maddog Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Depends what you like. Movie-wise it's not the best, but for series and docs it's got a decent selection. Content will last you a good few months. Not that arsed about films but serieseseses are good. How long ago are the serieseseses from? And do you get whole box sets or just selected seasons? And how much does it cost? I did try to google this, but was a bit baffled about the pricing tiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Mostly whole box sets but sometimes you have to wait a bit, which is no big deal if you're not an addict. Browsing the films can be a bit like browsing the Straight to Video aisle in Blockbusters. (Ask your parents, children.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Black Sails is alright like. Set before Treasure Island with many of the same characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I gave Vinyl 25 mins of the first episode. It was :censored:ing rubbish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 My wife finally started watching Gomorrah last night. Series 2 is supposed to start in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 The People v OJ Simpson is decent. Strangely evocative of the time. It could be a bit more subtle, but then again it was made for Americans. Actually that might be slightly unfair. It was made by Americans who believe or strongly suspect that other Americans have goldfish memories and generally no brains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 My wife finally started watching Gomorrah last night. Series 2 is supposed to start in March. Still got that recorded. The film was brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Still got that recorded. The film was brilliant. The series pisses all over the film. And the book. Most films & most books in fact.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 The People v OJ Simpson is decent. Strangely evocative of the time. It could be a bit more subtle, but then again it was made for Americans. Actually that might be slightly unfair. It was made by Americans who believe or strongly suspect that other Americans have goldfish memories and generally no brains. Yep, it's brilliant. Quite a stellar cast too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Yep, it's brilliant. Quite a stellar cast too... Unbelievably high-quality cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Yep, it's brilliant. Quite a stellar cast too... Unbelievably high-quality cast. I'll have a look at that. No spoilers though please lads.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Back in the days of dodgy DVD's I worked with a girl who offered to lend me a big blockbuster about Jesus, I forget which one it was. I said something like "Don't tell me what happens at the end though..." She said "Oh, I don't know. I've not watched it myself yet" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Back in the days of dodgy DVD's I worked with a girl who offered to lend me a big blockbuster about Jesus, I forget which one it was. I said something like "Don't tell me what happens at the end though..." She said "Oh, I don't know. I've not watched it myself yet" Well, what did happen at the end...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Well, what did happen at the end...? I don't know, I never did watch it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Jesus gets executed but comes back and later does the off in far more dignified circumstances. OJ gets off but then gets it into his head that he can do what the :censored: he likes and takes a memorabilia monkey hostage in Vegas and insists on getting some of his old signed jockstraps back. To be fair, he does get a comically long stint for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Loving Travolta in the OJ thing, can't quite make out whether he has got the plastic surgery to look like the character or whether he has gone even more doolally? Not enjoying the crowbarring in of the Kardashian kids to provide a hook for the morons to keep watching? Yes it is whether this spawn of the end days came to the attention of the world but it really isn't adding anything to the story. The rest of it is good though, good example that TV is no long the poor relation to the movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Loving Travolta in the OJ thing, can't quite make out whether he has got the plastic surgery to look like the character or whether he has gone even more doolally? Not enjoying the crowbarring in of the Kardashian kids to provide a hook for the morons to keep watching? Yes it is whether this spawn of the end days came to the attention of the world but it really isn't adding anything to the story. The rest of it is good though, good example that TV is no long the poor relation to the movies. I blame the writers for thinking that the morons need the Kardashians in it to keep them interested. Come the finale, I bet people are still excitedly split down the middle retro-style as to whether he did it or not. (Of course he :censored:ing did it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Not enjoying the crowbarring in of the Kardashian kids to provide a hook for the morons to keep watching? Yes it is whether this spawn of the end days came to the attention of the world but it really isn't adding anything to the story. I blame the writers for thinking that the morons need the Kardashians in it to keep them interested. Some would argue only a moron would know who they were Not me, not me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Black Sails is alright like. Set before Treasure Island with many of the same characters From being a solid 7/10 this just got really good towards the end of series 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Watched the first two episodes of the new series of House of Cards last night. Series 1 was amazing, 2 was good, 3 disappointing. It's got a bit tired now hasn't it? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 We're up to about episode 9 of the new series, still really enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Watched the first two episodes of the new series of House of Cards last night. Series 1 was amazing, 2 was good, 3 disappointing. It's got a bit tired now hasn't it? . ^That. It's a three-part tragedy already on its fourth part, with a promised fifth, meaning it's been quite a long time since a scene revealed character or advanced the action. I'm seriously contemplating quitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Just finished the series, if you're thinking of stopping, I wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Just finished the series, if you're thinking of stopping, I wouldn't. It got better last night. I still get the feeling they're spinning it out. There are moments in series 3 & 4 when it's like the West Wing with a fundamentally bad guy in charge rather than a fundamentally good one. Plus there are too many conversations on phones about setting up meetings. If that's entertainment, I could get my fill by popping down to the third floor where HR live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 S1 was great. After S2E1, it was downhill. Lost interest by end of S2 and S3E1 killed it stone dead. Anyone watched Thirteen on BBC? Good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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