| Half decent tv 06:36 - Apr 29 with 681988 views | LadbrokeR |
I watched the last episode of line of duty and thought that was good. Undercover has finally grabbed by attention. I quite like some of the investigative programmes Stacey Dooley does. However I can't wait for the next series of people just do nothing. |  | | |  |
| Half decent tv on 08:28 - Dec 16 with 4968 views | hubble |
| Half decent tv on 23:42 - Dec 15 by MrSheen |
Kinahan, or at least the Eamon Cunningham kingpin figure. Tyson Fury’s best mate’s dad. The Hutch family are their roadkill.
I’m struck by Ciaran Honda resemblance to Hank Hill. Surprised he hasn’t tried pushing dodgy propane yet. |
Ciaran Honda? Ciaran Heinz? Ciaran Hinds!
A great actor, but for me, the only weak link in this otherwise superb crime drama. Episode three has to be the most emotionally gripping 50 minutes of TV I've watched in a very long time.
Clare Dunne is riveting, can't take my eyes off her. Beautifully shot, great score, this is right up my strasse. Thanks for the recommendation Disco. |  |
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| Half decent tv on 09:19 - Dec 16 with 4935 views | MrSheen |
| Half decent tv on 08:28 - Dec 16 by hubble |
Ciaran Honda? Ciaran Heinz? Ciaran Hinds!
A great actor, but for me, the only weak link in this otherwise superb crime drama. Episode three has to be the most emotionally gripping 50 minutes of TV I've watched in a very long time.
Clare Dunne is riveting, can't take my eyes off her. Beautifully shot, great score, this is right up my strasse. Thanks for the recommendation Disco. |
Curse you, spelling prompt!! I’ve just seen episode 3, you’re right, it was excellent. I thought it had all been a bit cut and paste Gomorrah/Animal Kingdom-on-the-Liffey up to then, but this was another level.
It is amazing how many Irish actors were in Game of Thrones. I was watching an Irish language film set in the Famine called Arracht (Monster), very dark in every sense. Michael McElhatton, who played evil bastard Lord Roose Bolton played an evil bastard landlord in this. You can stream it free on TG4 Beo. [Post edited 16 Dec 2023 9:19]
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| Half decent tv on 09:43 - Dec 16 with 4913 views | Metallica_Hoop |
| Half decent tv on 10:45 - Dec 15 by HAYESBOY |
Reacher season 2 back today. Started well. First 3 eps available straight away.
First series was good. |
I just finished the first and really enjoyed it.
I'm giving 'Wheel of Time' another go (I'm still not convinced but it's getting better) |  |
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| Half decent tv on 22:46 - Dec 20 with 4726 views | Ranger_Things |
A Murder at the End of the World on Disney. The reviews said it is modern day take on Sherlock Holmes, I thought it more like a version of an Agatha Christie murder mystery. Pretty decent either way. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 22:43 - Dec 23 with 4516 views | MrSheen |
Just seen Maestro on Netflix. All the attention has been on Bradley Cooper and his rubber nose, but Carey Mulligan is fantastic, very reminiscent of Juliet Stevenson. Nice chunk of Mahler’s 2nd too.
(Warning to Clive - contains stringed instruments) [Post edited 23 Dec 2023 22:45]
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| Half decent tv on 10:07 - Dec 26 with 4374 views | lightwaterhoop |
The Gold a tv drama series about the Brink's-Mat robbery is superb Its on BBC i player and stars Hugh Bonneville.I know it was mentioned on this thread a while back but its worth another plug in case anyone has missed it like i nearly did.
Also i enjoyed The Highwaymen a movie with Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson about the hunt for Bonnie and Cylde on Netflix. [Post edited 26 Dec 2023 10:18]
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| Half decent tv on 09:21 - Jan 17 with 3945 views | TheChef |
Post Emmys - Mrs Chef decided we should watch The Bear. Watched the first episode last night; I wouldn't exactly say it's a comedy (maybe it gets funnier?) but caught the attention and I like its gritty style. Also playing Animal by Pearl Jam over the end credits was a winner.
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| Half decent tv on 09:58 - Jan 17 with 3892 views | Metallica_Hoop |
Finished 'Detective Forst' last night from Polska.
I enjoyed it, highly improbable but with a nice twist at the end. Though I had to look online and as it turns out I wasn't the only confused one.
Being Polish all the attractive female cast members get their baps out too another +1 | |
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| Half decent tv on 10:01 - Jan 17 with 3887 views | TheChef |
| Half decent tv on 09:58 - Jan 17 by Metallica_Hoop |
Finished 'Detective Forst' last night from Polska.
