Phil; point of order. I think you will find that Marvelās Agent Carter does indeed qualify as capeshit , and that the Sotonians secret police will be sending a division of Dubai-based delegates to lay upon thee a holy smackdown.
I didnāt decide any of this; the Bear decided to exercise his power, things got out of control and dark forces are now on the move. I apologise profusely for what is about to happen.
Anyone been watching the BBCās new adaptation of War and Peace? It is what they do well - quality costuume drama. To be honest, Iām not really into 19th Century costume dramas but ended up catching this one and itās kind of got me hooked. I guess it helps to have a little knowledge of Napoleonic history which helps to contextualise it.
Oh, and lots of pretty girls and boys for everyone to ogle.
Iāve been looking at The Expanse , a sci-fi mystery show that proves you donāt have to go to the ends of the universe to get good drama. The setup appears to be entirely within our solar system. Earth and the Moon are controlled by the United Nations. Mars is an independent military power, dedicated to turning a rock into a garden. Sympathies perhaps lie with the Belters, the humans that live in the asteroid belts mining precious materials for Earth and Mars.
Thereās no light speed, no sci fi magic to explain. Perhaps the thing I like most about the show is that it does a lot of things properly. Things need to spin or people need magnetic boots for any kind of gravity, and the weightless scenes are perhaps among the showās best.
At its heart though, itās a mystery. An ice mining ship receives a distress call, which triggers off a chain of events that threaten to set off a war. Great politics, some very decent ideas (first time Iāve seen gravity torture used) and a grounding that keeps things feeling very contemporary. Very superficially, it seems like it mixes the political depth of Battlestar Galactica with some of the scenarios from Babylon 5; where an indifferent Earth is causing problems for its near neighbours.
About to hit the fourth episode. Enjoyed it all so far. Worthy sci fi. Yay.
Who is Vinyl supposed to be based on? From the trailers (itās not yet shown in Oz), it seems it could be a drawn out and possibly tedious Wolf of Wall St for the Ramones. Dunno.
Also dunno how you get the time to watch all those other series. Admittedly, I didnāt watch tv for 10 years, so Iām still catching up with NCIS.
Finally, I actually enjoyed Elementary, but I donāt ask too much of my TV series.