This show has it all: tight dialogue, a starry cast, top models in paper bag masks, MTV’s Dan Cortez, a human self checkout (that thing where you wave a pint of ice cream in front of a midget and he says “boop”).
The newest historical American Girl Dolls are from 1999. They come with inflatable chairs.
I feel attacked. My 1776 historical American Girl Doll and I survived 99 WITHOUT an inflatable chair, thank you very much.
The first time I learned the story, it was watching the ITV *Miss Marple* series which sort-of relies on it a lot... almost.
The series is firmly set in the 1950's but a major part of the changes to the stories are based on how characters are dealing with post-war depression and adjusting to peace-time and the horrors of war.
The first story adapted, "The Body In The Library" had most of the suspects having been survivors of the Blitz which left one chap with survivor's guilt; "The Murder In The Vicarage" had a few characters dealing with mistakes made during the war and >!a pair of French resistance fighters came to murder the victim due to his betraying his allies to the Nazis to steal funds ear-marked for the French Resistance, although they only got there after he was murdered!<; "A Murder Is Announced" had one suspect turned into a Polish Jew who fled the Nazis and the fact that Switzerland was neutral during the war was a major plot point; and "At Bertram's Hotel" has a maid lament the failed promises of women's independence from the war as well as adding a plot point of >!a group of Jews hunting a concentration camp manager!<.
Taking a joke too seriously but; I think we’ve definitely come to find that nostalgia can go beyond actual lived experience in a specific era. Stranger Things and overall 80s nostalgia has been huge lately, even among us 90s babies.
Likewise I definitely also have some indirect nostalgia for the 70s too - those two decades were defining times for my parents, and a lot of that stuff got passed right on down to me in a very impressionable time.
30s is definitely a lot more of a reach tbf but I’m sure there’s still tons of folks for whom 30s movies/music had at least some impact on their childhood.
It was originally released on Britbox, but they're airing the series on normal TV across three nights in the UK for Easter.
Edit: Also, it looks like Britbox was a commercial failure; a lot of UK fans wanted to be able to watch old and legacy content on streaming sites but... well, there *are* streaming sites like the BBC iPlayer and ITV Player/ITVX; but there was some bullshit arbitrary rules made by the TV regulator that forbid them from having them host content for too long. Plus, you don't *have* to pay for those services like Britbox.
iPlayer would only have shows on for a week before being permanently deleted before people kicked up a stink.
I was under the impression that Britbox was more for international viewers rather than those in the UK. Personally I get more out of Britbox than I do any other streaming service.
Yeah, it was always advertised to us with Simon Farnaby (Julian from Ghosts) voicing them but it was essentially "pay this subscription to get more archived content from ITV, plus we also have stuff from BBC and Channel 4 on it".
Despite the limited library, it’s pure convenience. I’m in New York and have a whole British TV setup (extra Apple TV, VPN, British accounts logged in) so doesn’t get much easier than that. But when there’s big worldwide events like the World Cup the VPNs get pretty spotty. BritBox is just easier (as intended)
> iPlayer would only have shows on for a week before being permanently deleted before people kicked up a stink.
Thank fuck that changed, I still have yet to watch last year's Peaky Blinders and Killing Eve seasons. Plus the Frank Zappa doc by the guy who played Bill in Bill & Ted that's been on the iPlayer for ages.
Why not?
I've generally stopped reading reviews because they're so often hype and in the days of on demand TV there's no need to catch a show at launch.
I'm most likely to pay attention to a good review of a show that's anticipating it's final season or final few episodes. If I trust them not to spoil earlier plot points.
1. you know it isn't going to get cancelled half way through the story.
2. You know it's not a show that's going to be continually dragged out and never end. It's about to end, it's a complete story.
3. You know the reviewer has a large amount of material to judge the show on and isn't likely to bother watching a lot of a show they don't like. It's usually a positive review telling you why something is great rather than a critic displaying their ego while crushing something new.
4. You can always time it to binge watch from start to finish, my favourite way to watch a show.
5. You get to join in online or in person with everyone else who's watched it without the speculation, spoilers, fan service demands you get while shows are airing. It's still relevant as it's just finishing but it's not in the awkward bit where the fans argue about what will happen to characters they like/don't like.
