The Mock Turtle

H1ppychick wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:03 pm New Umbrella Academy next month, people.

I am looking forward to this!

We watched Space Force Cerise - it was ok, mildly funny, John Malkovich was great.

I’ve just finished up to season 3 of The Durrells on Netflix, it’s just perfect lockdown material - funny, cosy, endearing, and the closest we will get to a holiday this year, I think.

Someone hurry up and watch Queer Eye. I need someone else to discuss it with! I’m up to episode 3 and it’s one of my favourites ever!

I watched the first one at lunchtime and it made me cry - I'm clearly more of a woman on the edge than I thought I was!

Derek Nimmo wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:14 pm I watched the first one at lunchtime and it made me cry - I'm clearly more of a woman on the edge than I thought I was!

I have just watched it, and really cried!

I loved the Durrells it’s just perfect escapism. I agree it’s really cosy and charming.

I’ve been watching Schitt‘s Creek and I’m up to season 5 now. I didn’t like it at first and was about to give up on it early on, but now I’m glad I didn’t as it’s really sweet and funny.

Oh good, I’m glad your persistence paid off Rosa, it’s totally worth it


I also want to in-to-nate like Catherine O Hara after watching it)

Marth wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 6:07 pm

Derek Nimmo wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:14 pm I watched the first one at lunchtime and it made me cry - I'm clearly more of a woman on the edge than I thought I was!

I have just watched it, and really cried!

I advise you not to watch the Tyreek episode without some additional kleenex to hand.

Derek Nimmo wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:50 pm

Marth wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 6:07 pm

Derek Nimmo wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:14 pm I watched the first one at lunchtime and it made me cry - I'm clearly more of a woman on the edge than I thought I was!

I have just watched it, and really cried!

I advise you not to watch the Tyreek episode without some additional kleenex to hand.

Too late!
Obviously no spoilers, but do people in America have all their back garden tables and plants and expensive BBQs out the front? Is there not widespread garden item theft??

I couldn't get into Queer Eye at all, I really wanted to like it too.

I watched the last two episodes of Unorthodox this morning as I was up early due to stomach pain. I really liked it and am fascinated by Hasidic Jews.

We've done 3 of the 4, I really like it and find it really really fascinating

sally maclennane wrote: ↑Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:41 am I couldn't get into Queer Eye at all, I really wanted to like it too.

I’m glad it’s not just me.

We are still working our way through Community which I love. And I also, belatedly, found the second series of The Letdown which is great.

Late to the Netflix party (we have only had it for a month or so!) but I have smashed through four seasons of Queer Eye and I am onto the third episode of season 5. It is perfect viewing in these times! The world needs more Jonathan Van Ness.

Other highlights so far - Working Moms, Selling Sunset and 100 Humans. 100 Humans is really interesting, although I am not sure about how scientifically accurate it is!

I also blitzed Sex Education and Jack Whitehall’s Travels with my Father. The Vegas one made me laugh more than I have about anything in ages!

S and I watched Becoming yesterday afternoon while it rained. How I miss the Obamas

Don't we all

We watched 4 episodes of The Last Dance, it was good despite the fact that what I know about basketball you could write on the back of a stamp.

I just love JVN. He's such a good person too. I couldn't watch the second episode of the new series as I am not ok with dyeing animals but the first and third were really good.

sally maclennane wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 2:31 pm Don't we all

We watched 4 episodes of The Last Dance, it was good despite the fact that what I know about basketball you could write on the back of a stamp.

Same, but we really enjoyed it too.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the Last Dance. I don’t give a shit about sport of any kind, but I found it really interesting. Michael Jordan is so brilliantly petty.

He's really not a very likeable person is he? To be fair, I suppose a lot of high level performers are not

I was just about to say, I think hes the archetypal example of an sporting legend. Absolutely amazing but so driven hes quite unpleasant

Yes, exactly! It’s a fascinating character study. He’s not likeable at all and yet I didn’t dislike him either. What he achieved was incredible, wasn’t it? The pressure must have felt crushing at times.