| Half decent tv 06:36 - Apr 29 with 766004 views | LadbrokeR |
I watched the last episode of line of duty and thought that was good. Undercover has finally grabbed by attention. I quite like some of the investigative programmes Stacey Dooley does. However I can't wait for the next series of people just do nothing. |  | | |  |
| Half decent tv on 20:01 - May 31 with 5573 views | Metallica_Hoop |
Not sure if it's been mentioned but I've just finished the first series of 'Bates Motel' (yeah I know I'm a bit late to the party).
I really enjoyed it and the homage to the film and American 70's dramas.
Hopefully the next three will be as good. |  |
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| Half decent tv on 20:59 - May 31 with 5533 views | MrSheen |
| Half decent tv on 16:23 - May 31 by GaryT |
From that article...
"the government doesn’t want to harm local pharma companies, which remain one of the few successful industries in the country, contributing almost €3 billion a year to its economy"
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"Despite the pressure on the drugmakers, doctors have still been signing off on high volumes of drugs to patients, and drugmakers say the number of prescriptions has gone through the roof. They would like the government to look into why the number of prescriptions went from 4.5 million a month in 2010 to 6.5 million a month in 2017".
Yeah, good luck with getting the government to shoot that cash cow. |
Yes, but the drug companies are only so profitable because the government is paying through the nose for branded rather than generic drugs. I wonder how many of those newly prescribed drugs are re-exported to Bulgaria, Albania, etc.
It’s similar in Japan, the government pays about 90% of the costs of prescriptions so pharmacists talk their customers into asking for Japanese-made branded drugs rather than generics “to be on the safe side”, and everyone’s laughing. For now. The government essentially has to bribe pharmacists to prescribe generics. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 21:19 - May 31 with 5505 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Mare of Easttown was superb to the very end. Gorgeous storytelling. |  |
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| Half decent tv on 22:38 - May 31 with 5456 views | MrSheen |
| Half decent tv on 17:10 - May 31 by Ghost_on_the_Westway |
I lost count. But then I was too busy waiting for Ava to appear. [Post edited 31 May 2021 17:10]
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I was always more Ava than Winona. But Ellen May...great budget option. | | | |
| Half decent tv on 20:03 - Jun 1 with 5331 views | Ranger_Things |
| Half decent tv on 12:30 - May 31 by Ghost_on_the_Westway |
Justified (Amazon Prime) is fantastic. Well worthy of Elmore Leonard, as it’s based on one of his short stories. Walton Goggins (The Shield) is a serious talent.
Thanks to whoever it was on here that recommended Fauda. I’ve just finished S1. Noel Gallagher’s Arabic is very good, isn’t it? [Post edited 31 May 2021 12:31]
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I think that was me.
If you haven't already then check out Snowfall. It's about the 80's LA crack epidemic fuelled by the CIA. 4 series on iPlayer, created by John Singleton. Good soundtrack too. [Post edited 1 Jun 2021 20:06]
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| Half decent tv on 21:48 - Jun 1 with 5267 views | Esox_Lucius |
The Nevers s a good, and intriguing, drama and I recently enjoyed watching Domina. |  |
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| Half decent tv on 00:17 - Jun 2 with 5218 views | CroydonCaptJack |
| Half decent tv on 21:19 - May 31 by BrianMcCarthy |
Mare of Easttown was superb to the very end. Gorgeous storytelling. |
I agree Brian. Excellent series. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 00:21 - Jun 2 with 5214 views | hook_hoops |
| Half decent tv on 21:19 - May 31 by BrianMcCarthy |
Mare of Easttown was superb to the very end. Gorgeous storytelling. |
Best thing I've seen on TV for a long time. | | | |
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| Half decent tv on 00:31 - Jun 2 with 5205 views | GaryT |
| Half decent tv on 12:10 - May 31 by Ranger_Things |
Borat's American Lockdown on Amazon. Funny but terrifying. |
Just watched it, disappointed to see that six of the episodes were only 5 minutes long once you've removed the intro/outro. Also disappointing that they only scratched the surface of the conspiracy theories as I thought SBC would have gone a little deeper. The current policy of saying "Well, this is the truth" and the other side saying "Well, I don't believe you" isn't going to achieve anything. At some point someone is going to have to sit some down and ask them in detail about what they believe and why. They will then need to be walked back down the path they came and shown where the misinformation came from and why. Waiting for people to work it out for themselves or hoping they will wake up and realise they have been lied to isn't happening because the lies are still coming.
