Lockdown - What's Worth a Watch?

Bhuna50

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I've got the wife binge watching Friday Night Dinner so enjoying watching those again LOL.

I've started to binge watch Arrested Development, but have just got to series 4 (when Netflix took it on a few years after it was pulled) and have to say its gone downhill a bit - hope it improves.
 
AgentCooper

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Bhuna50 said:
I've got the wife binge watching Friday Night Dinner so enjoying watching those again LOL.
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SpyderTracks

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It's old and as usual I'm very late to the party, but just had my first view of "Balls of Steel" - what a great film!
 
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It's old and as usual I'm very late to the party, but just had my first view of "Balls of Steel" - what a great film!
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I can’t find reference to a movie called Balls of Steel anywhere. Is there a chance you’re talking about Balls of Fury, with a ridiculous performance from Christopher Walken?

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SpyderTracks

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Including the delectable Maggie Q 😍

We only saw it for the first time a few months ago. Wasn’t expecting much but it’s actually really funny.

‘Ping pong, or as the Chinese say... ping pong’ 😆
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You may find "Naked Weapon" to your liking, starring Maggie Q, the title says all you need to know.
 
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Looking forwward to that, I have watched all of the previous series and read all of Michael Connellys books
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I've watched all the previous series but not read the books, I think he's a wonderful character and so well played
 
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Martinr36 said:
I've watched all the previous series but not read the books, I think he's a wonderful character and so well played
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If you haven't read the books, I would highly recommend them the books are a bit older so his backstory is vietnam tunnel rat rather than the desert war vet
 
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Okay, I’m at episode nine of the first series of Cobra Kai and I’m increasingly believing that this might be the greatest TV show ever made. Cannot wait to see what happens in the season finale.
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I tried to start watching Cobra Kai as a lot of people seem to have good things to say about it. I have to say, from the outset I'm not overly enamored.
Potentially a slow start, but 4 episodes in I don't see the hype. So far we are presented with Lawrence, who has become a washout loser after losing a karate tournament as a teenager. He spends his time drinking, assaulting teenagers with karate in public, which in all honesty appears to be GBH in my eyes, and also apparently freely wonders a high school with no repurcussions, including on the night of a formal dance when he does not even have a child at the dance. Maybe it'll be better once a few more characters are developed, Miguel is certainly a solid character who has scope for improvement.
I'm also confused about what demographic this is catering to. It seems to heavily rely on nostalgia trips including the original actors for Daniel and Lawrence, heavy references to Mr Miyagi (RIP Pat Morita, maybe I would like this series more if you were still with us) and I've heard that other film characters are returning for later seasons. Despite relying on callbacks to a 1980s film series it seems very much like an episodic high school drama which would suggest a teenage audience; and I am struggling to see how these two gel.
Idk, maybe I need to take a step back and just enjoy the spectacle, or maybe it will improve as we go on. But part of me feels that the magic of the Karate Kid series was channelled through Pat Morita, and without Miyagi this series will never quite have that same spark.
 
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MrWilson said:
I tried to start watching Cobra Kai as a lot of people seem to have good things to say about it. I have to say, from the outset I'm not overly enamored.
Potentially a slow start, but 4 episodes in I don't see the hype. So far we are presented with Lawrence, who has become a washout loser after losing a karate tournament as a teenager. He spends his time drinking, assaulting teenagers with karate in public, which in all honesty appears to be GBH in my eyes, and also apparently freely wonders a high school with no repurcussions, including on the night of a formal dance when he does not even have a child at the dance. Maybe it'll be better once a few more characters are developed, Miguel is certainly a solid character who has scope for improvement.
I'm also confused about what demographic this is catering to. It seems to heavily rely on nostalgia trips including the original actors for Daniel and Lawrence, heavy references to Mr Miyagi (RIP Pat Morita, maybe I would like this series more if you were still with us) and I've heard that other film characters are returning for later seasons. Despite relying on callbacks to a 1980s film series it seems very much like an episodic high school drama which would suggest a teenage audience; and I am struggling to see how these two gel.
Idk, maybe I need to take a step back and just enjoy the spectacle, or maybe it will improve as we go on. But part of me feels that the magic of the Karate Kid series was channelled through Pat Morita, and without Miyagi this series will never quite have that same spark.
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Maybe it’s just not for you, if it doesn’t click with your sensibilities that’s cool. At least you gave it a few episodes before making that decision 👍

But I reckon washed out, borderline alcoholic Johnny Lawrence is exactly what we need to see in this show. We’re meeting this character at his lowest point and I have to say fair play to the storyline because it’s not an instant fix. It takes time to grow and beat your demons, you inevitably make mistakes upon the way that set you back. To me, the show captures that perfectly and it does it with a hint of pathos, reverential to the source material and with just enough tongue in cheek to make me cackle. The banging 80s soundtrack is also a massive bonus.

