Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations

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@matt-wood I went off Prison Break quite early on. The story seems a bit ridiculous right from the beginning.

Martin

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

I have never seen LOST or Prison Break for that matter, either of them worth a go?

LOST is one of the greatest shows of all time until the ending, the storytelling is brilliant just don't watch the last couple of episodes

Matt Wood

@lee-woodman Power is on my list. I couldnt get past 3rd season of Breaking Bad. Loved the 1st season but lost it after that. Doesnt help that I cannot stand Aaron Paul

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Lost was potentially amazing but got rather ridiculous for the last couple of seasons which let it down massively, i probably wouldnt recommend watching it for that reason. Prison Break was good and i definitely think its worth a watch.

My two favourites were Power and Breaking Bad!

Matt Wood

Watched 'Plead Me Guilty' the other day. Based on true events. If you like a court drama its pretty good. Also actually have some respect for Vin Diesel as an actor now

Midnight Special bit disappointing, lots of lovely special effects but bland as shite characters.

Richard Latimer

@martin-futter said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@richard-latimer said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

Anyone watched Bly Manor yet? Not bad but the ending lets it down big time!

sounds like LOST!

If lost was a ghost story told in 9 episodes haha

John Folan

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

I have never seen LOST or Prison Break for that matter, either of them worth a go?

Lost deffo. Never watched Prison Break. @Keith-Anderson told me it gave him PTSD. Apparently he can’t go into a shower anymore...

Matt Wood

I have never seen LOST or Prison Break for that matter, either of them worth a go?

Martin

@richard-latimer said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

Anyone watched Bly Manor yet? Not bad but the ending lets it down big time!

sounds like LOST!

Richard Latimer

Anyone watched Bly Manor yet? Not bad but the ending lets it down big time!

Matt Wood

@john-folan said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@john-folan On my list and near the top now. Fingers crossed for a season 3 then

Finished off lovely, but set up beautifully for another season

Great Lets hope there is someone with at least half a brain in the Netflix meeting about a season 3.

John Folan

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@john-folan On my list and near the top now. Fingers crossed for a season 3 then

Finished off lovely, but set up beautifully for another season

Matt Wood

@john-folan On my list and near the top now. Fingers crossed for a season 3 then

John Folan

The Boys Season 2 was awesome!!

Matt Wood

@adam-williams
There is a diet/fitness thread now so feel free to continue the conversation there

Adam

I'll go ahead and recommend The Magic Pill before we leave the keto conversation behind

Might be good to watch it at the same time as Game Changers though in an attempt to get a balanced perspective as they're both massively biased in opposite directions (Game Changers is a pro-vegan doc).

Matt Wood

Bringing this thread back on track lol

If anyone has not seen the film 'Upgrade' I can recommend it. Currently on Amazon Prime.

Matt Wood

@daniel-mills Usually with most people that subsides in time as your body adjusts to the lower carb intake.

Some tricks to help can be to lower your protein intake slightly and drink more water. Not all things work for all people though so bit of trial an error needed.

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@adam-williams Interesting to hear first hand from someone who has been doing it long term. I did it for a bit and got terrible bad breath. Had to knock it on the head, couldn't be around anyone at work. Didn't mind all of the other aspects of it!

Adam

@matt-wood My alcohol bill has definitely gone down as I'm not on the beer every night

I'm not really doing it to lose weight any more, just for the energy and cognitive benefits, so I still consume about 3000 calories a day but I'm up at 4am every day and straight in the gym for 45 mins, and I usually fast between about 6pm and 11am now so while the overall consumption hasn't dropped much, the schedule / regularity has definitely changed. You wouldn't have caught me missing breakfast before!

It wasn't that hard for me to commit to tbh as I love all the food that goes along with the diet. Swapping the bread for more cheese doesn't seem like that much of a sacrifice to me!

I think you do have to understand what it is and how it works though, i.e. how long it takes to fully adapt and the difference between good and bad fats etc. Some people seem to think keto is deep-frying everything in vegetable oil all week and then getting back on the pizza on the weekend as a treat!