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

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  • #542
    Thundercats Ho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,587 ✭✭✭Thundercats Ho


    Rustyman101 wrote: »
    Gomorrah is well worth the watch ! Italian soporanos, highly recommend

    Started it the other night. 2 episodes in and loving it.


  • #543
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    ShineOn7 wrote: »
    Halt and Catch Fire

    Recommended by many in this thread

    I'm "acquiring" the first episode right now


    Had to abandon this for now. There doesn't seem to be enough "cousins" online to view it on an episode by episode basis (to see if I like it) at a speed that doesn't take ages

    So it's Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 2 on Netflix this week. The first season was excellent

    I've said in the past why we really shouldn't trust Netflix documentaries

    But I did my homework on season 1 and the facts on it look very solid

    I think Netflix bought this from a more reputable TV company, as opposed to the shams like Making A Murderer and Tiger King


  • #544
    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,133 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


    The Boys is amazing, had that empty 'what will I watch now' feeling when season 2 finished recently.
    Just finished Devs, I really enjoyed it but the wife was bored and gave up after a few episodes.
    About half way through Lovecraft Country, it's very well made but the story is a bit incoherent at times.
    Struggling through season 1 of Doom Patrol, finding most of the characters are annoying and the story is dull. 10 episodes in and I couldn't care less if they killed off any of the main characters.

    Have a few on my to do list based on recommendations from this thread and elsewhere.
    Halt and Catch Fire
    ZeroZeroZero
    The Plot Against America
    Caliphate


  • #545
    rockatansky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭rockatansky


    Rustyman101 wrote: »
    Gomorrah is well worth the watch ! Italian soporanos, highly recommend

    It's a brilliant show. I think calling it the Italian Sopranos does the show a disservice.


  • #546
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,074 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    Basq wrote: »
    It's brilliant..

    .. might be on Amazon Prime.

    It's on Fox.


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  • #547
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    One of the greatest TV shows of all time is now on the All 4 app



    West_Wing_S1_DVD.jpg


  • #548
    [Deleted User]
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    ShineOn7 wrote: »
    One of the greatest TV shows of all time is now on the All 4 app



    West_Wing_S1_DVD.jpg

    It's hard to take that seriously after Trump


  • #549
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    glasso wrote: »
    It's hard to take that seriously after Trump




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  • #550
    Americanisms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭Americanisms


    Flicking through some of the comedy offerings on the likes of Sky Comedy, Comedy Central and E4 and my god is the standard very average overall. I don't know what an earlier poster sees in the Mindy Project and the latest comedy I saw (Schitt's Creek) fit its title brilliantly as even Eugene Levy's eyebrows couldn't save it!


  • #551
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,182 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    Americanisms wrote: »
    Flicking through some of the comedy offerings on the likes of Sky Comedy, Comedy Central and E4 and my god is the standard very average overall. I don't know what an earlier poster sees in the Mindy Project and the latest comedy I saw (Schitt's Creek) fit its title brilliantly as even Eugene Levy's eyebrows couldn't save it!

    It's almost as if humour was subjective...


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  • #552
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Americanisms wrote: »
    (Schitt's Creek) fit its title brilliantly as even Eugene Levy's eyebrows couldn't save it!


    I haven't seen it but the consensus seems to be "once you get past a shíte first season it gets better and better as it goes"


  • #553
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 18,045 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    ShineOn7 wrote: »
    I haven't seen it but the consensus seems to be "once you get past a shíte first season it gets better and better as it goes"
    Yep, it's brilliant by the end. It didn't break Emmy records for nothing.


  • #554
    Happydays2020
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭Happydays2020


    Tehran on Apple TV


  • #555
    smeefi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭smeefi


    Might have been mentioned before but The Deuce is excellent! For some reason there was never any real hype after the first season but it just went from strength to strength in my opinion. The finale will stay with you for a long time


  • #556
    RebelButtMunch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭RebelButtMunch


    Netflix. Midnight diner. Totally nothing like our current real world .


