TV Series - Reviews and Recommendations......

darkhairedlord

hogans hero's

daniel_b

Finished Spiral which was top drawer from beginning to near the end I thought, last episode was a mildy damp squib, or perhaps just not up to the drama of the few preceeding ones.
McMafia looks like it might have quite the finale next Sunday.

Recorded Maltese: The Mafia detective on C4, but all available on All 4.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/maltese-the-mafia-detective/episode-guide/

Won't get the chance to watch it for at least two weeks, be interested to hear what anyone on here makes of it.

Elegant, nostalgic Italian crime drama set in 1976. A detective travels to Sicily for a wedding but finds himself drawn into a murder investigation and a complex web of widespread corruption.

Pross

Anyone else watch Billions? Third series must be starting soon and it's about the only thing I've bothered 'binge' watching. I don't understand much of the financial stuff but really enjoy it, I find it interesting that I want Axe to come out on top even though I'd hate anyone like he in real life. I'm also very partial to Maggie Siff!

mrb123

Pross wrote:

Anyone else watch Billions? Third series must be starting soon and it's about the only thing I've bothered 'binge' watching. I don't understand much of the financial stuff but really enjoy it, I find it interesting that I want Axe to come out on top even though I'd hate anyone like he in real life. I'm also very partial to Maggie Siff!

We'll be watching.

Thought the second series was a big improvement over the first.

herb71

Dinyull wrote:

Can someone tell me Black Mirror gets better please?

Tried the first episode (Series 1) and couldn't help but feeling it was 45mins of my life I won't be getting back, despite being a big Charlie Brooker fan.

Really?

Black mirror was truly excellent in my option. There were a couple which didn't quite reach the high bench march set by the best, but generally I enjoyed them all!

Other shows that did it for me, Game of thrones, Star Trek Discovery, the punisher. Lots of good stuff out there to see you through the winter.

crumbschief

Ok here's a few that are alright by me.

Britannia
Six
Ghosted
Hogan's Heroes
Portrait Artist Of The Year
Strike Back,just to see Peter Firth

cougie

I think Spooks is on Netflix ? That's an excellent watch. Even second time round. Truly gripping.

I'm loving Altered Carbon on Netflix. Budget must be huge.

FishFish

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo is still available.

meursault

Mr Goo wrote:

MrB123 wrote:

What is the forum view on McMafia?

I'm currently thinking it's worth about 6 out of 10 but we'll see what the climax brings. There have been some tense moment but overall it has been a bit slow.

The guy playing the main character (tipped as the next Bond) has been a bit wooden IMO, and none of the other characters are particularly likeable.

You've hit nail on the head. None of the characters are likeable.

Yup, agreed.

daniel_b

cougie wrote:

I think Spooks is on Netflix ? That's an excellent watch. Even second time round. Truly gripping.

I'm loving Altered Carbon on Netflix. Budget must be huge.

The lovely Keeley Hawes.

mr_goo

Blacktemplar wrote:

The Expanse - series 2 better than series 1, but overall just brilliant
Van Helsing - a bit 'American Cheesy' in places, but not bad, plenty of top-drawer gore
Star Trek: Discovery - getting better with every plot twist
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - out there where the buses don't run, like a televisual acid trip
The Punisher - followed on from the tail end of Daredevil, pretty brutal in places
The End of the F*cking World - weird, just weird. But great
The Man in the High Castle
Westworld - new series out soon
The Crown

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. TV Acid Trip ! Couldn't have put it better. Really enjoyed the first season. Just starting season 2.

I'd also like to give a big thumbs up to BOSCH that appears on Amazon. Titus Welliver plays the main protagonist just how I imagined him to be in Michael Connelly books.
I managed to catch up with all the releases on my last free offer of Prime. Just have to wait for the next time its free.

pblakeney

McMafia.
Well, that was дерьмо

Frank Wilson

crumbschief wrote:

Ok here's a few that are alright by me.

Britannia
Six
Ghosted
Hogan's Heroes
Portrait Artist Of The Year
Strike Back,just to see Peter Firth

I have tried with Six but have given up after three episodes as I can't make out a word they are saying.

Blacktemplar

cougie wrote:

I think Spooks is on Netflix ? That's an excellent watch. Even second time round. Truly gripping.

I'm loving Altered Carbon on Netflix. Budget must be huge.

Just started watching Altered Carbon last night. Really like the concept, hope it doesn't deteriorate into another "Gumshoe in Space" like quite a few of these kind of things have done in the past.

A bit old hat these days, but the 'reimagined' Battlestar Galactica is worth a go, even if it does get into a bit of socio-political moralising and navel-gazing in places. Made me smile that Richard Hatch has a role as a bad guy. Oh and Tricia Helfer. Nuff said.....