One thing that was not mentioned in the Borat episodes was "Russian interference in the election" and I'm still waiting for someone to point a microphone at a Trumpist and ask them what they think this means? Until the wizard behind the curtain is revealed, you are going to have a hard time persuading your easily manipulated members of the public that these stories are made up because in their world "who would make up such a thing and why?". I said before the US election that it looked like they were sleepwalking out of a democracy and despite Biden's win, I haven't seen anything yet to change that view. Biden only just managed to beat a man whose flaws and criminal behaviour have been on display for all to see and now that they know lies work, they are regrouping and moving the goal posts to make sure they don't lose next time. If the conspiracies aren't exposed soon I fear the US is going to have a few difficult years ahead and may not be the superpower it currently is for much longer...but I believe that's the plan.
And now Series 4 of the Handmaid's Tale. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 00:37 - Jun 2 with 5199 views | SydneyRs |
| Half decent tv on 12:37 - May 31 by ozexile |
Mare of easttown is excellent. Kate Winslet is incredible. |
Another vote for Mare of Easttown, superb. Watched the last episode on Monday, but won't give any spoilers away. Do yourself a favour and watch this.
Winslet is absolutely outstanding, immense performance. Should win every award going. | | | |
| Half decent tv on 00:40 - Jun 2 with 5191 views | LythamR |
| Half decent tv on 21:48 - Jun 1 by Esox_Lucius |
The Nevers s a good, and intriguing, drama and I recently enjoyed watching Domina. |
I watched Domina, entertaining as an I claudius prequel. I particularly enjoyed seeing adolecent versions of Tiberius and Drussus before they inevitably turn into George Baker and Ian Ogilvy! |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 07:23 - Jun 2 with 5139 views | Kiwi76 |
| Half decent tv on 00:37 - Jun 2 by SydneyRs |
Another vote for Mare of Easttown, superb. Watched the last episode on Monday, but won't give any spoilers away. Do yourself a favour and watch this.
Winslet is absolutely outstanding, immense performance. Should win every award going. |
Best I’ve seen recently & agree Winslet is superb - whole cast is great. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 11:08 - Jun 2 with 5094 views | TacticalR |
Really enjoyed Korean drama One Spring Night (2019), an Éric Rohmer-style romance, which is on Netflix. |  |
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| Half decent tv on 13:22 - Jun 2 with 5046 views | rsonist |
| Half decent tv on 16:48 - May 31 by GaryT |
Oh God, so that's 7 episodes of Borat, 7 episodes of The Handmaid's tale and 6 series of Justified. Looks like I picked the wrong day to stop being a couch potato! [Post edited 31 May 2021 18:04]
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I somehow managed to watch the 78 episodes of Justified twice over a period of three months when lockdown was at its deepest. No regrets though, total pleasure, same Out of Sight/Jackie Brown endlessly watchable charisma.
Quite charming how it's juuuust on the cusp between regular TV and prestige streaming stuff. First season finding its feet is quite low stakes episodic before it becomes fully serialised.
Amazing that the showrunner Graham Yost was doing that and had a hand in The Americans at the same time. Two brilliant shows in completely different ways.
Keeping everything crossed for this:
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/justified-elmore-leonard-fx-city-primeval-timot |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 14:14 - Jun 2 with 5018 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Half decent tv on 00:37 - Jun 2 by SydneyRs |
Another vote for Mare of Easttown, superb. Watched the last episode on Monday, but won't give any spoilers away. Do yourself a favour and watch this.
