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Lupin on Netflix. Loosely based on the books. Pretty interesting. Decent dubbing.
Already in my queue. Might give it a shot this wknd.
Lupin on Netflix. Loosely based on the books. Pretty interesting. Decent dubbing.
The Pembrokeshire Murders.
ITV 3 parter about a multiple killer who was convicted, years later, on DNA evidence. Interesting to reflect back on this case for UK viewers. He had appeared on TV darts show a month before one murder. Footage from the show helped confirm what he looked like at the time for the prosecution.
One for the diversity/inclusivity crowd even at the expense of historical accuracy.![]()
Set in England a very very long time ago, this HIGHLY rated series follows the Bridgerton family as they navigate high society, attempt to marry off their daughter and deal with gossip(< will come back to that.)
Season 1 has 8 episodes. I finished 3 eps last night. Those 3 dealt with the marrying season, when the eligible young ladies are presented to single men to court.
The main lassie, played by Phoebe Dynevor, isn't really hip to the entire process. A newcomer in town, played by Rege-Jean page, is a duke with some past family issues...and doesn't want to get married. They hatch a scheme to try to get around the process, even though they don't really care for each other.
Yup...you can guess what happens next.
The series(so far) is narrated in the background and also documented in a society page read by anyone who is anyone.
Now...I don't think I have ever seen 1 full episode of Gossip Girl....but this has the same/simple feel. Narration/documentation/quest for love.
This has gotten loads of press re the series producer(Shonda Rhimes), the story and the sexuality. So far...it is basically a Gossip Girl taking place in England....a very very long time ago.
So far(after 3 eps)...2.5/5.
Full review to follow.
An intriguing psychopath that one, addicted to living dangerously and flew back to Nepal where he still had an arrest warrant out on him and was recognized in a casino and incarcerated where he remains to this day.![]()
Someone recommended this today. I never heard of this man/case prior. It's on Youtube(I found the first 2 parts....not sure if/how many more.) Will start/review later.
He learnt his trade from his uncle who was a particularly twisted Vietnam veteran. Another one who had loads of groupies corresponding and wanting to marry him.Nightstalker Netflix. Documentary about a Californian serial killer from the 1980s
I don’t remember him. He was a thoroughly evil type with an interest in satanism.
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Set in England a very very long time ago, this HIGHLY rated series follows the Bridgerton family as they navigate high society, attempt to marry off their daughter and deal with gossip(< will come back to that.)
Season 1 has 8 episodes. I finished 3 eps last night. Those 3 dealt with the marrying season, when the eligible young ladies are presented to single men to court.
The main lassie, played by Phoebe Dynevor, isn't really hip to the entire process. A newcomer in town, played by Rege-Jean page, is a duke with some past family issues...and doesn't want to get married. They hatch a scheme to try to get around the process, even though they don't really care for each other.
Yup...you can guess what happens next.
The series(so far) is narrated in the background and also documented in a society page read by anyone who is anyone.
Now...I don't think I have ever seen 1 full episode of Gossip Girl....but this has the same/simple feel. Narration/documentation/quest for love.
This has gotten loads of press re the series producer(Shonda Rhimes), the story and the sexuality. So far...it is basically a Gossip Girl taking place in England....a very very long time ago.
So far(after 3 eps)...2.5/5.
Full review to follow.
An intriguing psychopath that one, addicted to living dangerously and flew back to Nepal where he still had an arrest warrant out on him and was recognized in a casino and incarcerated where he remains to this day.
He learnt his trade from his uncle who was a particularly twisted Vietnam veteran. Another one who had loads of groupies corresponding and wanting to marry him.
I've been recommended this, it's all about the intrigue in finding a right suitor and navigating high society.
I stopped watching after 2 minutes when my lady friend asked me to put it on. How authentic is it to have a Regency era Britain drama with black characters in that social class? It would be like doing a Korean gangster movie with a Latino lead. Or why not remake Pride and Prejudice with an Indian and Chinese actors and actresses?One for the diversity/inclusivity crowd even at the expense of historical accuracy.
Watch in it its original French! Much betterLupin on Netflix. Loosely based on the books. Pretty interesting. Decent dubbing.
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Set in England a very very long time ago, this HIGHLY rated series follows the Bridgerton family as they navigate high society, attempt to marry off their daughter and deal with gossip(< will come back to that.)
