Howmanheyman 26605 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Watched the first two Agatha Christie ABC murders on the BBC iPlayer last night. Enjoyed it tbh, seemed pretty dark, Malkovich takes a decent part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3960 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I'm going to commit absolute TV heresy. I didn't see The Sopranos first time around but caught odd snatches of quite a few episodes over the years and knew I was going to have to watch it eventually despite there being a lot of it. Anyway Sky Atlantic have started it from the beginning on Thursdays and I watched the first couple last week and wasn't that impressed. Obviously the performances and characters are there but I just didn't feel engaged at all. I'll probably keep going for a while though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26168 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I suppose it’s all about personal taste and there’s no right and wrong but you’re wrong. Stick with it, you won’t regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14527 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) We gave up on Breaking Bad after about 2.5 seasons...well, the current Mrs PL gave up and I wasn’t fussed one way or the other. I watched all the Sopranos on channel 4 then re watched it all with her years later and we both love it to this day. I’ll go back to Walter though... one day.. Edited January 13, 2019 by PaddockLad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26168 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I wasn’t overly taken with BB, was too slow moving for large parts. Sopranos is a different kettle of fish, think I’ve watched each of them four times over now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3960 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I almost gave up on BB in the second season like but stuck it out which I'm extremely glad I did. I did think maybe the sopranos' status might be due to it being one of the first really intense modern shows and maybe now I've seen so many similarly intense stories it's lost something in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30239 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Loved Breaking Bad but still feel The Sopranos and The Wire we’re on a different level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17609 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) Breaking Bad gets 9.5/10 on IMDB, the Wire gets 9.3, and the Sopranos gets 9.2. All pretty phenominal scores. Only seen the former, doubt I'll get round to watching the others now, with so much high quality TV out, and given all these are a decade old. Different genre obviously, but Game of Thrones for me is the greatest TV ever (also 9.5/10). Only 3 or 4 months to go now. Edited January 14, 2019 by Renton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerosum 234 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Sopranos was brilliant back then, might be a bit dated now.. long time since I seen it. Breaking bad was class though, one of those I was gutted when got to the end. Busy watching Tin Star with Tim Roth just now. A bit odd in parts but good enough to stick it out so far. Bizarre the bloke from coronation street is in it though Kind of a Fargo type feel to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30239 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Watched the first season of Tin Star though I’m not sure why I stuck with it. I really wanted to like it but it was shite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19735 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 9 hours ago, Renton said: Breaking Bad gets 9.5/10 on IMDB, the Wire gets 9.3, and the Sopranos gets 9.2. All pretty phenominal scores. Only seen the former, doubt I'll get round to watching the others now, with so much high quality TV out, and given all these are a decade old. Different genre obviously, but Game of Thrones for me is the greatest TV ever (also 9.5/10). Only 3 or 4 months to go now. Sopranos is mint, definitely worth watching still. As for the wire, it didn’t live up to the hype for me. Part of the problem was I couldn’t understand a bastard word anyone was saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19735 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I just caught up with the latest season of the affair. It’s declined a fair bit from the first season, which I found really engaging. Hard to see where they go from here if they drag it out another year and yet it was quite an unsatisfactory conclusion if this is as far as they take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19735 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) 1)BB 2) Sopranos 3) GoT 60 something) the Wire ...though I am tempted to give the wire another go with subtitles switched on Edited January 14, 2019 by Dr Gloom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3960 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Yeah I tried The Wire but couldn't be arsed to put the effort in to the dialogue. Might be because it was less intense but I'd also add The West Wing up there as I can dip in and rewatch 95% of episodes and still thoroughly enjoy them even after numerous views. Also think Dexter is up there for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Conversely, I couldn't be arsed to get through the West Wing and just about limped over the finishing line with Dexter. Different strokes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26605 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 13 hours ago, Renton said: Breaking Bad gets 9.5/10 on IMDB, the Wire gets 9.3, and the Sopranos gets 9.2. All pretty phenominal scores. Only seen the former, doubt I'll get round to watching the others now, with so much high quality TV out, and given all these are a decade old. Different genre obviously, but Game of Thrones for me is the greatest TV ever (also 9.5/10). Only 3 or 4 months to go now. There's a lad at work who was dubious about the sopranos because it was 'old'. (He's 29). I thought it was quite funny he thought it old, I think it's hilarious you're thinking along those lines giving your age! (He absolutely loved it and still goes on about it, btw). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17609 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Howmanheyman said: There's a lad at work who was dubious about the sopranos because it was 'old'. (He's 29). I thought it was quite funny he thought it old, I think it's hilarious you're thinking along those lines giving your age! (He absolutely loved it and still goes on about it, btw). How very dare you. Thing is, is it really arguable that there's more high quality drama than ever before? If you say have 1 hour a day to watch TV, you've got to be quite selective. There's dozens of series I've missed from the past and it's just too much time commitment to watch them now. Plus, maybe I'm wrong, but I take it the Sopranos is pretty much a mafia series? Never been massively into US Italian crime for some reason. I mean yeah, the God Father and Goodfellas were decent, but not massively interesting to me. Neither are series where the protagonist is a good cop as it happens, does this fit the wire's description? What I liked about BB was the protagonist, anti-hero, scumbag, whatever you call him, was so unlikely, but utterly believable. Walter's and Jessy's counter flowing story arcs were brilliant. Aided by first class acting, and many other interesting characters. It was pretty unique imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 The Sopranos is a mafia story but there's a lot more going on. You should definitely make it a priority, it'll be a lot better than some of the bent shit you'll be watching like The Crown and The Bodyguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26168 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 McNulty certainly isn't a good cop character. Though there's plenty more characters than just him in the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5882 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I couldn't get into the Wire. Thought the Shield was amazing though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19735 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 31 minutes ago, Renton said: How very dare you. Thing is, is it really arguable that there's more high quality drama than ever before? If you say have 1 hour a day to watch TV, you've got to be quite selective. There's dozens of series I've missed from the past and it's just too much time commitment to watch them now. Plus, maybe I'm wrong, but I take it the Sopranos is pretty much a mafia series? Never been massively into US Italian crime for some reason. I mean yeah, the God Father and Goodfellas were decent, but not massively interesting to me. Neither are series where the protagonist is a good cop as it happens, does this fit the wire's description? What I liked about BB was the protagonist, anti-hero, scumbag, whatever you call him, was so unlikely, but utterly believable. Walter's and Jessy's counter flowing story arcs were brilliant. Aided by first class acting, and many other interesting characters. It was pretty unique imo. the sporanos goes much deeper than just a straight mafia series. it's family v Family. tony soprano definitely influenced vince g when he devised walter white's anti hero/family man tension. the sopranos basically blazed a trail for all the best TV which followed in the so-called golden era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30239 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Game of Thrones is shite as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 7 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: Sopranos is mint, definitely worth watching still. As for the wire, it didn’t live up to the hype for me. Part of the problem was I couldn’t understand a bastard word anyone was saying “Jive talking”. I told you this years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30239 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 7 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: 1)BB 2) Sopranos 3) GoT 60 something) the Wire ...though I am tempted to give the wire another go with subtitles switched on Thought it would be no problem to a grade A wigga such as yourself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Vikings and the Tudors are very good binge worthy watching. Currently watching Silent Witness season 1-18. Loads of nudity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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