Overlooked TV shows

Sephiroth_dude

Pure Mule

the purple tin

Devs.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8134186/

How Soon Is Now

The man in the high castle.
I really enjoyed it and didn't hear much about it other than it being on Amazon.


The last season isn't as strong as the rest but not in a way it ruins the story or anything.

Penn

ShineOn7 wrote: »

A massively acclaimed show

Not really overlooked at al

I'd call it overlooked and it would have been my first pick too. It's very critically acclaimed, but so few people have watched it from my experience. I even only watched it for the first time last year, and many people I know who'd be regular boxset watchers and the like either never watched it or never heard of it.

pixelburp

As with a lot of these kinds of threads, the debate could be had as to what qualifies as "overlooked". By whom? Critics or audiences; 'cos some suggestions were not ignored by the former, if even they couldn't claim many of the latter.

At first blush, my instinct would be to suggest something inherently "cult" or niche; so while it had a fairly healthy thread here on Boards, Netflix's "Dark" appeared to skirt along the margins, never entering many discussions in the mainstream press (and lord knows how it managed ratings wise given Netlfix's famously secretive data-points thereof)

How Soon Is Now

pixelburp wrote: »

As with a lot of these kinds of threads, the debate could be had as to what qualifies as "overlooked". By whom? Critics or audiences; 'cos some suggestions were not ignored by the former, if even they couldn't claim many of the latter.

At first blush, my instinct would be to suggest something inherently "cult" or niche; so while it had a fairly healthy thread here on Boards, Netflix's "Dark" appeared to skirt along the margins, never entering many discussions in the mainstream press (and lord knows how it managed ratings wise given Netlfix's famously secretive data-points thereof)

Dark is one alright. If that show had of been in English or made in the US it would have been hugely popular.

stoneill

I would go with
The Frankenstein chronicles
Taboo
Penny Dreadful ( not the Los Angeles one)
Sharpe and the subsequent series'

readyletsgo

ShineOn7 wrote: »

A massively acclaimed show

Not really overlooked at al

It was know about, but people didn't give it a chance because it was so, well, depressing.

Man I adored that show!

bauney

Treme
The Deuce
Both from the director of The Wire (David Simon)

I did a rewatch of The Sopranos during dry January and February.

It has aged exceptionally well. I was a student, first job sort when it originally aired. Without getting too TV critic about it, I could really resonate with some of the themes much better now I was older. Loss being the main one.

It’s hardly overlooked though. It’s widely regarded as the best tv show ever made. I can’t disagree with that.

Utopia - the Channel 4 original that was axed after two seasons. The visuals, the soundtrack; the storyline - it had everything. Such an original show. The Famous Five meets the X-Files meets Twin Peaks meets an LSD trip.

HBC08

Boardwalk Empire.
For me its top three of all time.
Already mentioned but another vote here for The Deuce.

RandomViewer

Sledgehammer, 80s pxxxtake at Dirty Harry type cops

the purple tin

RandomViewer wrote: »

Sledgehammer, 80s pxxxtake at Dirty Harry type cops

Trust me. I know what I'm doing. :cool:

The Raging Bile Duct

JackTC wrote: »

We hear about the likes of Breaking Bad, Sopranos and The Wire constantly. What are some of your tv shows that don't get the recognition they deserve.

For me it's Broadchurch. I genuinely think it's one of the greatest tv shows ever made and storytelling at its best.

Some people might say Broadchurch is very popular, but I think it deserves a place up there with Sopranos, BB, Game of Thrones, etc,...

Broadchurch had a brilliant first season and an absolutely atrocious second season. One of the worst turnarounds I've ever seen in television.

Someone mentioned Halt and Catch Fire. Loved that and it deserves more recognition.

gibgodsman

Banshee
Justified
How to get away with Murder

Just 3 of the shows I have never really heard anyone discussing over here but were absolutely brilliant from start to finish

Hurrache

Poochie05 wrote: »

Southland

Saw the thread and said I'll mention that. Southland is brilliant and I'm still surprised it hasn't continuously popped up on terrestrial or streaming TV.

And another one for Banshee from me.

I enjoyed both more than the Sorpanos, the show people use to measure excellence in TV.

RandomViewer

Torchwood, the 2 BBC2 seasons,

odyssey06

Ultraviolet, a Channel 4 miniseries which took an X-Files take on the Vampire mythology.
There were only 6 episodes, definitely binge-worthy.

Excellent cast including Idris Elba, Jack Davenport, Stephen Moyer, Susannah Harker.
I wasn't familiar with the work of Australian actor Philip Quast but thought he was very good in it.

odyssey06

Bosch.

One to seek out if you like The Wire, though not on the same level as that show.

Keyzer

The Leftovers

An absolute masterpiece...

yermandan

Keyzer wrote: »

The Leftovers

An absolute masterpiece...

Any idea where I can watch it in Ireland? Checked Sky and no dice

Mad_Dave

Generation Kill - excellent (and apparently very accurate) mini-series following Marines and a Rolling Stone reporter during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. If you enjoyed something like Jarhead this is for you.

The End of the F***ing World - weird and very funny

griffin100

Ideal with Johnny Vegas - an early BBC3 programme. Haven’t sent it repeated in a long time. Early series were best.

I’m also a huge fan of Early Doors, pity there’s only 12 episodes.

How Soon Is Now

yermandan wrote: »

Any idea where I can watch it in Ireland? Checked Sky and no dice

Amazon have it as far as I know. Dunno if its included with Prime or how it works though.

Homelander

Most recently, probably The Deuce. Don't get me wrong, it's not like no-one watched it, but it was utterly superb drama, and most people I mentioned it to had never heard of it.

Quarry on Cinemax was another belter of crime-drama that really deserved a bigger audience - though thankfully while it was cancelled, it works as a one-shot perfectly well.

Banshee had a loyal following throughout its run, but it also deserved more recognition. It was bonkers from start to finish - not to mention outrageously violent and generally excessive - with amazing characters and action scenes.

Someone mentioned Dark. One of the finest TV shows ever made in my opinion, but I think being foreign language holds it back from truly breaking out into the mainstream discussion.

Could go on all day really.

How Soon Is Now

I remember watching a comedy on BBC years ago called Nighty Night.


Ive never heard it mentioned anywhere but its worth a watch if you like dark comedy. Theres a few well known faces from English tv in it as well.

Ironman76

billyhead wrote: »

The Shield is brilliant.

The Shield is criminally overlooked. It’s superb. My all time favourite TV show.

Joziburg

Six Feet Under

The J Stands for Jay

NewRed2 wrote: »

Giri Haji
Lilyhammer
Kingdom
Narcos
The Night Of

Lilyhammer started out pretty good, but I gave up when it started resembling scooby doo. A new character appears and has some interaction with the main character that could give the game away. The rest if the episode is them sorting it out, much like scoob and the gang figuring out that this week's ghost/monster was the local shady businessman.

The J Stands for Jay

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Pure Mule

I also liked Love is the Drug, which was out before Pure Mule. Set in Louth.