TV Series

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

I watched 5 episode's so have given it a good go, but found it boring, won't be watching the rest.

I watched it all. Was bored so i thought I'd see who dun it. Wasn't great.

 

[Stoned Rose]

One of the greatest characters in the history of television

"Aaayyyooo"

 

[Mr. Wednesday]

Like most have said, The Wire is fucking stupendous. But I personally really enjoyed season 2, binged it easily over 2 days and Frank Sobotka’s character is one that impacted me more than many in the show. Season 4 was probably the best imo though, amazing television.

Did anyone else watch The Deuce? Another Simon and Pellecanos show, well worth watching. Probably depends how much James Franco you can stomach though.

 

[Dirty Harry]

Like most have said, The Wire is fucking stupendous. But I personally really enjoyed season 2, binged it easily over 2 days and Frank Sobotka’s character is one that impacted me more than many in the show. Season 4 was probably the best imo though, amazing television.

Did anyone else watch The Deuce? Another Simon and Pellecanos show, well worth watching. Probably depends how much James Franco you can stomach though.

I think season 2 often gets a bad rap, maybe it's because people have warmed to the cast of season 1 or started to, and want more, then all of a sudden, it changes cast and direction quite a bit, I think maybe people start to watch it in a low mood.

That's how I felt at the time anyway first time of watching, but it's only really once you've watched the whole thing and it all links in do many look back and realise the significance and how good it actually was, funny because I really enjoyed and rated season 2 much more on the second, third and fourth viewing :-), and you're right, Frank was a fantastic character.

 

[quiet_riot]

Can't agree that The Wire season 2 is bad as some have said. It's very different, a major turn from the glorification of the street corner drug culture of Season 1, but that's the brilliance of the Wire, each season has a different focus - all of which have major impacts of the lives of people and the city itself. Superbly written, acted and paced...quite simply the best ever.


EDIT: Seems me and @Rosler's Mullet had similar thoughts at the same time!

 

[sheikmedick]

State of Happiness on BBC 4. Norwegian, set in the 60’s. Absolutely excellent. It’s in 8 parts I think. It’s about the Oil industry. Sounds boring - it’s not.

Just finished watching this.thought it was great,bit different from most of the other shite on tv.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Just finished watching this.thought it was great,bit different from most of the other shite on tv.

Think they are making a second series.

 

[Mike N]

Just finished watching this.thought it was great,bit different from most of the other shite on tv.

It’s very good, isn’t it? As mentioned above they are doing a second series.

 

[Mike N]

Another shout for ‘I know this much is true’. Excellent.

 

[oldhamblue]

Like most have said, The Wire is fucking stupendous. But I personally really enjoyed season 2, binged it easily over 2 days and Frank Sobotka’s character is one that impacted me more than many in the show. Season 4 was probably the best imo though, amazing television.

Did anyone else watch The Deuce? Another Simon and Pellecanos show, well worth watching. Probably depends how much James Franco you can stomach though.

I watched the first episode of The Wire and it didn't have anything to entice me back in

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Watching the Epstein documentary at the moment, not an easy watch. Only done the first 2 episodes so far.

On Netflix.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Last Dance was much better than I expected it to be. 8/10

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Last Dance was much better than I expected it to be. 8/10

I loved it too. Found Michael Jordan to be a whopper personally, but enjoyed watching him being one. Talent like that always needs a big slice of ego and arrogance to dominate sport.

 

[BlueHammer85]

I loved it too. Found Michael Jordan to be a whopper personally, but enjoyed watching him being one. Talent like that always needs a big slice of ego and arrogance to dominate sport.

absolutely.

To be the best you need that personality. I loved the way he would find ways to get wound up and even make up things an opposition person said ! Definitely in the mix of all time greatest

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

absolutely.

To be the best you need that personality. I loved the way he would find ways to get wound up and even make up things an opposition person said ! Definitely in the mix of all time greatest

Still a whopper though

 

[BlueHammer85]

Still a whopper though

Yeh back in the day. All part of his be the best programme.

seems a genuine top guy nowadays.

 

[Mayor West]

Finish gangs of london tonight. Superb show. Episode 5 was just insane. Makes me laugh though, one of the main gripes people have with it is that the fight scenes are too choreographed, when they are EXACTLY the same as the raid, which people loved.

 

[Coatigan]

I watched the first episode of The Wire and it didn't have anything to entice me back in

without wanting to sound patronising, you can say that about the first 10 minutes of any good film.

I felt the same back when i warched it, took me a good few episodes. worth it.

 

[oldhamblue]

without wanting to sound patronising, you can say that about the first 10 minutes of any good film.

I felt the same back when i warched it, took me a good few episodes. worth it.

I've written comedy for live shows, TV and radio shows. And I've been studying drama for TV and film so when I watch stuff I reverse engineer it. Meaning I rarely let go and enjoy something unfortunately. Loved Dexter, Breaking Bad. Thought Sopranos was severely over rated. Watched 1st episode of Billions and guessed a game of cat and mouse culminating in a court case at the end. Better Call Saul is next

 

[DazWA9]

Two episodes into zerozerozero.

Loving it so far.