TV Show recommendations

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north_antrim_hound

Quote from: lurganblue on November 21, 2018, 04:46:28 PM
The wife gets to pick what to watch the odd time so i recently had to sit through The Cry, a BBC series i believe.  I had recently enjoyed the bodyguard so i thought it might be ok.  I quickly learned that it was 4 hours of dragged out keek. One to avoid.

We've all been there
Had to go through "house of cards"

Now me and the mrs joke that twisted version of the White House has become a chilling reality.
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Over the Bar

Quote from: north_antrim_hound on November 21, 2018, 11:14:19 AM
I found Breaking Bad a bit of an anti-climax as well, the series I have enjoyed the most in the last year is Ray Donavon. Hard hitting and a character with Irish routes your always trying to figure out. His wife is played by Belfast actor Paula Malcomson so her role of the squawking ball breaker is very convincing  ;)

Jeez I thought Breaking Bad was exceptional.   Up there with Sopranos and The Wire.

blewuporstuffed

Quote from: Over the Bar on November 22, 2018, 08:44:42 AM
Quote from: north_antrim_hound on November 21, 2018, 11:14:19 AM
I found Breaking Bad a bit of an anti-climax as well, the series I have enjoyed the most in the last year is Ray Donavon. Hard hitting and a character with Irish routes your always trying to figure out. His wife is played by Belfast actor Paula Malcomson so her role of the squawking ball breaker is very convincing  ;)

Jeez I thought Breaking Bad was exceptional.   Up there with Sopranos and The Wire.
Im the same.
Only just behind The Wire for me.
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themac_23

Quote from: blewuporstuffed on November 22, 2018, 09:50:19 AM
Quote from: Over the Bar on November 22, 2018, 08:44:42 AM
Quote from: north_antrim_hound on November 21, 2018, 11:14:19 AM
I found Breaking Bad a bit of an anti-climax as well, the series I have enjoyed the most in the last year is Ray Donavon. Hard hitting and a character with Irish routes your always trying to figure out. His wife is played by Belfast actor Paula Malcomson so her role of the squawking ball breaker is very convincing  ;)

Jeez I thought Breaking Bad was exceptional.   Up there with Sopranos and The Wire.
Im the same.
Only just behind The Wire for me.

The wire is next on my rewatch list after just finishing Breaking bad again, watched the first episode last night, great quote 'there ya go again Bunk, giving a F**k when it wasnt your turn to give a F**k'
forgot how much i loved the show and the characters until last night

Maroon Manc

Quote from: Over the Bar on November 22, 2018, 08:44:42 AM
Quote from: north_antrim_hound on November 21, 2018, 11:14:19 AM
I found Breaking Bad a bit of an anti-climax as well, the series I have enjoyed the most in the last year is Ray Donavon. Hard hitting and a character with Irish routes your always trying to figure out. His wife is played by Belfast actor Paula Malcomson so her role of the squawking ball breaker is very convincing  ;)

Jeez I thought Breaking Bad was exceptional.   Up there with Sopranos and The Wire.

First season was a very very slow burner, would have stopped watching only for everyone telling me good it was.

nrico2006

Always put The Wire off, couldn't be arsed with another big show but realized yesterday its only 5 seasons so going to start it when off at Christmas.
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thewobbler

Quote from: nrico2006 on November 23, 2018, 07:57:50 AM
Always put The Wire off, couldn't be arsed with another big show but realized yesterday its only 5 seasons so going to start it when off at Christmas.

You'll need to get past the first 3-4 episodes.

First 3-4 episodes introduce you lightly to around 40 characters, many of who are barely discernible from each other until you get used to their character traits. It's wild confusing. Then a light starts to come on. Then you'll watch it all in 3 days.

You probably won't enjoy season 2 until you watch the entire series again a week later, and realise that 3 seasons of plots spawn from it.

It's genius. The greatest show ever made.

