The Sofa (General Chat Thread)

Oooohh jeez, stretching my memory on that one.

I remember getting an intro to the Swamp Thing universe.. I don't remember any particularly huge cliffhanger. It's a DC show though so I got the feeling it had plenty more comics stories it could have covered.

In TRYING on AppleTV+ what accents do Nikki and Jason have?

Is Nikki from Liverpool?

As much as I have travelled I’m terrible at identifying accents.

Is there roundhouse kicking in that new Walker series?

Just watching Archive 81 and Matt McGorry from HTGAWM is in it but lockdown was obviously not kind to him - he is huge

Here's the interview he mentioned the reboot

Honestly, Chuck was a great show. All I really want is confirmation that Sara actually got her memory back at the end of the series finale. Hopefully it's not a full reboot and more a revival

Oh OK, good to know

America ah!

I would also like to know this.

10 years ago today Netflix dropped it's first original series Lilyhammer and introduced the world to binge watching.

I'm kind of glad of that I can only imagine it's budget on the CW would have been tiny.

Murder in the valleys on sky crime was very good there. 4 parter true crime doc.

I’ve been watching The Last Kingdom (no spoilers please) and it occurred to me that I have never heard people talk about it which I find surprising as it is a great series. And I remembered that I also never heard people discuss Vikings (a couple of months ago in work I mentioned that I had finished the series and no one had seen it and some never heard of it).

This lead me tonight to look up award both shows had received and for Vikings in found a few nominations and wins for “Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Supporting Role”.

What is that? I’ve googled it but can see no answer.

i'm trying to install bbc iplayer on my samsung smart TV but when i do a app search it doesn't appear??😶

2021 was a good year for the Irish TV & Film industry

Ireland Attracts Record €500M Film & TV Production Spend In 2021

Ireland saw a record-breaking €500M ($570M) production spend across film, television drama, documentary and animation in 2021, according to new figures released by national agency Screen Ireland.

That figure tops the previous record set in 2019 by a mammoth 40%.

Naturally, 2020 figures were lower due to the pandemic, which continued to disrupt production well into 2021, but not enough to stop the sector reaching a new high watermark.

As is happening in the UK, international spend is driving the figures. Such production activity, including Disney’s Disenchanted which filmed on location in Dublin and Wicklow, was up 45% in 2021.

However, local Irish production was also on the rise, increasing 52% from 2019 to 2021. Recent projects include Nocebo, Joyride, Aisha and God’s Creatures.

Irish animation is also on the up, continuing a decade of growth. Recent animated projects include feature film Tea for the Dead and TV series Lady Bird Liu.

On the TV side, spend has increased 145% since Screen Ireland introduced development funding for TV drama in 2015. Upcoming projects include Holding based on Graham Norton’s novel, Smother, The Dry and Redemption.

“This record-breaking level of film and TV production in Ireland demonstrates the dedication and resilience of all those working across the sector,” said Desiree Finnegan, Ireland Chief Executive. “Despite immense challenges, the producers, directors, writers, cast and crew continued creating world-class stories to entertain audiences at home and abroad. Throughout 2021 Screen Ireland supported Ireland’s vital national cinema, increased investment in high-end TV drama, embraced innovation in the animation sector and continued excellence in documentary production.”

The 4400 (original one) and The Dead Zone were both series made by Paramount.

Is there a good chance that they’ll be in Paramount+ when it launches here?

I went backpacking around the time both were coming back on their second seasons and just never had the chance to catch up.