A new intro to our recently merged media talk topic

A place for both film/movie and tv tips, watch outs, don't bothers and so on and on...

Enjoyable worthwhile discussion being the aim.. 

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Mike
tv and film topics merged into one

Binge watched The last Anniversary , really good, a lot going on what with flashbacks etc, very clever at the end how they tie up all the loose ends so you're not left with any questions about what happened to who, who did what etc. highly recommended.

12 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

I was slightly disappointed Kathryn to find that Jeb Pyre was a fictional character as was the other detective,can't remember his name. Still a gripping tale though.

I just googled the name Jeb Pyre & it brought up quite a bit of info on all the characters in the series. Apparently - although the name Jeb Pyre was fictional - the character was based on real-life detective Terry Fox. He was responsible for investigating the chain of events & his life & religious beliefs were very similar to those of Jeb Pyre. After his retirement from the police force, he worked at Brigham Young University.

Lots more info about the series on a website called "TheCinemaholic"

On 11/05/2025 at 13:38, Kathryn Magson said:

Is anyone watching Malpractice? It's a brilliant, well-acted drama series on ITV - about the stresses & strains felt by NHS staff to meet targets etc. Another 👍 from me!

Yes I watch Malpractice too. It's a really good series, and well acted too x

3 hours ago, Kathryn Magson said:

I just googled the name Jeb Pyre

As did I Kathryn, you obviously found a better site with more info. When I looked it didn't give a name and just said Pyre was loosely based on a real life detective. Cheers for that, interesting site " the cinemaholic", thanks for that too.

I started watching Shardlake on ITV - I normally like Sean Bean so was expecting it to be really good, but so far it's disappointing & I wouldn't recommend it.....anybody else watching it?

3 hours ago, Kathryn Magson said:

I started watching Shardlake on ITV - I normally like Sean Bean so was expecting it to be really good, but so far it's disappointing & I wouldn't recommend it.....anybody else watching it?

I was underwhelmed by it , but I've read all of CJ Sansom's Shardlake series of books so I was over critical.

The Bombing of Pan Am 103 is well worth watching. Hard to watch, but it's really well-acted & sympathetically-done. Thanks & hats off to all concerned for handling this sad story in such a sensitive & tactful way.👍

Edited Tuesday at 16:424 days by Kathryn Magson

anyone seen this yet?

just a heads up that looking at merging this and the film topic into a 'catch all' media video type of thing

any thoughts on that before flicking the switch ?

Seems reasonable to me Mike, I think the majorcontributors to both threads are more or less the same people.

Sounds good to me Mike👍

And me.👌👍

Dept Q on Netflix is a good gritty Scottish crime drama, Well recommended.

Edited Friday at 06:412 days by Jessie Pinkman

Treading Water, 2024 release,

Director Gino Evans , Produced by Ben Toye ,

Stars , Joe Gill , Becky Bowe , Darren Connolly.

Following his release from prison, Danny struggles with addiction & intrusive thoughts. He reconnects with schoolfriend Laura who is equally trapped in her own choices .

BFI 2 nominations, currently showing on Prime , I think . Filmed in Manchester & one to look for .

ok thanks for the feedback

as mentioned earlier, film and tv topics merged now into one (this one)and given a new title

'media talk - movies and tv'