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What I have been wacthing
Sep. 18th, 2018 01:25 pmI haven’t talked about what I watch in ages. Currently, I’m very much looking forward to Doctor Who. I’ve always liked Jodie Whitaker and I like how dorky she looks at the first glimpses of her Doctor. I’m more unsure of an ensemble cast. It hasn’t always been handled well, but the last time the TARDIS had these many people on board it was around 1980, and, well, there was a lot that wasn’t handled well then. As I always love the Doctor/Master dynamics I hope the master will return. And I would love to have either Michelle Gomez or John Simm back, but I guess when the Master return it will be in a new incarnation. It’s funny, but I really disliked John Simms two first stints as the Master
I also wait eagerly for The Man In the High Castles and Good Omens.
Husband and I have laughed our way through Upstart Crow. I’ve never heard of it until a friend recommended it. If you haven’t either, it’s a sitcom about William Shakespeare, written by Ben Elton. It very much reads like something he has been thinking of since Blackadder, and some parts feel like Elton would have wanted someone from those series to play it. Most notable Kit Marlowe who Rik Mayall would have rocked. Clever historical puns and digs at current political affairs, and decent costumes. I was delighted when Bob, short for Kate, made a cameo. I wonder if we ever will see Miranda Richardson as an aging Queen Elizabeth.
I’m currently re-watching Ashes to Ashes. I started with Life On Mars, but even if I liked it when I first saw it, I just couldn’t get into it again. Is it blasphemy to like Ashes to Ashes better? It may simply be because even if life On Mars is fun visually because it looks like my early childhood, the early 70’s isn’t really something I remember. But the early 80’s, that’s my pre-teens right there, and I love the visuals and the music. I also enjoy the chemistry between Alex and Gene Hunt. Who is slightly nicer her than in Life On Mars. Slightly.
I almost gave Preacher a miss as I didn’t like season 2, but I gave it a try and I’m glad I did. Season 3 was good, and I liked that the Saints of Killers finally got to do more than just kill people, as I really like Graham McTavish and so far his acting skills have been pretty wasted.
Husband and I are also watching all the Agatha Christie’s Poirot. Not all episodes are well-written, but the visuals are amazing. And David Suchet is perfect- watching them like this really brings to home what a well-rounded character he has made of Christie’s very two-dimensional detective.
Actually, I have been re-watching a lot lately. Probably because it's nice to fall back on the true and tried when life makes you feel frazzled. A secret on Fandom secrets made me re-watch the Scarlet Pimpernel with Richard E. Grant as the Pimpernel. My recollection was that he was really bad at it, but he was a lot better than I remembered. The problem is that Elizabeth McGovern’s Marguerite is a catastrophe. I usually like her, but here her acting is wooden and she and Richard E. Grant has no chemistry whatsoever. And, perhaps, unfortunately, it is the bad guys who steal the show. Ronan Vibert is a hoot as Robespierre, and Martin Shaw is a smoldering hot Chauvelin. I love his voice- I could listen to him read the telephone catalogue.
After that I checked out Martin Shaw on IMDB which led me to George Gently; a detective show set in the 60’s. It was good and the settings and clothes fantastic, but it was such a depressing show. It’s a safe bet in every episode that everyone will be even more unhappy in the end.
Oh, as we watched the Death of Stalin which was great. I didn’t think it was possible to make comedy out of it, but the movie manages to make it hilarious, without dismissing all the terrible things which happened. Great acting too. Especially Steve Buscemi and Jason Isaacs. The latter chomped up the scenery with glee all while he looks great.
I also enjoyed The Miniaturist, a 17th century drama about a young girl being married off to a rich merchant and finds herself in a very strange household. Set and clothes where near perfect- the only thing I can point to was that all but one female character had the wrong hairstyle. But I can live with that; it was a good show.
Watched Versailles too- but that merits its own post.
And right now I can’t recall what more I have watched, even if it’s really a lot more.
I also wait eagerly for The Man In the High Castles and Good Omens.
Husband and I have laughed our way through Upstart Crow. I’ve never heard of it until a friend recommended it. If you haven’t either, it’s a sitcom about William Shakespeare, written by Ben Elton. It very much reads like something he has been thinking of since Blackadder, and some parts feel like Elton would have wanted someone from those series to play it. Most notable Kit Marlowe who Rik Mayall would have rocked. Clever historical puns and digs at current political affairs, and decent costumes. I was delighted when Bob, short for Kate, made a cameo. I wonder if we ever will see Miranda Richardson as an aging Queen Elizabeth.
I’m currently re-watching Ashes to Ashes. I started with Life On Mars, but even if I liked it when I first saw it, I just couldn’t get into it again. Is it blasphemy to like Ashes to Ashes better? It may simply be because even if life On Mars is fun visually because it looks like my early childhood, the early 70’s isn’t really something I remember. But the early 80’s, that’s my pre-teens right there, and I love the visuals and the music. I also enjoy the chemistry between Alex and Gene Hunt. Who is slightly nicer her than in Life On Mars. Slightly.
I almost gave Preacher a miss as I didn’t like season 2, but I gave it a try and I’m glad I did. Season 3 was good, and I liked that the Saints of Killers finally got to do more than just kill people, as I really like Graham McTavish and so far his acting skills have been pretty wasted.
Husband and I are also watching all the Agatha Christie’s Poirot. Not all episodes are well-written, but the visuals are amazing. And David Suchet is perfect- watching them like this really brings to home what a well-rounded character he has made of Christie’s very two-dimensional detective.
Actually, I have been re-watching a lot lately. Probably because it's nice to fall back on the true and tried when life makes you feel frazzled. A secret on Fandom secrets made me re-watch the Scarlet Pimpernel with Richard E. Grant as the Pimpernel. My recollection was that he was really bad at it, but he was a lot better than I remembered. The problem is that Elizabeth McGovern’s Marguerite is a catastrophe. I usually like her, but here her acting is wooden and she and Richard E. Grant has no chemistry whatsoever. And, perhaps, unfortunately, it is the bad guys who steal the show. Ronan Vibert is a hoot as Robespierre, and Martin Shaw is a smoldering hot Chauvelin. I love his voice- I could listen to him read the telephone catalogue.
After that I checked out Martin Shaw on IMDB which led me to George Gently; a detective show set in the 60’s. It was good and the settings and clothes fantastic, but it was such a depressing show. It’s a safe bet in every episode that everyone will be even more unhappy in the end.
Oh, as we watched the Death of Stalin which was great. I didn’t think it was possible to make comedy out of it, but the movie manages to make it hilarious, without dismissing all the terrible things which happened. Great acting too. Especially Steve Buscemi and Jason Isaacs. The latter chomped up the scenery with glee all while he looks great.
I also enjoyed The Miniaturist, a 17th century drama about a young girl being married off to a rich merchant and finds herself in a very strange household. Set and clothes where near perfect- the only thing I can point to was that all but one female character had the wrong hairstyle. But I can live with that; it was a good show.
Watched Versailles too- but that merits its own post.
And right now I can’t recall what more I have watched, even if it’s really a lot more.
