tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5070790695142023400..comments2024-03-28T16:10:19.842-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Familiar faces in unfamiliar places from the BritsJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4773128146704863602018-05-17T10:42:35.620-04:002018-05-17T10:42:35.620-04:00A friend who had an internship with BBC in London ...A friend who had an internship with BBC in London told us that when people pay for TV licenses, the money goes to the government and the government sponsors television programmes. <br /><br />Unfortunately we do not have that in the USA. PBS used to get more money from the government and now it is like only 8 percent and the rest of the money is made up by viewers like us and a few foundations giving money to PBS.<br /><br />Please correct me if I got my facts wrong. <br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60115862194249355932018-05-17T10:40:01.297-04:002018-05-17T10:40:01.297-04:00Karen, I get what you mean about the closed captio...Karen, I get what you mean about the closed captions. It takes practice. When I started watching closed captions, it went very fast. It meant it needed my full attention! It took me a while before I could follow the speed of closed captioning. <br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42197747503993308172018-05-17T08:36:09.795-04:002018-05-17T08:36:09.795-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cathy Akers-Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614155858703731761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82873918425699392682018-05-17T08:35:25.493-04:002018-05-17T08:35:25.493-04:00I think every British actor has been on Doctor Who...I think every British actor has been on Doctor Who! LOLCathy Akers-Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614155858703731761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29608005889336496252018-05-17T07:29:50.736-04:002018-05-17T07:29:50.736-04:00We, like many have dropped cable and only watch Ac...We, like many have dropped cable and only watch Acorn, Britbox and Netflix. Hubby has a worse time than I and have to get the closed caption, if we can read it fast enough. We comment on, I've seen her or him before and also that the same actors are on so many shows. With seeing many have been or are stage actors, I can see why it's all so much better than USA tv. Rambling, but it's all we watch, get the (fake) news on the internet, lol!! After watching, I go to bed and read, so don't quit writing, ladies!Karen B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09157468130007283066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52697178741726852302018-05-16T21:02:47.223-04:002018-05-16T21:02:47.223-04:00Thanks, Pat.Thanks, Pat.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67584598407627554202018-05-16T19:25:52.656-04:002018-05-16T19:25:52.656-04:00Pat, there's no US distributor announced yet. ...Pat, there's no US distributor announced yet. It's due for Sky in the U.K. this Fall. Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798485523437621525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74964786543184538172018-05-16T19:02:04.282-04:002018-05-16T19:02:04.282-04:00Oh, Mrs. Pollifax! I haven't read one of those...Oh, Mrs. Pollifax! I haven't read one of those in ages. After Miss Marple, those were my first cozies.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27969194090924911952018-05-16T18:45:11.581-04:002018-05-16T18:45:11.581-04:00Ooh. A Discovery of Witches? Where will that be sh...Ooh. A Discovery of Witches? Where will that be showing?Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72650287552749188442018-05-16T18:43:46.664-04:002018-05-16T18:43:46.664-04:00Wow! I like David Tennant too and watched him happ...Wow! I like David Tennant too and watched him happily as the Doctor and on Broadchurch. Didn't know all that other stuff about him. I remember Peter Davison best as Tristan on All Creatures Great and Small.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24039274916342538542018-05-16T18:41:26.436-04:002018-05-16T18:41:26.436-04:00Kathy, McMafia got more and more interesting. I di...Kathy, McMafia got more and more interesting. I didn't see all of the shows but it paralleled the Michael Corleone character from the Godfather. He starts out an honest investment banker and gets sucked in due to other characters' actions.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57942481424080502652018-05-16T17:59:34.718-04:002018-05-16T17:59:34.718-04:00Just so everyone knows, “Scott and Bailey,” which ...Just so everyone knows, “Scott and Bailey,” which is a fantastic British crime drama, is on Britbox and is the main reason we recently subscribed. Nicola Walker is superb in her role as Helen, but the two lead detectives, played by Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp, are just outstanding. I highly recommend it. I loved Nicola in Last Tango, and have watched the first episode of “Unforgotten” but will have to catch up when we’ve finished watching all the seasons of “Scott and Bailey.” I have public TV’s “passport” but it doesn’t have everything I want. Good for catching up with past shows shown on PBS, though. After I’m done watching TV for the evening, I am reading the Mrs. Pollifax series that was recommended here. . .Ann W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06091490599327955106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75377697906494426562018-05-16T17:54:28.666-04:002018-05-16T17:54:28.666-04:00and he played Mandela.and he played Mandela.