54_and_counting Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 43 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: BBC iplayer - it’s real life Le Carré Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnarab Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Definitely recommend Amazon Primes The Boys. Just watched series 1 (8 episodes). Superheroes that are bad and bad guys that are good! Lots of adult humour blood and swearing and not for kids 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 5 hours ago, amnarab said: Definitely recommend Amazon Primes The Boys. Just watched series 1 (8 episodes). Superheroes that are bad and bad guys that are good! Lots of adult humour blood and swearing and not for kids The Boys thread for this pish. Spoiler I agree, it is excellent. When you've watched all 3 seasons, watch Gen V (the spin off). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhopping Adventures Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Delighted for the two twinks on Race Across the World. Okay it was edited but what a finish. I love this programme 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 41 minutes ago, Groundhopping Adventures said: Delighted for the two twinks on Race Across the World. Okay it was edited but what a finish. I love this programme It’s been a really good series, pleased that the two lads won it. Haven’t seen the reunion episode yet so will catch up on that over the next couple of days. The next celeb version will be along shortly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhopping Adventures Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 5 minutes ago, The Naitch said: It’s been a really good series, pleased that the two lads won it. Haven’t seen the reunion episode yet so will catch up on that over the next couple of days. The next celeb version will be along shortly. Watching the reunion just now. It's genuinely brilliant 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Disappointed we didn't see how the brother and sister managed to complete the last leg on a tenner. And the old guy's approach of saving the cash so they could go quick at the end turned out well 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Internet Citizen Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 The penultimate couple of legs really stretched the contestants in Race Across the World this year, although for the siblings it was their own doing. The older couple seemed to dither through a bit in those legs too. I don’t think the public transport options helped them mind you. I enjoyed this series as much as others but can’t say I warmed to any of the teams as much as I’ve done in the past. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 I started watching a 'documentary' on Channel 4, The Nevermets and have stuck it for two episodes. It's about people who are in long-distance, online relationships with people they have never met. The first couple of episodes have focused on three relationships - Jay is a 17 year old English lad who is in a long-term LDR (long distance relationship) with a 27 year old Indian Veena. They met on a Game of Thrones forum where they bonded over his fan fiction and exchanged romantic messages until it came out he was only 15. She was undetered and he is now going away from his parents for the first time to meet her, and her family. The second couple is a 38 year old English woman Sarah and her 27 year old Filipino boyfriend Jgoy. She seems positive but with some reservations after having relationship problems in the past and not liking aspects of Jgoy's lifestyle, going out with his mates etc. Sarah is going to travel to Jgoy's home in the Phillipines for a visit. The third couple is a Nigerian-British young woman, 25 year old Dumebi. She is looking forward to a meeting with her prospective beau Mazi in Dubai. He works in various high flying jobs, posts social media videos of himself handing over large cash gifts at weddings but when they had previously arranged to meet he didn't show. The Guardian review sums it up nicely Quote Are you mildly depressed? Would you like to stay mildly depressed? Welcome, then, to The Nevermets Every couple has massive issues and are clearly mismatched, in rather tragic ways. Jay is a gangly, gormless 17 year old, a nice lad but when he walks into the full Indian extended family wedding planning session just as he gets off a 12 hour flight and meets his 'girlfriend' and is clearly massively freaked out. He is extremely unworldy - he can't eat the traditional Indian food he is given when he arrives, he confesses he's never even had an Indian takeaway and has to order a McDOnalds to get something to eat. Veena's relatives are liteally measuring them up for a wedding, it's clear that he is not ready. Her family even make homemade chicken dippers and fish fingers for him to make him feel at home. Sarah and Jgoy are probably the most awkward of the couples. She refers to her difficulty trusting partners and is clearly uncomfortable with the physical attention she gets from Jgoy as soon as she arrives. He obviously thinks he is being a loving partner by touching her, having his arm round her, kissing her but she finds it too much. It's a clear indiciation of the limits of online only interaction - if they had met physically they'd be able to build it up slowly and feel each other out (steady!) but she lands after a 14 hour flight and has this younger guy all over her like a 1970s BBC presenter. Later, it gets worse as he tries to get her to wear revealing clothing she doesn't want to and then he and his mate have utterly cringe inducing 'banter' at a meal. Forget generational, geographic, cultural, language barriers, their chat is truly awful and I can't imagine a bigger woman-repellent. I can't repeat it on here, a family site, but it's awful. She is clearly horrified and as the episode ends is preparing to scarper from his flat to a hotel. Dumebi has a lovely family, who are clearly protective of her and looking out for her. Her mother and sisters are all very supportive but fair in warning her of the risks. She ends up being stood up again by her man, who absolutely clearly is a scammer or is married with a load of kids. It's a shame as Dumebi seems like a nice person and is absolutely beautiful, I find it hard to believe she can't find a partner in day-to-day life. What a shame. As the Guardian review says it's a superficially interesting programme that just depressingly reveals most of the cliched things that we all kind of know are true to don't want to believe - older women aren't as horny as 20 something men and don't want them slobbering all over them; if a man lives in Dubai and flashes cash on social media he's probably a huckster. The Jay and Veena couple is probably the first time in history an older woman from abroad has tried to groom an underage British guy and the whole thing is very weird but the guy is a wee laddie and the whole thing is odd. Veena seems like a bit of a go-getter, has a good job, independent streak in her and Jay comes across like his parents stopped wiping his arse about two weeks ago. Overall, I felt a bit sad for the participants watching it and angry at myself for watching it expecting something different. Can't wait for episode three! