TV Show recommendations

Started by Archie Mitchell, June 23, 2009, 11:32:19 PM

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tbrick18

Quote from: screenexile on May 30, 2023, 12:10:22 AM
I think Succession stuck the landing that was class from start to finish!

Binge watched the whole thing over the last few weeks.
Fantastic show.
Not a single likeable character in the whole thing made it.

AustinPowers

Quote from: tbrick18 on June 14, 2023, 10:47:47 AM
Quote from: screenexile on May 30, 2023, 12:10:22 AM
I think Succession stuck the landing that was class from start to finish!

Binge watched the whole thing over the last few weeks.
Fantastic show.
Not a single likeable character in the whole thing made it.

I found thats  what made Breaking bad a hard watch .  All unlikeable  characters . Nobody to  root for. I have to be cheering  somebody on

toby47

That 5 part BBC documentary on the troubles at the minute is very good. 'Once upon a time in Northern Ireland'

dec

Quote from: toby47 on June 14, 2023, 12:49:29 PM
That 5 part BBC documentary on the troubles at the minute is very good. 'Once upon a time in Northern Ireland'

It is also available in the US on PBS. I watched it with my family, it is probably the first real exposure my kids had to the Troubles.

tbrick18

I finally finished Ted Lasso.
I really enjoyed it. Funny show, cheesy as anything and can touch a nerve while still being lighthearted.

An Watcher

Watched the first episode of Ten Pound Poms last night.  Not bad.  Worth sticking with?

screenexile

Quote from: dec on June 14, 2023, 02:15:55 PM
Quote from: toby47 on June 14, 2023, 12:49:29 PM
That 5 part BBC documentary on the troubles at the minute is very good. 'Once upon a time in Northern Ireland'

It is also available in the US on PBS. I watched it with my family, it is probably the first real exposure my kids had to the Troubles.

Very very well done I'm in the middle of it here now.

Obviously it's people's versions of what happened but they've captured the internal conflict so well. The interviewees have all seemingly 'changed' but the sectarianism is still there if you scratch the surface!

Tony Baloney

One particular character from E. Belfast was desperately clinging on to her past where taigs knew their place.

bennydorano

2 episodes into The Silo on AppleTV, very very promising. Dystopian / Mystery / Sci-fi

Milltown Row2

Quote from: bennydorano on June 14, 2023, 11:19:36 PM
2 episodes into The Silo on AppleTV, very very promising. Dystopian / Mystery / Sci-fi

Yeah, probably at same spot, these types of shows are what I search for.
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

Main Street

The first episode was very good, the second one I'm not too sure. about, as in would it make any sense to someone who knew nothing about the period?

JimStynes

Quote from: screenexile on June 14, 2023, 10:29:35 PM
Quote from: dec on June 14, 2023, 02:15:55 PM
Quote from: toby47 on June 14, 2023, 12:49:29 PM
That 5 part BBC documentary on the troubles at the minute is very good. 'Once upon a time in Northern Ireland'

It is also available in the US on PBS. I watched it with my family, it is probably the first real exposure my kids had to the Troubles.


Very very well done I'm in the middle of it here now.

Obviously it's people's versions of what happened but they've captured the internal conflict so well. The interviewees have all seemingly 'changed' but the sectarianism is still there if you scratch the surface!

Just finished it there. Thought it was brilliant. What a crazy place we live in. They could have done another 20 episodes and it wouldn't have got the full story.

The likes of Drumcree didn't get a mention. I always remember the 3 wee children being killed in Ballymoney and people started to catch themselves on.

Milltown Row2

There are a million stories out there no doubt, was out walking the dogs earlier today and was earywigging these young women who were chatting about the show, there was so many things they didn't realise about the 'troubles' until they watched this series..

None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

Tony Baloney

Quote from: JimStynes on June 17, 2023, 06:07:32 PM
Quote from: screenexile on June 14, 2023, 10:29:35 PM
Quote from: dec on June 14, 2023, 02:15:55 PM
Quote from: toby47 on June 14, 2023, 12:49:29 PM
That 5 part BBC documentary on the troubles at the minute is very good. 'Once upon a time in Northern Ireland'

It is also available in the US on PBS. I watched it with my family, it is probably the first real exposure my kids had to the Troubles.


Very very well done I'm in the middle of it here now.

Obviously it's people's versions of what happened but they've captured the internal conflict so well. The interviewees have all seemingly 'changed' but the sectarianism is still there if you scratch the surface!

Just finished it there. Thought it was brilliant. What a crazy place we live in. They could have done another 20 episodes and it wouldn't have got the full story.

The likes of Drumcree didn't get a mention. I always remember the 3 wee children being killed in Ballymoney and people started to catch themselves on.
One of the contributors made a good point that what went on wouldn't have been accepted in England and there was a snippet from the news (John Humphries I think) saying that, pro rata for the rest of the UK, there would have been over 1000 people murdered in an 8 day period. Crazy.

mrdeeds

Couple episodes into new season of Black Mirror. Excellent so far.