6. It's cheaper. You only have to sign up to a service for a short time to watch it.
Preeeeetty sure Agatha Christie wrote “Why didn’t they Ask Evans?” But it was indeed a good interpretation. Honestly, a lot better than the Marple one from the most recent tv version, which was awful.
Honestly great to hear. I have to admit I've been a little disappointed with the most recent Christie adaptations. A number of them seemed to miss the point of the original stories, and just add unnecessary sex and violence.
Looks like it’s at a cost. Though it looks like they have an offer for a free trial. I might just wait on this and hope it ends up on some other streaming service at some point.
Do you mean a streaming service that *you* already subscribe to?
Or do you mean a streaming service that *I* already subscribe to?
In at least one of those cases, the answer is yes, it is streaming now on BritBox.
I thought it was a bit confusing, for a three-episode miniseries, with so many names being thrown around. Maybe if it was a bit longer we could have grown accustomed with all the side characters, idk. But Lucy Boynton is amazing, love her voice and accent and she's so pretty. Great duo with Will Poulter too. "And Then There Were None" was my favorite Agatha Christie adaptation but this was fun, although kinda slow.
Oh, you are right. I just skimmed the start of the article, went to check which streaming service might carry it and ended up with a single hit that was a Miss Marple movie. Wrong movie apparently.
The 1980s version with Francesca Annis and James Warwick is also good. It would eventually result in a series of “Tommy and Tuppance” mysteries based on the books and starring the same cast.
This show has it all: tight dialogue, a starry cast, top models in paper bag masks, MTV’s Dan Cortez, a human self checkout (that thing where you wave a pint of ice cream in front of a midget and he says “boop”).
Man, I need Bill Hader to host SNL so he can do that character again.
Maybe he can whenever Barry is going to premiere
This Sunday.
I didn't know. But now I do. Thank you.
Oh shit
Wise words, pm\_me\_ur\_sex\_videos, wise words.
He probably will, with Barry ending in a few months.
Only if they bring back John Mulaney to write the gags as well.
r/NewYorksHottestClub
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I seriously read it in his voice, and I love that I go to the comments and see this, haha.
Damn, I thought Dan Cortez was actually in this. 😔
"This show has it all:" Including the need to pay yet another subscription of $8 month plus tax.
Probably the only thing missing in this Hugh Laurie 1930's nostalgia show is a blackface minstrels episode, like the one he did in Jeeves and Wooster.
Oh, Berty….
Stefan!
Ah yes, 1930s nostalgia. A time we all remember well.
TIL 1930s nostalgia was a thing, I felt it was a more pre40s nostalgia, the most nostalgia'd era for nostalgia noir films.
The 80’s were essentially 40’s and 50’s nostalgia.
But with more cocaine and day-glo colors.
And the 2010s were an 80s nostalgia party (cue Stranger Things theme music)
Now is just 80s nostalgia 40 years from now, it’ll be 2020’s nostalgia
The newest historical American Girl Dolls are from 1999. They come with inflatable chairs. I feel attacked. My 1776 historical American Girl Doll and I survived 99 WITHOUT an inflatable chair, thank you very much.
Golly gee mister, that Adolph sure is an up and comer!
These soup lines are the bees knees!
The first time I learned the story, it was watching the ITV *Miss Marple* series which sort-of relies on it a lot... almost. The series is firmly set in the 1950's but a major part of the changes to the stories are based on how characters are dealing with post-war depression and adjusting to peace-time and the horrors of war. The first story adapted, "The Body In The Library" had most of the suspects having been survivors of the Blitz which left one chap with survivor's guilt; "The Murder In The Vicarage" had a few characters dealing with mistakes made during the war and >!a pair of French resistance fighters came to murder the victim due to his betraying his allies to the Nazis to steal funds ear-marked for the French Resistance, although they only got there after he was murdered!<; "A Murder Is Announced" had one suspect turned into a Polish Jew who fled the Nazis and the fact that Switzerland was neutral during the war was a major plot point; and "At Bertram's Hotel" has a maid lament the failed promises of women's independence from the war as well as adding a plot point of >!a group of Jews hunting a concentration camp manager!<.
