TV Show recommendations

[Baile Brigín 2]

I've given up on Man on Fire.

Tedious clichéd shite. If you like a show where every single soldier, cop and bad guy can't shoot straight but the hero never misses and he happens to have a bomb disposal truck in his garage this is for you.

[screenexile]

Legends on Netflix, about UK Customs tackling Heroin in 90s, is pretty good - a few episodes in, very entertaining not in the great category.

Watching 30 Rock again as well, holds up well.

30 Rock definitely hold up well I watched it again recently also

Got back into 30Rock again myself with its return on Netflix... Baldwin and Tracy Morgan are very good in it!

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Has Should I Marry a Murderer been discussed? Thought it had but can't find

Anyway, decent watch, batshit crazy. Knew the story but the back story makes it even crazier tbh

[Main Street]

Should I Marry A Murderer was a good watch on Netflix.

I was unfamiliar with the story: two Scottish brothers ran over a cyclist on a charity run, left him to die in their barn and buried him on the Highlands estate they worked on; then one of them meets and quickly gets engaged to a Glasgow doctor, tells her about it, and she's left with the psychological dilemma of whether to turn them in and give the cyclists family closure, and the aftermath of her decision and actions.

Does not paint a nice picture of the callousness of the police and justice system towards traumatized witnesses.

At least you didn't tell us if she did or didn't marry the murderer

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Thanks Main St. Least I'm not going mad lol

The woman in question became seriously unhinged but before it all happened she was a bit of a crazy one. Anyway, tis recommended

[Brendan]

Started Legends last night thanks to the mention on here, good show so far. Is Steve Coogan under rated as an actor, been brilliant in anything I've seen him in even these more serious roles

[In hiding]

I've given up on Man on Fire.

Tedious clichéd shite. If you like a show where every single soldier, cop and bad guy can't shoot straight but the hero never misses and he happens to have a bomb disposal truck in his garage this is for you.

Loved the film but Denzil is a huge part of that

[Tony Baloney]

I've given up on Man on Fire.

Tedious clichéd shite. If you like a show where every single soldier, cop and bad guy can't shoot straight but the hero never misses and he happens to have a bomb disposal truck in his garage this is for you.

Sounds like the A-Team.,

[Baile Brigín 2]

I've given up on Man on Fire.

Tedious clichéd shite. If you like a show where every single soldier, cop and bad guy can't shoot straight but the hero never misses and he happens to have a bomb disposal truck in his garage this is for you.

Loved the film but Denzil is a huge part of that

Absolutely nothing to do with the book/film apart from a twitchy black hyper violent lead character

[thewobbler]

I've given up on Man on Fire.

Tedious clichéd shite. If you like a show where every single soldier, cop and bad guy can't shoot straight but the hero never misses and he happens to have a bomb disposal truck in his garage this is for you.

Sounds like the A-Team.,

The big difference is that the A team did all of this tongue in cheek; it was a pure piss take.

Whereas the cornerstone of seemingly over a dozen high budget US tv series per year now seems to be "troubled but virtuous man with special armed forces training, who is justified, correct and always able to take the lives of dozens of less virtuous former special armed forces people".

[statto]

Should I Marry A Murderer was a good watch on Netflix.

I was unfamiliar with the story: two Scottish brothers ran over a cyclist on a charity run, left him to die in their barn and buried him on the Highlands estate they worked on; then one of them meets and quickly gets engaged to a Glasgow doctor, tells her about it, and she's left with the psychological dilemma of whether to turn them in and give the cyclists family closure, and the aftermath of her decision and actions.

Does not paint a nice picture of the callousness of the police and justice system towards traumatized witnesses.

J70, BBC Iplayer also has a good two part documentary related to this from the police side and the deceased family which would be worth a watch should you have enjoyed the Netflix documentary- Murder Case, The Vanishing Cyclist. 

[Baile Brigín 2]

I've given up on Man on Fire.

Tedious clichéd shite. If you like a show where every single soldier, cop and bad guy can't shoot straight but the hero never misses and he happens to have a bomb disposal truck in his garage this is for you.

Sounds like the A-Team.,

The big difference is that the A team did all of this tongue in cheek; it was a pure piss take.

Whereas the cornerstone of seemingly over a dozen high budget US tv series per year now seems to be "troubled but virtuous man with special armed forces training, who is justified, correct and always able to take the lives of dozens of less virtuous former special armed forces people".

Exactly. More Bourne. But the A Team at least built their tech. This guy just finds it. In Rio. Alone. He manages to have exactly the whizz bangs to take on the world.

[AustinPowers]

Big Break to  return...

With Paddy McGuinness as host . Another show  for him to help ruin

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/big-break-returns-to-bbc

[smort]

Big Break to  return...

With Paddy McGuinness as host . Another show  for him to help ruin

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/big-break-returns-to-bbc

Was looking forward to this when I saw the initial headline. Doubt I'll watch it now that McGuiness is involved

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Big Break to  return...

With Paddy McGuinness as host . Another show  for him to help ruin

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/big-break-returns-to-bbc

Was looking forward to this when I saw the initial headline. Doubt I'll watch it now that McGuiness is involved

Let the balls see the pockets?! No?!