Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations

Richard Latimer

Most recent watching includes:

Am I Being Unreasonable starring Daisy May Cooper from This Country. Brilliant mix of drama, comedy and a little something else.

Season 3 & 4 of The Young Offenders. Sitcom about 2 feckless Irish eejits. Season 3 was great while Season 4 sometimes unnecessarily dark and not quite the same. Had it's moments.

SAS Rogue Heroes which I'm just concluding now. Really good dramatisation of how The SAS came to be in WW2

Richard Latimer

@John-Folan I loved it. Saw it in 4DX. Didn't think they were going to play the theme so that was a nice surprise. Loved that show in my childhood.

They're blaming covid still and the fact you can stream stuff almost as soon as it hits the cinema.

John Folan

@Richard-Latimer said in Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations:

@John-Folan just a shame it's not done well at the box office so the planned sequel most likely won't happen.

It is. That Furiosa bombed as well. Weird as both had high expectations. Something’s gone wonky somewhere.

Richard Latimer

@John-Folan just a shame it's not done well at the box office so the planned sequel most likely won't happen.

John Folan

Went to see The Fall Guy today. Great silly action film. Really enjoyed it.

Matt Wood

@Martin Yep, Ive been watching them on an off and have little kid nostalgia overload!

https://www.youtube.com/@ShoutStudios

They have just started Joe 90 as well

Martin

@Matt-Wood yes used to watch these as a kid!

Matt Wood

If anyone is a fan of:
Captain Scarlet,
Stingray,
Thunderbirds,
Supercar

the youtube channel: Shout Studio is live streaming all of them!

Currently 3 hours into Captain Scarlet, Remeber Captain Scarlet is indestructible , you are not

John Folan

@Martin said in Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations:

@John-Folan left field but recommend the board game Marvel United.

The first one is an avengers one but there is also an X-Men version which is the one I have.

Cheap and very accessible, good fun family game (though I've been playing it solo).

They are doing a DC version in July on Kickstarter and I am going to defo be backing it!

Brilliant. Love a boardgame

Martin

@John-Folan left field but recommend the board game Marvel United.

The first one is an avengers one but there is also an X-Men version which is the one I have.

Cheap and very accessible, good fun family game (though I've been playing it solo).

They are doing a DC version in July on Kickstarter and I am going to defo be backing it!

John Folan

Went back down the Fallout76 rabbit hole. Started a fresh game on the PS5. Really enjoying it. Was quite high level on the pc but fancied a fresh look

Richard Latimer

@Martin Nah, for me I loved the end. The idea that these 2 people who had been at each others throats since the very first episode would end up in such a mad situation....

I'll say no more for fear of spoilers but highly recommend to anyone else.

They are making a season 2 with new characters from what I read.

Trying to get Anne Hathaway and Jake Gylenhall onboard.

Martin

@Richard-Latimer it was great then got a bit too weird at the end for me

Richard Latimer

Just finished watching 'Beef' on netflix. Totally brilliant, absolutely deranged. An object lesson on making one bad decision after another.

Adam

I'm way behind with TV. Literally just started watching Black Mirror!

Ryan

@Richard-Latimer I never even took any notice of that lol

I loved the landmarks etc... .

John Folan

@Richard-Latimer said in Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations:

@Ryan from what I read the main problem people had with it was diversity. Didn't like black hobbits and black elves. Brown dwarves a no go too!

I'm really enjoying it. Not quite Helms Deep but when it gets going the battle scenes are pretty good.

Creation of certain landmarks from the Lord Of The Rings are pretty amazing to see as well.

I'm on episode 7 but due to googling stuff I've spoilt one of the major plot arcs of this season looking to see if there were pics of Sauron......doh!!

Mate no one gave a toss about black hobbits or elves(well I didn't anyway). Lenny Henry was just a crap hobbit with a brummie accent pmsl

Show was fantastic though. Try wheel of time as well. First series was poor as it was shot during covid. Second series really picks up. Books are amazing.

Ryan

@John-Folan We smashed Shogun, I am gutted we did as I loved it.

Ryan

@Richard-Latimer thats the one!!!

John Folan

@Ryan said in Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations:

@Tony-Hastie I have that to maybe watch not sold on it though, wife wants to do that other one as well not sure what it's called got the word reindeer in it.

I will not be watching that. My wife will though. Each to their own. Three body problem seems ok though.

Try these
Fallout(amazing)
Shogun(just wow)
Mayor of Kingstown(did two series in five days)