A great tv series

thornaby · Post by **thornaby** » Fri 08 May 2020 6:30 am

Just started watching Gangs of London, very violent but really enjoying it. Watching it on Plex that has an incredible amount of tv series and movies. A lot of the tv series I've never heard of but a lot I forgot about so they bring back good memories . What are your suggestions for a series to watch. Happy VE day!

mrsgee · Post by **mrsgee** » Fri 08 May 2020 7:03 am

Peaky Blinders defo.

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Fri 08 May 2020 7:57 am

Kung Fu with David Carradine (1972 !)

I noticed that in episode 2, his father John Carradine played the preacher, and one of his brothers, Richard Carradine played the Mute 'Sonny Jim'.

I know - I don't get out enough

Groucho · Post by **Groucho** » Fri 08 May 2020 8:14 am

Alias Smith and Jones... Pete Duel and Ben Murphy - used to love it... all episodes available on Cinema HD

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Fri 08 May 2020 8:17 am

thornaby wrote: ↑
Fri 08 May 2020 6:30 am
Just started watching Gangs of London, very violent but really enjoying it.

Watched that, thought it was a lot of far fetched nonsense tbh.

You is a good series and The Last Ship was good and quite topical for the moment

MrsD · Post by **MrsD** » Fri 08 May 2020 8:22 am

Oh where to start!

The last kingdom
KIlling Eve
Line of Duty
Outlander
Homeland
A stranger
When they see us
Safe

That should keep you going for a while ......

judyvin · Post by **judyvin** » Fri 08 May 2020 9:34 am

Missing
Baptiste
Night Manager
Ripper Street
Bodyguard
His Dark Materials
The capture
Broadchurch

divesups · Post by **divesups** » Fri 08 May 2020 10:08 am

Queen of the South.
Billions.
Sons of Anarchy
and possibly the best one ever Sopranos

jayceebee · Post by **jayceebee** » Fri 08 May 2020 11:59 am

The Man in the High Castle
Vikings
Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Picard
Star Wars: The Mandalorian

HotHippo · Post by **HotHippo** » Fri 08 May 2020 12:22 pm

I'd highly recommend "Breaking Bad".

HH

waddo · Post by **waddo** » Fri 08 May 2020 12:25 pm

Breaking Bad
24
Burn Notice - Light Entertainment.
Game of Thrones
Justified
Madam Secretary
Life on Mars
Ashes to Ashes

Soooo many more.....

wanderer · Post by **wanderer** » Fri 08 May 2020 2:36 pm

Lockdown started with Narcos 1-3 Medieen Cartel followed by the Cali cartel all fully supported by CIA & DEA such nice people the Americans

Then El chapo 1-3
All netflix but downloadable

I am now starting series 4 of the Sopranos after completing 1-3

Maisiemoo · Post by **Maisiemoo** » Fri 08 May 2020 9:57 pm

Spooks, Hustle, Treadstone, New Amsterdam and I am just going to start on Silent Witness.

Groucho · Post by **Groucho** » Sat 09 May 2020 3:58 am

Maisiemoo wrote: ↑
Fri 08 May 2020 9:57 pm
Spooks, Hustle, Treadstone, New Amsterdam and I am just going to start on Silent Witness.

If you like New Amsterdam then you will love The Resident and The Good Doctor. Both excellent medical dramas.

MnM · Post by **MnM** » Sat 09 May 2020 7:08 am

Many described it as s**t as they didn't understand it but it had a Number 2 in every episode - it was of course, The Prisoner.

Maisiemoo · Post by **Maisiemoo** » Sat 09 May 2020 7:10 am

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If you like New Amsterdam then you will love The Resident and The Good Doctor. Both excellent medical dramas.
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Thank you, yes I love a medical drama!

thornaby · Post by **thornaby** » Sat 09 May 2020 9:17 am

Maisemoo, not really into medical dramas but the Good Doctor is excellent!

sophie · Post by **sophie** » Sat 09 May 2020 9:50 am

I watch very few modern series or few series at all for that matter. However, I still love Morse, Lewis, Vera, Endeavour (proper acting and no reliance on awful language) BUT my absolute all time Series was 35 years ago i.e. M.A.S.H and I was one of the 106Million who watched the final episode and wept buckets!!! The theme music was great as well.

thornaby · Post by **thornaby** » Sat 09 May 2020 10:04 am

And as for comedy series, nothing makes me laugh more than Frasier. Theres a 24/7 channel of it on the Mobdro app!

inverno · Post by **inverno** » Sat 09 May 2020 10:13 am

Ray Donovan......awesome !

thornaby · Post by **thornaby** » Sat 09 May 2020 10:18 am

Inferno, never heard of Ray Donovan but just played a trailer on YouTube it looks good and it's now on my list, thanks!

