bonzo Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 9 hours ago, Fairbairn said: Arriving at the theater we had pretty good seats and I found myself on the centre aisle seat about half a dozen rows from the front (back before the remove the middle aisle at the Kings in Glasgow). The lights go down, curtain comes up and I sense some commotion behind me. All of a sudden there are "Cats" everywhere in the room bar the fucking stage. Before I knew what was happening one of the Cats ran up the aisle towards me and perched itself on my lap, rubbing his head against my neck and arm in that weird way that real cats do when they want attention and basically wouldn't leave until I'd patted his head. Maybe it was after a rum tum tugger 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 11 hours ago, Fairbairn said: About 15 years ago I bought my then girlfriend (now wife) 2 tickets for Cats as a present for birthday/Christmas or some such. She's always been quite in to musicals and I thought it would be nice if she could go and see it with a friend or her Mum or someone (anyone). She was so touched by the gesture that she insisted I go along with her. I tried to stress how much musicals weren't my thing and that Cats in particular seemed like a bit of a stretch. She was pretty insistent and I eventually agreed on the proviso she could assure me there wasn't any kind of audience participation which she did. Arriving at the theater we had pretty good seats and I found myself on the centre aisle seat about half a dozen rows from the front (back before the remove the middle aisle at the Kings in Glasgow). The lights go down, curtain comes up and I sense some commotion behind me. All of a sudden there are "Cats" everywhere in the room bar the fucking stage. Before I knew what was happening one of the Cats ran up the aisle towards me and perched itself on my lap, rubbing his head against my neck and arm in that weird way that real cats do when they want attention and basically wouldn't leave until I'd patted his head. They all returned to the stage and started the show and I sat with a burning red face for about 3/4 of an hour afterwards. I'd like to say that was the worst thing that happened to me that evening but the embarrassment and uncomfortableness (not a word, I know) paled in to insignificance when compared to the torture of having to sit through 120 minutes of what must be the dullest, daftest, most nonsensical show ever committed to the stage! Similar story here except luckily the cats sat on my wife's knee instead of mine 👍🏻👍🏻 Oh and Cats was shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddardStark Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Follow the Money is an excellent watch. Its series three now so worth watching from the very start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I'm surprised by the lack of Game of Thrones talk on here however the latest episode was probably the finest bit of television I've seen in a long, long time. I was exhausted by the end of it and still feeling the effects the day after! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Aye it was good, must be the least amount of words ever spoken in an 80 minute t.v. program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Fairbairn said: I'm surprised by the lack of Game of Thrones talk on here however the latest episode was probably the finest bit of television I've seen in a long, long time. I was exhausted by the end of it and still feeling the effects the day after! Agreed, that was what I had been waiting for from GOT. I thought the previous season was quite poor but last night is what it built up to be. an excellent episode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 1 hour ago, bonzo said: Aye it was good, must be the least amount of words ever spoken in an 80 minute t.v. program. And 2 of them were "FUCK OFF" in broad Scottish accent!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Fairbairn said: I'm surprised by the lack of Game of Thrones talk on here however the latest episode was probably the finest bit of television I've seen in a long, long time. I was exhausted by the end of it and still feeling the effects the day after! I'd go as far as saying last night was the best bit of TV I've ever seen! Unreal - watched it again this morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 It was visually and musically stunning, some really epic scenes. Nice jumps between action and suspense. The way they did the first 15 mins as everyone prepared was amazing too. The plot is still a total shambles though. No one knows about the white walkers bar the north. They'll be saying "we saved humanity from certain death and endless winter" everyone else will be saying "WTF are you talking about it's not even snowing here, Night King? You been drinking" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow jock Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 There really are some cracking series out there, my mistake is I compare them all with the Soprano's and in my opinion nothing will ever come close, it was just compelling from start to finish, a masterpiece with superb acting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flure Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Burden of Proof Bosch Madam Secretary 800 Words Doctor, Doctor Rake Berlin Station Black Sails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 On GoT , a few people I have spoken to had problems with the picture, some struggling to see much for the first 20mins. I found the scenes with the dragons a bit unclear at times but fine other than that. Like everyone else I was really impressed. I cannot think of any other TV programme, or film, that could keep me interested in a battle for that long. The scene with the Dothraki I found quite haunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 46 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: On GoT , a few people I have spoken to had problems with the picture, some struggling to see much for the first 20mins. I found the scenes with the dragons a bit unclear at times but fine other than that. Like everyone else I was really impressed. I cannot think of any other TV programme, or film, that could keep me interested in a battle for that long. The scene with the Dothraki I found quite haunting. I thought it was just us there were bits we just couldn't make out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Just finished watching 11-22-63 and thought it was great and unusually quite clever Had it on my Tivo box for 3 years and eventually got round to it Sarah Gadon that plays Sadie is lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddardStark Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) Episode 3, Series 8 of GOT was simply incredible viewing. I sat transfixed with for around 40 minutes. Visuals were amazing but its what they did with your mind that created the biggest impact. Edited May 1, 2019 by