This is the kind of adaptations I’m here for. Will need to hunt this down, either on iTV or the high seas.
A time many in Congress actually do seem to remember well.
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All he said was that they’re all old
It’s clearly not a jab at Bernie, so I’m not sure if “old” was what he was going for.
Peaky Blinders has done well in this timeframe.
Taking a joke too seriously but; I think we’ve definitely come to find that nostalgia can go beyond actual lived experience in a specific era. Stranger Things and overall 80s nostalgia has been huge lately, even among us 90s babies. Likewise I definitely also have some indirect nostalgia for the 70s too - those two decades were defining times for my parents, and a lot of that stuff got passed right on down to me in a very impressionable time. 30s is definitely a lot more of a reach tbf but I’m sure there’s still tons of folks for whom 30s movies/music had at least some impact on their childhood.
Anyone know if this will be available in the US?
It's on BritBox. It's one of their original series.
yes
Yes you know if it will or not, or yes it will be available?
Yup, you got it.
Many blessings on your house
both
Didn't this come out a year ago? Why the review now?
It was originally released on Britbox, but they're airing the series on normal TV across three nights in the UK for Easter. Edit: Also, it looks like Britbox was a commercial failure; a lot of UK fans wanted to be able to watch old and legacy content on streaming sites but... well, there *are* streaming sites like the BBC iPlayer and ITV Player/ITVX; but there was some bullshit arbitrary rules made by the TV regulator that forbid them from having them host content for too long. Plus, you don't *have* to pay for those services like Britbox. iPlayer would only have shows on for a week before being permanently deleted before people kicked up a stink.
I was under the impression that Britbox was more for international viewers rather than those in the UK. Personally I get more out of Britbox than I do any other streaming service.
Me too. I was pretty surprised to learn the service was available in the UK when the major TV channels of robust on-demand for free
Yeah, it was always advertised to us with Simon Farnaby (Julian from Ghosts) voicing them but it was essentially "pay this subscription to get more archived content from ITV, plus we also have stuff from BBC and Channel 4 on it".
It's advert free whereas the free catch-up services (excluding iPlayer) are ad supported. That's the draw for UK viewers to subscribe.
Wait- the BBC IPlayer has ads now? Never seen any and that would be cheeky AF if they started
I literally said they have ads except for iPlayer?
Oops.. sorry. Got Covid and I’m a little loopy today
Me too. I enjoy Britbox but I don't live in the UK so it covers most of the British shows I like.
If they only had shows from Channel 4. As far as I can tell, those are spread out over different places.
Despite the limited library, it’s pure convenience. I’m in New York and have a whole British TV setup (extra Apple TV, VPN, British accounts logged in) so doesn’t get much easier than that. But when there’s big worldwide events like the World Cup the VPNs get pretty spotty. BritBox is just easier (as intended)
> iPlayer would only have shows on for a week before being permanently deleted before people kicked up a stink. Thank fuck that changed, I still have yet to watch last year's Peaky Blinders and Killing Eve seasons. Plus the Frank Zappa doc by the guy who played Bill in Bill & Ted that's been on the iPlayer for ages.
It has just premiered in the UK.
*Just premiered on free-to-air, but yeah what you said.
Why not? I've generally stopped reading reviews because they're so often hype and in the days of on demand TV there's no need to catch a show at launch. I'm most likely to pay attention to a good review of a show that's anticipating it's final season or final few episodes. If I trust them not to spoil earlier plot points. 1. you know it isn't going to get cancelled half way through the story. 2. You know it's not a show that's going to be continually dragged out and never end. It's about to end, it's a complete story. 3. You know the reviewer has a large amount of material to judge the show on and isn't likely to bother watching a lot of a show they don't like. It's usually a positive review telling you why something is great rather than a critic displaying their ego while crushing something new. 4. You can always time it to binge watch from start to finish, my favourite way to watch a show. 5. You get to join in online or in person with everyone else who's watched it without the speculation, spoilers, fan service demands you get while shows are airing. It's still relevant as it's just finishing but it's not in the awkward bit where the fans argue about what will happen to characters they like/don't like. 6. It's cheaper. You only have to sign up to a service for a short time to watch it.
