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

Mike Litoris · 08-03-2021 6:36pm

ShineOn7 wrote: »

Watched just the first season of this about 8 years ago and thought: "Is that it?! That's supposed to be one of the greatest TV shows ever?"

I didn't get the hype at all

That said, our TV tastes can change a lot in 8 years, so I may give it another go

I was like that with Breaking Bad. I gave up after 2.5 seasons.

I struggled with The Wire too. It took 6/7 eps to start grabbing me. Not sure if after struggling for a whole season it'd be worth another go. I loved it in the end meself and season 2 was my favourite.

Similarly I've seen random episodes of The Sopranos thinking this is epic but I just cant get passed the first season. I'm maybe 7/8 eps in and it's just not grabbing me.

wadacrack · 08-03-2021 7:09pm

Is Suits worth a watch?

Ironman76 · 08-03-2021 8:13pm

The Shield always gets great feedback to those I recommend it to. Best TV show of the lot IMO and the only one I’ve seen that did everything properly and ticked all the boxes. Consistent storylines, great characters & character development, the finale is nail biting stuff too. No crap seasons either, just gets better from season to season. . Just superb stuff. Can’t recommend it enough.

billyhead · 08-03-2021 11:22pm

Ironman76 wrote: »

The Shield always gets great feedback to those I recommend it to. Best TV show of the lot IMO and the only one I’ve seen that did everything properly and ticked all the boxes. Consistent storylines, great characters & character development, the finale is nail biting stuff too. No crap seasons either, just gets better from season to season. . Just superb stuff. Can’t recommend it enough.

I heard the final season is the best. Could I skip the previous seasons and watch this or would you need to have watched them all. I did watch season 1 so I know the main characters but don't want to drag myself through season 2-6.

Badabing1 · 09-03-2021 9:42am

billyhead wrote: »

I heard the final season is the best. Could I skip the previous seasons and watch this or would you need to have watched them all. I did watch season 1 so I know the main characters but don't want to drag myself through season 2-6.

No definitely don't to that! I watched it on recommendation from this thread, and was just raging when I'd finished it that there wasn't more. Really great show.

fryup · 09-03-2021 11:36am

if you're into documentaries - narco wars is good (sky/now tv)

steve_r · 09-03-2021 11:38am

Badabing1 wrote: »

No definitely don't to that! I watched it on recommendation from this thread, and was just raging when I'd finished it that there wasn't more. Really great show.

The big moment of the very first episode is resolved in the very final episode.

The first few seasons are very good but the last few are excellent

ShineOn7 · 09-03-2021 4:23pm

wadacrack wrote: »

Is Suits worth a watch?

First 2-3 seasons are good to very good

After that, the wheels come off

I bailed in the season when

Mike went to prison

and never went back

joe40 · 09-03-2021 5:44pm

Just started watching "damages" on prime. It's a legal drama from a few years ago with Glenn Close and Ted Damson. Just on season 1 atm but I'm finding it really good. Easy watching but quite addictive.

Ironman76 · 09-03-2021 7:19pm

steve_r wrote: »

The big moment of the very first episode is resolved in the very final episode.

The first few seasons are very good but the last few are excellent

Seconded.

The payoff in the finale is well worth the commitment to previous seasons and it builds up tremendously as we head towards the final season.

What’s great also is it’s not just centred around the main four guys. The support characters are also very compelling.

Season 5 is actually my favourite season. The finale then gives fantastic closure.

As a previous post said I was gutted when it was over. It was superb from start to finish. Easily my all time favourite TV show. And I’m a big fan of Sopranos and 24.

Ironman76 · 09-03-2021 7:25pm

wadacrack wrote: »

Is Suits worth a watch?

