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[Tweaky]

I've just binge watched 4 episodes of the new drama/comedy series Palm Royale, which has the 90 year old Carol Burnett in it [She has just layed on a bed for the whole 4 episodes so far, and the only words she has spoken were at the very end of episode 4, and it has been the funniest thing to happen so far ]

Its not a bad series actually.

 

 

[Godot]

Watched episode 1 of this today. Shows promise, I’ll watch more. Always worth watching Noomi Rapace, she does manage to get herself in some awkward situations. 
 

 

[Tweaky]

I just watched the first two episodes of the new ScFi drama series Dark Matter, starring Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi and Oakes Fegley.

It's about a scientist that develops the means to visit other, of his probably destinies, and goes back before his discovery and kidnaps himself and swaps places. 

At the beginning of the second episode, there is a request that you view the shorts of future episodes that show after the credits.

 

So far so good with this series, the script is good, so is the acting and direction, and despite many a ScFi series before it that has sort of tried to go down a similar sort of story line, Dark Matter has managed to keep the story both easy to follow, and believe it or not, plausible.

 

 

I also watch the last episode of season one of Palm Royale, and what a episode it was, with plenty of revelations and at least half a dozen cliff hangers that are left to be resolved in season two.

All together, I've quite enjoyed the series, the production values are very high with it, especially keeping true to the fashions and trends of the late 60's , early 70's, the set designs are amazing.

Well worth watching if you want a light hearted comedy farce.

 

[NoCoder]

15 hours ago, Tweaky said:

I just watched the first two episodes of the new ScFi drama series Dark Matter, starring Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi and Oakes Fegley.

It's about a scientist that develops the means to visit other, of his probably destinies, and goes back before his discovery and kidnaps himself and swaps places. 

At the beginning of the second episode, there is a request that you view the shorts of future episodes that show after the credits.

 

So far so good with this series, the script is good, so is the acting and direction, and despite many a ScFi series before it that has sort of tried to go down a similar sort of story line, Dark Matter has managed to keep the story both easy to follow, and believe it or not, plausible.

 

 

I also watch the last episode of season one of Palm Royale, and what a episode it was, with plenty of revelations and at least half a dozen cliff hangers that are left to be resolved in season two.

All together, I've quite enjoyed the series, the production values are very high with it, especially keeping true to the fashions and trends of the late 60's , early 70's, the set designs are amazing.

Well worth watching if you want a light hearted comedy farce.

 

I was interested in this when I saw the preview, then it dawned on me that there were similarities with the show Counterpart, with the great J.K. Simmons as the lead actor, and I was not so sure about it.

 

I don't mind Joel Edgerton in some roles, but wasn't sure if he could carry the lead in a TV series. 

 

I will still give this a try though as some point.

[cheekyboy]

1 hour ago, NoCoder said:

I was interested in this when I saw the preview, then it dawned on me that there were similarities with the show Counterpart, with the great J.K. Simmons as the lead actor, and I was not so sure about it.

 

I don't mind Joel Edgerton in some roles, but wasn't sure if he could carry the lead in a TV series. 

 

I will still give this a try though as some point.

 

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Sure, it's HEAVILY 'inspired' by Counterpart but where it really falls apart is in the lead. Joel Edgerton is not a lead. He doesn't have the screen presence or charisma to shoulder a show. He comes across as bland, uninteresting and, to be honest, a rather mid actor. J. K. Simmons made Counterpart an incredible show through his acting and made us believe and care about the concept - Joel Edgerton makes me want to switch to another channel or go to bed.

The quote above is from the IMDb site and that reviewer and you, Troy, are saying the same thing. I think the reviewer on IMDb just doesn’t like Joel Edgerton much, but I think, the similarities with Counterpart aside, it would be fair to at least give it a try first, or more than just two episodes, to see if Edgerton can actually carry it off.

I enjoyed Counterpart too and I thought J K Simmons was excellent in that series.

