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Limey TV thread
What you like, don't like, and recommend.
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The Prisoner-- no description is adequate, just watch it
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy-- as good as the movie is, the series is better. Smiley's People is in my queue.
Zen-- very good, and different enough from the books to be surprising. Caterina Murino is ridiculously hot in this series.
Secret Agent/Danger Man-- pretty good once they switched to one hour episodes; got too Bondish (the Roger Moore variety) at the end
Callan-- see my other review, great anti-hero.
Torchwood-- like Dr. Who but not much fun
FWIW, I tended to ignore a lot of these shows before seeing recommendations here.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy-- as good as the movie is, the series is better. Smiley's People is in my queue.
Zen-- very good, and different enough from the books to be surprising. Caterina Murino is ridiculously hot in this series.
Secret Agent/Danger Man-- pretty good once they switched to one hour episodes; got too Bondish (the Roger Moore variety) at the end
Callan-- see my other review, great anti-hero.
Torchwood-- like Dr. Who but not much fun
FWIW, I tended to ignore a lot of these shows before seeing recommendations here.
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Hmmmm...K.
I have a high tolerance for corny..(See Dr. Who)
Reebus- Scottish detective show. little klunky. good character development.
Prime Suspect- Dame Helen Mirren at her best.. Utterly Required.
Foyles War- WW2 era cop drama. Very decent
Midsommer Murders---so fucking british...slow as mud
George Gently- Another decent historical cop drama, I say....overall positive
Wire in the Blood- Clever dialogue, stock police psychologist drama
Cracker- the original cop psychologist drama, outstanding acting, older show, can be clunky writing.
Luther- Stringer Bell is rogue copper...great show
Merlin--pure stupid cornball good for the kiddies...meh.
Frost- Classic detective series, Jason David is a great actor
Being Human- very very corny but occasionally funny..mostly No.
Umm.....
House of Cards- EPIC REQUIRED POLITICAL DRAMA
actually added this phrase to the UK Political Lexicon.
I have a high tolerance for corny..(See Dr. Who)
Reebus- Scottish detective show. little klunky. good character development.
Prime Suspect- Dame Helen Mirren at her best.. Utterly Required.
Foyles War- WW2 era cop drama. Very decent
Midsommer Murders---so fucking british...slow as mud
George Gently- Another decent historical cop drama, I say....overall positive
Wire in the Blood- Clever dialogue, stock police psychologist drama
Cracker- the original cop psychologist drama, outstanding acting, older show, can be clunky writing.
Luther- Stringer Bell is rogue copper...great show
Merlin--pure stupid cornball good for the kiddies...meh.
Frost- Classic detective series, Jason David is a great actor
Being Human- very very corny but occasionally funny..mostly No.
Umm.....
House of Cards- EPIC REQUIRED POLITICAL DRAMA
actually added this phrase to the UK Political Lexicon.
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Wallander (thanks BD) Cop show. Norway, Iceland, Finland? I don't know.
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Tv series from the ninties worth checking is:soldier,soldier.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkxpaaijqRE
You`ll toughen up.Unless you have a serious medical condition commonly refered to as
"being a pussy".
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Peep Show, an oddly fucked up British sit com, is worth watching.
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Here is a link to an episode of soldier,soldier (sorry proto).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7m_A10bG4A
You`ll toughen up.Unless you have a serious medical condition commonly refered to as
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Totally agree on Prime Suspect and Frost. Also loved Morse before he passed on.Blaidd Drwg wrote:Hmmmm...K.
I have a high tolerance for corny..(See Dr. Who)
Reebus- Scottish detective show. little klunky. good character development.
Prime Suspect- Dame Helen Mirren at her best.. Utterly Required.
Foyles War- WW2 era cop drama. Very decent
Midsommer Murders---so fucking british...slow as mud
George Gently- Another decent historical cop drama, I say....overall positive
Wire in the Blood- Clever dialogue, stock police psychologist drama
Cracker- the original cop psychologist drama, outstanding acting, older show, can be clunky writing.
Luther- Stringer Bell is rogue copper...great show
Merlin--pure stupid cornball good for the kiddies...meh.
Frost- Classic detective series, Jason David is a great actor
Being Human- very very corny but occasionally funny..mostly No.
Umm.....
House of Cards- EPIC REQUIRED POLITICAL DRAMA
actually added this phrase to the UK Political Lexicon.
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Never got into Morse, based on your rec, I'll take another run at it.
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Better than Morse is Inspector Lewis, wich is the continuation of Morse.
Doctor Who
Doc Martin- My Old lady hates brits but loves Martin. This was our Saturday night show last year.
William and Mary
Sherlock- Best modern take on this ever.
