adw95 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I recorded that, but saw the reaction today that effectively labeled it tripe. Apparently makes Jack Thompson out to be some kind of hero, which is a travesty as in reality he's a quite pathetic and snide character who wouldn't know what being a hero was if it smacked him in the head.I thought he seemed like a sad word removed who became obsessed with the whole situation... Very good viewing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) Personally thought The Gamechangers was pretty cack to be honest. Pacing was off, they tried to get too much into too small a running time and some of the acting was absolutely abysmal, particularly Paxton... and I bloody love Paxton.Not sure why they bothered doing it at all, especially without Rockstar's aid, and it's not particularly a hot topic at the moment. The bits where they mimicked the game irked me too. The first part where it's the kid in the police station worked well as it tied in with him being crazy and thinking 'life is a videogame', but the bit with Radcliffe at the end? Daft.On a brighter note, I blew through season one of Fargo over the last week, and it's up there with some of the best TV I've seen. Loved everything about it. The acting, writing, directing, cinematography and music was all top notch and the little nods to the movie (especially the briefcase buried in the snow and Molly becoming a pregnant police officer) made it all the more enjoyable. Highly recommend it and I can't wait for next season in a few weeks time.Have to find something else to watch now. Edited September 19, 2015 by Ginko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I liked that episode of this is england .....with yer man coming back as well it should get very interesting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted September 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 20, 2015 This is England was utterly superb tonight. The scene in the bed with Lol and Woody was sublime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 20, 2015 I'm still catching up on '88, the existence of which I somehow managed to completely miss. Can't wait to get to '90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted September 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 20, 2015 You can feel the darkness coming. I think Flip and Higgy are a bit of a mis-step and I don't think they really fit. They are obviously the comic relief but they feel a bit too charicatured. Other than that, I love the way it's building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 All this talk of This is England and I've never watched it. I assumed it was like a bit more serious version of Shameless, which didn't sound like much fun to me. This new season is set when I was a kid but from the bits I've seen it just seems like it's all about the Madchester scene and I can't stand that whole thing so it's put me off a bit. I have no doubt I'm missing out though, plus Shane Meadows is from up the road in Uttoxeter, so really I should be supporting a local lad but none of what I've seen seems to interest me in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 20, 2015 I've never watched Shameless so can't say. Start with the movie. If you don't like it don't bother with the rest.It's superb though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) Also, whilst I haven't seen '90 yet, I think This is England is set roughly in the Midlands (despite a lot of northern accents) so I'm not sure how "Madchester" it is or will be Edited September 20, 2015 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I thought it was set in Nottingham. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Filmed in Sheffield. The madchester night last week was in a place called Frecheville, at the village hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Thought it was just another Essex thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 21, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2015 I thought it was set in Nottingham.I googled it. Filmed in Nottingham. Set in "an unidentified town in the midlands" I guess that explains the beach in the film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I thought the last episode was great. Although as my mate and I discussed last week, we knew they wouldn't be able to show people having a good time on drugs, without something bad happening. I loved the BBQ scenes. The dialogue and acting just seemed so natural. It really did just look like they'd filmed some friends having a laugh in their back garden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 TIE, was supposedly set in Grimsby I believe, certainly the film was I am 90%, maybe closer to 50%, yeah 50% certain it was set in Grimsby. 50/50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted September 21, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2015 TIE, was supposedly set in Grimsby I believe, certainly the film was I am 90%, maybe closer to 50%, yeah 50% certain it was set in Grimsby. 50/50.It was either set in Grimsby or it wasn't so definitely 50/50 [/useless] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I thought the last episode was great. Although as my mate and I discussed last week, we knew they wouldn't be able to show people having a good time on drugs, without something bad happening. I loved the BBQ scenes. The dialogue and acting just seemed so natural. It really did just look like they'd filmed some friends having a laugh in their back garden.im convinced a huge portion of it is ad lib which is part of what makes it work so well, havent started this series yet will hopefully catch up tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I just love the attention to detail that goes into capturing the time. The whole Lol going to take the phone call upstairs and shouting down to Woody to put down the downstairs phone once she'd picked it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I thought the last episode was great. Although as my mate and I discussed last week, we knew they wouldn't be able to show people having a good time on drugs, without something bad happening. I loved the BBQ scenes. The dialogue and acting just seemed so natural. It really did just look like they'd filmed some friends having a laugh in their back garden. im convinced a huge portion of it is ad lib which is part of what makes it work so well, havent started this series yet will hopefully catch up tonightYeah, I'd think that is probably the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I've been watching a Mexican show on Netflix called Club de Cuervos.It's a rather strange but satisfyingly amusing show about a narcissistic young bloke who inherits his father's football team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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