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What are we watching on TV?
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littleme
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Some great films there... Blade Runner has to be my favourite....
BobClay
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Looks to me like I got fed a 'Fake TV Guide' with regard to TCM. 
Watching second series of 'City on a Hill.' Police/FBI thriller set in Boston with Keven Bacon as a very seedy FBI agent who tends to stay on the dark side of the line, only crossing back to bullshit his bosses about his behaviour. Very dark, gritty and violent. Doesn't pull any punches. Reminds me of 'Hill Street Blues' and 'NYPD Blue' in that the difference between the goodies and the baddies is more grey than black and white.
Watching second series of 'City on a Hill.' Police/FBI thriller set in Boston with Keven Bacon as a very seedy FBI agent who tends to stay on the dark side of the line, only crossing back to bullshit his bosses about his behaviour. Very dark, gritty and violent. Doesn't pull any punches. Reminds me of 'Hill Street Blues' and 'NYPD Blue' in that the difference between the goodies and the baddies is more grey than black and white.
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BobClay
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I watched the interview on the Beeb between Paul McCartney and Idris Elba. Came across as an honest interview between two blokes having a chat. Found it very interesting. Then I caught the first five minutes of the the film that followed called 'Molly's Game.' I'd never heard of it, never heard of the real person the film is apparently based on, yet I ended up watching it to the end.
It had a good cast, a great story, (I've no idea how much truth there is and I don't that much care if the story is good,) and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
It had a good cast, a great story, (I've no idea how much truth there is and I don't that much care if the story is good,) and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
BobClay
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Just watched the last ever episode of 'Bosch' of the final series on Amazon Prime. I read a couple of the books by Michael Connelly some years ago and liked the dialogue which is well adapted to the series. Bosch is an LA homicide detective who is very cool and smart but occasionally goes into mad dog mode and strays over the line in order to do his job.
I've watched all seven series now and I'll miss it.
I've watched all seven series now and I'll miss it.
BobClay
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Anything that comes out of the Coen Brothers team is quality. I've watched all these from the film downwards. I think my favourite was the first series with Billy Bob Thornton as hitman 'Lorne Malvo.' Almost comical until he goes into 'predator' mode and then it's depart the scene in short jerky movements because here there be dragons.
littleme
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That's the one I've just watched.... maybe it would have helped to watch the film first.... The storyline is great. But it's all so slow!
BobClay
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I think if I had just started work as a henchman from one of the many groups John Wick, and Sofia and her dogs (who seem to have a penchant for some delicate body parts) were rapidly despatching, I'd be watching from the shadows thinking: "I might just wander down the job centre and look for some other kind of work." 
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littleme
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Same, but.....i would LOVE to be John Wick for just a week, month, year..... Well just to be John Wick..I was knackered after watching the first ten minutes .... just watching it.
BobClay
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Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) gets pissed off with his organised crime bosses and takes measures. Note it all seems to be done on one single shot !!! ... although the technology does exist today such that you cannot see the joins if it's multiple takes.
littleme
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Its a great bit of cinematography that I hadn't noticed as I was to bust laughing at the fact that Lorne had walked straight past the cops before shooting up the whole building! I also still can't get over how dorky Billy Bob Thornton looks in it...
SketchyMagpie
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I watched all of the Fargo series recently and loved it. Think season 3 is probably my favourite on account of it having two fantastic characters in particular. Haven't seen the movie though so must fix that!
I'm rewatching all of The X Files for the first time (barring a few eps I've revisited previously). There's a scene in season one's 'Ghost In The Machine' where Scully is crawling through a vent with overdubbed huffing and puffing and I swear it sounds like they just told her to make sex noises for two minutes.
I'm rewatching all of The X Files for the first time (barring a few eps I've revisited previously). There's a scene in season one's 'Ghost In The Machine' where Scully is crawling through a vent with overdubbed huffing and puffing and I swear it sounds like they just told her to make sex noises for two minutes.