Winslet is absolutely outstanding, immense performance. Should win every award going. |
Agree about Winslet. Superb acting. Back-up cast also damn good. | |
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| Half decent tv on 14:27 - Jun 2 with 5005 views | MrSheen |
| Half decent tv on 00:40 - Jun 2 by LythamR |
I watched Domina, entertaining as an I claudius prequel. I particularly enjoyed seeing adolecent versions of Tiberius and Drussus before they inevitably turn into George Baker and Ian Ogilvy! |
Wasn't Patrick Stewart Sejanus (Tiberius's evil deputy) about 50 years ago? | | | |
| Half decent tv on 20:54 - Jun 4 with 4860 views | LythamR |
| Half decent tv on 14:27 - Jun 2 by MrSheen |
Wasn't Patrick Stewart Sejanus (Tiberius's evil deputy) about 50 years ago? |
Indeed he was, George Baker would give the word and Patrick would "Make it so" | | | |
| Half decent tv on 21:31 - Jun 8 with 7164 views | Konk |
Anyone else watched 'Time', the new Jimmy McGovern series on the BBC? Fantastic telly, but pretty fu cking bleak. Stephen Graham and Sean Bean are excellent, as are the rest of the cast. Don't go to prison, kids. |  |
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| Half decent tv on 14:10 - Jun 9 with 7015 views | daveB |
Another vote for Mare of Eastown, started watching on Sunday and just finished it, thought it was utterly brilliant. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 16:16 - Jun 9 with 6947 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Half decent tv on 21:31 - Jun 8 by Konk |
Anyone else watched 'Time', the new Jimmy McGovern series on the BBC? Fantastic telly, but pretty fu cking bleak. Stephen Graham and Sean Bean are excellent, as are the rest of the cast. Don't go to prison, kids. |
No, look forward to that. Looks great.
Thanks Konk. | |
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| Half decent tv on 16:52 - Jun 9 with 6923 views | Maggsinho |
| Half decent tv on 21:31 - Jun 8 by Konk |
Anyone else watched 'Time', the new Jimmy McGovern series on the BBC? Fantastic telly, but pretty fu cking bleak. Stephen Graham and Sean Bean are excellent, as are the rest of the cast. Don't go to prison, kids. |
Yes, we finished it last night, like you say bleak as f**k but absolutely terrific acting all the way through. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 20:59 - Jun 9 with 6829 views | Konk |
| Half decent tv on 16:52 - Jun 9 by Maggsinho |
Yes, we finished it last night, like you say bleak as f**k but absolutely terrific acting all the way through. |
I had to stop halfway through the third episode and go for a mini-milk in the garden*. It was proper stressing me out. Really strong telly. Stephen Graham has developed into such good actor in British stuff - he was amazing in The Virtues.
*This is not a euphemism - I went and sat outside with a plain mini-milk.
Give it a whirl, Brian; powerful TV. | |
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| Half decent tv on 09:50 - Jun 10 with 6746 views | NorthantsHoop |
Just recently discovered Inside No.9, weirdly watchable and sometimes slightly disturbing, working my way through the earlier series on iplayer. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 13:45 - Jun 10 with 6673 views | R_from_afar |
| Half decent tv on 20:59 - Jun 9 by Konk |
I had to stop halfway through the third episode and go for a mini-milk in the garden*. It was proper stressing me out. Really strong telly. Stephen Graham has developed into such good actor in British stuff - he was amazing in The Virtues.
*This is not a euphemism - I went and sat outside with a plain mini-milk.
Give it a whirl, Brian; powerful TV. |
The trailer made it look like a really tough watch but I decided to persevere with the first episode because it still looked compelling and because I am the son of a prison officer (who worked in the works/engineering department, not on the discipline side) so I was interested to see what the big house is actually like. The first episode was excellent, if harrowing.
I recorded "I am Francesco Totti" (Sky Documentary) and have watched the first few minutes. It was good stuff, with Totti talking the viewer through video footage of his career. There was a lot of behind the scenes stuff and videos of youth games and so on, a lot of it shot by his brother. I enjoyed it and am looking forward to watching the whole thing this weekend. |  |
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