Sharpe's
Downton Abby
Black's Books
Red Dwarf
I, Cladius
Rome- It was full of Brit actors at least. Best show EVER!
Other's have put some good stuff as well.
Doctor Who
Doc Martin- My Old lady hates brits but loves Martin. This was our Saturday night show last year.
William and Mary
Sherlock- Best modern take on this ever.
Sharpe's
Downton Abby
Black's Books
Red Dwarf
I, Cladius
Rome- It was full of Brit actors at least. Best show EVER!
Other's have put some good stuff as well.
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Rome and Inspector Lewis I forgot about!
Lewis is kinda slooow...Can you do Midsomer Murders? It puts me to sleep but has good dialogue and character development.
Lewis is kinda slooow...Can you do Midsomer Murders? It puts me to sleep but has good dialogue and character development.
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Midsomer just does not grab me.Blaidd Drwg wrote:Rome and Inspector Lewis I forgot about!
Lewis is kinda slooow...Can you do Midsomer Murders? It puts me to sleep but has good dialogue and character development.
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Both me and the wife loves Midsumer.The thing we like most is that you can never guess who the guilty party is (and the scenery,characters and dialoque ain`t to bad either).
You`ll toughen up.Unless you have a serious medical condition commonly refered to as
"being a pussy".
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I used to love Red Dwarf. I just added it to my Netflix queue.DARTH wrote:Red Dwarf
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Agreed. Red Dwarf FTMFW.Pinky wrote:I used to love Red Dwarf. I just added it to my Netflix queue.DARTH wrote:Red Dwarf
They made a US pilot that was just awful. You can find it on youtube.
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They tend to fuck it up when they make US versions to Brit shows.
Life on Mars from the UK is great (as is Ashes to Ashes, it's spin off/continuation)
The US version sucked dick.
I did not even bother with the Ameican Prime Suspect. Who need's Maria Bello acting manly when you have Helen Mirren's Jane Tenison?
Just air the things on American TV. Same language, no need to Americanize it.
Life on Mars from the UK is great (as is Ashes to Ashes, it's spin off/continuation)
The US version sucked dick.
I did not even bother with the Ameican Prime Suspect. Who need's Maria Bello acting manly when you have Helen Mirren's Jane Tenison?
Just air the things on American TV. Same language, no need to Americanize it.
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I'd fuck Mirren as Jane Tennison in a heartbeat...at 60? Hell...probably 70.
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I have no shame in admiting that her as Morgana LeFay in Excaliber fueld a few teenage wank sessions.Blaidd Drwg wrote:I'd fuck Mirren as Jane Tennison in a heartbeat...at 60? Hell...probably 70.
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Would...
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Top Gear was my favorite TV show for a few years.
I've moved away from it — once you've seen 30 or 40, you've seen 'em all. But it still has a quality, if I'm flipping channels, there is damn near nothing more able to get me to relax and chuckle than a few mins of that show. Series 10 is the peak, as far as I'm concerned. Greatest driving road in Europe, amphibious cars, taking the microcar to the BBC offices, Botswana Special, London race, the British Leyland retrospective, history of car controls, etc.
Try to get the unabridged versions. On BBC America, they air versions that are chopped-down to fit the American TV hour with commercials. They usually chop out the news segment, and sometimes the star in the car, which makes the show lurch a little disjointedly. But even the abridged versions of series 10 are wonderful (that's what I watched).
I've moved away from it — once you've seen 30 or 40, you've seen 'em all. But it still has a quality, if I'm flipping channels, there is damn near nothing more able to get me to relax and chuckle than a few mins of that show. Series 10 is the peak, as far as I'm concerned. Greatest driving road in Europe, amphibious cars, taking the microcar to the BBC offices, Botswana Special, London race, the British Leyland retrospective, history of car controls, etc.
Try to get the unabridged versions. On BBC America, they air versions that are chopped-down to fit the American TV hour with commercials. They usually chop out the news segment, and sometimes the star in the car, which makes the show lurch a little disjointedly. But even the abridged versions of series 10 are wonderful (that's what I watched).
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Smiley's People-- excellent series. Brilliant bitterness from Alec Guinness and Beryl Reid.
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Wait-- BD likes dramas about Officer Friendly?
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Turdacious wrote:Wait-- BD likes dramas about Officer Friendly?
It is a more than a little confusing for me as well.
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Turdacious wrote:Wait-- BD likes dramas about Officer Friendly?
Shit man! Who don't like Sci Fi You know? Where the cops are allways good guys who worry about the people they are sworn to protect and the law they are sworn to uphold. Where they come and get your cat out of the tree.
But you see we live in the real world and............... SHIT AIN'T LIKE THAT!
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