Picnic at Hanging Rock. (The tv series, not the movie, which I have yet to see.)
I’ve never really read any Tom Clancy, but I’m gonna watch Jack Ryan for two reasons…John Krasinski and Wendell Pierce.
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Is it still Tom Cruise, or did they get a different actor?
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and then there is also this to attract one to the show:
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Oh, no no no…
It’s a new series, starring John Krasinski and Wendell Pierce.
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Just watched the first two episodes (which made one story) of Shetland.
Very neat. The show does a good job introducing us to the characters and setting, not to mention the mystery. Beautiful scenery too.
I google-mapped Shetland (with satellite imagery) to get a feel for the place, which is where I noticed a town with a rather rude name.
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Excellent show. I can’t stop watching the slow-burning European dramas…currently on the second season of Occupied.
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I plowed through the first season of PBS’ Prime Suspect: Tennison, about a rookie policewoman dealing with a misogynist police culture in England in what appears to be the late 60s to early 70s.
Great choice of songs for the soundtrack, a heroine who resembles Catherine Deneuve a little bit, and a quite exciting tipping point in the third act (it’s about ten episodes, if I remember).
Definitely worth a watch if you like British crime dramas.
ETA: I have been informed by my mom (who shares my love of detective/crime drama) that there’s seven whole seasons!
ETA #2: Aha! It appears I watched a revamped version. Not sure if they’re going ahead with all seven seasons, though.
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I just realized you’re thinking of Jack Reacher. Jack Ryan has been played by (recently) Chris Pine, Ben Affleck, Harrison Ford, and I think Alec Baldwin.
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Oops, you are correct.
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I also just finished Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. A few of those episodes were downright unsettling.
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Seasons 2 of Glow kicked ass!
I think one of my favorite aspects of the show is how it breaks down professional wrestling, how they do it, from the technical aspects (learning especially how to do some of those high flying moves) to building storylines and tensions. The real Glow was over the top and campy for sure, but it was not too far off from the soap opera nature of the men’s wrestling shows.
I have to say, I loved the episode where they just basically showed the episode that they filmed that week. Pure genius and very much like the original show that I remember. Also, I don’t know about the background, but there was an injury like that during a taping of Glow, although it was the wrestler’s elbow, not knee.
OH, and did you know that Kia Stevens, aka Tamme/Welfare queen was a real pro wrestler!
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Yeah it did.
Credit to Alison Brie’s acting; all this time, and I did not clock her as being the same actress from Community until now.
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Anybody watching Sharp Objects?
So far, it’s pretty good, and has that underlying menace of Rectify.
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That’s next up on my watch list; especially since I just realized Better Call Saul is still weeks away…
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I’d love to speculate on whodunit, but I know the writers are probably tossing red herrings all over the place.
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Say nothing until I’ve actually watched it, then we can dish all you like…
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Wasn’t planning to, but
OK, based on the first half hour — slow, deliberately confusing, shots edited together out of chronological order. Protagonist is alcoholic, implied this is normal where she comes from, but maybe she’s also self-medicating for a psychological problem?
Not sure I’m the target market for this one.
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There is a movie on Netflix about the actual GLOW. It’s funny how little they change - you are correct on the actual vs. tv version. I didn’t know that Kia was a real pro wrestler! They really go for it with the wrestling this season! I agree - that episode was SO FUNNY. It was like, yeah, they just tossed the rule book out and had so much fun - and I love the props just being what they have around the place they are renting.
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