Subject: Stay At Home Viewing
Posted by: Godwit
Date: Apr 25 20
Curious, what are you watching while the world spins around us?
What's your favorite thing about it? Does it help you get through?
Posted by: Godwit
Date: Apr 25 20
Curious, what are you watching while the world spins around us?
What's your favorite thing about it? Does it help you get through?
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Godwit 
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"Prison Break" is pretty awesome. Just finished Season 1, which is quite long. But I couldn't stop watching. Quite long is not the same as quite good, eh? In terms of meaning something different? Anyone out there care to volunteer insight as to the accuracy of their prison environment? Reply #601. Dec 11 20, 12:18 AM |
Mixamatosis
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I'm watching the Netflix series 'The Roman Empire'. There are I believe about 6 seasons to this series, so plenty to occupy your time. I find Roman history interesting. The show is a combination of narration, dramatised episodes and and comments from various historians. It's not a rehash of other Roman series I've seen, so it's worth viewing. There are some different angles and more fleshed out characters. Of course there is conjecture too because some things are unknown and motivations sometimes have to be inferred. I find Roman history interesting, so it's appealing to me. Reply #602. Dec 11 20, 3:31 PM |
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I've realised that Roman Empire is not chronological. Series 2 deals with a period earlier than Series 1, and it's irritating that the word Consul is being pronounced like console (as in video games equipment). Reply #603. Dec 11 20, 4:09 PM |
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Series 2 is reminding me how much I dislike Julius Caesar. Reply #604. Dec 11 20, 5:27 PM |
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I moved on to Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Some inaccuracy. At the time of Cassius's move to seize the empire, Commodus was a 13 year old child not a dissolute adult. Marcus Aurelius's wife died from an accident in Turkey. She wasn't poisoned in Germany. What's the point of changing history in a show meant to cover history? Reply #605. Dec 12 20, 2:02 PM |
| Godwit
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Interesting! This has come up before here. Some find it extremely disappointing and irritating when facts are changed or events are impossible; others suspend belief and enjoy even "history" as fiction. I think "The Crown" is currently in debate with the actual Crown, about this. How close to reality can a show come, and still claim it's fiction? As well as vice versa. Why might a Roman "history" show portray known historical events inaccurately? Rush and budget? Maybe they have to make changes to support their Rights or their contract; or the producer thinks poison is better for ratings than an accident. Maybe the researcher failed to do his or her job. Or the accident diverts too much from the place or time so they chose not to go into it. It could be a Diva actress refused to be knocked off via accident. Can we still enjoy a show, despite creative license? Or should we expect a program to have done their homework and keep the known details accurate? These things are "shows" portrayed by "actors"--is even the most accurate depiction still a "show"? Or do we rely so much on media now that they need to be more responsible about "facts"? I doubt that anyone expects "Jaws" or "NCIS New Orleans" to be accurate. Their accents alone are sometimes way off. But "I, Claudius" or even "Vikings"? Accuracy would be great. If a program is on the Discovery or History channel, should it be required to depict only factual events? "Walking Dead" can go off the deep end of fiction, yet we still want some "facts" to guide their actions. We don't want the zombies to suddenly start flying or driving to work. We can't kill them with broccoli, or laser beams coming out of our eyes. Fictional Facts about zombies have been established and we want those to be reliable. But. . . why? It's an important and controversial arena you bring up. What is "real" has become a vital question for society. But, since we are all dealing with serious daily issues, we have the choice to simply change the channel. Or post comments. Many thanks for yours. Reply #606. Dec 13 20, 10:02 AM |
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I enjoyed 'The Crown'. I knew it was a drama hung onto a factual frame and that no-one can know what characters like this said to each other in private so there will be some guessing and some dramatic licence. However they did also change some facts .e.g the chronology of things sometimes. For instance they had Margaret Thatcher unable to focus properly on The Falklands War because her son Mark was lost in a desert. However the 2 things did not happen at the same time. I think they do things like that to ramp up the drama. The same is probably true with the series 'The Roman Empire' but with historians commenting in that show, it does present itself more as if it's a history. That makes the deviation from known facts more more annoying. Reply #607. Dec 14 20, 5:01 PM |
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And now I must head back to 'The Roman Empire' as I think the devious, deceitful and ambitious Cleander is about to get his comeuppance. Reply #608. Dec 14 20, 5:04 PM |
| Godwit
