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[Jonesey]

Makes a change to see a super not based out of New York. Is she the first west coast super since The Runaways

[Deckard]

Again I know I am late to the party but how good is Taskmaster ? I love Greg anyway and this works so well and I am amazed just in season 1 what some of the contestants are prepared to do to win...

[merman]

Can we post in here about APPEARING on telly?

Been interviewed by NEWSNIGHT about the Commodore 64 to mark it’s 40th anniversary.

Wednesday 24th August (tonight), BBC Two At 10:30pm

[Rhythm]

Can we post in here about APPEARING on telly?

Been interviewed by NEWSNIGHT about the Commodore 64 to mark it’s 40th anniversary.

Wednesday 24th August (tonight), BBC Two At 10:30pm

Congrats!!

[merman]

Can we post in here about APPEARING on telly?

Been interviewed by NEWSNIGHT about the Commodore 64 to mark it’s 40th anniversary.

Wednesday 24th August (tonight), BBC Two At 10:30pm

Congrats!!

iPlayer link for those in the UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001bgfb

(My piece is from about 34 minutes in)

[Misfit]

Can we post in here about APPEARING on telly?

Been interviewed by NEWSNIGHT about the Commodore 64 to mark it’s 40th anniversary.

Wednesday 24th August (tonight), BBC Two At 10:30pm

Congrats!!

iPlayer link for those in the UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001bgfb

(My piece is from about 34 minutes in)

Nice one

Are you able to walk down the streets without being mobbed?

[Harlequin]

Can we post in here about APPEARING on telly?

Been interviewed by NEWSNIGHT about the Commodore 64 to mark it’s 40th anniversary.

Wednesday 24th August (tonight), BBC Two At 10:30pm

Your DEM (better on the Speccy) poster is coming unstuck.

[merman]

Can we post in here about APPEARING on telly?

Been interviewed by NEWSNIGHT about the Commodore 64 to mark it’s 40th anniversary.

Wednesday 24th August (tonight), BBC Two At 10:30pm

Your DEM (better on the Speccy) poster is coming unstuck.

LOL

[Rhythm]

Lazy day yesterday with no kids around so GF and I sat down and started watching the TV series Day of the Dead. One of those "rated low on IMDB but normal people seem to enjoy it" and it's schlockily fantastic!

I think any reviewer critiquing it might have forgotten that the original movie was goofy as fuck. It had none of the racial or consumer commentary that was present in Night and Dawn. It played for laughs there and they do the same here with fairly decent results.

It's a thoroughly solid B-movie fare - two lazy Sunday afternoon thumbs up

[Rhythm]

Tried a new Korean game show on Disney+ - The Zone: Survival Mission

Three very likeable TV hosts get identified as "the last of mankind" by a weird AI overlord, then get thrown into different apocalypse scenarios where they have to survive for 4 hours. By way of example, the first area is an unfinished office building where they have to explore in -10c temperature. If they get spotted then sprinklers turn on, drenching them. But the whole thing looks like it's been put together by someone on mushrooms - it's fucking great

There's lots of playing up to the camera etc but it's seriously fun and batshit. There's strong Knightmare/The Adventure Game vibes with the production quality. Genuinely recommended

[Deckard]

Only just hit start of S4 of What we Do in the Shadows (2 eps in) and feel a little ripped off

Spoiler: show

that we didnt see their gap year and I don't think the Colin Robinson "baby" stuff is working yet

[Rhythm]

Ha, didn't even know they'd done a 3rd series

Finished off Hacks on Amazon Prime - utterly amazing. Some incredible writing throughout and the side characters are better fleshed out than most main ones these days.

Still loving She-Hulk - absolutely the best thing out of Marvel this year

Because it's spooky season, started on an old series I'd bought some time ago but never got round to watching. Channel Zero: Candle Cove. Oh boy it's creepy. Insanely so. Great performances, the unsettling horror is off the charts. Already purchased S2

American Horror Stories is proving entertaining, if a bit light on the scares. The 4th episode of S2 (Milkmaids) features hands-own the grossest horror depiction I've ever seen. Like actually stomach churning

[Misfit]

The Bear (Disney+ 8 episodes.)

The summary below doesn't do it justice, and IMDB lists it as a comedy and drama. It's not a comedy, although there is the odd laugh, but it is an utterly brilliant look at the chaotic world of running a restaurant with some fantastic characters.

And the one take episode will leave you breathless.

Carmen Berzatto, a brilliant young chef from the fine-dining world is forced to return home to run his family sandwich shop - the Original Beef of Chicagoland - after a heartbreaking death in his family. A world away from what he's used to, Carmy must balance the soul-crushing reality of trading in Michelin star restaurants for the small business' kitchen filled with strong-willed and recalcitrant staff and his strained familial relationships, all while grappling with the impact of his brother's suicide.

Season 2 is confirmed and can't come soon enough.

[Deckard]

We have been doing back to back Taskmaster (from S1) as we were late to the party so I welcome anything with LITTTLE ALEX HORNE ! Hello mad sit com - first ep was great and I look forward to the rest,

[Rhythm]

Just finished that War of the Worlds series on Disney+

And bloody hell it's actually really decent. I have no idea why they used WotW licensing because it only shares the basest of premises. But it goes places! The first is (very) loosely a retelling of the first story but set in modern times. It diverts immensely as the season goes on but is still a good watch.

Then season 2 and season 3 each pull the story in an entirely different direction, each exploring a different sci-fi concept.

The very final wrap-up/conclusion is super dumb and doesn't entirely stick the landing but it's enjoyable in a Mooncrash kind of way.

And oh boy it's a beautiful production. Set in both the French Alps (around Courchevel and Grenoble) and London, the location crews did an amazing job of scouting and a good portion of the show acts as a tour of brutalist London, which is right up my street