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Title: Psychoville
Cast: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Daniel Kaluuya, Dawn French
Genre: Black comedy
Description: Apparently unrelated members of the British population start to receive similar blackmail letters. Their common link is revealed in a dark plot that links their uneasy past to their unstable present. The creators of "The League of Gentlemen" return and create a similar (but funnier, lighter) vehicle. Characters like degenerate clown, humiliated dwarf and murderous granny are complemented by great writing. make sure to watch the Halloween special.
Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoville
Watch this if you like: The League of Gentlemen. Podge & Rodge.
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TitleDetroit 1-8-7
Genre: Police/Crime.
Cast:Michael Imperioli, Erin Cummings
Description: Follows a homicide squad in Detroit. Three teams of partners led by a lieutenant. Set against the background of historic and beautiful Detroit though the city is in a terrible state, urban decay.
Watch this if you like:The Shield, Chicago Code, gritty [in a good way] cop shows
Links:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1578258/
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Title: Wilfred (australian)
Cast: .. australian people
Genre: black comedy.. bit of fantasy I guess for reasons outlined in the description.
Description: "The story follows the lives of the eponymous dog Wilfred, his owner Sarah, and her boyfriend Adam, who sees Wilfred as a man in a dog suit."
The show starts off with Adam and Sarah having been dating for a while and she invites him back to her place for the first time where Adam meets Wilfred, Sarahs dog, a man in a dog costume sitting down smoking a bong. Sarah and apparently everybody else on the planet just sees a normal dog but for some reason that is never explained Adam sees Wilfred (and other dogs) as a man in a dog costume. It's ****ing hilarious, goes into dog psychology a little bit in each episode and the relationship between Adam and Wilfred is constantly antagonistic as Wilfred is devoted to his owner and is constantly trying to screw Adam over and put him in his place as bottom dog.
Links: The first few minutes of episode 1.
This show has quite a bit of cursing, so dont watch at work I guess.
Watch this if you like: umm... weird comedy? armando iannuci show I guess, I dunno.. it's kinda unique.
I shoud say there is a US remake of the australian show which is just godawful and stars elijah wood, so ifyou're going to check it out.. please check out the original aussie show. only has 2 seasons as one of the writers wanted to work on something else, but they are just top notch tv.0 -
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Title: Corp 's Anam
Genre: Crime/News
Cast: Diarmuid De Faoite, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Description: the four x 50 minute episodes of the series are set in contemporary Ireland and tell the story of TV crime correspondent Cathal Mac Iarnáin. Cathal is a man who prides himself on pursuing the story behind the story, but is too busy to notice that the world of crime is coming closer to home every day.
Watch this if you like: Love/Hate, Crime Drama
Links:
Episode 1: http://www.tg4.ie/en/tg4-player/tg4-player.html?id=1418177886001&title=Corp%20+%20Anam
Episode 2: http://www.tg4.ie/en/tg4-player/tg4-player.html?id=1469988741001&title=Corp%20&%20Anam
Episode 3: http://www.tg4.ie/en/tg4-player/tg4-player.html?id=1483826157001&title=Corp%20&%20Anam
Episode 4: http://www.tg4.ie/en/tg4-player/tg4-player.html?id=1496824199001&title=Corp%20&%20Anam
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Title: Alcatraz
Genre: Fantasy/SciFi thingy
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Description: In 1963 over 300 inmates and over 40 guards disappeared from Alcatraz without a trace, the government made up a cover story to hide the truth. Now in present day they are returning one by one having not aged and with no memory of where they have been all these years. Yet have complusions to find certain objects and continue their criminal habits. A secret government unit has been set up to track the returning "63s".
Watch this if you like: Lost
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Title: Only Fools and Horses
Cast: Sir David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lennard Pearce, Buster Merryfield, Roger Lloyd Pack, John Challis
Genre: Comedy
Description: a classic comedy following the misadventures of two Wheeler Dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods believing that next year they will be millionaires.
Links: Wikipedia, IMDB, BBC.
Watch this if you like: waking everyone else in your house at 3 in the morning because you're laughing too loudly.
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Title: Undeclared
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Charlie Hunnam, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel
Genre: Comedy
Description: College freshman Steve Karp and his fellow dorm-mates embark on one the greatest experiences of their lives...unfortunately for Steve, his lonely and recently divorced father is tagging along for the ride.
Watch this if you like: Judd Apatow's other work, especially the criminally cancelled Freaks and Geeks.