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You wouldn't want to miss that! I'm in season 3 of Prison Break. Which has become a little silly. Que suspenseful music. Reply #609. Dec 16 20, 2:26 AM |
flopsymopsy
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When I was little my mother always told me not to be scared by films because whenever it seemed like someone was going to die, or get sneaked up on, or be in danger somehow, an orchestra would start playing in the background - and with all those musicians around things couldn't be that bad! Reply #610. Dec 16 20, 9:15 AM |
riverboatqueen
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I love that she said that to you. Even some of the old radio shows were really scary! They play some on the weekend on the radio now. I live listening to bite sized audio where Simon Stanhope reads short mysteries. I know this is about tv, but the level of dialogue is really advanced for just a simple 1 hr story. It's great looking up words and syntax meanings. Reply #611. Dec 17 20, 1:47 PM |
paulmallon
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The Night Manager on Amazon Prime is terrific. One season, six episodes starring Hugh Laurie. It's based on the novel of the same name By John LeCarre (RIP). It gets a solid 8/10 rating from me Reply #612. Dec 18 20, 1:13 AM |
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The Night Manager also stars Tom Hiddleston and Olivia Colman - and it is indeed very good. I'm not sure which got the most attention in the UK - Hugh Laurie being wicked, Olivia Colman being good, or Tom Hiddleston from, well, from behind. ;) Reply #613. Dec 18 20, 8:28 AM |
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I started a new series last night, but can't remember the name of it:-( Reply #614. Dec 19 20, 4:43 PM |
| Godwit
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Must be spellbinding? Let us know next time it's on. I'm on season 5 Prison Break. I'm on the edge of my chair. Reply #615. Dec 19 20, 11:54 PM |
rockstar51
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Talking about historically incorrect.....what about classic stories that are so turned around when made into a film or television show, just to make it politically correct.....when it wasn't actually politically incorrect to begin with. Things have been added that are supposed to bring it into the modern era I suppose.....but they are classics, and shouldn't be tampered with (in my humble opinion of course). Ann with an E is a case in point. Reply #616. Dec 20 20, 5:07 AM |
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Meanwhile, talking about being on the edge of your seat, I have just started watching 'The Undoing'. Well, I say "started" I gulped down four episodes yesterday and am about to embark on the last two. Wow, talk about gripping. Who knew that anything starring Hugh Grant would ever have me grasping the furniture until my knuckles turned white? He seems to have been doing some acting lately, as opposed to just looking pretty, what's going on? Reply #617. Dec 20 20, 12:29 PM |
| Godwit
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I so agree Mopsy! I read that Grant has been peevish and morose about acting for a long time, always talking about quitting, so...maybe he, or someone, sought and found a real opportunity to act. Maybe he is old enough he's not cast in those cute romances anymore? When I heard he was on set with Nicole Kidman I thought, "Ugh, she'll overshadow him from minute one". But no! I've only seen the first episode, though. Sounds like I have a real treat in store... Reply #618. Dec 21 20, 12:46 AM |
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He did start out as a serious actor but got typecast after Four Weddings so maybe he stopped taking it seriously when no one took him seriously... he's also known to be a serial corpse artist, i.e. he laughs in all the wrong places, so maybe people just thought of him as a funny man. Although corpsing has never stopped Judi Dench! Anyway, he was very good in a few more recent things "Florence Foster Jenkins" and "A Very English Scandal" and won some serious awards for those so perhaps he's decided to show the world he's not just a pretty face. Anyway, I finished "The Undoing" last night and enjoyed the whole thing. In a macabre sort of way. Really good performances all round. Reply #619. Dec 21 20, 7:58 AM |
| Godwit
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That's interesting stuff! I learn so much from you all here. For non-Brits wiki says corpsing is "British theatrical slang for unintentionally laughing during a non-humorous performance or when in a role intended to be played "straight". In North America ...called 'breaking'." That is, breaking script or breaking character. Like Robin Williams did, all the time, whether on purpose or not. Drove everyone crazy trying to follow his zigs and zags, and to keep from laughing. So I've read. Poor man I still miss him so much. Speaking of terrible disease and actors, Michael J. Fox was on radio this week talking about his foundation for curing Parkinson's, and his cameo roles on TV playing someone who has Parkinson's. He said back ten years "I could still present as someone known as Michael J. Fox but I left because I had a new purpose". He was seeking a cure. Isn't that interesting, that he would refer to himself as the face of Fox? Grant has a nervous titter. I never realized it was unintentional. Part of his boyish charm. Thanks for the fascinating info Mopsy. Reply #620. Dec 23 20, 8:24 AM |
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