The Sofa (General Chat Thread)

Need a Username · 24-06-2021 4:22pm

Thank you all.

It is a shame because there could have been a great superhero show in there and some of the characters were very good but most was the action was dull and the occupation storyline is just ridiculous.

brian_t · 24-06-2021 5:11pm

A blast from the past.

The Man from Atlantis starts on Forces TV this Saturday (12.30pm, 6pm and 1am).

I'll watch the pilot but I'm not sure how far I'll continue with the series.

Need a Username · 24-06-2021 5:23pm

brian_t wrote: »

A blast from the past.

The Man from Atlantis starts on Forces TV this Saturday (12.30pm, 6pm and 1am).

I'll watch the pilot but I'm not sure how far I'll continue with the series.

There are a lot of shows I loved as kid that I don’t think I could rewatch now.

I’m struggling to find the words to explain why. Maybe it is that they haven’t aged well. Like the action scenes in A-Team and Six Million Dollar Man

fritzelly · 24-06-2021 5:33pm

Loved the Man from Atlantis as a kid but when I saw an episode some time back it was bad

Agent Coulson · 24-06-2021 5:33pm

brian_t wrote: »

A blast from the past.

The Man from Atlantis starts on Forces TV this Saturday (12.30pm, 6pm and 1am).

I'll watch the pilot but I'm not sure how far I'll continue with the series.

It only lasted 12 episodes I think a bit like Gemini Man (I always wanted that digital watch.)

Need a Username · 24-06-2021 5:46pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

It only lasted 12 episodes I think a bit like Gemini Man (I always wanted that digital watch.)

There was TV movies before the series too.

CastorTroy · 24-06-2021 6:00pm

Forces TV can be great for older shows and the image quality is great. It's like they show remastered versions.
Some are better quality than newer shows broadcast on Sky's non HD channels.
I watched a few episodes of Equalizer on there.
Also watched a few Dukes of Hazzard. Disgraceful how they treated Daisy in those episodes. She was barely in them. If I'm watching Dukes of Hazzard it needs more Daisy.

brian_t · 27-06-2021 11:42am

Need a Username wrote: »

I am wondering if there are any recent series set in space that I have overlooked or not known about. From any country in any language. Other than Star Wars and and Star Trek.

The Expanse
Kiljoys
Dark Matter
Mars

Anything else?

Missions a French psychological drama series set on Mars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missions_(TV_series)

This was first shown on BBC4 in 2018 and is been repeated starting on Sunday 11th July.

Need a Username · 27-06-2021 3:23pm

brian_t wrote: »

Missions a French psychological drama series set on Mars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missions_(TV_series)

This was first shown on BBC4 in 2018 and is been repeated starting on Sunday 11th July.

Hadn’t heard about this before so thank you.

I don’t have the BBC now but I will keep an eye out for this series.

Need a Username · 28-06-2021 11:48am

I watched Crisis on Infinite Earths last week and it ended showing DC characters from different Earths.

In the following episodes of Supergirl it is stated that there is no longer a multiverse and yet alternate characters are showing up.

Can someone explain that?

CastorTroy · 28-06-2021 12:38pm

Kinda Crisis spoilers

As far as they know, the multiverse is gone, with Supergirl, Batwoman, Flash, Legends and Black Lightning supposedly on the same Earth.
The others we saw are from the other DC series that aren't part of the Arrowverse. (Stargirl, Doom Patrol, Swamp Thing, Titans, upcoming Green Lantern)
I read somewhere that Team Flash was meant to discover the existence of the new multiverse but with last season cut short and Cisco leaving that was probably pushed back

Need a Username · 28-06-2021 1:33pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Kinda Crisis spoilers
As far as they know, the multiverse is gone, with Supergirl, Batwoman, Flash, Legends and Black Lightning supposedly on the same Earth.
The others we saw are from the other DC series that aren't part of the Arrowverse. (Stargirl, Doom Patrol, Swamp Thing, Titans, upcoming Green Lantern)
I read somewhere that Team Flash was meant to discover the existence of the new multiverse but with last season cut short and Cisco leaving that was probably pushed back

Sorry I didn’t know spoiler tags would be necessary. I thought I was the last person on the planet to be so far behind.

I know they aren’t a part of the Arrowverse and that the Arrowverse is all one now but they showed clips of the various shows both before the were erased and after the reboot of creation so I assumed all the various Earths shown at the end during Stephen Amell’s narration meant he rebooted them all.

Having Lex Luthor as the big threat again is great shoving in these multiverse refugees is weak.

On a separate note, it was a bit much that Oliver removed ALL crime from Star City both in the present and the future. And yet did not eliminate either the threat of Leviathan or the occupation of Freeland.

EoinMcLovin · 30-06-2021 7:29pm

Smallville Vet Allison Mack Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Her Role in NXIVM Sex Cult

https://tvline.com/2021/06/30/allison-mack-prison-sentence-nxivm-jail-time/

Bill Cosby's Sexual Assault Conviction Overturned; Judge Orders His Immediate Release

https://tvline.com/2021/06/30/bill-cosby-sentence-overturned-prison-release-sexual-assault/

Mr Crispy · 30-06-2021 9:47pm

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

Bill Cosby's Sexual Assault Conviction Overturned; Judge Orders His Immediate Release

https://tvline.com/2021/06/30/bill-cosby-sentence-overturned-prison-release-sexual-assault/

The law is an ass.

