What Have You Been Watching on TV?

[swaddon]

I watched McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass film on iPlayer last night.

It's basically a story of how he lost his Hofner bass guitar in the 1970s and got it back recently, but the story takes some twists and turns along the way. It's a fascinating documentary.

[TheDonbytheDee]

The new series of Football Icons on the BBC iPlayer.

Henrik Larsson 

Davie Cooper

Gary McAllister

Some Wifie

Chick Young

A very mixed bag to say the least.

Larsson was an excellent player at a higher level than Scotland too.

Davie Cooper - was he THAT good?

Seen him play from mid 80s onwards, never thought he was special. 

McAllister I really only remember from Scotland games, so couldn't say, but was never that impressed.

Chick Young being an icon is a strange one

 

[swaddon]

Craig Gordon is the other one. And "Some Wifie" is Julie Fleeting, Scotland's all-time top international scorer.

I think I will give this series a miss. Three Huns and two Tims.

[TheDonbytheDee]

Only the five episodes available to me yesterday, which I did think strange.

The hun or Tim thing doesn't bother me IF I think they were decent players.

The Wifey fitba I have no interest in.

Lots of players they could have picked from and we get that line up. Poor choices.

[swaddon]

1 hour ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Only the five episodes available to me yesterday, which I did think strange.

The hun or Tim thing doesn't bother me IF I think they were decent players.

The Wifey fitba I have no interest in.

Lots of players they could have picked from and we get that line up. Poor choices.

They could have done Simmy, to coincide with his book launch.

I can't think why they wouldn't have...

[TheDonbytheDee]

1 hour ago, swaddon said:

They could have done Simmy, to coincide with his book launch.

I can't think why they wouldn't have...

Wouldn't surprise me if they do one for Durrant at some point though. 

The world class player whose career that was ended by the worst tackle ever in world football.  Sally McCoist and Souness greeting at the camera about what could have been. 

Still makes me angry the shit Simmie went through after that day. A nicer bloke you couldn't meet. 

[Mason89]

9 hours ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Davie Cooper - was he THAT good?

 

No 

[TheDonbytheDee]

1 hour ago, Mason89 said:

No 

I didn't think so either. Thought I might have missed something.

[RicoS321]

11 hours ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Davie Cooper - was he THAT good?

Less caps for Scotland than Ryan Fraser. I'd put him at that level. A really good player, but the iconicity comes from his early death. Not even close to someone like Strachan for example. I guess it's fair enough to call him an icon though. Played his entire career in Scotland and was successful at Motherwell too. If James Forrest pops his clogs in a couple of years, he'll get a 30 minute slot too.

[TheDonbytheDee]

9 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

Less caps for Scotland than Ryan Fraser. I'd put him at that level. A really good player, but the iconicity comes from his early death. Not even close to someone like Strachan for example. I guess it's fair enough to call him an icon though. Played his entire career in Scotland and was successful at Motherwell too. If James Forrest pops his clogs in a couple of years, he'll get a 30 minute slot too.

You're probably right about his early death being the contributing factor.

Honestly didn't think he was that good, not saying shyte, but far better players at that time and more consistent, in my opinion.

 

[Mason89]

29 minutes ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

You're probably right about his early death being the contributing factor.

Honestly didn't think he was that good, not saying shyte, but far better players at that time and more consistent, in my opinion.

 

Capable of moments of genius but wildly inconsistent and worse than a man down when he wasn’t playing well.

Bit of a weirdo as well by a few accounts. 

[swaddon]

Just now, Mason89 said:

Capable of moments of genius but wildly inconsistent and worse than a man down when he wasn’t playing well.

Bit of a weirdo as well by a few accounts. 

There's not many huns who aren't weirdos.

[swaddon]

I watched the Gary McAllister Football Icons episode last night.

I mind when Liverpool signed him, and everyone thought it was a strange signing. Houllier knew what he was getting, and it paid off when they won three cups.

