The Tube.

[astfgyl]

Started season 2 of Black Summer. Good mindless fun for the first 2 eps so far.

[StoutAndAle]

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

I did, yeah. I don't think much of it overall considering how much access Alex Winter apparently got to the Zappa vaults.

[Eoin McLove]

I burned through a mini series on the plane called I Know This Much is True. Mark Ruffalo playing twins, one of whom has schizophrenia and ends up in a maximum security facility. Heavy going but really really good. Ruffalo has always been a good actor, in my opinion,  but his performances in this one are superb.

[Carnage]

Watched that when it was on, he was phenomenal in it alright. You wonder how much one man can take, it was unrelenting.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Any of you others living on foreign shores use a VPN for RTE Player specifically, and if so which one?

[Caomhaoin]

Any of you others living on foreign shores use a VPN for RTE Player specifically, and if so which one?

The man asked a question!

I'm sick of using shitty P2P sites for the GAA and just putting on the radio when it inevitably goes to shite.

[StoutAndAle]

Any of you others living on foreign shores use a VPN for RTE Player specifically, and if so which one?

My sister-in-law used to use Nord but apparently it only works every so often now.

I noticed the other night that on the Samsung Smart TV version of the RTÉ app that it doesn't have the live TV option any more.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I did ask a question! I'll have to dig into it a bit. Recent series missed because not available outside Ireland are My Tribe and Our Town, both of which would appear to have very limited appeal as sellable products to other populations, so the geographic restriction seems pointless. But sure, don't get me started on intellectual property shite again...

Anyway, my recent telly watching:
Season 4 of The Handmaid's Tale. It's grand. If you've been following it, you won't be kicking yourself for continuing with this season, but it's not particularly great either.

Much, much, much more enjoyable is our revisit of The Night Of. They're nothing alike in terms of content and tone, but just for execution and performances, this gotta be up there with season 1 of True Detective as contender for best few hours of US television produced in the last decade. Riz Ahmed, now there's a guy who can do character development!

[Caomhaoin]

If you get a solid one, let me know. Kilkenny v Dublin this weekend.

If yizzer haven't seen that Chernobyl mini-series on HBO, do so. Amazing TV.

[pete]

If you get a solid one, let me know. Kilkenny v Dublin this weekend.

Maybe you know if it, but there is https://www.gaago.ie/

I've never used it though.

[Caomhaoin]

With the caveat of not being rode up the Harris, but sure you're a gas man

[pete]

With the caveat of not being rode up the Harris, but sure you're a gas man

Ha yeah fair enough - i thought they were a bit pricey at 8eur - but just connected there from Spanish VPN and that game is 10eur!

[Caomhaoin]

Stop will ye. I probably know ye.

[StoutAndAle]

Bought the complete "Brian Pern - A Life In Rock" on a whim the other day. Amazon recommended it based on some of my recent purchases - newest Partridge, old Fry and Laurie. Never heard of it before.

Watched series 1 (only 3 half-hour episodes) while I was hiding from the sun for a bit yesterday. Fuck me - it's class.

The lads must have watched every single BBC Four music doc - there's so many subtle digs and nuanced gags. It's set up perfectly and played 100% straight. Michael Kitchen as his manager is brilliant.

"Glastonbury called - they wanted you for the Saturday night. I told them to fuck off."

"What? Why?! Which stage?"

"Pyramid. Closing set. You don't want to be associated with that do do you?"

[Makeshiftatomsmasher]

lately I've been watching:
I think you should leave with Tim Robinson.  Season 2. It's very funny .
The war of the worlds. The recent French/English one.  Very dark, but absolutely quality.