Saw an episode of Kin as the old fella was watching it. Shocking shite altogether. Like a souped up Fair City. Same reason I never watched Love/Hate.

It is a bit of a souped up Fair City, but it's also grand, especially for a poo-er ex-pat like meself.

Love/Hate though, from pretty much the moment Aiden Gillen was the fuck out of it, was absolutely class, like world class. With the team they had from that point to the end, would actually have been better if they'd started something new from scratch, cos now there's no getting to the great without having to wade through the Gillen and Robert Michael Sheehan shite first.

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Saw an episode of Kin as the old fella was watching it. Shocking shite altogether. Like a souped up Fair City. Same reason I never watched Love/Hate.

Aye Kin isnt great at all. Too drawn out and the dialogue is woeful. As Shepard has said though Love Hate is stellar tv once you get past the first season. Up there with the best shows RTE have ever made.

Yeah the first season of love/hate was pure shite and I was reluctant to plough on, but it certainly upped the ante.

Could not be arsed with Kin.

I liked Love/ Hate from the start but the second last season was a disappointment. There were three or four brilliant story lines going and each one petered out pointlessly. The final season was good again but the damage was done in a way...

Never felt that. But then again, I'd still be of the opinion that saying only the first season was a dud is being charitable. Seasons 3 to 5 are the absolute Shakespearean fuckin' tragedy business. And what a cast they had during those seasons, once they'd cleaned out the D4 heads pretending to be head the balls, which is one of the main problems with Kin.

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4 episodes into Squid Game at the moment, really enjoying it. Slow build up but the pace suits it.

Watched the first 6 episodes last night. Great show. That marble stuff was great... No spoilers!

Just watched that episode now. Mighty stuff.

Okay, season 1 of Succession done. It was fine. Can't for the life of me yet understand the acclaim it's received though, but I'm entertained enough to keep ticking along with it.

Finished Squid Game there last night, other than the last episode being disappointing I found it a good watch, it's not groundbreaking or anything but it's an entertaining show that does the job if you're looking for something to watch.

Also started season 5 on my rewatch of Peep Show, an absolute classic.

So, out of all of season 1 of Succession, there was one great episode, the rest was grand.

Four episodes into season 2 now and there has already been two great episodes and the rest has been good.

I'm on a real middle aged buzz at the minute and stuck into The Trip to Greece with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Gentle and amusing: just what the doctor ordered.


I'm only kicking myself that Monty Don isn't on telly over here. Don't get me wrong, Antiques Roadshow certainly takes the edge off a bit, but it's like morphine compared with the full, deep vein hit of Gardener's World or Countryfile.

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Also started season 5 on my rewatch of Peep Show, an absolute classic.

A show I still love revisiting, all seasons bar the first one and last one (oddly enough). 

Started season 2 of Guilt on BBC Scotland / BBC iPlayer. Cracking show. Loved season 1 and season 2 is off to a great start.