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

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  • #502
    lawred2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,465 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    sheroman01 wrote: »
    It's a fairly slow burning show, with not much happening at times, but you grow to love it. You really buy into the characters. I love it myself and can't wait for Season 3.

    Funny enough I don't think it's slow burning at all...


  • #503
    sioda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,509 ✭✭✭sioda


    I see misfits is now on Netflix well worth the binge even as it loses its way later on.


  • #504
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,154 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    sioda wrote: »
    I see misfits is now on Netflix well worth the binge even as it loses its way later on.

    Great show in the beginning. As you mentioned, lost interest after a few seasons, became a farce really.


  • #505
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    trashcan wrote: »
    Ooh. I love the Thick of it, but better than Farty Towels ? That's some claim!


    yes minister and yes prime minister

    three fellas in a room and never bettered


  • #506
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,266 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Great show in the beginning. As you mentioned, lost interest after a few seasons, became a farce really.

    Yeah I've recommended it to a few people but always tell them to just stop at the end of Series 3. After that it just completely loses its way.


  • #507
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    Went back to watch Succession after all the love on this thread. It's watchable but it's basically a big budget soap opera. Some of the characters are so stupid they'd fit in well in The Thick of It. But it's not funny.


  • #508
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    killbillvol2 wrote: »
    Went back to watch Succession



    But it's not funny.


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  • #509
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    Watched that Messiah there a while ago [mainly because Michelle Monaghan is in it, something brilliant about her can never put my finger on] it is very well made! It is a modern day account of the philosophical argument about whether or not Jesus did exists and the belief or disbelief you would be faced with if in fact it all would be true.

    There is no preaching or anything in it, perhaps subtle if so, just the modern account of society being faced with what the bible shows as miracles... Anyway there is only 1 season as Netflix is not renewing it due to travel restrictions.


  • #510
    Elwood_Blues
    Registered Users Posts: 350 ✭✭Elwood_Blues


    How The Soprano's wasn't mentioned at all baffles me.. Maybe its an unwritten rule everyone has to watch it.. But anyways, these are quite good

    Catastrophe
    True Detective (Season 1)
    Sneaky Pete
    Atypical
    Feel Good
    Freaks and Geeks
    Silicon Valley
    Barry
    Dirty John
    Band of Brothers
    Dexter
    Fyre
    House of Cards
    Waco
    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
    Calcification


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  • #511
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    Elwood_Blues wrote: »
    How The Soprano's wasn't mentioned at all baffles me.. Maybe its an unwritten rule everyone has to watch it.. But anyways, these are quite good

    The Soprano's is mentioned several times in this thread!


  • #512
    Elwood_Blues
    Registered Users Posts: 350 ✭✭Elwood_Blues


    iLikeWaffles wrote: »
    The Soprano's is mentioned several times in this thread!

    Well no harm mentioning them again to be sure..


  • #513
    unhappys10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 692 ✭✭✭unhappys10


    Elwood_Blues wrote: »
    Well no harm mentioning them again to be sure..

    Best series ever made no question, just about to finish my 8th rewatch, still picking up new things and still getting great laughs especially from Paulie.


  • #514
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Last episode of the Succession rewatch tonight and I'll miss it as my nightly distraction

    Not sure what's next but there's some great suggestions in this thread


  • #515
    Elwood_Blues
    Registered Users Posts: 350 ✭✭Elwood_Blues


    unhappys10 wrote: »
    Best series ever made no question, just about to finish my 8th rewatch, still picking up new things and still getting great laughs especially from Paulie.

    Yup, couldn't agree with ya more.

    Have you listened to any of the Taking Sopranos podcasts with Steve Schripa and Michael Imperioli? Some good insights and interviews with the cast and crew.


  • #516
    unhappys10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 692 ✭✭✭unhappys10


    Elwood_Blues wrote: »
    Yup, couldn't agree with ya more.

    Have you listened to any of the Taking Sopranos podcasts with Steve Schripa and Michael Imperioli? Some good insights and interviews with the cast and crew.

    Just started the first one during the week, looking forward to getting through the others.


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  • #517
    SimonTemplar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭SimonTemplar


    I started watching Unforgotten based on a few posts here. It is a really engrossing show. Not as flashy as Luther or even Line of Duty, more like Broadchurch or Happy Valley but still totally captivating. Feels similar in tone to the Nordic noir like The Killing or The Bridge. I really like the angle of how a crime from decades ago can come back to haunt the people involved even if they are now leading very different lives. Nicola Walker is a compelling protagonist too.

