TV/Movies Megathread

[Admiral Yi]

The movies on Netflix are either crap, or ancient and I've seen them five times already.  Hostiles is crap.  The Duchess is crap.

[Sheilbh]

Their movie selection is normally pretty poor (unless it's a Netflix film). Amazon's better in my experience.

But it's my biggest irritation with the whole streaming thing is it's all about TV. I basically want a streaming movie channel most of the time

[Josquius]

Amazon has a few good movies, but an ungodly amount of utter rubbish, fan made things that should be free, mock busters, etc...

Both suck at discoverability, but amazon is the worst, its like nobody designed their UI. And the way they sneak in pay per view films alongside free ones.... Pfff

[Sheilbh]

Back watching The Crown, despite my fury at how they portrayed MacMillan last time.

Hoping Wilson is treated more fairly.

Edit: Although very clever casting of Anthony Blunt by Samuel West who played him in the Cambridge Spies series (which I remember thinking was quite good).

[KRonn]

A few months ago I bought a new smart TV. I have an Amazon Prime account so have  been watching some movies and a few episodes of Carnival Row. I'll probably also start to watch Jack Ryan which looks quite good.
Not sure if or when I'll look to get another streaming service. I have enough to watch on regular TV but there are some shows on the streaming services that look good.

[Admiral Yi]

The Crown S3 with dumpy middle aged Liz.

The story line with the art historian baffles me.  The Americans tell the Brits they have a spy in Buckingham, and then the Brits keep him in his job until he retires, so as to not lose face with Americans?  Is that really how it played out?

[Admiral Yi]

Looks like they kind of sexed up Mountbatten's part in the coup.  A shame I can't trust the show's accuracy anymore.

[Eddie Teach]

Moana. Really good. Especially enjoyed the Coconut Pirates.

[Sheilbh]

The Crown S3 with dumpy middle aged Liz.

The story line with the art historian baffles me.  The Americans tell the Brits they have a spy in Buckingham, and then the Brits keep him in his job until he retires, so as to not lose face with Americans?  Is that really how it played out?

More or less. He also gave a full confession and dobbed out everyone else. But was I think given a full pardon by Alec Douglas-Home (so pre-Wilson).

Plus he was just an art historian by then. He had been in MI5.

It all came out in the 80s, I think when Spycatcher came out. But I think a fair few in MI5 suspected Blunt for a very long time before the sixties and were fairly relieved that he was then mainly an art historian.

[Sheilbh]

And when it came out in the 80s he was forced out of all his official roles, stripped of his knighthood etc.

[Valmy]

Ok that explains some of the sketches on the Fry and Laurie show.

[Syt]

the Fry and Laurie show.

[Sheilbh]

On the Crown and I am obsessed with Barbara Castle and Marcia Williams ()

Though I'm a fairly big fan of them generally anyway.

[celedhring]

the Fry and Laurie show.

[Admiral Yi]

Wot's this now?  Camilla Parker-Bowles was the wife of the dude Charles' sister was banging??