@nerys

unforgotten is brilliant!

Also, another comedy/drama (possibly genre switching) is The Good Place.

– one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time of that nature.

puro and Thane❤️❤️

@dentarthurdent I think in lurking above I suggested a Western inclined literary tonality?

we’re more disposed to something western than Chinese, Russian or Korean.

It’s a predisposition. The amount of posters from Western countries could be evidence of this. Naturally it’s available in many other countries but how we interpret the Show, deal…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

I lived in the States awhile- East Coast. I found Americans very reserved where I was. It was uni & most people were tired but further down in NY, people weren’t rowdy or lacking subtlety.

but the English are spastic in their telly too sometimes: loud, snarky, incredibly fast talking & sarcastic. At times. I love American telly a…[Read more]

@winston thank you for the telly info.

I need that! I’ve been watching Schmigadoon which is sweet & hilarious. ❤️♥️

I think some American humour is brilliantly clever – Eli Attie of House, Westwing , newsroom – does a great job & as you weave your way thru House he’s like (ahem) a version of the Doctor.

The humour in the US Leftovers was stunning & also frightening.

perhaps we’re looking at a “Judeo/Christian/Gallifreyan” undercurrent  mixed with modern w…[Read more]

That’s good news @nerys from @dentarthurdent….Mr Blenkinsop….Lady Winston:

I think all the Doctors since the Gap have been terrific in their own way. Took me awhile to glimpse the Dr in Ecceleston but with some stonking great scripts I was properly scared.

Tennant really opened the series to everyone. series 5 with Smith & the Ponds was fairy…[Read more]

Charlie Watts died at 80 .

as The Stones played a shadow role to the Beatles, & I’ve often seen the former’s turbulence as outlandish, misogynist but never equivocal or ironic, & whilst I still loved ‘em (sometimes), I liked Watts’ Quintet, & his role in those comps, & in his drawing & art, more.

He was a really clever swing musician; a sardoni…[Read more]

@nerys

as @dentarthurdent also said paper is good. Paper is wise! I feel secure with a printout knowing it’s going to be there no matter what I do. My doctor sends blood test authorisations & prescriptions to my phone; never mind them being crumpled or tea stained.

I’ve deleted all of them at different times!
♥️❤️

@nerys

i absolutely agree the system is cr@p! When talking abt negative Covid 72 hour tests when flying if they have to be on your phone. Cross country plans are expensive & if I was travelling , to avoid Roaming fees I’d probably leave the phone at home.

@dentarthurdent is right though. You should be able to upload a test result.

or take a p…[Read more]

@winston

sorry to hear about this . I can understand the heat & its energy sapping. & the DeltaV is awful.

We’ve idiot protests in Brisbane & Sydney as DeltaV cases in the latter increase.  ppl have parties & wander round maskless with (fake) doctored letters (I wanted to try that joke) resisting masks. 😡

been reading many comments on the Ca…[Read more]

@winston

the Fez story is luverly & reminds me of something Doctor 11 would do to help a young child….

@dentarthurdent

Big tick on Serenity (yes, there’s a River too). NOT selling DVDs? Sounds like a supermarket deciding to stop selling fruit!

agreed. Streaming🙄🙄

at one point I had Apple (free for 8 more weeks), Shudder (about to not be fre…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

on westerns have you seen Whedon’s “Firefly.”

a space western with 14 eps & BRILLIANT. 9 major characters all dancing onto screen with a full set of backstories rarely seen in telly series – even in Who (barring S5 with our Ponds).

@oochillyo

I rewatched The Day of the Doctor. 11Doc laughs at bit at Tennant’s “I don’ wanna go” which prompts the tongue in cheek comment,  “he says that a lot.” 😁

@dentarthurdent

Yes, rewatched The Only Water in The Forest Is The River arc & recognised it wasn’t ‘backwards’ but that River & the Doc met out of sync? Hence syncing diaries &a…[Read more]

@JanetteB me too! thank you…❤️

I will have a chat with you later on that pub or sofa thread….now I have to clean the bathroom…😔

@blenkinsopthebrave

yes! Unfortunately what you’ve said is correct.

for a long time, I thought something was wrong with me because I couldn’t face Inception.

It was inspired, apparently, but I felt dull witted. Spoilers ahead……

there’s a type of bad rap called Mumblerap, & Tenet is SO incredibly murky sounding & the voice tracks so muted &am…[Read more]

The inverted concept comes from a film on Netflix, a Christopher Nolan movie, Tenet, which was pretty awful.

I love timey whimey worlds,  cleverness and complexity as much as the next person, but if the characters seem cold and …dead, I can’t relate.😁

Indeed in the timey world he be 16…

In the chronological, non inverted anti-entropy world, he’s 19

@macca

normally, I welcome newbies but I haven’t been around in awhile, so welcome.

You mentioned whether people would read your stuff?

If you try paragraphs, it’d help. As a good friend once told me, they’re your friends. 😁

I’m in my 50s and disagree with some of your analysis and I checked in with my son and his friends who are 1-2 years o…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave

I tried to contact Craig couple weeks ago via email about passwords etc aaand no reply.

point is, I hope he’s OK.

So, Forum be rocking! 😉

puro.

our dearest @nerys

Condolences and love from the other Aussies, the Puro fam. I’m so, so sorry to hear about your dad. It seemed like he had a life, well lived, which is fortunate.

And I’m sure he was very proud of you  -as well. And that matters too.

Quick visit this one, but hope for a longer one after I’ve watched the Who special & to wish…[Read more]