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#3502820 14-Jun-2026 14:05

Tip Toe > TVNZ+

Neighbours Leo, a Canal Street bar owner, and Clive, an electrician with two sons, find their lives unravelling as social tensions rise. Simple disagreements escalate into dangerous hostility in their Manchester suburb.

9/10

This is up there with the acclaimed Adolescence

They both have a background of social media radicalisation and misunderstanding and its dangerous pitfalls for all ages.

Tip Toe deals with Racism, Homophobia, Hate Crimes and Radicalisation. This is not based upon A real event per se, but upon various true life incidents experienced by the creator and his friends.

Along with these miniseries of 5 episodes, Leo Struthers (played by Alan Cumming) and Clive Goss (played by David Morrissey) deserve awards in script and acting.

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Whilst the difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer. However, miracles you will have to wait for.

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#3503033 15-Jun-2026 08:57

The Capture...
Off of Wiki -
The Capture is a British conspiracy thriller television series created and written by Ben Chanan and produced by Heyday Television as part of Universal International Studios for the BBC. The series is centred on Rachel Carey, a fast-track Metropolitan Police detective drawn into a vast conspiracy involving real-time deepfake technology, mass surveillance and manipulated video evidence. The narrative focuses on the dangers of a "post-truth" society, examining themes of political interference, state-sanctioned disinformation, and the ethical implications of covert intelligence operations

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#3503062 15-Jun-2026 09:40

We've started watching New Zealand Spy on TVNZ+

Utterly ridiculous and really quite terrible. It's compelling watching and I am thoroughly enjoying it.

IMDB tells us this:
The New Zealand Intelligence Agency seeks recruits.
Three unlikely candidates respond to a newspaper ad and are thrust into espionage, fumbling through betrayal, romance and escalating absurdity.

It appears to be set in the 60's but I'm not sure that's ever been mentioned. James Bond, it is not.

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#3503964 18-Jun-2026 13:29

Handsomedan:

We've started watching New Zealand Spy on TVNZ+

Utterly ridiculous and really quite terrible. It's compelling watching and I am thoroughly enjoying it.

I watched the first episode of this a short while ago. I love spy stuff, and enjoy a good parody, but this was just a bit too...cringey.

I have enjoyed Paul Williams' deadpan style on Taskmaster NZ, and I've never had a problem with us poking fun at ourselves, especially the tragic 70s setting. But it felt too one-note, a single joke played on repeat. I didn't feel compelled to watch any more.

An interesting contrast for me would be the Flight of the Conchords. That show also traded on the awkwardness of our innate mediocrity and under-achiever status, but for some reason it landed a lot better. Perhaps Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement just had a bit more range than Paul Williams?

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#3503967 18-Jun-2026 13:52

Alien: Earth. TV series. First episode brings back most of the classic Alien vibes. I'll go back for the next episode. On Disney.

Coincidentally, tried the first episode of the new Jermaine Clement U.K comedy Alice and Steve. It's a brave scenario. I think I made it over halfway through the first episode. I'll try again. Maybe it will pick up. Although, I can't recall any really entertaining comedies for a long time from either side of the Atlantic sadly.

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#3504218 18-Jun-2026 22:14

gzt: Alien: Earth. TV series. First episode brings back most of the classic Alien vibes. I'll go back for the next episode. On Disney.

I gave up on this series after about 4 episodes. Weird genetically altered young superhumans, Teenage angst, etc.

Usually will watch a bad series to the bitter end, but even this one taxed me.

Stranger Things was bit of a hard slog towards the end, though I'm really enjoying Fallout ATM.

Maybe I'm getting old and jaded..

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#3505189 22-Jun-2026 11:44

Wife and I have started watching (nearly finished) a show in Prime called Steal.
It stars Sophie Turner (of GoT fame) in the starring role, as a jaded office worker at a Pension Fund investment bank in London.
A daring heist occurs and she is at the centre of it all.

