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[Deckard]

Christ that living planet last Ep of Discovery was shit -

Spoiler: show

so Saroud or whatever he's called who has been a stickler for procedure since Ep1 decided to completely abandon all principles in this ep ? and handily they suddenly found a way to de-cloak the Klingons ?

[fog]

Peaky Blinders is back with a bang...

Best current series on TV. Brilliant in every department.


Elsewhere Stranger Things season 2 was fantastic. I was wary that the new characters and more emphasis on action would upset the balance, but it all works wonderfully well.

Weird how popular it is with modern audiences when it's essentially a greatest hits compilation of 80's family movies.

[RiK]

Weird how popular it is with modern audiences when it's essentially a greatest hits compilation of 80's family movies.

GOONIES NEVER DIE!

[Misfit]

Punisher is out on Netflix. Unsurprisingly it's 18 with some suitably wince-inducing violence.

Only seen the couple of episodes so far and it's looking pretty good. Critic reviews seem very divided, although apparently 15k people are rating it 9.2 on IMDb's not that believable these days scale.

I hear you have to wait for about half the series before Frank becomes the Punisher, which is annoying many, but then the Netflix series do seem to be slow burners (or how long can we drag it out exercises), Daredevil didn't really become Daredevil until the very end of season 1.

Anyway, Karen (Deborah Ann Woll) is the first crossover character in it, and that makes me happy...

[Firefox]

DETECTORISTS SEASON 3 starts this week, yay!

Excellent news.

Last series though and I hope Mackenzie’s wife is a little less annoying, she’s the flaw in the show.

Oh, I really like her... Perhaps she has some Marmite-like qualities.

The start to this week's episode was rather magical, but I'm worried by the dynamic that's developing between Andy and Lance.

[Jonesey]

Contains gore and bad language words!

[fog]

Loads of good TV recently. The ever-reliable Peaky Blinders, Ray Donovan, Stranger Things, Black Mirror and Inside No.9.

Also Mindhunter about the introduction of criminal profiling and the (almost sequel) Manhunt: The Unabomber was equally excellent

[Rhythm]

Inside No 9 is *fucking* excellent this season. Bernie Clifton's Dressing room was a genuine TV masterpiece

[WiteWulf]

Mindhunter gets better and better, absolutely loved the first season and eagerly anticipating the next.

FYI, the show may progress in a very interesting manner:

Spoiler: show

Who is the mysterious killer glimpsed throughout the series?

[Rhythm]

Gave Mindhunter a go, didn't click. Felt like someone trying to do an impression of a Fincher movie. Black Mirror was super disappointing this series too.

Stranger Things.... I *loved* the first series but have absolutely no interest in watching more of that. It felt superbly self-contained and the idea that they're trying to expand it somehow really puts me off. Whilst long-form TV shows in the States are generally impressive there's also a lot to be said for "we told our story and that was that".

I keep hearing good things about Dark but I made the mistake of starting on the dubbed version (which was awful) and so I need to gear up to watching the subbed version instead.

One we really did enjoy was The Sinner. Also Sense 8 was spectacular. Looking forward to the finale this year :-)

[Deckard]

Altered Carbon looks amazing - Mindhunter and Legion and Preacher were my face series of Last Year along with West World of course.

[Meow]

This was great. hopefully it will get a 2nd season.



Season 3 of the path is back. It's decent show, if a little slow. seems well written. good acting...

[fog]

This was great. hopefully it will get a 2nd season.

Quite enjoyed that myself. Not sure it needs a second season though. Some things work better as a one-off story.

[Meow]

This is interesting show, worth a watch.....

[Deckard]

Well watched the first ep of The Terror last night and really really enjoyed it - Had a lovely ominous eerie feel and lots of characters to get into. Ridley Scott produced so looked great and looking forward to it's take on the book about the two old warships found abandoned in the ice centuries later....Also looking forward to Lost in Space although I think I am the only person I know that really enjoyed the modern film remake a few years ago.