Started off really good but then the writers take a massive dump on it. Watched 6 seasons and couldn’t bear watching the 7th it got that bad. Feels like it was planned for four seasons but then realised they had a “hit” on their hands and did it to death. Just fell off a cliff!!!

silverharp · 09-03-2021 10:01pm

Im enjoying Curb Your Enthusiasm, not seen it before, its not lol comedy but still fun

JustAThought · 09-03-2021 10:06pm

Channel4.com

Bodyshockers

It’a like trying to pull a rotten tooth out - dangerous, gratifying, painful and horrifying all at the same time.

I’ve a strong stomach but I don’t think I’ll be able to watch most of season two. S1 was glorifyingly grotesque enough.

Definately take your mind off EVERYTHING and mostly for the wrong reasons.

sporina · 12-03-2021 5:27pm

Finished Bron/Broen Season 1 last night - wow wow wow - fantastic writing.. and acting

trashcan · 13-03-2021 6:35pm

Ironman76 wrote: »

The Shield always gets great feedback to those I recommend it to. Best TV show of the lot IMO and the only one I’ve seen that did everything properly and ticked all the boxes. Consistent storylines, great characters & character development, the finale is nail biting stuff too. No crap seasons either, just gets better from season to season. . Just superb stuff. Can’t recommend it enough.

I watched the first season a few years ago. Thought it was ok, but I wasn’t too fussed about following up on it after that. Nowhere near the Wire in my humble opinion.

I’m currently on Season 3 of Sneaky Pete, and I’d recommend it highly. Great cast of characters and nice twisty plots.

ShineOn7 · 13-03-2021 7:00pm

trashcan wrote: »

I’m currently on Season 3 of Sneaky Pete, and I’d recommend it highly. Great cast of characters and nice twisty plots.

Without spoilers, can anyone who's watched it all say if this comes to a proper conclusion? Or did it end on a cliffhanger in Season 3?

Amazon cancelled it after 3 seasons

The premise and reviews for it look strong

youcancallmeal · 13-03-2021 10:50pm

trashcan wrote: »

I’m currently on Season 3 of Sneaky Pete, and I’d recommend it highly. Great cast of characters and nice twisty plots.

From what I remember I watched the first episode and gave up, just didn't draw me in and had fairly low production quality

fryup · 19-03-2021 10:19am

Allen v Farrow on sky/now tv

anyone watching this? tis a very strange case don't know what to make of it

don't know who to believe

SimonTemplar · 19-03-2021 11:20am

ShineOn7 wrote: »

An apt time to re-visit this thread I think

I'm currently re-watching:

The West Wing. About 3 episodes a week

I'm upto early Season 4 and may stop at the end of it. It becomes a very different show after Sorkin leaves and Season 5 is a bit shíte to say the least. Those first 4 seasons are still incredible TV even after all these years though. It's on the All 4 app

The Newsroom

More Sorkin stuff and I'm enjoying it again. Even if characters like Alison Pill's just don't work there's still plenty on the show that does

And considering a re-watch of: The Office (US)

Now back on Netflix and I've only watched it all once before from start to finish. I'm thinking maybe 2-3 episodes a week on a re-watch. It's a modern classic

Anything new or old engrossing you?

In the same way that The West Wing is a different show after Sorkin left, The Office was a much different show after Steve Carrell left. If I do rewatch it, I think I'll stop after he leaves.

ShineOn7 · 19-03-2021 10:44pm

Has anyone tried M Night Shyamalan's "Servant"?

Is it strong?

I don't want to check it's main thread on here because - as per Shyamalan's usual style - I know big twists and plot turns will be spoiled

TomTomTim · 20-03-2021 6:02pm

sporina wrote: »

Finished Bron/Broen Season 1 last night - wow wow wow - fantastic writing.. and acting

I only got around to watching the final season recently, and I was very impressed. They managed 4 seasons of very high quality TV, with little drop in quality, which is a rarity. They even lost one of the main stars after the second season, yet he was excellently replaced, without much loss to the shows quality. I personally think it's the best of the best of the new Scandinavian crime dramas, far better than Forbrydelsen, which I struggled to get through. The Belgian series The Break is the only thing I've watched that comes close to it in quality.

