TV Show recommendations

[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.

[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]

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]

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]

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.

[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]

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]

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]

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]

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..

[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.

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? 

[Main Street]

Billy mentioned some pages ago about a French secret service drama, The Bureau  (Le Bureau des Légendes), with some praise but that it was also somewhat clichéd. I got interested, and to some extent it is clichéd , but for the most part it's a superb series with carefully slow built up layered tension and directed to an (almost) perfection.
I'd put it very close to the quality of Spiral.

[Milltown Row2]

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? 

Flowing locks!

I remember standing at the roundabout at Kennedy way for the Stone carnage and one of the news team came up to us and were asking why are there so many people out to mourne these IRA men and woman, as a 16 year old your were mainly curious to see if something would kick off, as they generally did at these funerals, but I remember saying that people are out to show respect for these fallen volunteers or words to that effect (i'd no political views growing up despite the day to day), the view of a young teenager i suppose growing up in a place that during those times was relentless, shootings and bombs going off, riots on plenty occasions following various incidents..

Bizzare times. The Michael Stone is the one that sticks out, watching the ground blow up was almost unreal, hearing the cracks of Stone's gun go off and watching the fellas (including my older brother) chase after him, madness

[bennydorano]

SMILF on Sky Atlantic, fairly good comedy.