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Part way through Season 2 of Love/Hate. Pretty good so far.

Also first 6 episodes of 3 Body Problem. Have liked what I have seen, though am more intrigued by the plot than the characters.

But the real revelation has been the Australian crime series Underbelly. Each season is based on true life events involving drug dealers. Some truly memorable characters in the first two seasons (again am half-way through the second one).

Should appeal to fans of Mr Inbetween, Kin, Gomorrah, The Wire, The Shield and the aforementioned Love/Hate. Think it’s available on Amazon Prime.
 
ZenHalfTimeCrock said:
Part way through Season 2 of Love/Hate. Pretty good so far.

Also first 6 episodes of 3 Body Problem. Have liked what I have seen, though am more intrigued by the plot than the characters.

But the real revelation has been the Australian crime series Underbelly. Each season is based on true life events involving drug dealers. Some truly memorable characters in the first two seasons (again am half-way through the second one).

Should appeal to fans of Mr Inbetween, Kin, Gomorrah, The Wire, The Shield and the aforementioned Love/Hate. Think it’s available on Amazon Prime.
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its a jungle out there , loved it
 
ysmsa said:
Like it, we are working our way through.

Some good spots with "Little Finger" from Game of Throne prominent in the first few series.

Then, the guy from the film " Saltburn" as a young lad.

Good series

Is Dublin really like this
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As someone who couldn't stick with the series as it hits a little too close to home(town) for entertainment purposes I would say yes, there is definitely an underworld like this depicted in the show. Some of the characters arguably based on real criminals. It's obviously all dramatised and overblown though and all always thought the acting was shite in this one though some of the actors went on to bigger things
 
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kaz7 said:
its a jungle out there , loved it
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It’s a great cast in Season 1 but Kat Stewart as the wonderfully foul-mouthed Roberta Williams was the standout. The way she speaks to her daughter!

Imagine having her for your mum and Carl for your stepdad.
 
I saw Giancarlo Esposito had a new TV show and I'd thought I'd give it go as he's an awesome actor. New TV show, a lead actor. Why could go wrong?!

'Parish' is what.

As much as I like Esposito, this effort shows he's never a lead. With him being an executive producer as well, he had a lot riding on this. I'm quite patient, but I found myself bored after 15 mins and forcing myself to stick out the poor pacing, forced dialogue and not caring at all what happens to anyone. Fell to the same traps of not knowing how to depict the Bayou as anything but what it did.

Shockingly boring.
 
Bigga said:
I saw Giancarlo Esposito had a new TV show and I'd thought I'd give it go as he's an awesome actor. New TV show, a lead actor. Why could go wrong?!

'Parish' is what.

As much as I like Esposito, this effort shows he's never a lead. With him being an executive producer as well, he had a lot riding on this. I'm quite patient, but I found myself bored after 15 mins and forcing myself to stick out the poor pacing, forced dialogue and not caring at all what happens to anyone. Fell to the same traps of not knowing how to depict the Bayou as anything but what it did.

Shockingly boring.
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Is it not teeing up for next few episodes? Sometimes you get new series where it's slow so you get the feel for the series the story the characters..
 
waspish said:
Is it not teeing up for next few episodes? Sometimes you get new series where it's slow so you get the feel for the series the story the characters..
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Honestly, I did think about that before I posted...

However, the whole dialogue between characters is clunky AF! It's just dull and uninspiring and I don't know that, if your pilot episode doesn't grab you in some way, how you go on to save it! They absolutely waste the use of Paula Malcomson, (the wife from 'Ray Donovan') and you can see her struggling to pull out a performance!

I always assume there's something to make you think "I'll keep watching", but I found nothing! Maybe, if you watch it, you can spot something I didn't...?
 
I’ve been watching The 100 on Amazon Prime and quite getting into it after an undecided start.

But it seems for some reason that episode 10 of series 3 isn’t free like all the other 99 episodes and you need to buy it.

Seems a bit odd.

Think it’s the first time I’ve watched a series on Prime. Is this normal for them? And if I do pay it, is it likely that other episodes will suddenly start need paying for out of the blue?
 
mancityscot said:
Just finished The White Lotus, binged it all in a couple days.

Great series, quirky dark comedy. Incredible soundtrack too.
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mancityscot said:
Just finished The White Lotus, binged it all in a couple days.

Great series, quirky dark comedy. Incredible soundtrack too.
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Season 2 much better than Season 1 in my opinion ….but I am obsessed with anything about Sicily
 
Just watched first episode of This Town.
Read a few reviews first, which were a bit mixed, but hand on heart-----I bloody love it already.
 
Started watching Dark- German tv series on Netflix. Interesting 1st episode. Not sure if it’s going to like fringe or something like stranger things. Reviews were pretty good.
 
constellation,i watched it so you don't have to ,or if you do watch it just watch episode 1 and the last one job done.
 
Catch me a killer on alibi is good , based on true stories it about horrendous murders in south africa , strong stomach required , at the end of each one it tells you what the real life killers sentences are and if they are still in jail etc
 
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