Minxminnie Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 I've been watching this too. I'm constantly disturbed by the Irish architect's obsession with uncomfortable bench seating in living areas in place of sofas. My back hurts just looking at them! He does it in every design. And those sleeping pods in the bungalow were crazy - and what about the open plan loo? That wasn't even the bloke's design, it was the (more normal) woman's design. I do enjoy it, though. Scotland's Best Home is good too. (On iPlayer) I do enjoy peeking inside other people's houses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tay Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 On 12/05/2019 at 15:14, lunababymoonchild said: Love this series and the architects are amazing They really are amazing and it just shows the potential in very ordinary houses if had the budget for an architect. Though I would suspect some architects would produce mostly mundane work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tay Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 23 hours ago, Minxminnie said: I've been watching this too. I'm constantly disturbed by the Irish architect's obsession with uncomfortable bench seating in living areas in place of sofas. My back hurts just looking at them! He does it in every design. And those sleeping pods in the bungalow were crazy - and what about the open plan loo? That wasn't even the bloke's design, it was the (more normal) woman's design. I do enjoy it, though. Scotland's Best Home is good too. (On iPlayer) I do enjoy peeking inside other people's houses. The bench seating is silly isn't it? There may be a property that it would work in but mostly a big no for me. The sleeping pods were definitely crazy, so unpractical. There didn't appear to be any provision for wardrobes, chest of drawers etc. But I don't remember the open plan loo one?? Which design was that one in? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Minxminnie Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Tay said: The bench seating is silly isn't it? There may be a property that it would work in but mostly a big no for me. The sleeping pods were definitely crazy, so unpractical. There didn't appear to be any provision for wardrobes, chest of drawers etc. But I don't remember the open plan loo one?? Which design was that one in? The open plan loo was in the design they went for instead of the sleeping pods! To be fair, I think they said they left out the sliding door because it was too expensive ... and they presumably are more tolerant of each other than the vast majority of couples. Love is ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Minxminnie Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Tay said: The bench seating is silly isn't it? There may be a property that it would work in but mostly a big no for me. The sleeping pods were definitely crazy, so unpractical. There didn't appear to be any provision for wardrobes, chest of drawers etc. But I don't remember the open plan loo one?? Which design was that one in? I remember bench seating being done in a particularly minimalist and austere Grand Designs episode. The husband had his own architect's practice and the wife was rail thin, permanently grumpy and, I thought, very controlling. Everything was made of bare plywood and they had benches instead of sofas, and sliding doors over all the shelves. I may be conflating several different thin, grumpy architects' wives and their houses here - it seems to be a theme on GD. (I'll never forget, or pass up the opportunity to mention, the one who spent 30K on a cooker for her kitchen) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tay Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 17 hours ago, Minxminnie said: The open plan loo was in the design they went for instead of the sleeping pods! To be fair, I think they said they left out the sliding door because it was too expensive ... and they presumably are more tolerant of each other than the vast majority of couples. Love is ... Ah yes of course, I don't know why I had forgotten about that because I muttered to myself about it when I watched it. Apart from the lack of privacy whilst on the loo the shower didn't have a door either and so (unless a super powerful extractor fan used) would have caused condensation in the bedroom. A 30K cooker ............................ that's called a private chef isn't it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Minxminnie Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 9 hours ago, Tay said: Ah yes of course, I don't know why I had forgotten about that because I muttered to myself about it when I watched it. Apart from the lack of privacy whilst on the loo the shower didn't have a door either and so (unless a super powerful extractor fan used) would have caused condensation in the bedroom. A 30K cooker ............................ that's called a private chef isn't it? Haha yes! Watching this week again and thinking Robert is getting boring with his "works canteen" style designs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tay Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 On 14/05/2019 at 22:08, Minxminnie said: Haha yes! Watching this week again and thinking Robert is getting boring with his "works canteen" style designs. I was very surprised they choose Robert's design this week but thought the way they tweaked it worked well. They definitely didn't look happy when he started moving their sofas around. And there was no mention of the craft room come bedroom thing with those stupid huge doors he had included in the original design. Obviously they sensibly decided not to have those either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Minxminnie Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Yes they looked soooo annoyed when he did that! It was quite rude, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuntzy Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 Hooked on the new series of The Crown. The casting is superb and not just Olivia Colman. Seen six episodes already. