First ep of House of the Dragon is pretty good. Matt Smith is really well cast.

Ya the first episode is off to a pretty good start. Wasn't expecting much so I was pleasantly surprised.

Aye off to a good start. I'd forgot how harsh GOT could be. Good casting as well.

Can prob resurrect the GoT thread for this, wherever it is.

Watched all the Sandman episodes. Overall it's grand. Some of the acting is a bit shit, some of the scenery is pretty epic. The CGI for Merv looks fairly crap.

I wonder if it would have been better off as an animated series? Either way I'll continue to watch it and I'd recommend it to people. Looks like they're not really leaving anything out from the comics, which is great because the stories are just so good.

#1925 August 25, 2022, 10:22:59 PM Last Edit: August 25, 2022, 10:52:53 PM by OpenSores
Just watching for the first time Barbaric Genius the documentary following writer and former tournament chess player John Healy. I'd read The Grass Arena many years ago must dig it out,  really interesting doc.

#1926 August 31, 2022, 07:13:19 PM Last Edit: August 31, 2022, 08:50:44 PM by Ollkiller
New show "Mike" about Mike Tyson. 2 episodes out. Very good show. He had some upbringing. Doesn't gloss over anything so far. Harvey Kietel is in it too. 


Watched Dopesick, finally, last week which led me to The Looming Tower. Both excellent with great casting. Herself wants to finish the latter before I get around to the second ep of Rings of Power.

Haven't heard of The Looming Tower, must look it up if it's being put on a par with Dopesick!

Anyone seen Severance? I've had it recommended to me by a few folk.

Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on September 05, 2022, 08:10:42 AMHaven't heard of The Looming Tower, must look it up if it's being put on a par with Dopesick!

Dopesick is to oxy as Looming Tower is to 9-11. Both largely preventable shit shows.

Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on September 05, 2022, 08:10:42 AMHaven't heard of The Looming Tower, must look it up if it's being put on a par with Dopesick!

Anyone seen Severance? I've had it recommended to me by a few folk.

Ya The Looming Tower is a good watch. Severance is deadly. Well worth a look.

I'm halfway through The Offer, a Paramount+ series about the making of The Godfather. Really enjoying it, there's a great cast (Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Juno Temple and Giovanni Ribisi among others) and some of the impersonations are bang on (Brando and Pacino are great). The trailer kind of pitches it as a 'romp', which it isn't really. Worth a look.

I finished the new season of Cobra Kai the other night. Good, harmless cheesy fun. I started Dalmer last night which seems very good so far. I'm only two episodes in and all

Watched the first episode of that the other day, the building tension is unbearable.