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Sat 09 May 2020 4:36 pm

MnM wrote: ↑
Sat 09 May 2020 7:08 am
Many described it as s**t as they didn't understand it but it had a Number 2 in every episode - it was of course, The Prisoner.

apparently Patrick McGoohan couldn’t make head nor tail of it and he co wrote it!

It might have been an urban myth but years ago they repeated The Prisoner but someone completely jumbled up the order the episodes were shown in. Many people commented that it finally made sense.

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Sat 09 May 2020 4:40 pm

Keithcaley wrote: ↑
Fri 08 May 2020 7:57 am
Kung Fu with David Carradine (1972 !)

I noticed that in episode 2, his father John Carradine played the preacher, and one of his brothers, Richard Carradine played the Mute 'Sonny Jim'.

I know - I don't get out enough

When you can take the pebble from his hand you can go out

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Sat 09 May 2020 4:44 pm

That's it then, I'm stuck in here for good

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Sat 09 May 2020 4:48 pm

... although did you notice that despite the subtitle displaying 'pebble', his lips said 'stone'?

Oh, Where's mi coat?

mrsgee · Post by **mrsgee** » Sat 09 May 2020 4:50 pm

Has nobody watched Peaky Blinders then? Must just be us folk from the Black Country.... not Brum lol

waddo · Post by **waddo** » Sat 09 May 2020 5:14 pm

Sophie put a post on here earlier today, I replied but when I looked both my reply and Sophie's post had vanished - spooky!!

So you loved MASH then? Me too. Now try "68 Whiskey", it's only in it's first series but is showing promise - which probably means it will be cancelled - lol.

See Msg No 2 - Peaky Blinders is right there so nobody copied it.

Don't worry Keith, I always wondered what happened to No 6 myself!!!

But, if you are feeling hard done by under the current lock down system or you are fond of conspiracy theories and believe - still - that the earth is flat, here is one you should watch and then thank your stars that you live in the TRNC.

Chernobyl

mrsgee · Post by **mrsgee** » Sat 09 May 2020 5:23 pm

Oh yes Chernobyl absolutely brilliant that one. And Peaky ?Blinders

wanderer · Post by **wanderer** » Sat 09 May 2020 5:28 pm

Spooks is on iplayer whole series

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Sat 09 May 2020 5:59 pm

Keithcaley wrote: ↑
Sat 09 May 2020 4:48 pm
... although did you notice that despite the subtitle displaying 'pebble', his lips said 'stone'?

Oh, Where's mi coat?

I think trying to follow lip synching went out with The Water Margin and Monkey when the dubbed English used to kick in about 10 minutes later

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Sat 09 May 2020 6:05 pm

What confused me - and it doesn't take much! - was that I thought that 'The Prisoner' was a continuation of 'Danger Man'...

I can't quite remember how the last episode of Danger Man finished, but....

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Sat 09 May 2020 6:06 pm

EnjoyingTheSun wrote: ↑
Sat 09 May 2020 5:59 pm

Keithcaley wrote: ↑
Sat 09 May 2020 4:48 pm
... although did you notice that despite the subtitle displaying 'pebble', his lips said 'stone'?

Oh, Where's mi coat?
I think trying to follow lip synching went out with The Water Margin and Monkey when the dubbed English used to kick in about 10 minutes later

Agreed, but this was 1972! (I think)

Groucho · Post by **Groucho** » Sat 09 May 2020 7:55 pm

thornaby wrote: ↑
Sat 09 May 2020 9:17 am
Maisemoo, not really into medical dramas but the Good Doctor is excellent!

I think the resident is even better... It has some great villains...

jofra · Post by **jofra** » Sat 09 May 2020 9:19 pm

I remember that in ER, 'Rocket' Romano was somewhat allergic to helicopters......

frontalman · Post by **frontalman** » Sun 10 May 2020 6:25 am

The Lotus Eaters, No Hiding Place and Public Eye for me. I only watch modern stuff.

MnM · Post by **MnM** » Sun 10 May 2020 8:11 am

frontalman wrote: ↑
Sun 10 May 2020 6:25 am
I only watch modern stuff.

Have you tried The Goldbergs? It's modern but a must for any 80's teen. A few of the cast of Cheers appeared in a recent episode.

waddo · Post by **waddo** » Sun 10 May 2020 8:35 am

I'll give it a miss then - I ran out of "Teens" in 1967 - lol.

stereotomy · Post by **stereotomy** » Sun 10 May 2020 6:16 pm

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Mr. Robot.

I've seen it twice and I think It is the only show you should see. Don't worry, it's not all about hacking, but mostly a psychological thriller.

MnM · Post by **MnM** » Tue 12 May 2020 8:02 am

Keithcaley wrote: ↑
Sat 09 May 2020 6:05 pm
What confused me - and it doesn't take much! - was that I thought that 'The Prisoner' was a continuation of 'Danger Man'...

I can't quite remember how the last episode of Danger Man finished, but....

