The Mock Turtle

I couldn’t get into Breaking Bad at all, so never tried Better Call Saul.

I’m late to The Queen’s Gambit party, but I’m really enjoying it.

Ep4 of excellent The Flight Attendant (HBO) landed today too, so that’s my evening sorted.

Estrella wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:11 am I couldn’t get into Breaking Bad at all, so never tried Better Call Saul.

Same! We really thought we'd like BB but really disliked it.

I had to wait until season 2 to start liking BB. I'd just had wisdom tooth surgery and was a dribbling mess, so I had time to force myself through it! I have to say that watching it again doesn't fill me with joy, despite loving it at the time.

I never got into Breaking Bad.

We've spent the afternoon keeping warm under blankets and have binged Dash and Lily... complete Christmas fluff and nonsense.

I love Breaking Bad but every time I start watching a new series, I find I have entirely forgotten what happened in the one before. It’s odd, it won’t stick in my brain at all.

I’m watching Schitt’s Creek which took me a few episodes to get into but I’m really enjoying it now.

ParisGal wrote: ↑Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:38 pm I LOVE Better Call Saul, the characters and relationships are so fantastically done. It's much more poignant when you know how they end up in Breaking Bad, but also less awful and bleak to watch. Mike is definitely the best .

I agree with all of this exactly BCS is one of my few no scrolling/no sewing programmes, it always gets my full attention from start to finish.

I hated the first few episodes of BB and never would have persevered if it hadn’t been for my brother being so pushy about it, and then I was so glad I did.

Squirrel wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:41 pm I love Breaking Bad but every time I start watching a new series, I find I have entirely forgotten what happened in the one before. It’s odd, it won’t stick in my brain at all.

Same. In fact if I leave it more than a few days between episodes I can easily forget most of the plot thus far completely. It does come back but things just don't seem to hang around in my brain for long.

Just imagine the worst and that's usually exactly what's happened.

Figaro wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 9:36 am

Squirrel wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:41 pm I love Breaking Bad but every time I start watching a new series, I find I have entirely forgotten what happened in the one before. It’s odd, it won’t stick in my brain at all.

Same. In fact if I leave it more than a few days between episodes I can easily forget most of the plot thus far completely. It does come back but things just don't seem to hang around in my brain for long.

I have this problem with books sometimes. I only remember the plot & characters when I start reading it again.

We watched Prom last night.

I felt the same about it as I felt about Jingle Jangle. I wanted to enjoy it but didn't.

What did you think of Prom, Bramble?

Not much, to be honest

I liked Holidate and am enjoying Virgin River. I can't get through Dash and Lily thought. The two main characters are unappealingly plain and dull.

I’m ploughing through Chesapeake Shores too!

Godmothered (Disneyplus) was very sweet.

I hated BB and really couldn’t get into it, I abandoned Mr with it at episode 3 and feel no regret, he watched the whole thing.
I’ve struggled with most American things apart bizarrely from Riveria, which is awful but pretty (although I’m not watching the current series, as with so many they should have stopped when they were ahead)

The only US one I watched completely was The Affair, but even that got bizarre towards the last series.

Beatrix wrote: ↑Sat Dec 12, 2020 7:31 pm

Nell’s terrible Irish accent drives me insane. I keep wondering if it’s my hearing that’s going funny.

I don’t think I like any of them, either.

I’m glad you told me she’s supposed to sound Irish!!

I started watching Tiny pretty things and gave up half way through episode 2. I thought I would like it coz it’s about a ballet company but it’s completely bizarre with random gay sex thrown in.

Oh, how disappointing! I saw the preview last night and thought it seemed like Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars meets Gossip Girl and thought my festive season was sorted.

There is a sinister going’s on. But I hated all the characters so shouldn’t care less about finding out anymore.