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Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

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"Just finished The Killing liked it a lot but not really the last season as much. Breaking Bad, Homeland done Was going to do Luther or The Wire next - can you tell me which one is best of the two?"
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"This won't interest a lot of you attention deficit disordered types but the best 'box-set' is something most of you have paid for already, Versailles, available on iPlayer. Unbelievable really that the French put up some of the money (along with several other countries) without insisting on it being in French with English subtitles. They even let them (sumptuously) film a lot of it actually at Versailles. It's full of tits and arses, people getting decapitated and their eyes burnt out and even the King's poofy brother and his lover (Dougal from The Magic Roundabout) are funny. It's got a brilliant 5.1 score too for those of you who have surround sound- a mix of classical and electronica. I'm also watching (as you're asking) the latest series of Better Call Saul which I think is better in every way than Breaking Bad. It's TV that is not afraid to take things slowly and tells the tale of how the two best Breaking Bad characters (Mike and Saul) got to be the people they are when Breaking Bad started. Fucking clever and brilliantly acted. weirdly, considering I'd rather sit on a rusty nail than sit through science-fantasy or comic-book films, American Gods is my favourite show currently on TV. I've never seen anything like it and it's almost impossible to explain it without making it sound awful. Again, it's got an amazing surround-sound score and looks like it had the budget of any super-expensive Hollywood film."
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"like I said a few posts down, it's like a comedy to me. I don't think it's law deliberate but I think some of it is very funny"
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"Haha, true, though the US version has been good down the stretch."
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"OccupyGreenStreet 3:24 Wed May 31 'Hope it picks up quickly because there was little tension and plenty of pantomime hamming' To be fair, that makes it a faithful copy of the UK original."
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"Sense8 is excellent, especially for (in order); Doona BAE TUPPENCE Middleton Tina Desai"
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"Sense8 is excellent, especially for (in order); Doona BAE TUPPENCE Middleton Tina Desai"
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"Started House of Cards S5 last night. Hope it picks up quickly because there was little tension and plenty of pantomime hamming from Spacey and Wright. Shame, was excellent at its best."
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"I'm on episode 11/12 on Homeland, series 5. The amount of effort that's gone into that show, fuck me. All very current too, which is sad. Loved it though. In other news POWER SEASON 4 starts MONDAY 26TH JUNE"
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Funnily enough I just started the second series last night also. I wonder if the original actor who plays the Kenyan guy sacked it off after reading what he had to do in the first episode!
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"Just starting the second series of Sense8. Enjoyed it so far, though definitely not one for the train anymore, as it's full of filth. They can fuck off with the gay shit though!!!"
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I really enjoyed Miike's documentary about the Yakuza entitled Dead or Alive. The gritty realism sets it apart from such fanciful media like Fargo.
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"You do realise that this is entertainment, not a documentary Miike? Yeah, you're right, the events on the first three series of Fargo literally happen to me every day of the week, how silly I was for thinking it might be a bit far fetched....."
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"and all that addressing the camera shit is very very funny, especially just after he tops the reporter. hahaha"
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"Trevor, you don't think the way Spacey manipulates his way up the ladder in ultra quick time isn't far fetched? it's comedic at best, but it is enjoyable. what's far fetched about Fargo?"
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"Just finished Bosch S3 - really enjoyed it. The book on which this series is based, Michael Connolly: The Black Echo, is excellent."
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Miike you like Fargo but think HoC is a bit far fetched? ag!
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"just started watching JUSTIFIED, I like it. also finally had a look at HOUSE OF CARDS, a bit far fetched but pretty good"
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Has anyone watched Follow the Money on BBc 4- heard good things about it? Anyone know how to see it- iplayer only has the last four episodes on it- there's 10 in total. GRRRR
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Miike looks a good cast. Mcgregor convincing as teo totally differenr brothers
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"I'm on the penultimate episode of Sneaky Pete, really enjoying it, Giovanni Ribisi is a great actor. Started Hand of God the other week, got very bored after three episodes. Big Little Lies seems good so far, 4 episodes in, Nicole Kidman still have a great rack."
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"Goliath was extremely average, and no likeable characters. As much as I love Prison break, the new season is beyond bad."
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Really enjoyed Goliath. Just started on Hand of God.(Promising start.) Also liking Lethal Weapon. Filing that one under guilty pleasure.
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"watched a bit of Fargo3/Ep1, David Thewlis's character is brilliant :.)"
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"Biggs wayward pines is good for the first season, got a bit silly in the second and i gave up."
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is McGregor playing twins?
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