UpInTheAyr Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Reacher is my new favourite show, blasted through the first 4 episodes. Hopefully many more seasons to come. Doesn't look particularly high budget but doesn't need to be. The way punches and the like kinda just bounce off him is great. The female cop is good too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Reacher is one of the best things I’ve watched in ages. I’ve had prime for ages but never really watched any series other than Vikings so decided to make more of an effort. I’m really enjoying Jack Ryan 5 episodes in and I’ll go for Treadstone next. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Vox machina 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Just finished watching "homecoming" and the first series was wonderfully done. The second was thrilling too, but suffered mainly for Janelle Monae not being Julia Roberts. Roberts in the first series is just magnetic. A truly great actress. If you liked Mr Robot, and I did, then give this a go. The episodes are pretty short too. A pttgomn with prime is how hard it is to find the thing I've been watching. Netflix has the "continue watching" thing as iPlayer also has. With prime I have to go scrolling through to find it. Really shite interface. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellboy1991 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 On 02/02/2022 at 21:13, Deanburn Dave said: Bosch series 1 .......bloody brilliant. We have watched all the series of this in a few months. Love it and gets better as it goes along. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Watched the first couple of episodes of Reacher. Very enjoyable stuff and much more in keeping with the books than the previous films. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squalor Vic Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Never read any of the books so went in blind to Reacher and it was great fun. Best thing I've watched for ages 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I'm a massive fan of the Reacher books so have been really looking forward to this. The movies were such a disappointment. Cruise was just not suitable for the role. Plus they strayed away from the books quite a bit, though that's not uncommon. I thought the Amazon series was excellent. Very close to the book and only some slight tweaks other than one twist, which worked well, and updating it a bit to bring it into "modern times" with smart phones etc, as the book was written in the late 90's. Looking forward to series 2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I'll just add to the Reacher love-in here - perfectly competent season one has to pave the way for more. I did think that it took too long to wrap up - by which I mean the strory was done and dusted well before the end of the last episode, leaving a lot of filler. Had just the right levels of violence, twists, and humour. Even an appropriate (imho) level of nudity. Looking forward to more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 After Reacher I started Jack Ryan. It took me a while to get over the leads being Bunk and Haplert from other shows but I got hooked. I’m not usually into Iraqi or Syrian war stuff but both seasons had good stories.Started Bosch last night after reading comments in this thread. Hooked already 3 episodes in but I’m struggling with Marlo from the Wire being a cop so far. I’ll get over it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
energyzone Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 After Reacher I started Jack Ryan. It took me a while to get over the leads being Bunk and Haplert from other shows but I got hooked. I’m not usually into Iraqi or Syrian war stuff but both seasons had good stories.Started Bosch last night after reading comments in this thread. Hooked already 3 episodes in but I’m struggling with Marlo from the Wire being a cop so far. I’ll get over it. I've read all the Bosch books and after a while I really grew to love Titus Welliver's portrayal.The series are mostly adaptions of the books - some have more than one book running through them as a plot line. It gets better and better with each series as well. I'm disappointed they won't be making more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Both Bosch and Reacher are class, Jack Ryan is decent but nothing more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 I've read all the Bosch books and after a while I really grew to love Titus Welliver's portrayal.The series are mostly adaptions of the books - some have more than one book running through them as a plot line. It gets better and better with each series as well. I'm disappointed they won't be making more.At the end of the last episode they set it up for Bosch and Maddie to branch out on their own and I believe there are a few series in the pipeline. Don't know if they felt they had taken Bosch as far as they could but the books branch out in different ways so there was certainly more material there. I really liked the way they intertwined the city and police politics in with the police cases, hopefully the new series can keep that aspect going. For those that liked Bosch, I can recommend Goliath with Billy Bob Thornton (also on Prime). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Wasn’t convinced by Reacher. The lead detective’s acting was appalling and 4 episodes in im losing interest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 17 hours ago, Archie McSquackle said: At the end of the last episode they set it up for Bosch and Maddie to branch out on their own and I believe there are a few series in the pipeline. Don't know if they felt they had taken Bosch as far as they could but the books branch out in different ways so there was certainly more material there. I really liked the way they intertwined the city and police politics in with the police cases, hopefully the new series can keep that aspect going. For those that liked Bosch, I can recommend Goliath with Billy Bob Thornton (also on Prime). Goliath season 1 is world class. Gave up on Season 2 such was the reduction in quality. Same thing happened with American Gods, which in that case had changed showrunners. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 9 hours ago, Thorongil said: Wasn’t convinced by Reacher. The lead detective’s acting was appalling and 4 episodes in im losing interest. Yup. I really couldn’t get over that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Internet Citizen Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Goliath season 1 is world class. Gave up on Season 2 such was the reduction in quality. Same thing happened with American Gods, which in that case had changed showrunners.American Gods is an example I always use of a show going drastically downhill quickly. The first season was tremendous and the second, almost right from the off, was such a drop off and was all over the place. I didn’t even give the third a chance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Goliath season 1 is world class. Gave up on Season 2 such was the reduction in quality. Same thing happened with American Gods, which in that case had changed showrunners.We ended up watching all the series but, you're right, the quality really did drop off after the first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Mrs Maisel's back! Not my usual cuppa tea, but just an easy watch with some good laughs along the way. One of those happy overlap shows that Mrs WRK and I can watch together. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 8 hours ago, WhiteRoseKillie said: Mrs Maisel's back! Not my usual cuppa tea, but just an easy watch with some good laughs along the way. One of those happy overlap shows that Mrs WRK and I can watch together. I watched the first and second series. I didn't warm to the character of Mrs Maisel at all, and the reason for her husband leaving was badly done imo, but I could have watched a whole series of just her parents. Some of her dad's lines had me pressing pause as I'd be helpless with laughter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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