Blacktemplar

crumbschief wrote:

Ok here's a few that are alright by me.

Britannia
Six
Ghosted
Hogan's Heroes
Portrait Artist Of The Year
Strike Back,just to see Peter Firth

Is Britannia any good? Looks a bit on the jokey side, if the clips I've seen are anything to go by...

fenix

I rattled thru Britannia thanks to a dose of the flu. Was quite good fun I thought - as you say a bit of humour in there.

crumbschief

Blacktemplar wrote:

crumbschief wrote:

Ok here's a few that are alright by me.

Britannia
Six
Ghosted
Hogan's Heroes
Portrait Artist Of The Year
Strike Back,just to see Peter Firth

Is Britannia any good? Looks a bit on the jokey side, if the clips I've seen are anything to go by...

Loved it so far,does have some humour which is often dark.

vimfuego

Been watching Plebs recently having not stumbled across it before. Basically a sitcom following a group of lads in Roman times who've moved from the sticks into the big city to seek their fortune, but superimposing modern concerns, obsessions and issues onto the time period (you'll see it lazily described as The Inbetweeners in Roman times).

Have to say, as sitcoms go it's pretty good and I've enjoyed it's silliness and cameos: Danny Dyer as a gladiator ("THEY KEEP PUTTING ME UP AGAINST THESE GALLIC MUGS!") Jim Rosenthal as a commentator in the arena (though as his son is in it, to be expected I guess) even Simon Callow.

The show is stolen completely by Grumio the slave though - a sort of apathetic northern Baldrick. Great stuff.

cougie

Love Plebs. It's like a Roman Inbetweeners. New series coming this year too.

cougie

Has anyone watched The Young Offenders ?

The original film is on Netflix and the series is on the iPlayer.
Excellent program.

Pross

Blacktemplar wrote:

crumbschief wrote:

Ok here's a few that are alright by me.

Britannia
Six
Ghosted
Hogan's Heroes
Portrait Artist Of The Year
Strike Back,just to see Peter Firth

Is Britannia any good? Looks a bit on the jokey side, if the clips I've seen are anything to go by...

No, it was sh1te. I've never got into GoT but the people who were calling it the 'new Game of Thrones' must have watched something completely different.

Another series to avoid if anyone is considering it is Requiem. We watched it as it was filmed in my daughter's friend's house. After each episode I thought it would start to come together in the next one but nope, the conclusion was very odd and underwhelming.

pblakeney

Bosch. Series 4.
It just keeps getting better.

cougie

Can't get the idea of a series about power tools out of my head with that one.

pblakeney

cougie wrote:

Can't get the idea of a series about power tools out of my head with that one.

It's a driller right enough.

robert88

PBlakeney wrote:

cougie wrote:

Can't get the idea of a series about power tools out of my head with that one.

It's a driller right enough.

Hammer action horror?

ayjaycee

PBlakeney wrote:

Bosch. Series 4.
It just keeps getting better.

Power tool jokes apart, totally agree on this one - excellent production values and story lines, brilliant cast playing believable characters and all round fantastic TV.

I would also recommend Colony and Designated Survivor. The former is has just started on season 3 and the latter just coming to the end of the second season.

JTUK

Blacktemplar wrote:

cougie wrote:

I think Spooks is on Netflix ? That's an excellent watch. Even second time round. Truly gripping.

I'm loving Altered Carbon on Netflix. Budget must be huge.

Just started watching Altered Carbon last night. Really like the concept, hope it doesn't deteriorate into another "Gumshoe in Space" like quite a few of these kind of things have done in the past.

First five or six episodes were really good, then it kind of lost the plot towards the end but I enjoyed it anyway.

rjsterry

Anyone else watching Missions on BBC4?

I've missed a few episodes but what I have seen has been very good. Think I need to go back and watch it through on iPlayer.

fenix

JTUK wrote:

Blacktemplar wrote:

cougie wrote:

I think Spooks is on Netflix ? That's an excellent watch. Even second time round. Truly gripping.

I'm loving Altered Carbon on Netflix. Budget must be huge.

Just started watching Altered Carbon last night. Really like the concept, hope it doesn't deteriorate into another "Gumshoe in Space" like quite a few of these kind of things have done in the past.

First five or six episodes were really good, then it kind of lost the plot towards the end but I enjoyed it anyway.

That naked fight was a bit interesting. Kind of Westworld Series One.

Glad to see The Bridge is back on. I've missed Saga.

Frank Wilson

I believe the English language version of Craith is about to start on BBC 4. Watched it in Welsh and it was very good apart from the obvious errors with South Walian speakers playing people who had supposedly been born and raised in the North.