What TV Show Are You Watching Or Watch Today

[Frances]

Seinfeld: The Strike

http://www.crackle.com/c/Seinfeld/The_Strike/2483688

[philipchevron]

LOVE/HATE (Season 3, RTE 2012)

I've been a noisy fan of this show since the outset. It is undeniably rooted in authentic Dublin gangland, a milieu which, in such a compact metropolis as Dublin, can often feel in the real world that it is encroaching into the less volatile, somewhat safer middle class capital city while still remaining aloof, pretty much unknowable, governed by impenetrable codes and morals. There's nothing sentimental or trite about Stuart Carolan's characters and they are portrayed by the finest of Ireland's powerful current generation of acting talent, people like Killian Scott, Charlie Murphy and Tom Vaughan Lawlor. Indeed, one of the inevitable downsides of a show that wastes characters as this does, is having to say goodbye to people like Aidan Gillen, Aaron Monaghan and, this season, Robert Sheehan.

This season, the Continuity IRA have been "taxing" the gang on their drug imports and, much worse, making the grave error of raping one of their girlfriends. It's worth noting that LOVE/HATE is not marooned on some cable channel as it would be in the USA. This is network TV. So, all good, but I feel some carping is in order anyway. For a show so well written, some of the dialogue is occasionally downright clunky and a good script editor could trim some repetition.

[old barney greyheron]

Avoiding tv like the plague...

[Frances]

Fugly uniforms Brooklyn.

Catching the start of the game while wrapping the last gifts.
Gotta turn it off and split... won't miss the 99th playing of Bieber's Little Drummer Boy.
You're gonna pay $300 bucks for a seat and listen to that?

[Nick M]

I'm searching YouTube for clips of The Pogues at the O2 last week, 'cos there's fuck all on TV. Happy Christmas everybody x

[Frances]

Hell yeah.

[philipchevron]

Goodbye to Glocamorra (1968)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnG6pLwOflQ&sns=em

Showtunes and shifting demographics in the Irish neighbourhood of Inwood, New York.

[philipchevron]

The Dust Bowl (Ken Burns/PBS 2012)

Not much new here but always a cautionary tale.

[Heather]

I have managed to persuade Jake to record Climbed Every Mountain - The Story Behind The Sound of Music currently showing now on BBC2. I know the story as I've read the real Maria Von Trapp's book, but thought I'd like to watch it anyway.

Jake has a phobia about musicals particularly The Sound of Music so I knew he wouldn't want to watch it anyway.

[DzM]

Goodbye to Glocamorra (1968)

I swear I read that name three times before I realized it says "Glocamorra," NOT "Glaucoma."

[Clash Cadillac]

Goodbye to Glocamorra (1968)

I swear I read that name three times before I realized it says "Glocamorra," NOT "Glaucoma."

Did not realize it was not Glaucoma 'til I read your post. Had been wondering how the title tied into the story.

[old barney greyheron]

Ripper Street..BBC1..1st of 8..looks promising.

[Low D]

Treme - just started season 3. Dang, i wish Annie Tee's band was real so as i could go see them live!

[old barney greyheron]

Jools Holland's Hootenany..what new years eve is all about..

[soulfinger]

Jools Holland's Hootenany..what new years eve is all about..

I thought having Old Father Time standing with his scythe behind The Dubliners was very funny. Probably just me....