The best new and returning TV series thread
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Jimmy Smallsteps
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Smashing through Chicago P.D. at the moment.
Good story lines, just the right amount of biffo.
Good story lines, just the right amount of biffo.
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mat the expat
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Quite enjoying Van Helsing.
Complete schlock but fun
Complete schlock but fun
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Insane_Homer
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I've exhausted all viewing options,
Sky - done
Netflix - done
Amamzon Prime - Done
Disney - Done
Most of my evening viewing is now youtube vids.
Snowpiercer is shyte, even Jennifer Connelly can't keep me interested.
Sinner S3 was bit meh.
decided to give Broadchurch a go. So far so good. great cast. (only 2 espisodes in)
Suggestions welcome.
Sky - done
Netflix - done
Amamzon Prime - Done
Disney - Done
Most of my evening viewing is now youtube vids.
Snowpiercer is shyte, even Jennifer Connelly can't keep me interested.
Sinner S3 was bit meh.
decided to give Broadchurch a go. So far so good. great cast. (only 2 espisodes in)
Suggestions welcome.
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Lemoentjie
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Thanks to suggestions on PR, I've been watching the Das Boot series. It's very good.
Agreed. I'm 3 episodes in and don't really care. Shame because S2 was excellent.
Got bored and wanted to watch something that was on either terrestrial tv in the UK, or amazon prime, since I use VPN for other less legitimate sources (and I can't use a VPN whilst doing any work). Started watching through Buffy :D. 
Give a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
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Monkey Magic
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10 years late but have been going through Community, and as a consequence now started Atlanta.
Cant believe I didn't bother with Community first time around
Also saw that the lord of the rings tv crew are on the list to get exemptions to travel to NZ for production :D
Cant believe I didn't bother with Community first time around
Also saw that the lord of the rings tv crew are on the list to get exemptions to travel to NZ for production :D
I'd love to be able to watch Community fresh. It peters off a bit in the later seasons, but it's not bad. The first few are genius though :D.Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 8:07 am 10 years late but have been going through Community, and as a consequence now started Atlanta.
Cant believe I didn't bother with Community first time around
Also saw that the lord of the rings tv crew are on the list to get exemptions to travel to NZ for production :D
Give a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
I binge-watched the first two seasons over a short time period and I was able to keep the storylines straight in my head. I only had a four week break before starting season 3, but the gap was too long. I've just finished episode 3 but if anything the plot has become more convoluted, and in addition, in the intervening time, I have forgotten key elements in the story so I'm getting bewildered and bamboozled, and just not finding it as enjoyable this season.
I knew that would happen so watched about 4 different catchup and who's who/what family is what vids on youtube and read through a few fan articles etc so was somewhat prepared. I also sit there watching it with this on my laptop:FujiKiwi wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:29 amI binge-watched the first two seasons over a short time period and I was able to keep the storylines straight in my head. I only had a four week break before starting season 3, but the gap was too long. I've just finished episode 3 but if anything the plot has become more convoluted, and in addition, in the intervening time, I have forgotten key elements in the story so I'm getting bewildered and bamboozled, and just not finding it as enjoyable this season.
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Man it requires some concentration though that's why I'm buggered after two of them.
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I even took a photo of the TV with my phone to get alternate old Martha's family tree thing at the end of e04 [/end spoiler]
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Margin__Walker
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Finished Dark season 3 yesterday. Kept expecting it to collapse under its own complexity, but it never really does. Certainly not a series you can watch casually an expect to have a hope of following it. Really enjoyed it overall though
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Thought the ending in the third dimension tied it all together really well. Definitely made sense as an ending and was nicely shot.
The one thing that stopped it being truly great TV for me was the lack of real drama for much of it. You have a sense throughout pretty much the whole series until the final episode that everything is on tracks and unfolding exactly the way it needs to to get to Adam (and later Eve) where they need to be. Also, the acting throughout was superb, but the actor playing the teenage Jonas doesn't really carry the role that well for me.
The one thing that stopped it being truly great TV for me was the lack of real drama for much of it. You have a sense throughout pretty much the whole series until the final episode that everything is on tracks and unfolding exactly the way it needs to to get to Adam (and later Eve) where they need to be. Also, the acting throughout was superb, but the actor playing the teenage Jonas doesn't really carry the role that well for me.
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Denny Crane
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Making a Murderer on Netflix, a compelling documentary series that came out in 2015, not sure how recent the 2nd series is, may be old news for some but worth a mention here for anyone inclined to have a nose.
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― William James
I'm on a rewatch of Community and am impressed with how well it's held up. If anything I'm enjoying it more on the second watch.
Curb... is a funny one. Not that many laugh out louds bits when you're watching it, but it's hilarious when talking about it with mates. A bit like Monyt Python in that regards.
Curb... is a funny one. Not that many laugh out louds bits when you're watching it, but it's hilarious when talking about it with mates. A bit like Monyt Python in that regards.
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Don't worry. I've been drinking.
Will come back and read the spoilers later as not quite finished yet but episode 7 "Between the Time" certainly clicked a few things into place.Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:47 am Finished Dark season 3 yesterday. Kept expecting it to collapse under its own complexity, but it never really does. Certainly not a series you can watch casually an expect to have a hope of following it. Really enjoyed it overall though
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SpoilerShowThought the ending in the third dimension tied it all together really well. Definitely made sense as an ending and was nicely shot.
The one thing that stopped it being truly great TV for me was the lack of real drama for much of it. You have a sense throughout pretty much the whole series until the final episode that everything is on tracks and unfolding exactly the way it needs to to get to Adam (and later Eve). Also, the acting throughout was superb, but the actor playing the teenage Jonas doesn't really carry the role that well for me.
Cheers for the heads up, sounds well worth a look. And I completely agree re Gangs of London. Couldn't get past the first couple of episodes - it's overblown crap.
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mat the expat
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Operation Buffalo (ABC Drama).
Has humour but based on the Maralinga Nuclear Tests.
Very enjoyable and the gorgeous Jessica De Gouw in 40s outfits
Has humour but based on the Maralinga Nuclear Tests.
Very enjoyable and the gorgeous Jessica De Gouw in 40s outfits
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sockwithaticket
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Saw a teaser for The Boys season 2. September is too far away damn it.
I had hopes there that it would be (slightly NSFW)
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It's OK, is my opinion. Something to watch if there's not much else available. Some fun/good stuff, but not a classic.
Give a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.