 

Cheers,

 

Keith

Edited May 9, 2024 by cheekyboy

[NoCoder]

5 minutes ago, cheekyboy said:

 

The quote above is from the IMDb site and that reviewer and you, Troy, are saying the same thing. I think the reviewer on IMDb just doesn’t like Joel Edgerton much, but I think, the similarities with Counterpart aside, it would be fair to at least give it a try first, or more than just two episodes, to see if Edgerton can actually carry it off.

I enjoyed Counterpart too and I thought J K Simmons was excellent in that series.

 

Cheers,

 

Keith

Thanks Keith.

 

Wow, that review is nearly identical to my thoughts ,  although they must really dislike Joel

 

I have quite liked some of his roles, but wasn't sure on his "lead "man qualities in this.

 

 I certainly will give it a try, and I hope to enjoy it, as the premise should make a good show.

I don't think I've been disappointed in an Apple series yet...haven't watched everything though

[Tweaky]

Good news, Dark Horses series 4 has been given the start date of 24th September.

 

Strangely for me, since the Dark Matter series finish last Wednesday [It was pretty good if you haven't been watching it ], there currently isn't anything on APPLE that really interests me, although there are a few upcoming shows that do.

 

'The Instigators', starring Matt Damon and Casey Afflek starts 9th August.

 

There is also listed as upcoming a remake of Terry Gilliams- Time Bandits, starring Lisa Cudrow, Takia Waititi and Jermaine Clements starting 24th July , which strangely doesn't have a trailer as yet, which I take can mean one of two things, first they are still editing it, or secondly the acting and script is so weak/bad that a decent trailer couldn't be compiled, so rather than turn people away before it starts, APPLE decided to not have a trailer.

Given the previous sketchy output of the cast, much like Gilliam himself, I wouldn't be surprised if the latter was the case.....guess we shall see when its aired.

 

Also the SciFi drama Constellation staring Noomi Rapace has been canned after one season, not a total surprise TBH

[cheekyboy]

33 minutes ago, Tweaky said:

Good news, Dark Horses series 4 has been given the start date of 24th September.

 

Strangely for me, since the Dark Matter series finish last Wednesday [It was pretty good if you haven't been watching it ], there currently isn't anything on APPLE that really interests me, although there are a few upcoming shows that do.

 

'The Instigators', starring Matt Damon and Casey Afflek starts 9th August.

 

There is also listed as upcoming a remake of Terry Gilliams- Time Bandits, starring Lisa Cudrow, Takia Waititi and Jermaine Clements starting 24th July , which strangely doesn't have a trailer as yet, which I take can mean one of two things, first they are still editing it, or secondly the acting and script is so weak/bad that a decent trailer couldn't be compiled, so rather than turn people away before it starts, APPLE decided to not have a trailer.

Given the previous sketchy output of the cast, much like Gilliam himself, I wouldn't be surprised if the latter was the case.....guess we shall see when its aired.

 

Also the SciFi drama Constellation staring Noomi Rapace has been canned after one season, not a total surprise TBH

 

Yes, Slow Horses season 4 available in September [I thought it was the 4th of September not the 24th] is good news. An excellent series and what a great character is Jackson Lamb. I also enjoyed Dark Matter and the door is open for a season 2 and beyond. 

 

I know not all shows that I like for instance are going to be for everyone else, but some that I thought were very good on Apple and in no particular order are, For All Mankind, Lessons In Chemistry, Silo, Sugar, Masters Of The Air and Ted Lasso. Perhaps there's something in that lot you've not seen and might enjoy

 

Cheers,

 

Keith

Edited June 28, 2024 by cheekyboy

[Tweaky]

2 hours ago, cheekyboy said:

 

Yes, Slow Horses season 4 available in September [I thought it was the 4th of September not the 24th] is good news. An excellent series and what a great character is Jackson Lamb. I also enjoyed Dark Matter and the door is open for a season 2 and beyond. 

 

I know not all shows that I like for instance are going to be for everyone else, but some that I thought were very good on Apple and in no particular order are, For All Mankind, Lessons In Chemistry, Silo, Sugar, Masters Of The Air and Ted Lasso. Perhaps there's something in that lot you've not seen and might enjoy

 

Cheers,

 

Keith

The only ones out of those I haven't watched are Sugar [well 1.5 episodes TBH ] and Ted Lasso [I watched about 3 or 4 episodes of series one but haven't gone back......as yet ]

I was worried that APPLE were undecided about a second series of SILO, but thankfully they went with it.......I've lost count of the amount of TV series that I've enjoyed that have been cancelled without a proper ending, with the original 2013 U.K. CH4 series UTOPIA [Only TV show I've ever seen with a 100% like rating] and also from 2013 In the Flesh.