You kind of have to twist your train of thought, the whole first season is largely from the viewpoint of the original baddie and (trying not to add spoilers) it’ll eventually beg questions: was Johnny actually the bad guy in the Karate Kid? Was Daniel LaRusso as innocent as the first movie made him out be, or did he exacerbate certain situations?

Of course it relies on nostalgia, there’s no denying that. It’s clearly written for those who were there and experienced the Karate Kid phenomenon at the time. We’re the guys and gals with the expendable income that they want to appeal to. If we do the maths, that’s people in their late 30s (guilty) to mid 40s. Looking at those of us on the forum that I know fairly well and have loved the show, that box is well and truly ticked 😆

And for the record... those teenagers deserved assaulting with karate, as far as I’m concerned. They were bullies, beating and humiliating poor Miguel and then when Johnny told them to back off they squared up. He’s an anti hero and he goes with what he’s had drilled into him since he started training. Strike first, strike hard...
 
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Maybe it’s just not for you, if it doesn’t click with your sensibilities that’s cool. At least you gave it a few episodes before making that decision 👍

But I reckon washed out, borderline alcoholic Johnny Lawrence is exactly what we need to see in this show. We’re meeting this character at his lowest point and I have to say fair play to the storyline because it’s not an instant fix. It takes time to grow and beat your demons, you inevitably make mistakes upon the way that set you back. To me, the show captures that perfectly and it does it with a hint of pathos, reverential to the source material and with just enough tongue in cheek to make me cackle. The banging 80s soundtrack is also a massive bonus.

You kind of have to twist your train of thought, the whole first season is largely from the viewpoint of the original baddie and (trying not to add spoilers) it’ll eventually beg questions: was Johnny actually the bad guy in the Karate Kid? Was Daniel LaRusso as innocent as the first movie made him out be, or did he exacerbate certain situations?

Of course it relies on nostalgia, there’s no denying that. It’s clearly written for those who were there and experienced the Karate Kid phenomenon at the time. We’re the guys and gals with the expendable income that they want to appeal to. If we do the maths, that’s people in their late 30s (guilty) to mid 40s. Looking at those of us on the forum that I know fairly well and have loved the show, that box is well and truly ticked 😆

And for the record... those teenagers deserved assaulting with karate, as far as I’m concerned. They were bullies, beating and humiliating poor Miguel and then when Johnny told them to back off they squared up. He’s an anti hero and he goes with what he’s had drilled into him since he started training. Strike first, strike hard...
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That’s fair enough, maybe it’s just not for me.
Fortunately there are a few other shows for me to catch up on, finished Invincible last week which was an absolute thrill ride; I’m enjoying Amazon promoting these darker takes on the Superhero genre.
Loki is also starting on Wednesday and I can’t wait for a bit of Hiddlestone, as well as Yours Truly making a starring role.
 
rouchie

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AgentCooper said:
Maybe it’s just not for you, if it doesn’t click with your sensibilities that’s cool. At least you gave it a few episodes before making that decision 👍

But I reckon washed out, borderline alcoholic Johnny Lawrence is exactly what we need to see in this show. We’re meeting this character at his lowest point and I have to say fair play to the storyline because it’s not an instant fix. It takes time to grow and beat your demons, you inevitably make mistakes upon the way that set you back. To me, the show captures that perfectly and it does it with a hint of pathos, reverential to the source material and with just enough tongue in cheek to make me cackle. The banging 80s soundtrack is also a massive bonus.

You kind of have to twist your train of thought, the whole first season is largely from the viewpoint of the original baddie and (trying not to add spoilers) it’ll eventually beg questions: was Johnny actually the bad guy in the Karate Kid? Was Daniel LaRusso as innocent as the first movie made him out be, or did he exacerbate certain situations?

Of course it relies on nostalgia, there’s no denying that. It’s clearly written for those who were there and experienced the Karate Kid phenomenon at the time. We’re the guys and gals with the expendable income that they want to appeal to. If we do the maths, that’s people in their late 30s (guilty) to mid 40s. Looking at those of us on the forum that I know fairly well and have loved the show, that box is well and truly ticked 😆

And for the record... those teenagers deserved assaulting with karate, as far as I’m concerned. They were bullies, beating and humiliating poor Miguel and then when Johnny told them to back off they squared up. He’s an anti hero and he goes with what he’s had drilled into him since he started training. Strike first, strike hard...
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I keep meaning to give this a go, I made my wife sit through all of the SHIELD series, The Mandalorian, WandaVision, Falcon & The WInter Soldier and Agent Carter, and now am having to repay the favour with Call the midwife which literally has me blubbing like a school girl every episode, thankfully nearly completed though :)
 
Bhuna50

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I’m two and a bit episodes in and have to say it’s getting me gripped as to what are they going to have to do next etc. I won’t say any more but does seem quite good.


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