@Homeland
Good show, one of my favorites.
Davincis Demons
I’m enjoying watching this fantasy series, i’m on season 2 with only a few episodes left to go on the season. What i like about it is that, it’s pure fantasy entertainment and not on actual events in Davincis life. Action, plot twists, nudity etc, etc…
I’ve just started watching Utopia. Upon being advised by my friend, I decided to give it a try and it’s freaking awesome. I’m veritably not into watching TV series, but the eccentric imagery, the engrossing soundtrack and the highly unusual plot truly make it a fantastic piece of entertainment.
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:237, topic:1822”]I watched the first episode yesterday, not bad, but not fascinating either. Same idea about the characters (so far): they leave me absolutely cold.
Don’t know what it is, most movies about Vikings I’ve seen over the past few years created that same feeling of aloofness. Is it the Viking culture? I found a series like Rome (I & II) far more interesting and compelling, with characters you could root for (or hate).[/quote]
I don’t think it has to do with Viking culture. I’ve been reading Cornwell’s The last kingdom, and I think Vikings are great material for movies (so it might be mediocre directing that spoils the films). And from the book at least, I’ ve not started flinching at th name Ragnar Lothbrok.
"Penny Dreadful"
I was curious about this show because (Eva Green) is in it. Well, after watching the first four episodes i’ve decided not to continue. It’s not that exciting,too slow and boring for my taste.
The British series Doc Martin has become my new favorite. I’ve been watching it for the past couple of years, and it seems to keep getting better and better.
The original Twilight Zone is always great
Was just watching an episode from season 3 (I think) called “The Grave” and see a guy sitting in the back of the bar that looks like a young LVC
[quote=“Mickey13, post:242, topic:1822”]I’ve just started watching Utopia. Upon being advised by my friend, I decided to give it a try and it’s freaking awesome. I’m veritably not into watching TV series, but the eccentric imagery, the engrossing soundtrack and the highly unusual plot truly make it a fantastic piece of entertainment.[/quote]Wilson Wilson ;D
I’ve been watching the U.S. version of House Of Cards, got three episodes left of the first series, Spacey is fantastic in it.
Still gotta start House of Cards. I’m always very late to the party on TV series
Yeah, love The Twilight Zone. The proper 1959-1964 one, anyway. Can’t think of too many shows I prefer, tbh. Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, maybe Deadwood and The Walking Dead.
Over the last few weeks I watched Orange is the New Black (it was okay, tailed off a bit really), 24: Live Another Day (fantastic… a glorious return to daft, illogical form; the shorter series run really suited it I thought, although it made a bit of a mockery of calling it 24) and we’ve just finished watching Sherlock which I didn’t think I’d give much of a stuff about but which was actually really enjoyable. We watched the first episode of Fargo and that seemed excellent too. Not sure why we didn’t return to it straightaway but we will be doing so imminently.
Recently picked up Deadwood but have yet to start watching it.
I just watched the first episode of Robert Rodriguez’s TV series version of From Dusk Till Dawn the other day, thought it was pretty enjoyable. Liked it better than the film so far, which I was never crazy about really
Oh, you need to get on that, sir! Quality television.
See, I watched the first episode of the TV show and thought it was decidedly “meh”. Didn’t take to the actors playing the Gecko Brothers at all. I’m definitely going to give it a proper try at a later date but I wasn’t especially excited by what I saw. I loved the film back in the day (boring fact: It was the very first DVD I bought when I bought my first DVD player; I wanted a film I already had on VHS to show the difference in quality, and From Dusk Till Dawn got the nod) but I watched it maybe ten months or so ago for the first time in years and I felt that much of it had aged badly, specifically the vampiric second half.
Yeah, the second half of the film is what I really don’t like about it. Everything up until then is not too bad, but when it shifts to horror it just falls apart for me
I’ve been watching a lot of Brit comedies lately as I’ve been collecting the DVDs. My favourite ones are Bottom, Blackadder and The Young Ones.
[quote=“Yodlaf Peterson, post:248, topic:1822”]I’ve been watching the U.S. version of House Of Cards, got three episodes left of the first series, Spacey is fantastic in it.[/quote]Finished it last night, good stuff. Will have to pick up the second season soon.
Those are three good 'uns, for sure. Here are some others - my personal favourites, tbh - that might be worth a look if you haven’t already (many I’m sure you’ll be well aware of):
Sitcoms
Alan Partridge: Mid Morning Matters (2010-2012, 1 series + 2 specials - Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life and Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce) (Sequel to I’m Alan Partridge)
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983-1986, 2 series) (comedy/drama, made a comeback in 2002-2004 but wasn’t anywhere near as strong)
A Bear’s Tail (2005, 1 series) (Spin-off from Bo’ Selecta!)
