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Really wanted to like the BBC's The Pursuit Of Love but I didn't. The depiction of a vacuous class of people leading their vacuous lives in the 1930s from a novel written by a prime example of that very class. I just couldn't have given a damn about any of the characters.
Exquisite looking, Lily James in particular, quality performances all round and some great and often unexpected musical content. But when you don't care about the people it just feels very, very hollow. Only the ending hit home effectively and by then it was too late.
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Did anyone watch the Friends reunion thing?
I want to watch it; I admit, I was a big fan of it when I was a kid - but I can't stand James Corden. Is he actually in the narrative of the special, or just in the breaks etc.? Like if I can skip him then I'll check it out, if not, then I'll just forget about it.
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Apparently he's the host. Not seen it yet (missus is keen to) but from what I've read it's exactly what you'd expect. Sanitised, safe, lacking in noteworthy moments, built largely around appeasing the stars than giving any depth and the low points are massive lows... not sure if I strayed into describing the show itself there.
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Originally posted by Neon Ignition View PostApparently he's the host. Not seen it yet (missus is keen to) but from what I've read it's exactly what you'd expect. Sanitised, safe, lacking in noteworthy moments, built largely around appeasing the stars than giving any depth and the low points are massive lows... not sure if I strayed into describing the show itself there.
I figured they would do an episode. Like a contiguous 21 minute show with a pair of ad-breaks, like the original.
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By the sounds it's mostly them just sat around answering very basic questions and table reading fan moments for the most part. I knew the bar was set when I saw it mentioned that Cordon introduces Justin Beiber out dressed as a potato at one point. Celeb actors guesting on the show famously found the cast to be arrogant ***** on set so it's been more interesting to see the list of absentees from the special, if you're Paul Rudderless then it says a lot, he's like the Tom Hanks of B-Tier.
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For All Mankind: Season 02
Probably because of the slower passing of time within the show and how it holds off on its main conflict for so long this overall probably isn't quite as good as the first season but it's still incredibly strong stuff. There was only one character who irritated as it went along but with the third season tackling the 90's next we'll be leaping along with some interesting possibilities.
Friends: The Reunion
Exactly as expected, a mountain of padding and the cast required to do very little and say about as much too. A handful of relevant guests from the show who are close to not permitted to speak at all. There are no interesting reveals and the whole thing exists merely to put them in the same area as each other, even Perry isn't present for all the sections. Only Matt LeBlanc and to a lesser extent Schwimmer come across as genuine to any degree. The Fresh Prince reunion showed how these things should be done, this was a lazy ego project.
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Never really liked Friends. Came to it late on about the umpteenth complete repeat runs on C4 or E4 and whilst I watched most episodes and was entertained enough I never warmed to any of the characters at all. I had the impression that the only reason most guys watched it was for Jennifer Aniston.
Give me The Big Bang Theory in preference every time; all likeable, grounded, well rounded characters and correcting almost everything wrong with Friends but not too proud to reuse all the good elements from that template.
I'd argue it also had superior writing and was, and still is even with repeated viewings, much funnier at its best.Last edited by fallenangle; 01-06-2021, 11:29.
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