'Obscure" US TV choices - recommendations please

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

City on the hill is a grower. Boston events hard to follow and some clearly not authentic, but very watchable. Poor man's The Wire.

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[Weststander]

Just finished Mindhunter on Netflix, about the FBI (a NSC recommendation - cheers to those who mentioned it).

Fantastic viewing, not just a crime theme eg also the human angle of the agents own lives.

 

[Weststander]

I watched Tell Me Who I Am recently, a Netflix documentary about twin brothers in Sussex dealing with a motorbike accident, a memory loss and subsequent revelations.

I grew up in that area and was familiar with the family in the 80s so admittedly searched it out with some sort of net curtain-twitching nosiness - but it's undeserving of that, indeed of anything other than a deep appreciation of the honesty on show, and the skill of the story-telling. It's an unpleasant story and as a documentary, excellent; extraordinarily well-handled. Do keep away from spoilers if you have 90 minutes spare and fancy a watch.

We watched that, spellbinding and shocking at the same time. It’ll live in the memory.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

I watched the first Criminal UK. I like stories like that, ones taking place in a single location, what Abed would call a 'bottle episode'. So I'm looking forward to seeing more of them.

I saw these recently and although a bit *shrug* about them, think there're legs here. The demise of single-story dramas in general I think is to be mourned (remember when even The Bill did that?) so even if the money's not there anymore for tons of Play for Today-esque efforts, Criminal shows the horse will not and should not die.

And they always show up great people. I couldn't (still can't) pick Hayley Atwell out of a line up, but watching the credits after episode two and wondering who that brilliant actor was, made me realise why I of course at least knew her name.

Likewise, I hope there're more.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

You haven’t seen Julia Louis Dreyfus in anything else? Like Seinfeld for instance?

And you live in New York.

But you haven’t seen Seinfeld.

Does not compute.

I've spent the last 6 months I think, blazing through all of Seinfeld. Even 20 years after the finale, and despite never having seen an episode before, it still feels as if it changed TV comedy - those characters learned nothing, didn't change or have an arc or behave any differently from the first to the last episode. Absolutely tremendous stuff, I loved it. And now I've begun Curb Your Enthusiasm, having read somewhere that they're making another new season. Man, it's masterful ain't it.

 

[LowKarate]

I've spent the last 6 months I think, blazing through all of Seinfeld. Even 20 years after the finale, and despite never having seen an episode before, it still feels as if it changed TV comedy - those characters learned nothing, didn't change or have an arc or behave any differently from the first to the last episode. Absolutely tremendous stuff, I loved it. And now I've begun Curb Your Enthusiasm, having read somewhere that they're making another new season. Man, it's masterful ain't it.

They are. Both shows are superb observational comedies delivered with style. Seinfeld is well-observed general life with a little slapstick, whilst Curb is a whole hotch-potch of observational, embarrassment, ‘laurel and hardy-style misfortune’, etc....

I am trying to introduce my daughter to Seinfeld (which will only happen when she runs out of things to watch on YouTube; this could take a while). We won’t be watching ‘The Contest’ episode for a few years (parental responsibility); The Soup Nazi episode is a personal favourite though.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

They are. Both shows are superb observational comedies delivered with style. Seinfeld is well-observed general life with a little slapstick, whilst Curb is a whole hotch-potch of observational, embarrassment, ‘laurel and hardy-style misfortune’, etc....

I am trying to introduce my daughter to Seinfeld (which will only happen when she runs out of things to watch on YouTube; this could take a while). We won’t be watching ‘The Contest’ episode for a few years (parental responsibility); The Soup Nazi episode is a personal favourite though.

Sensible man, I can't imagine a lot of familial comfort in a room where that's watched!

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

New series of Ray Donovan started yesterday in the States - so far so good

 

[stewart_weir]

Without a doubt Trailer Park Boys (which I think s actually Canadian)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa5KlaVi--4

 

[Stat Brother]

Dear god.

Am enjoying 30 Rock again.
I'd forgotten Salma Hayek has a role through series 3.

 

[LowKarate]

Dear god.

Am enjoying 30 Rock again.
I'd forgotten Salma Hayek has a role through series 3.

Episode 9 “Retreat to Move Forward’ sums up Six Sigma perfectly.

The ‘Six Pillars of Six Sigma’ is superb: Teamwork, Insight, Brutality, Male Enhancement, Handshakefulness and Play Hard.

Also, Team Building with L.U.N.C.H. and C.L.A.S.S. and the Schedule of Workshops...

 

[Is it PotG?]

Certainly thought provoking and slightly disturbing, on a few levels.

Very well made

 

[Beach Hut]

Not US but if you go on All 4 player and Collections and Walter Presents, just watched a 3 season (13 series per season) series call Professor T.

All about an Antwerp based Professor in Criminology and stunning well done, almost Dennis Potter style inter mixed with dancing and very funny jokes.

Season 3 and when he left prison had a brilliant atmospheric ending "I was born under a wandering star".

Yes, sub-titled but very good.

 

[Is it PotG?]

One French, one Spanish, these Netflix series are brilliant mini versions of the US classic Making a Murderer.

Families, politics, press intrusion, police and judicial blunders all add to the mix on these tragic true stories from the 80s (France) and 90s (Spain).

 

[Pondicherry]

Messiah on Netflix is quite good so far (up to episode 5 of 10). As the title suggests its a serious take on the Life of Brian.

 

[Official Old Man]

Just watched Traces on Sky Alibi (look it up on catch up).
Good acting with Martin Compston (Line of Duty) and Molly Windsor.
A 'who done it' that is not brilliant but keeps you guessing.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Without a doubt Trailer Park Boys (which I think s actually Canadian)

I've started this now

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Messiah on Netflix is quite good so far (up to episode 5 of 10). As the title suggests its a serious take on the Life of Brian.

The odd trailer and poster I've noticed piqued my interest. If you find out it's worth it, I'll certainly make the effort to watch it; seems quite intriguing.

 

[banjo]

Don't f@ck with cats.

 

[Pondicherry]

Don't f@ck with cats.

Agree this is good.