The Goggle Box Thread

[Del Woppio]

Painkiller is exceptional. Horrifying, but brilliant

 

[b3h]

Had a look on here for something - Severance, Succession, Slow Horses. Went with the first one. Gripping so far. So many questions and makes you think

 

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

Painkiller is exceptional. Horrifying, but brilliant

Finished it last night. Really good. Glad they went for the realistic ending with that mechanic rather than the happy Hollywood ending.

 

[b3h]

Had a look on here for something - Severance, Succession, Slow Horses. Went with the first one. Gripping so far. So many questions and makes you think

The final episode. Fuuuck. Brilliant!

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

Ok so which do you prefer, Masterchef, or Top Chef.
Personally, and i dont know if you are still seeing these over there, i have just grown tired of Gordon Ramsey.
Incessant shouting, swearing, talking to people like they are a piece of shit on his shoe........
Me, its Top Chef everytime.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Masterchef by a fucking mile. Plus Masterchef Australia is the best of them all. The whole format is much better.

 

[The Bear]

Masterchef by a fucking mile. Plus Masterchef Australia is the best of them all. The whole format is much better.

Agreed. And all UK versions of MasterChef doesn't have Gordon Ramsey on it, if you don't like him.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Hardly surprising as Ramsay has contracts with Sky and channel 4 (I think).

He quite often appears on masterchef Oz, as do Heston Blumenthal and Rick Stein among many other celeb chefs.

 

[The Bear]

I can't stand the USA one with Ramsay, that complete arsehole Joe guy and the weirdo bloke with the glasses.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

USA they try too hard to be cunts rather than judges

 

[Hereford Wolf]

Wolf. Just brilliant. Highlight of the year so far for me.

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

USA they try too hard to be cunts rather than judges

I think those are the versions i get here.
But for me Ramsay has become a one trick pony, and it aint much of a trick

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Ramsay went to seed years ago, when he started doing most of his TV work in America. You're talking easily a decade or more ago now.

Like the UK Kitchen Nightmares were genuinely good (funny too) but the US ones are bloody awful. Same every week.

- Gordon turns up, gets a meal, it's shit, service is normally rubbish too and the owner is a headbanger
- Owner refuses to admit anything is wrong
- Ad break and then they spend three minutes telling you what you've already watched
- Gordon oversees a normal service, it's a disaster, has to shut down early
- Some twat gets sacked or walks out
- Gordon asks for the kitchen to be deep cleaned as it's filthy
- Gordon takes his shirt off for no reason
- Owner reluctantly admits it's terrible and they'll have to close soon
- Some crocodile tears for the camera
- Ad break and then they spend three minutes telling you what you've already watched
- Restaurant gets a revamp, magnolia walls, plain tablecloths, yes
- Staff screech "OH MY GAWD" for three minutes
- Gordon shows the shite chef how to poach an egg or dress a salad or something similarly mundane
- Simplify the menu, uh, big boy? Yes?
- Gordon invites local dignitaries/unhappy customers for grand re-opening
- Ad break and then they spend three minutes telling you what you've already watched
- Service starts ok then starts going wrong
- They turn it around and just about get away with it
- Gordon walks into the sunset and the restaurant closes three months later

 

[Tony Towner]

That is absolutely bang on. 81% closure rate

 

[Johnny75]

Hardly surprising as Ramsay has contracts with Sky and channel 4 (I think).

He quite often appears on masterchef Oz, as do Heston Blumenthal and Rick Stein among many other celeb chefs.

Studio Ramsey is his production company. He doesn't have a contract with either broadcaster.

 

[Johnny75]

Wolf. Just brilliant. Highlight of the year so far for me.

I thought it was well acted but a disjointed mess of a story and the director just used the Killing Eve method of graphics, wide shots and bright colour palette.

Pretty crap really.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I stand corrected! Maybe his production company just prefers working with those broadcasters so auntie don’t ask him on.

As I mentioned, I really prefer the Oz show. Some of the dishes that contestants are expected to make in pressure tests (especially some desserts) are just lunacy - like works of art. I would be utterly clueless as patisserie is Sooooo not my bag.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I thought it was well acted but a disjointed mess of a story and the director just used the Killing Eve method of graphics, wide shots and bright colour palette.

Pretty crap really.

It was entertaining enough but none of the strands seemed to knit together at all and the ending properly petered out.

Haven't read the books so don't know if that's faithful to the source material.

 

[Paul]

I stand corrected! Maybe his production company just prefers working with those broadcasters so auntie don’t ask him on.

As I mentioned, I really prefer the Oz show. Some of the dishes that contestants are expected to make in pressure tests (especially some desserts) are just lunacy - like works of art. I would be utterly clueless as patisserie is Sooooo not my bag.

Did you ever see any of Reynolds desserts, I couldn't even think of what he was creating, they were stunning

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Down the rabbit hole, the snitch, white noise. All genius.