On the second series of this now. It’s very hit-and-miss, as many of the characters are nauseatingly self-absorbed urban stereotypes, but it’s definitely a bit different.
The second series of...
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On the second series of this now. It’s very hit-and-miss, as many of the characters are nauseatingly self-absorbed urban stereotypes, but it’s definitely a bit different.
The second series of...
Mosaic is pretty watchable so far (watched 3 episode). Far-fetched and implausible, but entertaining.
Yes, I think on-the-whole it's been a success. There's been a few missteps with silly plot-lines, and hopefully they'll let the spore-drive slip into obscurity, but the main story-arcs have been...
I agree. McMafia is good no-brain entertainment. Hard Sun was very disappointing (considering I like Luther) - needed to be sci-fi, or a crime drama, not a strange mix of both. We watched the whole...
Its definitely worth watching. Not perfect - but the early series are very good. I think it lost its way a bit, then the plot veered wildly until they ended it quite well.
I found it quite...
We watched the first series. Started off OK, then went downhill rapidly. I think they looked at Homeland but then completely failed to produce anything remotely realistic or watchable, even by the...
Definitely. Much more like classic Star Trek (and obviously a link-in to an episode from the original series). They really need to keep away from space whales, singing trees and other weak...
McMafia is pretty enjoyable. It's a lot like Billions IMO - cliched and by-numbers, but entertaining high-budget fluff. (James Norton is a bit weak as the lead - defintely no future Bond).
Finished Dark on Netflix.
We thought it was very good, although tbh had a bit of trouble keeping track of which character was which in the different time periods (would’ve been easier if they...
Lucifer is surprisingly good entertainment. My wife is up to date on this, and has been recommending it to me for a while, but I haven’t liked the idea - she watches Supernatural and other “teen”...
I’m up to speed with this now, and to be frank, it’s a bit silly.
There’s too many stupid plot devices for my likings (even for broad appeal sci-fi). “Time crystals”, “space whales”,...
Yes, I guess that sounded a bit odd! We didn’t have any idea about the plot, so the main crime came completely out-of-the-blue.
There was a fair bit of moping around and depressing storylines in...
We binge watched The Sinner on Netflix. It starts a bit slow and low-key, but once it gets going, it’s a great story.
I'm a big CYE fan, but I do think it’s possibly run its course ie repeated scenarios, albeit funny. Then I watch the Disturbance in the Kitchen episode... absolute genius, possibly one of the best...
Just finished Mindhunters, and agree with previous recommendations.
It’s an interesting twist on the usual profiling-type stories. The real-life characters and retro details make it even more...
I really enjoyed Continuum (IMO it's worth persevering) and Twelve Monkeys has been good - but I think they're right to call it a day after the next season.
I think with any time-travel series...
I’ve been on the lookout for this. Which provider is showing it?
We definitely watched it on Netflix, so it should be there somewhere. (Admittedly, it doesn’t seem to show up when I type it in though - wife found it though).
Third series of Narcos is pretty good, if not quite as good as the Escobar series.
Manhunt: Unabomber was really good. I wasn’t aware of the story, so it was very interesting. Paul Bettany was...
It’s one of the best comedies of the past few years imo.
My wife and I like this. Slightly preposterous, but pretty entertaining. I like Tim Roth’s sweary, cynical Brit humor.
Yes, those are my feelings on it as well. There is political pressure, often influenced by the (privately owned, vested interest) press.
I suppose they start off with noble ambitions, but the greed/fear of commercial reality get it the way.
Ironically, the same could be said of the BBC - although it's not commercial pressure in...
In fairness, that's what happens to a lot of TV. Sometimes an idea is only good enough for a couple of seasons, particularly when there's a central story arc. Something like Prison Break is a good...
I'm on S4 of House of Cards at the moment. The first two series were excellent, but I can't help thinking the quality has dropped a bit in 3 and 4. (The hallucinogenic bits on 4 are a bit overdone...