Television, drug of the nation

Yeah, lots of wandering around and distinctly average CGI of Nazi/Jap occupied USA in 1962.

Some nice cars mind.

This was my feeling with the pilot. Still looking forward to watching it when I get a chance.

London Spy
Not an easy watch but really enjoying it. IYSWIM.
Can really feel the menace of the Establishment closing in around him. First time really scared for a lead character.

Top TV

Finished The Man in the High Castle - Not bad at all, gets better as it goes along.

Next up - Season 2 of The Americans.

on episode 6. interesting development at end of

I'm watching Yes Minister right from the beginning. Makes you realise how little effort goes into writing most of the stuff on modern telly.

First episode of Capital on iplayer was really good, though haven't read the book to compare.

I've started The Bridge, the Swedish one natch. It's formulaic, but well acted, and Swedish sounds like music.

I tend to watch it all every couple of years, its amazing that the same excuses and terminology is used in current politics.

I'm trying to learn how to speak like Sir Humphrey. It might come in useful.

Agree, my favourite TV this year

The BBC 4 Storyville episode Cartel Land is a great watch too, on iplayer

I love drunk history, the most recent one is about space and includes stuff about V2 rockets, they made Hitler black, which is awesome.

The Man in the High Castle = 10 hours of my life I won't get back.

That horrible breathy rendition of 'Edelweiss' is sickening.
Female lead and her speccy boyfriend both expressionless and wooden.
Meandering and stilted plot.
Characters I couldnt give a shit about ultimately.

If only the guy who authored the original novel had written about robots instead.
Even the little kid who likes turtles would stand for a robot story.

I've watched up to number 6, so I guess I have to finish it.
Pity really. I thought the pilot episode was great.

Damn.. I love the concept.

And by that I obviously mean I love the idea of a world ruled by the Nazis and imperial Japan.

Sunk costs fallacy. Give up on it.

^ I kinda feel the same - 3 to go and not bothered either way really

agree the music is hideous

I've given up on loads lately, I should see something through.
Anyway, I'm watching the new series of The Bridge as well.

Last comment edited for spoiler. I made a tongue-in-cheek prediction that couldn't possibly be true, and it looks like the writers may have actually gone there.

Fucking lazy writing, they might have broken it.

Awww no!

Its rating just went from:
'Almost as good as Forbrydelsen (series 1)'
to 'Almost as shit as Dexter (any fucking season)'

I did like the bit with the spider and the hoover though.

I just wanted Martin back...

If only the guy who authored the original novel had written about robots instead.
Even the little kid who likes turtles would stand for a robot story.

Nah, it would have been shit.

High Castle was utterly crap, fucking furious actually