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[dockers_strike]

ST:TNG The Most Toys episode. Fajo, the collector fakes Data's death so he can keep him in his collection of unique items. It's a war of attrition with Data resisting Fajo's demands but ultimately having to comply with them one by one.

 

Ultimately, Fajo's assistant helps Data escape on the condition he takes her with him. But Fajo has other ideas and uses a banned disruptor to kill her. It forces Data to face his human and positronic programming conflicts and fires the disruptor at Fajo the instant the Enterprise transports him.

 

OBrien notices a weapon has been discharged during transport and neutralises it. Riker mentions to Data about the weapon's fire to which Data replies the transport indication of firing might just have been a transporter malfunction.

 

Data confronts Fajo in the brig where Fajo rants he must be happy all his unique possessions have been lost. Data replies, 'No sir I am not. I am only an android' returning the taunt Fajo used at Data during his incarceration.

 

Classic Trek 9 out of 10.

 

[Trumo]

Finally finished watching both seasons of Umbrella Academy so I'm right up to date now. A great basic premise, an interesting set of abilities, excellent music and a couple of real standout performances from the actors playing Five and Klaus. The second season is better as characters get fleshed out while coping with being stranded in early-60s Dallas. It gives us a new take on the JFK assassination to boot. I thought the odd-couple assassins Hazel and Cha-Cha were a hoot in season 1, but they are matched by the silent blonde Swedish brothers in the second season (who actually get the most poignant moment of the show too). There's a really well-written and well-acted sense of humour throughout. Overall it's an 8/10.

[Rico1304]

14 hours ago, Trumo said:

Finally finished watching both seasons of Umbrella Academy so I'm right up to date now. A great basic premise, an interesting set of abilities, excellent music and a couple of real standout performances from the actors playing Five and Klaus. The second season is better as characters get fleshed out while coping with being stranded in early-60s Dallas. It gives us a new take on the JFK assassination to boot. I thought the odd-couple assassins Hazel and Cha-Cha were a hoot in season 1, but they are matched by the silent blonde Swedish brothers in the second season (who actually get the most poignant moment of the show too). There's a really well-written and well-acted sense of humour throughout. Overall it's an 8/10.

Butthole Surfers song in episode 8 is ace. 

[Elite]

Is The Fall worth watching? It's on Netflix at the moment.

[Captain Howdy]

21 minutes ago, Elite said:

Is The Fall worth watching? It's on Netflix at the moment.

Yeah mate, ages since I saw it but I seem to remember that it was quite good.

[sir roger]

Worth it for Gillian Anderson alone

[The Golden Eel]

1 hour ago, Elite said:

Is The Fall worth watching? It's on Netflix at the moment.

No. The first series is good but it's total shite thereafter. 

[Elite]

Well this is a mixed bag. Some difficult decisions ahead.

[Sugar Ape]

I was bored shitless with it myself. I watched Broadchurch and thought that was great then watched this straight after and didn’t like it. Managed two seasons cos my wife liked it then let her watch the third on her own. 

[YorkshireRed]

First series of The Fall was good. I suspect they were a little surprised with its initial success as it steadily declined after that. Always felt as though they had no plan for anything beyond a first series so, although series two had some decent moments, it started to become ever more ridiculous.

 

First season - 8/10

 

Second season 7/10

 

Third season 6.5/10

 

All seasons achieve an additional half mark, than they otherwise would have done, for featuring Gillian Anderson. 

[Sugar Ape]

Without giving anything away, I think the problem with it is that you know who the antagonist is from the off. Shows like this, I like the mystery and figuring out who did it and this didn’t have that. 

[VladimirIlyich]

20 hours ago, The Gaul said:

Maybe mate. And if there's a fault here, for me it's with the documentary maker, I just don't think they worked hard enough to make them convincing witnesses, their way to do that was to paint a 1 sided picture. 

That's a fair point. I do remember the Contra stuff quite clearly so I am always unsurprised at the lengths the US goverment,through it's CIA proxy,will go. I too would like to have heard a counter argument but we will probably never get a balanced reply from that side.

[Elite]

I've still not seen Broadchurch. 

[YorkshireRed]

3 minutes ago, Elite said:

I've still not seen Broadchurch. 

First series of Broardchurch is very good. Second and third series are mostly ok. 

[Baresi]

The fall should have ended after season 1. Another show overstaying it’s welcome. 
 

I watched s1&2, then jibbed it. Shame really, as it is pretty decent early doors. 

[Elite]

On 07/08/2020 at 09:28, Dr Nowt said:

The Last Narc.

 

Amazon Prime 4-parter about the 1985 kidnap, torture and murder of DEA agent Kiki Camarena in Mexico, while investigating links between the then Guadalajara cartel, the Mexican government, the CIA and even the DEA itself. Rife with corruption, cover-ups, hypocrisy and sinister, shady goings on, as one would expect.

 

Chillingly nasty business, but decent programme, if a bit hammy in places. Some brave fuckers coming forward against the pure evil involved, even at this late stage.

 

8.5/10.

Two episodes into this and it's up there with the best documentaries I've ever seen, utterly captivating. That Hector is the very definition of a true badass.

[Guest]

Any fans of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air? It's coming back...as a gritty drama following this short film...

 

 

[Gnasher]

On 11/08/2020 at 11:57, Stickman said:

Watching Once Upon a Time in Iraq it’s just such heartbreaking and horrific television over what’s happened to the people of that country

I guess it sums up the kind of individual Tony Blair is that he hasn’t just hidden away from the public eye out of if nothing else shame.

 

Yes, another thing that hits home is the difference in the BBC reporting of the war now to then, at the time the beeb seemed like government cheerleaders and opponents of war cranks, now the reporting is much more balanced and reflective. The program shows the bbc at it's best, they can still do it when they try.

[Barrington Womble]

2 hours ago, Gnasher said:

Yes, another thing that hits home is the difference in the BBC reporting of the war now to then, at the time the beeb seemed like government cheerleaders and opponents of war cranks, now the reporting is much more balanced and reflective. The program shows the bbc at it's best, they can still do it when they try.

Ive not watched this yet but I don't think my response requires that. 

 

if we go into war, i think the bbc and our other mainstream news outlets will all become almost cheerleaders. you also have to remember the complete lies the british and US public were told going into that war. It much easier to be balanced when you have all (or at least most) of the facts. 

[Elite]

2 hours ago, Fluter in Dakota said:

Any fans of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air? It's coming back...as a gritty drama following this short film...

 

 

That looks atrocious. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

11 minutes ago, Elite said:

That looks atrocious. 

I couldn’t even get through that trailer. 

[Redder Lurtz]

The Haunting of Hill House. 7/10

 

Really good I thought, if some of the monologues were a bit drawn out. Decent all the same. Slightly disappointed with the final episode. 

[Tony Moanero]

David Tennant was very good in Doctor Who, easily the best Doctor since they brought it back, but I can’t stand him in anything else.

[Tony Moanero]

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[skend04]

Narcos Mexico S2 - great for most part and then the last episode seemed rushed. Could have done with an extra episode to develop and resolve that final bit however it's still an 8/10 season.