Rate the last series you've seen

[Neil]

Meltdown: Three Mile Island (Netflix) - Very good look at the disaster. I wasn't aware of all the background to it. Recommended!

[MinionZombie]

Meltdown: Three Mile Island (Netflix) - Very good look at the disaster. I wasn't aware of all the background to it. Recommended! Make that doubly recommended - I watched it as well. Didn't know much about it, so this was a bit of an eye-opener! Interesting that since TMI only two new reactors have been commissioned in the USA, both of which are massively over-budget and neither of which are functioning.

[Neil]

Make that doubly recommended - I watched it as well. Didn't know much about it, so this was a bit of an eye-opener! Interesting that since TMI only two new reactors have been commissioned in the USA, both of which are massively over-budget and neither of which are functioning. Indeed, and the odd death of Karen Silkwood... - - - Updated - - - The Movies That Made Us: Season 3 (Netflix) A series going through the making of some famous cult films. Pretty enjoyable stuff! Halloween Friday the 13th <-- Tom Savini pops up in this one A Nightmare on Elm Street Robocop Aliens Coming to America The Nightmare Before Christmas Elf OK! The Robocop one is GOOD! Aliens next!

[MinionZombie]

The Pentaverate It was alright. I like some gags quite a lot (the Jeremy Irons intros and riffing on 'skip intro', the crazy conspiracy loon, the 'Netflix re-edits', how Canada is in standard definition 4:3 while the USA is in high definition 16:9), but other gags kinda fall a bit flat. I felt the first half was overall stronger than the second half, and the last episode makes a really fumbled attempt to make 'identity politics' funny within the context (it just flops like a near-dead fish instead and is a right clanger that sucks you out of the show), and it really doesn't add anything at all. Considering that part of the conceit of the show was that the Pentaverate was a 'nice' secret cabal of world movers, they should've stuck more to the angle of there being a 'bad apple' and looking to return to their original intentions. I enjoyed the style of the show as well, a sort of mish-mash of new and old tech. Overall good, but could've been better. OK! The Robocop one is GOOD! Aliens next! Indeed! The one for "Aliens" was quite good, too. You get a much better look into why the role of Hicks was replaced. On any of the featurettes on official releases they've always been a bit vague about it, but this being it's own thing they've been able to be far more honest about it. The ones for Halloween/ANOES/F13th weren't all that revelatory for me as I already know so much about them, but there were one or two things here or there that I wasn't aware of, and it's fun to see the overall story. I could do with a little less of the over-editing and constant 'call backs' to some interview snippet or other, mind you. I don't think it's particularly necessary. The show's got personality, but it's a bit over-eager with it. Still quite good and entertaining, though.

[paranoid101]

Resident Evil Netflix Awful just Awful. 2/10 gave it a 2 and not a 1is because of it staring Lance Reddick

[MinionZombie]

Resident Evil Netflix Awful just Awful. 2/10 gave it a 2 and not a 1is because of it staring Lance Reddick Oof! I've been starting to hear it's not good. To be honest, ever since Netflix announced it I've had almost zero interest in seeing it anyway. Was barely aware it had even been released. Saw a couple of clips and didn't dig the vibe, same for the trailer. Much prefer the recent movie, even if it did cock up too many things (characterisation, suspense and tension, shoving too much into too little run time, etc).

[Neil]

For All Mankind (Apple TV) - Finished season 1, which was very good. An alternative reality where the Russians beat the US to the moon and a huge space race ensued. There's three series.

[Neil]

For All Mankind (Apple TV) - Finished season 1, which was very good. An alternative reality where the Russians beat the US to the moon and a huge space race ensued. There's three series. Season 2 pretty good too

[Neil]

Season 2 pretty good too Finished all 3 series. Generally brilliiant!

[MinionZombie]

Sprung From Greg Garcia (My Name Is Earl, Raising Hope). Available on FreeVee (via Amazon Prime). If you're familiar with those two aforementioned shows then you'll know what vibe to expect, but as this isn't network TV any more he's able to be a bit less constrained content wise. Set during the first lockdown for Covid, it manages a rare thing - to be a good show involving the pandemic. It helps that they don't bang on about it too much, only when necessary, and they take the piss out of a lot of things from the early days of the 'pandy'. Anyway, it's about a group of convicts who get released from prison due to the pandemic (low risk crims were indeed released early because of Covid), who then form a ragtag family and plot to take down a scumbag congresswoman who financially benefitted from insider trading relating to the pandemic. The cast of characters are a colourful bunch of weirdos and it genuinely had me laughing out loud, despite many things in real life that inspire the total opposite. Worth checking out.

[MinionZombie]

The Terminal List I was initially not going to bother with this show when it first came out because of the terrible critics reviews, but then when I saw that the audience were actually really digging it there was clearly something rotten in the state of criticdom. Now, it has taken me quite a while to get around to it, but finally did and I thought it was very enjoyable and delivered exactly what you want from this type of show (see also Reacher and Jack Ryan). In fact, this was possibly the best of the three. You've got your standard revenge, conspiracy, and military genre elements, but it pulls them off well with some excellent action thrown into the mix. I loved all of the attention to detail - the 'military movement porn' throughout was a thrill, showing a lot of training for Pratt, but also added a real edge to the combat scenes. Even with the familiar elements of the genre there were still moments that surprised me or went in a direction I wasn't expecting. It was pretty well-paced, too, compared to both Reacher and Jack Ryan, which at times felt like they were having to stretch their budget and parse out the action set pieces with a fair bit of talk. I've no idea what the sniffy critics were complaining about, but then again these are probably the same people who jizz their pants for She-Hulk and Rings of Power, so it's hardly surprising they took against it. Difference here, though, is that TTL respects its characters and source material ... who'd-a-thunk that'd be a winning approach? Golly! A solid 8/10 from me. If there's a second season I'd certainly watch it.

[MinionZombie]

Clark A six-part Swedish series about 'Stockholm Syndrome' criminal Clark Oloffsson, from "Spun" director Jonas Akerlund. Overall I enjoyed it, but it did feel over-long, even at six episodes (each of which felt about 5 to 10 minutes too long each). Also, being that the whole show is from the perspective of a psychopathic narcicist, proceedings begin to really wear thin after the mid-point as the repeating behaviour (riddled with bank robberies, binge sessions on the town, and lots of naked ladies) becomes quite predictable and, honestly, a bit dull. A much sharper and breezier four episode run could have helped, or allowing others in his story more of a say to balance things out (a half-arsed bit of 'think about the people whose lives you negatively impacted' moral lecture in the closing five minutes is far too little far too late). Would I re-watch it? No. Did I enjoy it generally? Yes. Could it have been better? Yes. Is it still worth watching? Overall, sure.

[Neil]

The Recruit (Netflix) - A superior up beat CIA affair. A good fun ride... (8 episodes)

[Neil]

[Neil]

Finished S4. Once again pretty good stuff!