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47211926764444394792018-05-16T17:29:15.563-04:002018-05-16T17:29:15.563-04:00Sounds like that's going to be worth watching....Sounds like that's going to be worth watching.<br />Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38527293422681643862018-05-16T17:24:41.672-04:002018-05-16T17:24:41.672-04:00You've just described our evening television w...You've just described our evening television watching. I can't tell you how many times we've gone through the entire Midsummer Murder series (the latest just became available.) And Morse and Lewis and so many more. Our latest is Death in Paradise. I drive my husband crazy by saying things like "that's the woman from Father Brown who..." I don't think I'd watch tv at all if it wasn't for Acorn or PBS. I haven't tried Britbox yet. <br /><br />And look at who will be in the new tv series based on Deb Harkness' A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES! Many familiar faces. Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798485523437621525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35549108701315033932018-05-16T16:54:54.360-04:002018-05-16T16:54:54.360-04:00Kathy, I love the Davison/Tennant/Moffatt/Doctor W...Kathy, I love the Davison/Tennant/Moffatt/Doctor Who loop, too. But I have not seen Decoy Brides so will look it up.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28662382211413357872018-05-16T16:50:41.607-04:002018-05-16T16:50:41.607-04:00Hallie, I loved the Robin Ellis version of Poldark...Hallie, I loved the Robin Ellis version of Poldark, in fact, I read every single Winston Graham novel because of the series. And I LOVE Aidan Turner--discovered him in a show called Being Human where he plays a vampire--but the new series just never clicked for me. I was bored!!! Too many gorgeous shots of Aidan galloping gorgeous horse along same gorgeous coast, lol.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46729763861912759002018-05-16T16:49:58.190-04:002018-05-16T16:49:58.190-04:00Love Shetland. Procurator Fiscal is the title I th...Love Shetland. Procurator Fiscal is the title I think. Pam McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967458639420745680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50660308339795619282018-05-16T16:47:37.199-04:002018-05-16T16:47:37.199-04:00London theatre yes! Haven't been there in 30 ...London theatre yes! Haven't been there in 30 years but I saw Peter O'Toole, Glenda Jackson, Derek Jacobi, Susan Hampshire, Penelope Keith, Judi Dench, and so many more. Lovely. Oh and just got up to NYC and saw Glenda Jackson again but in Three Tall Women. Dear me but she is still incredible!!! Pam McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967458639420745680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90324145948076053202018-05-16T16:43:28.585-04:002018-05-16T16:43:28.585-04:00I just started Bloodline. He's a bad guy? Tho...I just started Bloodline. He's a bad guy? Thought he was the good guy although I should have expected something since he told Danny he had to go cuz dad said so. But I'm only on season one, episode 2. No. This didn't spoil it for me. Pam McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967458639420745680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18594750795016086022018-05-16T16:06:34.102-04:002018-05-16T16:06:34.102-04:00So funny!So funny!Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7636696146612948132018-05-16T15:58:22.223-04:002018-05-16T15:58:22.223-04:00Isn’t it on BritBox?Isn’t it on BritBox?Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89567079169711038062018-05-16T15:58:09.710-04:002018-05-16T15:58:09.710-04:00The king of British actors mastering American acce...The king of British actors mastering American accents to the point you don't believe they are actually English has to be Idris Elba. <br /><br />When he played Stringer Bell on "The Wire", it was near the end of his run on that show before I even learned he was reportedly British. I didn't believe the person who told me this news, thinking there's no way someone who sounds so darn much like a Baltimore drug dealer could be British. Imagine my shock when I learned it was true.<br /><br />Then I saw him as John Luther on "Luther" and had a hard time believing he was ever Stringer Bell.<br /><br />Of course, then he goes and plays a Norse god in Heimdall, so I guess he really can do anything.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47540378058083530582018-05-16T15:56:35.022-04:002018-05-16T15:56:35.022-04:00Pat, do you like McMafia? I watched the first sho...Pat, do you like McMafia? I watched the first show and just wasn't feeling it. Should I give it more of a chance?Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54724464185697589672018-05-16T15:49:15.603-04:002018-05-16T15:49:15.603-04:00Ingrid,
I know what you mean about Jamie Hector....Ingrid, <br /><br />I know what you mean about Jamie Hector. He created quite the indelible impression as Marlo Stanfield on "The Wire". He was more than just a cold blooded drug dealer, he was pure evil. When I saw the first season trailer for "Bosch", I was shocked to see him as Jerry Edgar because I didn't know if I could really see him as a good guy after what he did on "The Wire".Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.com