I enjoyed it, highly improbable but with a nice twist at the end. Though I had to look online and as it turns out I wasn't the only confused one.
Being Polish all the attractive female cast members get their baps out too another +1 |
Funny about Eastern Europe - may be a generalisation but most of the women are gorgeous and most of the men look like potatoes  | |
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| Half decent tv on 12:40 - Jan 17 with 3762 views | W4Hoop |
| Half decent tv on 09:21 - Jan 17 by TheChef |
Post Emmys - Mrs Chef decided we should watch The Bear. Watched the first episode last night; I wouldn't exactly say it's a comedy (maybe it gets funnier?) but caught the attention and I like its gritty style. Also playing Animal by Pearl Jam over the end credits was a winner.
Anyone else watched it? Worth sticking with? |
Are you watching season 1 or 2 Chef? (lots of people call each other "Chef" in The Bear). Season 1 is good but Season 2 is outstanding! Lots of characters grow in front of your eyes, issues get resolved, the story gathers momentum. Some episodes concentrate on just one character or one event. It really works. [Post edited 17 Jan 13:28]
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| Half decent tv on 13:09 - Jan 17 with 3719 views | JPC |
| Half decent tv on 12:40 - Jan 17 by W4Hoop |
Are you watching season 1 or 2 Chef? (lots of people call each other "Chef" in The Bear). Season 1 is good but Season 2 is outstanding! Lots of characters grow in front of your eyes, issues get resolved, the story gathers momentum. Some episodes concentrate on just one character or one event. It really works. [Post edited 17 Jan 13:28]
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Loved both seasons, but as you say, season 2 is excellent - the Xmas day episode is mad | | | |
| Half decent tv on 13:24 - Jan 17 with 3692 views | johnhoop |
There have been several recommendations for the excellent Kin on BBC but I don’t know if anyone has so far mentioned another Irish gangster series called Love/Hate which was on about ten years ago in Ireland and is available on ITVX.
I would imagine our Irish contributors will probably have seen it but I hadn’t so far and we went through all 5 series in double quick time over Christmas and New Year. It’s like a Dublin set version of the Sopranos or Gomorrah, with elements of The Wire thrown in for the last 2 series. Absolutely gripping and some of the acting, especially by Tom Vaughn-Lawlor as Nidge and Charlie Murphy as Siobhan is very good indeed. | | | |
| Half decent tv on 22:59 - Jan 17 with 3502 views | Lblock |
| Half decent tv on 20:41 - Dec 15 by BazzaInTheLoft |
‘A reasonably famous Irish actor was filling me in’
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He showed me his golden globe |  |
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| Half decent tv on 23:07 - Jan 17 with 3500 views | Lblock |
This one must’ve been mentioned on here….
BOSCH
On Amazon Prime
Was recommended to me but a frequenter of these here parts.
Very decent LA police crime drama with the quite excellent Jamie Hector (The Wire) stealing scenes from the lead actor.
It’s like a modern day Hill Street Blues
Great scenes, decent jazz backdrop, series very well intwined and some decent comedy value now and then amongst some gritty stuff.
I’m smashing through it and already on Season 6 within a few weeks | |
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| Half decent tv on 00:26 - Jan 18 with 3460 views | Kiwi76 |
| Half decent tv on 23:07 - Jan 17 by Lblock |
This one must’ve been mentioned on here….
BOSCH
On Amazon Prime
Was recommended to me but a frequenter of these here parts.
Very decent LA police crime drama with the quite excellent Jamie Hector (The Wire) stealing scenes from the lead actor.
It’s like a modern day Hill Street Blues
Great scenes, decent jazz backdrop, series very well intwined and some decent comedy value now and then amongst some gritty stuff.
I’m smashing through it and already on Season 6 within a few weeks |
They’ve managed to keep it going with 2 seasons to follow of Bosch Legacy - no plot spoilers other than standards are maintained.
Think latest iteration of True Detective with Jodie Foster looks good and if want couple of hours of outback Aussie true crime with very odd cast of characters check out Last Stop Larrimah on Netflix |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 09:01 - Jan 18 with 3377 views | MrSheen |
| Half decent tv on 09:58 - Jan 17 by Metallica_Hoop |
Finished 'Detective Forst' last night from Polska.
I enjoyed it, highly improbable but with a nice twist at the end. Though I had to look online and as it turns out I wasn't the only confused one.
Being Polish all the attractive female cast members get their baps out too another +1 |
I got about half way through episode 2 last night, but I found it irritating and improbable. Not sure I'll go back.
