What are you watching tonight?

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:32 pm

Anyone watch the Inbetweeners on Thursday? Brilliant.

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:35 pm

Double-dose of rugby league this afternoon. Exciting first match followed by the two best sides around battling it out with a deserved victory for Saints. Happy days!

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:27 pm

Five minutes of heaven by Guy Hibbert (excellent writer) on BBC 2 was brilliant TV drama. James Nesbitt and Liam Neeson just outstanding.

Set in northern ireland now. In 1975 a protestant 17 year old member of the UVF kills a Catholic workmate. He subsequently becomes an advocate of 'truth and reconciliation'. But can that happen in his own life, with the brother of the man he killed, and who witnessed, as a ten year old, his brother's murder?

Great writing and acting, tense throughout.

No spoilers... but tension mantained right to the end...

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:51 am

William the White wrote:Five minutes of heaven by Guy Hibbert (excellent writer) on BBC 2 was brilliant TV drama. James Nesbitt and Liam Neeson just outstanding.

Set in northern ireland now. In 1975 a protestant 17 year old member of the UVF kills a Catholic workmate. He subsequently becomes an advocate of 'truth and reconciliation'. But can that happen in his own life, with the brother of the man he killed, and who witnessed, as a ten year old, his brother's murder?

Great writing and acting, tense throughout.

No spoilers... but tension mantained right to the end...

Always was going to be brilliant with those two in. I intended on getting some work done while it was on but found myself pretty glued to it.

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:40 am

Ghostbusters. I love that film.

ratbert · Post by **ratbert** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:50 pm

jimbo wrote:
William the White wrote:Five minutes of heaven by Guy Hibbert (excellent writer) on BBC 2 was brilliant TV drama. James Nesbitt and Liam Neeson just outstanding.

Set in northern ireland now. In 1975 a protestant 17 year old member of the UVF kills a Catholic workmate. He subsequently becomes an advocate of 'truth and reconciliation'. But can that happen in his own life, with the brother of the man he killed, and who witnessed, as a ten year old, his brother's murder?

Great writing and acting, tense throughout.

No spoilers... but tension mantained right to the end...
Always was going to be brilliant with those two in. I intended on getting some work done while it was on but found myself pretty glued to it.

SPOILERS

For me, the 1975 parts were best - tense and dramatic. But the modern day scenes for me soon started to drag - and much of the drama dissipated when Nesbitt's character walked out of the TV show. I also wanted to know more about the intervening 33 years.

And if I fell out of my bedroom window, I don't expect to be able to get up and walk off the way they both did.

Still, very watchable and well acted, and it did make the Troubles feel like something further in the past than they actually are.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:43 pm

ratbert wrote:
jimbo wrote:
William the White wrote:Five minutes of heaven by Guy Hibbert (excellent writer) on BBC 2 was brilliant TV drama. James Nesbitt and Liam Neeson just outstanding.

Set in northern ireland now. In 1975 a protestant 17 year old member of the UVF kills a Catholic workmate. He subsequently becomes an advocate of 'truth and reconciliation'. But can that happen in his own life, with the brother of the man he killed, and who witnessed, as a ten year old, his brother's murder?

Great writing and acting, tense throughout.

No spoilers... but tension mantained right to the end...
Always was going to be brilliant with those two in. I intended on getting some work done while it was on but found myself pretty glued to it.
SPOILERS

For me, the 1975 parts were best - tense and dramatic. But the modern day scenes for me soon started to drag - and much of the drama dissipated when Nesbitt's character walked out of the TV show. I also wanted to know more about the intervening 33 years.

And if I fell out of my bedroom window, I don't expect to be able to get up and walk off the way they both did.

Still, very watchable and well acted, and it did make the Troubles feel like something further in the past than they actually are.

I agree with this as a problem - two climaxes in such a short space of time is always a problem... Esp since the Nesbitt character walking out is so powerful and so in character, after that it became rather rushed - the late introduction of the family, the two daughters as reasons to live seemed rushed and a little contrived... didn't spoil it as much for me as perhaps for you...

But it looked like the writer struggled for the last quarter and may not have had a helpful editor/producer...

Dujon · Post by **Dujon** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:11 am

I tried to watch El Cid last evening. Maybe I was tired after my daily pedestrian pursuits but even Sophia Loren didn't help.

*stands by for much criticism*

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:06 am

William the White wrote:
Athers wrote:Gonna be watching The Wire tonight, and it's set to Series Record the entire lot
anyone who missed should catch this if you can... Brilliant TV

Well i have seen a weeks worth now, wasnt sure after the first couple of episodes but im glad i stuck with it as its getting really really good now!!!

trouble is i keep calling people 'motherfucker' and ending my sentances with 'shiiiit'

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:08 am

General Mannerheim wrote:
William the White wrote:
Athers wrote:Gonna be watching The Wire tonight, and it's set to Series Record the entire lot
anyone who missed should catch this if you can... Brilliant TV
Well i have seen a weeks worth now, wasnt sure after the first couple of episodes but im glad i stuck with it as its getting really really good now!!!

trouble is i keep calling people 'motherfucker' and ending my sentances with 'shiiiit'

and you haven't even seen Clay Davis yet

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:32 am

General Mannerheim wrote:
William the White wrote:
Athers wrote:Gonna be watching The Wire tonight, and it's set to Series Record the entire lot
anyone who missed should catch this if you can... Brilliant TV
Well i have seen a weeks worth now, wasnt sure after the first couple of episodes but im glad i stuck with it as its getting really really good now!!!

trouble is i keep calling people 'motherfucker' and ending my sentances with 'shiiiit'

Oh the side-effects. I had a break for a while but am now back watching series three. Agreeing with people by saying 'indeed' a la Omar, or 'most def' a la D'Angelo is one to watch out for.

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:43 pm

you all suffer too, phew!

was watching last night when she came down and asked 'when are you coming to bed'

i replied 'as soon as this punk ass bitch finishes, fool'

aiiight

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:46 am

Watched 'Religulous' at FACT in Liverpool tonight.

It was entertaining and amusing watching Bill Maher knocking down straw man after straw man that he'd set up for himself, but I think its contribution to the question of religion's place in the 21st century is fairly limited.

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:45 am

Tim Burton's Big Fish - Brilliant!

oh, and that nice young lady from Shameless who got her Waps out!!! thats girl definitely has big things in front of her! Tremendous!!!

Frandsen08 · Post by **Frandsen08** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:26 pm

chelski v pool maybe at the casino

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:23 pm

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:Watched 'Religulous' at FACT in Liverpool tonight.

It was entertaining and amusing watching Bill Maher knocking down straw man after straw man that he'd set up for himself, but I think its contribution to the question of religion's place in the 21st century is fairly limited.

The only place to watch films. Comfy seats and the chance to enjoy a beer whilst watching. They show some decent older films in there as well from time to time.

Horza · Post by **Horza** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:01 am

feck me, George Romero is a genius.

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:19 am

Finished watching "Party Animals" last night with my old mate Andy Buchan and the new Dr Who Matt Smith. Very enjoyable, very underrated. Like a polictical version of "This Life"

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:29 am

Horza wrote:feck me, George Romero is a genius.

Yes but any particular reason why?

ratbert · Post by **ratbert** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:59 am

Saw 'The Boat That Rocked' last night, very enjoyable without ripping up any trees, amusing with good performances. Parts of it were a little implausible and there were too many characters but it made a change from the usual Richard Curtis rom-com dribble.

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