That was a travesty cancelling those shows.

 

UTOPIA

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2384811/

Somebody tried to make a US version of this, but a dare not watch it in case I'm tempted to throw my remote at the TV, as apparently its a very poor in comparison to the original, which comes as no surprise when the American try to copy a UK TV series.

 

In The Flesh.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2480514/

 

As for Dark Matter, the way it finish seemed pretty final to me [ judging by the logic of the premise of you create your own reality, and that a single person would not be able to follow the reality created by the 3 family members combined ], I somehow doubt there will be a another series, although I wouldn't mind if there was.

[cheekyboy]

56 minutes ago, Tweaky said:

The only ones out of those I haven't watched are Sugar [well 1.5 episodes TBH ] and Ted Lasso [I watched about 3 or 4 episodes of series one but haven't gone back......as yet ]

I was worried that APPLE were undecided about a second series of SILO, but thankfully they went with it.......I've lost count of the amount of TV series that I've enjoyed that have been cancelled without a proper ending, with the original 2013 U.K. CH4 series UTOPIA [Only TV show I've ever seen with a 100% like rating] and also from 2013 In the Flesh.

That was a travesty cancelling those shows.

 

UTOPIA

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2384811/

Somebody tried to make a US version of this, but a dare not watch it in case I'm tempted to throw my remote at the TV, as apparently its a very poor in comparison to the original, which comes as no surprise when the American try to copy a UK TV series.

 

In The Flesh.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2480514/

 

As for Dark Matter, the way it finish seemed pretty final to me [ judging by the logic of the premise of you create your own reality, and that a single person would not be able to follow the reality created by the 3 family members combined ], I somehow doubt there will be a another series, although I wouldn't mind if there was.

 

Yes, I thought you may have watched the programes I listed, but was just trying to be of assistance. I was intrigued with Sugar in the early episodes and I was not expecting the direction it took from about E5, which you'd have to watch to see what I mean. Ted Lasso was arguably one of the best series I've seen, espceially once the characters were established. That series ended with S3 and I believe it was finalised at the insistance of Jason Sudekis himself.

 

I agree, there are so many good series that are cancelled inexplicably such as the examples above you have highlighted. I recently watched all 5 seasons of DCI Banks with Stephen Tompkinson and I couldn't understand why it was cancelled when it was still rating so highly. 

 

With Dark Matter, I thought the final scenes that showed the characters Ryan Holder, Blaire Caplan and Leighton Vance, hinted at future series involving their characters, but not necessarily involving the Deesens any further.

 

Cheers,

 

Keith

[Tweaky]

13 minutes ago, cheekyboy said:

With Dark Matter, I thought the final scenes that showed the characters Ryan Holder, Blaire Caplan and Leighton Vance, hinted at future series involving their characters, but not necessarily involving the Deesens any further.

I suppose that might be a possibility, but they have a limited supply of the need drug to slip between realities.

 

In retrospect, remembering two of the other scenes of the last episode, you had Ryan [ Jimmi Simpson] the inventor and maker of the drug waking up in a seemingly different reality, but still having invented the drug, [or a drug at least] and also Leighton Vance [ Dayo Okeniyi ] the funder of everything, appearing dressed like a future version of Bootsy Collins , whose travels into his different realities we have learnt nothing about....Is it actually the same Leighton ?

 

So yes, I see your point, there IS a good chance of a series two.

https://screenrant.com/dark-matter-season-2-updates/

 

We live in hope.

 

[Ian McP]

This came out a little while ago, looks very good!

 

Sing Street

 

https://tv.apple.com/au/movie/sing-street/umc.cmc.1jk37m6b0jhoiiegdqd75cvuz

 

 

[Ian McP]

On 29/06/2024 at 5:40 PM, Ian McP said:

This came out a little while ago, looks very good!

