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Need an engrossing show to keep my mind off the current madness

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    #302
    LilacNails
    Registered Users Posts: 654 ✭✭✭LilacNails


    90 days fiancee on soaps 2day. It's crap TV but I'm hooked!


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    #303
    Thelonious Monk
    Registered Users Posts: 13,927 ✭✭✭✭Thelonious Monk


    dinneenp wrote: »
    You're just not looking hard enough.
    I find searching Google good, eg best thrillers/series 3029 on Netflix etc. Some below are films
    The Letdown
    Marcella
    Thunder Road
    Black 37
    Beasts of no nation
    Devs
    Barry
    Suburra
    Happy Valley (fantastic, not sure what service its on)

    Yeah I search all the time. Happy Valley was great, Barry great, haven't come across the other ones.


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    #304
    [Deleted User]
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    Marcella was quality..


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    #305
    CosmicFool
    Registered Users Posts: 492 ✭✭CosmicFool


    What we do in the shadows ����


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    #306
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,869 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    CosmicFool wrote: »
    What we do in the shadows ����

    Do you need to watch the film before the series?


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    #307
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,962 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    km79 wrote: »
    Excellent show

    Yeah very addictive show

    Michael C Hall played the role to perfection


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    #308
    Zak Flaps
    Registered Users Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭Zak Flaps


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    started watching HBOs Six Feet Under

    I knw it may seem a bit grim/dark but its a great series with some weird moments

    This was a hugely influential show. It's around that time when TV started to improve greatly. The Sopranos was in it's early days and the Wire was just around the corner.


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    #309
    Thelonious Monk
    Registered Users Posts: 13,927 ✭✭✭✭Thelonious Monk


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    Do you need to watch the film before the series?

    No, it's basically the same premise as the film, but different characters. It's a real treat though, I've only seen one episode of the 2nd series and it was more of the same fun.


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    #310
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users Posts: 24,564 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    ShineOn7 wrote: »
    The Last Dance is excellent and fits the thread title's description about 4 episodes in

    Last week you were 4 episodes in and it wasn't exactly engrossing. What happened between episode 4 and eh...episode 4 that changed your mind? :pac:

    As an aside, I'm listening to the ESPN podcasts that were on after each episode and the director, Jason Hehir, was on discussing the episode, giving insight into what was involved in bringing it together. Worth a listen if you're interested


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    #311
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,330 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    Do you need to watch the film before the series?

    No, like another poster says, it's different characters but the same premise. There is one episode in Season 1 that features the characters from the film, but you don't miss anything by not having seen the film first. The film is okay, but I think it works better as a TV show.


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    #312
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Last week you were 4 episodes in and it wasn't exactly engrossing. What happened between episode 4 and eh...episode 4 that changed your mind? :pac:

    :pac:

    You've a better memory than me!

    I've completed it since and it definitely deserves all the plaudits it's getting. Great TV


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    #313
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,810 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Is “The Last Dance” worth watching if you’re not big into basketball?

    The doc on Aaron Hernandez didn’t do much for me..


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    #314
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Basq wrote: »
    Is “The Last Dance” worth watching if you’re not big into basketball?


    Definitely

    Give it a chance though, it needs a few episodes to ramp up


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    #315
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users Posts: 24,564 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    ShineOn7 wrote: »
    :pac:

    You've a better memory than me!

    I've completed it since and it definitely deserves all the plaudits it's getting. Great TV

    Look up the 'Jalen and Jacoby - The Aftershow' podcast. Jalen Rose was on the Pacers team that the Bulls played in the Eastern final in 98. He went on to play for the Bulls a few years later so he knows the game. He was born in Detroit so he has his own thoughts on the Pistons and the rivalry :)


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    #316
    Theonly way
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭Theonly way


    Truly enjoyed "Money Heist".
    Yes it has its boring moments but really got into this gripping drama which was ah well close to alot of emotions that most face at some time in life and would highly recommend it as essential viewing for physiologists and normal people as they seem to differ.

    Brilliant for a Spanish channel and the dubbing worked well.

    Got me for sure and herself glued to to TV for hours .

    Enjoyable and to quote the OP engrossing.


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    #317
    holly8
    Registered Users Posts: 729 ✭✭✭holly8


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    started watching HBOs Six Feet Under

    I knw it may seem a bit grim/dark but its a great series with some weird moments

    That was a great show


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    #318
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,962 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Zak Flaps wrote: »
    This was a hugely influential show. It's around that time when TV started to improve greatly. The Sopranos was in it's early days and the Wire was just around the corner.

    Yeah you can the influence from this in other 2000s shows. Scrubs also started around the same time and that was another legendary series

    Racking my brains wondering what else the mother in Six Feet Under was in. She also played the mother in The Joker


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    #319
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,869 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Multiple seasons of American Horror Story and pops up in multiple other things


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    #320
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,462 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Derry Girls is starting on RTE 1 Sunday at 9.30pm
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #321
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,761 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Started season 1 of six feet under, will see how it goes.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    #322
    expectationlost
    Registered Users Posts: 11,775 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    last kingdom is great


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    #323
    expectationlost
    Registered Users Posts: 11,775 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    Sebastian Dangerfield wrote: »
    Another one I got 4 or 5 eps into and lost interest in. I think I might be the problem...
    no it is very slow and seemingly aimless at the start


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    #324
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,872 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    I can highly recommend the following:

    For All Mankind great what if show about the space race.
    Man in the Highcastle great what if show about an alternative history.
    Startup great show that only lasted 3 seasons.
    I watched all 6 seasons of Bosch over the past 2 weeks and its one of the best police shows I have ever watched.
    Watched all of Defending Jacob today, well worth watching.
    Goliath is great with Billy Bob Thornton in top form.
    Jack Ryan is well worth a look.
    Absentia is rather interesting.
    American Gods is great with Ian McShane in top form.
    Good Omens has a great cast and is a must watch.
    Hunters is good but the last episode WTF?


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    #325
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,810 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Starting Money Heist myself.. have heard good things!


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    #326
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,068 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Jeffrey Epstein Filthy Rich. There's only 4 episodes.


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    #327
    CosmicFool
    Registered Users Posts: 492 ✭✭CosmicFool


    Hollywood on Netflix. Was pretty good. Sometimes cheesy but overall a great watch.


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    #328
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 17,990 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    Basq wrote: »
    Starting Money Heist myself.. have heard good things!
    Well I found it quite ridiculous and stopped after the second season. I also had a rather bigger issue with some of the events in the first season. Seems like I'm alone in not thinking much of it.


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    #329
    bladespin
    Registered Users Posts: 7,336 ✭✭✭bladespin


    Tried tracking back and haven't seen FARGO listed (could have missed it though), it's a gem!


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    #330
    trashcan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭trashcan


    cadaliac wrote: »
    Found Mindhunter decent. As you correctly point out, its not the regular format and you are expecting different things from the characters. I liked it a lot.

    Finished Mindhunter and I thought it got better as it went on. Very good. I read somewhere that Netflix have dropped and there won't be a third season ? Pity if that's the case.


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    #331
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    trashcan wrote: »
    Finished Mindhunter and I thought it got better as it went on. Very good. I read somewhere that Netflix have dropped and there won't be a third season ? Pity if that's the case.


    For a David Fincher project I thought it was seriously lacking by his standards. I've never tried season 2 as a result

    Netflix didn't drop it, Fincher has shelved it for now to focus on other things


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