The Tube.

[Blackout]

The Sopranos is the greatest TV series of all time. The wire is a distant second.

[blessed1]

Started watching that Mare Of Easttown with Kate Winslet. I'm only a few episodes in but seems really good so far.

[ldj]

Started watching that Mare Of Easttown with Kate Winslet. I'm only a few episodes in but seems really good so far.

Yeah I'm watching that myself, only two episodes in but it's really good. They're really hammering home the Irish stuff though haha, nearly every family has an Irish last name, the daughters name is Siobhan, ordering Jameson at the bar etc.

[Carnage]

At least it's not all the diddly-aye, corned beef and cabbage, a few beers in O'Shawnessy's, Aran jumpers bollocks that we've seen to death.

Great series, inevitably there's talk of a second one.

[Caomhaoin]

Anyone seen that 'Time' on BBC?

Sean Bean and Stephen Graham together, can't be too shabby.

[Emphyrio]

Anyone seen that 'Time' on BBC?

Sean Bean and Stephen Graham together, can't be too shabby.

Just came across that on IMDB. I'd say it'd defo be worth a gawk. Gonna give it a whirl soon mayself.

I'm a coupla seasons into The Last Kingdom. I thought it'd be a cheap version of Vikings, and budget-wise it probably is. And despite there being an overlap of characters it stands on its own. The main fella can be a bit naff but it's well-paced and pretty engaging throughout.

Finished latest season of Handmaid's Tale too, which was very good.

[Slaughterday]

I'm gonna give that Sean Bean show a lash for sure. Just rewatched the Red Riding trilogy for the 50th time and his delivery of 'dont be a cunt' in his Yorkshire accent is beyond brilliant. Legend.

I've discovered that the rte player has some nifty series on there so Im watching Paths To Freedom. Great show.

[open face surgery]

Paths to Freedom is exceptional.

[Ollkiller]

Paths to Freedom is exceptional.

Probably my favourite Rte show.

[StoutAndAle]

Paths to Freedom is exceptional.

Probably my favourite Rte show.

Brilliant stuff. The episode where Rats and Tomo go to Belfast is still able to crease me.

"This is the bleedin' Matrix!"


Michael McElhatton also wrote and starred Peter McDonald and Deirdre O'Kane in the excellent "Fergus's Wedding" on RTE the year after "Paths To Freedom".

RTE have never released it on DVD, repeated it or put it on their web player. No idea why.

[101_North]

Was never a Top Gear fan and generally don't like Clarkson but his show The Farm on Prime is an entertaining enough watch.

[livingabortion]

Ironic him becoming a Farmer after all the shite he used to come out with, but that was he schtick 

[open face surgery]

He had a good defence of being accused of being homophobic in that he watches lesbian porn so can't be. That cracked me up. Perfect response to ridiculous accusations.

[StoutAndAle]

Watched "Snowfall" over the last month or so. Very enjoyable. Some class actors in it.

Three intersecting stories set in a pre-1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles - street level cocaine dealers in South Central/Mexican cartel/CIA undercover trafficking with Nicaraguan Contras and the birth of crack in the USA.   

First three seasons on Disney+. Fourth season available elsewhere.

One of the actors in it - Carter Hudson - needs to play Zappa in biopic. He even sounds like him when he's talking.

[livingabortion]

Did you see the documentary that Alex Winter made called 'Zappa'?