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If "Dallas" had a baby with "Married With Children".
Inserted Billy Bob Thornton.
Sprinkled in modern self-talk comebacks.
Put scoop of whoredom jokes from the X & daughter.

I give you, season #1 of Landman, 10 episodes.

Warning, BBT takes the Lord's name in vain, but his character admits non-belief.
Solid show. Season #2 is in the works.
Would classify this as a drama, edging on soap-opera.
Rebecca, by far, is my favorite supporting character.

I recently posted of reading a book about the Spanish navy and the Spanish Civil War. The naval historiographer Drachfinel has put out a video on the subject matter and featuring the author. Worth watching whether you have or haven’t read the book.

warspite1 wrote: Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:44 pm I recently posted of reading a book about the Spanish navy and the Spanish Civil War. The naval historiographer Drachfinel has put out a video on the subject matter and featuring the author. Worth watching whether you have or haven’t read the book.

I really like your interest in Navy but there is also great books about Ottoman navy around 1500-1700 about Mediterian how mercanary privateers changed religion 3 times according to Papacy achives. İnquisition was successfull to catch some. Very interesting book. https://www.kitapyurdu.com/kitap/sultan ... Xu6HjxZ_Ul

Anyway Miguel in the past AGEOD dev did produce full Spanish war. I don't think there are many in PC games recently.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1933 ... d=41213231 full price yet. As it is new.

I'm rewatching The Secret War. I concentrates on British Scientific intelligence vs Germany. Here's what I wrote about it almost five years ago...

The Secret War was an excellent 1977 BBC series about the scientific developments during World War 2, presented by the legendary William Woollard. As a kid I loved it and luckily my local library had the book of the series.

It was made at a time when they assumed you knew what was going on and compared to the slow-paced and often inaccurate bilge they produce these days, it's a wonder of fast, informative, technical television. Additionally, many of the important figures were still alive and participated in the production.

Years later, I picked up a copy of the classic Most Secret War: British Scientific Intelligence 1939–1945 by Dr R.V. Jones, which was the basis of the series. If any one person can be said to have been instrumental in foiling Nazi Germany's designs, it's him. He was a dead-set genius in the right place at the right time.

It has stuff on electronic counter measures, radar, vengeance weapons, other secret weapons, naval stuff and a very early discussion of ENIGMA.

Here's the entire series in one video. Read the comments if you want to know how good it is but trust me, it's worth watching. The next year they produced a dedicated Battle of the Atlantic program, which is the second link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJCF-Ufapu8

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x123wr9

I've found an alternative and possibly better option for The Secret War. Internet Archive has each program, including the Battle of the Atlantic one. If you scroll down a bit and go to "DOWNLOAD OPTIONS", you can select H.264, MPEG4 etc. A list of the episodes will appear and by right clicking on each you should be able to save them.

https://archive.org/details/the-secret-war-documentary

Incidentally, if anyone wants a complete copy of the classic 1973 WW2 series The World at War, you can employ the tip above to this page.

https://archive.org/details/the-world-a ... ld-war-two

Neilster wrote: Sun Jul 06, 2025 2:08 pm Incidentally, if anyone wants a complete copy of the classic 1973 WW2 series The World at War, you can employ the tip above to this page.

https://archive.org/details/the-world-a ... ld-war-two

That is fabulous, thanks for posting it.

Neilster wrote: Sun Jul 06, 2025 2:08 pm Incidentally, if anyone wants a complete copy of the classic 1973 WW2 series The World at War, you can employ the tip above to this page.

https://archive.org/details/the-world-a ... ld-war-two

Wow, haven't seen this in long time.
Excellent post!

Commentary is great, simple, clear.

No worries. Again, like The Secret War, The World at War is brilliant. Apart from not having anything on ENIGMA, which was still secret when it was made, it still stands up incredibly well and Laurence Olivier's narration is magisterial. It's a British production, so it understandably has a British emphasis, but Americans are awash with WW2 documentaries emphasising their participation, so it might make a refreshing change. For the time, they went to incredible lengths to cover the Eastern Front, but the Russians still whinged. Nothing's changed.

I find most modern WW2 documentaries infuriating for a variety of reasons. The film research is usually incredibly sloppy, done by people who clearly don't know anything about the weapon systems of the time. Hence Tiger tanks in 1940 etc. The research in this is meticulous. It seems you aren't allowed to show dead bodies anymore. Well, it was a war that killed about 80 million people, so there were a lot of stiffs. Probably the same goes for dead animals. I'm amazed they can even show people eating, as "meat is murder" and even Hitler's vegetarian soup required the sacrifice of several innocent plants.