    Highly recommended if for fans of the genre


  • #518
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Succession finished

    What an amazing show. It's only had two seasons so far and could genuinely be an all time great if HBO lets it go to around 5 seasons

    What next?

    What's the best TV show of the 2010s in your opinion?

    Classics from the last decade already watched include:

    Breaking Bad
    Better Call Saul
    Game Of Thrones     (It had some great moments. I've still to watch the last season because I heard it's appalling)

    I need to finish:

    Veep
    Silicon Valley

    I found the latter to be amazing in places but it repeated itself a lot as the seasons go on


  • #519
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Suits is really excellent. Whatever else you might think about Meghan Markle, that girl can act.


  • #520
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Suits is really excellent. Whatever else you might think about Meghan Markle, that girl can act.


    I bailed early in the season where
    one of the characters goes to prison
    First couple of seasons of it are good though


  • #521
    SimonTemplar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭SimonTemplar


    ShineOn7 wrote: »
    Succession finished

    What an amazing show. It's only had two seasons so far and could genuinely be an all time great if HBO lets it go to around 5 seasons

    What next?

    What's the best TV show of the 2010s in your opinion?

    Classics from the last decade already watched include:

    Breaking Bad
    Better Call Saul
    Game Of Thrones     (It had some great moments. I've still to watch the last season because i heard it's appalling)

    I need to finish:

    Veep
    Silicon Valley

    I found the latter to be amazing in places but it repeated itself a lot as the seasons go on

    The Americans definitely deserves a watch if you haven't seen it. For some reason it never achieved the popularity it deserved unlike Breaking Bad which skyrocked in its last few seasons. The performances by Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell are some of the best I've seen on TV.

    Hannibal is also worth a watch especially for Mads Mikkelsen. It sadly got cancelled before they could introduce Clarice Starling but the existing seasons are still brilliant.

    Fargo is great too, especially the first two seasons.


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  • #522
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    ShineOn7 wrote: »
    Succession finished

    What an amazing show. It's only had two seasons so far and could genuinely be an all time great if HBO lets it go to around 5 seasons

    What next?

    What's the best TV show of the 2010s in your opinion?

    Classics from the last decade already watched include:

    Breaking Bad
    Better Call Saul
    Game Of Thrones     (It had some great moments. I've still to watch the last season because I heard it's appalling)

    I need to finish:

    Veep
    Silicon Valley

    I found the latter to be amazing in places but it repeated itself a lot as the seasons go on

    The rewatchability of Breaking Bad is what makes it such a great show each time you see it. You notice small things you missed and gentle hints about future episodes.
    like the teddy in the swimming pool missing an eye etc


  • #523
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    SimonTemplar wrote: »

    Hannibal is also worth a watch especially for Mads Mikkelsen. It sadly got cancelled before they could introduce Clarice Starling but the existing seasons are still brilliant.

    I watched the first 2 seasons and didn't view the third when I saw it was cancelled

    Bryan Fuller planned a 6 season arc so I'm presuming loads of storyline threads were left unresolved from season 3


  • #524
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Schitt's Creek set a new Emmy record last night with 7 wins for a Comedy show

    Does it live upto the hype and what show could it be compared to in tone etc?


  • #525
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,551 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Brotherhood is very good
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  • #526
    bladespin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,370 ✭✭✭bladespin


    Paranoid, very good, only found it by accident.
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  • #527
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,551 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    I have just started Why Women Kill, Jack Davenport and Lucy Liu are great in it, it is from Marc Cherry who created Desperate Housewives
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  • #528
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Only 2 seasons here with 17 x 30 minutes or so episodes in total

    Mr Inbetween

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7472896/

    About an Australian fixer / hitman / father of young daughter / mate to his mates.

    Dark but smart and self-aware with the main character being equally straightforward and violent (when necessary)

    Worth a watch for sure.

    If you like the dark side of something like "Breaking Bad" this will appeal I would say.


