So as a man of a certain age I loved to original Quantum Leap with Scott Bakula

 

Watched the first episode of the re-boot, shows potential promise

 

 

Excellent interview

 

I downloaded the first three episodes of the "Lord of the Rings" prequel, "The Power of the Rings" and have so far gotten through the first two episodes, but I may add that I was tempted to bail out halfway through the second episode, because I just didn't find it interesting – – has anyone else experienced this??

Many of my current favorite series are starting new seasons:

 

• Chicago PD
• Chicago Fire
• Law & Order SUV
• The Goldbergs 
• Big Sky
• 911

5 minutes ago, dingdongrb said:

• Law & Order SUV

Have you checked Law & Order: Organized Crime 

 

There was a new season premiere last night? I kind of like the continual soundtrack, It reminds me of the time when Law and order was shown back to back on the only English Channel on our condo cable TV. 

6 minutes ago, recom273 said:

Have you checked Law & Order: Organized Crime 

 

There was a new season premiere last night? I kind of like the continual soundtrack, It reminds me of the time when Law and order was shown back to back on the only English Channel on our condo cable TV. 

I watched all of S1 and liked it but got sidetracked and didn't even get started with S2. I did like it and perhaps I'll start it up again but hard to say when as the football season is now upon us.

 

NOTE: I'm talking real football, not that boing soccer <deleted>.....  ????

One of my favorite British actors in a rather intriguing show

 

 

8 hours ago, xylophone said:

I downloaded the first three episodes of the "Lord of the Rings" prequel, "The Power of the Rings" and have so far gotten through the first two episodes, but I may add that I was tempted to bail out halfway through the second episode, because I just didn't find it interesting – – has anyone else experienced this??

I watched the first two episodes and found it slow and bit of a slog to get through them. Eps 3 and 4 picked up a bit with some action. Ep 5 is looking good though.

 

I think it was always going to be an uphill task trying to follow the trilogies of The Hobbit and LOTR. No familiar movies stars, mediocre acting, slow story line, etc, etc. 

 

I'm sticking with it for the time being. 

TPB

Trawling back through the movies in the BBC iPlayer I came across, "Blazing Saddles" which is a movie I remember seeing eons ago, and just about the only things that I do remember about it were the farting scene round the campfire, and the black sheriff, so I thought I'd have another look at it.

 

Well I was surprised as I never realised that the movie was rife with racism (the N word for black folk spoken quite often in the movie) Chinese referred to as "chinks" and parodies of Germans, Nazis, Jews and gays and probably more that I can't remember now......however it didn't shock me because it was from an era when we accepted all of that stuff and really paid no heed to it.

 

Whether that was right or wrong I don't know, but what I do know is that movie could never certainly be made now, so I'm glad I watched it again, faults and all! 

17 hours ago, xylophone said:

I downloaded the first three episodes of the "Lord of the Rings" prequel, "The Power of the Rings" and have so far gotten through the first two episodes, but I may add that I was tempted to bail out halfway through the second episode, because I just didn't find it interesting – – has anyone else experienced this??

 

I also have canned it as being too boring, not interesting, and full of unlikable characters.

 

 

53 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

 

I also have canned it as being too boring, not interesting, and full of unlikable characters.

 

 

Summed up my thoughts too Rimmer, so will do the same!

11 hours ago, bobandyson said:

I watched the first two episodes and found it slow and bit of a slog to get through them. Eps 3 and 4 picked up a bit with some action. Ep 5 is looking good though.

 

I think it was always going to be an uphill task trying to follow the trilogies of The Hobbit and LOTR. No familiar movies stars, mediocre acting, slow story line, etc, etc. 

 

I'm sticking with it for the time being. 

Looking forward to Eps 3 & 4 then... it is very slow at times but the CGI and cinematography is brilliant!

 

My wife is enjoying it as well so I too will stick it out for a few more episodes.

On 9/8/2022 at 10:13 PM, xylophone said:

I watched "Where the Crawdads Sing" and thought it was good, if a little slow, but worth hanging in for overall.

Watched "Where the Crawdads Sing" last night, thought it was really good.

 

Very few films around of this calibre nowadays.

Bali

RARBG

 

Based on the 2002 terrorist attacks on Bali's tourist hotspots, explores how everyday heroes from Bali, Australia and beyond defied the odds to bring order from chaos and hope from despair.

 

 

CROSSFIRE on BBC1 looks OK after Episode 1. Keeley Hawes is fit.

Just watched first episode of The Serpent Queen, very promising.

New Pommy show just started.

RARBG

 

Summary: DS Karen Pirie reopens the case of a murdered barmaid. Her investigation unearths flaws in the original 1995 inquiry.

 

 

I'm currently watching Season 1 of Ridley and I am enjoying it so far. Worth a look IMHO. I got it from TGx.

https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3193225753/?playlistId=tt14772170&ref_=tt_ov_vi

MV Group

 

MV Group and elsewhere

I find Game of Thrones difficult to follow and boring.

TPB

Inside Man

 

Summary: A prisoner on death row in the US and a woman trapped in a cellar under an English vicarage,

cross paths in the most unexpected way.

 

 

 

MV Group

 

 

TPB

On 9/24/2022 at 7:26 AM, seedy said:

TPB

I like Guy Pearce so I thought I would download this and watch it, even though it only has an IMDb rating of about 5.

 

Well the movie itself had so many plot holes in it that it was occasionally hard to follow, and I have still got no idea how a couple of the people actually fit into the story itself, but I did watch it through till the end and just put it down to, "not one of Guy Pearce's better movies".

Emily the Criminal   

Is pretty good, it stars Aubrey Plaza and Theo Rossi Who you may remember from Sons of Anarchy

I feel the IMDB rating is way low at 6.7 I would put it more like 7.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having a laugh with "Bullitt Train"

22 minutes ago, bubblegum said:

Having a laugh with "Bullitt Train"

Or even  "Bullet Train"?

Just started watching Bloodlands S02 .. like wt? I liked the last season it was about the IRA and Goliath, so where does the gold come in .. I will give it one more chance. Disappointing.