Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on February 17, 2022, 09:51:38 AM
You might as well complain (as many have wasted their energy doing in the past) that people in advertising are too beautiful compared to 95% (prob more like 99 tbh) of the general population. It's good to be cynical about advertising and big media box-ticking, but for the right reasons ;) The values of the Carphone Warehouse.

I've noticed some absolute munters in ads in more recent times. Bring back the beauty.

Can't read Carphone Warehouse without hearing it in that voice.

The Big Black Mommas in the CK billboards. Wowza. Kind of promoting poor decisions and ill health.

I'm watching an old episode of Heston Bloominthal and it's funny how dated the 00s style of filming looks now. It's the same with the old Jamie Oliver episodes; the camera constantly jerks left and right, up and down. It'll be interesting to see how today's cooking shows age over time...

I'm sure the future crew will be outraged that Nigella Lawson's chest was visible on camera or something...

Rick Stein's shows are the only ones that I can watch, his enthusiasm seems genuine and his food sounds amazing. No fanciness for the sake of appearance, just flavour-based.


I finished up The Unlikely Murderer on Netflix just now. Really enjoyable dramatised true crime.

Quote from: open face surgery on February 08, 2022, 08:01:29 PM
Watched the first episode of Pam and Tommy. More horrible, horrible garbage.

Watched the first couple of eps with herself last night and both enjoyed it. Great soundtrack, and varied too, like music used to great effect rather than just a show representing a given era being filled up with just signature music of that time.

Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on March 01, 2022, 05:17:08 PM
Quote from: open face surgery on February 08, 2022, 08:01:29 PM
Watched the first episode of Pam and Tommy. More horrible, horrible garbage.

Watched the first couple of eps with herself last night and both enjoyed it. Great soundtrack, and varied too, like music used to great effect rather than just a show representing a given era being filled up with just signature music of that time.

The soundtrack is pretty deadly all right.

Get on to your dealer Matt, the problem might be there ;)

It's like it was produced specifically for idiots. Like watching x-rated Sweet Valley High. The style is stomach turning to me.

Did you see 'I, Tonya'? Style is very similar to me, just focused on a different era, so the aesthetic is shifted to match. Maybe you have some kind of mid-90s PTSD!

Mid 90s was my peak.

Watched the first episode of Pieces of Her. Savage start!

Just finished up Season 2 of Godfather of Harlem. Absolutely loved it. Much more than a run of the mill gangster saga with plenty of historical commentary on America, and specifically New York, during the civil rights era, Malcolm X etc. The use of modern hop hip jarred though as it didn't fit the 1960's at all. Didn't detract too much though from what I thought was a really enjoyable show.

Sounds good. Will give that a lasharoo.