I also forgot that he was booed when he returned to the Scotland team. I can't remember exactly why that was, but it did seem a bit disgraceful after all he did for the national team. Could he have made a difference at France '98 if he had been fit? We'll never know.

[TheDonbytheDee]

9 minutes ago, swaddon said:

I watched the Gary McAllister Football Icons episode last night.

I mind when Liverpool signed him, and everyone thought it was a strange signing. Houllier knew what he was getting, and it paid off when they won three cups.

I also forgot that he was booed when he returned to the Scotland team. I can't remember exactly why that was, but it did seem a bit disgraceful after all he did for the national team. Could he have made a difference at France '98 if he had been fit? We'll never know.

Was the booing not after the missed pen at Euro 96??

I've never been much interested in international fitba, so could be wrong, but I remember him getting stick.

 

[swaddon]

13 minutes ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Was the booing not after the missed pen at Euro 96??

I've never been much interested in international fitba, so could be wrong, but I remember him getting stick.

 

This was three years after the penalty at Euro 96, and he had played in qualification for World Cup 98, so it wouldn't have been that.

[Ajja]

Just watched The Count of Monte Cristo on iplayer. 4 part series. Read the book as a kid and loved the story, the movie with Richard Chamberlin was good too. This version is Ok, watchable. French with subbies. 

Edited May 22 by Ajja

[KGB]

10 hours ago, Ajja said:

Just watched The Count of Monte Cristo on iplayer. 4 part series. Read the book as a kid and loved the story, the movie with Richard Chamberlin was good too. This version is Ok, watchable. French with subbies. 

The Guy Pearce 2002 movie is worth a watch  and, to my recollection, far superior to the Richard Chamberlain adaption. Its been a while though so could be wrong. 

[CurlsLikeTattie]

Speaking of Guy Pearce, I have been watching the Netflix documentary of fellow neighbours alum(ni / na) Kylie. No laughing at the back, it's really quite interesting. Worth it for Nick Cave and his total admiration for all she does.

[Ajja]

56 minutes ago, CurlsLikeTattie said:

Speaking of Guy Pearce, I have been watching the Netflix documentary of fellow neighbours alum(ni / na) Kylie. No laughing at the back, it's really quite interesting. Worth it for Nick Cave and his total admiration for all she does.

Was contemplating that one tonight but settled on a dreadful Seth Rogan movie where he falls into a vat of pickled cucumbers and wakes up 100 years later. No I’m not joking. 

[RicoS321]

9 hours ago, Ajja said:

Was contemplating that one tonight but settled on a dreadful Seth Rogan movie where he falls into a vat of pickled cucumbers and wakes up 100 years later. No I’m not joking. 

That was a documentary 

[Ajja]

Based on a true story at the very least 

[Ajja]

On 22/05/2026 at 22:26, CurlsLikeTattie said:

Speaking of Guy Pearce, I have been watching the Netflix documentary of fellow neighbours alum(ni / na) Kylie. No laughing at the back, it's really quite interesting. Worth it for Nick Cave and his total admiration for all she does.

My wife just knocked out all three episodes this evening, she loved it. Was crying at one point. I don’t think she was overly impressed when she asked if I wanted to watch it and I said not just now, I might watch it on my own later  

[Ajja]

Just watched the documentary Still about Michael J Fox. Directed by David Guggenheim, who did the Kylie one. It’s excellent. Really clever use of old footage of his movies and shows to tell the story. 

[tom_widdows]

Solar Opposites.

Same creators as Rick & Morty. Wasnt sure about it after the first season but in the second its changed to a 'show within a show' one side comedy, the other dark survival.

https://youtu.be/UN7OH4d3CEw?si=iBrO4B5doqgeVMQ9

[CurlsLikeTattie]

Just finished Half Man - the new one from Richard Gadd. If you thought Baby Reindeer was a bit fucked up this steps it up a notch. Pretty grim stuff but really 'enjoyed' it.

Followed that with the similarly themed Springwatch. Man, that's juts full of violence, murder and deceit.