TV Show recommendations

[The Iceman]

Watched Season 1 of "24" over the past week or two. Lost it a little in the late teen episodes but for the most part it was very well done and some nice twists and turns.
I am a little daunted at the prospect of watching another 24 episodes of it - its a big commitment.

Just started Season 5 of Breaking Bad as they added the remaining episodes on NetFlix....

[nrico2006]

Matthew McConaughey has always been a favourite of mine.  Over the past year or two he has been in some brilliant films such as Killer Joe, Mud and the Lincoln Lawyer.

[Armaghgeddon]

Still hugely impressed with The Blacklist.
It has the main storyline for the episode but then there are a few little storylines developing in the background.

[nrico2006]

Really like the Blacklist too.

[gallsman]

TD wrapped up nicely last night.

[Billys Boots]

TD wrapped up nicely last night.

Gonna watch it tonight - am really looking forward to it. 

[Main Street]

Im having a few friends around.
It's bigger than superbowl.

Though I'm not expecting any crude, thriller drama, wtf endings with a double twist.

[Billys Boots]

TD wrapped up nicely last night.

Great stuff, really enjoyed it - not a weak episode, well-acted and beautifully paced. 

[Main Street]

TD wrapped up nicely last night.

Great stuff, really enjoyed it - not a weak episode, well-acted and beautifully paced. 

Maybe a SPOILER  here

Wrapped up nicely indeed but what an episode to wrap up such a storyline and complex characters.
For most of the previous episodes we had  Rust, the sense of his darkness and the conspiracy of overwhelming evil, alongside his polar opposite  ("you're a lying sack of sh*t") Marty and his cautious conservatism. By the end,  Rust met the root of his darkness (daughter) and came through (looking like Jesus) and Marty had his appreciation of the extent of the darkness, internal that plagued Rust and external in the society.

How about this scene?

[Tony Baloney]

Absolutely fantastic stuff. McConaughey will be adding an Emmy to the Oscar this year. Not a single minute wasted or out of place. Best tv I have seen in years.

[ballinaman]

**SPOILER ALERT**

Slightly disappointed by the way TD ended up, comparing to how good the previous episodes were.
Seemed a bit rushed, could have gone into the Errol character (man with scars) more...1 episode for a man the whole series was based on.
The lads finding the old woman who could remember the price she paid for the paint job about 20 years ago...no offence but seriously doubtful and fairly convenient!

Quality stuff though all said and done!

[Main Street]

**SPOILER ALERT**

Slightly disappointed by the way TD ended up, comparing to how good the previous episodes were.
Seemed a bit rushed, could have gone into the Errol character (man with scars) more...1 episode for a man the whole series was based on.
The lads finding the old woman who could remember the price she paid for the paint job about 20 years ago...no offence but seriously doubtful and fairly convenient!

Quality stuff though all said and done!

First time True Detective has been accused of being rushed
I remember I paid 400 kronur to get a puncture fixed in 1985 in Copenhagen. I also remember the expression on the guys face when I exclaimed "400 effin kronur!". Not that that memory detail by the elderly woman mattered much in this drama, but people do remember what they pay for, for certain things especially if it was a big event.
In the scheme of this 8 part drama, Errol the character, didn't matter that much. The whole series wasn't based on him, it was based on finding him.
It was a drama which achieved a balance between the investigation on finding him and the various inner struggles the characters went through.
I would have been disappointed had the camera left Marty or Rust for more than a minute.

[JimStynes]

I thought it was a bit rushed at the end as well. What a great show though, just wish it went on for another two episodes to clear a few things up.

This fella has some good points but a little bit too critical
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2014/03/the-disappointing-finale-of-true-detective.html

[Tony Baloney]

Yis don't need everything wrapped up with a wee bow. For grown up programmes like True Detective the audience shouldn't need spoon-fed.

[ONeill]

All in the eye of the beholder I suppose. I found the ending dismal and predictable, but appealing to those who wanted to find a sort of pretensive philosophical meaning. It was OK, just. What was disappointing was that it was a poor narrative as a whole. It had so much potential to be different.