TV series discussion {'ware Spoiler Alert}

[9171]

Am new to this thread, so maybe covered, but how many series actually portray something almost like reality? Not very many, IMHO. Ones that do, Hill Street Blues,The Bill (earlier episodes), Fauda, and Narcos.

 

[MARTINE]

Am new to this thread, so maybe covered, but how many series actually portray something almost like reality? Not very many, IMHO. Ones that do, Hill Street Blues,The Bill (earlier episodes), Fauda, and Narcos.

The Bureau (French)
Spiral (French)
Law and Order

 

[Flashback]

And 50 years since first episode of Countdown!

Doodoo, doodoo, doodoodoodoooooodo.

 

[Lynda2475]

Doodoo, doodoo, doodoodoodoooooodo.

55 years of Sesame Street

 

[Flashback]

55 years of Sesame Street

Nope, Countdown.

 

[MARTINE]

Just started - Day of the Jackal - Binge
Good
And factoid - today is 35 years since the Berlin Wall came down

Half way through and love it — Eddie Redmayne brilliant as the totally forgettable looking everyman assassin.
And the soundtrack is so cool as are the locations…well worth watching

 

[DejaBrew]

Finished Slow Horses last night and already hanging out for the next season! Unsure what's next on my playlist, but I'm sure there are plenty of things on my watchlist that I'm yet to get around to watching.

 

[prozac]

Finished Slow Horses last night and already hanging out for the next season! Unsure what's next on my playlist, but I'm sure there are plenty of things on my watchlist that I'm yet to get around to watching.

On? sorry, you gotta spoon feed me.

 

[DejaBrew]

On? sorry, you gotta spoon feed me.

Sorry, didn't mention it as plenty of AFFers have already waxed lyrical in previous posts. It's on Apple TV+.

 

[JessicaTam]

I just watched Plane on Netflix.

Pull Up! Terrain! Pull Up! Terrain!

Avoid this film like the plague. Anyone with a modicum of flying knowledge will find it laughable. For example, when the plane hits turbulence the captain goes back to check on the passengers.

You have been warned.

 

[9171]

I just watched Plane on Netflix.

Pull Up! Terrain! Pull Up! Terrain!

Avoid this film like the plague. Anyone with a modicum of flying knowledge will find it laughable. For example, when the plane hits turbulence the captain goes back to check on the passengers.

You have been warned.

I disagree

Yes, it is far-fetched/non-sensical. A jet lands on a dirt road on an island, and later manages to also takeoff from this? Clearly ridiculous.

But as much as I am sick of the main actor (Gerard Butler) I thought it was Ok as a light action time-filler....

 

[DejaBrew]

I just watched Plane on Netflix.

Pull Up! Terrain! Pull Up! Terrain!

Avoid this film like the plague. Anyone with a modicum of flying knowledge will find it laughable. For example, when the plane hits turbulence the captain goes back to check on the passengers.

You have been warned.

Maybe it’s an action/thriller in the same sense as Schwarzenegger’s Commando was an action/thriller? That is to say that it’s actually a comedy

 

[TheRealTMA]

Murder Mindfully Netflix looks good.

 

[DejaBrew]

Binged all of Fisk (ABC iView) so I'm now up to date. Great show!!

Started watching The Jury: Death on the Staircase (SBS OnDemand). Interesting viewing, but slightly more "reality TV" than I was expecting. Will persist as I'm otherwise invested in the case.

Have also started watching Tokyo Vice (SBS OnDemand) and am really enjoying it so far.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Binged all of Fisk (ABC iView) so I'm now up to date. Great show!!

Started watching The Jury: Death on the Staircase (SBS OnDemand). Interesting viewing, but slightly more "reality TV" than I was expecting. Will persist as I'm otherwise invested in the case.

Have also started watching Tokyo Vice (SBS OnDemand) and am really enjoying it so far.

Tokyo vice is very good.

 

[Lynda2475]

I had lunch with my parents today and they are both enjoying the new Matlock (on Paramount + / Channel 10). Dad said Kathy Bates has impeccable comedic timing and its a nice bit of escapism with a little twist at the end of each episode. I will likely check it out this weekend.

Meanwhile having finished all 3 seasons of the Lincoln Lawyer and learning that Micky Holler is the half brother of Harry Bosch, I decided I should finally watch Bosch and am currently halfway through season 2. Bosch is much darker, more film noir than Lincoln Lawyer which is more LA Law.

 

[MARTINE]

I had lunch with my parents today and they are both enjoying the new Matlock (on Paramount + / Channel 10). Dad said Kathy Bates has impeccable comedic timing and its a nice bit of escapism with a little twist at the end of each episode. I will likely check it out this weekend.

Meanwhile having finished all 3 seasons of the Lincoln Lawyer and learning that Micky Holler is the half brother of Harry Bosch, I decided I should finally watch Bosch and am currently halfway through season 2. Bosch is much darker, more film noir than Lincoln Lawyer which is more LA Law.

Agree
And there is no better actor to play Bosch either than Titus Welliver. That pain that man has experienced in real life embodies Harry Bosch.

 

[DejaBrew]

Meanwhile having finished all 3 seasons of the Lincoln Lawyer and learning that Micky Holler is the half brother of Harry Bosch, I decided I should finally watch Bosch and am currently halfway through season 2. Bosch is much darker, more film noir than Lincoln Lawyer which is more LA Law.

Love love LOVE the Bosch series (along with the new Bosch Legacy series)!!! Michael Connelly's novels are great reading as well. The TV show was my gateway into the novels.

Agree
And there is no better actor to play Bosch either than Titus Welliver. That pain that man has experienced in real life embodies Harry Bosch.

He is brilliant in the role! And I seem to recall saying this earlier on within this particular thread, but young Harry Bosch is also a treat @Lynda2475, you'll understand what I mean when you get there.

 

[MARTINE]

Yes Michael Connelly’s novels are definitely a gateway drug..

 

[kookaburra75]

Yes Michael Connelly’s novels are definitely a gateway drug..

We followed in his characters' steps when in Los Angeles several years ago, including driving through the canyon country. Unfortunately Musso and Franks was closed on Tuesdays, when we went there of course.