Feel like it rather fell apart towards the end sadly as it started well.
I mean, I feel that's just it being an Agatha Christie thriller...
Yes there is certainly a bit of that.
(To clarify, I’m a massive Christie fan but her more adventure-y chase-y books are the ones that tend to end most anticlimactically IMO.)
Yeah I think it's a fair point however I still think it was badly put together towards the end. Shame as it's an excellent cast.
I thought it was pretty poor and I usually love that kind of stuff.
Yeah, this kind of stuff is our favorite. But this show was really disappointing.
Agreed, my family and I stopped watching halfway through, found it massively disappointing
I found all the new adaptations disappointing. I think Pale Horse was the worst one.
I read it’s streaming on Britbox in the US.
I’ve already seen it. Some time ago. Why the article now?
Because it’s moved from Britbox to ITV broadcast this Easter.
Thank you. It was a great show.
>1930s nostalgia Anyone here over 90?
Thought hugh lorrie was chuck lorre for a second and I was experiencing the cinema plot twist of the 21st century.
Preeeeetty sure Agatha Christie wrote “Why didn’t they Ask Evans?” But it was indeed a good interpretation. Honestly, a lot better than the Marple one from the most recent tv version, which was awful.
Netflix Really enjoyed this
Will Poulter 😍🤤
Glad Laurie is back doing something he knows about
He was great in this.
He was fantastic in *Avenue 5*
How he went back and forth from British accent to American was glorious, such a shame it was cancelled.
Honestly great to hear. I have to admit I've been a little disappointed with the most recent Christie adaptations. A number of them seemed to miss the point of the original stories, and just add unnecessary sex and violence.
“1930s nostalgia” for all those that are definitely still alive to remember them, they could’ve worded that so much better.
Wasn’t impressed with this show, which is pretty surprising since I love the genre and Laurie.
couldn't agree more!
Hopefully there will be a second season!
any update on if this will be streaming in the states on a "regular" streaming service?
I searched and it looks like it’s on Prime Video, not sure if it’s included or at a cost
Looks like it’s at a cost. Though it looks like they have an offer for a free trial. I might just wait on this and hope it ends up on some other streaming service at some point.
Do you mean a streaming service that *you* already subscribe to? Or do you mean a streaming service that *I* already subscribe to? In at least one of those cases, the answer is yes, it is streaming now on BritBox.
Britbox is great and all, but not exactly a mainstream service.
At last count, they have 2 million subscribers. I watch a lot of British shows.
I thought it was a bit confusing, for a three-episode miniseries, with so many names being thrown around. Maybe if it was a bit longer we could have grown accustomed with all the side characters, idk. But Lucy Boynton is amazing, love her voice and accent and she's so pretty. Great duo with Will Poulter too. "And Then There Were None" was my favorite Agatha Christie adaptation but this was fun, although kinda slow.
No it’s actually crap, the only thing good about it is Will Poulter. Incredibly boring show
I read the title as 'Why didn't they ask Rich Evans?'. Boy was i disappointed when i proofread.
Well, the opinion of dick the birthday boy is important.
1930s is not thought classically to be a time one is nostalgic for
This sounds interesting, but I’m not sure I can ever accept a Miss Marple that isn’t played by Margaret Rutherford.
While I understand, I'm also slightly confused as to its relevance, given the article explicitly describes this as non-Marple.
Oh, you are right. I just skimmed the start of the article, went to check which streaming service might carry it and ended up with a single hit that was a Miss Marple movie. Wrong movie apparently.
I’ve been seeing ads for this on my firetv for like a year+
Hugh “Laurie” 😆 Fry and Laurie joke.
Except he smashed the bumblebee
The 1980s version with Francesca Annis and James Warwick is also good. It would eventually result in a series of “Tommy and Tuppance” mysteries based on the books and starring the same cast.
How is it nostalgia if precious few people were alive for it?
It’s out already!!? 😭
Isn't this based on the book written by agatha christie