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Post by speedysteve on Nov 12, 2024 20:48:55 GMT
Enjoyed Sugar.
The twist was kinda indicated in the intro but not obvious at all.
Set up for series 2 nicely.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 12, 2024 22:01:44 GMT
I've seen the preview but not shortlisted it. Could it be better than the excellent Edward Fox version?
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Post by speedysteve on Nov 12, 2024 22:31:19 GMT
I've seen the preview but not shortlisted it. Could it be better than the excellent Edward Fox version? Better, no I guess not. More involved, as it's a series with more hours and of course updated, like it or loath it.. |
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Post by Slinger on Nov 13, 2024 19:31:34 GMT
Just an FYI... Amazon Freevee is being shut down, and it's all thanks to
Prime Video's increasingly popular ad-supported tierAmazon Freevee is officially being shut down as the company looks to simplify its streaming offerings by making Prime Video a one-stop shop, according to Deadline. The free streaming service will be phased out over the coming weeks in the US, UK, Germany and Austria, but you'll still be able to find Amazon Freevee content on Prime Video, including flagship series like Jury Duty, Bosch: Legacy and Judy Justice. These titles will be identifiable by the label ' Watch for Free' in the Prime Video app. Amazon had already begun shifting Freevee Originals to Prime Video way before it introduced ads earlier this year and had given us more signs of the upcoming shift when it announced that the third and final season of Bosch: Legacy would be shared across Freevee and Prime Video in September. Opinion: It was inevitable that Amazon would
shutter its free streaming serviceDespite being one of the best free streaming services, there has been talk of Amazon Freevee closing ever since the launch of an ad-supported tier on Prime Video at the end of January earlier this year, which many considered at the time wasn't necessary. Amazon denied rumours of Freevee closing at the time, but a lot of us were unconvinced, mainly because the introduction of an ad-supported plan meant there was no real point of difference between Prime Video and its free streaming offering. After all, the overlap between content meant you didn't have to leave Prime Video to find Freevee titles. The rollout of the ad tier had been viewed as controversial as many subscribers had been frustrated at the fact that Prime Video was inserting ads unless you paid more – essentially forcing you to spend an extra $2.99 in the US and £2.99 in the UK if you wanted to go ad-free. But it turns out that the new ad tier didn't dent subscriber numbers as much as people initially thought it would. Because people didn't complain enough, Prime Video is expected to be filled with even more ads in 2025, with plans to introduce three new types of adverts to the service, including carousel ads, pause ads and trivia ads – and your Fire TV will not be spared. Amazon has since doubled down on its advertising efforts, following the successful launch of its new plan – UK ratings body Barb found that 86% of homes are now signed up to its ad tier – and we can only expect more growth to occur as Amazon Freevee users migrate to Prime Video. Amazon Freevee has been voted as the best free streaming service by readers at the TechRadar Choice Awards 2024, so it's likely to see a bump in activity in upcoming months. As the new home for Amazon Freevee content, including select Amazon MGM Studios Originals, licensed movies and series alongside over 450 FAST channels in the US, Prime Video has even more reasons why it's the best streaming service for movies. SOURCE |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 13, 2024 21:00:01 GMT
Greedy Bezos.
The ads on Prime, the programming at extra cost and the absolutely shit app performance are so irritating that I am avoiding it altogether.
More power to Netflix, I hope they give Prime a tough time.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 13, 2024 21:07:23 GMT
So many people seem happy with ads
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Post by Slinger on Nov 13, 2024 21:21:14 GMT
The ads really don't bother me. I still watch stuff on ITVX etc. which have even more ads than Prime.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 14, 2024 9:20:08 GMT
ITVX is beginning to grate with the Boss and she normally sits through all sorts that drive me mad
Recording on the Tivo allows ad skipping
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Post by speedysteve on Nov 14, 2024 17:59:24 GMT
Most annoying is you have to watch the ads before you start a new series or film.
If you decide it's not for you, rinse and repeat a few times and you end up forced to sit though ads multiple times.
Like Martin, we're pretty much boycotting Amazon Prime TV and only go there if something is really well recommended.
