We’re watching Small Prophets on iPlayer (have a TV licence but not a TV), and rationing ourselves to an episode a day. It very much reminds me of some Diana Wynne Jones, particularly The Ogre Downstairs, which I re-borrowed from the library as a young step-mum.
Just started watching. I think it will be quite good. Comedy? Maybe, not not primarily. Humourous drama, maybe.
Hi guys,
many thanks for the positive feedback. Perhaps I'm being a curmudgeonly old scroat. Mrs RR says I should engage my empathy (?) and give it another go. T'will, after all, be an escape from the wretched Olympics.
Managed to get hold of a DVD of Andor - it's a bit bleaker and more gritty than Star Wars usually is, but the story is pulling me in, and it's nice to see Adria Arjona as the mechanic. I'd previously only seen her as Anathema Device in Good Omens.
That reminds me--I really want to keep progressing through the Star Wars saga, which I'm doing in chronological order by story--I'm currently in Bad Batch, but now there are stories set earlier like Young Jedi Adventures and Acolyte which have come out that are set earlier than where I am in the timeline, so I want to watch those as well.
(For the Marvel movies, I'm watching them in release order, though I'm letting myself see some things, especially certain TV shows, out of that order.)
We watched the first episode of Small Prophets tonight and enjoyed it in a small way. Interesting comparison with Diana Wynne Jones @mrs whibley. A similar mix of the everyday ordinary and the supernatural.
We watched the first episode of Small Prophets tonight and enjoyed it in a small way. Interesting comparison with Diana Wynne Jones @mrs whibley. A similar mix of the everyday ordinary and the supernatural.
I think it has some possibilities. As yet unconvinced, but will continue watching (I did get to the end of "Can you keep a Secret" which was totally not worth it).
I'm enjoying Small Prophets. For some reason it reminds me of a (more magical-realist) Beiderbecke Affair - maybe deadpan humour, bleak setting, air of mystery. And @Doublethink , I really enjoyed 'wake up dead man'. Did you spot the quick blast of Larry Norman playing in the background at the bar when they visit to find out where those small 'sculptures' came from? I especially enjoyed the bit where the (good) priest is fleeing the undead, and stops to take a pastoral phone call. The whole thing was sensitive and sympathetic, and I thought took pains to identify sheep and goats in what I imagine (/read / listen) to be the current US church scene.
The other day, a friend and I ended up binging the entire 10 episode season of The Lincoln Lawyer in one night. We were up til 8 am the next day. But it was worth it. Love that show!
My Star Trek watching friend has admitted to having only ever seen the first Star Wars movie - so we're going to rectify that in the near future! I mentioned I'd got the Andor series to watch, and I think she's going to be a bit adrift if she hasn't seen a bit more than A New Hope.
We caught the 1939 version of Wuthering Heights, with Olivier and Merle Oberon. I enjoyed it a lot, very romantic and hammy, as you would expect. The second half chopped off, as usual. Now dare I go to the Fennell?
Mrs. Gramps and I are watching The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix. For the uninitiated, the lawyer happens to like Lincoln cars. He had previously been disbarred due to becoming a coke addict but has been reinstated with the court's supervision. Presents a number of ethical challenges over the course of the series. It is interesting how he is able to resolve the dilemmas he finds himself dealing with.
One negative comment. I think it has to do with the production of the series. He never wears a seatbelt when he is either driving or being driven. Also tends to leave the top of his Lincoln convertible down when he is in a supposedly sketchy neighborhood.
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Just started watching. I think it will be quite good. Comedy? Maybe, not not primarily. Humourous drama, maybe.
many thanks for the positive feedback. Perhaps I'm being a curmudgeonly old scroat. Mrs RR says I should engage my empathy (?) and give it another go. T'will, after all, be an escape from the wretched Olympics.
I think it has some possibilities. As yet unconvinced, but will continue watching (I did get to the end of "Can you keep a Secret" which was totally not worth it).
One negative comment. I think it has to do with the production of the series. He never wears a seatbelt when he is either driving or being driven. Also tends to leave the top of his Lincoln convertible down when he is in a supposedly sketchy neighborhood.