
12/23/21 11:50 AM
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Connie, how are you enjoying WOT?

I'm still re-watching Angel, and although much of it is very good, some if it is not. It lacks the consistency of Buffy and at times seems to not understand what it is. Season 3 is outstanding, but now I'm into the very uneven Season 4 with its completely mis-cast villainess.

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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1263685
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Hagatha, we're enjoying WOT. I didn't care as much for Angel as I did for Buffy.


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1263698
12/23/21 04:42 PM
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I saw that show up in my list Lex so good to know its worth a watch.
Its hard not to like the two leads.


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1263699
12/23/21 05:25 PM
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Oh goody. Everyone seems to like WOT. I read the books up to the point where Robert Jordan exited stage left, and never read the last few books.


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1263900
12/26/21 05:41 PM
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Just started Landscapers. I get what you mean by surreal Lex.
Enjoying it so far smile
Check out Station Eleven if you haven't yet. Five episodes in, its pandemically post-apocalyptic done ideosyncratically right. There are resonances of The Leftovers, (another excellent series) which isn't surprising given a shared creator/writer. I never read the novel on which its based so its all been a rather compelling suprise.


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1263912
12/27/21 02:44 AM
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I enjoyed the book Station Eleven, given by my one of my daughters as a birthday present a few years ago so will give the series a try.

Just watched the quite good little Ghost Story For Christmas: The Mezzotint, and have added Wheel Of Time to our watch list.

On the negative side, not very impressed with A Very British Scandal: abandoned it half way through the first episode as being rather wooden with unappealing two dimensional characters. santa


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1264502
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Landscapers done and its quirkily interesting in terms of style and presentation. I liked it, but it was probably a good decision to only take as long as it did; the quirky might have become irritating after a while.
Station Eleven continues to be compelling.
An animated series on Netflix called Arcane grabbed my attention over the festive season. Even if you don't like animation as a rule, an episode or two is worth your attention, just to see if it might tempt you further, as the storytelling and the world building is quite wonderful.


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1264505
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I'll give that a shot: meanwhile we are enjoying the Tourist, set in Australia...!

Station Eleven will not be available here until next month, and we will probably have to pay extra to see it: for some reason Canada and Australia are getting it free of charge now which seems a bit unfair. smile

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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1264558
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Tourist just started here too, and its on the list.
Thats a shame about Station Eleven. I have no idea how these regional market things work. We get it as part of one of our streaming servies (not on free to air tv) but we don't have to pay extra.


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1264862
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We have just reached the end of the first season of Grimm which we have found surprisingly and consistently entertaining: reasonably high production values, good chemistry between characters, a well handled balance between humour and serious (insofar as there can be an entirely straight face with this sort of tale) and some quite intriguing themes (rather than the one-trick pony we were expecting). thumbsup thumbsup

About to start on David Attenborough's latest offering Green Planet.

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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1264990
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I know what you mean about one trick pony Lex. I quite liked that pony but it sensibly moved beyond it fairly quickly.
It does get a bit too elaborate at times, but as I said earlier I watched it all so clearly it kept my interest throughout.
BTB, I watched Arcane again and it really is very excellent yes


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1265049
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The trailer for Arcane on Netflix looks interesting: I will add it to the list! smile


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1265469
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Watching Season 2 of The Witcher. Good fun! Burn, Butcher, Burn!


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1265708
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Quite a good new workplace thriller on BBC (so probably heading for Netflix) - Rules Of The Game: by the end of episode one (of four) we were far from convinced, but it turned out to be pretty good.

Also enjoying a third season of The Bay, although we find the music irritating...

Hagatha, I think that Grimm might be just your cup of tea, and I know it's already on your list: we continue to be getting a real kick out of it! catrub


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1265750
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I'm working on Lucifer right now. I'm hemming and hawing and wondering when the series will morph into the highly acclaimed show it's alleged to be. I like the Lucifer character because he's marvellously over-the-top, but his cop sidekick is annoying me. So maybe Grimm should be next.

Phooey. Grimm is not on any of my three streaming platforms. It was at one time, but no longer, apparently.

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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: hagatha] #1266258
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Originally Posted by hagatha
Watching Season 2 of The Witcher. Good fun! Burn, Butcher, Burn!



I really liked The Witcher too. More Yennefer please. thumbsup


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1266859
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Just watched the first two episodes of Amazon's new series Reacher which looks gently promising - probably a must for fans of Lee Child, especially after the rather disappointing Tom Cruise films: nicely balanced in terms of enough humour to send itself up, but so far not overdoing it. In some ways a Witcher for modern times, perhaps - a nomad with a lethal edge... lol

Quite enjoyed much of The Tourist, although ultimately found it disappointing.

Otherwise, still enjoying Grimm (now well into season 2) with occasional doses of Criminal Minds (also well into season 2): obviously plenty more to work through on both fronts!

There are some highly regarded and impressively cast/produced new dramas on British TV at present including Four Lives and The Responder, but they generally seem to focus too much on the gritty and depressing side of life for our escapist tastes: on the other hand, we are enjoying Trigger Point (edge of your seat police bomb disposal with Jed Mercurio on the production team).


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1266870
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Lucifer did start to be a lot more fun as the seasons progressed. Once Netflix took over in Season 4 it became grittier and darker and far more compelling. The source material and ideas are from Neil Gaiman, who always seems to want his bad characters to be fluffy bunnies under their evil exteriors, which can be cloying, so I was happy to see the dark turn.

Anyway it's a fun guilty pleasure.

EDIT: I should add that the cast is great, and many of the faces are familiar from other series, like Buffy and Battlestar Galactica, and 24, and Dexter, True Blood, Arrow, Smallville, and on and on.

The episode I just watched was a musical along the lines of "Once More, with Feeling," where God has come to visit his sons and people keep breaking out in song -- including a large-scale version of Another One Bites the Dust on a school football field around a murder victim. Very funny, and very revealing for the characters, just as in Buffy.

The third season was over long and filled with fluff episodes but it all tightened up nicely in Season 4. Good fun.


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Re: What are You Watching? (Formerly Mare of Easttown) [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1266981
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We were rather underwhelmed by a couple of early episodes, but it sounds like time to perhaps give it another try.


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