Gentleman's Compendium Of The Visual Arts (AKA Television and Films)

Pawwed Rig

AoS??

Lithium93_

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

AoS??

Agents Of Shield..

ancapailldorcha

Lithium93_ wrote: »

If i may ask ACD, have you kept up with AoS, or have you ditched it altogether??

Of course! This might be a tad ridiculous but I happened upon it one night. There was an interrogation scene where a female hacker was being questioned by Clark Gregg and another jockish type. What put me off was that it was the usual guff where she's a suave, sophisticated type who easily ran rings around the generic, muscular idiot while Clark Gregg just observed. I'm willing to accept that it's better than the credit I am affording it but, based on clips from similar shows like Arrow, I think that is unlikely.

Lithium93_

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Of course! This might be a tad ridiculous but I happened upon it one night. There was an interrogation scene where a female hacker was being questioned by Clark Gregg and another jockish type. What put me off was that it was the usual guff where she's a suave, sophisticated type who easily ran rings around the generic, muscular idiot while Clark Gregg just observed. I'm willing to accept that it's better than the credit I am affording it but, based on clips from similar shows like Arrow, I think that is unlikely.

Skye/Daisy & Ward.......It is miles ahead of Arrow well in my opinion anyway, the show while it was sluggish starting off does get better, episodes 16 through 23 then straight into The Winter Soldier/post Winter Soldier, never have i seen a show start sluggish, then excellently turn it around and build it's momentum.

mynameis905

Great documentary about police corruption in the NYPD during the 80s. I find a lot of crime documentaries can be a bit cheesy with the faux dramatic music etc but this one is just absolute quality.

ancapailldorcha

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Skye/Daisy & Ward.......It is miles ahead of Arrow well in my opinion anyway, the show while it was sluggish starting off does get better, episodes 16 through 23 then straight into The Winter Soldier/post Winter Soldier, never have i seen a show start sluggish, then excellently turn it around and build it's momentum.

I see. If it ever ends up on Netflix, I might give it another go.

The Black Oil

Badly need to get the cinema over the next while.

I still use the expression 'tape ____ off the telly'.

Kids today wouldn't have a clue. :pac:

Lithium93_

The Black Oil wrote: »

Badly need to get the cinema over the next while.

I still use the expression 'tape ____ off the telly'.

Kids today wouldn't have a clue. :pac:

Now that's a phrase I haven't heard in years..

D'Agger

The Black Oil wrote: »

Kids today wouldn't have a clue. :pac:

Don't forget those adults who've managed to move past that phrase also :pac:

We had Video plus, it was the programme you'd to set to auto record, dirty bright blue screen on it, anybody else have the same?

Been watching Billions and Gamorrah on Sky Atlantic, Billions has been solid so far, good cast, nice snappy dialogue, it's like a better, sleeker, sharper version of Suits, it's refreshing hearing dialogue that doesn't have 'God Damn' prefacing fighting analogies / Lehman legal speak

Lithium93_

D'Agger wrote: »

Don't forget those adults who've managed to move past that phrase also :pac:

We had Video plus, it was the programme you'd to set to auto record, dirty bright blue screen on it, anybody else have the same?

Been watching Billions and Gamorrah on Sky Atlantic, Billions has been solid so far, good cast, nice snappy dialogue, it's like a better, sleeker, sharper version of Suits, it's refreshing hearing dialogue that doesn't have 'God Damn' prefacing fighting analogies / Lehman legal speak

I'm only in my early 20's :pac:, but I clearly remember the days of dad taping stuff off television, and all the aforementioned problems that came with it, those were the days.. Even now Dad still requires assistance recording shows on Sky+, he actually said recording on tape was better than "this new fangled thing"

Been meaning to start Billions, might actually do now that all the super hero shows are wrapping for the summer.

The Black Oil

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Now that's a phrase I haven't heard in years..

D'Agger wrote: »

Don't forget those adults who've managed to move past that phrase also :pac:

Ah feck off would yiz. :pac: How do ya say it now - I Sky boxed it off the telly?

Have watched two episodes of Billions. Someone likes the walk and talk style. I forget the name of Paul Giamati's character. He's got a

mole in his office now

, bit 24, eh? Metallica t-shirt on the go. I'll have to put my aversion to corporate gloating to one side. Decent show anyway.

Pawwed Rig

Lads

OA is shyte. Don't go there.
I watched the whole season as it showed promise. Definitely did not deliver.:mad:

The Black Oil

I watched the second episode of The OA last night. I started to ask myself if it's a vanity project for the lead actor, who also created it, afaik.

Are you going through the Sopranos, PR?

Pawwed Rig

Stuck in mid season 1 of the Sopranos. Have been watching movies while I was off so haven't seen it for a week or two. Not sure if Missus likes it or not and tbf it is very slow moving.

OA leaves alot unexplained and the ending is nonsense. I got a sinking feeling about halfway through the final episode that it was going no where and was right.

Is the lead actress connected somehow? Seemed like a strange choice so I am thinking cronyism

Pawwed Rig

A quote from the Director of OA might give you an indication of what (kind of bull****) to expect

(no spoilers below)

. When asked about the finale they said

I think we felt that’d really be good about the ending of this, that our interpretation is less important than the audience’s. Certainly as an actor playing a part, I have to believe it as I’m playing it, but as writers, we’ve always maintained the idea that our interpretations of them doesn’t matter as much as the audience’s. There’s no right or wrong answer, it’s just what you feel, which is kind of what being alive is like. If you’re going to have faith in something, you have to have it in the face of incredible doubt. Nobody can take your doubt away.

pumpkin4life

The Sopranos and The Wire are the two greatest T.V shows ever made.

As for comedy, the first nine seasons of The Simpsons are as perfect as you can get.

Pawwed Rig

pumpkin4life wrote: »

The Sopranos and The Wire are the two greatest T.V shows ever made.

Wire is there without a doubt. Jury still out on Sopranos for me.
Band of Brothers is also a contender.