Really enjoyed this and it's fast paced enough to keep you engaged through its 6 episode season.

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#3505952 25-Jun-2026 08:47

Rivals (S2 - part one) Disney+ - 9/10

I love this show. While the books that the show are based on are something I probably would never read, the show is worth watching for David Tennant alone. He is having a ball here, playing the deliciously villainous Lord Tony Baddingham. But rather than just being a cartoon, he brings real depth and emotional complexity to what could have been a very predictable character. Alongside solid performances from the rest of the cast, I have loved every single minute of this show. They've done a "Bridgerton", splitting the season in two with the remaining episodes due to drop in November.

A brief plot synopsis for anyone not familiar with the show - it's based on a series of books by Dame Jilly Cooper, centred around a cast of fairly deplorable characters in the Cotswolds. There's a lot of adultery and drama, but it's done with a tongue firmly wedged in the cheek. It has an 80s setting, focussing on the rivalry between Lord Tony Baddingham, the head of Corrinium (a TV production company that has the franchise for ITV) and Rupert Campbell-Black, a local MP and Minister for Sport who is a former olympic showjumper. Rupert comes from old money (as compared to Tony who married into it) and is famously popular with the opposite sex. Watching them trade jabs, and seeing the circle widen to include allies for Rupert such as Declan (played by Aidan Turner) and Freddie (Danny Dyer), is very entertaining. The supporting cast is excellent too.

It's a long wait to November...

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#3506827 28-Jun-2026 11:32

SepticSceptic:
gzt: Alien: Earth. TV series. First episode brings back most of the classic Alien vibes. I'll go back for the next episode. On Disney.
I gave up on this series after about 4 episodes. Weird genetically altered young superhumans, Teenage angst, etc.Usually will watch a bad series to the bitter end, but even this one taxed me. Stranger Things was bit of a hard slog towards the end, though I'm really enjoying Fallout ATM. Maybe I'm getting old and jaded..

Finished Alien Earth S1, 8 episodes. I enjoyed episodes 1-4. I sat through episodes 5-8, mostly action episodes and somewhat repetitive. A season two is coming with Peter Dinklage apparently. I'm looking forward to it.

Reminds me I abandoned Raised By Wolves before the end. Alien: Earth has more potential. Hopefully it sticks with the big sci-fi and doesn't degenerate into a soap stage.

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#3506835 28-Jun-2026 12:22

Am liking Widow's Bay on Apple.. .Spooky goings on is hardly original, but I reckon its well done.

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#3506950 29-Jun-2026 01:53

„All creatures great and small.“ 😎

Qui nihil scit, omnia credere debet. - He who knows nothing must believe everything.
Firewalls do NOT stop dragons. Really not. But your smart devices are spying on you!
I avoid Big Tech amap. They try hard to dictate technology and „culture“ across borders.
In effect we have everything to hide from someone, and no idea who „someone“ is.

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#3506962 29-Jun-2026 09:15

Sugar season 2 on Apple TV
Still has a vaguely Noir feel to it and i like the little interjections of classic movie scenes that help to move the plots along.

I like this show and really like Colin Farrell as the lead.

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#3508552 4-Jul-2026 14:56

Dutton Ranch how could you do that to me! Argh!

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#3508892 6-Jul-2026 08:46

Celebrity Escape Room.

NZ/AU comedians are placed in a variety of Escape Rooms over the curse of a few weeks and each week one of them gets eliminated.
Hosted by Rove McManus.

It's quite good, but not actually as funny as I thought it would be.

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#3510868 13-Jul-2026 09:14

The Boroughs on Netflix.

Set in a retirement community in the US desert, a reluctant new resident makes friends with his neighbours and then they investigating some strange goings-on.

Created by the team that made Stranger Things, this has all the hallmarks of their productions, with some good Scifi elements, along with decent character development and some sideline stories going on.

We're three episodes in and really enjoying it so far.

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