Season 1 has 8 episodes. I finished 3 eps last night. Those 3 dealt with the marrying season, when the eligible young ladies are presented to single men to court.
The main lassie, played by Phoebe Dynevor, isn't really hip to the entire process. A newcomer in town, played by Rege-Jean page, is a duke with some past family issues...and doesn't want to get married. They hatch a scheme to try to get around the process, even though they don't really care for each other.
Yup...you can guess what happens next.
The series(so far) is narrated in the background and also documented in a society page read by anyone who is anyone.
Now...I don't think I have ever seen 1 full episode of Gossip Girl....but this has the same/simple feel. Narration/documentation/quest for love.
This has gotten loads of press re the series producer(Shonda Rhimes), the story and the sexuality. So far...it is basically a Gossip Girl taking place in England....a very very long time ago.
So far(after 3 eps)...2.5/5.
Full review to follow.
I am not one for the whole Inclusivity crowd, though it has its merits. But you do realise, Bridgerton was a fictional yarn written by a Yank? This is not tales of Shakespeare here.
So, why do people care? Judge the drama on it is merit ( of which it is mostly generic mediocre rubbish).
The Last Samurai was one of the better films of of the noughts with Tom Cruise as the 'last Samurai' in one of his better performances. Did it matter? OI enjoyed the film.
Btw, Pride/Prejudice has been adapted for an Indian audience. I believe it was called 'bride and Prejudice'
Yes. Bride and Prejudice. But not Pride.
Last Samurai was at least plausible. The Japanese took on Western influences during their modernisation. Their new style of dress mimicked them.
I await the next Chinese historical drama with a Latino lead and an African playing a Mongol.
Works of fiction with blind casting, within reason, if done well - as has been a few times before- I have no qualms with it and frankly I don't know why people do tbh. No one is saying a film depicting JFK should have Will Smith depict him or Mandela being depicted by Leonardo Di Caprio.
So basically Jane Austen.An intriguing psychopath that one, addicted to living dangerously and flew back to Nepal where he still had an arrest warrant out on him and was recognized in a casino and incarcerated where he remains to this day.
He learnt his trade from his uncle who was a particularly twisted Vietnam veteran. Another one who had loads of groupies corresponding and wanting to marry him.
I've been recommended this, it's all about the intrigue in finding a right suitor and navigating high society.
A agree with this and, I too don't get all the brouhaha about it.Semantics, but anyhow do you!
Plausible? I guess you are missing the point or you are choosing to be obtuse.
As for the last point, China is a nation, a huge one. Africa is a continent so . Latino lead? If it is Pedro Pascal or Wagner Moura and it is interesting enough, I'd watch.
Bridgerton is not a historical drama! It is a below-average fictional tale showing regency era Britain imagined by an American. Which is my point.
Works of fiction with blind casting, within reason, if done well - as has been a few times before- I have no qualms with it and frankly I don't know why people do tbh. No one is saying a film depicting JFK should have Will Smith depict him or Mandela being depicted by Leonardo Di Caprio.
Hey, do you though!
Context is everything, if it's a fictional period romp for entertainment then I have no problem with blind casting. I've seen Julius Ceasar done this way as well. Where it does grate is where something tries to be period authentic and alters the demographic in sleight of hand way for modern diversity reasons.Works of fiction with blind casting, within reason, if done well - as has been a few times before- I have no qualms with it and frankly I don't know why people do tbh. No one is saying a film depicting JFK should have Will Smith depict him or Mandela being depicted by Leonardo Di Caprio.
Semantics, but anyhow do you!
Plausible? I guess you are missing the point or you are choosing to be obtuse.
Hey, do you though!
There was a black paratrooper at Arnhem and a great many troops from the colonies in WWI, WWII and before that. Let's show the contribution.
As an example, the Liverpool Chinese community is the oldest in Europe with China town dating back to the 1860s with the first immigrants back in the 1830s.
I await the next Chinese historical drama with a Latino lead and an African playing a Mongol.
As for the last point, China is a nation, a huge one. Africa is a continent so . Latino lead? If it is Pedro Pascal or Wagner Moura and it is interesting enough, I'd watch.
Actually, Pedro Pascal was one of the leads (supporting Matt Damon) in a big-budget, Chinese-supported film called The Great Wall, a few years back. It was directed by Zhang Yimou (Red Sorghum, Raise the Red Lantern, House of Flying Daggers).