JTMan · 20-03-2021 6:29pm

ShineOn7 wrote: »

Has anyone tried M Night Shyamalan's "Servant"?

Is it strong?

Really enjoyed the first 2 seasons. Something different. Worth watching.

bosco12345 · 20-03-2021 6:46pm

Shows I would reccomend away from the usual picks:
-Sons of Anarchy
-ZeroZeroZero (excellent)
-Line of Duty
-The night of (An often overlooked gem)
-The Blacklist (My guilty pleasure, James Spader is fantastic)
-Mindhunter (one of the best shows I've ever watched)
-Manhunt: Unabomber
-True Detective Season 1 & 3. (Season 1 is one of the greatest piece of television ever made, a must watch)
- House of Cards (really enjoyed the first few seasons but went to sh!te after)

Probably missing a lot here that I can't think of, but these are my personal picks away from the usual top shows like the sopranos etc.

dhaughton99 · 20-03-2021 6:58pm

1. The Sopranos
2. The Shield
3. The Wire
4. Breaking Bad
5. Mad Men

Ash.J.Williams · 20-03-2021 7:04pm

Informer on Netflix is a good 8 parter

rovers_runner · 20-03-2021 11:33pm

Comedy: Cheers / Community
Drama: ER post Clooney when the cast improved
Buddy Cop show: Castle
Dark : Breaking Bad / walking dead season 1 to 3 only

Ash.J.Williams · 20-03-2021 11:45pm

bosco12345 wrote: »

Shows I would reccomend away from the usual picks:
-Sons of Anarchy
-ZeroZeroZero (excellent)
-Line of Duty
-The night of (An often overlooked gem)
-The Blacklist (My guilty pleasure, James Spader is fantastic)
-Mindhunter (one of the best shows I've ever watched)
-Manhunt: Unabomber
-True Detective Season 1 & 3. (Season 1 is one of the greatest piece of television ever made, a must watch)
- House of Cards (really enjoyed the first few seasons but went to sh!te after)

Probably missing a lot here that I can't think of, but these are my personal picks away from the usual top shows like the sopranos etc.

Yeah I binged the f** out of sons of anarchy couldn’t get enough of it

AllForIt · 21-03-2021 1:06am

Without a doubt Succession is prolly one of the best dramas I've ever watched. It's just so thoroughly entertaining, hardly a dull moment.

If you like 'real life' drama House of Cards is also great, but was ruined by Kevin Spacey being sacked from the show. Thus the final season was such a disappointment. Still worth watching though.

I've never watched Breaking Bad, The Sopranos or The Wire. They are too 'blokey' types of dramas for me and I really don't care for mafia or criminal themed dramas, but I appreciate they were very good in themselves from the reviews.

If you like supernatural type dramas, like LOST, DARK is brilliant, even better than LOST imo. It's rather refreshing that it's based in Germany and not America with German actors and in the German language (there are dubbed versions if you can find them), but I think a Netflix production all the same, like House of Cards. The final third season wasn't a hit though but the first 2 I'll prolly watch again.

SmartinMartin · 21-03-2021 1:17am

Episodes. Probably the best thing I've ever seen, a great combination of brit and yank wit.

smilerf · 21-03-2021 1:22am

Justified
Orphan Black
Bates Motel
Grimm
Hannibal
The Last Kingdom
The Fall
Ray Donovan

smilerf · 21-03-2021 1:31am

If you are interested in what Pablo Escobar was really like I recommend El Patron del mal

JP Liz V1 · 21-03-2021 1:57am

Fresh off the Boat, great underrated comedy series

trashcan · 21-03-2021 1:28pm

ShineOn7 wrote: »

Without spoilers, can anyone who's watched it all say if this comes to a proper conclusion? Or did it end on a cliffhanger in Season 3?

Amazon cancelled it after 3 seasons

The premise and reviews for it look strong

Just finished it last night. The main plot lines for season three were resolved, so yeah, you can watch it and not be left cursing at being left in mid air, story wise. Having said that, there was definitely room left to carry on into future seasons. I found it very likeable and wouldn’t mind seeing more.

