Television, drug of the nation

baking the subtitles onto the show before broadcast for everyone for any non live broadcast would be the best option if accessibility was a concern the proles would just have to put up with reading against their will while watching hollyoaks .

Squid Game ended poorly IMO. Gets very confused midway through

Really enjoying Reservation Dogs 👌

anyone else bothered with midnight mass yet? episode 1 gave a kind of stranger things/stand by me turned inbred village/isolated island horror vibe and the cats on the beach made it gory enough to pique interest then ep 2 it just devolves into some god-bothering cliche-fest until it's almost pure "christian horror" in the same way "christian rock" is to rock music.

I guess the name gives the game away somewhat but seemed to be more about the religion than it did the scary bit.

of course it's blown up in the US.

Yeah we were bored stupid first two episodes and gave up

A new Babylon 5 series?

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/babylon-5-reboot-the-cw-j-michael-straczynski-1235075236/

My other half doesn't really 'get' Seinfeld, but she's adamant on doing them in order. Not sure she'll get to series 4-7 where a lot of the standout episodes are

I'm still massively pissed Channel 4 still don't have captioning and is 100% useless to Deaf people.

Doesn't matter that there have been a fire, it's still shit.

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a37922821/channel-4-captions-tech-issues-deaf/

I am thoroughly enjoying Virgil thought.

Doing you a favour really, you don't have to sit through Bake Off.

Any recommendations on Apple TV now I've finished Ted Lasso?

Mythic quest, Servant, Foundation
Full feature film Coda and animated Wolfwalkers
Documentary Beastie boys story

I know you jest, but I would like to be able to decide not to watch it instead not having a choice.

do you have the all-4 app on your tv? can't you watch it on there with subs by streaming instead?

No tv yet as the flat is being renovated by two vastly unskilled owner.

Giri/Haji
Just done it over two nights. Superbly shot, acted and the last 15mins wow.

Channel 5 subtitles also down but guessing you don't watch Police Interceptors?

Got bamboozled by Guilt S2. Probably need to watch S1 again, was ages ago.

Good to know. Got E01 recorded of S02.

Might see if there’s a recap vid anywhere

Anybody watched the Earth shot stuff on BBC 1..caught a bit over the last few weeks, and not sure what to think. Always good to have this topic on mainstream TV but not sure why an Italian city won a prize for food Bank.

Watched it, very uninspiring, I like the concept but the award winners on whole felt like projects that will deliver incremental change rather then anything transformational and agree on the Milan foodbank

I noticed some of S2 Ted Lasso was filmed in Ealing, just in front of Ealing Studios and near the world's best pizza emporium... waves at @metrocammell

Anyone watch Box 21? I saw the first episode and it's kinda dark scandi like 'Girl that kick the shit out of the Dragon's Face' or whatever that series was.

Also friend mentioned Oats Studios - series of short films from the guy behind Elysium and District 9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oats_Studios

near the world's best pizza emporium

It has been a looooooong time since I last went there. Maybe 2011?

There's one in central London now - maybe lunch today.

I used to work around the corner from the Fitzrovia one so went there a bit for lunch. We've been to their new place a few times in Ealing. Waiting patiently on them opening the OG place up as a vegan joint.

the Fitzrovia one

That's the one. I'm right outside Great Portland Street tube / Regents Park. It's on deliveroo which makes it even better. Now to count down the minutes until lunch.