That was just such a British ending.
Or was it?
Right. Back to For all Mankind.
It is now Mrs P_F’s favourite show.
Fact is it’s a soap opera about Astronauts with some great Moon shit thrown in.
Its attention to detail covering real historical events, Panama, Korean Airlines with all the characters of the day, Reagan, Schultz, Carter, Andropov, even Jeane Kirkpatrick are in the show.
Some of the script is just hilarious as they argue 80s Catch-22 situations, some of it is really deep & intense.
And then in S2 Ep7.
The insanity of the Cold War plays out on the Moon in full Apocalypse Now mode.
This is very good TV.
As Mrs P_F said. “This isn’t Sci-Fi shit this is really clever & great”
I’ll post part 2 tomorrow if I find it.
Bazar Charite - The Bonfire of Destiny Netflix
124 years ago on May 4, 1897 the worst Paris fire disaster you probably never heard of occurred just steps from the fashionable Champs Elysées and across the river from the Eiffel Tower.
Recently brought back into new light from the loosely based mini-series that aired in France a year ago, the controversial tragedy and its aftermath peeled back scars from wounds that still don’t seem to be healed more than a century later.
It’s a long history of a brief event full of details so I’ll be spreading it out over multiple posts.
The Bazar de la Charité Disaster: Part One
Rue Jean Goujon Paris 75008
Since 1885, The Bazar de la Charité was an annual event organized by the Catholic church and aristocracy of France where donations of valuables would be given to the organization, then sold to the public during a carnival of sorts, with the profits going to charity. The Bazar was a hugely popular occasion with people coming from all over the world to bid on jewelry, art, and collectibles of the crème de la crème of Parisian society, as well as to mingle with these 19th century celebrities up close (kinda like going to a rummage sale at Oprah’s house).
As high-class women during this time period didn’t work, they were expected to fill their free time with socially acceptable hobbies, such as religious or charitable work. For this reason, the Bazar was considered a “woman’s event” and men did not play a significant role in the planning or execution of it.
In 1897, the event received extra special press because it was to be attended by the pious Sophie Charlotte; Duchess of Alençon and sister to Empress Elisabeth of Austria, aka SISSI.
The theme that year was Medieval Streets of Paris and a temporary wooden building was erected on an empty lot near the river Seine, with two revolving doors from the street opening to a long and narrow room (80m long x 14m wide) comprised of 28 stalls decorated with cardboard and paper-mâché as if they were shops from 14th century France.
A canvas ceiling was painted to resemble the sky and a large helium filled balloon floated in the center.
In the back, a small space was dedicated to the curious new attraction of the late 19th century- a cinema. The Lumière brothers had projected the first motion picture in Paris only 18 months prior and a high selling point of this year’s event was a special screening for a short film.
See where I’m going with this?
On May 4th, the second day of the event, as many as 1,800 people came to the Bazar. Catholic nuns and aristocratic women accompanied by their servants and children, as well as the general public- all crammed into the narrow space.
Predominately female, their wide skirts and elegantly coiffed hair made conditions even more cramped. The auction began at 15h after it was blessed by priest and hordes of people steadily began streaming in through two turnstiles, their husbands and valets bidding them a good afternoon, probably reminding their wives and daughters to not spend too much!
At 16h, the projectionist was overwhelmed. The excitement of the motion picture brought too many people to his small room, and he barely had enough space to access his equipment, which consisted of a hand cracked projector, oxygen tubing, lamp and cans of ether- all of which was hidden behind a thick tar covered curtain. His earlier complaints of lack of space had fallen upon deaf ears. At approximately 16h15, the lamp suddenly went out and the tiny room was swept into darkness.
The projectionist needed more ether and asked his assistant for a light. Rather than opening the curtain and bothering the crowd with the harsh glare when the lamp was relit, he kept it closed, and struck a match.
Within seconds, the linen sky covering the timber building of the Bazar de la Charité was consumed by an inferno of flames and literally began to rain fire down upon the panic striken crowds desperate to escape.
By 17h30, everything in this space ceased to exist.
Part 2- tomorrow!
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Finished S2 of For All Mankind Apple TV
Much of the show is an Astronaut soap opera in a slightly alternate reality.
The wife will enjoy that, the character development is very good & the writing is excellent
Eventually S2 reaches a gripping climax of Protect & Survive levels for you oldies AND The Expanse levels of sci-fi tech. I thought my review may be clouded by Vodka but this may make it worth finding
S3 is already filming
Oh.
And Duct Tape.
Just make sure you have some.
Just in case
Brockmire, on Prime. Recommended by my mother.
I’ve just watched the first episode of season 1 and it is fucking hilarious, really really funny.
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If you think the fake beards are bad you need to see Benny’s in the latest episode of Debris, you can even see the join to his normal hairline…
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Your mother has good taste.
Genuinely made laugh out loud esp the line about the Thai ladyboy sniffing a line off his Johnson while a sunburned German watched on the John. 
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I’m up to episode 4, and I can confirm that if anything it’s getting funnier. Best thing I’ve seen in ages.
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Have just binged the whole of Series 1 @scotty
Fucking brilliant - recommended everyone- will probably binge Series 2 tomorrow (& maybe watch the footie)
If your mother likes it I can see where your genetic sense of humor came from 
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Noooooooo!
For the love of God don’t watch the football! 
We’re trying to get higher up the league ffs and 
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Mrs C_S has just said the same!
Time to dig out the replica shirt for later as well then
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Ok, have done S.2 of Brockmire. Darker but good. Worth a watch.
Apparently there are another couple of series, but don’t seem to be on Prime.
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I’ve been wondering if they’re viewable on Funny or Die. 
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May give it a try to see.
Can’t believe this one slipped under the radar - until your Mum unearthed it obv
Oof.
This is gonna have repercussions
I see the first Highlander film has made it’s way on to Netflix…There Can be Only One…
Best thing about the film is Sean Connery’s Spanish accent the soundtrack
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Mrs P_F likes Stargate SG-1. Is watching & enjoying.
Mrs P_F falls asleep before end of each episode, but wants to watch the next one the next day.
140 episodes to go. 140 nights.
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Watched the Roman Grosjean/Sergio Perez episode of “F1 - Drive to Survive Season 3”, last night.
Just the most fantastic reality TV you’ll ever see as @pap has already said . The production values are superb, photography, pace, suspense, pathos, the best episode in a great show which should go down in Motorsport history as a “must watch”
Very emotional, tugged at the heartstrings for several reasons.
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