EddardStark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalgety Bay TA Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 20 hours ago, TDYER63 said: On GoT , a few people I have spoken to had problems with the picture, some struggling to see much for the first 20mins. I found the scenes with the dragons a bit unclear at times but fine other than that. Like everyone else I was really impressed. I cannot think of any other TV programme, or film, that could keep me interested in a battle for that long. The scene with the Dothraki I found quite haunting. I think near everyone had the same issue and I think it was deliberate. It wasn't a TV issue thing, it was more this battle is taking place in the dark, those involved can't really see whats happening and to try and make you feel part of it neither should you. When the added the snow falling to the darkness it made it even worse. You couldn't see what was happening in the distance and when it got hand to hand then it was very fast and chaotic, again to probably give you a better understanding of those in the battle and what they were experiencing. The dragon battles look like they had been filmed by someone on a rollercoaster with a Go Pro strapped to their head. Again to probably give the feeling of being on the dragons. The Dothraki getting "snuffed out" was indeed very haunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Dalgety Bay TA said: I think near everyone had the same issue and I think it was deliberate. It wasn't a TV issue thing, it was more this battle is taking place in the dark, those involved can't really see whats happening and to try and make you feel part of it neither should you. When the added the snow falling to the darkness it made it even worse. You couldn't see what was happening in the distance and when it got hand to hand then it was very fast and chaotic, again to probably give you a better understanding of those in the battle and what they were experiencing. The dragon battles look like they had been filmed by someone on a rollercoaster with a Go Pro strapped to their head. Again to probably give the feeling of being on the dragons. The Dothraki getting "snuffed out" was indeed very haunting. The plan certainly worked, I was concentrating so hard my body was rigid with tension. My daughter had watched it earlier in the evening and told us to make the room as dark as we could, I think that helped a bit. It was so dark I had to use the torch on my phone to find the pause button on the remote and tripped on my pyjamas on the way to the loo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 7 hours ago, Dalgety Bay TA said: I think near everyone had the same issue and I think it was deliberate. It wasn't a TV issue thing, it was more this battle is taking place in the dark, those involved can't really see whats happening and to try and make you feel part of it neither should you. When the added the snow falling to the darkness it made it even worse. You couldn't see what was happening in the distance and when it got hand to hand then it was very fast and chaotic, again to probably give you a better understanding of those in the battle and what they were experiencing. The dragon battles look like they had been filmed by someone on a rollercoaster with a Go Pro strapped to their head. Again to probably give the feeling of being on the dragons. The Dothraki getting "snuffed out" was indeed very haunting. The Dothraki in the open field , Ned!! Not as dangerous as Sam on his back. Thankfully Melissandre (i notice the Lord of the Light only sent 1 person to fight the long night, and no troops) helped light it up for us and Drogon and Rhaegal. I must admit all the farcical plot points kept ripping me out of my immersion. I hope Jon was distracting Viseryon for Arya to run past by shouting at it, they just couldn;t show Arya cause it would waste the reveal. As opposed to him just shouting at it. Surely Arya can just go kill Cersei , Euron then take one of their faces and send the gold company back, while everyone chills back in the north. That way she sorted out the Twins, the NK and the settled the war for the throne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 I had to recently stop reading this thread due to suspecting it was full of spoilers. Is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, thplinth said: I had to recently stop reading this thread due to suspecting it was full of spoilers. Is it? aye, sorry i didn't even think and too late to spoiler it. Edited May 1, 2019 by phart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddardStark Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, phart said: The Dothraki in the open field , Ned!! Not as dangerous as Sam on his back. Thankfully Melissandre (i notice the Lord of the Light only sent 1 person to fight the long night, and no troops) helped light it up for us and Drogon and Rhaegal. I must admit all the farcical plot points kept ripping me out of my immersion. I hope Jon was distracting Viseryon for Arya to run past by shouting at it, they just couldn;t show Arya cause it would waste the reveal. As opposed to him just shouting at it. Surely Arya can just go kill Cersei , Euron then take one of their faces and send the gold company back, while everyone chills back in the north. That way she sorted out the Twins, the NK and the settled the war for the throne. God knows what course the last two books are going to take. I am disappointed that the Night King appears to have met his demise though. Hopefully he will last a bit longer in the books as there is lot we don't know about him. Edited May 2, 2019 by EddardStark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Hibs Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 8 hours ago, EddardStark said: I am disappointed that the Night King appears to have met his demise though. Nah - The Night King is Bran! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Line Of Duty left itself very exposed for lots of things to happen next series. My wife and I only started watching it a few weeks ago, doing series 1 in a night and sleeping in for work, glad we did. An excellent series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 2 hours ago, dandydunn said: Line Of Duty left itself very exposed for lots of things to happen next series. My wife and I only started watching it a few weeks ago, doing series 1 in a night and sleeping in for work, glad we did. An excellent series. Weve just started series 2 of line of duty, hooked on it. Arguably the best British drama series theres been in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: Weve just started series 2 of line of duty, hooked on it. Arguably the best British drama series theres been in a long time. I’ll say no more then. I hate catching up as you’ve gotta avoid all the papers and social media talk until you’re back in touch 🙈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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