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    Horace
    wrote on 24 May 2021, 01:59 last edited by
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    Framing John Delorean on Netflix is pretty good. Personally I was out at the chin implant, but apparently people are willing to forgive a lot.

    Education is extremely important.

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      George K
      wrote on 26 May 2021, 23:19 last edited by
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      DCI Banks

      Pretty typical British murder mystery show. Each episode is ½ of a story (total of 90 minutes per mystery). There is an overreaching arc, but it's not necessary to start from the beginning. Nice, not-too-complex-and confusing stories (yeah, "Endeavour," I'm looking at you).

      Banks is an interesting character, but some of his associates (like Caroline Catz - from "Doc Martin") are just as interesting.

      Check out 2-3 mysteries...

      I'm lot in love, like "Foyle's War," but it's pretty good, if you like Brit mysteries.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • G George K
        26 May 2021, 23:19

        DCI Banks

        Pretty typical British murder mystery show. Each episode is ½ of a story (total of 90 minutes per mystery). There is an overreaching arc, but it's not necessary to start from the beginning. Nice, not-too-complex-and confusing stories (yeah, "Endeavour," I'm looking at you).

        Banks is an interesting character, but some of his associates (like Caroline Catz - from "Doc Martin") are just as interesting.

        Check out 2-3 mysteries...

        I'm lot in love, like "Foyle's War," but it's pretty good, if you like Brit mysteries.

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        jodi
        wrote on 1 Jun 2021, 02:23 last edited by
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        @george-k I’ve been bingeing DCI Banks since reading your post. I quite like it.

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        • J jodi
          1 Jun 2021, 02:23

          @george-k I’ve been bingeing DCI Banks since reading your post. I quite like it.

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          George K
          wrote on 4 Jun 2021, 00:25 last edited by
          #174

          @jodi I finished it off the other day.

          Very enjoyable. I really enjoyed the fact that I could watch, or binge, two episodes at a time to see the resolution of a mystery. It's nice to not be committed to a whole season. The 5th season has an over-reaching arc, but if you don't complete it, you're not missing a great deal.

          If you do complete, it's good as well.

          I loved Annie Cabbot, and it was interesting to see Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) in a serious role.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • G George K
            4 Jun 2021, 00:25

            @jodi I finished it off the other day.

            Very enjoyable. I really enjoyed the fact that I could watch, or binge, two episodes at a time to see the resolution of a mystery. It's nice to not be committed to a whole season. The 5th season has an over-reaching arc, but if you don't complete it, you're not missing a great deal.

            If you do complete, it's good as well.

            I loved Annie Cabbot, and it was interesting to see Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) in a serious role.

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            jodi
            wrote on 4 Jun 2021, 12:42 last edited by
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            @george-k Yes, I find myself watching a couple at a time too. I loved Endeavor as well, but I don’t think I finished the latest season - I think I liked the earlier seasons better.

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              Doctor Phibes
              wrote on 4 Jun 2021, 12:47 last edited by
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              Ragnarok

              A very different take on the Thor story from the Marvel guys - it's Norwegian made, and very not-Hollywood. On Netflix. Mrs. Phibes started watching it, and I ended up joining in. Still not quite sure about it, but it's interesting.

              I was only joking

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                4 Jun 2021, 12:47

                Ragnarok

                A very different take on the Thor story from the Marvel guys - it's Norwegian made, and very not-Hollywood. On Netflix. Mrs. Phibes started watching it, and I ended up joining in. Still not quite sure about it, but it's interesting.

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                Mik
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                @doctor-phibes said in What are you watching now?:

                Ragnarok

                A very different take on the Thor story from the Marvel guys - it's Norwegian made, and very not-Hollywood. On Netflix. Mrs. Phibes started watching it, and I ended up joining in. Still not quite sure about it, but it's interesting.

                Ooh...just watched the trailer for season 1... that's next up for us. I can see the treatment and who the giants are.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  Loki
                  wrote on 4 Jun 2021, 18:21 last edited by
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                  Mare of Eastown is so good. When you witness great acting and great writing it reminds you that you tolerated a lot of okay stuff.

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                    4 Jun 2021, 18:21

                    Mare of Eastown is so good. When you witness great acting and great writing it reminds you that you tolerated a lot of okay stuff.