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Minxminnie Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 On 21/11/2019 at 16:32, chuntzy said: Hooked on the new series of The Crown. The casting is superb and not just Olivia Colman. Seen six episodes already. Me too. The Aberfan episode was amazing, wasn't it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuntzy Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Minxminnie said: Me too. The Aberfan episode was amazing, wasn't it? It certainly was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marie H Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Addicted to Star Wars spin-off The Mandolorian. With the unbelievable cute Baby Yoda (simply called The Child.....even though it could be 50 years old.) Final episode to watch of the first series tonight. 😯 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madeleine Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 I've heard brilliant things about The Mandolorian. New series of Outlander starts this Thursday on More 4, ya. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clavain Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) Really enjoying Normal People on the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089g8rs . Was very worried that it wouldn't do justice to the wonderful book by Sally Rooney but it is the best TV I've watched this year so far. In lock down watching far more TV than I usually do - Wolf Hall , Killing Eve and Taboo all running on the the I player. Also recommend Devs, The Boys , Lucifer, Good Omens Mr Robot and American Gods ( many of which are excellent books/comics) Edited May 4, 2020 by Clavain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Viccie Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 .I'm thoroughly enjoying Normal People too - being in France we can't access Iplayer so I'm watching it weekly chunks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 On 05/05/2020 at 00:26, Clavain said: Really enjoying Normal People on the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089g8rs . Was very worried that it wouldn't do justice to the wonderful book by Sally Rooney but it is the best TV I've watched this year so far. In lock down watching far more TV than I usually do - Wolf Hall , Killing Eve and Taboo all running on the the I player. Also recommend Devs, The Boys , Lucifer, Good Omens Mr Robot and American Gods ( many of which are excellent books/comics) I am really liking Devs. Good Omens was very good Waiting for season 4 of me robot but tg4 are repeating season 3 currently. Totally different, but i enjoy zooey's extraordinary playlist Fox UK are starting the last season of brockmire next Monday. Best thing hank azaria has done in 20 years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marie H Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 On 04/05/2020 at 10:02, Madeleine said: I've heard brilliant things about The Mandolorian. I think it’s the best of the spin-offs of Star Wars, but then I’m an old school fan of the original films, and I haven’t been that fond of Disney ones.The Mandolorian is great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marie H Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 On 05/05/2020 at 00:26, Clavain said: Really enjoying Normal People on the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089g8rs . Was very worried that it wouldn't do justice to the wonderful book by Sally Rooney but it is the best TV I've watched this year so far. In lock down watching far more TV than I usually do - Wolf Hall , Killing Eve and Taboo all running on the the I player. Also recommend Devs, The Boys , Lucifer, Good Omens Mr Robot and American Gods ( many of which are excellent books/comics) I’ve been watching far too much TV recently, much more than usual, but with the lockdown (and I’ll be still in it for most of the summer). Good Omens and Lucifer are great, and next series for me is to start is American Gods. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hux Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 The Snowman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lunababymoonchild Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Carols from King's which was preceded by The Two Ronnies and before that Morecambe and Wise. I did not realise how badly I needed the laughs. Already seen today, George C Scott as Ebeneezer Scrooge. Christmas has now arrived! Edited December 24, 2020 by lunababymoonchild Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madeleine Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 A Baby Reindeer's 1st Christmas - very sweet, steam trains and reindeer, what more could you want for the feelgood factor! Xmas Would I lie to you was also good, as was the Strictly Come Dancing countdown - totally agree with the top 2 dances. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hux Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 I watched both 'To Catch a Thief' and 'North by Northwest' on BBC2. James Mason and Cary Grant were competing for the silkiest voice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clavain Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 The Queens Gambit Netflix Serious chess/life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lunababymoonchild Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 A Discovery of Witches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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