John Berger's series, 'Ways of Seeing', from the 70's, is great. The last of the four is on advertising and shows what Merv is talking about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jTUebm73IY. Pity the picture quality is poor; might be a better one somewhere.
solidarity wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:49 pm
Just watched FBI International. FBI was decent. FBI Most Wanted was mediochre. This was absolute guff. The FBI working in European contries to catch bad guys, doing it by shouting at incompetent local police until they cave in and let them do what they want. American imperialism at its worst. I'll watch the episode where they are in Norn Irn, just to see how terrible it is.
Can't wait for the rugby season to start - I'm watching far too much garbage.
So I gave up International Solids but, get ready, Norn Irn is on this coming Thursday….!
solidarity wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:49 pm
Ted Lasso
Against my better judgement - enjoying it in places.
We cancelled Netflix and signed up to Apple TV 2 or 3 months ago, an absolute bargain at £4.99 per month. Blackbird and 5 Days at Memorial are the two best things we have seen, both really good, while Truth be Told, Severance and The Morning Show have been really enjoyable too. Ted Lasso has probably been the worst series we have watched, and it was ok. Apple seems to be producing less shows than other streaming services, but haven't come across one bad film or series yet.
I'm surprised that nobody has commented on SAS Rogue Heroes on the Beeb. Binged it last week and thoroughly enjoyed the series. A question to any local historians on here. Was Paddy Maine as mental as he is portrayed in this program?
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mid ulster maestro wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:56 am
I'm surprised that nobody has commented on SAS Rogue Heroes on the Beeb. Binged it last week and thoroughly enjoyed the series. A question to any local historians on here. Was Paddy Maine as mental as he is portrayed in this program?
Haven't watched it but there seems to be a sizeable body of historical opinion that believes he was psychotic. Possibly the definitive man for his time? The incident where he essentially led the summary execution of a room full of Italian and German pilots would certainly be held up to some scrutiny these days.
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