Yep. Worth the watch.

Just started that as well Steve....two episodes in and I like it!  Can't remember if I read the book, though; I've read a bunch of Karin Slaughter in the long past.

Edited March 8, 20224 yr by skullguise

The Night Manager (2016)

Highly recommended

I was wondering if it'd be worth watching, thanks.

Night Manager is good stuff 

^ Agreed. Watched the 1st two episodes tonight.

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.

This is an Apple TV original. In my mind it's kind of a new interpretation of Flowers for Algernon, or if you've never read that, the movie based on the same story, Marty, starring Earnest Borgnine. 

It stars Samuel L Jackson. IMO it's his best work. Highly recommended!

It also stars the underrated Walton Goggins.

Edited March 30, 20224 yr by swt61

I am pretty sure that the movie based on Flowers for Algernon is Charly, starring Cliff Robertson, which IMO is an outstanding movie adaptation of the short story/novel.

I will definitely check out this new adaptation. Thanks.

Edited March 31, 20224 yr by morphsci

Just started Reacher.

Al said it was pretty good. I told him it didn't seem like my kind of thing. Not sure why I ever question him anymore? Maybe just out of stubbornness. 

Karen and I just found out Ghosts (US version) is continuing....  Fun show, just watched the latest episode....we had binged the first (I think) 14 or 15 a couple months ago.

In spite of my considerable reservations as to his character, it turns out that the current on hiatus status of The Grand Tour has left me wanting more freakishly tall British jackassery in my life so when the Prive Video splash page (bless its heart) suggested this to me last night:

I started watching.  True to form, Jeremy is bad at everything.  Also this show was filed right before Covid started, which certainly gives it a vintage feel.  It's like watching pre-9/11 films in 2002.

 

 

Rewatched the first season of Better Things (Hulu) before tackling the new season. So beautiful from the start and so underrated as a series. 

Jimmy Saville documentary. I can't shower enough!

Any of you watching the new series on Apple TV, Slow Horses? Gary Oldman stars, about a slow witted bunch of MI5 agents in Britain. Pretty good. I think the first 3 episodes are out now.

We finished watching the Night Manager and enjoyed that. Though we (my wife) loves Hugh Laurie (House).

 

 

Edited April 9, 20224 yr by Pars

Haven’t seen. 

Michael Mann is executive producing a new series on HBO called Tokyo Vice. He’s also directing a few episodes, including the pilot, which I just finished. Worth checking out. 

 

Edited April 9, 20224 yr by blessingx

If you liked Plebs you may like

 

Just watched the final episode of Killing Eve.

Severance.  So amazing.   Totally addicted. 

 

I haven't heard anyone else being that moved by Severance. Maybe I'll move it up the (imaginary) list of shows to watch.

Watching the first episode of The First Lady.

I think this is going to be a good show.

Michelle Pfeifer is the female Dick Clark. The woman doesn't age. 

Also nice to see Ellen Burstyn in something again. There's a few cast members dredged out of the past.

First episode of The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Another good show, I think. 

Starting the first episode of Billy the Kid. 

Finished School Nurse Files -- short (6 episodes), weird (there's a lot of forced laughter, and demented smiles, and sometimes everyone seems to have those images on their phone cases), enjoyed.