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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #80 on: July 12, 2011, 06:04:31 pm »
Sons of Anarchy (does anyone know when season 3 starts?) and currently The Chicago Code. Generation Kill is a 8 part, self contained epic. The Pacific was also very good.

On the basis of the recommendations above, I'm off to try Justified...
If you download, Sons S3 is about already.

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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #81 on: July 13, 2011, 05:46:23 am »
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« Reply #82 on: July 13, 2011, 08:32:51 am »
I'm watching Generation Kill at the moment. It's a seven-part mini-series produced by HBO about US Marines in the 2003 Iraq Invasion. Deservedly got one of the highest ratings for a mini-series on IMDB.
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« Reply #83 on: July 13, 2011, 11:17:37 am »
Just about to give Spiral/Engrenages a go after seeing couple of people sugest it in here hopefully it's as good as it sounds.

You are in for a veritable treat, my friend. Enjoy.

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« Reply #84 on: July 13, 2011, 11:18:14 am »
Just watched the first episode of Justified.

Loved it :P

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« Reply #85 on: July 15, 2011, 10:52:05 am »
Just watched the first episode of Justified.

Loved it :P

No need to encourage you to watch the rest of it then. It only gets better  ;)

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« Reply #86 on: July 15, 2011, 11:44:37 am »
No need to encourage you to watch the rest of it then. It only gets better  ;)

The lead in Justified, Timothy Olyphant, has been nominated for an Emmy for Best Actor in a drama series.
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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #87 on: July 15, 2011, 11:52:35 am »
Coming to the end of the first season of Fringe  im liking it its a good series , Six Feet Under is next for me then i'll give Justified a try .
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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #88 on: July 15, 2011, 12:35:18 pm »
Breaking Bad.You'll love it!It's just amazing and it gets better each season.Real quality.
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« Reply #89 on: July 15, 2011, 12:42:39 pm »
The lead in Justified, Timothy Olyphant, has been nominated for an Emmy for Best Actor in a drama series.

It's the role he was born to play.

Walton Goggins deserves recognition for his supporting role too.

Coming to the end of the first season of Fringe  im liking it its a good series , Six Feet Under is next for me then i'll give Justified a try .

Good man. You won't regret it.

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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #90 on: July 15, 2011, 01:13:07 pm »
Anyone that doesn't like MadMen doesn't deserve an opinion on anything in life.
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« Reply #91 on: July 15, 2011, 04:13:54 pm »
Mags and Boyd both got nominations for supporting roles. Both very well deserved.
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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #92 on: July 16, 2011, 10:02:28 pm »
Just a reminder drama fans...Season 4 of Breaking Bad airs in the states tomorrow night...
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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #93 on: July 17, 2011, 02:10:20 am »
Band of Brothers and The Pacific.

stunning TV. (partic BoB)
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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #94 on: July 17, 2011, 02:16:47 am »
Can't wait for the new breaking bad.
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« Reply #95 on: July 17, 2011, 11:22:58 am »
recently finished watching Breaking Bad season 3...I'd delayed it so It would coincide with the start of season 4

honestly think its the best TV drama i've ever seen...including Soprano's, Wire etc

perfectly scripted, beautifully acted and brilliantly directed

Cant wait for the next chapter to unfold
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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #96 on: July 17, 2011, 11:39:41 am »
Breaking Bad...one of the best things ive seen on TV.......helped fill the vacuum left by the demise of The Wire and The Sopranos


...also, while its not in the same league in terms of quality as the above, the Australian series 'Underbelly' is well worth a watch.....hooked me from the start


Underbelly, the true story of one of the bloodiest crime battles in Australian history, follows the rise and fall of notorious career criminal Carl Williams who sought to be king of Melbourne's underworld. The series, based on the factual book Leadbelly by John Silvester and Andrew Rule, is the compelling dramatisation of Melbourne's infamous gangland killings that started in 1998 with the murder of Alphonse Gangitano.





good shout on Underbelly.

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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #97 on: July 17, 2011, 11:19:16 pm »
Decided to download Life with Damian Lewis.Has anyone watched it?
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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #98 on: July 17, 2011, 11:31:06 pm »
Delighted someone mentioned Underbelly... it is a great shout and not one many have heard of. Worth a look. :)
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« Reply #99 on: July 18, 2011, 03:18:02 am »
Carnivale. Amazing show. A great disappointment that it only last two of its planned six seasons.

