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Agreed. As joan says, a lot of episodes in series are packed with fillers that dont really enhance anything.
Im teally enhoying Reilly ace of spies again, from the thames tv logo to the end theme. 2 episodes in and some good 80s british actors involved, david suchet and the guy from indiana jones John Rhys Davies already.
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Mar 4, 2020 - 5:23 AM
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I'm watching Len Deighton's "Game Set and Match", thanks to the wonder of YouTube. I saw it on its release in 1988, and have the vaguest memory that unless you'd read the three books you probably wouldn't have a clue what was going on. That is still the case, and happily I'm about halfway through the final book again, so it's a bit less impenetrable than it might be.
Apart from Ian Holm as Bernard Samson, I'm not sure about ANY of the supporting cast, to be honest. He's as solid and dependable as ever, if a bit stagey when he has to show anger. There are lots of shots of him taking in a situation without reacting very much, which is probably faithful to the real life of a spy, but can look like directorial indulgence.
But my mental pictures of most of the rest of the cast - Werner, Fiona, Erich, Frank, Tessa, Dicky, Bret, Zena, Lisl - were very different form the actors chosen. Okay, on reflection, George actually looks EXACTLY like a cuckolded car salesman.
A quick acknowledgement of Gottfried John, who's a great actor although the Stinnes of the book is more Lenin-ish. I thought the first time I noticed him was in Goldeneye; I was clearly mistaken. And Anthony Bate as Bret does indeed have the accent of an American trying very hard to be an English gent, a trick that must be quite difficult for an Englishman to pull off.
Richard Harvey's music is fantastic without being John Barry. Something downbeat and tense, like The Quiller Memorandum, would have been perfect for this series but I'm very fond of Harvey's slightly repetitive score. That said, it also wouldn't be out of place in an Evelyn Waugh adaptation.
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For any fans of Rita Tushingham, there is an interview with her on her life, career, working with oliver reed, etc at 7.25am tomorrow on uk talking pictures.
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Narcos Mexico S1 & S2
Finished last night. ¡Ay yai yai! Top marks for depicting the exploits of truly horrible people doing truly horrible things in the pursuit of wealth and power. Compelling performances from the expansive cast. Uncompromisingly graphic. Just nasty business all around.
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Mar 5, 2020 - 2:27 AM
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I'm watching Len Deighton's "Game Set and Match", thanks to the wonder of YouTube. I saw it on its release in 1988, and have the vaguest memory that unless you'd read the three books you probably wouldn't have a clue what was going on. That is still the case, and happily I'm about halfway through the final book again, so it's a bit less impenetrable than it might be.
Apart from Ian Holm as Bernard Samson, I'm not sure about ANY of the supporting cast, to be honest. He's as solid and dependable as ever, if a bit stagey when he has to show anger. There are lots of shots of him taking in a situation without reacting very much, which is probably faithful to the real life of a spy, but can look like directorial indulgence.
But my mental pictures of most of the rest of the cast - Werner, Fiona, Erich, Frank, Tessa, Dicky, Bret, Zena, Lisl - were very different form the actors chosen. Okay, on reflection, George actually looks EXACTLY like a cuckolded car salesman.
A quick acknowledgement of Gottfried John, who's a great actor although the Stinnes of the book is more Lenin-ish. I thought the first time I noticed him was in Goldeneye; I was clearly mistaken. And Anthony Bate as Bret does indeed have the accent of an American trying very hard to be an English gent, a trick that must be quite difficult for an Englishman to pull off.
Richard Harvey's music is fantastic without being John Barry. Something downbeat and tense, like The Quiller Memorandum, would have been perfect for this series but I'm very fond of Harvey's slightly repetitive score. That said, it also wouldn't be out of place in an Evelyn Waugh adaptation.
Oh thanks, good old YouTube. I've just read & enjoyed the first book, Berlin Game (I bought the hardback trilogy in a charity shop), but I couldn't get on with the second one (but I'll give it another go) & meanwhile I'll have a look at the series.
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Joan you should watch the 70s original with Robin Ellis and Angharad Rees as Demelza. My mum loved it.
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I gave that new Twilight Zone redo by Jordan Peele a go.
Nightmare At 20,000 Feet.
No monster on the wing of the plane this time.
Just a strange blog/podcast that the main protagonist listens to, that describes the events as they happened/are happening.
Apart from a cute in joke to the Shatner original near the end, I hated it and won't be watching any more.
I think Jordan Peele may well be the next M Night Shyamalan. I don't mean that as a good thing.
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I enjoyed Outsider overall. I thought the characters were good. But I thought the whole sniper thing was crap - shoot one maybe, but shooting 4 people as each ran out in the open or did silly things and then "waking up" and then shooting himself? Nah.
I got to the end of s2 of Belgian thriller Public enemy too. Decent but way too drawn out. But even that didnt reach a resolve. So its gonna be season 3 now. 
You watch all these episodes but the end of the series is no guarantee you are gonna get any kind of conclusion
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