What TV Have You Seen? - Page 297

J Harker · #**2961** 17th December 2016, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Sympathetic?

Seriously? He sticks his wife in a nursing home then pisses off on holiday.

Treb would have flogged her to CEX.

trebor8273 · #**2962** 17th December 2016, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Sympathetic?

Seriously? He sticks his wife in a nursing home then pisses off on holiday.

Well I felt my sympathy for him with his wife etc than holden who was just some crazy old academic with no real back story who I didnt connect with unlike Hurt. Don't get me wrong his was probably a better performance, but hurt was the more well rounded character

J Harker · #**2963** 17th December 2016, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by trebor8273

Well I felt my sympathy for him with his wife etc than holden who was just some crazy old academic with no real back story. Don't get me wrong his was probably a better performance, but hurt was the more well rounded character

Much like Lovecraft actually, James' characters often seem to be academics without any real depth or back story. Michael Hordern's performance fits the story very well.

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**2964** 17th December 2016, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by trebor8273

Well I felt my sympathy for him with his wife etc than holden who was just some crazy old academic with no real back story who I didnt connect with unlike Hurt. Don't get me wrong his was probably a better performance, but hurt was the more well rounded character

I was messing with you, Treb, hence the winking smiley.

Deadite · #**2965** 18th December 2016, 01:28 PM

Finished 16 of 22 episodes of the first season of The Ghost Whisperer. Pleasantly surprised by it, tbh. A bit spooky, a bit soapy, and a bit soppy, but in acceptable proportions - for me anyway.

Frankenhooker · #**2966** 18th December 2016, 02:32 PM

Finished season three of Banshee, one of the most underrated shows of modern times. Ridiculously entertaining, only eight episodes to go.

J Harker · #**2967** 18th December 2016, 05:46 PM

Finished Hap & Leonard last night. At only six 40 minute episodes it's ideal for a binge watch. Brilliant addictive stuff with excellent quirky characters a cracking script and top notch performances from James Purefoy and Michael Kenneth Williams.

Justin101 · #**2968** 18th December 2016, 07:16 PM

Continuing the Ghost Stories for Christmas, watched disc 2. While Stalls of Barchester started off well I found it lost a bit of momentum in the 2nd half. However A Warning to the Curious had me gripped from beginning to end and I found it genuinely disturbing. This review on Letterboxd was so apt I actually laughed out loud when I read it.

"Basically just like It Follows, but set in deepest rural England, with men wearing knickerbockers, and absolutely no sex."

I think it eclipses Whistle... as my favourite so far.

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**2969** 18th December 2016, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Justin101

Continuing the Ghost Stories for Christmas, watched disc 2. While Stalls of Barchester started off well I found it lost a bit of momentum in the 2nd half. However A Warning to the Curious had me gripped from beginning to end and I found it genuinely disturbing. This review on Letterboxd was so apt I actually laughed out loud when I read it.

"Basically just like It Follows, but set in deepest rural England, with men wearing knickerbockers, and absolutely no sex."

How clever Lawrence Gordon Clark was to make his 1972 film 'just like It Follows'.

Some people shouldn't be let near a keyboard.

Deadite · #**2970** 18th December 2016, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by J Harker

. Brilliant addictive stuff with excellent quirky characters a cracking script and top notch performances from James Purefoy and Michael Kenneth Williams.

Sorry, couldn't help it.