What TV shows are you currently watching

Ice Tea said:
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Freely Considers Launch of Streaming Box for UK Broadband TV Service

Broadband-based live TV streaming service Freely, which is supported by major UK TV broadcasters (BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 etc.) and is designed to be an evolu
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As the user comments say, why not just code an App for smart TVs to install?
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The architecture of Freely relies on television technology i.e. being able to store a list of channels, request schedules, etc. It also is built on a standard called HbbTV which has to be integrated with a TV device for similar reasons. This is how the app itself works (the content discovery menus and guide/on-screen mini guide etc.)

So at present the platform couldn't simply be ported to phones, sticks etc as they don't provide those TV and channel based interfaces to the app.

In terms of installing it on existing smart TVs, they generally won't have the right combination of HbbTV integrations and stuff. Basically Freely uses the very latest spec so most TVs aren't compatible.

As the article and Tim Davie suggest, Everyone TV are very much looking forward to making it as accessible as possible, but it's not nearly as simple as the "Give us an app!!1!" people realise. This will take some years to establish itself as the new broadcast technology, just like streaming apps on smart TVs did, and digital TV did before that. It's about setting up the standards in order for them to become ubiquitous in time.

*Opinions my own, but I work on Freely. Feel free to ask me questions in the Freely thread :)
 
I just finished the latest season of 1923—enjoyable, though admittedly a bit over the top at times. Now I’m finishing up the final part of Yellowstone Season 5 while still in Dutton mode. I could’ve skipped it, but my wife wanted to see it through. It’s a great show that lost its way in the last couple of seasons.
 
Just finished season 2 of star trek SNW.
Brilliant, i didnt think much to season 1 but 2 was much better and felt like proper trek. This and lower decks are a great return to form.
 
half way through the 2nd season of counterpart .. decent enough (I havent seen anything with J K Simmons in that i havent liked yet). its basically similar to Fringe which makes sense as i believe its the same writer . it may even be set in the same universe, i am not sure but it is much darker.

and over lunch now watched the last episode of Philip Dick's Electric Dreams which i have enjoyed most of - its a little bit black mirror, a little bit twilight zone / outer limits, only 2 which were a bit "meh" but coupled with a few others which were excellent to counterbalance. I would happily watch more of stuff like this!. My only issue with short stories however is generally i just wish they had more meat in them and went a bit deeper.... but that is their strength as well i guess. a short sharp 1 and done leaving the viewer wanting more then onto the next.

A solid 7.5/10 for both.

recently wrapped up Squid Games series 2. It was ok, not as good as the 1st season, primarily because it was slow to get going but also because it finishes almost feeling like mid season. i will have to watch the final season to conclude for sure but right now i would say its a 6.5 / 10. ok but they could have ended after 1 season and i would not have minded.
 
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Shamikebab said:
Just finished watching Skeleton Crew, that was a good little series!
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I just finished this too, I was a little blind sided by the fact it's basically a kids show. That kind of put me off, but I stuck with it and it's definitely got some merit. It borrows heavily from Goonies though, a bit too obviously in some places.
 
Currently watching Andor and TLOU.
Next up will be Murder bot, which I'm a bit tentative about as I've read the books and am quite fond of the character. Hopefully it'll be a faithful retelling of the books.
 
Finished season three of The Wheel of Time and loved it, best season yet.
I also started watching season three of Will Trent and I'm not so sure about that, they seem to be injecting it with bad comedy like most American police procedurals. It's annoying because the books were nothing like that.
 
Mad Men is excellent, thoroughly enjoyed it at the time, would highly recommend.

Not sure I’d watch it again as it’s a big time investment. I tried watching Game of Thrones for a second time and just couldn’t stick it.
 
AndyCr15 said:
That's interesting as the second time was much better with GoT for me (and I'm sure I've heard others say similar.)
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I agree. There are so many relationships and characters that subsequent viewings have given plenty of enjoyment. Not to mention early appearances of characters like Beric Dondarrion played by different actors.....or Dean Charles Chapman playing a different Lannister before he became Tommen
 
Alice In Wonderland said:
What are peoples' thoughts on Mad Men?

I stumbled across it when trying to find Mad Dogs to watch and the reviews seem pretty positive?
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Excellent. The story is fine, relationships interesting and the look at society at the time is eye opening.

One scene stands out for me. The family go for a picnic, at the finish Don just stands up and shakes all the litter off the blanket. They just leave it there, nobody gave a fig about the environment or littering.
 
Still ploughing through Death In Paradise on BBC iPlayer. Nearly finished Season 4. Kris Marshall started off okay but has started to get a bit irritating. Seems to play the role as a poor man's Hugh Grant and the character's treatment of Camille was unprofessional and little short of a disgrace. The supporting cast are more interesting.

Of course it continues to be murder "lite". All very polite and societal. No chases, no shootouts, no drug dealers dumped in a skip. No hard interrogations at the police station. The killer obligingly trots along to the big denouement at the end to meekly await shuffling off to what must be a very full prison. Just once it would be nice to have a slightly darker, grittier episode.
 
Alice In Wonderland said:
What are peoples' thoughts on Mad Men?

I stumbled across it when trying to find Mad Dogs to watch and the reviews seem pretty positive?
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A friend recommended it. I wasn't really sure what it was after the first couple of episodes but then gradually became hooked. Absolutely loved it. Jon Hamm is up there as one of the best actors of all time.
 
Macky said:
I wasn't really sure what it was after the first couple of episodes but then gradually became hooked.
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A few years ago I tried the first few episodes and it didn't grab me either, but I do keep meaning to go back and try again as the same thing happened to me with Breaking Bad and that's one of my favs now. There's just so much good TV these days... I can't get back to start something so big.
 
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