TV Show recommendations

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

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nrico2006

I watched Person Of Interest from the start and finished it last year.  One of my favourite shows and a great ending.  Was actually on youtube last week reqatching that final scene between Harold and John, brilliant.  Some brilliant episodes in the show, some great scenes with powerful music too with the Jim Robinson German Spy scene one of my favourite (with the tune by Mogwai - I Know You Are, But What Am I), the Judgement episode end scene (Intro by The Xx) and the one after Carter went with Johnny Cash Hurt.

There was some big names attached to the show such as Jonathan Nolan and JJ Abrams.
'To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal, light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle.'

Dinny Breen

Master of None on Netflix. A bit quirky but enjoyable and has some laugh out loud moments.
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Cunny Funt

The new Twin peaks episodes was on Sky Atlantic last night. Weird shite altogether.

leenie

Watching genius at moment, story of einsteins life - quite enjoyable
I'm trying to decide on a really meaningful message..

Owen Brannigan

Anyone watching The Trial: A Murder in the Family one Channel 4 with a real jury assessing a fictious murder with a real judge and QCs conducting the prosecution and defence?  Started on Sunday night.

Milltown Row2

Quote from: Owen Brannigan on May 25, 2017, 04:01:06 PM
Anyone watching The Trial: A Murder in the Family one Channel 4 with a real jury assessing a fictious murder with a real judge and QCs conducting the prosecution and defence?  Started on Sunday night.

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

5 Sams

Quote from: leenie on May 23, 2017, 03:25:27 PM
The keepers ... a 7 episode series on Netflix
The Keepers reveals that the case of Sister Cathy Cesnik, while not very famous, is actually bigger than most of those referenced. Initially, the story does seem like just another singular whodunit situation. As the series goes on, the micro tik-tok of one woman's death expands to the macro investigation of a Catholic Church cover-up with a side of possible police corruption..

A must watch ...

Working my way through it this weekend..harrowing stuff at times!!
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Main Street

Quote from: Cunny Funt on May 24, 2017, 05:23:23 PM
The new Twin peaks episodes was on Sky Atlantic last night. Weird shite altogether.
I fell asleep twice.
I had to have it explained to me what was happening in the dream sequence, I found a good explanation here http://www.thewrap.com/twin-peaks-dream-sequence-analysis-analyzed-dale-cooper-laura-palmer/,
after that I had another look at the episode and it's pretty good,really well done.
Though it's still weird shite altogether

heffo

A Handmaids take is excellent

JimStynes

Just finished season 1 of 'The Girlfriend Experience' on Amazon prime there. A law student turned high class escort. Decent show. Just don't watch it with the children around! A right bit of dirt in it.

Newbridge Exile

Quote from: Main Street on May 12, 2017, 02:31:02 PM
I've finished 3 seasons of Bosch
They're  based on extracts from the early books, a conclusion is reached at the end of the 3rd season, a variation on the Concrete Blonde. I read that there's a 4th season in some stage of production.
The 2nd book (The Black Ice) was skipped entirely, when Harry went to Mexico, imo it was the weakest book of the whole series with a convoluted plot.
Harry's actor is spot on but the age difference is big, Harry was about 40 at the outset and this tv Harry is about mid 50s. There are many good scenes left out from the strongest story line in the early books, The Last Coyote to do with Harry's investigation into his mother's murder and concurrent sessions with the police dept shrink (in Chinatown :)), for instance the scenes when LAPD's  A.I.D. arrested and attempted interrogation about 98 Pound's murder.
The books are first class, nevertheless the tv series is a good companion to the books.
I have never read any of the books but have  really enjoyed all 3 series of Bosch- personally thought series 3 was the highlight but all were very good

Newbridge Exile

Quote from: thewobbler on May 23, 2017, 09:05:23 PM
Person of Interest reached its end in an unusually accomplished and satisfactory way for a TV series. So much so it needs a eulogy.

Scroll back far enough and you'll find me condemning series 1 of this show as steaming horseshit. But once the longer narrative started to play out in series 2, it became rather clever. Series 3 was absolutely genius. Series 4 and 5 not quite the same heights but each had 4-5 staggeringly good episodes.

If somehow HBO could take control of the team behind this concept, and give them a Wire-style freedom from making self contained episodes, in favour of always feeding an extended narrative, it could be the greatest TV ever.
One series I will have to catch up on, watched up to series 3 and have been meeting to get 4 & 5 watched

Cunny Funt

Quote from: Main Street on June 01, 2017, 11:13:12 PM
Quote from: Cunny Funt on May 24, 2017, 05:23:23 PM
The new Twin peaks episodes was on Sky Atlantic last night. Weird shite altogether.
I fell asleep twice.
I had to have it explained to me what was happening in the dream sequence, I found a good explanation here http://www.thewrap.com/twin-peaks-dream-sequence-analysis-analyzed-dale-cooper-laura-palmer/,
after that I had another look at the episode and it's pretty good,really well done.
Though it's still weird shite altogether
Episode 3 and 4 was more comical viewing but still some weird shite altogether.

Ball Hopper

Quote from: Tony Baloney on May 17, 2017, 01:33:06 PM
Quote from: lurganblue on May 17, 2017, 09:45:47 AM
Finished series 2 of Billions there. Much much better than the 1st series. Such a well performed show.
It's great. Wouldn't have minded seeing a bit more of Chuck's missus in her "party gear" though  :-X :-*

Finished season 1 just now and have season 2 lined up for the rest of June (I'm a slow viewer, maybe 3 episodes a week).

Very intriguing shenanigans all over the place...great viewing.

bennydorano

Paula - BBC / RTE Drama  Production, excellent show, quite disturbing at times.