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moehat said:
I don’t mind films that are hard to watch ( although I did give up on The Deer Hunter the other night; I felt that, as I’d never seen it I needed to watch it as part of my cinematic education, but I gave up and watched Amandaland instead) but some hard to watch films are boring. I didn’t like There Will be Blood. In my youth I remember being transfixed at the cinema watching Ken Russell films. I’m trying to think of the one that made me feel numb right from the very beginning. The witches or something? Of course, it was The Devils….
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I’m loving Amandaland! Four deep into the series via iPlayer.
 
Len Madeiros said:
I’m loving Amandaland! Four deep into the series via iPlayer.
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I’ve finished Amandaland and am now watching a series called The Cockfields on BBC catchup which I missed first time round. Gentle humour similar to The Detectorists but, unlike that I think the humour would only appeal to old people like me. A nice folky soundtrack, too. Beth Orton I think.
 
Yes, I was just thinking his 'misery guts' character would be under instruction from the writer or director.

Apart from thinking he is a good actor, I've met him several times and he is incredibly humble, kind and warm-hearted.
 
I’ve been rather taken with Ben Rufus Greens character ( he was so sweet and funny) in The Cockfields and have found out that he has is on utube in something called The Washing Up Club. I’m just watching an episode in which they have a power cut and Ray’s got a LED head light like mine. I’m beginning to worry if I really get on my kids nerves on the rare occasion that they stay with me given that I’m a fussy worrier. It was a bit of a shock watching series two only to find that two of the actors were different. Didn’t realise that Kim Catrall was initially chosen to play the mother. Can’t imagine her playing that role. Can’t seem to find the Christmas special on catchup. ( now going to get stuck into Everyone Else Burns. And Derry Girls, which I’ve never seen. It’s part of my Trump antidote strategy).
 
I like to live dangerously. Could get myself in no end of trouble with just about everything about that film! ( must point out there is another film with the same name that was released at the same time plus another one that was released in 2009…)
 
moehat said:
I’ve been rather taken with Ben Rufus Greens character ( he was so sweet and funny) in The Cockfields and have found out that he has is on utube in something called The Washing Up Club. I’m just watching an episode in which they have a power cut and Ray’s got a LED head light like mine. I’m beginning to worry if I really get on my kids nerves on the rare occasion that they stay with me given that I’m a fussy worrier. It was a bit of a shock watching series two only to find that two of the actors were different. Didn’t realise that Kim Catrall was initially chosen to play the mother. Can’t imagine her playing that role. Can’t seem to find the Christmas special on catchup. ( now going to get stuck into Everyone Else Burns. And Derry Girls, which I’ve never seen. It’s part of my Trump antidote strategy).
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Moe - have you come across ‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’ Came across it on iPlayer last night. Very funny, very dark.
 
I saw the first series, which I had to watch twice because I couldn’t work out what was happening ( which often happens with me as I don’t concentrate on what I’m watching. I will watch it but going to watch Everyone Else Burns first which is a channel 4 black comedy, and they often go unnoticed: The Change was a similar one which I loved.
 
walsworth said:
I like archeology programmes, in particular anything by Prof Alice Roberts. She can grab my trowel any time she likes!
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I often have Digging for Britain on a loop at night; it’s such easy watching. There was an interesting item about the gypsies that lived in the New Forest the other night. And Johnny Flynn ( swoon) does the music. I don’t like Alice’s pink hair; I wish she’d revert back to being blonde. I think she’s the female swoon equivalent of ( back in the day) Michael Wood, who got me and all of my friends interested in archeology ( how shallow are we!).
 
Len Madeiros said:
Moe - have you come across ‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’ Came across it on iPlayer last night. Very funny, very dark.
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Decided to watch series two, although I struggled to remember what happened in season one. Just realised that Jurgeon is Charlie Cooper. Keep thinking that Daisy May Cooper has had lip filler since series one and can’t understand why so many women are having lip filler. Why would anyone have a needle stuck in their lips? And the last episode ( which I’m watching now) is about lip filler.
 
Just finished series 3 of Mr Mercedes. Season 1, bearable, Season 2. just about tolerable, Season 3. Absolute shite.

Bean Ui Capall likes these long form dramas and I watched at her behest, uncomplaining and supportive. Truly I am a good person. If I lived alone viewing would have been terminated after 2 episodes.
 
Sometimes something is so bad you have to stick with it to see if it gets better. Or to justify having invested so much time spent watching it. It paid off with Vikings ( not that it was a bad series; far from it…I just found it a bit style over substance and took itself too seriously) in that I ended up watching one of the best endings of any series ever.
 
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