  • #529
    Thundercats Ho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,580 ✭✭✭Thundercats Ho


    Thundercats Ho wrote: »
    Shows we've watched over the last year

    Ray Donovan - Consistently very good
    Rectify - Excellent drama
    Yellowstone - Gets better and better
    Succession - See above
    Billions - Gone to sh1t, but first few season are really good
    The Morning Show - Great cast, and looking forward to season 2
    Ozark and BCS on Netflix are both pretty great too.

    Going to start zero zero zero at the weekend.

    After that, it's either the Sopranos or Gomorrah.
    My wife has never seen the Sopranos and i'd be glad to re-watch.
    Neither of us has seen Gomorrah, and my wife isn't keen on subtitled series.

    Also, the wire, deadwood, six feet under are all amazing tv.

    Finished zerozerozero last night. Very good.
    I think it's from the guy who did Gomorrah, so we'll be starting into that after we watch the Comey rule.


  • #530
    billyhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,964 ✭✭✭billyhead


    Thundercats Ho wrote: »
    Finished zerozerozero last night. Very good.
    I think it's from the guy who did Gomorrah, so we'll be starting into that after we watch the Comey rule.

    Agree. Yes the makers of Gomorrah are behind it


  • #531
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Thundercats Ho wrote: »
    Finished zerozerozero last night. Very good.
    I think it's from the guy who did Gomorrah, so we'll be starting into that after we watch the Comey rule.

    Watch the film from 2008 first imo and the film Suburra from 2015 ( there is also a series of that but get the film).

    Liked ZeroZeroZero but found the Gomorrah series not as good.


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  • #532
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Halt and Catch Fire

    Recommended by many in this thread

    I'm "acquiring" the first episode right now


  • #533
    enfant terrible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,592 ✭✭✭enfant terrible


    Has Search Party been mentioned I love this show.

    Hard to describe this show maybe dark comedy.

    https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5460226/


  • #534
    bladespin
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    Collateral - very good, police vs MI5 etc etc.
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  • #535
    brian_t
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    bladespin wrote: »
    Collateral - very good, police vs MI5 etc etc.

    BBC4 is repeating this series starting Sunday week (18th Oct).


  • #536
    bladespin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,370 ✭✭✭bladespin


    brian_t wrote: »
    BBC4 is repeating this series starting Sunday week (18th Oct).

    Available on Netflix too.
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  • #537
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    ShineOn7 wrote: »
    Schitt's Creek set a new Emmy record last night with 7 wins for a Comedy show

    Does it live upto the hype and what show could it be compared to in tone etc?
    First season is hard work and a bit forced in places. Most of the way through the second season and it has settled into a nice groove. Been told it keeps it up.

    For those who might be interested Emily in Paris is good fluff, predictable but has funny moments. Didn't get past Episode 3 but I can see the big attraction.


  • #538
    joeguevara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,103 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    glasso wrote: »
    Only 2 seasons here with 17 x 30 minutes or so episodes in total

    Mr Inbetween

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7472896/

    About an Australian fixer / hitman / father of young daughter / mate to his mates.

    Dark but smart and self-aware with the main character being equally straightforward and violent (when necessary)

    Worth a watch for sure.

    If you like the dark side of something like "Breaking Bad" this will appeal I would say.

    Where can I watch this. Sounds like I would love it.


  • #539
    Derrick Proud Owl
    Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭ Derrick Proud Owl


    Just finished S2: E4 of Mindhunter on Netflix.

    Exceptional stuff so far. Thoroughly engrossed.


  • #540
    Basq
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    joeguevara wrote: »
    Where can I watch this. Sounds like I would love it.
    It's brilliant..

    .. might be on Amazon Prime.


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  • #541
    [Deleted User]
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    Is Gomorrah good?

    Stuck between starting that and the Pacific.


  • #542
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,551 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    For comedies I would recommend Party Down, Happy Endings, Single Parents and The Mindy Project
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  • #543
    Rustyman101
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Is Gomorrah good?

    Stuck between starting that and the Pacific.

    Gomorrah is well worth the watch ! Italian soporanos, highly recommend


  • #544
    Thundercats Ho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,580 ✭✭✭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.


  • #545
    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


  • #546
    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,037 ✭✭✭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


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  • #547
    rockatansky
    Registered Users 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.


  • #548
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,960 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    Basq wrote: »
    It's brilliant..

    .. might be on Amazon Prime.

    It's on Fox.


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


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



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  • #550
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    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


  • #551
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


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




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