Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

[HairySpotter]

"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?"

[Swiss.]

Don Ravioli 12:47 Wed Jul 6 Yeah I started Snowfall but for some reason started to lose interest half way through season 1. Might need to pick it up again.

[Don Ravioli]

Snowfall is superb. On season 5 now. All about the start of the crack cocaine epidemic in LA in the 80’s. First 4 seasons are on bbc iPlayer. https://youtu.be/0yCoLNmhJWM

[Iron Duke]

"Yep, I agree with a lot of that Nagel. They made a big thing about Chrissie Hynde’s involvement. They could just as easily had Shane McGowen in it and making a thing of him being inspired to make punk Irish rebel songs. It would have been equally as irrelevant but he wasn’t as good looking and didn’t shag Steve Jones. I still watched it though. It was mildly entertaining in a car crash sort of way"

[Nagel]

"Only saw the first couple of episodes of Pistol. Awful writing, terrible casting, poor directing. The bloke playing Malcolm McLaren looked about the same age as the one playing Steve Jones. In real life he was 10 years older. For some reason Chrissie Hynde was a major character. Quite a lot of blatantly made up bollocks in it. Lonely Boy is a good book, but it seems to have been very freely adapted, to put it politely, and was written by an Australian who'd previously written stuff like Strictly Ballroom and Moulin Rouge. He clearly knew fuck all about what he was writing about. Danny Boyle is a great director but his work here was shit too."

[Iron Duke]

"I just finished Pistol on Disney +. It was a bit shit and embarrassing at times, but watchable all the less. I‚Äôm not surprised that John Lydon slated it because the person who plays him sounds like a right cսnt. Now, we all know that he is a cսnt, but not in the same way. It is supposed to be based on Steve Jones‚Äôs excellent book Lonely Boy."

[Manuel]

"Alfs - Well, there were enquiries with the plods shambolic handling of the case and while no charges were brought the consensus was that because it was gays that were murdered a homophobic issue was probably at play. i think I read that four out the five cops that were on the case have since been promoted. Have you seen 'Des' ITV mini-series about Dennis Nielsen? it's okay, but not as good as Four Lives. I finished Sherwood - fantastic TV."

[Alfs]

"Good shout about 4 Lives, Manuel. How fucking useless are our cops?! My Springer Spaniel would have worked that on out in a day. It reminds me of the Post Office debacle, where Post Office owners were prosecuted for fraud, Did no one think that hundreds of Post Office owners had all of a sudden tried to steal from them. Frightening that common sense seems to be disappearing."

[Soylent Green]

ragingbull 7:52 Mon Jul 4 I'm enjoying this as well.

[RBshorty]

"Kermode is very hit and miss. He has a very public blind spot for certain directors. (""My mate Billy Friedkin."") And Danny Boyle are two that come to mind. And seem's very cautious not to upset Disney too much when reviewing Marvel or Star Wars Movies. As for The Boys. It's fucking ace. Ain't seen any of the new season. But will do a binge session when I get a day off in the month."

[ragingbull]

"The old man,Jeff Bridges is quite good."

[Mr Anon]

"Kermode's alright, loved his Sex And The City rants. ""I usually stay ahead of the bunch."" is there no end to your achievements in life?"

[Swiss.]

Mark Kermode is a fucking awful film critic. Writes such a lot of drivel. I was the first recommend The Boys as I download a lot of stuff that isn't available to a lot of punters. I usually stay ahead of the bunch.

[chim chim cha boo]

Isn't this very Fred and the box set recommendations one of the only reasons to use this site during the summer window? Sometimes you don't want a mainstream review with Mark Kermode seeing how many times he can get 'remarkable' into a sentence. You really want a hairy-arsed middle aged West Ham supporter to tell you if you're about to piss away six hours you'll never get back. It's saved me untold times. After a while you get to trust certain posters and can be reasonably sure they'll point you at something interesting. Likewise there are posters whose recommendations you swerve completely. Not naming any names but these films go along the lines of 200 black labs trapped on a US submarine that has been targeted by the Germans because these labs have been specially trained by the US Marine Corps to end the war for the USA. The only person who can save the day and win the war for the USA is Tom Hanks on a racehorse that can hold its breath for a really really long time.

[Northern Sold]

ted fenton 3:25 Mon Jul 4 Very true old Ted... I mean it's a bit like me not liking Shawshank Redemption... for me ... absolute drivel... yet people love it... the big pile of pretentious cock snot... ... and don't get onto the Beatles... one slip of teh tongue and WHOOOOOOSH... they are on you.... how dare you call them boring and poppy... they wrote some of the greatest songs ever.... the bunch of Scouse Love Love me do Yoko Ono knitting a tank top boring mop top wangers

[Northern Sold]

ted fenton 3:25 Mon Jul 4 Very true old Ted... I mean it's a bit like me not liking Shawshank Redemption... for me ... absolute drivel... yet people love it... the big pile of pretentious cock snot... ... and don't get onto the Beatles... one slip of teh tongue and WHOOOOOOSH... they are on you.... how dare you call them boring and poppy... they wrote some of the greatest songs ever.... the bunch of Scouse Love Love me do Yoko Ono knitting a tank top boring mop top wangers

[Northern Sold]

Only going by the Viewing ratings Swiss old son... all there in B&W and technicolor

[Swiss.]

Soldo I think you'll find at the height of it's popularity it was drawing in massive audiences. Or so I'm told.

[Northern Sold]

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_kardashians/s01 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_kardashians/s01 33% viewer rating... 1.5/5 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1086761/ 2.7/10 Yup I agree Swiss.... never seen it myself does not look like I am missing anything... any good??

[Swiss.]

Soldo To be fair Kardashians pulls in a massive world wide audience but it's shit. Not saying ST is shit by any means but popularity is not always a true gauge of quality.

[ted fenton]

I've always liked this thread and has given me some great viewing on recommendation's .... but it's a forum where we're going to sometimes disagree !!! Some people get narked far too easily !!!! Throws posters against the wall with my hand ;-)

[Northern Sold]

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/stranger_things/s04 89% https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/ 8.7/10 Errr... viewing public Michael.... here to help... Oh and what Zombie film???

[Takashi Miike]

"you did the same about that netflix zombie film that was a steaming pile of shit. good critic reviews doesn't make something good, especially when most are paid to suck off certain creators/producers/directors"

[Northern Sold]

"Eerie Descent 11:04 Mon Jul 4 Re: Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls Sold0, no one's trying to be edgy https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/stranger_things/s04 89% https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/stranger-things-season-4-volume-2-review-b2113718.html Stranger Things review, season 4 volume 2: The show‚Äôs lavish yet intimate return is a near faultless crowd pleaser 5/5 https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jul/01/stranger-things-season-4-finale-review-netflix This crazily luxurious, firework-packed double-bill makes so many impeccable choices that it would be the ideal way to end the franchise. 4/5 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/ 8.7/10 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10978201/Hotly-anticipated-Stranger-Things-finale-popular-crashed-Netflix.html Crashes the Internet... So yeah... ED... You are an edgy cսnt whether you like it or not..."

[Swiss.]

The Boys probably is the best thing on TV.

[Jim79]

"Im inclined to agree with Bell, The Boys is brilliant and to just think of it as some sort of Marvel/Super Hero programme really is missing the point. Its the antithesis of a traditional super hero show."