On the latter subject, I was watching The Deuce which is back on Sky and which I missed first time round. It's only about five years old but it looks like it came from another age, I can't believe it would be made the same way now. I get it's about the skin trade, but, vicar. "It's a searing critique of the exploitation of powerless women, so naturally we expect you to get them out. Well, do you want the work, or not?" | | | |
| Half decent tv on 12:21 - Jan 18 with 3246 views | ChrisNW6 |
Boy Swallows Universe on Netflix, only one episode in but looking very promising. Great Aussie cast with Travis Fimmel (Vikings) and Bryan Brown (Cocktail) the young lad in the lead role is brilliant. | | | |
| Half decent tv on 12:45 - Jan 18 with 3230 views | hubble |
Just finished season 5 of Fargo on Amazon prime.
The Fargo franchise is quite unique in TV drama, in that each series works as a standalone and they don't have to be watched in sequence. But they all share that weird Coen brothers stamp that elevates them to an art form.
I thought the first two series were very good, didn't like the third, and the fourth, whilst featuring typically weird and wonderful characters (the stand-out being Jessie Buckley as the crazy nurse), was good, but lacked something for me. Perhaps the trademark darkly comic Fargo morality wasn't so well-defined.
But Series 5 is simply superb. The production values are off the scale: it looks and sounds sumptuous. The depths they've gone to to create the weird, hyperreal, modern take on a kind of Grimm's fairy-tale reality are incredible.
As usual, everything is set in an amorphous Minnesota of vast and bleak landscapes, with scenes of breathtaking visual beauty.
Episode 3, which takes place on Halloween 2019 is an extraordinary homage to the horror genre, with a multi-layered symbolism that had me glued to the screen, enthralled. I actually applauded at one point. This is deep stuff. And throughout, the humour is pitch-black.
And all the characters are superb; but the three leads are incredible: Jon Hamm as the sheriff, Juno Temple as the protagonist, and, best of all, Jennifer Jason Leigh as her 'Ayn Rand on steroids' mother-in-law. Just jaw-droppingly good drama.
EDIT: I should also add that this is the most political of all the series, with a fairly obvious anti-Trump/MAGA agenda - libertarian v socialism, perhaps, as sub-theme, as well as what could be construed as polemic on the white male. I found it just a little intrusive, but it didn't spoil the drama.
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| Half decent tv on 22:34 - Jan 23 with 2997 views | E17hoop |
Just finished first series of Kin here and seen that BBC has picked up the second season.
Traitors is harmless hokum but quite addictive.
The latest True Detective has started well.
We've got the new Tourist recorded ready to binge. |  |
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| Half decent tv on 22:43 - Jan 23 with 2988 views | Ned_Kennedys |
Happiness on Netflix: Korean crime/zombie drama.
Korean TV series are the best and nobody does zombies better than the Koreans! |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 15:10 - Jan 24 with 2827 views | silverbirch |
Probably mentioned before and not new, but The Americans (about Russians spies living in America), is fantastic. I’m into the fourth season and every episode has been great. Channel 4 . | | | |
| Half decent tv on 20:48 - Jan 24 with 2721 views | Ghost_on_the_Westway |
Loudermilk (Netflix), anyone?
It’s about a recovering alcoholic, ex-music journalist, now an AA/NA counsellor. The one thing he can’t give up is being a total arsehole.
Nobody particularly well known in it - the bloke who plays his flatmate you might recognise from the odd episode of stuff like Shameless, Justified and Curb, but no-one else.
Worth trying if only for the scene in the first episode when his group has to use a Coffee Shop for a meeting. |  | | |
| Half decent tv on 06:00 - Jan 25 with 2603 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
Just finished 'The English' on Prime. A Western with Emily Blunt which was superb.
As I get older I seem to enjoy westerns more and more. | | | |
| Half decent tv on 06:43 - Jan 25 with 2583 views | Toast_R |
| Half decent tv on 20:48 - Jan 24 by Ghost_on_the_Westway |
Loudermilk (Netflix), anyone?
It’s about a recovering alcoholic, ex-music journalist, now an AA/NA counsellor. The one thing he can’t give up is being a total arsehole.
Nobody particularly well known in it - the bloke who plays his flatmate you might recognise from the odd episode of stuff like Shameless, Justified and Curb, but no-one else.
Worth trying if only for the scene in the first episode when his group has to use a Coffee Shop for a meeting. |
I'd seen clips of it on social media and as finally arrived on Netflix I've given it a watch. Pretty good and some very funny characters The main guy is played by Ron Livingston who played Captain Nixon in Band of Brothers - who was always drinking Vat 69. |  | | |
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