What TV Shows Are You Watching?

I just started The Same Sky. I’d rank it somewhere between Deutschland 86 and The Americans so far.

Eagerly awaiting the Little Drummer Girl release in a few days.
 
i download an episode of the little drummer girl. michael shannon as an israeli cia agent was the most ridiculous thing ive seen in a while so i didn't bother with the rest of it.
 
power watched narcos mexico. nowhere near as good as the other three seasons. both the villain and the hero were a marked step down in casting. honestly found it to be pretty boring and poorly acted.
 
Rambo said:
power watched narcos mexico. nowhere near as good as the other three seasons. both the villain and the hero were a marked step down in casting. honestly found it to be pretty boring and poorly acted.
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Didn't one of the showrunners die from scouting a real life location?
 
watched the new netflix show the kaminsky method. made by chuck lorrie so its got that old school sitcom feel. really funny if you like that sort of thing. would recommend as a good watch. i was actually surprised that michael douglas had a sense of humor. he's really good.
 
Rambo said:
i download an episode of the little drummer girl. michael shannon as an israeli cia agent was the most ridiculous thing ive seen in a while so i didn't bother with the rest of it.
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I’m guessing he’s the Henry Kissinger character. This series is amazing. The cast are fine, if not exceptional. The True Blood guy put in a reasonable showing and the female lead can act, even if she is a little uninteresting. Also it’s set in the seventies- she never wears a bra.
 
‘Dynasties’ wildlife documentaries. Last night was painted wolves. Week before was lions. Informative and interesting - probably very expensive to film too.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06t5m2f

As sport disappears from terrestrial TV and crap dramas proliferate, documentaries are one of the few things left to watch.
 
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Shetland 3rd season was killer. Bodyguard was decent. Watched Hostiles with Christian Bale was excellent.
 
berlin station s3 just started.

nighflyers the new show on syfy is on the torrents for eps 1 and 2

travelers is coming back to netflix next week. psyched about that.
 
I didn't really understand the final season of House of Cards. Are they trying to prove Claire is even more ruthless than her deceased husband? I thought that was a known fact when she used him to get VP.

Also I wasn't sure if the would be assassins were thwarted in the end (the men in uniform) or were they counting on Doug to do the deed?
 
Made in Great Britain - shoes.

Documentary with novices doing the basics as performed over the centuries. Might appeal to Shooman.

In this episode, our makers explore how Northampton became the shoe capital of Britain. From drag queens and kings to squaddies and style fans, they have all sported a pair of Northampton's finest. The town has dominated the world in shoemaking for centuries, exporting fancy footwear globally. Presenter Steph McGovern takes the makers through the ages, guided by master shoemaker Scott McKee. He has handmade shoes for dozens of high profile clients including Prince Charles and Daniel Craig.
Our makers start by recreating a 13th-century turn shoe. It is a shoe that set Northampton's shoemakers on a path to prosperity. Leatherworker Jason has never made shoes before and he is really looking forward to getting stuck in. The makers have to cut out the turn shoe sole and upper. But cutting out leather to precise measurements is harder than it looks. Charlton's work fails Scott's quality control inspection, so he has to start again from scratch. Next, they have to sew the two parts together using a boar bristle as a needle. But the bristle is brittle and Katie keeps breaking hers, and Claire declares her shoe is the worst thing she has ever made. Jason takes ages making his shoe - he is a complete perfectionist. Once finished, they all model their new medieval creations for Steph.
In the Victorian era, business is booming. Our makers become part of the production line for the heeled Oxford shoe. Rather than one person making the whole shoe, each worker specialises in a particular part of the process. After completing the fiddly 'clicking' phase where they have to cut out six different pieces of the shoe from leather, Claire has a go on the closing machine. Claire struggled with hand-sewing in the last make, but is much more at home using this Victorian invention powered by a foot pedal. Charlton is set to work shaping the shoe using a last, a foot-shaped mould used by shoemakers. He observes that very strong fingers are needed to pull it tight. The makers are exhausted: the process requires an enormous amount of concentration.
Next, they are making a WWII marching boot that kitted out the British army. Speed is of the essence and our makers will have to move quickly to meet the wartime demand using the latest technology. They discover one of the greatest inventions that would transform the Northampton shoe industry - the Goodyear welting machine. Claire now uses an electric sewing machine to connect the panels of the upper, and lasting is mechanised too. The makers observe it is so much quicker than when they made a turn shoe in medieval times.
But the makers discover that some of the process is still done by hand. Katie and Jason fill the bottom of the shoe with crushed cork before the sole is applied. If they are too slow, the cork will dry out completely. Katie has a great appreciation for the immense speed that shoe makers had to work at to power the British war machine. Finally in the 21st century, our makers work on modern leather brogue boots at Tricker's, a company that have been based in Northampton for the past 180 years. Today, Tricker's shoes are available in 43 countries and one of their biggest customers is Japan. The makers are surprised to learn that at least 87 different people take six weeks to make a single pair of Tricker's boots. For these intricately crafted shoes the finishing stage is key. Charlton has to fill in 150 individual holes in the brogue. Claire and Katie dye the outside edge of the sole and Jason uses an open flame to burn off any tiny pieces of cotton remaining on the leather. Scott declares their final product is absolutely perfect
 
Pine Gap
7/10
Low budget Australian spy thriller

I just started Tidewaters, but not sure I’ll get past ep1
 
I watched Designated Survivor and was a lot of fun, enjoyed every minute of it. I watched that Aussie show The Doctor Blake Mysteries and thought was good, something different. I have been trying to get into The Americans, but I have been unable to. That being said, I did like Detective Comade, thought that was a good show, albeit highly NON-PC.
 
Rambo said:
pine gap worth a watch?

It's a solid 7/10.

let me know how that tidewaters goes? reviews are mixed at best
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Leitmotif said:
. I have been trying to get into The Americans, but I have been unable to. That being said, I did like Detective Comade, thought that was a good show, albeit highly NON-PC.
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Check out Under the Same Sky and Deutchland 83 as well.
 
Tideland is dragging. I’ll give it 6.5/10. Predictable and slow paced, in spite of a good cast of quality Aus actors.
 
Now onto the third series of Peaky Blinders. It's far fetched, historically inaccurate, but a gangster fantasy that works because of the elaborate costume drama details, the mise-en-scene and cast.
 
On Boxing Day I watched David Suchet as Poirot in ‘The ABC Murders’ repeat on ITV3.

Later that evening BBC showed the new John Malkovitch Poirot - starting with Part1 of their version of ‘The ABC Murders’. I don’t rate Malkovitch. I have always considered him an overrated, pretentious type.

Malkovitch does not seem to have a French/Belgian accent. He has a beard not a moustache. He is an isolated figure whose career is in decline. Inspector Japp is retired and dies early in the episode. The police have taken against Poirot and are now hostile towards him. Sets are shabby and much play is made of the rise of fascism and antagonism towards foreigners such as Poirot. I was not impressed.
 
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