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[Raider4]

Gave up on Wheel of Time after about 4 or 5 episodes. Ridiculously derivative and horribly, horribly, clichéd.

Tried The Witcher, didn't finish the first episode.

Just discovered The Silent Sea. Netflix series, Korean. Watched the first three episodes back-to-back. Gripping and suspenseful so far.

[fsn]

Silent Sea is gripping ... as long as you don't think about the physics too hard.
 

[Ithoriel]

Different strokes for different folks, clearly.

I've been enjoying Wheel of Time and The Expanse on Amazon Prime and was gifted a Netflix voucher so I could watch "The Witcher" which I also enjoyed.

I stayed overnight with friends recently and they were set for an evening watching "The Silent Sea" I managed about twenty minutes before giving up, going to the kitchen to make myself a coffee and communing with their guinea pigs until the first episode was done. We watched old Dr Who episodes for the rest of the evening.

Each to their own.

[steve_holmes_11]

I'm amazed there's been no attempt to reboot Ice Cold in Alex.

Plenty of wars where it could have been forcibly inserted.
I fear Hollywood could never assimilate the scene with honourable Germans.

[Steve J]

Wheel of Time was OK as my wife enjoys this sort of stuff. A lot of the fun was spotting stuff that was very LotR, which made us have a little titter. Certainly of its time in terms of the storyline. The Witcher took quite a while to get going in Season 2 and got better when some of the original characters from season 1 returned.

I'll check out the Korean series as I've not heard of that one. Frankly there's so much to choose from it can be hard to decide what to go for.

[Raider4]

Each to their own.

Aye, and amen to that. It would be a very dull world if we all liked exactly the same thing.

[Raider4]

Just finished Vikings Valhalla on netflix.

A carry-on from the original Vikings, moved forward into the 11th century and the time of Canute/Knut.

As before, takes historical figures and events and builds a fictional story using them.

Fairly typical "hairy men waving swords & axes around" stuff (see Game of Thrones, Vikings, The Last Kingdom, etc.).

Worth watching, not quite as good as the original, I think. 

[fsn]

I've just finished series 2 of "Ragnarok" on Netflix.

It's a Norwegian story about Magnar who is the re-incarnation of Thor and his battles against the Giants.

Bit weird, but fun spotting the clues. For example, the old man in the old folks home who has only one eye ...

[Big Insect]

I've just finished series 2 of "Ragnarok" on Netflix.
It's a Norwegian story about Magnar who is the re-incarnation of Thor and his battles against the Giants.
Bit weird, but fun spotting the clues. For example, the old man in the old folks home who has only one eye ...

I also enjoyed this as well 
As you say, there are some interesting plays on the Old Norse legends - very clever how they 'create' the modern day Jörmungandr (the Midgard Serpent) - made me laugh but very 'plausible'.

I also re-watched the Netflix film Outlaw King (about the early campaigns of Robert Bruce) - which I enjoyed more the 2nd time around

Likewise I enjoyed The King as well, on a 2nd watch. Although the reinterpretation of Agincourt has a little bit too much artistic license (IMHO).

If you are into your Highland & Isles warfare, I'd also recommend watching the 2015 Macbeth with Michael Fassbender as the Thane of Cawdor on Amazon Prime - very good & very bloody.

And for further related Highland & Isles viewing - Valhalla Rising should be on your watch list - but this is very gruesome watching - but the use of the 2 handed axe in combat is very insightful and well observed.

On a lighter note ... I am also enjoying The marvelous Mrs Maisel on Amazon Prime ... just for something totally different       

[Raider4]

Enjoyed the 1st episode of The Ipcress File last night on ITV.

Pleasantly surprised to find it's not full of eff-ing and jeff-ing, unlike most things on after 21:00 nowadays.

Looking forward to the next episode.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I watched Peaky Biklnders, good as ever, will look at Ipcress File on catchup tonight.

[Raider4]

It's not got great reviews, but I've just enjoyed The Bubble on Netflix. As usual, it's probably twenty minutes too long, but I found it amusing.

Unlike the same networks Don't Look Up. Dreadfully unfunny, gave up after about 40 minutes.

Still enjoying The Ipcress File on Sunday evenings, although the female lead seems to be doing a poor imitation of Lady Penelope.

[John Cook]

Still enjoying The Ipcress File on Sunday evenings, although the female lead seems to be doing a poor imitation of Lady Penelope.

I've been persevering with it but it's a pale imitation of the Michael Caine film.

[Nirnman]

Has anyone seen the trailers for what seems to be a remake of the WW2 classic "the man who never was" I think it is called "Operation Mincemeat" I wonder if it will hold up against the original

[Raider4]

ITV4 showed Aliens last night - and it was the original, theatrical version!

Other than the ad breaks, perfection.