Television, drug of the nation

I do enough of that with an internet connection and TV. If I added gaming into the mix I'd never get anything done.

Which are the good torrent sites these days? Apart from Pirate Bay.

Taika Watiti's Time Bandits.

I now have unrealistically high hopes for this being the best thing ever.

The Bear S3 was disappointingly underwhelming.

I’ve watched the first two episodes of Those About To Die, it hasn’t got great reviews but I’m enjoying it so far.

Thanks for the Time Bandits chat. Saturdays in our house are 80s movie night at the moment, and Time Bandits is on Channel 4’s in demand service.

Bonus is that MissNumbers hasn’t seen it!

Any suggestions for light relief, 20 minute comedies?

Just come to the end of Brooklyn 99 and Schitt's Creek so looking for something to fill that gap.

Better call ted, vicious and superstore

Those About To Die, it hasn’t got great reviews but I’m enjoying it so far

Does it get better as it goes? The first episode was more than a bit shit, with story telling and dialogue like some bad Hollywood bread-and-circuses film from the 1950s. Do they stop doing all the exposition and hammy posturing after episode 1?

Bob's Burgers? Not quite the same vein as the two you've just finished but great in it's own right.

What we do in the shadows?

My previous crowdsourced list below. If you haven't seen it yet Community is the GOAT of this category.

Demiviewing List:

Colin from Accounts
Bobs Burgers
What We Do in the Shadows
This Country (short)
People Just Do Nothing
Masterchef
Watercolour challenge
Bake off
Brooklyn 99
Scrubs
Community
Friends
Superstore
Girls4ever
The Office
The Office US
Inbetweeners
Dave

I've watched three episodes last night, if you didn't like episode 1 then you won't like the next two

Friends

I was surprised how badly this has dated.

In what sense? The male relationship dynamics? Or just generally?

The clothes in the early seasons seem surprisingly current.

There's a bit of the feeling I used to have watching Cheers in the summer holidays, and awks at the jokes.

The continuous casual homophobia

The cis white main characters etc etc

Yeah I think that's something that you have with a lot of old shows that really stands out now.

was surprised how badly this has dated

I thought it was pretty shit to begin with, frankly 😀

https://youtu.be/8T5XXVcc9_o?si=NPmvKdyTor-CYbU1

Love this TV ad,
Young MC finest

The Turkish Detective, also good

Been rewatching Arrested Development. Forgot just how good the first few seasons are. Especially anything to do with Ann in S2.

Arrested Development

As a sidenote - they (the Hip Hop combo I mean) are playing Islington Assembly Hall the day after tomorrow..

Who in S2?

Ann (or Egg), George Michael's girlfriend. Only a bit part, but always funny.

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Ohhhhhh I see haha. Good one!