You need an achievement badge for finishing DD S2. I’ll try to muddle through it, but…
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It wasn’t that bad; obviously not as good as S1, but still better than most of the dreck that’s being passed off as entertainment these days.
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Thanks for confirming my decision to bag it after they discovered the big hole.
About the only thing new I really like now is Sweet/Vicious, started OA but it creeped me out. Might go back. When I have nothing good in queue I go to the next episode in my rewatch of Stargate SG-1. Jack just made General.
Tried a couple of episodes of White Rabbit Project. Mythbusters it ain’t. Needs a lot more actual building of stuff.
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Series 6 of The Avengers. I didn’t appreciate this series on past watchings because Linda Thorsen was not Diana Rigg. Half a century on I’m finally past that prejudice, and to be honest the episodes are pretty good.
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For a show that came out several years ago and missed the mark?
Brand new show, 2016.
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I’ve been binge-watching The Bletchley Circle the past couple of days.
It centers around a group of female code-breakers solving mysteries, usually murder, which both serve as an antidote to and subvert the monotony and repression of re-entering patriarchal post-war society.
Mind you, this is definitely not dabbling, like something out of a mystery-of-the-week show. Of course, they’re head and shoulders above Scotland Yard, and prove it.
An enthusiastic thumbs up.
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Yeah, that was a good show. I was really hoping for a third series.
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Inside no 9 - the devil of christmas
Great stuff. Loved the setup of this, they’re always willing to experiment and mostly it works but not always.
Waiting on S2…
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I keep thinking I’ll try again. I watched the first episode and tried the second but could make it though. Perhaps it is time for another try
It takes a while to find it’s footing; but the premise is intriguing enough to to invest the time watching.
Lately:
Last night I watched “The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2016”, for Charles Dance, Richard Ayoade and David Mitchell.
Last week I beheld three of the BBC’s “A Ghost Story for Christmas” dramatization of M.R. James’ ghost stories: “Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad”, “The Stalls of Barchester,” and “A Warning For the Curious.” These are on YouTube, and a quick scroll down the Related Videos vertical navigation will reward you with more M.R. James ghost stories featuring Christopher Lee.
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Aww hell, that’s the christmas 2 hour special isn’t it? Gotta watch that, thanks for the reminder.
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Excellent choices. About “Whistle and I’ll…”, was it the one featuring Michael Hordern or John Hurt?
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Michael Hordern, directed by Jonathan Miller. I didn’t know about the John Hurt one!
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I’ve seen the Hordern version, but not the Hurt. Here’s a good rundown of the BBC’s James adaptations:
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Wrong medium thread, but have you read M.R. James’ stories? I have a book on loan from the library and wondered what short stories readers recommend.
Just watched the Doctor Who Xmas special on the big screen at the theater which was a fun bit of superhero references.
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