Billys Boots

Quote from: thewobbler on November 23, 2018, 08:10:41 AM
Quote from: nrico2006 on November 23, 2018, 07:57:50 AM
Always put The Wire off, couldn't be arsed with another big show but realized yesterday its only 5 seasons so going to start it when off at Christmas.

You'll need to get past the first 3-4 episodes.

First 3-4 episodes introduce you lightly to around 40 characters, many of who are barely discernible from each other until you get used to their character traits. It's wild confusing. Then a light starts to come on. Then you'll watch it all in 3 days.

You probably won't enjoy season 2 until you watch the entire series again a week later, and realise that 3 seasons of plots spawn from it.

It's genius. The greatest show ever made.

Good synopsis wobbler, well said.
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bennydorano

Watching House repeats, again. Always loved Hugh Laurie.

Dinny Breen

Quote from: Billys Boots on November 23, 2018, 10:36:13 AM
Quote from: thewobbler on November 23, 2018, 08:10:41 AM
Quote from: nrico2006 on November 23, 2018, 07:57:50 AM
Always put The Wire off, couldn't be arsed with another big show but realized yesterday its only 5 seasons so going to start it when off at Christmas.

You'll need to get past the first 3-4 episodes.

First 3-4 episodes introduce you lightly to around 40 characters, many of who are barely discernible from each other until you get used to their character traits. It's wild confusing. Then a light starts to come on. Then you'll watch it all in 3 days.

You probably won't enjoy season 2 until you watch the entire series again a week later, and realise that 3 seasons of plots spawn from it.

It's genius. The greatest show ever made.

Good synopsis wobbler, well said.

+1
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Quote from: nrico2006 on November 23, 2018, 07:57:50 AM
Always put The Wire off, couldn't be arsed with another big show but realized yesterday its only 5 seasons so going to start it when off at Christmas.

Plus, you don't need to watch season 5 at all.

north_antrim_hound

Quote from: bennydorano on November 23, 2018, 10:45:31 AM
Watching House repeats, again. Always loved Hugh Laurie.

That's my favourite series ever, have all the box sets. Hugh Laurie is brilliant and the script is fantastic
Apart from my favourite movie "Apocalypse Now" I don't think if have repeated as much viewing with anything else.
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Main Street

Quote from: Dinny Breen on November 23, 2018, 11:46:02 AM
Quote from: Billys Boots on November 23, 2018, 10:36:13 AM
Quote from: thewobbler on November 23, 2018, 08:10:41 AM
Quote from: nrico2006 on November 23, 2018, 07:57:50 AM
Always put The Wire off, couldn't be arsed with another big show but realized yesterday its only 5 seasons so going to start it when off at Christmas.

You'll need to get past the first 3-4 episodes.

First 3-4 episodes introduce you lightly to around 40 characters, many of who are barely discernible from each other until you get used to their character traits. It's wild confusing. Then a light starts to come on. Then you'll watch it all in 3 days.

You probably won't enjoy season 2 until you watch the entire series again a week later, and realise that 3 seasons of plots spawn from it.

It's genius. The greatest show ever made.

Good synopsis wobbler, well said.

+1
Except the "probably won't enjoy season 2 bit", projecting a subjective  bias.
I enjoyed season 2 right from the first scene. I might rate other seasons higher or similar, but season 2  not enjoyable until you suss out what happens later?

BennyCake

Quote from: bennydorano on November 23, 2018, 10:45:31 AM
Watching House repeats, again. Always loved Hugh Laurie.

Watched one episode of that. Was alright but you'd end up a hypochondriac if you watched all of it.

Main Street

I'm watching s1 of Babylon Berlin, Berlin in Weimar republic times 1929, based on a series of books by a Volker Kutscher, following a detective recently transferred to Berlin -  sleazy, poverty, left political plots, just anything goes.
The tv drama is epic, episode 2 the nightclub scene was just perfectly choreographed extravagant music theatre.