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Started watching “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” - I wasn’t expecting much, and I was blown away by the whole production.
Episodes 1-3 are full on movie cinematic CGI and film etc - Episode 4 was a little lacklustre in comparison but still pretty good.
 
Babylon 5
 
Invasion on AppleTv+ (see earlier post for a free 2 months link of Apple tv+). First episode is a slow burn. Looks promising.
 
The Brothers Sun, action/comedy on Netflix. Chinese gangster brother comes to US to protect his younger brother that doesn't know he is a gangster. Only a few episodes in but very entertaining
 
Mr Bates vs The Post Office. Mr Bates vs. The Post Office (TV Mini Series 2024) ⭐ 9.0 | Biography, Drama

Honestly the initial premise of this did not appeal to me as I didn’t fully understand the story but the wife said it looked good. It is excellent! The story of lives ruined by a government organization and the stubborn resistance to admit culpability that led to false convictions, ruined lives, lost savings and in several cases suicide.

Great cast and very well written. The case is extremely topical in the UK right now but the story could be from anywhere.
 
Watched S4 of Star Trek Lower Decks, great as usual. Still one of the better Trek shows.
 
BigEvilDoer said:
Started watching “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” - I wasn’t expecting much, and I was blown away by the whole production.
Episodes 1-3 are full on movie cinematic CGI and film etc - Episode 4 was a little lacklustre in comparison but still pretty good.
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Good to know. I was a fan of the movies and have been looking forward to watching this series.
 
Was checking out Ted tv series last night, didn't know this was a thing. Might as well be Orville, most of the cast is in Ted. Wonder if they will do a tie in that would be awesome.
 

give me a South African fix …I miss the Western Cape

worth a trip for anyone …..500 km WIne Route
gorgeous …..go before it all falls apart.

Don't go to JoBerg.....do go to Capetown. (y)
 
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Just finished watching Mr Bates vs The Post Office on ITV, a four-part series about the absolutely insane treatment of postmasters in the UK that resulted in over 700 false convictions of theft or financial mismanagement. It's all over the news in Britain because of the show, despite being mostly ignored by the news when it happened.

It's a barely believable story where governmental desire to make a crown corp profitable and protect a Fujitsu subsidiary and the ensuing billions invested in a garbage IT system resulted in incredibly aggressive and dishonest persecution of some of the most honest people imaginable. The whole thing leaves you dumbfounded and slightly sick, knowing that something like this could happen to any of us. It really is a categorical example of the banality of evil.

Not sure where you can watch it here (maybe BritBox eventually?), but if you see it in your feed, it's incredibly well done. The acting, led by the incomparable Toby Jones, is just right, and while it's not going to shock with plot twists or reinvent storytelling, it does a great job of telling a truly unbelievable sequence of events.
 
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Priller said:
Just finished watching Mr Bates vs The Post Office on ITV, a four-part series about the absolutely insane treatment of postmasters in the UK that resulted in over 700 false convictions of theft or financial mismanagement. It's all over the news I'm Britain because of the show, despite being mostly ignored by the news when it happened.

It's a barely believable story where governmental desire to make a crown corp profitable and protect a Fujitsu subsidiary and the ensuing billions invested in a garbage IT system resulted in incredibly aggressive and dishonest persecution of some of the most honest people imaginable. The whole thing leaves you dumbfounded and slightly sick, knowing that something like this could happen to any of us. It really is a categorical example of the banality of evil.

Not sure where you can watch it here (maybe BritBox eventually?), but if you see it in your feed, it's incredibly well done. The acting, led by the incomparable Toby Jones, is just right, and while it's not going to shock with plot twists or reinvent storytelling, it does a great job of telling a truly unbelievable sequence of events.
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As expected, my usual go to streaming site has it in HD, PM me for the info if anyone needs.
 
Priller said:
Just finished watching Mr Bates vs The Post Office on ITV, a four-part series about the absolutely insane treatment of postmasters in the UK that resulted in over 700 false convictions of theft or financial mismanagement. It's all over the news I'm Britain because of the show, despite being mostly ignored by the news when it happened.

It's a barely believable story where governmental desire to make a crown corp profitable and protect a Fujitsu subsidiary and the ensuing billions invested in a garbage IT system resulted in incredibly aggressive and dishonest persecution of some of the most honest people imaginable. The whole thing leaves you dumbfounded and slightly sick, knowing that something like this could happen to any of us. It really is a categorical example of the banality of evil.

Not sure where you can watch it here (maybe BritBox eventually?), but if you see it in your feed, it's incredibly well done. The acting, led by the incomparable Toby Jones, is just right, and while it's not going to shock with plot twists or reinvent storytelling, it does a great job of telling a truly unbelievable sequence of events.
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I'll be looking for this. It apparently resulted in something around 700 false criminal convictions, several suicides, and many broken families. Just heard about the series on a law-based Youtube channel.
 
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I'll be looking for this. It apparently resulted in something around 700 false criminal convictions, several suicides, and many broken families. Just heard about the series on a law-based Youtube channel.
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The numbers are staggering. Almost 300 people went to jail, and many plead guilty despite being innocent to avoid said jail time, resulting in a criminal record. One thing the show does really well is humanise the people being crushed under the weight of the system being abused. The sense of confusion, anger and powerlessness when falsely accused of wrongdoing, but not really understanding where the funds went, or why such a profoundly unfair result was pursued so doggedly against entirely innocent people. At the moment, the Post Office is taking most of the blame, but I think Fujitsu deserves just as much, and many on both sides should be jailed. Of course, they're the ones with a voice in the corridors of power, so I expect the outcome will be compensation for the postmasters, pardons for those convicted, and then a drawn-out inquiry that will last just long enough for public attention to move elsewhere, and allow for some vague words about culpability without anyone in particular being punished. See also the Hillsborough Inquiry for a similar tactic of protecting those in power...
 
Priller said:
The numbers are staggering. Almost 300 people went to jail, and many plead guilty despite being innocent to avoid said jail time, resulting in a criminal record. One thing the show does really well is humanise the people being crushed under the weight of the system being abused. The sense of confusion, anger and powerlessness when falsely accused of wrongdoing, but not really understanding where the funds went, or why such a profoundly unfair result was pursued so doggedly against entirely innocent people. At the moment, the Post Office is taking most of the blame, but I think Fujitsu deserves just as much, and many on both sides should be jailed. Of course, they're the ones with a voice in the corridors of power, so I expect the outcome will be compensation for the postmasters, pardons for those convicted, and then a drawn-out inquiry that will last just long enough for public attention to move elsewhere, and allow for some vague words about culpability without anyone in particular being punished. See also the Hillsborough Inquiry for a similar tactic of protecting those in power...
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I supposed the culpability of Fujitsu depends on whether or not the bugs were known to them, or ever reported by the Royal Post. From the sound of it RP just assumed that the software was right, despite the ridiculous volume of reports not really making sense, so likely never looked into possible software issues. Not to be an apologist or anything but not all corner cases are found in software testing and if they go unreported, there's little that a company can do.
 
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