The Extreme Staycation

Location: London, UK COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak Lockdown The beauty of having subscription TV is finding and watching something you always meant to watch but never did. My current binge is Entourage which ran from 2004-2011 and is about a fictional famous actor Vincent Chase and his half brother and two friends who make up his entourage. I genuinely laugh out loud quite a lot and really enjoy the many, many cameos from the Hollywood elite playing themselves, from James Cameron to Scarlett Johansson.  Also, each episode is just the right length for a cup of tea and a biscuit, which is kinda perfect.

Location: London, UK COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak Lockdown New TV obsession "Gangs of London"  I have a pretty high tolerance for on-screen violence.  I've watched every Tarantino film, I've seen Battle Royale, The Raid among many others and every Final Destination film there is, where the violent deaths are nothing short of inspired!  But this is in a league of its own.  The fact that it's been created by Gareth Evans of The Raid is unsurprising. I've honestly watched half of it from behind my hands. But I think that's because the whole story is just so well executed (pardon the pun).  The stakes are incredibly high for the characters, even for the minor roles and the fight choreography so exquisite and fast that you have to catch your breath. I can only watch one episode at a time, so although it's a binge watch, it's a slow one...