Television, drug of the nation

Electric Cafe West Norwood represent 👍

Anyone seen any of the 'Don't hug me I'm scared' series yet? I loved their YouTube shorts and while I think they toned it down a touch for TV it's still brilliant with more of a developed theme and all the weirdness. Many lols

https://youtu.be/9C_HReR_McQ

Does it improve after the first couple of episodes ? This was all I could watch.

Lots of shouting in some scenes making it difficult to understand what was going on
(might be the way the audio was recorded ?) , Didn't find any character interesting and overall found it dull as dishwater.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/13/russia-1985-1999-traumazone-review-ingenious-essential-viewing-from-adam-curtis

Been waiting for this...

@SideshowBob yeah there’s transformation through the episodes.
I’ve enjoyed it because it’s pretty accurate in representing a really badly run kitchen.

Audio seemed fine to me

Yes - And there is a very succinct article on it in the Guard from the other day...

Is anyone watching LOTR: Rings of Power?
Quite disappointed, really.

They seem to have wasted many opportunities for actual storytelling, while playing fast and loose with the feeling (and lore) of the previous film series and books.

LOTR: Rings of Power?
Quite disappointed, really.

no offense, but what did you expect

Not that much to be fair… just not to take a wrecking ball to something that was a bit of a fantasy institution

Re watching Cracker in light or Coltrain's sad death

Still awesome

Yes, watched the 1st episode; on form, doesn't disappoint!

wrecking ball to something that was a bit of a fantasy institution

yea.. I feared this may be what's happening

so sad how they're milking so many great things to death nowadays

In other news I did watch some more Meet the Richardsons the other day and found it quite funny 🙂

"Inside Man" on the BBC

A few people have raved about it.

But it's a bit bollocks, isn't it?

I watched two episodes and turned it off. Just don't understand why they can't just wipe the flash drive clean instead of the nonsense they are doing.

Just finished Pantheon, sooo good.
Rumors second season already in production even not officially renewed yet. Can't wait

God I love it when Beavis goes into full on rage

https://youtu.be/5e5wCl6ucW0

yeah, was very well done. got a bit silly near the end but a well told story i thought.

Finished the Bear on Disney+, thought it was good. remined me of working in a kitchen a lot. great music. Main actor looks like a grown up timothee chalamet.
Got a lot of old ER vibes from the Chicago setting.

Will there be another series?

Loved Bear too! That single shot episode (the review?) was so well done

Russia Traumazone on iPlayer is fantastic.

We’re also watching Industry for some light relief and to see where it all went wrong.

Gangs of London series 2 🫣🫠🫠

Goodness

Watching Cracker again in memory of Robbie rip

Vicesral TV at it total best
The aspect ratio, close ups, editing...

Pure telly

Binge watch designed modern stuff seems so inferior

Series one was great that single episode (4th or 5th maybe? The one about the son ) could have been a movie in itself.

Yeah I really enjoyed series 1 - series 2 is trash