 

Sing Street

 

https://tv.apple.com/au/movie/sing-street/umc.cmc.1jk37m6b0jhoiiegdqd75cvuz

 

 

 

Watched it last night, great fun, recommended!

[Ian McP]

Another from John Carney, director of Sing Street

Flora and Son

< Single mom Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to occupy him with a beat-up acoustic guitar. With the help of a washed-up LA musician (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Flora and Max discover the transformative power of music. From the musical mind of John Carney, "Flora and Son" explores the bond between a mother and son on a journey toward a new harmony. >

 

https://tv.apple.com/au/movie/flora-and-son/umc.cmc.1ol2idv8q2iftiyjfkuyfki5l?mttn3pid=Google AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=AU&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=OAU20191069_1-675025045188-c&mttnsubkw=156534413030__zWoHIiZE_&mttnsubplmnt=_adext_

 

 

[Ian McP]

new season of Slow Horses this Wednesday!

 

https://tv.apple.com/au/show/slow-horses/umc.cmc.2szz3fdt71tl1ulnbp8utgq5o?mttn3pid=Google AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=AU&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=OAU2019944_1-709578594650-c&mttnsubkw=135624453353__lCqocQuo_&mttnsubplmnt=_adext_

[Ian McP]

 season two of Pachinko has just started

 

 

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

 

 

[Ian McP]

On 31/08/2024 at 5:01 PM, Ian McP said:

new season of Slow Horses this Wednesday!

 

https://tv.apple.com/au/show/slow-horses/umc.cmc.2szz3fdt71tl1ulnbp8utgq5o?mttn3pid=Google AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=AU&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=OAU2019944_1-709578594650-c&mttnsubkw=135624453353__lCqocQuo_&mttnsubplmnt=_adext_

 

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/sep/04/slow-horses-season-four-review-gary-oldman-roars-like-a-bear-dipped-in-chip-fat

[Tweaky]

3 minutes ago, Ian McP said:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/sep/04/slow-horses-season-four-review-gary-oldman-roars-like-a-bear-dipped-in-chip-fat

I just watched the first episode of season 4 and it is brilliant.

Thankfully they haven't released several episodes at once this time around, its just the first episode, so the enjoyment of getting a new episode every week will last just that little bit longer this year.

[Ian McP]

13 minutes ago, Tweaky said:

I just watched the first episode of season 4 and it is brilliant.

Thankfully they haven't released several episodes at once this time around, its just the first episode, so the enjoyment of getting a new episode every week will last just that little bit longer this year.

Read most of the books, the show follows them closely!

[Ian McP]

Where's Wanda?

 

https://tv.apple.com/au/show/wheres-wanda/umc.cmc.k92ure4ft8lmbfhynpk3xpb4

 

could be interesting.....

 

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/02/wheres-wanda-review-this-knotty-thriller-has-all-the-dark-humour-of-bad-sisters

 

< Farce-heavy humour and dark crime caper fuse in this German series’ chronicle of a couple’s desperate search for their 17-year-old daughter. It’s thrilling, poignant and funny – if not revolutionary

Rachel Aroesti

Wed 2 Oct 2024 14.00 AESTLast modified on Thu 3 Oct 2024 04.42 AEST

With its jaunty alliteration and on-the-nose allusion to the iconic puzzle books, it’s clear from the outset that Where’s Wanda? is not going to be an entirely serious missing-person drama. The first original German-language series from Apple TV+ chronicles Dedo and Carlotta Klatt’s desperate and increasingly illegal search for their 17-year-old daughter: it has been months since she disappeared, and day 100 – the point at which the chances of finding her alive tumble to just 10% – is on the horizon. Yet, the Klatts’ nightmare soon becomes a farcical caper, as they decide their best bet is to surreptitiously bug all the houses in their (mercifully tiny) home town of Sundersheim to check if their daughter is being held captive. Cue outlandish lies, ridiculous distraction techniques and a surprising amount of snake-based slapstick. Meanwhile, Wanda’s sardonic voiceover riffs on the tired tropes of missing-teenager stories in archly meta fashion. >

 

 

 

[Ian McP]

On 03/10/2024 at 12:17 PM, Ian McP said:

Where's Wanda?

