Reed Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Anyone like Ripper Street? It's a police show set in Whitechapel after the last Jack the Ripper killing. It got two seasons on the BBC, was cancelled, then got brought back by amazon funding (BBC are airing season 3 later though.) I'm kind of intrigued to see if they write in the recent news about researchers using DNA to confirm it was the Polish hairdresser guy. I love Ripper Street and it is one of my favorite shows. News about cancellation was devastating, so I was very happy the show got a second lease on life. Having watched the finale...I think season 3 is probably the last season. Everything seems tied up in a bow. I heard something about some of the actors not being keen to do another one, so there's also that to consider. 1
Reed Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Did anyone catch The Fall season 2 finale? Gibston/Spectre confrontation was...good, I guess? Maybe a bit too pretentious? (And I like Hannibal for God's sake.) I think the problem with this show is it thinks the serial killer is a lot more interesting than he actually is. I just don't think a woman like Stella would be engrossed by this guy or even have time for all his bullshit. I waiting for that something like that amazing moment in Insomnia where Al Pacino breaks it to Robin Williams' murderer character that he finds him about as interesting as the toilet bowl. Never happened. 1
Fuzzy Dunlop Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I found the whole series kinda silly and dull and it definitely disappeared up its own arse. Particularly eye rollingly cringe worthy during the 76 hour long confrontation between the two was dude banging on about being in a state of existential shock, unchallenged by divine or secular power and the outside world meaning nothing because only the interior world is real and...blah blah blah for fucks sake no-one in Belfast talks like that. Stop it. Agreed on the killer actually not actually being interesting enough too but it doesn't help that Dornan's as dull as ditchwater in it. Gillian Anderson also has a rather distracting habit of mumbling because she's talking without moving her lips. 1st series wasn't bad but, yeah, I wasn't feeling the 2nd one.
Reed Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Yeah, all throughout that scene I kept thinking "No one actually talks like that!" It felt Sorkin-esque at points: Someone going through various bullet points so the showrunners can show off how clever they are and it ends up ruining the suspension of disbelief.
Roman Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I'm a fan of Peaky Blinders. Basically The Sopranos in 1919 Birmingham with some terrific acting from the likes of Cillian Murphy and Sam Neill (and Tom Hardy and Noah Taylor in the second season). Gorgeous style too.
ChesterCopperpot Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Get watching this!! Holy shit - what a show. I watched the whole season over the weekend I believe it's on Netflix in the US. It's in Italian but has English subtitles Based on Robert Saviano's bestselling book, this gritty Italian crime drama paints a portrait of the brutal Neapolitan crime organisation the Camorra, as seen through the eyes of Ciro Di Marzo, the obedient and self-confident right-hand man of the clan's godfather, Pietro Savastano.
Cliff Hanger Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 This seems like it'd go here more than anywhere else: AV Club are reporting that the Netflix/BBC deal expires on 1/31 and has not as of yet been extended. So Sherlock, Coupling, Fry & Laurie, Fawlty Towers, etc. etc. may well be going poof in 18 days.
Lazlo Woodbine Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Death In Paradise is back on the BBC. Kris Marshall is still no Ben Miller, but my televisual crush Sara Martins is still on it. It's a lightweight murder of the week thing set in the Caribbean. They're also repeating Smiley's People. Which everyone should watch repeatedly.
Lazlo Woodbine Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 It's not that Marshall is terrible, he's just not Ben Miller. Danny John-Jules is still great. Sara Martins though. 2
odessasteps Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Episode 1 of wolf hall was pretty good. Coming to pbs in april, for those who can wait.
TheVileOne Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Anyone like Ripper Street? It's a police show set in Whitechapel after the last Jack the Ripper killing. It got two seasons on the BBC, was cancelled, then got brought back by amazon funding (BBC are airing season 3 later though.) I'm kind of intrigued to see if they write in the recent news about researchers using DNA to confirm it was the Polish hairdresser guy. I love Ripper Street and it is one of my favorite shows. News about cancellation was devastating, so I was very happy the show got a second lease on life. Having watched the finale...I think season 3 is probably the last season. Everything seems tied up in a bow. I heard something about some of the actors not being keen to do another one, so there's also that to consider. The showrunner actually left the door open and said season 4 is possible. The reason everything got wrapped up this season is just in case. They ended season 2 on a cliffhanger because they thought they weren't getting cancelled. They didn't want to risk it again. Either way, if this is it, I'm happy with how they wrapped. If the show does continue, great. I felt like this season sort of tied up all the loose ends from seasons 1 to 2, not sure what else they can do.
AxB Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 Cyberbully, starring Maisie Williams, and a laptop. And other actors only appearing via video chat (technically the guy playing her Dad is a voice actor, being as he only shouts from downstairs or trough the door. Very, very good show. Shockingly good, in fact.
J.T. Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Season 2 of Broadchurch arrives for the Gringos on BBC America starting March 4th.
odessasteps Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Foyle's War is tremendous. My dad just started bing watching that through the Acorn TV App. Btw, tons of british shows available on that for only $5 a month.
J.T. Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Every ep of Blake's 7 is on the YouTubes. My weekend of morning shift work is looking up. 1
Johnny Sorrow Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 I just discovered The Inbetweeners and I'm almost done with the first season. I really love it.
Charro! Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Won't spoil it for you, but the second season is just as good, maybe better. Third not so much, but still good too. It's one of those shows you could watch over & over again and still find funny IMO like 'Bottom' for example. In comparison, the US remake of the Inbetweeners didn't really work and I could only watch a few episodes as it doesn't hold a candle to the original.
Spritenaut 32 Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Yeah. It aired on MTV a couple years ago, which made it easy to miss. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inbetweeners_%28U.S._TV_series%29
Eivion Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 So I've watched Broadchurch, Whitechapel, & finally finished the 3 season/series of Luther over the last month. Any suggestions on something I might be able to catch on either hulu or netflix?It doesn't have to be cop related.
Kuetsar Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 So I've watched Broadchurch, Whitechapel, & finally finished the 3 season/series of Luther over the last month. Any suggestions on something I might be able to catch on either hulu or netflix? It doesn't have to be cop related. The Thick of it is on Hulu, and its fantastic. . .
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