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Spore Ag
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New Netflix from Tommy Thompsons book Serpentine dealing with the con/ killer Charles Sobhraj. I have had an interest in this guy and advise most who travel, particularly on the cheap to read the book.

I liked the series so far with great footage of old Bangkok, Nepal, Kashmir and hippies.
cbr
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AG
We are on episode 5 - very entertaining. Wish i could have seen thailand back then. But glad i got my tour of hong kong, china, etc., in 2007-9. Not the same anymore i expect. Though probably less changed for the worse than mexico.
caddy
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Got through 2 episodes last night, very entertaining thus far. I had never heard of this guy before this thread and now series.
bigfooticus
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AG
Good show, dude is extra creepy
justcallmeharry
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I watched all episodes. I was not wild about the constant changes of time/setting - all in all - a good show about a bad man.
Fuzzy Dunlop
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AG
Just started Ep 3 last night. I'm a little off put by the changing timelines too. It makes the show difficult to keep up with. I feel like I should start taking notes. On the other hand, I think it is an important way to show how everything went down.
bigfooticus
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justcallmeharry said:

I watched all episodes. I was not wild about the constant changes of time/setting - all in all - a good show about a bad man.


True. 3 months back, 6 months later etc was excessive but for the most part I think they did a good job of stringing it all together
K188Ag
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Watched the whole thing this weekend. Really liked it.

By the end, I got used to the time flipping thing, and appreciate why they did it that way.
FincAg
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AG
That was a wild ride
Diggity
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This isn't getting enough attention.

Really cool show. They captured the areas and eras perfectly.

... and I want to meet some Qubecois like Monique!
Spore Ag
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Read something about when Thompson interviewed Sobhraj for his book, Serpentine, he went to the prison near Delhi. Sobhraj was chained to a tree with armed guards nearby and actually knew everything about Thimpson. This was before Internet. Creepy

I also found scenes of the Magic Bus or the Hippy highway.
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