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

ShineOn7

Looks like Westworld is a non runner based off feedback in the other thread and my own research elsewhere

I'm looking for a show that totally sucks you in and distracts you from the outside world. I'm going to be doing Udemy courses and other projects during the day, but a riveting TV show in bed at night would be useful so my mind doesn't start overthinking things

Some of my all time favs (to give you an idea of taste) would include Breaking Bad, The West Wing and Lost (my top 3) and The Leftovers, The Shield, Line Of Duty (and similar UK Dramas like Happy Valley, Broadchurch etc) and Sopranos also impressed me

Watchmen was suggested as it was made by a Lost/Leftovers writer, but is it Marvel/DC World typical stuff? They normally aren't my kinda thing. I find the whole Marvel/Avengers "universe" a bit tedious

The Wire:

This is a "hmmmm, maybe" to re-try. I watched one season years ago and didn't understand the hype at all. I much preferred The Shield

Homeland:

Tried the first season and - again - couldn't see what the fuss was all about

Game Of Thrones:

Watched all seasons bar the last one. I'll have to get around to completing it just because. But I believe it's a brutal last season :pac:

Chernobyl:

Tried an episode when exhausted on a flight so I think it affected my thoughts on it. Might try again. It has excellent reviews

Peaky Blinders:

Heard it starts strong but drops in quality

That's just some off the top of my head. I'll say if I've seen any other show when they're mentioned

I'm looking for that show where you're having a crap, stressful day (like many of us are currently) but then you think to yourself "at least there's Show X to look forward to later"

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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.

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

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

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.

skimpydoo

Basq wrote: »

It's brilliant..

.. might be on Amazon Prime.

It's on Fox.

ShineOn7

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

[Deleted User]

ShineOn7 wrote: »

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

It's hard to take that seriously after Trump

ShineOn7

glasso wrote: »

It's hard to take that seriously after Trump

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!

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...

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"

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.

Happydays2020

Tehran on Apple TV

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

RebelButtMunch

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

iLikeWaffles

Queens Gambit mentioned? Worth a loook

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.

wadacrack

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

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.

trashcan

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.

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.

wadacrack

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

GottaGetGatt

trashcan wrote: »

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

Yeah, that’s why I said turn if off.

bladespin

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.

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!!