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                    George K
                    wrote on 4 Jun 2021, 18:48 last edited by
                    #179

                    @loki said in What are you watching now?:

                    Mare of Eastown

                    Thanks for the recommendation. I'll have to check it out.

                    Currently watching "Cardinal" on HULU - Canadian cop show set in the fictional town of Algonquin Bay (actually filmed in Sudbury, and North Bay where my family and I vacationed a couple of times when I was a kid - on Lake Nipissing).

                    Interesting characters and it's, to say the least, "gritty." And by "gritty" I'm talking about decapitations and amputations, not to mention torture.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • D Doctor Phibes
                      4 Jun 2021, 12:47

                      Ragnarok

                      A very different take on the Thor story from the Marvel guys - it's Norwegian made, and very not-Hollywood. On Netflix. Mrs. Phibes started watching it, and I ended up joining in. Still not quite sure about it, but it's interesting.

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                      jodi
                      wrote on 4 Jun 2021, 19:46 last edited by
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                      @doctor-phibes I watched the firsts season,
                      But haven’t started in the second yet.

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                        4 Jun 2021, 18:48

                        @loki said in What are you watching now?:

                        Mare of Eastown

                        Thanks for the recommendation. I'll have to check it out.

                        Currently watching "Cardinal" on HULU - Canadian cop show set in the fictional town of Algonquin Bay (actually filmed in Sudbury, and North Bay where my family and I vacationed a couple of times when I was a kid - on Lake Nipissing).

                        Interesting characters and it's, to say the least, "gritty." And by "gritty" I'm talking about decapitations and amputations, not to mention torture.

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                        Mik
                        wrote on 4 Jun 2021, 20:52 last edited by
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                        @george-k said in What are you watching now?:

                        @loki said in What are you watching now?:

                        Mare of Eastown

                        Thanks for the recommendation. I'll have to check it out.

                        Currently watching "Cardinal" on HULU - Canadian cop show set in the fictional town of Algonquin Bay (actually filmed in Sudbury, and North Bay where my family and I vacationed a couple of times when I was a kid - on Lake Nipissing).

                        Interesting characters and it's, to say the least, "gritty." And by "gritty" I'm talking about decapitations and amputations, not to mention torture.

                        Didja go see The Big Nickel?

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • M Mik
                          4 Jun 2021, 20:52

                          @george-k said in What are you watching now?:

                          @loki said in What are you watching now?:

                          Mare of Eastown

                          Thanks for the recommendation. I'll have to check it out.

                          Currently watching "Cardinal" on HULU - Canadian cop show set in the fictional town of Algonquin Bay (actually filmed in Sudbury, and North Bay where my family and I vacationed a couple of times when I was a kid - on Lake Nipissing).

                          Interesting characters and it's, to say the least, "gritty." And by "gritty" I'm talking about decapitations and amputations, not to mention torture.

                          Didja go see The Big Nickel?

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                          George K
                          wrote on 4 Jun 2021, 20:54 last edited by
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                          @mik said in What are you watching now?:

                          Didja go see The Big Nickel?

                          :man-shrugging:

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 5 Jun 2021, 14:13 last edited by
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                            Geddouddahere. You were in Sudbury and didn't see the Big Nickel?

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                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            • M Mik
                              4 Jun 2021, 14:58

                              @doctor-phibes said in What are you watching now?:

                              Ragnarok

                              A very different take on the Thor story from the Marvel guys - it's Norwegian made, and very not-Hollywood. On Netflix. Mrs. Phibes started watching it, and I ended up joining in. Still not quite sure about it, but it's interesting.

                              Ooh...just watched the trailer for season 1... that's next up for us. I can see the treatment and who the giants are.

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                              Mik
                              wrote on 5 Jun 2021, 14:16 last edited by
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                              @mik said in What are you watching now?:

                              @doctor-phibes said in What are you watching now?:

                              Ragnarok

                              A very different take on the Thor story from the Marvel guys - it's Norwegian made, and very not-Hollywood. On Netflix. Mrs. Phibes started watching it, and I ended up joining in. Still not quite sure about it, but it's interesting.

