TV Series

[Roger Mellie]

Am i the only one on here who has not seen The wire ? Nephew is watching it again for the 3rd time

I've never watched it myself

 

[ell]

Been given Disney+ free for 3 months, any recommendations? So far got the bear, finding Michael, the old man. I've seen most the star wars series too.

 

[bakerdave76]

I know going to give it another go.

 

[ZenHalfTimeCrock]

Timothy spall in sixth commandment on iplayer is 10/10

Watched the first two episodes last night.

It's superb. Utterly flawless.

Spent part of my career teaching in the private sector (though nowhere as posh and renowned as Stowe). These schools are a bit of a world unto themselves, but Spall's performance certainly reminded me of one or two former colleagues.

Had no idea he was so versatile.

Also just finished Season 2 of the Mayor of Kingstown. Thought the last episode was a bit meh but would definitely recommend the series as a whole. It's mostly been excellent.

 

[ZenHalfTimeCrock]

Although Season 5 wasn't quite as good as the others, this scene in episode 1 still cracks me up:



NOTE: it won't spoil anything for anyone who hasn't seen it.

From what I recall of David Simon's book Homicide, it conflates two real-life tactics that Baltimore detectives used to extract a confession.

 

[Mr. Wednesday]

Been given Disney+ free for 3 months, any recommendations? So far got the bear, finding Michael, the old man. I've seen most the star wars series too.

The Americans, Mr Inbetween, Dopesick, and What we do in the Shadows.

The Americans can be a bit of a slow burn but is utterly fantastic, and one of the most under the radar shows of recent years.

 

[ZenHalfTimeCrock]

The Americans, Mr Inbetween, Dopesick, and What we do in the Shadows.

The Americans can be a bit of a slow burn but is utterly fantastic, and one of the most under the radar shows of recent years.

Thanks for posting this. Dopesick and Mr Inbetween are both superb. Wasn’t initially struck by The Americans so will give it another try.

 

[Mr. Wednesday]

Thanks for posting this. Dopesick and Mr Inbetween are both superb. Wasn’t initially struck by The Americans so will give it another try.

Definitely takes half a season to find its feet but by the end of season one you are fully drawn in. So many incidents pay off in future seasons too. And the finale is one of the best I've seen.

 

[Ballymagash Blue]

The Americans, Mr Inbetween, Dopesick, and What we do in the Shadows.

The Americans can be a bit of a slow burn but is utterly fantastic, and one of the most under the radar shows of recent years.

The Americans was exceptional. Could never figure out why it wasn’t more popular.

 

[Dirty Harry]

The Americans was exceptional. Could never figure out why it wasn’t more popular.

Think I’m going to give this a go, kind of fell onto a couple of episodes a good few years back and thought it looked really good (as well as thinking the woman was well fit) but ended up getting side tracked by something that I’d been watching previously.

 

[waspish]

Think I’m going to give this a go, kind of fell onto a couple of episodes a good few years back and thought it looked really good (as well as thinking the woman was well fit) but ended up getting side tracked by something that I’d been watching previously.

Every season for me was a 8/10 one of my top 3 series ever

 

[Gio Sugar]

Just watched all the episodes of 'The Crowded room'. It's a must see. Tom Holland incredibly good.

 

[waspish]

Just watched all the episodes of 'The Crowded room'. It's a must see. Tom Holland incredibly good.

Sussed it first episode

 

[TCIB]

Oh fuck off. Bloody hate idiots like you, yeah I figured it out after one episode.... No you didn't you stupid **** you had a guess.

Bloody hell, a bit strong a response. Waspish does know his stuff and has a good nose for a show, well imo at least. I think it is obvious he had a feeling and ofc he did not know 100% but you just read between the lines there. If you do that it says the ending is kind of obvious with no twists.

You may have the wrong idea about Waspish here tbh. He is knowledgeable and gives a show a fair run before he gives a verdict; Unless it is desperate like most the tv Marvel stuff which you can call within the first 3 seconds then stop watching. Read his other reviews and opinions and you should see he is not the know it all type.

In other news i am going to start Gommorra again. There is no better show and thats a big headeded fact ladies and gents :D

 

[waspish]

Oh fuck off. Bloody hate idiots like you, yeah I figured it out after one episode.... No you didn't you stupid **** you had a guess.

When you have watched as much tv shows as me you get to read
Into the show! I Remember watching a documentary about it 25/30 years ago! I have a very good memory on tv shows I've watched from the past.

 

[waspish]

Bloody hell, a bit strong a response. Waspish does know his stuff and has a good nose for a show, well imo at least. I think it is obvious he had a feeling and ofc he did not know 100% but you just read between the lines there. If you do that it says the ending is kind of obvious with no twists.

You may have the wrong idea about Waspish here tbh. He is knowledgeable and gives a show a fair run before he gives a verdict; Unless it is desperate like most the tv Marvel stuff which you can call within the first 3 seconds then stop watching. Read his other reviews and opinions and you should see he is not the know it all type.

In other news i am going to start Gommorra again. There is no better show and thats a big headeded fact ladies and gents :D

Cheers for that..

Words or abuse on any forum doesn't bother me and mainly when it's written down it always looks worse! You don't know if it was said sarcastically or not..

 

[N1985]

Oh fuck off. Bloody hate idiots like you, yeah I figured it out after one episode.... No you didn't you stupid **** you had a guess.

Haha who's this fuckface? Put the Stella and the phone down and go to bed son.

 

[ZenHalfTimeCrock]

Just finished Season 2 of Mr Inbetween.

I can see why some viewers may not get it, as one or two episodes tread water a bit and nothing much happens, though there are usually one or two amusing scenes.

But the best ones are stupendous, like the poignant finale to this season.

Also just started Brotherhood, an old series that may have passed under some people’s radar. That looks excellent too, like a more lyrical version of The Mayor of Kingstown if the dialogue is anything to go by.

As there seems to be more than one TV show with this title, it’s the one in which Jason Clarke and Jason Isaacs play brothers.

 

[Gio Sugar]

Been given Disney+ free for 3 months, any recommendations? So far got the bear, finding Michael, the old man. I've seen most the star wars series too.

Mandalorian, Andor if you fancy star wars.

Only murders in the bulding is fun to see

Just put Dopesick on my list, lads here says it's good.

 

[mancityscot]

The Shrink Next Door on Apple TV.

Really enjoyable, quite shocking series, and excellent acting from Will Ferrell in a much more serious role than he would usually do. Based on a true story too. Highly recommend!