Ads always get the mute treatment from me + look at phone or into space while they inanely (for us) tick by.
We've started watching Lidia Pöet (Netflix). Italian series about a woman's struggle to become a lawyer in a male dominated late 1800s world.
Took until 1920 for multiple countries to finally change their legislation!
Took even longer for people mindsets to change.
At least 2 or 3 generations have to die off before change becomes embedded in passed down culture.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 14, 2024 21:56:09 GMT
Ads always get the mute treatment from me + look at phone or into space while they inanely (for us) tick by. I absolutely do that: look away and check messages on the phone. They may waste my time but no way are their adverts going to be effective on me. |
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Post by Slinger on Nov 15, 2024 0:58:46 GMT
I watched the first episode of "Cross" earlier, and when I've finished shouting "Alex Cross would never have said/done that" and "He/She/They would never have behaved like that..." etc. I may watch episode 2. The books are excellent, there was no need to make any of the main characters "more edgy" or "more urban" or anything else really. There was also what I thought was some very clumsy and heavy-handed "I'm your boss and I'm white, but I'm not corrupt just lazy and don't give a shit about some dead black man" characterisation. It needed to be a bit more subltle, and NOT voiced point blank in front of the two black detectives. That's just my opinion though.
Had I not read twenty-some-odd books in James Patterson's Alex Cross series I would probably have enjoyed it more, but based on my current experience it's going to have to do something spectacular to get my belief in the character fired up.
Season 2 has already been commissioned, and I really do want to like this version of Alex Cross, so I shall persevere, for now.
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Post by nicholas on Nov 15, 2024 16:07:32 GMT
First episode of Silo Season 2 becomes available today.
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Post by nicholas on Nov 17, 2024 13:33:05 GMT
The first few episodes of "The Day of the Jackal" are now streaming and the first two are excellent.
Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch are convincing in their roles and the visuals are stunning.
Very well worth a punt...
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Post by Slinger on Nov 17, 2024 20:41:14 GMT
I'm still watching "Cross" more or less in spite of what I see as inaccuracies. e.g. "We're black, and although it's not like it in any of the books we must all say "muthafucka" as often as possible".
If you don't love the books you'll probably enjoy it, because it's got a decent story and it's well acted.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 18, 2024 10:26:26 GMT
Constant swearing is enough to stop me watching almost anything these days
Unnecessary in the main, too often used as a spoken pause
Pushes the wrong stereotype of black people as well
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Post by MartinT on Nov 18, 2024 11:37:30 GMT
I'm still enjoying rewatching Lost and The Expanse.
Now started Silo S2, which is timely as I've worked my way through Shift, book 2 of Hugh Howey's excellent series.
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 18, 2024 15:25:54 GMT
I am watching Those Who Kill - Danish scandi noir. Watched Season 1 and there are two more to watch. Available on iPlayer or Prime.
This is the 2019 series which is a remake of a 2011 series that I have on DVD but for some reason not watched.
It is very well acted and produced but be warned there is a small amount of unnecessarily graphic and disturbing violence.
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Post by speedysteve on Nov 18, 2024 15:47:38 GMT
I'm still enjoying rewatching Lost and The Expanse. Now started Silo S2, which is timely as I've worked my way through Shift, book 2 of Hugh Howey's excellent series. The Expanse - have you read the books? Silo S02E01 was okay. Felt like they lost some of the suspense opportunity from the end of S01. Hopefully it will pick up. |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 18, 2024 17:02:54 GMT
The Expanse - have you read the books? Silo S02E01 was okay. Yes, the James S. A. Corey books are good and well-written (considering that Corey is actually two writers working together). I thought Silo opened well with Juliet carrying the story on. I could have sworn that was Zendaya in the flashbacks to young Juliet and her friend, but she's not credited. |
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Post by Slinger on Nov 18, 2024 17:17:57 GMT
I thought it was too big a leap from her looking out over the vast array of silos in front of her at the end of s1. I'd like to have seen a little of her journey to the exterior of this new silo with, perhaps a nameplate (numberplate?) visible at the end. They could have acheived all that in about a minute of screen-time and intercut it with the actual opening sequence.
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