New telly shows thread

[Ollie]

Watched 5 of the first 6 episodes
Episode 6 is my favourite

Which one did you skip, and why?

[VNVObit]

Watched 5 of the first 6 episodes
Episode 6 is my favourite

Which one did you skip, and why?

I only partially watched Ep5 - plotline was still fresh in the memory from the audible dramatisation and , for me at least, the whole scene lost a bit in adaptation to TV that I wasn't interested in watching it all. Did think Peter Thewlis was excellent as Dee.

[Foozwah]

I've only seen the first three eps of Sandman and about to watch E4 (not watching more than one a night, to make it last) and as someone who was very nervous that it was going to be a disaster, well, I have never been more happy to be proven wrong.

It really is superb so far, and I'm totally on-board with all changes I've seen, as I can see why it was either necessary to make certain things work better as a tv show, or because it's kept the essential themes from the comic but updated them or tightened them in terms of storytelling. Loving it.

[grue]

My only objection is his eyes. Was it so hard to make them black pits with just a glint?

[Deckard]

Class.

Loved it originallly until Daphne's awful Manc family arrived but was brilliant to then....

[Misfit]

Class.

Loved it originallly until Daphne's awful Manc family arrived but was brilliant to then....

That is very good and would be a brilliant way to go, but you do know it's not real? That is fan-made.

Frasier is returning, but I'm guessing it will be a little more cheery!

[Rhythm]

Watched the last of Better Call Saul yesterday. And wowza, what a great end to what has been a stunning show.

[Harlequin]

I thought Sandman would be unlikely to adapt the four-issue interlude, Dream Country. Its stories are standalone with next to no arc relevance. In these days of streaming seasons of a handful of episodes, anything experimental or not advancing a plot is liable to be considered derailing filler.

The first half of Dream County, A Dream of a Thousand Cats/Calliope has just been released!

As Dream's meeting with Shakespeare was included in The Sound of her Wings, I was fantasising of A Midsummer Night's Dream being presented in some form (although I do not know how the fourth story, Façade, could be achieved without referencing non-Gaiman DC characters).

Do we dare to dream?

[Rhythm]

Torn about watching Sandman. I'm a huge fan of the original works and it's getting great word of mouth reviews but it's something where I don't feel I need to see an adaptation. Probably doesn't help that I've bounced off previous Gaiman adaptations pretty hard (American Gods and Good Omens)

I'm sure I'll get to it :-)

[Harlequin]

Torn about watching Sandman. I'm a huge fan of the original works and it's getting great word of mouth reviews but it's something where I don't feel I need to see an adaptation. Probably doesn't help that I've bounced off previous Gaiman adaptations pretty hard (American Gods and Good Omens)

I'm sure I'll get to it :-)

Gaiman seems to have a little more influence over this one than with AG (although I thought he did with Good Omens as well). This adaptation gives me quite a Neverwhere/Mirrormask feel in its mood and low budget fantastic visuals (especially in A Hope in Hell). It is properly adapted to modern television structures (albeit perhaps more for weekly broadcast than for one-day-dump bingeing) to bring the stories to a new audience and for people like me who have not read the comics for some years. If the comics are still fresh in one's mind, however, then it is probably no more essential than Good Omens was to those with the book firmly in their heads.

[Rhythm]

Well She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is a ton of fun, innit? Seriously impressed with that first episode, looking forward to more. Absolutely great casting, the dialogue is snappy, the pacing is perfect. Bring on episode 2!

[Misfit]

Well She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is a ton of fun, innit? Seriously impressed with that first episode, looking forward to more. Absolutely great casting, the dialogue is snappy, the pacing is perfect. Bring on episode 2!

That’s not sarcastic?

The clips looked very cringe worthy.

[VNVObit]

Well She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is a ton of fun, innit? Seriously impressed with that first episode, looking forward to more. Absolutely great casting, the dialogue is snappy, the pacing is perfect. Bring on episode 2!

That’s not sarcastic?

The clips looked very cringe worthy.

Agree with Rhythm, really enjoyed the first episode. flashback origin but fun. Looking forward to the rest of the series

[NorthWay]

So not new then, but not sure if it has been mentioned: I just watched "The IPCRESS file" tv-series that was showing early in the year over here (I recorded it, but the teaser clips put me off it really).
Seriously good, like you can expect of British crime with top-notch actors, a big budget, and some good source material. Based on the same book as the film, but spread across 6 episodes without feeling a moment too long.
Go see it now!

[Rhythm]

Well She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is a ton of fun, innit? Seriously impressed with that first episode, looking forward to more. Absolutely great casting, the dialogue is snappy, the pacing is perfect. Bring on episode 2!

That’s not sarcastic?

The clips looked very cringe worthy.

Seriously, it's flipping great. You should definitely try it. For the Marvel completionists there's a reasonable amount of backfill covering Hulk's absence in certain stories too