TV

[Old Darwen Blue]

I’ve just finished watching Start Up on Amazon Prime . Three seasons ,30 episodes really enjoyed it

What’s that about then?

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

“StartUp follows "the emergence of GenCoin, a brilliant yet controversial tech idea centered on digital currency—an idea that gets incubated on the wrong side of the tracks by three strangers who do not necessarily fit the mold of tech entrepreneurs and a crooked FBI agent who will go to any lengths to take them down."

From Wiki

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

‘Travels with my Father’ on Netflix. The funniest tv for years.

Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Season 4 of Ozark now available on Netflix

 

[Chaddyrovers]

Billions season 5 is excellent watching.

Also The Apprentice and Dragons Den has been excellent to watch

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Trigger Point on ITV. Wow.

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Billions season 5 is excellent watching.

Also The Apprentice and Dragons Den has been excellent to watch

Billions Season 6 has just started on Sky Atlantic. Agree it’s been a good watch so far

Squid Game is also worth looking at , although it’s subtitled . Two seasons so far .

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

For our older readers , a superb documentary about singer / songwriter Carole King . I was amazed how her collaboration with first husband, Gerry Goffin , led to them writing a catalogue of outstanding songs ranging from the classic ‘ Natural Woman ‘ sung by Aretha Franklin to ‘ Pleasant Valley Sunday by the Monkees . Arguably a songwriting duo up there with Lennon and McCartney and Motown greats Holland Dozier Holland .

BBC Two - Carole King: Natural Woman

The story of Carole King, including her upbringing, musical success and eco-activism.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Drog]

Wasn't that on last night?

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Yes it was , well worth watching

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

The first episode of the last Peaky Blinders season was on this week. The way the script writers handled the sad passing of Helen McCrory was tactful and fitting.

 

[Drog]

It was and it's still compulsive viewing but no way is Peaky Blinders as gritty or good as the first 3 series. The producers are getting a bit too precious and less believable as time goes on.

 

[Smells Like Kean Spirit]

I know the two above posts are about Peaky Blinders, so I've ignored them, to avoid any spoilers. We're on series 4 of The Bureau and will have a do at Peaky when we finish it. I love The Bureau more than words can say. The thinking person's Fauda.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Don’t worry pal I won’t put any spoilers up.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

It was and it's still compulsive viewing but no way is Peaky Blinders as gritty or good as the first 3 series. The producers are getting a bit too precious and less believable as time goes on.

Often the case that.

 

[Drog]

Peaky blinders ... seems a little gypsy woman who is only knows horses can replace a spark plug with her bare hands!

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Last episode last night and it was brilliant. The below is full of spoilers if you plan to watch it later.

Peaky Blinders finale branded a 'masterpiece' by 'sobbing' viewers

The BBC drama's last ever episode was branded a 'masterpiece' by 'sobbing' viewers as it came to a spellbinding conclusion on Sunday night.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Just finished binge watching all six episodes of SAS Rogue Heroes on the BBC iPlayer. Directed by Steven Knight of Peaky Blinders fame and with a punk and heavy rock soundtrack it is definitely worth watching. The scene where they are driving down a German airfield shooting up lots of parked planes and any Germans and Italians showing their faces, all to Overkill by Motörhead has to be seen to be believed.

 

[Drog]

What a coincidence! I binge watched all 6 just last night! Finished at 1-30am!

Good storyline of course based on the truth of how a bunch of misfit, problematic and indisciplined soldiers were motivated and turned into the scourge of the axis army in North Africa (before evolving ultimately to become a fighting force admired and feared in equal measures across the globe) but with a rather over cavalier atmosphere. ID secrecy was a also part of the legend. A bit less James Bond and a bit more Callan would have been better imo.
I'd read years ago that the only training for parachute landings they had involved jumping backwards off lorries travelling at 30mph across desert roads and the number of broken ankles that ensued from it!
'no rules' of engagement became their trademark as few prisoners were ever taken during sas operations. We witnessed this first hand with the Iranian embassy siege and the Falkland's plus number of operations in Northern Ireland with what were effectively summary executions of its members at loughall police station and Gibraltar. I've read that the Force the ira feared most was the sas who effectively played to the same rules of combat (none) as the ira. St Margaret wisely put them into NI and the troubles would imo have been ended much quicker if only she had been able to resist international political pressure from the sympathisers in the eu and the USA to stand them down.
I've heard that the British army (with the SAS being named) have been in the Ukraine since the annex of crimea in 2014 training the Ukraine forces in tactical modern warfare against superior numbers which may go some way to explaining how Putin's invasion has stalled.
Winning a war is a messy job but somebody has to do it!

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

I also liked the individual black and white vignettes of footage of the real troops which clearly demonstrated the accuracy of the training as well. Great series and I hope for more!