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Title: The young persons guide to becoming a rockstar
Genre: Comedy
Cast: A young Gerard Butler, Ciaran McMenanmin
Status: One series
Network: British show, it was done by Channel 4 and is available on 4OD. Just google the name and you'll get a link
Description: Follows a young struggling Glasgow bank. They get a new band member who brings a modern and sexy beat to lift the band and they take off.
Can they get a manager, a big deal and will they go like other bands and burn out and bicker and fight?
The thick Scottish accents are a bit difficult to understand at times :P
Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Person%27s_Guide_To_Becoming_A_Rock_Star
The soundtrack is brilliant, some great and catchy tunes on it
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Genre: Court Room Drama
Cast: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, Lisa Gay Hamilton,Steve Harris, Camryn Manheim, Kelli Williams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Marla Sokoloff, Jason Kravits, Ron Livingston, Jessica Capshaw, Chyler Leigh, Rhona Mitra, James Spader
Status: 8 Seasons, 1997 - 2004, Ended
Description: Set in a Boston law firm of Donnell, Young, Dole, & Frutt. The lawyers take on the cases of criminals and the less well off. Unlike many TV law firms the firm is set in an old run down office. They lack an obsession with money but rather defending their clients. Kelli Williams' character Linsay Dole has other aspirations and is not liked by her colligues when she first starts with the firm. The series was set with problems in the states, with ABC placing it up against major sporting events and constantly moving its time slot. However the series had strong ratings, critical acclaim and many awards. The series also moved away from the "hollywood" stereotypical actor. Michael Badalucco, Steve Harris and Camryn Manheim are possibly the strongest part of the cast even though they don't have the looks of Kelli Williams or Dylan McDermott (who IMO happen to be the weakest of the actors, yet it remains a strong cast).
Much of the cast left by the end of the series, due to pay demands and pay cuts. Leaving the series to become Boston Legal (its working title was The Practice: Fleet Street, it was expect that it would become a franchise like Law & Order with The Practice continuing during Boston Legals run however The Practice was replaced by a more Ally McBeal type series).
The series had multiply crossovers with other David E. Kelly created productions such as Ally McBeal and Boston Public, Eugene Young (Steve Harris) became a judge in Boston Legal.
Links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118437/
Watch this if you like: The Good Wife, Damages (The final few series become much lighter and more like other David E. Kelly drama's such as Ally McBeal and Boston Legal).
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Title: Breakout Kings
Genre: Drama | Crime | Action
Cast: Domenick Lombardozzi, Brooke Nevin, Malcolm Goodwin, Serinda Swan, Jimmi Simpson, Laz Alonso
Status: 2 seasons so far,
Description: The US Marshall service puts together a team of marshalls & convicts to track down escaped fugitives. In exchange for every captured runner, the convicts get 1 month off their sentence.
It started out pretty good but very procedure like, I've just finished season 2 and it's gotten way better. Pretty much all the small flaws that it suffered from in season 1 have been sorted out, WAY more character development. Season 2 finale was insane
Watch this if you like: Prison Break, Criminal Minds, Hawaii Five-00 -
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Title: Sharpe
Cast: Sean Bean, Pete Postlewaite, Daragh O'Malley [ son of famous Limerick TD Donogh O'Malley]
Genre: Action with historical references
Description: A rough and effective sergeant saves the life of the Duke of Wellington. He is promoted to be an officer but faces backlash from the snobs and gentlemen who look down on common soldiers.
He will brilliantly lead his men in campaigns all over Europe and India, always seduce women but face trouble from a backstabbing sergeant and the useless top brass.
Watch this if you like: War, historical films
It made Sean Bean a star
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Title: Hornblower
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay
Genre: Action with historical references
Description: Similar to Sharpe above, both are based on books.
A young naval officer and his rise through the ranks
There are eight episodes, all film length.
Watch this if you like: War, historical films, Sharpe
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Title: Silk
Genre: Legal Drama
Cast: Maxine Peak, Natalie Dormer
Status: First series of six episodes out
Description: London based chamber of barristers. The chief clerk is the ringmaster and runs the show. The barristers are scrambling to get moved up to Queens Council. They've taken on pupils who shadow them.
There are no shortage of American legal shows, great to see one this side of the pond
Links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z05rn
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Title: The Bridge (Bron/Broen)
Cast: Sofia Helin Kim Bodnia Dag Malmberg
Genre: Crime Mystery Thriller
Description: When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Marin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
10 x 1 hour episodes in total.
Links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1733785/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridge_(Danish/Swedish_TV_series)
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Title: The Choice
Cast: Presented by Cat Deeley
Genre: Dating Show
Description:The Choice is an American dating game show television series that premiered on Fox on June 7, 2012
Links:Wikipedia Fox
Watch this if you like: Take me out The Voice
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