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'Obscure" US TV choices - recommendations please
- Thread starter Brightonfan1983
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As the thread is here I strongly recommend this to the house.
https://olympics.com/en/films/watch/rulon-five-rings-films
It's a shame nobody will watch as if I can assume 'sport' is our communal bond, this isn't too far off the ultimate sports doc.
If someone does choose to watch, don't Wiki, don't watch the trailer, just press play, you won't be disappointed.
It's a story you will be retelling.
https://olympics.com/en/films/watch/rulon-five-rings-films
It's a shame nobody will watch as if I can assume 'sport' is our communal bond, this isn't too far off the ultimate sports doc.
If someone does choose to watch, don't Wiki, don't watch the trailer, just press play, you won't be disappointed.
It's a story you will be retelling.
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Hove / Παρος
We're big fans in our house!
Season two of the White Lotus just started - set in Sicilly.
Season one was in Hawaii (Maui) for anyone that hasn't seen it I'd highly recommend it, one of the best things we've seen in recent years.
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I've mentioned these before but they really are superb. Dark, moody, beautifully shot and very 'US westerny'.
A bit like Star Wars, release dates are all over the show chronologically, so try to watch them in the correct order (below).
Magnificent TV.
A bit like Star Wars, release dates are all over the show chronologically, so try to watch them in the correct order (below).
Magnificent TV.
Cheeky Monkey
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^ Nah, according to your graphic the first one’s only 4 star rated by the culture bible (The Guardian). Got to be a 5 from ‘The G’ for me to bother.
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First thing I checked was how the Great Educator of a Newspaper viewed it.
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Swedish channel SVT has released a trailer for Händelser vid vatten (Blackwater) and has revealed the transmission date.
The crime drama, based on Kerstin Ekman’s novel of the same name, takes us back to midsummer eve, 1973. Annie and daughter Mia find two murdered tourists at the river’s edge near the village of Svartvattnet.
The crime drama, based on Kerstin Ekman’s novel of the same name, takes us back to midsummer eve, 1973. Annie and daughter Mia find two murdered tourists at the river’s edge near the village of Svartvattnet.
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Good news, Mystery Road - Origin appears on BBC Four Jan 7th. Bonza.
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Lakeside Murders....rather enjoyable
if not 'hardcore' Scandi-Noir from Finland in 90 minute chunks.
I liked it.
I liked it.
Brightonfan1983
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I went to see Phaedra at The National tonight. I spent the first half thinking of one of the cast, "I know that actress, who is she, this is driving me mad..." It was Mackenzie Davis! I haven't been star-struck for twenty years, but this woman - boy is she good. First professional theatre job too. Top drawer!I did, about a year ago. Bloody amazing, great concept,Mackenzie Davis
Wish I hadn’t, so your post could prompt me to see it afresh!
Mackenzie Rio Davis (born April 1, 1987) is a Canadian actress, producer, and model. She made her feature film debut in Smashed (2012). In 2013, she appeared in Breathe In and The F Word (for which she was nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress). She also starred in The Martian (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and Happiest Season (2020).
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Excellent news, Series 2 on the way!
Weststander
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I think they're great...very moody. The 'young' version was good too, watch them in chronological order, see how the character develops!
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That’s my next viewing sorted, I have a slot
. Cheers and will do.I love anything at all like this. Fargo, film and boxset, was great.
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Put off by HBO etc demanding money for 10 or 15 year old series …. hesitates ….I’ve finally got round to watching The West Wing. 24 years late to the party.
Not obscure at all, I know.
It’s fantastic, love it and the characters straight away.
Not obscure at all, I know.
It’s fantastic, love it and the characters straight away.
Second only to The Sopranos.
Weststander
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If Sopranos is 10/10, what value would you give to:
Borgen
The Killing
Bosch
The Americans
Also perfection imho. I’d love to have never seen them, so starting all over again.
The Lemming Stomper
Under the flag
In a similar vein, I've just finished the first series of Six Feet Under and think it's fantastic, love the characters etc
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For me you can add Spiral, Braquo and The Bridge to that esteemed list.