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[poohbear_nc]

Rewatching Game of Thrones - to prepare for House of the Dragon -- I'm a sucker for dragons ... and dire wolves
Diana Rigg was simply marvelous as Olenna Tyrell

Also starting The Sandman -- read the graphic novels years ago - looks promising

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Rewatching Game of Thrones - to prepare for House of the Dragon -- I'm a sucker for dragons ... and dire wolves

I blame Anne McCaffrey for my Dragon addiction problems.

Diana Rigg was simply marvelous as Olenna Tyrell

The late Ms Rigg was pretty marvelous in everything and I worshipped her, when I was a girl, in The Avengers, even if she was not the most convincing kickboxer in the world. :-)

Also starting The Sandman -- read the graphic novels years ago - looks promising

At this point, I'll try almost anything. (Barring slapstick or romancey stuff. Or...okay, so not really "anything.") Due to Mr. Hitch's tinnitus, a quiet house--in which, ideally, we would both just sit there and read--is not doable, sadly. So, we invest a silly amount of time trying to find shows that can run more-or-less in the background without driving us insane. :-) To add to the "Impossible Missions" list, also due to his hearing and the world's most expensive hearing aids, he also needs to be able to (mostly) understand the dialogue. (sigh). Yeah, that goes about as well as one can expect.

Hitch

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I wondered if that was based on Gaiman's book(s). Never read the books, but the first episode of the Netflix series was pretty good. A little too theatrical for my tastes, perhaps. But then that was always my opinion of Gaiman's writing in general. I always wanted to like his stuff more, but never quite could.

I expected the first episode to be much darker, more like Carnival Row, than the bright steampunk-ish appearance. But Charles Dance is a wonderful villain.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I expected the first episode to be much darker, more like Carnival Row, than the bright steampunk-ish appearance. But Charles Dance is a wonderful villain.

LOL, I'm with Diap--it was pretty theatrical, amongst other things. We'll see.

(Carnival Row--man, there's a show for which I'd held high hopes and then it dissolved into the same old, same old tropes...with wings. SUCH a disappointment.)

Hitch

[DiapDealer]

I enjoyed seeing one of Doctor Who's companions (Capaldi's "Claaahhhra") in the role of Constantine.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I enjoyed seeing one of Doctor Who's companions (Capaldi's "Claaahhhra") in the role of Constantine.

Haven't gotten that far yet; we took a break after the first epi.

I don't think I've read this. In fact, I'm reasonably sure I haven't. I have to be in the right place, mentally, for Gaiman. Sometimes I love him, but sometimes I lose patience. I'm not really into graphic novels, generally (which this was, isn't that right?). So, I strongly suspect I missed this one somehow. Heard of it, oh, yes. But read it? Don't believe so and after Ep1, I'm pretty sure I'd have remembered by now if I had.

Vis: Dr. Who/Capaldi: One of these days, I'll get around to that Doctor. I started with him way back--pre-Tom Baker days, when PBS had the re-broacast rights here in the States.

When I was last routinely watching the Doctor, on then-satellite TV, things got bollixed up, on our then-available schedule--somehow, half of the story arc about River and her parents (no spoilers here!) were lost and never aired. I was increasingly frustrated and getting plot points from online correspondents was a bit annoying.

Then, too, I was beginning to wonder if the next Doctor was going to be wearing a diaper, which was off-putting. (i.e., younger and younger and younger.) Having missed the end of the Amy Pond/Rory/River arc(s), I didn't want to try to get back into it, trying to figure out where the hell I was, before I made sure that I could get caught up entirely. (And yes, yes, I'm a horrible old bag, not that enthused about a female Doctor, either.)

Hitch

[DiapDealer]

Episode 5 of Sandman was pretty rough for me. I could have done without the first half-hour or so.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Episode 5 of Sandman was pretty rough for me. I could have done without the first half-hour or so.

Uh-oh. Well, I consider myself warned. Binging much, are ya? :-D

Hitch

[poohbear_nc]

My GOT rewatch going well - I forgot how much I liked the Imp ... and watching the dragon eggs

[timebug]

Almost finished Series 8 of 'The Brokenwood Mysteries'. Low key series of muder mysteries set in the fictional town of Brokenwood, in New Zealand.
I class it as on a par with the John Nettles series of 'Midsomer Murders', not exactly mind blowing stuff, but a gentle amusing set of mysteries that run to an hour and a half each. Two hours when shown on terrestrial TV!
A nice (but small) ensemble cast and well plotted little stories.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by timebug

Almost finished Series 8 of 'The Brokenwood Mysteries'. Low key series of muder mysteries set in the fictional town of Brokenwood, in New Zealand.
I class it as on a par with the John Nettles series of 'Midsomer Murders', not exactly mind blowing stuff, but a gentle amusing set of mysteries that run to an hour and a half each. Two hours when shown on terrestrial TV!
A nice (but small) ensemble cast and well plotted little stories.

Y'know, I've liked Brokenwood--liked it a bit better when that young Maori man was in it, the one that was working with the main character's vineyard (?)--but it feels sort of...I dunno, broken lately. Not "bad," but dare I say it, boring? I keep falling asleep during them (gadzooks!) and I almost never feel compelled to go back and watch them, LOL. (Whereas, I'm current in S4 of my nth-rewatch of Midsomer, as it happens!)

I swear, if it wasn't for Mr. H's tinnitus, I'd turn the damned thing off forever. It's just...flipping hard to find anything remaining to watch. (I am looking forward, I HOPE, to trying Acorn's "Darby and Joan" and if it's awful, would somebody warn me?)

Hitch

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by Hitch

Uh-oh. Well, I consider myself warned. Binging much, are ya? :-D

Well it was the weekend!

Finished season one. I enjoyed parts--and there was some great acting (which is mainly why I continued), but there was little love. It all felt just a bit too unhinged and/or disjointed for my tastes.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Well it was the weekend!

Finished season one. I enjoyed parts--and there was some great acting (which is mainly why I continued), but there was little love. It all felt just a bit too unhinged and/or disjointed for my tastes.

Oh, damn. I have found that my tastes--and Mr. H's--tend to run along with yours, when I've seen them. RATS.

H

[DiapDealer]

Definitely give it a shot. It's visually gorgeous, but that's not usually enough for me.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Definitely give it a shot. It's visually gorgeous, but that's not usually enough for me.

Oh, I dunno, I mostly let that by on CTHD and that Jet Li flick, too! Sometimes, sumptuousness is enough. (But far more so in a movie than an ongoing TV experience, agreed.)

Hitch