TV Show recommendations

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Owen Brannigan

Quote from: Main Street on March 13, 2018, 09:40:13 PM
Quote from: Owen Brannigan on March 12, 2018, 03:18:12 PM
Quote from: Smokin Joe on March 12, 2018, 06:40:14 AM
I watched The Killing (Danish) following recommendations here.  I see there is a Season 2; is that also worth watching?

Season 2 & 3 (Danish) both well worth watching.
The first 20 part season is really two seasons in one.
Whilst season 2 and 3 are well worth watching they do drop off the pace set in the 20 episode  first season.
The 20 episode first season just had a good tempo, a dynamism throughout, with a perfect blend of city politics, social issues and a missing girl investigation.
Afterwards move on to Spiral.

mrdeeds

The new season of Homeland is getting good.

Billys Boots

Quote from: Owen Brannigan on March 13, 2018, 09:50:28 PM
Quote from: Main Street on March 13, 2018, 09:40:13 PM
Quote from: Owen Brannigan on March 12, 2018, 03:18:12 PM
Quote from: Smokin Joe on March 12, 2018, 06:40:14 AM
I watched The Killing (Danish) following recommendations here.  I see there is a Season 2; is that also worth watching?

Season 2 & 3 (Danish) both well worth watching.
The first 20 part season is really two seasons in one.
Whilst season 2 and 3 are well worth watching they do drop off the pace set in the 20 episode  first season.
The 20 episode first season just had a good tempo, a dynamism throughout, with a perfect blend of city politics, social issues and a missing girl investigation.
Afterwards move on to Spiral.

I was just talking to Mrs Boots about this last night - we finished watching Season-2 of Modus which was on BBC4 recently.  It had ten episodes, but it should have been six - it got seriously ponderous and pointless in the middle, but was quite interesting at the start and the end.  We compared it to The Killing Season-1, and thought it should have been more like Seasons-2&-3. 
My hands are stained with thistle milk ...

Syferus

I've never got into these murder porn series. How many ways can you tell a story about a murder and a troubled cop? There's nearly as many of them as there is police procedurals now, which is clearly what shows like the Killing were a response to in the first place.

Dinny Breen

Altered Carbon, the first couple of episodes are a brain melt as you try to process the story line and the science but the payback is definitely worth it. A kinda Blade Runner meets the Killing and Martha Higareda is a serious woman.
#newbridgeornowhere

Taylor

Watched LA92 on Netflix earlier.

Very tough watch in parts in what was a completely ducked up situation all round.

Not much has changed in some parts nowadays mind you

Syferus

Quote from: Dinny Breen on March 18, 2018, 12:48:55 PM
Altered Carbon, the first couple of episodes are a brain melt as you try to process the story line and the science but the payback is definitely worth it. A kinda Blade Runner meets the Killing and Martha Higareda is a serious woman.

I thought Joel Kinnaman was fantastic in the lead role. Some rough edges but his performance carries the show.

Puckoon

Quote from: Taylor on March 18, 2018, 12:52:37 PM
Watched LA92 on Netflix earlier.

Very tough watch in parts in what was a completely ducked up situation all round.

Not much has changed in some parts nowadays mind you

Definitely worth the watch, if only to remember that it wasn't all that long ago.


Been watching Versailles. Enjoyable, but somewhat slow. Finishing up Season 1.

Milltown Row2

Quote from: Puckoon on March 19, 2018, 03:43:29 PM
Quote from: Taylor on March 18, 2018, 12:52:37 PM
Watched LA92 on Netflix earlier.

Very tough watch in parts in what was a completely ducked up situation all round.

Not much has changed in some parts nowadays mind you

Definitely worth the watch, if only to remember that it wasn't all that long ago.


Been watching Versailles. Enjoyable, but somewhat slow. Finishing up Season 1.

Versailles is the only period drama type I've actually enjoyed.
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

Tony Baloney

The Funeral Murders on BBC2 was totally compelling. Remember the time well and must bring back some memories for MR2 etc from the area.

Newbridge Exile

Quote from: Tony Baloney on March 19, 2018, 10:13:30 PM
The Funeral Murders on BBC2 was totally compelling. Remember the time well and must bring back some memories for MR2 etc from the area.
The footage from the Corporal Murders remains one of my most vivid memories of the troubles ,  bleak ,dark times

general_lee

Quote from: Tony Baloney on March 19, 2018, 10:13:30 PM
The Funeral Murders on BBC2 was totally compelling. Remember the time well and must bring back some memories for MR2 etc from the area.
Anonymous interviews seemed conveniently bullshitty

Tony Baloney

Quote from: general_lee on March 19, 2018, 10:35:12 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on March 19, 2018, 10:13:30 PM
The Funeral Murders on BBC2 was totally compelling. Remember the time well and must bring back some memories for MR2 etc from the area.
Anonymous interviews seemed conveniently bullshitty
Aye stood out a mile. "Nuala" in particular was fake as fcuk.

Milltown Row2

Quote from: Tony Baloney on March 19, 2018, 10:13:30 PM
The Funeral Murders on BBC2 was totally compelling. Remember the time well and must bring back some memories for MR2 etc from the area.

Recorded it will watch it tomorrow, half expecting to see my face.. so soon after Stone! The place was on edge..
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

Tony Baloney

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on March 19, 2018, 11:14:31 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on March 19, 2018, 10:13:30 PM
The Funeral Murders on BBC2 was totally compelling. Remember the time well and must bring back some memories for MR2 etc from the area.

Recorded it will watch it tomorrow, half expecting to see my face.. so soon after Stone! The place was on edge..
I'll look out for you. Did you have hair in 1988?  ;D