📺 Shows
📺 The Brothers Sun
Despite writing this back in February - it didn’t. Quirky. Funny. Great Action - and Michelle Yeoh. I mean - c’mon.
The Brothers Sun on 🔗 Reelgood
📺 Criminal Record 🚧
‘Truth to Power’. Solid, gritty, Brit detective drama.
Criminal Record on 🔗 Reelgood
📺 The Gulf
Coincidentally found myself living on/in ‘The Gulf’ when I discovered the show, so watched it with a little bit of a ’travelogue’ perspective. 😁 One of those dark Kiwi shows - they seem to be emulating ’Scandinavian Noir’ - if that is a term. If it isn’t, it should be. Great show.
The Gulf on 🔗 Reelgood
📺 Gray
Arguably formulaic - but something about it kept me hooked. And ‘Cornelia’, don’t you love that name? If you like this genre - it is well worth a watch.
Gray on 🔗 Reelgood
📺 Ripley
Started slow. Continued slow. Finished Slow. And I loved it. The Black and White cinematography was superb. More in those grey tones than color could ever do. Have to say I was nervous of having a longer version of the film. No worries. Totally different.
Ripley on 🔗 Reelgood
📺 Fool Me Once
I have watched a lot of the Harlan Coban mini series on Netflix. The early ones used to be really good … and then somehow I think the way was lost. This latest, while not the best, certainly represents a turning of the order for ‘good story’.
That said .. final episode .. last 5 minutes? Yeah … No. Totally unnecessary.
Fool Me Once on 🔗 Reelgood
📺 Ted Lasso
Just marvelous. No point in saying more, since I can’t add to all the other plaudits.
Ted Lasso on 🔗 Reelgood
📺 The Umbrella Academy
I certainly didn’t dislike .. but somehow it didn’t keep me on the edge of my seat .. some characters entertaining .. some not …. Story? Meh. Still, I did get to the end ..if we have indeed reached the end. Who knows?
📺 Lupin
Didn’t know what to expect when I stumbled across it … but now with Series 3 behind me, I guess it gets a ‘thumbs up’ from this bear.
Check out Lupin on Reelgood. See where it’s streaming and more!
📺 Shantaram
I adored the books .. and was waiting for this to come for a long time. I really liked each episode, but it didn’t keep me riveted, which in turn meant it took a long time. Is that bad?
📺 Who Is Erin Carter?
It’s one of ‘those’ Netflix shows. Pot Boiler. Not riveting, but I didn’t give up. It was fine.
📺 Secret Invasion
… and while we are on the topic of ‘🖇️ back stories’ of movie franchises … it’s got Samuel J - so definitely not bad - but also not the greatest.
📺 Obi-Wan Kenobi
Historically not been a big watcher of the Star Wars franchise. Sure I have watched them - but not ‘religiously’ - so expert in the story arc I am not. That said - I really like the back story series that they have been producing. (Even 🖇️ Boba Fett - despite my review at the time and definitely 🖇️ The Mandalorian)
How long should it take my blog to settle down after a big Wordpress import … it all went in … seemingly just fine - but the blog itself is not showing posts that were NOT part of the import - for example searching for ‘silo’ or ‘📺’ does not pull up my review of same - despite it clearly being there in the back end.
// @manton ??
Later
Quite a while it turns out, At least if you have thousands of posts.
📺 Wire In The Blood
We’ve been watching Wire In The Blood off and on for over a year now and last night hit the final episode. Set in roughly the same geography as Vera - though doesn’t show the beauty in the way Vera did - a superb show. All six series are on Acorn - but with each episode 90 minutes or so - coupled with the subject matter - I do not recommend a binge. Definitely worth a watch.
📺 Happy Valley
Finished the third series this past week. One of those ‘little’ shows from blighty that I do enjoy. Not sure if it was me, the soundtrack balance seemed off … OR … those Yorkshire accents have got a little thicker. Either way, if you are a fan of those off beat English murder mysteries … give it a whirl.
📺 Silo
Sooooooo good. Series 2 on the way, which will be a must, because this is only 1 of 2 shows I have seen recently where the finale closes the show and leaves you hanging and ready for the second. Definitely did not predict the ending.
📺 The Night Manager 🚧
It’s an oldie - but a goldie. Do NOT miss it.
