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Greyfox

learn_more wrote: »

But want I can't possibly agree with is that 'the acting is brilliant'. I find the dialogue and the acting to be totally wooden.

I don't know how anybody can say this, look at any scene that Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey or Charles Dance are in, if that’s not brilliant acting I don't what is. Also the dialogue is incredible with loads of unforgettable lines.

Greyfox

Grayson wrote: »

Battlestar Galataca has better character development. The characters are far more complex.

Which btw reminds me, everyone should watch Battlestar.

Your right everyone should watch Battlestar Galataca, the problem is the name puts people off. A friend recommended it to me as imagine the wire set in space and he was right, the first episode called 33 is the best opening episode to a TV series ever, it was way more adult, complex and thought provoking than any other pilot. Everyone I have recommended 33 to has come back to me saying they loved it. Yes its set in space with people trying to find there way back to earth but the show does a great job of exploring just how complicated human beings are.

Logo

Thanks for the replies. I recorded the first few episodes of Game of Thrones from Sky Atlantic and plan to watch before deciding to buy the boxset. Also plan to catch up on The Shield, The Wire, Band of Brothers, Narcos etc. Does anyone know where I might pick up The Norman Conquests without breaking the bank?
Thanks again!

A Little Pony

Game of Thrones is fantastic, last series was fine but not as good as the other series.

nkav86

I've heard good things about Peaky Blinders, not strictly what you're looking for, but apparently worth a watch

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nkav86 wrote: »

I've heard good things about Peaky Blinders, not strictly what you're looking for, but apparently worth a watch

Not really sure myself! Just posted because I've a bit of downtime over Christmas and wanted to watch some stuff that I've heard is unmissable... Never really had the time to do the boxset marathon during the year:)

Knine

Not really a Boxset but I loved Bates Motel

Turtyturd

Am I the only one who thinks Sons of Anarchy is sh!t?

It's like dumb TV for people whole can't follow the depth and layers of The Wire, Sopranos or True Detective.

Andrewf20

Forbrydelsin, aka the killing, season 1 in particular. Epic.

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I'd heard nothing - not even a sniff of an Oscar - and was expecting very little from the Cohn Bros film Fargo. Loved it from start to end. Is the series based on the film? And more importantly does the brilliant Frances McDormand feature?

Birneybau

Logo wrote: »

I'd heard nothing - not even a sniff of an Oscar - and was expecting very little from the Cohn Bros film Fargo. Loved it from start to end. Is the series based on the film? And more importantly does the brilliant Frances McDormand feature?

Based in same place, different times. And no, she ain't.

Alf Stewart.

I'm hearing great reports of westworld.

Birneybau

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

I'm hearing great reports of westworld.

Superb. I also forgot to mention 'The Missing'.

maudgonner

Line of Duty and Happy Valley are very good - two UK police series. The first series of Broadchurch too.

Dyr

Turtyturd wrote: »

Am I the only one who thinks Sons of Anarchy is sh!t?

It's like dumb TV for people whole can't follow the depth and layers of The Wire, Sopranos or True Detective.

I have already reassured everyone that sons of anarchy is a pile of ****

strictly for the Daves and Waynes who found the plots on the shield a bit too tough to follow

fryup

just finished Narcos series 1

and its brilliant

Podge2k7

The Wire
The Shield
First 4 seasons of Dexter
24
Justified
Chuck

All great shows.

K-9

maudgonner wrote: »

Line of Duty and Happy Valley are very good - two UK police series. The first series of Broadchurch too.

Just watched Happy Valley and it is very, very good. Dark but also a big sprinkling of Yorkshire humour, cutting at times. Line of Duty is gripping TV, the interview scenes are brilliantly done. I love dramas that don't need action to build tension. The Hour was also very good and of course Sherlock and Luther.

The Wire and Sopranos were excellent. I wouldn't put Boardwalk Empire up there with them, it's very good and worth a watch, but for the budget and talent behind it, it just lacked that something.