You weren't alone Keith, it was a common mis-conception as the first episode of The Prisoner started with the "resignation" from some service of some sort of secret agent, which viewers could have concluded was John Drake, however Patrick McGoohan only ever explained this as pure coincidence.

Another interesting factoid is that at the time, and possibly until today, The Prisoner was / is the only (at least British) TV series where the opening scenes of episode 1 were used in the opening titles of each episode that followed. This could have been to help to explain to new viewers joining mid-series what it was about. After all, in those days you couldn't catch up easily as there were no +1 Channels or On-Demand etc.

To close on a related anecdote, Lew Grade of ITC which distributed The Prisoner, also distributed many of Gerry Anderson's productions including Thunderbirds. In a meeting with Grade, Anderson wanted more budget to stretch episodes of Thunderbirds from 30 minutes to an hour. Grade left his office through a rear door and returned minutes later to confirm to Anderson that he could have his money. Anderson subsequently discovered that the "adjoining office" Grade went to was actually a broom cupboard.

judyvin · Post by **judyvin** » Tue 12 May 2020 8:12 am

The fall - another great thriller!

Dalartokat · Post by **Dalartokat** » Tue 12 May 2020 8:51 am

mrsgee wrote: ↑
Sat 09 May 2020 4:50 pm
Has nobody watched Peaky Blinders then? Must just be us folk from the Black Country.... not Brum lol

I’ve watched all the episodes of Peaky Blinders so far. Brilliant series.

One to watch now is “Ordinary People” BBC 1 - 12 Episodes.

Navek · Post by **Navek** » Tue 12 May 2020 9:35 am

Yellowstone
Shetland
Truth Be Told
Gordon, Gino & Fred's Road Trip
Berlin Station
The Night Manager
Tin Star
The Enemy Within
Mr Mercedes
The Bay
Elementary
Strike Back
Van Helsing
Strike
12 Monkeys
Life Below Zero
Ice Road Truckers
The100
The Brave
Hell On Wheels
The Americans
Prison Break
Revenge

Well, I liked them

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Tue 12 May 2020 10:00 am

MnM wrote: ↑
Tue 12 May 2020 8:02 am
... Anderson subsequently discovered that the "adjoining office" Grade went to was actually a broom cupboard.

Perhaps that was where Grade kept his money box!

2Jays · Post by **2Jays** » Tue 12 May 2020 11:28 am

A Spanish tv series shown on Netflix: Money Heist.

thornaby · Post by **thornaby** » Fri 15 May 2020 9:22 am

Not a tv series but a good film.
Enjoyed last night, Capone played by Tom Hardy. Really enjoyed it.
Looking forward to the latest Tom Cruise film Top Gun, anyway now!

Wines Of The World · Post by **Wines Of The World** » Sat 16 May 2020 11:54 am

The Devil Next Door

Docu movie

Fantastic

frontalman · Post by **frontalman** » Sat 16 May 2020 3:26 pm

Navek wrote: ↑
Tue 12 May 2020 9:35 am
Yellowstone
Shetland
Truth Be Told
Gordon, Gino & Fred's Road Trip
Berlin Station
The Night Manager
Tin Star
The Enemy Within
Mr Mercedes
The Bay
Elementary
Strike Back
Van Helsing
Strike
12 Monkeys
Life Below Zero
Ice Road Truckers
The100
The Brave
Hell On Wheels
The Americans
Prison Break
Revenge

Well, I liked them

Not saying the rest aren't, but Hell on Wheels is a cracker!

Butterflyaway · Post by **Butterflyaway** » Sat 16 May 2020 5:50 pm

If you don’t mind subtitles (as there are some incredible shows made by non-English speaking nations), I recommend Gran Hotel and Gomorrah.

Completely contrasting shows, but Gran Hotel is much better than Downton Abbey and Gomorrah is the very best Mafia show.

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Sun 17 May 2020 10:46 am

Butterflyaway wrote: ↑
Sat 16 May 2020 5:50 pm
If you don’t mind subtitles (as there are some incredible shows made by non-English speaking nations), I recommend Gran Hotel and Gomorrah.

Completely contrasting shows, but Gran Hotel is much better than Downton Abbey and Gomorrah is the very best Mafia show.

As I find it much too hard work to follow subtitles with my failing eyesight I generally wait for the poorer English remake.
WTF is it with subtitles these days, they seem to have reduced the font size by about 80%, and it's not just my failing eyesight, and my particular favourite of popping up the majority of them against a light backdrop.
Dubbing is an alternative but I have been in countries which when this is done generally seem to use the same 6 voice actors. I particularly like Tom Hanks films but wouldn't necessarily pick him to voice/star in Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Navek · Post by **Navek** » Sun 17 May 2020 3:13 pm

The Following

A brilliant and charismatic, yet psychotic serial killer communicates with other active serial killers
and activates a cult of believers following his every command.

Stars Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2071645/?r ... lmg_act_21

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