Actually covering the military campaigns now seems to be "glorifying" the war but what's the point of a war documentary without detailing the...you know...war? Again, that requires actually knowing history, which these days seems to be a bit too hard. The role of women and the home fronts should rightly be covered, and in The World at War, is. These days, however, by the time they've exhaustively explained the impact on every conceivable group, there's little time left for anything else.

In short, if you haven't watched both The Secret War and The World at War, do, and take the opportunity to download them while you can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVk0eLG-t5c

It always makes me cry. 04:47 10 August 1915 Conkbayırı, Gallipoli.
I think Hollywood standard trailer. Atatürk telling soldiers how Ottomans failed.

Stumbled across “Epic History” on You Tube - and specifically a series on Napoleon - Path to Power. This series of bite size stories of around 15-20 minutes each and (totalling over 4 hours) is exceptionally well presented with full colour maps and drawings. I’m currently on episode 5 (Rivoli) having begun with Toulon. If you are interested in the Napoleonic theatre then this is thoroughly recommended.

At the same time, I’ve also found “The People’s Profiles” (also on You Tube). These are roughly 1-1:30 long episodes on famous individuals. Began with Marie Antoinette and then Robespierre. These were excellent - ideal for those looking for a good understanding of the subjects but without needing to know much in advance. Recommended.

warspite1 wrote: Fri Jul 11, 2025 1:36 pm At the same time, I’ve also found “The People’s Profiles” (also on You Tube). These are roughly 1-1:30 long episodes on famous individuals. Began with Marie Antoinette and then Robespierre. These were excellent - ideal for those looking for a good understanding of the subjects but without needing to know much in advance. Recommended.

Thanks it seems good channel. Vlad the Impaler - Dracula The Man & Myth Documentary is also interesting to watch in that channel. Novels shows him bloodthirsty, It was somehow correct but as the documentary asks the question today (pretty late question) for comments he'll be a hero for the Christian Balkans.

Watched UFC-Nashville.
UFC is a big part of my viewing data.
Love to put some cash on the fights.
Took Derrick "The Black Beast" Lewis at +240 odds.
Should have added some 1st Round win money +650, but didn't.
Derrick has been know to clinch some.
Dude won so quick, many thought the Referee stopped it too quick.
No, he didn't.
Upcomer Tallison Teixeira, was given the main fight, way before he was ready.
Wonderboy got a tough loss.

Next week will be full UFC, ready for that, better top/bottom card.
Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier - UFC 318 - Lightweight 5 rounds - Smoothie King Center - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - PPV

It is good that that it is only a 'sport'. They break their nose at most.

Finally got around to watching, "Tulsa King".
Well, I really don't sit, stare, and watch.
I run it in the background while watching other background events, like Baseball.
Yes, I watch 3 shows at once, Baseball, Tulsa King, ID-Channel shows like Dateline, Mystery 48, Snapped.

Tulsa King is like a Ham Sandwich. Eat when you're hungry and want a fill.
It's not a fine meal, it's not fast food.
Only watched season #1.
I'm sure I'll watch season #2.
Read, that other dinosaur, Samuel L. Jackson will be in season #3.
Landman is more modern, tad better.

I'm a Stallone fan since Rocky and of course Rambo, so I like.
For the young people, probably not for you, more of a Senior Citizen soft gangsta.

-Legend

gamer78 wrote: Sun Jul 13, 2025 1:48 pm It is good that that it is only a 'sport'. They break their nose at most.

No, some of them do get seriously injured. I read where one fight resulted in 78 stitches! It should have been stopped before it actually was stopped.

The Olympic boxing is much less hazardous.

RangerJoe wrote: Wed Jul 16, 2025 5:58 pm

gamer78 wrote: Sun Jul 13, 2025 1:48 pm It is good that that it is only a 'sport'. They break their nose at most.

No, some of them do get seriously injured. I read where one fight resulted in 78 stitches! It should have been stopped before it actually was stopped.

The Olympic boxing is much less hazardous.

As you have said in European Championship Football already. Just watch amateurs. Very true. Sports if not hooby more about competitive tournament they'll break their bones more than 78 times.

The WW2 airpower series Clash of Wings. Walter Boyne, who was in the USAF, analyses The Second World War in the air. It's a good series. Here's a playlist of the entire thing.

https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x2ns60

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

An impressive - but deeply harrowing - drama set against the backdrop of a group of Australian POW's sent to Thailand to build a railway for the Japanese. 5 parts in total and I've got up to number 4. Recommended - but not an easy watch.....