Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 549291)

Watched the first four part story of Armchair Thriller over the last two nights.

Rachel in Danger.

All i've got to say is. Wow that was boring! :nod: [emoji38] I had hopes for it too seeing as it starred Stephen Grief who played the dastardly Travis in Blakes-7

Originally Posted by J Harker (Post 549301)

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The next one's about a kidnapped dog.

Originally Posted by trebor8273 (Post 549288)

Finished season one is f daredevil and up to date with season 3 of Rick and Morty.

Originally Posted by J Harker (Post 549301)

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The next one's about a kidnapped dog.

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 549303)

Can't wait! :rolleyes: :lol:

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 549332)

You swine Harker. [emoji38]

A Dogs Ransom is brilliant. I ended up watching three of the six episodes last night. Didn't get to bed until quarter past one.

Originally Posted by J Harker (Post 549432)

Really?? You take the piss surely?

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 549436)

No, it's excellent. Highly un-PC as well.

Originally Posted by J Harker (Post 549443)

I struggled to get through it. I get that Rachel in Danger is rather underwhelming but the dog one just seemed so pointless.

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 549446)

Well *spoiler alert* i thought it became interesting when the dog was killed towards the end of episode one.

Originally Posted by J Harker (Post 549455)

While i agree with that, its not like it really went anywhere afterward.

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 549456)

Maybe these last three episodes will be tedious then?

Originally Posted by J Harker (Post 549458)

See what you think Dem. It was a few months ago and i don't remember it very well.

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 549459)

Did you like any of them, J?

Originally Posted by J Harker (Post 549464)

I've only watched Rachel in Danger and A Dogs Ransom. I actually thought Rachel was reasonable, on a par with a weak episode of Thriller. The dog one hasn't left me inspired to watch more.

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 549466)

As i mentioned the other day, mr420 loves the nun one (fourth story) so that had better be good or else...

Originally Posted by J Harker (Post 549468)

He posted a link didn't he. About a year ago, of the nun one. Like you, i think that was where i got interested. I was expecting the series to be a bit closer to Ghost Stories for Xmas and supernatural horror in general based upon that. So far we've had a kidnapped Scottish girl and a kidnapped bloody poodle.

Originally Posted by Demoncrat (Post 549457)

Been hipped to the fact that Supernatural Series 6 is a tad Lovecrafty ;)
And the people I dogsat to had a lot of that....so I've borrowed it.
Expect some reviews shortly .... good or bad ... whatever. I've sat through Die Monster Die a few times .... can't be worse than that :laugh:

Originally Posted by Justin101 (Post 549504)

I bought the first season a little while back but haven't had the time to get started on it yet. It's up to season 12 so it must be pretty good, surely...?

Originally Posted by Justin101 (Post 549504)

I bought the first season a little while back but haven't had the time to get started on it yet. It's up to season 12 so it must be pretty good, surely...?

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly (Post 549575)

Luther... addictive trash of a high order. Everything about it is wildly over the top yet somehow played out in a serious, downbeat way. I really liked the first few episodes when cast members spend more time sounding like forensic psychology books, barking out chunks of text rather than normal speech patterns at each other. Cannibals, vampires, homicidal gamers, and cop killers are just a few of the criminals who Luther faces while everyone around him dies. Worth watching alone for the ever excellent Stephen Macintosh, one of my favourite TV actors, who is the greatest "weak man" actor going.

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 549576)

I love Luther, Idris Elba seems to be straight out of The Sweeney rather than a charming PC, er' copper and Ruth Wilson's Alice is a fantastic Moriarty.

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly (Post 549577)

Elba makes good use of his size and has a great "hard man" swagger in it. Alice feels like she has been beamed in from some twisted film noir, full of pouting homicidal thrills. It is a very enjoyable series.

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 549578)

Sadly there just isn't enough of it.

Originally Posted by J Harker (Post 549580)

Is there another series coming at some point? Idris Elbas success in movieland must impact it. Love Luther.

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly (Post 549581)

I am also binging on "Toast of London" at the moment, spectacular stupidity from Matt Berry. The one with the Bruce Forsyth surgical accident is on a warped level of genius few reach.

Originally Posted by Demoncrat (Post 549585)

Micheal Ball!!! :laugh:
Enjoy, it's a constant pleasure .... you've seen Snuff Box aye???

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly (Post 550363)

I watched the Michael Ball one last night. Excellent. Nope, not seen Snuff Box. Big fan of Matt Barry's folky prog rock band though.

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs (Post 549921)

I watched the first three – and so far only – seasons of Black Mirror, which I thank everyone for recommending. It's a brilliantly prescient and disturbing show which cleverly illustrates the dangers of our reliance on technology in a way which reminds me of some scenarios in novels by Philip K Dick. It's hard to pick out any favourite episodes, but White Christmas, the Christmas special, White Bear (the woman pursued by people with camera phones), Playtest (the extremes of gaming) and Be Right Back (a strange way of grieving) are all memorable. I'm eagerly anticipating season four.

After that, I've seen the first season of The Flight Of The Conchords (and have just started the second season), a show which I can watch many times and always find funny and the sixth season of Baywatch, which is notable for Mila Kunis' second appearance on the show (her first was in the fifth season) playing a blind girl. I'm nearly halfway through that and find it perfect for unwinding at the end of the day.

For those who are curious as to what Mila Kunis looked like in 1994 and 1995 during her appearances in Baywatch when she would have been 11 or 12 years old, I have attached screenshots. The first is from Aftershock in season five and the second Hot Stuff in season six.

Originally Posted by Demoncrat (Post 549985)

15 Million Credits also a firm favourite ....;)