What are you watching now?

[George K]

@taiwan_girl yes, it's one of the trains I've ridden recently. Others that have had more than 1 ride are the California Zephyr and The Empire Builder.

[George K]

@Ivorythumper said in What are you watching now?:

I like Billions and Succession.

Yup. They're fun. I'm going to miss Damian Lewis in Billions.

"Yellowstone" is fun. It's like Dallas, but the people aren't as nice.

[Doctor Phibes]

I just finished "Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story" on Netflix.

I already knew a fair amount of the story, but a truly shocking and horrific sequence of events. When I was a kid, he was enormously well-known and loved by the public, courted by Prime Ministers and Royalty, and yet somehow simultaneously managing to get away with sexual abuse of children on a massive scale.

[Horace]

@Doctor-Phibes said in What are you watching now?:

I just finished "Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story" on Netflix.

I already knew a fair amount of the story, but a truly shocking and horrific sequence of events. When I was a kid, he was enormously well-known and loved by the public, courted by Prime Ministers and Royalty, and yet somehow simultaneously managing to get away with sexual abuse of children on a massive scale.

I watched that too. "Somehow managing to get away" doesn't really describe how clear his methodology was. He targeted people with zero social power, and ingratiated himself to those with all the social power, who protected him. He was too big to fail. He's lucky he lived in a time when society didn't have such an appetite for watching famous and beloved people fall.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Horace said in What are you watching now?:

@Doctor-Phibes said in What are you watching now?:

I just finished "Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story" on Netflix.

I already knew a fair amount of the story, but a truly shocking and horrific sequence of events. When I was a kid, he was enormously well-known and loved by the public, courted by Prime Ministers and Royalty, and yet somehow simultaneously managing to get away with sexual abuse of children on a massive scale.

I watched that too. "Somehow managing to get away" doesn't really describe how clear his methodology was. He targeted people with zero social power, and ingratiated himself to those with all the social power, who protected him. He was too big to fail. He's lucky he lived in a time when society didn't have such an appetite for watching famous and beloved people fall.

I still don't really understand how he got away with for so long. There were hundreds of people abused over decades. He really was hiding in plain site.

Back in the early 90's, there was this BBC radio show called 'In the Psychiatrists Chair', where Anthony Clare, an eminent psychiatrist interviewed celebrities. Some of them are still available as podcasts, and he did a really good job of getting people to open up. I remember hearing the one with Jimmy Savile, and being genuinely creeped-out by it. Both me and my then girlfriend were convinced there was something really weird going on with him, and I remember we talked about it quite a bit.

I find the fact that he never got caught really quite depressing. Even right at the end, the BBC tried to close down the documentary, he ended up having to go to ITV instead.

[George K]

"A Confesstion."

Another Brit mystery.

Apparently, everything in this story is true. Martin Freeman is a cop investigating the disappearance and death of a young girl. When he catches the perp, he elicits a confession without prior caution (Miranda). He also is led to another body to which he confesses.

There is forensic evidence linking him to the first murder, but because of the lack of prior caution, the case for the second murder is dropped.

The cop is devastated by the fact that the second murder case was dropped.

It's not so much a murder mystery as opposed to how the murder of two young girls affects everyone involved, including the investigators.

Freeman is, as usual, excellent.

The actual story:

Murder of Sian O'Callaghan

[Ivorythumper]

"Barry" S3 is now on HBO. So far, "meh".

[taiwan_girl]

Just finished a Korean Show - "Memories of Alhambra"

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After receiving an email regarding a groundbreaking AR game about medieval battles in the Alhambra, Yoo Jin-woo (Hyun Bin), CEO of an investment company that specializes in optical devices, travels to Granada, Spain to meet the creator of the game, Jung Se-joo (Park Chan-yeol). However, Se-joo has gone missing and there, Jin-woo meets Se-joo’s older sister, Jung Hee-joo (Park Shin-hye), who is the owner of the hostel he stays in and a former guitarist. Both get entangled in mysterious incidents, as the border between the real world and the AR world built by Se-joo begins to blur.
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Very fun and enjoyable

Link to video

[bachophile]

We own this city

It’s the wire redux.

HBO. Just released.