  • #557
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    smeefi wrote: »
    Might have been mentioned before but The Deuce is excellent! For some reason there was never any real hype after the first season but it just went from strength to strength in my opinion. The finale will stay with you for a long time


    Must add it to my list
    The series concluded on October 28, 2019, after three seasons and 25 episodes.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deuce_(TV_series)

    3 big ticks for me there:
    • 93% on RT
    • It's actually finished, so no chance of an abrupt cancellation
    • 25 episodes total is a nice and not too big number


  • #558
    Andrewf20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,258 ✭✭✭Andrewf20


    +1 for schitts creek. I thought it was great from the start. Mind hunter, don't f*ck with cats and Ken burns Vietnam War doc are great too. All on netflix.


  • #559
    weemcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,521 ✭✭✭weemcd


    +1 for The Deuce, it's a very well layered show that doesn't spoonfeed you. Like a classic Simon series both season finales are excellent. The first one for the choice of music, the second for being one of the most tasteful, elegant endings I've seen.

    Watched Devs during the week, some good ideas and it was well shot, plenty of religious imagery and more than a hint of Kubrick. But I don't think the show is as clever as it thinks it is. Solid, but failed to fully grab me either. 8 episodes at ~45 minutes, so not an arduous watch.

    One I definitely will recommend is FX's Atlanta. Did my second watch through and it's such a nuanced show. On the surface it's a straightforward premise, but once you go deeper than that it's got so much going for it. Very offbeat. Can't wait to see more.


  • #560
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    Oh yeah Mindhunter is great!
    Usually skip over the intro in shows but you just have to watch and listen to it on Mindhunter, visually beautiful and sounds fantastic.


  • #561
    paddythere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 439 ✭✭paddythere


    iLikeWaffles wrote: »
    Oh yeah Mindhunter is great!
    Usually skip over the intro in shows but you just have to watch and listen to it on Mindhunter, visually beautiful and sounds fantastic.

    Misfits is on Netflix


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  • #562
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    Queens Gambit mentioned? Worth a loook


  • #563
    volchitsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,804 ✭✭✭volchitsa


    Has anyone mentioned Snowfall?

    (I started to write what it’s about but there at so many fascinating threads to it I don’t know what to prioritise - it’s set in LA as crack cocaine starts to make inroads there but there’s also a CIA/contras side to it and it has some terrific antiheroes.)

    Or a French spy series “The Bureau” - I heard the head of the Uk spy agency - is it Mi5? - on the radio saying it wa the only one that he thought gave a realistic view of spy agencies.

    ”I enjoy cigars, whisky and facing down totalitarians, so am I really Winston Churchill?” (JK Rowling)



  • #564
    wadacrack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭wadacrack


    Kingdom on Netflix. MMA series. Very realistic . Don't need an interest in sports to enjoy it . Deserves more acclaim


  • #565
    GottaGetGatt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭GottaGetGatt


    Dark on Netflix is fantastic. Such a well acted and thought out show. Switch the English dubs off though change it back to German with English subs.


  • #566
    trashcan
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    GottaGetGatt wrote: »
    Dark on Netflix is fantastic. Such a well acted and thought out show. Switch the English dubs off though change it back to German with English subs.

    I can’t watch anything dubbed. Subtitles every time for me.


  • #567
    bladespin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,432 ✭✭✭bladespin


    wadacrack wrote: »
    Kingdom on Netflix. MMA series. Very realistic . Don't need an interest in sports to enjoy it . Deserves more acclaim

    Really?? Had high hopes but was badly let down by the ham in the first couple of episodes, stopped watching after that.
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  • #568
    wadacrack
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    bladespin wrote: »
    Really?? Had high hopes but was badly let down by the ham in the first couple of episodes, stopped watching after that.

    Ham? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3673794/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

    You are in the minority btw. Has good reviews on IMDB


  • #569
    GottaGetGatt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭GottaGetGatt


    trashcan wrote: »
    I can’t watch anything dubbed. Subtitles every time for me.

    Yeah, that’s why I said turn if off.


  • #570
    bladespin
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    wadacrack wrote: »
    Ham? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3673794/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

    You are in the minority btw. Has good reviews on IMDB

    Maybe, never thought much of IMDB though, really found the premise hammy though, retired fighter struggles while his kids get into troubles with local mobs etc, love Grillo though (very underrated actor IMO), I'll give it another crack so.
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  • #571
    Mike Litoris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,880 ✭✭✭Mike Litoris


    GottaGetGatt wrote: »
    Dark on Netflix is fantastic. Such a well acted and thought out show. Switch the English dubs off though change it back to German with English subs.

    +1 for Dark. They don't come any more engrossing!!


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