TV Show recommendations

[Hound]

Saw the 1st episode of Season 2 of Sherlock last night. Very good. First time seeing the series and definitely impressed.

Was that on telly?

Had it UPC+ed Hound. Think the 2nd series is nearly over already on RTE2.

Ah, having seen the first 6 epsiodes I thought it was only series 1, but its just 3 episodes per series, so I have seen series 2.

Have you watched Elementary? Quite similar to Sherlock, apart from he's working cases in NYC and Dr Watson is Lucy Liu. I've watched the first 3 or 4 episodes, and while its perhaps not quite as good as Sherlock, its entertaining all the same.

[Tony Baloney]

Saw the 1st episode of Season 2 of Sherlock last night. Very good. First time seeing the series and definitely impressed.

Was that on telly?

Had it UPC+ed Hound. Think the 2nd series is nearly over already on RTE2.

Ah, having seen the first 6 epsiodes I thought it was only series 1, but its just 3 episodes per series, so I have seen series 2.

Have you watched Elementary? Quite similar to Sherlock, apart from he's working cases in NYC and Dr Watson is Lucy Liu. I've watched the first 3 or 4 episodes, and while its perhaps not quite as good as Sherlock, its entertaining all the same.

Lucy Liu is Dr. Watson. This is how tv works 

[muppet]

On the recommendation of those here, myself and herself have started watching Breaking Bad.

Awesome show.

[gerrykeegan]

It gets better and better and better

[ballinaman]

On the recommendation of those here, myself and herself have started watching Breaking Bad.

Awesome show.

Posted a few pages back but still worth a laugh......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIom3LSbB0I

[Main Street]

BB is good for 3 seasons, the original premise flies through absurdity after absurdity. It flattens out on the 4th, barely saved by a wtf ending. In the 5th season there is nothing substantial left, except a mess of family drama soap which was always the weakest component in BB.

[ziggy90]

The 1st part of the superb adaptation of the Spies of Warsaw is being repeated tonight on BBC4  11.45pm.
It's a 2 part spy drama, with the 2nd part out on Wednesday evening.

http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/tmd5h/spies-of-warsaw--episode-1

Meant to catch it, but saw a few underwhelming reviews and it slipped my mind.

Well, maybe 'superb adaptation' is over egging it, but definitely in the upper echelons of the usual BBC/ITV produced fare. They could have stretched it into 3 or 4 x 90 min. It's different and I can see where it wouldn't appeal to everybodys' taste but having had a read of some of the reviews, I'm left somewhat bemused by some of the gripes.
I don't mind the minimalism or the deliberate stereotyping, eg the nazi agents. Tennant has the centre,  much of it all falls on him to carry it off and the tension is there, just understated.

Thanks for the tip, I watched the first part last night and was very impressed. It took a while to get into it and I think a reason for that is that the makers have tried their best to catch the atmosphere and morality of the period (succeeded for me), and times have changed so much since then that it takes quite an effort to get used to the slower pace and simpler lifestyle of the thirties. I like having a simple straightforward heroes and villains story, and the Nazis are the best (easiest) villains of the lot. Looking forward to tonight's conclusion.

[ziggy90]

Stirring tale of derring-do, thoroughly enjoyable. Must get hold of the book now.

[thewobbler]

BB is good for 3 seasons, the original premise flies through absurdity after absurdity. It flattens out on the 4th, barely saved by a wtf ending. In the 5th season there is nothing substantial left, except a mess of family drama soap which was always the weakest component in BB.

This is probably the first negative review I've ever read of series 4 - which for my money is  maybe the greatest season of anything, ever. I'd agree that S5 is a bit flatter, but it has to be - they created so many loose ends in S4, that they had to spend a few episodes tying it all back together. Still, the episode with the train was worth watching S5 for by itself.

Each to their own I suppose.

[Rois]

Anyone see Kevin Bacon's The Following on tonight? Wasn't entirely enjoying it at the start (I'm a fan of Criminal Minds where the serial killers are caught within the hour) but I'll def tune in next wk. Pretty intriguing.

[Celt_Man]

Anyone see Kevin Bacon's The Following on tonight? Wasn't entirely enjoying it at the start (I'm a fan of Criminal Minds where the serial killers are caught within the hour) but I'll def tune in next wk. Pretty intriguing.

Have it Sky +'ed - I'll let it build up before attacking it....

I've just finished The Borgias Season 2 over the weekend - absolutely top class! Great ending to it and Season 3 can't come quick enough

[Tony Baloney]

Anyone see Kevin Bacon's The Following on tonight? Wasn't entirely enjoying it at the start (I'm a fan of Criminal Minds where the serial killers are caught within the hour) but I'll def tune in next wk. Pretty intriguing.

Liked it but found it unnecessarily gory for tv. I don't mind a bit of gore but had a niggle that it was possibly going out of its way to be conrroversial.

There was a show called Revolution advertised during The Following. Anyone seen it?

[the Deel Rover]

Anyone see Kevin Bacon's The Following on tonight? Wasn't entirely enjoying it at the start (I'm a fan of Criminal Minds where the serial killers are caught within the hour) but I'll def tune in next wk. Pretty intriguing.

Yes saw it last night Rois. I enjoyed it. I made sure all the doors were locked before heading to bed 

[BennyHarp]

Just finished season 4 of Breaking Bad and I must say it is one of the best I've seen. Definitely up there with  The Wire (and I don't say that lightly) in its development of character stories and intense plot line. The episode where Gus takes Jesse and Mike to Mexico to confront the cartel was just superb!

[Syferus]

Anyone see Kevin Bacon's The Following on tonight? Wasn't entirely enjoying it at the start (I'm a fan of Criminal Minds where the serial killers are caught within the hour) but I'll def tune in next wk. Pretty intriguing.

Liked it but found it unnecessarily gory for tv. I don't mind a bit of gore but had a niggle that it was possibly going out of its way to be conrroversial.

There was a show called Revolution advertised during The Following. Anyone seen it?

How are you supposed to not be very gory when a killer is echoing Edgar Allan Poe poetry? It was hardly gore for gore's sake, it enhanced the story that was being told.

Nothing beyond what you'd see in Dexter, Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones or any number of US or UK shows. It's when a show about serial killers gets sketchy about gore that my alarm bells start ringing.

If you're signing up for the premise you're signing up for some brutal deaths.

On the show itself, I found it very enjoyable and well put together. It's obviously a far-fetched concept but it's one with room for plenty of fun. Having Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy as the leads really is what makes the show, both fine actors and in Purefoy's case hugely under-rated. He was great as Mark Anthony in the Rome HBO/BBC series.

As long as they keep the focus on those two this show can get at least season or two of good material out of the concept, which is more than you can say for most network shows.