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Might have.
But as bruce and i had to warn composer almighty at least 3 times that this thread wasnt for movies and we are still not sure theyve got it yet, it doesnt bode well. 
P.s what is a hot flash?
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Ah ha. A hot flush. Why didnt you say!?
Potato tomato etc.
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Have you watched any good tv programmes lately edw?
Because this would be a good place to tell us! 
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LUKE CAGE
Me Finish, me watch, mon.
Please tell Alfre WOODARD, stop injecting weself mit da Botox.You be hideous.Ya face is a mask that make no expression. .Ya con barely open mouth to talk. Ya acting, it suffer, as a result.
In HD no less!
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The Bushmaster
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Aug 2, 2018 - 5:03 PM
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Rameau
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Just finished season one of Ally McBeal, I loved it, funny, stylish & bonkers. It'll be a few months before I start season two, just too many box sets to get through. I started From The Earth To The Moon this evening. I'd forgotten I had it, I must have bought it around ten years ago, it was still in the shrink-wrap, saw episodes 1 & 2, great, really enjoying it.
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BILLIONS
third season
Love that ending where Axe gets screwed over by one person to whom he treated well. Very well!
brm
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ENDEAVOUR
1968
The main character isn't that interesting but it is well made and, most importantly, set in 60's England!
check it out!
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Aug 4, 2018 - 7:38 AM
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Sharp Objects - HBO
A series certainly not meant for everyone, that is for sure. Based on Gillian Flynn's novel, this limited series focuses on Amy Adam's reporter character as she return to her small Missouri town to works on a story about 2 murdered young girls and the investigation wherein. Of course though it really centers on her screwed up life and childhood as she struggles to overcome her inner demons, one of which is her own mother Patricia Clarkson and their nearly non existent relationship.
The style and tone of the series is one of extreme quiet. People talk in hushed tones and whispers for the most part, as if they are trying to keep secrets buried and hidden. Amy's character is in constant flashback mode, though they are brief and pop out of nowhere, in a realistic fashion akin to Terrence Malicks silent POV shots of his most recent films. This may aggravate some people but I went with it and found it a novel way to inhibit her character and feel as if you are in her head.
The show is a slow burn, it does not jump right out of the gate, even if the main plot is dealing with missing and murdered children. But each episode cranks it up a little at a time, and by episode 4 you are fussing that you have to wait another week for episode 5.
Amy Adams for sure deserves awards for this performance. Her character Camile is tough one: a near if not already alcoholic, from a damaged family who blames her for everything that goes wrong it seems, it's no wonder she cuts herself with whatever sharp objects she can find when the mood hits her. And Patricia Clarkson is her equal as her mother, a patriarch if there ever was one and one who seemingly rules not only her huge antebellum home but the small town itself.
This series unspools slowly, unwrapping itself like an onion, getting deeper and more intriguing as the secrets and characters really begin to surface. If you give it a chance, you'll like the results I think.
8 out of 10
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I like the sound of that tom.
Thoughtful review.
However how about i skip to ep5 and you tell me whats happened so far in the first 4 eps!! Ha ha.
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Shades of blue is still very good.
J lo looks scarily too beautiful to be a cop but shes a good actress and believable. Ray liotta is just immense.
Reminiscent of the Shield
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Aug 8, 2018 - 3:50 PM
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Rameau
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Just finished season one of Ally McBeal, I loved it, funny, stylish & bonkers. It'll be a few months before I start season two, just too many box sets to get through. I started From The Earth To The Moon this evening. I'd forgotten I had it, I must have bought it around ten years ago, it was still in the shrink-wrap, saw episodes 1 & 2, great, really enjoying it.
I'm up to episode 6 of From The Earth To The Moon (they're on the Moon!) & I'm really enjoying it, I can't believe I bought the box set ten years ago & have had it sitting on the shelf ever since. I think the drama/doc treatment works very well, if Hollywood had made a film of this it would have had some plot changes & a big romance.
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Aug 8, 2018 - 8:07 PM
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I sort of agree with your analysis, Tom. I think we are in for some clarifying events in
episode 5 of Sharp Objects, but it has been a very slow journey. In my opinion, the journey has almost been too slow. Those flashbacks are important; however, some of them happen so quickly, my mind can't absorb the visuals or what is happening. I noted in some of the viewers' critiques at IMDB, some quit watching the show after a few episodes because of boredom. My husband is ready to quit.
However, I'm sticking with it. I keep thinking there will be an emotional payoff if I just hang in there. I'll gain some insight into Adams' self-destructive behaviors and find out who is killing young girls. At least the last few minutes of episode 4 made me eager to watch episode 5.
I haven't read the book by Flynn but if past works show any insight, I assume the payoff will be well worth the wait and usually in a gut punch level. For me, yes, it's a slow burn and for some as you have noted it'ss even boring. But the joy for me here is journey. If one thinks about it, this show gets as about as close as film can tp get inside of a characters head without doing actual voice over dialogue. There have been many interesting "character flashbacks" that I call them that divulge a huge amount of material only in a matter of seconds, if that. A good example was a moment of Amy's character chatting with the local women on the front porch as they were "yik yakking" as it were, and while she was staring at them she flashed very briefly back to high school with apparently all of them, much younger of course, standing together wearing their cheerleader uniforms staring at her condescendingly, at some point in time that she remembers that seemingly has stuck with her and not for a good reason.
This character of hers is clawing her way to get to some sense of normalcy, but she is almost being thwarted at every attempt, from having her deal with her cold, domineering yet persuasive mom to a town never wanting to forget others sins but wanting to forget its own.
I noticed that the director Jean-Marc Valléeh, who helmed episodes of Big Little Liar and directed "Dallas Buyers Club. This would explain the more quiet, even realistic tone of the show.
Each episode gets better and richer and I think by the climax it will be a great payoff. At least I hope it will.
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Sounds like you two need to tell me whats gone on up to episode 6 or 7 then, and then i'll watch the rest! Ha ha
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