The Black Oil · 01-07-2021 8:23am

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

Smallville Vet Allison Mack Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Her Role in NXIVM Sex Cult

https://tvline.com/2021/06/30/allison-mack-prison-sentence-nxivm-jail-time/

Nicki Clyne (BSG) was her wife, she is quite vocal on social media. The whole NXIVM things seems like such a mess, I don't really want get into the weeds of it.

Need a Username · 01-07-2021 8:43am

The Black Oil wrote: »

Nicki Clyne (BSG) was her wife, she is quite vocal on social media. The whole NXIVM things seems like such a mess, I don't really want get into the weeds of it.

I only know the barest details but it is all very strange as I only know Mack from her character in Smallville (never seen an interview or her in another role) so can’t imagine Chloe being involved in this kind of thing.

Need a Username · 02-07-2021 12:23pm

In The Flash season 6 post-Crisis, why is Eobard Thawne inside Nash Wells with the other Wells brainwaves?

Cisco and Caitlin said that all the multiverse Wells now inhabit Nash’s mind (they haven’t bothered to explain how) when the multiverse collapsed.

But why is Reverse-Flash in there? He lived on Earth-1. And season 5 ended with Reverse-Flash on the loose.

It is like they used this “possession” plotline to find a way to bring Thawne back to life … but he wasn’t dead.

Or have I missed something?

Agent Coulson · 06-07-2021 4:03pm

The top 10 paid at the BBC.

Gary Lineker: £1,360,000- £1,364,999
Zoe Ball: £1,130,000-£1,134,999
Steve Wright: £465,000-£469,999
Huw Edwards: £425,000- £429,999
Fiona Bruce: £405,000-£409,999
Stephen Nolan: £405,000-£409,999
Lauren Laverne: £395,000-£399,999
Vanessa Feltz: £390,000-£394,999
Alan Shearer: £390,000-£394,999
Scott Mills: £375,000-£379,999

rob316 · 06-07-2021 5:32pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

The top 10 paid at the BBC.

Gary Lineker: £1,360,000- £1,364,999
Zoe Ball: £1,130,000-£1,134,999
Steve Wright: £465,000-£469,999
Huw Edwards: £425,000- £429,999
Fiona Bruce: £405,000-£409,999
Stephen Nolan: £405,000-£409,999
Lauren Laverne: £395,000-£399,999
Vanessa Feltz: £390,000-£394,999
Alan Shearer: £390,000-£394,999
Scott Mills: £375,000-£379,999

Ball is worth her money, Lineker could be replaced with almost anyone.

Agent Coulson · 06-07-2021 5:36pm

Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman are paid a lot that those on the list but the BBC pay them through there commercial business BBC Studios.

bnt · 06-07-2021 6:18pm

Here's an extract from a 1975 TV show called Sorting It Out, on WMAQ-TV (NBC) in Chicago. The presenter went on to become rather famous as a TV actress a few years later, though she's almost unrecognisable here:

Shelley Long with her natural hair colour

.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qqpqyq0loc

Need a Username · 06-07-2021 6:22pm

bnt wrote: »

Here's an extract from a 1975 TV show called Sorting It Out, on WMAQ-TV (NBC) in Chicago. The presenter went on to become rather famous as a TV actress a few years later, though she's almost unrecognisable here:
Shelley Long with her natural hair colour
.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qqpqyq0loc

Not hard to recognise at all. Took a few seconds because of the picture quality.

FFVII · 06-07-2021 8:26pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

The top 10 paid at the BBC.

Gary Lineker: £1,360,000- £1,364,999
Zoe Ball: £1,130,000-£1,134,999
Steve Wright: £465,000-£469,999
Huw Edwards: £425,000- £429,999
Fiona Bruce: £405,000-£409,999
Stephen Nolan: £405,000-£409,999
Lauren Laverne: £395,000-£399,999
Vanessa Feltz: £390,000-£394,999
Alan Shearer: £390,000-£394,999
Scott Mills: £375,000-£379,999

Had to google half them. Could replace all no bother.

trashcan · 22-07-2021 11:30pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117606182#Comment_117606182

Indeed. And Stephen Nolan ? Stephen Fukking Nolan ? Seriously ?

AMKC · 23-07-2021 12:41pm

So who is watching the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony? It has been very good so far. I was watching on RTE but as soon as they went to a break that was that I went to BBC One.

Agent Coulson · 23-07-2021 7:22pm

Sean Peen won't return to the set of the series Gaslit unless all cast and crew get mandatory vaccinations.

Montage of Feck · 24-07-2021 9:47pm

The Heart of Saturday Night? I hope Tom Waits sues RTE.

CastorTroy · 24-07-2021 10:20pm

Seeing that Slasher series available on netflix being an anthology series, I was wondering are there different terms for the 2 different types of anthology series? Like we have American Horror Story which has a different story each season then we have something like Twilight Zone which is a different story each episode.

pixelburp · 01-08-2021 7:34pm

10 Cloverfield Lane director, Dan Trachtenberg, is attached to a Waterworld show for an as-yet streaming service. Mad stuff;

https://www.avclub.com/10-cloverfield-lanes-dan-trachtenberg-is-apparently-mak-1847403846

CastorTroy · 03-08-2021 5:47pm

Seeing the trailer for the Doogie Howser remake, it made me think since they seem to always remake popular series, is there any series you thought was good in concept but was not a good watch that should get a second shot?

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