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Drunken_Master wrote:

Commander Jameson wrote:

Eighthours wrote:I'm really liking Merlin, surprisingly. It's charming. It's well shot. It's occasionally quite well written. It's got a fit bird in it. What's not to like?

The fact that they use an effeminate French castle, rather than a manly English one for a start.

That said, I quite like it, although it is very light, and completely murders the Arthurian legend.

What's it like? I haven't seen it. Does it follow Mallory's Le Mort D'Arthur? Best adaptation I've seen of the Arthurian legend is John Boorman's Excalibur.

Hero of Canton wrote:In answer to chalky's post in t'other thread: Depends whether you like Craig Cash's other work.

I'm on the list anyway, so I don't suppose it matters.

Commander Jameson wrote:That said, I quite like it, although it is very light, and completely murders the Arthurian legend.

rinks wrote:I thought Sunshine was very good, though it was a bit unbalanced. The first half was all funny, but by the end... It'll be interesting to see where it goes from here.

Hero of Canton wrote:

rinks wrote:I thought Sunshine was very good, though it was a bit unbalanced. The first half was all funny, but by the end... It'll be interesting to see where it goes from here.

Yeah, my only complaint was that it didn't mix up the drama with the comedy enough. The drama was initially very light and sporadic, while the laughs were frequent, and then it got very serious towards the end. I thought Coogan was excellent, though. We do this sort of thing quite well, don't we? Reminded me of Brassed Off in that it was funny but a bit depressing.

I can only see it getting more serious in the next episode, but I'm hoping it ends on a lighter note.

It's obvious his dad is going to die, it's just a matter of when - I'm just wondering whether he'll wind up getting lucky, or whether they'll really go for a sombre end to the thing. I'd be surprised given the narration of the kid, though.

Jaxley wrote:Charlie Brooker's Dead Set trailer



The premise is that Britain falls to some kind of zombie outbreak, and the only survivors are the contestants of Big Brother and its production team. But over time, they fall to the virus, and become zombies. It could be a comedy or something similar, that's what he's best known for.

Apologies if already posted, but this could be amazing. If you don't know who Charlie Brooker is, do some televisual research.

rinks wrote:
And following up what chalkitdown said in the now-locked thread: I thought How Not To Live Your Life was good, and quite hilarious in places. I just assumed that nobody else watched it.

Commander Jameson wrote:

rinks wrote:
And following up what chalkitdown said in the now-locked thread: I thought How Not To Live Your Life was good, and quite hilarious in places. I just assumed that nobody else watched it.

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