Mark Bain is based on the David Brent character, surely.
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Watched the first two episodes of that Sunderland show and found it quite boring and disappointing.
I thought it was going to be all access, genuine fly on the wall based on posts here, but itās contolled access really.
You had plenty of āreal timeā set pieces to camera from Bain, Grayson etc so the crew was always present, but Bain told the cameraman to move away for the likes of the Ross McCormack deal falling through minutes before the transfer deadline passed.
Itās just kind of chronological little snippets of chats with various club personalities mixed with atmospheric shots of the city and (training) ground.
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All it does is it makes you start questioning humanity. You see a significant number of vitriolic bottom feeders roaring and screaming at fellas trying to do their job while being understaffed and chronically mismanaged. Iām not sure the motivations behind allowing an access all areas fly on the wall documentary from a Sunderland standpoint but it canāt have helped the clubs image. The desperation levels on transfer deadline day was like a young lad in Coppers trying to score a 2 ton Tessy at half 2 in the morning.
Iām sure when they signed up Sunderland were arrogant enough to believe theyād bounce straight back up to top table.
Yes I found it dull as well and now that my opinion has been validated by @Bandage I can stop watching it.
Iām going to keep watching it as I want to see what āserial adultererā Chris Coleman was like in this environment.
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A creep.
Iām enjoying The Innocent Man despite the so-so IMDb ratings.
About half an hour left in The Roosevelts, top quality. Despite being wheelchair bound FDR was a bit of rogue.
Agreed. The only interesting parts are when the players are in the physio room talking to each other and McGeady in one of the episodes near the end talking about Coleman
Is that a Ken Burns creation?
It is. Very enjoyable viewing.
Not like you to take a contrary position mate.
Itās not meant to be an all access documentary, if you thought it was thatās more on you. Itās about living in a shithole like Sunderland which has nothing going for it but a soccer team and the outsized importance of that then to the the city.
You can see why the types featured in it would vote for brexit really. World has left them behind
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Watched the first couple of episodes of F is for family last night. Very enjoyable.
The opening pieces about how peoples lives revolve around the football team are what I find fascinating. The bit with the undertakers in episode 6 or 7 is so weird yet a bit mind boggling.
The sheer rollercoaster of emotions of the supporters is also fascinating to watch.
No need for you to take that tone with me.
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on season 3 of pinky blinders. very good fare, tbf
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Best show in years
Is that a show about gay thugs?
Whatever youāre into yourself,slip away into your dark fantasies