A Lark Ascending Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 And manufactured folk traditions. There's a marvellous book by Richard Lewis called 'The Magic Spring'. No folky, he set off on a year's tour of England to investigate folk culture - ends up being very affectionate but unearthing no end of spurious traditions. Quite a few concocted by local councils as a tourist draw like the Marsden Cuckoo Day Festival which started right at the end of the 20thC. I noticed the morris dancers on the trailer - a very easy target in the authenticity stakes. Quote
jazzbo Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 Person of Interest. Shaw and Root on one motorcycle. Quote
jazzbo Posted April 26, 2014 Report Posted April 26, 2014 Rewatching the epsode of "Grimm" that my uncle (Jack Armstrong) is a supporting cast member in, after watching last night's Grimm. Quote
Matthew Posted April 26, 2014 Report Posted April 26, 2014 Trailor Park Boys: This is some hilarious stuff. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 28, 2014 Report Posted April 28, 2014 Wow! Read a lot of good things about this so tried it. Utterly compelling with lots of layers. Just watched episode 3. Utterly gripped. Quote
jlhoots Posted April 29, 2014 Report Posted April 29, 2014 Last night's episodes of The Good Wife, Mad Men & Veep on my DVR. Quote
Shawn Posted April 29, 2014 Report Posted April 29, 2014 Last night's episodes of The Good Wife, Mad Men & Veep on my DVR. That episode of The Good Wife was delicious, I love the Calvin Sweeney episodes. This has been a crackerjack season. Quote
BruceH Posted April 30, 2014 Report Posted April 30, 2014 First (double-length) episode of Season Six of "Adventure Time." It was great. Quote
Van Basten II Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 The series Apocalypse but this time about the First Great War, as griping and well documented than the series about the Second War. Quote
kinuta Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 Rosemary's Baby remake episode 1 Why bother, is the question that first comes to mind. I almost felt sorry for the miscast Zoe Saldana. Mia Farrow was perfect as Rosemary, exuding a sense of impending dread even in the early parts of the film. Had a couple of obligatory gory scenes to appeal to 21st century sensibilities, and was quite watchable but it's an exercise in futility, some films must not, under any circumstances, be remade! Quote
kinuta Posted May 15, 2014 Report Posted May 15, 2014 Person Of Interest season finale. Great conclusion. POI has really grown into a formidable programme. Can't wait to see what happens next. Quote
Shawn Posted May 15, 2014 Report Posted May 15, 2014 Season finale week means I can go back and start watching several series that I skipped during the season because I didn't feel like dealing with commercials, hiatuses and other annoyances that go along with broadcast TV. These days I like to binge watch and having the entire seasons recorded means I can watch them on my schedule, not the damn networks. Castle Grimm Elementary Bones The Big Bang Theory Parenthood Quote
jazzbo Posted May 15, 2014 Report Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Da Vinci's Demons, Season 2. Edited May 15, 2014 by jazzbo Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted May 15, 2014 Report Posted May 15, 2014 Mad Men. Season 6, I think. You know, the one where Don cheats on his wife. It's only just occurred to me why it's called Mad Men. Quote
xybert Posted May 16, 2014 Report Posted May 16, 2014 Saturday morning, just watched Green Lantern, Adventure Time and Regular Show. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 16, 2014 Report Posted May 16, 2014 Getting caught up on Fargo (FX series). Really enjoying it. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 17, 2014 Report Posted May 17, 2014 Caught up on Fargo now. Just about caught up with Da Vinci's Demons Season 2. Quote
Shawn Posted May 24, 2014 Report Posted May 24, 2014 Penny Dreadful - love it. Big Bang Theory - season 2 Quote
erwbol Posted May 28, 2014 Report Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) Getting caught up on Fargo (FX series). Really enjoying it. Lester's brother better call Saul. I thought Freeman's Lester was somewhat unappealing and unconvincing until his transformation into a 'predator' really started to get underway in episode six. Bob Odenkirk's Bill Oswalt felt like Bob Odenkirk dressed up as a police officer until last night he became a part of it all. And Collin Hanks should have never worked again as an actor based on his work in Dexter season 6, but is doing alright in this particularly limited role fit for a man with a limited amount of facial expressions at his disposal. Edited May 28, 2014 by erwbol Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted May 28, 2014 Report Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) All very dark and eerie (Peaky Blinders without the attitude or alternative rock). Apparently lots of complaints about the sound - suspect it's the Irish accents; a recent drama set in Cornwall got a similar reaction. Must be the same buggers who voted UKIP last Thursday whining. Edited May 28, 2014 by A Lark Ascending Quote
xybert Posted May 29, 2014 Report Posted May 29, 2014 Just Shoot Me re-runs, waiting for The Simpsons re-runs to come on. Quote
erwbol Posted May 29, 2014 Report Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) In The Flesh (BBC). The death returned but now they're cured. British zombies, also hard to understand, but perhaps the rotters's vocal cords aren't what they used to be. Or could all British be PDS suffering rotters? Edited May 29, 2014 by erwbol Quote
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