What TV series are you currently watching?

[Karl Henning]

Also finally (really not even the shade of a good reason for my having dawdled) watching the second series of Fawlty Towers. Wodehousian genius!

Now to enjoy Jn Cleese's commentary on each episode. 

[Irons]

Having fun watching some of the old t.v. show What's My Line

PD

PD, so many memories! Watching 'What's My Line' and 'This is your Life' (British versions) as a child. Eammon Andrews a consummate professional compared both.

[Papy Oli]

Recently, Series 2 of "Colin from Accounts": Still funny, cringey, sarcastic but felt more like a disjointed hit and miss series. Absolutely loved the first Series (seen 4 times, yes, I am biased) so this was a bit of a damp squib.

Ongoing: Series 4 of "Slow Horses". 1 episode a week.. arghhh... Too long a wait!! 

Also, ongoing: Recently appeared on Netflix so giving a try to "Brassic".
Hilarious! Very much like Shameless (UK) at times but I am finding Brassic way funnier and sharper. Just about to close season 1. Onwards we'll go with one.

[George]

Recently, Series 2 of "Colin from Accounts": Still funny, cringey, sarcastic but felt more like a disjointed hit and miss series. Absolutely loved the first Series (seen 4 times, yes, I am biased) so this was a bit of a damp squib.

Ongoing: Series 4 of "Slow Horses". 1 episode a week.. arghhh... Too long a wait!! 

Also, ongoing: Recently appeared on Netflix so giving a try to "Brassic".
Hilarious! Very much like Shameless (UK) at times but I am finding Brassic way funnier and sharper. Just about to close season 1. Onwards we'll go with one.

RE: Brassic - Joe Gilgun was excellent in the superb series Preacher (in case you missed it), which is also now on Netflix. 

[Papy Oli]

RE: Brassic - Joe Gilgun was excellent in the superb series Preacher (in case you missed it), which is also now on Netflix. 

Hi George,
thanks I'll look it up. Gilgun is a new one on me and his acting is already impressive in Brassic.

[Irons]

Recently, Series 2 of "Colin from Accounts": Still funny, cringey, sarcastic but felt more like a disjointed hit and miss series. Absolutely loved the first Series (seen 4 times, yes, I am biased) so this was a bit of a damp squib.

Ongoing: Series 4 of "Slow Horses". 1 episode a week.. arghhh... Too long a wait!! 

Also, ongoing: Recently appeared on Netflix so giving a try to "Brassic".
Hilarious! Very much like Shameless (UK) at times but I am finding Brassic way funnier and sharper. Just about to close season 1. Onwards we'll go with one.

Impossible to match the freshness of the first series of "Colin" which episode one of series two proved.

Big fan of Garry Oldman here in leafy Surrey. He was born to play Jackson Lamb.

Unaware of "Brassic". Thanks for heads up Olivier, will investigate.

[Papy Oli]

Impossible to match the freshness of the first series of "Colin" which episode one of series two proved.

That is true. That first series was well, perfect. They tried to cram too many arcs in Series 2 and it lost its spark.

Big fan of Garry Oldman here in leafy Surrey. He was born to play Jackson Lamb.

I watched Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy for the first time not too long ago. Once a spy... just a different style    (and what a cast, and what a movie!!)

Unaware of "Brassic". Thanks for heads up Olivier, will investigate.

Dive in!! Hope you won't be put off by the language. 

[George]

The first season of Burn Notice.

I'll be curious what you think of this. I have not seen it and may check it out if it's good. I thought the male lead was excellent in the Fargo TV series.

[Mandryka]

 Sherwood, the first series. It's on the BBC iplayer.

It is unbelievably good -- epic and unpredictable. Engages with big themes, human and political and historical.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0c725bc/sherwood-series-1-episode-1

[Iota]

Sherwood, the first series. It's on the BBC iplayer.

It is unbelievably good -- epic and unpredictable. Engages with big themes, human and political and historical.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0c725bc/sherwood-series-1-episode-1

Yes excellent.

I'll actually be finishing series 2 tonight, which while imo not quite as good as 1, is still well worth watching.

[DavidW]

I started Inspector Morse. It had been so long that I remembered him as an old alcoholic who listened to classical music. Now, I see him as a middle-aged alcoholic who listens to classical music.



I watched the first mystery, The Dead of Jericho, which I also read the novel back in the day. That was eighteen years ago! I only remembered the phone book and the phone book. I forgot everything.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I started Inspector Morse. It had been so long that I remembered him as an old alcoholic who listened to classical music. Now, I see him as a middle-aged alcoholic who listens to classical music.



I watched the first mystery, The Dead of Jericho, which I also read the novel back in the day. That was eighteen years ago! I only remembered the phone book and the phone book. I forgot everything.

I loved that series!  I still have a bunch of them (but on VHS alas).  Are you streaming them?  If so, how is the picture quality?

PD

[DavidW]

I loved that series!  I still have a bunch of them (but on VHS alas).  Are you streaming them?  If so, how is the picture quality?

PD

PQ is probably as good as it will ever get. It is grainy and soft, probably SD, but good enough that I could watch it without complaint on my 77-inch oled. I would not be able to say the same for VHS!

[Irons]

Impossible to match the freshness of the first series of "Colin" which episode one of series two proved.

Too hasty with my critique. 2nd episode of series two, a joy. Brilliantly acted scene when Gordon tells Ashley he has made an old flame pregnant. A dark moment hilariously funny, especially from Ashley. 

[Todd]

The dude who created the massively popular and socially very relevant Tiger King went back to the exotic animal well to make Chimp Crazy.  It's a four episode show examining the exploits of a bunch of crazies who love chimps, albeit in varying ways.  You got the main nut Tonia Haddix (pictured wearing pink, for clarity) and her associates on one side, and the wackos at PETA and Alan Cumming (?!?) on the other side.  Without giving away too many plot secrets, the PETA folks brought in a forensic expert who had worked the killing fields of Bosnia to aid in the investigation of a monkey whodunnit.  I shit you not.  And Alan Cumming, well, he obviously just wanted to make sure he was on the TV.  The show lacks the novelty and personalities of the Netflix bonanza.  The well ran dry.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

@NumberSix

Ooh!  That first episode of The Prisoner was hard to watch.  The white ball part was weird, but other than that, I found it to be interesting.

PD

[Karl Henning]

@NumberSix

Ooh!  That first episode of The Prisoner was hard to watch.  The white ball part was weird, but other than that, I found it to be interesting.

PD

Will you stick with the series, PD? I have a sentimental fondness for the show. 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Will you stick with the series, PD? I have a sentimental fondness for the show.

I think so.  Will see how it goes.

By the way, what was the car that he was driving?

PD

[NumberSix]

The white ball part was weird

Rover! Creepy, right?

Not every episode has aged well, but the themes about power and conformity and free thought are quite as relevant today as they were 50+ years ago. Maybe moreso. The kind of surveillance tech that the show highlights is certainly more capable and commonplace today.

[Karl Henning]

I think so.  Will see how it goes.

By the way, what was the car that he was driving?

PD

A Lotus 7