[Mik]

Outer Range (halfheartedly - Yellowstone meets La Brea)

Mayans S4 (Watched two, not impressed but will give it time. Just getting more and more violent for no particular reason)

[George K]

Dark Winds

Dark Winds is an American psychological thriller television series created by Graham Roland based on the Leaphorn & Chee novel series by Tony Hillerman. It premiered on AMC and AMC+ on June 12, 2022, with the first season consisting of six episodes.

In Gallup, New Mexico, robbers pilot a helicopter to rob an armored truck, killing two guards. The fleeing helicopter flies over the nearby Navajo reservation, where it is seen by an old man named Hosteen Tso. Three weeks later, Tso is found dead in a motel room along with Anna Atcitty, the granddaughter of a Medicine Woman he was visiting due to ailments since seeing the helicopter.

It was okay. Not great, but a nice binge.

I really enjoyed seeing Zahn McClannon. He played Matthias in the Longmire series, and also was in a season of Westworld.

[George K]

Binging through Westworld.

I found season 2 disorienting (I suppose that was the goal) and really didn't play close attention to season 3 when I watched. So...

I binged through season 3 again.

Very complex, a lot of "who's really in there" stuff. I enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to binging through season 4, the penultimate season.

I'm in love with Thandie Newton, by the way.

[Horace]

@George-K said in What are you watching now?:

Binging through Westworld.

I found season 2 disorienting (I suppose that was the goal) and really didn't play close attention to season 3 when I watched. So...

I binged through season 3 again.

Very complex, a lot of "who's really in there" stuff. I enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to binging through season 4, the penultimate season.

I'm in love with Thandie Newton, by the way.

You should google her. I think she was in the news lately for being a basket case.

I’m reserving judgment till I have more info though.

[George K]

@Horace not seeing anything too weird.

I enjoyed her in "All The Old Knives" as well.

Are you confusing her with Evan Rachael Wood, who appears to be a certifiable whacko (like Amber Heard)?

[Horace]

@George-K said in What are you watching now?:

@Horace not seeing anything too weird.

I enjoyed her in "All The Old Knives" as well.

Are you confusing her with Evan Rachael Wood, who appears to be a certifiable whacko (like Amber Heard)?

Maybe. I also confuse her with Zoe Saldana.

[Mik]

Watching:

The Bear
Reservation Dogs(he’s in that too)
Orville
Blackbird
Sneaky Pete
Looking for other stuff

[kluurs]

Watching Sandman - 3 stars - a wee bit weird - but worth a watch.

[Copper]

@Mik said in What are you watching now?:

other stuff

I like Sneaky Pete, I think it has been years now since new episodes.

Netflix 2022 - Uncharted - Mark Wahlberg, a couple hours of some fun adventure/action

Netflix - Stranger Things - 4 Seasons series, kind of strange spooky other dimensional bad guys helping the Russians rule the world - bad guys foiled by a bunch of kids and a washed-up cop

[Doctor Phibes]

@kluurs said in What are you watching now?:

Watching Sandman - 3 stars - a wee bit weird - but worth a watch.

Mrs. Doctor Phibes has been watching that as well - very Neil Gaiman (which is a good thing)

[George K]

@Copper said in What are you watching now?:

I like Sneaky Pete, I think it has been years now since new episodes.

Ran for 3 seasons.

Graham Yost was involved - wasn't he one of the forces behind "Justified?"

The first season of Sneaky Pete received positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 97% 'Certified Fresh' rating, based on 31 critic reviews, with the critical consensus "Suspenseful, smart, and terrifically cast, Sneaky Pete is part dramedy, part crime caper, and all in all entertaining."[19] Metacritic gave the first season a 77 out of 100 score based on 22 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

The second season of Sneaky Pete received positive critical reviews as well. Rotten Tomatoes gave the second season a 92% 'Fresh' rating, based on 12 critic reviews, with the critical consensus "Sneaky Pete's sophomore season replicates its predecessor's finesse with narrative sleight of hand and deliciously twisted capers, although Bryan Cranston's gravitas is sorely missed."

The third season of Sneaky Pete continued to receive positive critical reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes giving it 100% 'Fresh' rating, based on 5 critic reviews.