TV Series

[COYBL25]

Finally got to the end of The Vietnam War showed on Netflix last night.
Having grown up in the sixties when the USA involvement grew, watching the 20 hours or so of the series went a long way to help me understand events in Vietnam itself, and in the USA.
Draft dodgers, the duplicity of presidents and politicians and senior military staff, the slaying of students by the National Guard at Kent University, the My Lai massacre and too many more to mention all finally explained to me.
Lots of harrowing live filming of battles and the aftermath were dramatic enough, but the still photographs by war photographers were the most poignant.
The two most iconic photos were the one of the young naked girl burnt by the napalm drop, and the one of the helicopter on the roof of the US embassy as the Viet Cong entered Saigon.
The futility and the madness of war laid bare for all to see.

It’s a masterpiece

 

[tommytowne]

Its one of the best things ive seen on Netflix, highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it.

Seconded.

 

[Bungle]

Added this to watch yesterday, thank God you saved me the horror.


Just to say that Succession was superb, Season 1 doesnt do it justice, but Season 2 was just a non-stop rollercoaster.

A great show that everybody should watch.

Don't bother with it mate, it hooked me cos I was bored and intrigued but in general it's only downhill from here, I'll see it through for the sake of it but it's instantly forgettable.

I've got no idea what Succession is but will have a little look later, seen plenty of people raving about Sex Education as well and someone at work said it's brilliant so need to get round to that as well.

 

[Goat]

Don't bother with it mate, it hooked me cos I was bored and intrigued but in general it's only downhill from here, I'll see it through for the sake of it but it's instantly forgettable.

I've got no idea what Succession is but will have a little look later, seen plenty of people raving about Sex Education as well and someone at work said it's brilliant so need to get round to that as well.

That Sex Ed screams teen drama.

 

[Bungle]

The case against Adnan Syed on sky Atlantic is pretty good only 4 eps

I listened to the original Serial podcast on this and it sounded dodgy as anything, found another podcast about it called 'Undisclosed' where they go into much greater detail about the case and all it's done is convince me that the police properly stitched him up. If you get round to listening to it wait for the episode where they're interviewing him and the knocking every time he answers something incorrectly, mad stuff.

 

[Bungle]

That Sex Ed screams teen drama.

That's what I assumed but the guy at work isn't really a teen drama sort so I thought I'd give it a go. Having said that I watched the first series of 13 reasons why which was teenage drama and angst and didn't mind it, not arsed about any of the subsequent series of it though.

 

[Goat]

That's what I assumed but the guy at work isn't really a teen drama sort so I thought I'd give it a go. Having said that I watched the first series of 13 reasons why which was teenage drama and angst and didn't mind it, not arsed about any of the subsequent series of it though.

Just dont watch that You, at first it looked decent, but its a proper birds show.

I mean its 2020 and I know some girls, so im not sexist, but I aint watching bird shows and I defo aint watching teen dramas LAD.

*Shaves chest

 

[jaycee]

"Ragnarok" a Swedish series on Netflix,based around the Norse legends of gods and Giants,awful series,considering the premise of the story the cast lack any charm or charisma,you actually hope they destroy themselves and the planet

 

[Simon Buttle]

I didn't even think it was good. It was intriguing, like I really wanted to know what happened but by episode 5 I didn't really care but had come that close to the end I had to see it through. Only because each episode was a cliffhanger

yeah i don't think overall it was that good, but the first few had me interested but the more i watched i started to get a bit bored with it but i like to watch these things through. Also, the girl that plays 'the stranger' is quite fit so she was easy viewing. I'm finding the same with Treadstone though, started off interesting but now there is just stuff going off all over the place and im losing interest fast in it.

 

[Old Blue 2]

Finally got to the end of The Vietnam War showed on Netflix last night.
Having grown up in the sixties when the USA involvement grew, watching the 20 hours or so of the series went a long way to help me understand events in Vietnam itself, and in the USA.
Draft dodgers, the duplicity of presidents and politicians and senior military staff, the slaying of students by the National Guard at Kent University, the My Lai massacre and too many more to mention all finally explained to me.
Lots of harrowing live filming of battles and the aftermath were dramatic enough, but the still photographs by war photographers were the most poignant.
The two most iconic photos were the one of the young naked girl burnt by the napalm drop, and the one of the helicopter on the roof of the US embassy as the Viet Cong entered Saigon.
The futility and the madness of war laid bare for all to see.

 

[COYBL25]

"Ragnarok" a Swedish series on Netflix,based around the Norse legends of gods and Giants,awful series,considering the premise of the story the cast lack any charm or charisma,you actually hope they destroy themselves and the planet

Thanks.

That was on my list, but isn’t now.

Finally got around to - Manhunt Unabomber, which is very good.

 

[Bungle]

Just dont watch that You, at first it looked decent, but its a proper birds show.

I mean its 2020 and I know some girls, so im not sexist, but I aint watching bird shows and I defo aint watching teen dramas LAD.

*Shaves chest

I just looked this up and the first bit says 'What would you do for love?'

Blacklisted

 

[jaycee]

Thanks.

That was on my list, but isn’t now.

Finally got around to - Manhunt Unabomber, which is very good.

Id recommend giving it a miss,I'm no lover or hater of the superhero genre,but the only thing good about the series is the scenery,at least when I gave dusk till dawn a chance there was the magnificent Eiza Gonzalez t take my mind off the terrible storyline and acting

 

[witchdoc187]

yeah i don't think overall it was that good, but the first few had me interested but the more i watched i started to get a bit bored with it but i like to watch these things through. Also, the girl that plays 'the stranger' is quite fit so she was easy viewing. I'm finding the same with Treadstone though, started off interesting but now there is just stuff going off all over the place and im losing interest fast in it.

Couldn't work out if she was hot or annoying. Probably both. Common combo

 

[tommytowne]

I mean, the camera actually filmed the Guardsmen being handed the live ammunition and furthermore showed the ammunition in close detail in the hand of one of the officers. The Guardsmen themselves all looked a sandwich short of a picnic.