The Tube.

[Ollkiller]

Watched it last year due to seeing that coffee shop scene. Enjoyable but not at all spectacular was what I thought.

Aye it's not amazing but it's a decent watch. Some of the AA colleagues are hilarious? Especially the chicken fucker.

[John Kimble]

Been on a Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman binge recently. So good. Anyone have any other recommendations in a similar, gritty 90's vein?

[Carnage]

https://youtu.be/GD_oh1IRlNk?si=8_lBK4_uRUk5z9BI

Was funnier at the time TBH.

[StoutAndAle]

"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" was gritty? I never watched it but I assumed it was more of a gentle affair.

Anyway - 90s grit - can't go wrong with "Homicide: Life On The Street", "NYPD Blue", "Our Friends In The North".

Speaking of the 90s - it's really fucking annoying that none of the streaming sites have "Northern Exposure". It was great from what I recall.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I think there's a sarcastic joke in the request, though I'm not sure where it's coming from 

[jobrok1]

Herself decided we had to watch that Netflix yoke, Fool Me Once, with all the Corrie cast offs.
Jesus fucking wept! 

I told her everything that was about to happen about 5 minutes before it actually did. And made broad predictions episodes ahead of when it happened as well.
She was not impressed 😂

At the end of each episode there was random story flashes to throw misdirection with tense music building away... "Ooohhh Well Now!", she says. To which I hit back with, "You know it's going to be explained away as nothing in the next one, Yeah!". And then she gets all thick when it does.

By the last few episodes I had her pissing and moaning about it all as well. 🤣🤣🤣
And we actually had a good laugh at how utterly ridiculous it was.

Only interesting thing about it was half the set locations were used in Peaky Blinders, too. Could have made a drinking game out of it.

[Thorn]

 The best thing about Harlan Coben adaptations is that he usually makes sure his name is upfront and centre. Which makes it easy to avoid. I saw someone say once you'd have to be either young or dumb to find his stuff of any entertainment value. I'd say it was the Michelle Keegan factor that got yer missus interested so much....because the exact fucking same thing happened me

[John Kimble]

Yeah, my missus roped me into that Fool Me Once garbage as well. Hokum is the word I think, although that's being a bit too charitable. Harlen Coben books are best enjoyed by simpletons on sun holidays, or preferably, not at all.

[Thorn]

Simpletons on Sun Holidays...I'll be dredging that one up again!

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

True Detective, while not quite amazing just yet, is chugging along nicely 

[Maggot Colony]

Making my way through the second season of Vikings Valhalla which is still quality.

Also being forced to watch Love Island All-Stars 

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Don't know why ye stopped watching The Night Manager. Have enjoyed all of it so far but ep 5 tonight was class. Looking forward to finale tomorrow now.

[Carnage]

Just watched the first episode of Horace And Pete on a whim, expecting a sitcom type set up. It was not, more a one act play with humerous moments. I'm not sure what I thought of it but Alan Alda was fantastic, as was Steve Buscemi.

[open face surgery]

Watched Horace and Pete when it came out initially. Thought it was great. One episode is a real struggle but enjoyed it. May go back to it.

[Carnage]

Watched it over the weekend, still haven't come to terms with it, the end in particular. Fucking hell.

It's brilliant, most of the characters are great, even the lads with one line or less. Not even remotely comedy which is what I was expecting (CK called it a tragedy), absolutely devastating in places, a few hammer blows out of nowhere too.

The last episode is hard to watch, but the one with his ex is just slow going.

Highly recommended.