Started Watching A New Series Last Night …

[naomi24]

... quite enjoying it.  And then I discovered I've started on series 4.  And there's me thinking vague references to things seemingly unrelated would be explained somewhere along the line.  Each series appears to be a new story though so I'll carry on and go to series 1 when I've finished this.

 

Have you ever watched something the wrong way around?

[barry1010]

Yes, I recently watched the last series of The Chelsea Detective than watched from the beginning.

I usually read books in random order but I still enjoy them

[Ken4155]

Can't recall what the film was, Naomi, but i once went to the local fleapit, paid my entry fee and was allowed into the auditorium where i watched the back-end of a film.

It was only later i realised that it was the back-end of the feature flm i had come to see and that was the 'first showing'. By rights, i oughtn't to have been allowed in until it had finished.

[naomi24]

Did it spoil it for you?  I think this one will be fine. 

[naomi24]

Sorry, that^ was to Barry.

 

Ken, oh how annoying!  That's awful!!!

[barry1010]

No, Naomi, but it's not a complex seriesm

[naomi24]

Ken, I know you and I often have a similar taste in series.  This is called The Sinner - on Netflix.  Have you seen it?

[Ken4155]

The problem with reading books in the wrong order is that there is sometimes a theme running through them.

I have read all 7 of The Dark Tower books by Stephen King in the order they were written and printed, and over a period of about 25 years - that's how long it took SK to write the series, for various reasons.

However, he decided to write another which fit in between books 4 and 5 and i steadfastly refuse to buy it, even though it is supposedly a stand-alone novel.

[barry1010]

I'm currently reading the Grace series and there is a running background theme but it all makes sense in the end. 

[Ken4155]

Yes i have watched them all, Naomi. Quite good, they are, and Bill Pullman plays his part well. It was only meant to be an 8-part miniseries but the first one (and best one, imho) did so well with viewing figures that it turned into a 4 season series. 

[naomi24]

I wouldn't read books out of order.  Harry Potter would be like Benjamin Button!  😂

[naomi24]

I've only watched the first of series 4, Ken.  I was scratching around for something decent to watch and I really think this fits the bill.

[Ken4155]

Barry, have you read They Thought I Was Dead, which is all about Grace's missing wife? Although it came out last year, i only recently discovered it. Quite a good read.

[Ken4155]

For some unfathomable reason, i missed the first series of Gold. So when series 2 came out, i had to watch the first series and i'm glad i did. Both 1 & 2 were well told and well acted.

Currently nearing the end of season 2 of Scrublands - just the one episode to go.

[naomi24]

I haven't seen that, Ken.  I'll try to remember it for next time.

[Ken4155]

One of the Aussie series, Naomi. Do watch them in order, though, as there are lots of references to series 1 in series 2 😉

[naomi24]

Is it on Netflix?

[Ken4155]

iplayer

[naomi24]

Ok, thanks Ken.

[barry1010]

Ken, yes I read that recently. It is a good read for Grace fans. 

[Khandro]

 We've just watched the final episode of 'Sara, woman of the shadows' an Italian boring fiasco on Netflix in 6 episodes. 

How I endured it I don't know, no idea what it was about, I lost the will to watch (& almost to live!) Is this what the beginning of dementia is like I ask myself ?