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Post by MartinT on May 17, 2018 21:36:42 GMT
I like Carrie-Anne Moss in S2, she's a far cry from her role as Trinity in The Matrix but there is still something about her.
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Post by steveeb on May 18, 2018 11:59:52 GMT
I couldn't see it mentioned but Homeland series 7 was very good and topical. Certainly gave me no impression of being used past its sell by date, although Carrie's face pulling is getting harder to watch.
The Handmaid's Tale series 2 is also as compelling and disturbing as the first, just started on C4.
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Post by MartinT on May 18, 2018 12:22:49 GMT
I liked Homeland, always have. We have Handmaid's Tale S2 cued up to watch.
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Post by Slinger on May 18, 2018 12:39:59 GMT
I'm watching s3 of Humans right now. Despite missing the whole of s2 I'm hooked on s3 already.
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Post by speedysteve on May 18, 2018 14:58:47 GMT
I'm watching s3 of Humans right now. Despite missing the whole of s2 I'm hooked on s3 already. If you can go back and start from the beginning, S1 & 2 are good.
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Post by Slinger on May 18, 2018 15:08:13 GMT
I'm watching s3 of Humans right now. Despite missing the whole of s2 I'm hooked on s3 already. If you can go back and start from the beginning, S1 & 2 are good. I watched s1, so I know the basic premise plus some of the history, and the "previously on..." at the start of s3e1 helped catch me up. The trouble is I've got so much stuff to catch up with (I'm only 4 episodes into Game of Thrones for a start) if I record s3 while trying to catch up on s2 it'll be an age before I get to s3, so best just to ignore s2, much as it pains me so to do.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 19, 2018 11:05:37 GMT
Gave up on Humans. Found it faintly annoying. Just gave up on Sanctuary after 4 episodes. Very similar been done before and better.
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Post by Slinger on May 19, 2018 11:30:21 GMT
We watched Sanctuary from start to finish. There are several long story arcs to go along with the day-to-day monster stuff, and some quite interesting things happen along the way...plus I still fancy Amanda Tapping with that English accent and dark hair. She even develops a sort of 'catchphrase,' greeting surprises with a cut-glass "Bloody Hell!" She's much sexier than Captain/Major Carter in Stargate. Mind you, Stargate had Claudia Black.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 19, 2018 11:42:20 GMT
Love Stargate. She was good in it as were most others. She is definitely sexier than in Stargate and I have been told I fancy her Born in England don't y'know ! Tivo is filling up so Sanctuary had another reason to go. Getting fussier as I get older. Not enough time to listen, watch and read all I want to.
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Post by MartinT on May 19, 2018 12:02:57 GMT
So am I, but your fussier is different from mine!
Currently loving Billions (with a fast paced well written script up there with Suits), Humans, Rough Justice and The Bridge.
Oh, and Maggie Siff versus Amanda Tapping (the former for me)!
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Post by MikeMusic on May 19, 2018 13:13:38 GMT
Will give Rough Justice a go. Billions when it comes to Freeview. Bridge queued up
Braindead may be our current favourite
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Post by MartinT on May 20, 2018 21:48:45 GMT
The Handmaid's Tale S2. Goodness me, what a harrowing episode, very powerful and hard to watch. The alternative future looks like Al Qaeda mixed with the Nazis running part of the US with an iron grip and enforced religion. It's ugly and quite frankly so believable that it makes me very uncomfortable. Top quality drama.
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Post by rfan8312 on May 21, 2018 2:09:32 GMT
Hmm. I'm not up on any of the shows mentioned in the last few pages of the thread, but I did look up Humans, Handmades Tale and Sanctuary. All very nice sounding premises, would like to check them out.
I recognize Elisabeth Moss from The West Wing, could anyone offer an opinion of how powerful her performance is in The Handmaid's Tale?
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Post by MartinT on May 21, 2018 6:16:30 GMT
I recognize Elisabeth Moss from The West Wing, could anyone offer an opinion of how powerful her performance is in The Handmaid's Tale? She was in Mad Men, too. Exceedingly good would be my view, she absolutely makes Handmaid's Tale almost singlehandedly, although I must say the ensemble cast are uniformly excellent. There are many moments where she dare not even speak, yet her pain and humiliation come through very clearly. If it doesn't make you uncomfortable and your skin crawl at times, I'd be surprised.
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Post by MartinT on May 28, 2018 10:36:12 GMT
The Handmaid's Tale was again a powerful, memorable and thought provoking episode last night. This view of the future is bleak, to say the least.
It's getting up there with Game of Thrones as an astonishing piece of drama, with S2 even better than S1. If you haven't tried it yet, see if you can still get S1.
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Post by Slinger on May 28, 2018 15:50:44 GMT
PHEW! I've just finished series one of Game of Thrones and I'm starting to see what all the hype was about. I'm already invested in a couple of the characters and there are a few more whose heads I'm looking forward to seeing roll...slowly, and painfully. Playing 'spot the actor' a.k.a. 'What's his/her bloody name?' or 'What was he/she in?' is good fun too, even though it's tantamount to talking to myself. I was quite surprised to see Walter**, from 'Scorpion,' turn up, and Wilko Johnson's a nasty piece of work, isn't he? I was sorry to see Sean Bean go (although I understand that this may not exactly be permanent) and Jason Momoa too, who I knew, of course, from Stargate Atlantis. Overall though, it's quite worrying that the character I probably identify with more than any other is Tyrion Lannister. I've collected series 1 to 6 on Blu-ray so far and will have to secure series 7 before I've finished them, and then, obviously series 8. I'm currently enjoying the "special features" for series 1 and then it's on to series 2 later this week. [EDIT] ** I had no clue that Elyes Gabel (Walter O'Brien/Rakharo) was English until I heard him talking about learning the Dothraki language.
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Post by MartinT on May 28, 2018 16:30:34 GMT
Tyrion is a goodie and the character who creates some memorable laugh-out-loud moments. As you can probably guess, there's a rough ride ahead of you for some of the characters - no-one is safe! Are you disliking Cersei yet? It's hard to think of Sarah Connor being so evil!
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Post by Slinger on May 28, 2018 16:55:57 GMT
Are you disliking Cersei yet? Yes, but not as much as Joffrey, the evil little sod that Draco Malfoy wanted to be.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 3, 2018 19:43:59 GMT
Did I mention Missions? French drama about a mission to Mars, who discover they're not the first. There's also something there which is not human. Rather good psychological thriller with French/English opposing subtitles.
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Post by rfan8312 on Jun 3, 2018 21:46:18 GMT
Wow Martin that sounds obscenely up my my alley. Did look it up and it's in Shudder channel of Prime. Figures that I used to have Shudder subscription. I may get it again as well as HBO subscription. Missions sounds good.
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