The Comic Strip Presents… (1982-1993, 5 series + numerous irregular specials right up to 2012) (If you like The Young Ones you really should look at this one, at least the first two or three series: More-or-less the same team over the same time period)
Coogan’s Run (1995, 1 series)
Extras (2005-2007, 2 series + Xmas Special)
Father Ted (1995-1998, 3 series)
Fawlty Towers (1975-1979, 2 series)
Filthy, Rich & Catflap (1987, 1 series) (Another “must see” if you like The Young Ones and Bottom; this show was by the same guys and was pretty much a bridge between the two shows)
Game On (1995-1998, 3 series)
Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace (2004, 1 series)
Green Wing (2004-2007, 2 series + a special)
I’m Alan Partridge (1997-2002, 2 series) (Sequel to Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge)
The Inbetweeners (2008-2010, 3 series)
The League of Gentlemen (1999-2002, 3 series + Xmas special)
Life’s Too Short (2012, 1 series + Xmas special)
Max & Paddy’s Road to Nowhere (2004, 1 series) (Sequel to Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights)
Nighty Night (2004-2005, 2 series)
The Office (2001-2003, 2 series + Xmas special)
Peep Show (2003-Present, 8 series so far)
Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights (2001-2002, 2 series)
Psychoville (2009-2011, 2 series)
Red Dwarf (1988-1999, miniseries in 2009 and revival from 2012-present, 10 series so far)
Rising Damp (1974-1978, 4 series + TV film in 1980)
Saxondale (2006-2007, 2 series)
Spaced (1999-2001, 2 series)
Star Stories! (2006-2008, 3 series)
That Peter Kay Thing (1999, 1 series)
The Thick of It (2005-2012, 4 series + 2 specials)
Sketch Shows
Da Ali G Show/Ali G in da USAiii (2000-2004, 3 series - 1st series was made by UK station Channel 4 and called Da Ali G Show, series 2 & 3 were made by HBO and also called Da Ali G Show in the US but renamed Ali G in da USAiii outside the US)
The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001, 1 series)
Bang Bang It’s Reeves and Mortimer (1999, 1 series)
Bo’ Selecta! (2002-2004, 3 series)
Bo! In the USA (2006, 1 series) (US-based follow-up to Bo’ Selecta!)
Brass Eye (2002, 1 series) (Satire, presented to look like a current affairs programme)
Bruiser (2000, 1 series)
The Day Today (1994, 1 series) (Satire, presented to look like news broadcast)
Jam (2000, 1 series)
Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994-1995, 1 series + a Xmas special) (Presented to look like a chat show; spin-off from The Day Today)
Look Around You (2002-2005, 2 series) (Presented to look like programming for schools & colleges, a staple of UK daytime TV in the '70s/early '80s)
Manstrokewoman (2005-2007, 2 series)
Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969-1974, 4 series)
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer (1993-1995, 2 series)
That Mitchell & Webb Look (2006-2010, 4 series)
Trigger Happy TV (2000-2003, 2 series + Xmas special)
Vic Reeves Big Night Out (1990-1991, 2 series)
[quote=“autephex, post:246, topic:1822”]The original Twilight Zone is always great
Was just watching an episode from season 3 (I think) called “The Grave” and see a guy sitting in the back of the bar that looks like a young LVC
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Maybe the greatest series of it’s kind. And that episode is tops! What a great cast! LVC, Lee Marvin, James Best & Strother Martin.
I’ll add this to the discussion…
Wow, that’s quite a list you’ve compiled there. Thanks! Some ones I really like you didn’t mention like Black Books, The IT Crowd, A Bit of Fry & Laurie…out of that list, though, I’ve seen Red Dwarf, Filthy Rich & Catflap, I’m Alan Partridge, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python’s Flying Circus (another one of my top favourites)…I intend to watch Spaced fairly soon and the Comic Strip Presents I plan to watch eventually as well.
I’m dying for the next season.
Watching the last episode of Dusk Till Dawn right now. Nine episodes in the first season (not sure if there will be another) and by episode 7, the show is sitting shoulders above the movie. Its not anything exceptionally intelligent, but it is great entertainment and the extended runtime allowed to flesh out the story really does wonders to give some meat to the bones-only-story of the film. The Mexican-mythology aspect gets fairly interesting although I have no idea how much it is based on any actual mythos. I actually liked the actors who played the brothers better than Clooney and Tarantino in the film, and the rest of the cast is pretty good also.