                              Ooh...just watched the trailer for season 1... that's next up for us. I can see the treatment and who the giants are.

                              Watched S1 E1 last night. Interesting, if a bit teen oriented. MFR did not like it because of the heart eating thing.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                5 Jun 2021, 14:13

                                Geddouddahere. You were in Sudbury and didn't see the Big Nickel?

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                                George K
                                wrote on 5 Jun 2021, 19:36 last edited by
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                                @mik said in What are you watching now?:

                                Geddouddahere. You were in Sudbury and didn't see the Big Nickel?

                                "On July 27, 1964, the park was officially opened. "

                                I would guess that I was 13 years old when we stayed up there, perhaps 14 on our second vacation. That park wasn't open then (I was born in 1950), and we only traveled to Sudbury one time, iirc. Our cottage was on the south shore of Lake Nipissing, and if we needed anything, we'd go to North Bay. Sudbury was a 60 mile drive.

                                And, after all, why go there?

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  5 Jun 2021, 14:16

                                  @mik said in What are you watching now?:

                                  @doctor-phibes said in What are you watching now?:

                                  Ragnarok

                                  A very different take on the Thor story from the Marvel guys - it's Norwegian made, and very not-Hollywood. On Netflix. Mrs. Phibes started watching it, and I ended up joining in. Still not quite sure about it, but it's interesting.

                                  Ooh...just watched the trailer for season 1... that's next up for us. I can see the treatment and who the giants are.

                                  Watched S1 E1 last night. Interesting, if a bit teen oriented. MFR did not like it because of the heart eating thing.

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                                  Doctor Phibes
                                  wrote on 5 Jun 2021, 20:35 last edited by
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                                  @mik said in What are you watching now?:

                                  @mik said in What are you watching now?:

                                  @doctor-phibes said in What are you watching now?:

                                  Ragnarok

                                  A very different take on the Thor story from the Marvel guys - it's Norwegian made, and very not-Hollywood. On Netflix. Mrs. Phibes started watching it, and I ended up joining in. Still not quite sure about it, but it's interesting.

                                  Ooh...just watched the trailer for season 1... that's next up for us. I can see the treatment and who the giants are.

                                  Watched S1 E1 last night. Interesting, if a bit teen oriented. MFR did not like it because of the heart eating thing.

                                  Mrs. Phibes watches a lot of teen-oriented shows, although she denies this. Even my daughter thought it was a bit depressing, and she watches the bleakest stuff imaginable.

                                  I was only joking

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                                    Doctor Phibes
                                    wrote on 12 Jun 2021, 21:13 last edited by
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                                    Clarkson's Farm on Amazon.

                                    Jeremy Clarkson has owned a farm since 2008. Now he's decided to run it. The first episode was interesting, and funny.

                                    He's hopelessly out of his depth, but is getting a fair bit of help from people who aren't.

                                    Incidentally, my paternal Uncle lives about 20 minutes from Clarkson - I haven't seen him since my brother's christening in 1966. Family argument.

                                    I was only joking

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 12 Jun 2021, 21:14 last edited by
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                                      Thanks for the recommendation. Is he still an ass on this show?

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        12 Jun 2021, 21:14

                                        Thanks for the recommendation. Is he still an ass on this show?

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                                        Doctor Phibes
                                        wrote on 12 Jun 2021, 21:41 last edited by
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                                        @george-k said in What are you watching now?:

                                        Thanks for the recommendation. Is he still an ass on this show?

                                        He's still very much Jeremy Clarkson, but not nearly as much of an ass as normal - he needs to get a lot of help from the locals. I suspect he's more being himself than he is on Top Gear.

                                        I was only joking

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                                        • D Doctor Phibes
                                          12 Jun 2021, 21:41

                                          @george-k said in What are you watching now?:

                                          Thanks for the recommendation. Is he still an ass on this show?

                                          He's still very much Jeremy Clarkson, but not nearly as much of an ass as normal - he needs to get a lot of help from the locals. I suspect he's more being himself than he is on Top Gear.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 12 Jun 2021, 21:49 last edited by
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                                          @doctor-phibes said in What are you watching now?:

                                          not nearly as much of an ass as normal

                                          Is this the post where "twat" is appropriate?

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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