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Boxster5

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954 posts

124 months

Monday 30th December 2024
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Watched this 2 part special last night. A spin off from The Split with the brilliant Nicola Walker.
Really well written and acted with beautiful scenery.
So much better and classier than the laughable cringeworthy “bonkfest” otherwise known as Rivals that we are so far through with. What a load of tosh that is (can’t believe there’s a second series in the pipeline!)

undred orse

1,019 posts

212 months

Monday 30th December 2024
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I must have watched something different. I thought it was poorly written, lacking anything like an intelligent and/or interesting plot and almost an insult to the viewer’s intelligence.

One of the biggest wastes of talent and budget I’ve seen for a long time.

Having said that I’m sure many people did enjoy it and whilst the series itself was tolerable, for me this was simply rubbish.

abzmike

10,506 posts

122 months

Monday 30th December 2024
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Well there’s a couple of divergent opinions! I thought it was ok, perhaps rather hurriedly put together. The plot twist seems like a stretch, but I guess it’ll all unfold tonight.

Boxster5

Original Poster:

954 posts

124 months

Monday 30th December 2024
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abzmike said:
Well there’s a couple of divergent opinions! I thought it was ok, perhaps rather hurriedly put together. The plot twist seems like a stretch, but I guess it’ll all unfold tonight.
Must admit we watched part 2 straight after and expected more parts being released - but it just sort of fizzled out…….

abzmike

10,506 posts

122 months

Monday 30th December 2024
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Boxster5 said:
abzmike said:
Well there’s a couple of divergent opinions! I thought it was ok, perhaps rather hurriedly put together. The plot twist seems like a stretch, but I guess it’ll all unfold tonight.
Must admit we watched part 2 straight after and expected more parts being released - but it just sort of fizzled out…….
Hmm.. it did a bit. A pleasant programme but not terribly exciting. I’m sure they all had a nice couple of weeks in Spain making it though.

cuprabob

16,927 posts

230 months

Monday 30th December 2024
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Don't think it was as good as the previous series but an easy watch

If you want to see more of Annabel Scholey, who plays Nina, she was quite good in "The Serial Killer's Wife" which was shown on Channel 5 over the last 4 night's and is on My5.

Edited by cuprabob on Monday 30th December 22:41

av185

20,464 posts

143 months

Monday 30th December 2024
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A total snoozefest.

Sorry but Nicola Walker now looks like death warmed up.

rdjohn

6,747 posts

211 months

Tuesday 31st December 2024
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Sometimes you just have to give in to SWIMBO.

Walkers USP is the ability to speak very slowly and emotionally while executing a nervous twitch in her jaw a la Tom Cruise.

Which lawyer in their right mind would warn the other party what their plan was at a social event? Oh, it will all blow over” is how any sane lawyer would play it, to buy time and an element of surprise.

mjlloyd500

246 posts

102 months

Tuesday 31st December 2024
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I'm watching it right now and after watching all three series this is so far fetched and what about the poor daughter

bigpriest

2,117 posts

146 months

Tuesday 31st December 2024
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Nic <unnecessary pause> ola <wry smile> Walker?

2fast748

1,200 posts

211 months

Tuesday 31st December 2024
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More thoroughly unlikable people cashing in on other peoples misery like some kind of noble emergency service.

fourstardan

5,687 posts

160 months

Tuesday 31st December 2024
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Saw this and really wouldn't mind giving it a watch as I wouldn't mind splitting Nicola Walker in half biggrin

abzmike

10,506 posts

122 months

Tuesday 31st December 2024
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2fast748 said:
More thoroughly unlikable people cashing in on other peoples misery like some kind of noble emergency service.
It is a story and not a documentary…

daqinggregg

4,823 posts

145 months

Wednesday 1st January
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It’s been a cracking year for TV/network productions, I thoroughly enjoyed the ‘bonkfest’, maybe ‘The Split’ will end the year on a high, will give it a watch.

2fast748

1,200 posts

211 months

Wednesday 1st January
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abzmike said:
2fast748 said:
More thoroughly unlikable people cashing in on other peoples misery like some kind of noble emergency service.
It is a story and not a documentary…
Ha! I may have conflated all of the characters into one sentence there but I stand by it. You're supposed have some empathy with characters in a story otherwise it's not worth bothering with but none the characters in The Split have any redeeming features, they're all making selfish decisions and then expecting to be welcomed back/forgiven despite there being no evidence they are sorry for what they've done.

daqinggregg

4,823 posts

145 months

Wednesday 22nd January
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As this was recommended, I saved it in the knowledge, there’s generally sod all to watch in January; I can only assume:

Christmas is usually poor for content, therefore, this seemed good.
The other channels, GBBO, Mrs Browns …., I’m a celebrity …..
OP had a sniff of the barmaid’s apron.

The writing was poor, plot by numbers, acting awful, Stephen Mangan, playing Stephen Mangan a cast that turned up for a payday/holiday, in short, what a borefest.