Just finished watching the second series of The Leftovers. Enjoyed the first and thought it has promise but this was just plain batshit crazy. Looks like there will be a final series but it also looks like we wont find out why the people disappeared in the first place. Pah!
Written by the same peeps that did LOST.
Yeah, donât go expecting any closure 
Weâve now had BBC First for a week.
Heaven.
It is a programming mess at the moment, no sanity at all as to what show or episode is on at what time on what day, as it seems to be showing a mismash of stuff to either catch up or fill in time.
For me the OH AT LAST was catching up with Peter Capaldi as Dr Who, what a joy to have an actor in the role for the first time in ages! Of course it has been in no particular order so in one episode heâs on Galifrey & Clara is one heartbeat from death and off in another Tardis on her way to a guest appearance in Game of Thrones from what I could work out, the next episode shes chasing a Dinosaur in the Thames with Doc in a Nightshirt trawling through the trash. No idea what is going on but finally itâs decent TV.
We had the batshit mad Sherlock Time Warp (I suppose Moffat was always going to get the Doctor into that show somehow) andSome Nuns & Babies morphed into the second episode of a Luther series before they showed the Season Premier. Lots of stuff on there to record (if only my Hard drive wasnât full of me on TV at the Ryder Cup) The downside is a 3 day blast of non stop East Enders arrgh.
Defiance Season 3 finished really well. As cliff hangers go, having a Cowboy Lawman FINALLY realising he was in love and needed to Bang the Brains out of Amanda the fit Mayor was what weâd waitied 3 seasons to see, what we never saw coming was him deciding to Pilot a Faster than Light Star Ship aided by a Lesbian Clone to save a race of Psycopathic Purple Vampire Cannibals instead.
Have to say, that was up there with anything Moffat could have confused us with.
War & Peace starts this week we have stuff like Dickensian, Doctor Foster Stella and others. All good stuff. The Beeb SHOULD be putting this channel together with more profesionalism. Itâs almost as if the pseudo commie Grauniad readers all sit there and say oh yuk dirty just press the send button and run away ffs
They should be making a fortune out of selling this stuff to us so they shouldnât HAVE to make cutbacks and force OAPâs to pay for their Licences back home. But it hasnât cost me a penny - in fact it took over the channel used by CNN - what a result!
Off to perv Agent Carter now
That explains a lot Pap!!
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Iâve been watching this on iplayer as a result of your recommendation, Bathsaint, and, like you, Iâm hooked.
Just watched episode five, featuring the Battle of Borodino, which I thought was excellently portrayed.
Cheers for the recommendation, Bathsaint!
Am recording War & Peace thanks to your recommendations guys
Vinyl has just started here. Have to watch it tonight.
Anyone else seen it? Want any spoilers?
I caught a few episodes when I was Singapore. Quite enjoyed it.
Vinyl
OK, so I know a few of you have been waiting & wondering about this.
1st reaction - slow burner. Give it time. Set in 1973 when the music biz was stuck in a rabbit hole, âCenturyâ Records are trying to sell out to Polygram.
It has a darkness in the Cinematography, it seems to be permanent back and forwards flash backs which I am not sure I am happy about.
But it IS quality TV. The openeing is a touch mh. but then it moves from ânever heard ofâ land to the struggles to sign Led Zep & debates about Slade & ABBA.
What REALLY stands out is the quality of the writing, âI need an ounce of Weedâ âWhy?â I have to oversee a session of England Dan & John Ford Coley" Take some xxx and yyyy as well. Some Donny Osmond gags, the whole Brit Punk Band discussion.
I think we are going to love it and the lines it produces could become epic classics.
Get downloading gang.
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So tonight sees the return of Quantico
Priyanka Chopra stars in thisâŠ
Itâs a decent old fashioned no capeshit Thriller, Ep 1-11 were sometimes annoying, often grating as they ran two âflash backâ stories in parallel. - Class @ Quantico & aftermath of a Terror Attack.
Both storie were actually engaging and interesting in their own way, the class room stuff would never have had enough âactionâ to hold a US TV audience so understand why they went two story way, but think it detracts from the show a bit.
Jury is still out in the US as it was designed for the late night Sunday slot that has been the death knell of many other potentially excellent TV shows. TBH I donât think the format would fit a second series, so they would have to tweak it around, but it is entertaining TV
And yes, I guessed the BIG Twist in Episode 11 about 5 seconds into the show, which means itâs entertaining but at a Dr Who level, not a War & Peace level
I watched two episodes of Thirteen on BBC over the weekend. A 26 year old escapes her kidnapper after holding her for 13 years. But is it all as it seems. 3 more episodes to come.
Also to counter the above a bit of dark comedy -Stag also on BBC. A bunch of arsehole city boys go on a hunting stag weekend in the middle of no where in Scotland. But who is being hunted? 2 episodes down. 1 to go.
All on catch up on Iplayer.
Caught the first two of Stag last night, one more to go. Its keep throwing you curve balls and is worth a look. Dark comedy.
Iâm done with this season of House of Cards and enjoyed it a lot. Iâve enjoyed all of the seasons so far, but the last one lost its way a little, and the show has always had a less interesting B plot, normally involving Claire, Frank Underwoodâs wife.
This year is really Claire Underwoodâs year, and it is a vast improvement on what theyâve had her doing before. I donât want to spoil too much for anyone that hasnât seen anything, but in general, itâs election year. Frank, never elected to his present office, needs to win to consolidate his power.
The show is really living up to its name. Political fortunes can come crashing down in an instant. Things are always on a knife edge, with as much effort spent on keeping things quiet as actually implementing policy. Weâre way into territory the UK show has never touched. Even so, I can see it ending in much the same way.
Just starting watching London Spy, nicely slow moving but it made a change from the quick camera shot style of a lot of TV.
Iâm really enjoying Better Call Saul. Season 1 seemed to jump tonily between comedy and serious stuff. Itâs really settled down and has found its feet. Itâs got the major handicap of being a prequel. Storywise, we know whats going to happen, but itâs compelling nonetheless
Happy Valley on BBC one is pretty damn good also
Girls is back. Lena Durham is really irritating but I watch the show despite myself. Probably because of the filth!
Watched a few episodes of first season and just didnât find it interesting.
Another train journey back to Southamtpon and watched Trapped. Icelandic series. All snowy and cold. Something drew me in and ended up late watching more. Donât want to get stuck in Iceland in a snow storm!
Am tearing through the first series of Broadchurch having missed it the first time round. Stellar cast and very compelling.
I enjoyed that a lot. Still havenât seen the second series, but yes; itâs eminently watchable. David Tennant continues to make a mockery of Ecclestoneâs statement that hanging around in Doctor Who for more than a year gets you typecast*
*Iâve read further stories that he just didnât get on with the showrunners.