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 16 minutes ago, ICTChris said: I started watching a 'documentary' on Channel 4, The Nevermets and have stuck it for two episodes. It's about people who are in long-distance, online relationships with people they have never met. The first couple of episodes have focused on three relationships - Jay is a 17 year old English lad who is in a long-term LDR (long distance relationship) with a 27 year old Indian Veena. They met on a Game of Thrones forum where they bonded over his fan fiction and exchanged romantic messages until it came out he was only 15. She was undetered and he is now going away from his parents for the first time to meet her, and her family. The second couple is a 38 year old English woman Sarah and her 27 year old Filipino boyfriend Jgoy. She seems positive but with some reservations after having relationship problems in the past and not liking aspects of Jgoy's lifestyle, going out with his mates etc. Sarah is going to travel to Jgoy's home in the Phillipines for a visit. The third couple is a Nigerian-British young woman, 25 year old Dumebi. She is looking forward to a meeting with her prospective beau Mazi in Dubai. He works in various high flying jobs, posts social media videos of himself handing over large cash gifts at weddings but when they had previously arranged to meet he didn't show. The Guardian review sums it up nicely Every couple has massive issues and are clearly mismatched, in rather tragic ways. Jay is a gangly, gormless 17 year old, a nice lad but when he walks into the full Indian extended family wedding planning session just as he gets off a 12 hour flight and meets his 'girlfriend' and is clearly massively freaked out. He is extremely unworldy - he can't eat the traditional Indian food he is given when he arrives, he confesses he's never even had an Indian takeaway and has to order a McDOnalds to get something to eat. Veena's relatives are liteally measuring them up for a wedding, it's clear that he is not ready. Her family even make homemade chicken dippers and fish fingers for him to make him feel at home. Sarah and Jgoy are probably the most awkward of the couples. She refers to her difficulty trusting partners and is clearly uncomfortable with the physical attention she gets from Jgoy as soon as she arrives. He obviously thinks he is being a loving partner by touching her, having his arm round her, kissing her but she finds it too much. It's a clear indiciation of the limits of online only interaction - if they had met physically they'd be able to build it up slowly and feel each other out (steady!) but she lands after a 14 hour flight and has this younger guy all over her like a 1970s BBC presenter. Later, it gets worse as he tries to get her to wear revealing clothing she doesn't want to and then he and his mate have utterly cringe inducing 'banter' at a meal. Forget generational, geographic, cultural, language barriers, their chat is truly awful and I can't imagine a bigger woman-repellent. I can't repeat it on here, a family site, but it's awful. She is clearly horrified and as the episode ends is preparing to scarper from his flat to a hotel. Dumebi has a lovely family, who are clearly protective of her and looking out for her. Her mother and sisters are all very supportive but fair in warning her of the risks. She ends up being stood up again by her man, who absolutely clearly is a scammer or is married with a load of kids. It's a shame as Dumebi seems like a nice person and is absolutely beautiful, I find it hard to believe she can't find a partner in day-to-day life. What a shame. As the Guardian review says it's a superficially interesting programme that just depressingly reveals most of the cliched things that we all kind of know are true to don't want to believe - older women aren't as horny as 20 something men and don't want them slobbering all over them; if a man lives in Dubai and flashes cash on social media he's probably a huckster. The Jay and Veena couple is probably the first time in history an older woman from abroad has tried to groom an underage British guy and the whole thing is very weird but the guy is a wee laddie and the whole thing is odd. Veena seems like a bit of a go-getter, has a good job, independent streak in her and Jay comes across like his parents stopped wiping his arse about two weeks ago. Overall, I felt a bit sad for the participants watching it and angry at myself for watching it expecting something different. Can't wait for episode three! There's a Scottish girl in this, judging by the adverts. Let us (me) know how it goes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 13 hours ago, ICTChris said: I started watching a 'documentary' on Channel 4, The Nevermets and have stuck it for two episodes. It's about people who are in long-distance, online relationships with people they have never met. The first couple of episodes have focused on three relationships - Jay is a 17 year old English lad who is in a long-term LDR (long distance relationship) with a 27 year old Indian Veena. They met on a Game of Thrones forum where they bonded over his fan fiction and exchanged romantic messages until it came out he was only 15. She was undetered and he is now going away from his parents for the first time to meet her, and her family. The second couple is a 38 year old English woman Sarah and her 27 year old Filipino boyfriend Jgoy. She seems positive but with some reservations after having relationship problems in the past and not liking aspects of Jgoy's lifestyle, going