Bully Wee Villa Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I thought it was excellent but grim as f**k. I'd definitely recommend it but have no intention of ever watching it again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 On 16/04/2024 at 01:50, Bully Wee Villa said: I thought it was excellent but grim as f**k. I'd definitely recommend it but have no intention of ever watching it again. It's excellent. But it would be even better with a proper actor in the lead role. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Aye it was a 'good' watch. Very dark in places. The lassie playing Kathy Bates was excellent even if her accent was pretty shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Probably wishes he'd stayed in Wormit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Watching baby reindeer just now, really uncomfortable watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 12 hours ago, Oystercatcher said: Watching baby reindeer just now, really uncomfortable watch. Agreed, a tough w**k. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoonsYouthTeam Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Just finished Baby Reindeer too and would echo what others have said. It's both fantastic yet horrific, I thought a story like that would have been more well known. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocketman Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 9 hours ago, LoonsYouthTeam said: Just finished Baby Reindeer too and would echo what others have said. It's both fantastic yet horrific, I thought a story like that would have been more well known. I can't work out if he is presented his stand-up routine as truly unfunny/awful as that was the reality ie where he was in life and what he considered to be funny at that time. Or whether he is presenting the stand-up parts as "good comedy". I read that he had played the fringe a number of times before the stalking began and had won awards. Obviously the timelines for Baby Reindeer are likely to have been altered to make it all more cohesive but there is nothing remotely funny about the main guy. Not even his stage stuff, but the one liners that he made to his trans partner were awful also. I cannot believe he is considered a successful comedian. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Finished Baby Reindeer, well played to eventually make you feel sorry for both main characters 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 I can’t say it’s enjoyable, and he’s clearly trying to do Mackenzie Crooke, but it’s certainly a powerful series. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Ripley - liking this a lot, seen 5 of the 8 episodes and it has a lot more sinister feel to it than the film, maybe because it's filmed so effectively in black and white giving it a very noir tone. Also have to say that Andrew Scott is playing Ripley brilliantly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 On 24/04/2024 at 07:16, KingRocketman II said: I can't work out if he is presented his stand-up routine as truly unfunny/awful as that was the reality ie where he was in life and what he considered to be funny at that time. Or whether he is presenting the stand-up parts as "good comedy". I read that he had played the fringe a number of times before the stalking began and had won awards. Obviously the timelines for Baby Reindeer are likely to have been altered to make it all more cohesive but there is nothing remotely funny about the main guy. Not even his stage stuff, but the one liners that he made to his trans partner were awful also. I cannot believe he is considered a successful comedian. I thought the stand up shown in the show was meant to suggest he was shite? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 On 27/04/2024 at 20:38, JustOneCornetto said: Ripley - liking this a lot, seen 5 of the 8 episodes and it has a lot more sinister feel to it than the film, maybe because it's filmed so effectively in black and white giving it a very noir tone. Also have to say that Andrew Scott is playing Ripley brilliantly. I thought it was excellent. Savage Henrietta can’t stand it. Seems to be similar in the reviews. 7 hours ago, sparky88 said: I thought the stand up shown in the show was meant to suggest he was shite? There’s honestly nothing likeable about the main guy at all. I think it’s him being honest about being a shit comedian. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 I ended up only really feeling sorry for Teri, because she had the misfortune of meeting Donny and being lied to by him, which led her to getting assaulted by Martha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bobo Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 The Kalief Browder story. Absolutely awful what that young man went through. What a strong man to do what he did. Not many others would do the same. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 After years of using my lin-laws' Netflix account from a different country, they have finally twigged that we don't live together and we have been kicked out. Gone for £4.99 a month with ads, as it was more than double to get it ad-free. Will see how it goes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 2 hours ago, Craig fae the Vale said: After years of using my lin-laws' Netflix account from a different country, they have finally twigged that we don't live together and we have been kicked out. Gone for £4.99 a month with ads, as it was more than double to get it ad-free. Will see how it goes. Your in laws can pay 5.99 to add you to their account but from a different IP and it will be the same level they have (if ad free) I do it for my daughter who doesn't live with us anymore 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bobo Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 The job lot is really good. Well worth watching. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) Really enjoyed Baby Reindeer. Reading other comments about this. He was clearly shown to be a shit comedian and that's exactly what the audience was supposed to think. He acknowledges it himself when he has a go at himself for being so naive just before his 'speech'. Also, I had absolutely no sympathy for Martha. I fucking despised her, thought she was a horrific piece of shit. Donny's dad had it right! Aye she was clearly unwell but she needs to be responsible for her own actions. As Throbber says above, will be interesting to see what the real 'Moira' says. Won't be watching it mind, will read about it, but imagine she'll talk heavy bollocks and spin a ludicrous fantasty. She's already said she is considering suing Netflix, as if their lawyers wouldn't have went over everything before it aired. She's still claiming to be a 'top lawyer' as well. Edited May 9 by DA Baracus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 1 hour ago, DA Baracus said: She's already said she is considering suing Netflix, as if their lawyers wouldn't have went over everything before it aired. She's still claiming to be a 'top lawyer' as well. They talked about this on the Richard Osman and Marina Hyde podcast The Rest is Entertainment - it seems that Netflix have a couple of potential issues: 1. They didn't expect this to become a big hit so didn't actually do much (if any) compliance stuff (nowhere near a BBC or Channel 4 production would have done) and 2. At the start it says "This is a true story" which is different from the usual "Based on a true story" or "The events in this programme actually happened" which allows more for producers to say that characters have been exaggerated, sequences have been changed, timelines have been compressed, words used may not be 100% accurate etc. Also, when it came out the guy said something like "we've changed the character quite a lot... I don't think she'd recognise herself let alone people working out who it is" when it took very little effort from Internet sleuths to find her. They're also in bother for casting a man who looks like a well known producer for the character who abuses him but the guy he looks like is 100% innocent (it's well known in the industry who the guilty party is apparently) and the innocent guy has had threats and folk hassling him etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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