TV Show recommendations

[lurganblue]

Watched the end of Vinyl there... it lost its way a bit from the opening episode I'd give it about a 6.5/10 meh!

Serious!? I thought the whole first series was excellent.  Very much looking forward to the next one.

[lenny]

Watched first episode of the Wire...not sure...thoughts.?

Stick with it.
It takes 3 or 4 to get into and get used to the dialogue.
Still the best thing ever on TV for me.

Totally agree. Way above anything else I've ever seen. I found watching with the subtitles on helped because the Baltimore dialect can be hard to pick up but really worth persevering with.

[thewobbler]

Watched first episode of the Wire...not sure...thoughts.?

Stick with it.  The most off-putting thing for me was that I couldn't decipher the Baltimore accent for ages, so when I did I had to go back and watch the first five episodes again.  It's a slow burner, but probably the best thing that's ever been on television.  Ever.

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Takes a while to get used to the accents, and to differentiate between all the lads who dress, walk, talk the same way, but around episode 5 when the structure of the Barksdale organisation becomes clearer, and the role of Bubbles and Omar becomes clearer, you will be hooked. Then you'll watch the other 57 episodes in a week. Then a month or so later you'll do it all again.

[Newbridge Exile]

Watched first episode of the Wire...not sure...thoughts.?

Stick with it.  The most off-putting thing for me was that I couldn't decipher the Baltimore accent for ages, so when I did I had to go back and watch the first five episodes again.  It's a slow burner, but probably the best thing that's ever been on television.  Ever.

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Totally agree

Takes a while to get used to the accents, and to differentiate between all the lads who dress, walk, talk the same way, but around episode 5 when the structure of the Barksdale organisation becomes clearer, and the role of Bubbles and Omar becomes clearer, you will be hooked. Then you'll watch the other 57 episodes in a week. Then a month or so later you'll do it all again.

Agree 100%

[JoG2]

Anyone watching Billions? Very enjoyable. The season finale was excellent

[Esmarelda]

Really enjoyed the OJ series.

Very well done (and gas how they got so many of the actors to look so like the person they were playing)

You'd wonder how many lives would have been lost in the riots had the verdict gone the other way. At least OJ is in the right place now (be interesting to see how his parole hearings go next year, I'd say they'll be pretty tough on him)

I thought the glove scene was done brilliantly. But then I watched it on youtube and realised that pretty much all they'd done was copy real-life. About the only time during the whole trial OJ was smiling instead of having a scowl on his face, he was certain the glove wouldnt fit and he lapped it up!

Couldn't agree more. I thought it was excellent. Episode 7, 8 and 9 (of 10) were particularly engrossing I thought.

The casting was outstanding too.

The only bit that might bother me is how factual the little details were. Well done to BBC for getting it too.

[Esmarelda]

Watched the end of Vinyl there... it lost its way a bit from the opening episode I'd give it about a 6.5/10 meh!

Serious!? I thought the whole first series was excellent.  Very much looking forward to the next one.

I think I have one episode left. I think it's very enjoyable although not top, top class.

[Main Street]

Better Call Saul last episode of Ep10 of S2 last night.
i enjoy this series better than I did BB.
This episode leaves a couple of nicely crafted,  slow burned, subtle cliff hangers.

The actor who plays the thoroughly despicable Chuck, imo  gives the acting performance of this series.

[Main Street]

Watched the end of Vinyl there... it lost its way a bit from the opening episode I'd give it about a 6.5/10 meh!

Serious!? I thought the whole first series was excellent.  Very much looking forward to the next one.

Vinyl  is choc-a-block with unlikable insincere posers who create nothing but who think they are creating something,  and if they could only get it together, if they weren't so clogged up on cocaine, they would still be awful.
I liked the short musical interludes  where the entire plot and  cast of characters were sidelined for a brief moment in time , for example  those 20 seconds where out of the blue the Wailers (with Bunny Wailer) were opening up for "Bruce"  in some dangy club. Or that  one or so minutes of Elvis in Las Vegas with  the camera shots taking in both Elvis and the audience reaction, then ruined by  main characters returning talking bullsh
I was reminded about that awful film, "The Bodyguard" where the only good bit was when two characters were in  the cinema and we saw a 5 second clip of "The Seven Samurai" on the big screen.

[Newbridge Exile]

Line of duty tonight was the best hour of TV I've watched in a long time, 90 minutes finale next week during which a certain someone will hopefully get their long overdue comeuppance

[lurganblue]

Anyone watched Bates Motel on Netflix? Started watching it the other day.  I've only watched two but it seems an interesting take on the story.  Although a prequel to psycho it's set in modern times... not too sure how well that works so far.

[Milltown Row2]

Line of duty tonight was the best hour of TV I've watched in a long time, 90 minutes finale next week during which a certain someone will hopefully get their long overdue comeuppance

All filmed in Belfast too, as were all of the previous ones

[screenexile]

Line of duty tonight was the best hour of TV I've watched in a long time, 90 minutes finale next week during which a certain someone will hopefully get their long overdue comeuppance

All filmed in Belfast too, as were all of the previous ones

Quality Television.

Started Billions last night. Top quality opening and end to the first episode. It looks a bit "Wolf of Wall Street" ish but it's a good cast I think I'll stick with it.

[lenny]

Line of duty tonight was the best hour of TV I've watched in a long time, 90 minutes finale next week during which a certain someone will hopefully get their long overdue comeuppance

Absolutely gripping. This whole series has been excellent as was the last series. It's a long time since I looked forward so much to each episode of a tv series.

[TabClear]

Started watching Sleeper Cell this week.  Great show so far. A grittier version of Homeland without the Carrie nonsense.