 

https://tv.apple.com/au/show/wheres-wanda/umc.cmc.k92ure4ft8lmbfhynpk3xpb4

 

could be interesting.....

 

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/02/wheres-wanda-review-this-knotty-thriller-has-all-the-dark-humour-of-bad-sisters

 

< Farce-heavy humour and dark crime caper fuse in this German series’ chronicle of a couple’s desperate search for their 17-year-old daughter. It’s thrilling, poignant and funny – if not revolutionary

Rachel Aroesti

Wed 2 Oct 2024 14.00 AESTLast modified on Thu 3 Oct 2024 04.42 AEST

With its jaunty alliteration and on-the-nose allusion to the iconic puzzle books, it’s clear from the outset that Where’s Wanda? is not going to be an entirely serious missing-person drama. The first original German-language series from Apple TV+ chronicles Dedo and Carlotta Klatt’s desperate and increasingly illegal search for their 17-year-old daughter: it has been months since she disappeared, and day 100 – the point at which the chances of finding her alive tumble to just 10% – is on the horizon. Yet, the Klatts’ nightmare soon becomes a farcical caper, as they decide their best bet is to surreptitiously bug all the houses in their (mercifully tiny) home town of Sundersheim to check if their daughter is being held captive. Cue outlandish lies, ridiculous distraction techniques and a surprising amount of snake-based slapstick. Meanwhile, Wanda’s sardonic voiceover riffs on the tired tropes of missing-teenager stories in archly meta fashion. >

 

 

 

 

Watched the first few episodes available, hilarious!!

[Ian McP]

On 04/09/2024 at 2:57 PM, Ian McP said:

Read most of the books, the show follows them closely!

 

New series based on Mick Herron's books

 

Down Cemetery Road

 

https://www.mickherron.com/titles/mick-herron-6/down-cemetery-road/9781399819220/

 

< *From the creator of SLOW HORSES and soon to be a major TV series starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson*

‘If you haven’t read Zoë Boehm yet, welcome to your next fiction addiction’ Val McDermid, author of Past Lying

‘Good characterisation, dialogue and a well-paced narrative make this confident first novel frighteningly plausible’ Daily Telegraph

It’s an evening like any other when an explosion rips through the leafy Oxford suburb Sarah Tucker calls home.

In the aftermath, a house now stands devastated, with two adults dead and a young girl missing.

With the police more interested in keeping the neighbours from rubbernecking than in searching for the missing child, Sarah becomes obsessed with finding her.

She enlists the help of Zoë Boehm’s investigation agency, but Sarah’s and Zoë’s search reveals more secrets than answers, taking them from Oxford’s cobbled streets to the rugged outer reaches of the British Isles. As Zoë and Sarah draw closer to the truth, they are caught in a web of conspiracy and come up against government forces, cold-blooded mercenaries and vengeful loners.

Down Cemetery Road is Mick Herron’s debut novel, and the first book in the Zoë Boehm series, now reissued in hardback to celebrate twenty-one years since its original publication. >

[Ian McP]

Silo season 2 has started

 

https://tv.apple.com/au/show/silo/umc.cmc.3yksgc857px0k0rqe5zd4jice?mttn3pid=Google AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=AU&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=-721088753025-c&mttnsubkw=153483924371__Ea6Si6tx_&mttnsubplmnt=_adext_

 

 

[Ian McP]

On 18/11/2024 at 11:48 AM, Ian McP said:

Silo season 2 has started

 

https://tv.apple.com/au/show/silo/umc.cmc.3yksgc857px0k0rqe5zd4jice?mttn3pid=Google AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=AU&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=-721088753025-c&mttnsubkw=153483924371__Ea6Si6tx_&mttnsubplmnt=_adext_

 

 

 

Anyone else find Apple TV way too dark? Silo is almost impenetratable! Many people asking Apple supprt about it too!

[Hi-Fi Whipped]

I’ve never thought it’s too dark apart from when I had HDR output set on the Apple TV permanently, haven’t watched silo though.