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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #100 on: July 24, 2011, 11:55:28 pm »
Just about to give Spiral/Engrenages a go after seeing couple of people sugest it in here hopefully it's as good as it sounds.
I've tried to find info on this but couldn't find anything. Did you find a synopsis of the plot or maybe a trailer?
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« Reply #101 on: July 25, 2011, 08:43:13 pm »
Decided to download Life with Damian Lewis.Has anyone watched it?
As far as procedural crime shows go, I thought it was very good and was very disappointed when it got cancelled
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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #102 on: July 25, 2011, 09:25:44 pm »
I've tried to find info on this but couldn't find anything. Did you find a synopsis of the plot or maybe a trailer?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477507/
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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #104 on: July 26, 2011, 12:20:50 am »
 John Cameron Mitchell is working on something pretty badass at the moment. Keep an eye out for it.
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« Reply #105 on: July 26, 2011, 12:26:09 am »
John Cameron Mitchell is working on something pretty badass at the moment. Keep an eye out for it.

Is it a secret?

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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #106 on: July 27, 2011, 11:42:06 am »
Harper's Island will fill some time

A few years old now but a great little series - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232320/

(It's also better then the 7.4 rating it has on imdb imo)


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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #107 on: July 27, 2011, 11:48:58 am »
Supernatural
Dexter
True Blood

Quite looking forward to Terra Nova actually, like the idea, but could be bad! Deadwood was good

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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #108 on: July 27, 2011, 09:52:50 pm »
Harper's Island will fill some time

A few years old now but a great little series - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232320/

(It's also better then the 7.4 rating it has on imdb imo)



Sorry but anyone should stay away from that TV show.Begun with real premise but ended up unbelievably shit and also got amazingly predictable.
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« Reply #109 on: July 28, 2011, 09:36:24 pm »
Just about to give Spiral/Engrenages a go after seeing couple of people sugest it in here hopefully it's as good as it sounds.

I've just finished the first series i'm hooked, downloading the series 2 right now.

 Thanks for the people who suggested it.
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« Reply #110 on: July 28, 2011, 10:38:12 pm »
I've just finished the first series i'm hooked, downloading the series 2 right now.

 Thanks for the people who suggested it.

Series 2 is a stormer.
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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #111 on: August 3, 2011, 02:08:27 am »
Underbelly was excellent but lost its way by season 3 I feel.

Of everyones recomendations, Justified and Sons of anarchy have become keepers and we are now working our way through them, Battlestar gallactica really was not my thing at all and Breaking bad...hmm, not sure, tried 3/4 episodes and wasnt hooked, may go back once up to speed with justified and Sons of anarchy.

Cheers for the recomendations, still think we are missing a real stand out like, 24, wire, sopranos, lost, entourage.

Ooh, that reminds me Rescue me season 7 started last week, time to download
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« Reply #112 on: August 3, 2011, 09:45:29 pm »
Got into Swedish Wallander after a few folks on here recommended it and it doesn't disappoint. Only watched 3 eps so far but each episode is feature length. Quality stuff

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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #113 on: August 3, 2011, 10:22:19 pm »
Battlestar Galactica.

Just finished the boxset, best thing I've seen in years. Talking of the best thing I've seen in years....


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« Reply #114 on: August 4, 2011, 09:20:28 pm »
Just about to give Spiral/Engrenages a go after seeing couple of people sugest it in here hopefully it's as good as it sounds.

Superb stuff.  Up there with The Wire in my eyes.  And i've only seen season 3 - finished it last night!

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« Reply #115 on: August 5, 2011, 09:20:54 am »
Superb stuff.  Up there with The Wire in my eyes.  And i've only seen season 3 - finished it last night!

While it's a little premature to be making claims about a programme that's still being made vs. an accepted all-time great, it's certainly strong enough to be giving it a run for its money.

Season 3 has been easily the best thing on British TV all year.

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« Reply #116 on: August 5, 2011, 10:25:30 am »
What are people's thoughts on Battlestar Galactica? Im deciding whether to give it a watch or not
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« Reply #117 on: August 10, 2011, 08:04:23 am »
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Re: Dave's TV Snobbery Topic with added Low Brow Self Indulgences
« Reply #118 on: October 22, 2011, 02:00:07 pm »
I have a window of opportunity now that Breaking Bad has finished...and Im looking for a quality Drama to get infatuated with

So..............Sons Of Anarchy

worth it or not?
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« Reply #119 on: October 22, 2011, 02:21:56 pm »
I have a window of opportunity now that Breaking Bad has finished...and Im looking for a quality Drama to get infatuated with

So..............Sons Of Anarchy

worth it or not?

Definitely, it's not quite as serious/dark as breaking bad but it's a good watch, just finished season 3 myself, give homeland a go too. Only 3 episodes in & it's been awesome so far.
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