The only thing scarier than the news is Years and Years on HBO

[bigbrother05]

Emma Thompson's portrayal is too spot on for the current political climate.

[Bluepinky]

1. What is it about?

[bigbrother05]

3. Follows a busy family from Manchester with their lives converging on one crucial night in 2019.

That's from the IMDB site for the show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8694364/

Starts off with now then jumps ahead 5 years to a very dystopian near future, essentially the Trumpian nightmare that follows. Lots of shots at Brexit, etc., but not a damn thing funny about any of it.

Has the feel of an extended Black Mirror, but the writer/creator has a Dr. Who background.

[Bluepinky]

5. Thanks, I'm going to try it.

[elocs]

12. There's the trouble for me...I didn't like Black Mirror

and I have literally tried for decades to get into Dr. Who and have never been able to do it.
Yeah, a Trumpian nightmare, that's just what I'm looking for in entertainment.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. You really don't want to miss it...

Emma thompson's portrayal of a ditzy politician is excellent. We see her rise in politics over a span of years until she becomes....well, ya gotta see it.
The events of an increasingly trump world are seen thru the eyes of one family, over a period of time.

Very well done film.

[maveric]

2. I've been watching that.

It seems like a frightening forecast of future chaos. Much of it stirred up by dRump.

[Vinca]

6. I wish we'd started watching that. Now I don't want to start in the middle.

They'll probably do a marathon at some point. Happy to read the review.

[bigbrother05]

7. If you have HBO on your cable, you probably can get streaming free

We use HBO Now, their stand-alone streaming service, and all the episodes are there to binge. That's how we watched 7 seasons of GoT before the last season.

HBO also has a streaming version for folks that already subscribe via cable on a smart tv or streaming device. Might be available if your service has an On-Demand option.

[dsc]

8. I can only watch the first four right now

and have done so. Great show but very chilling and sad.

[bigbrother05]

10. It's like GoT, release new episodes at 9 ET on Mondays

There are only 4 out so far, new one tonight.

[Vinca]

9. Thanks for the reminder. I'm a technophobe and it didn't even occur to me. LOL.

[elocs]

11. Gave it a look, couldn't make it thru the first episode.

Everybody's taste is different. I knew when I began skipping forward it was a no-go. I watch tv for entertainment and to escape real life because real life is what I see and read everyday online and view on tv.

[Stardust]

13. I have a question about the portrayal of Ukraine's stance against LGBTQ...

I realize this thread is rather old, but I’m hoping someone can enlighten me. I watched Y&Y twice and obviously liked it. But now I’m confused by the plot line of the Ukrainian refugee who fled to escape punishment, perhaps death, because of his homosexuality.

Do you happen to know if Ukraine is still (or ever was) anti-LGBTQ? I’ve tried to research but can’t find anything definitive.

Thank you.