Wrongway1985 · 21-03-2021 1:56pm

ShineOn7 wrote: »

Without spoilers, can anyone who's watched it all say if this comes to a proper conclusion? Or did it end on a cliffhanger in Season 3?

Amazon cancelled it after 3 seasons

The premise and reviews for it look strong

Anyone I recommended to liked it, well worth the time.

I was watching before season 3 came out and from what I remember it was pretty much a given it would be the last season before it was confirmed as such.

A reasonable ending I'd say too no cliffhangers to worry about. Saying that Season 3 isn't quite as good as the previous but its still decent.

The poster who scoffs at production values based on a snippet on the first episode they can barely remember ya id ignore that, the first season actually cost like 100m to make!

21-03-2021 2:00pm

silverharp wrote: »

Im enjoying Curb Your Enthusiasm, not seen it before, its not lol comedy but still fun

Lol, Larry. L O L.

trashcan · 21-03-2021 2:03pm

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Anyone I recommended to liked it, well worth the time.

I was watching before season 3 came out and from what I remember it was pretty much a given it would be the last season before it was confirmed as such.

A reasonable ending I'd say too no cliffhangers to worry about. Saying that Season 3 isn't quite as good as the previous but its still decent.

The poster who scoffs at production values based on a snippet on the first episode they can barely remember ya id ignore that, the first season actually cost like 100m to make!

Agree with all of that. The remark about low production values puzzled me too. I honestly didn’t see it. It didn’t look any cheaper than Breaking Bad, or any other mainstream American show to me.

steve_r · 21-03-2021 3:28pm

trashcan wrote: »

Just finished it last night. The main plot lines for season three were resolved, so yeah, you can watch it and not be left cursing at being left in mid air, story wise. Having said that, there was definitely room left to carry on into future seasons. I found it very likeable and wouldn’t mind seeing more.

Yeah the main stories are wrapped up. I agree, I really liked it and would have liked to have seen more

Ash.J.Williams · 22-03-2021 1:50pm

Collateral - BBC 4 parter on netflix starring carey mulligan...enjoyed it

fryup · 22-03-2021 11:06pm

do any of the streaming services have Miami Vice (80's series) on demand?

Ash.J.Williams · 23-03-2021 10:20pm

fryup wrote: »

do any of the streaming services have Miami Vice (80's series) on demand?

I love 80s shows , I recently found buck rogers and it’s hilarious

Ash.J.Williams · 23-03-2021 10:22pm

Just finished this ... amazing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLfLU6-9lxY

Mantis Toboggan · 23-03-2021 10:54pm

Bodyguard was brutal imo.

youcancallmeal · 24-03-2021 10:47am

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Bodyguard was brutal imo.

I remember it started out well but in the last couple of episodes there was a twist and turn too far

Man Vs ManUre · 24-03-2021 3:00pm

Dark season 1 and 2 are exceptional. I would rate season 3 (final season) as only good purely because it was so difficult to understand the storyline.

afro man · 24-03-2021 3:06pm

Your Honour - Bryan Cranston EX Breaking bad
Ozark

killbillvol2 · 24-03-2021 3:17pm

afro man wrote: »

Your Honour - Bryan Cranston EX Breaking bad

Couldn't watch it. The son wrecked my head.

24-03-2021 3:27pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Bodyguard was brutal imo.

Agree. Didn't finish it. I liked Collateral (with Carey Mulligan), Unforgotten and Hinterland.

billyhead · 24-03-2021 4:42pm

The bridge is very good.

comuirch · 24-03-2021 4:53pm

Does anyone know where you can stream the newer Battlestar Galactica series these days?

I watched it about 5 years ago and really enjoyed it, and wouldn't mind watching again....

yerwanthere123 · 24-03-2021 5:36pm

Loved Bodyguard, very surprised to see some of the comments on here.

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

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