out with his mates etc. Sarah is going to travel to Jgoy's home in the Phillipines for a visit. The third couple is a Nigerian-British young woman, 25 year old Dumebi. She is looking forward to a meeting with her prospective beau Mazi in Dubai. He works in various high flying jobs, posts social media videos of himself handing over large cash gifts at weddings but when they had previously arranged to meet he didn't show. The Guardian review sums it up nicely Every couple has massive issues and are clearly mismatched, in rather tragic ways. Jay is a gangly, gormless 17 year old, a nice lad but when he walks into the full Indian extended family wedding planning session just as he gets off a 12 hour flight and meets his 'girlfriend' and is clearly massively freaked out. He is extremely unworldy - he can't eat the traditional Indian food he is given when he arrives, he confesses he's never even had an Indian takeaway and has to order a McDOnalds to get something to eat. Veena's relatives are liteally measuring them up for a wedding, it's clear that he is not ready. Her family even make homemade chicken dippers and fish fingers for him to make him feel at home. Sarah and Jgoy are probably the most awkward of the couples. She refers to her difficulty trusting partners and is clearly uncomfortable with the physical attention she gets from Jgoy as soon as she arrives. He obviously thinks he is being a loving partner by touching her, having his arm round her, kissing her but she finds it too much. It's a clear indiciation of the limits of online only interaction - if they had met physically they'd be able to build it up slowly and feel each other out (steady!) but she lands after a 14 hour flight and has this younger guy all over her like a 1970s BBC presenter. Later, it gets worse as he tries to get her to wear revealing clothing she doesn't want to and then he and his mate have utterly cringe inducing 'banter' at a meal. Forget generational, geographic, cultural, language barriers, their chat is truly awful and I can't imagine a bigger woman-repellent. I can't repeat it on here, a family site, but it's awful. She is clearly horrified and as the episode ends is preparing to scarper from his flat to a hotel. Dumebi has a lovely family, who are clearly protective of her and looking out for her. Her mother and sisters are all very supportive but fair in warning her of the risks. She ends up being stood up again by her man, who absolutely clearly is a scammer or is married with a load of kids. It's a shame as Dumebi seems like a nice person and is absolutely beautiful, I find it hard to believe she can't find a partner in day-to-day life. What a shame. As the Guardian review says it's a superficially interesting programme that just depressingly reveals most of the cliched things that we all kind of know are true to don't want to believe - older women aren't as horny as 20 something men and don't want them slobbering all over them; if a man lives in Dubai and flashes cash on social media he's probably a huckster. The Jay and Veena couple is probably the first time in history an older woman from abroad has tried to groom an underage British guy and the whole thing is very weird but the guy is a wee laddie and the whole thing is odd. Veena seems like a bit of a go-getter, has a good job, independent streak in her and Jay comes across like his parents stopped wiping his arse about two weeks ago. Overall, I felt a bit sad for the participants watching it and angry at myself for watching it expecting something different. Can't wait for episode three! No much point watchin it now tbh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 The Longest Film, sorry Day has just started on BBC2. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said: The Longest Film, sorry Day has just started on BBC2. Tory/Brexit voters, assemble! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeefc1783 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I think it was probably made a few years ago but there was a programme on about Tommy Burns last night on Alba. Very good watch and very sad. Seemed like a thoroughly decent bloke. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 47 minutes ago, dundeefc1783 said: I think it was probably made a few years ago but there was a programme on about Tommy Burns last night on Alba. Very good watch and very sad. Seemed like a thoroughly decent bloke. They also showed one about Jimmy Johnstone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 50 minutes ago, dundeefc1783 said: I think it was probably made a few years ago but there was a programme on about Tommy Burns last night on Alba. Very good watch and very sad. Seemed like a thoroughly decent bloke. He was an absolutely brilliant guy. I’ve told this story before but when I used to do media work with Falkirk I would say to just about everyone as they passed “How’s it going?” And most would say “fine, you” and walk on, Tommy Burns would actually wait for me to answer him and then chat. Diamond of a guy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 I have banged the drum about this show before, but worth saying again. There are now 4 series of Accused: Guilty of Innocent available to watch. I have virgin media so I watch it on demand via channel 5. Basically it covers a real US court case; the build up to it, the case itself and then what happens. Focuses on the defendant's point of view. Imagine 24 hours in police custody but once the arrest etc has been made. Really worth a watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Lost Boys and Fairies on iPlayer - really good 3 parter about a couple going through the adoption process. A few dark moments and didn’t see the twist coming but there’s a sense of humour to the writing which I liked. Enjoyed the performances of the main characters and their social worker as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) Crying like a baby at the final of the Piano. Brad seems like a real decent human being. Edited June 10 by Savage Henry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 1 hour ago, Savage Henry said: Crying like a baby at the final of the Piano. Brad seems like a real decent human being. That was a tremendous series this time around. Brad is definitely one of the good guys. Series 3 already confirmed too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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