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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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"Some great additions here being added.....especially for me....Top Boy, Ozark..... Branded just started Babylon Berlin, does it kick off into something or does it stay the same with a bit of underground dancing?"
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"Agree with Godfather of Harlem, Fargo and will add Babylon Berlin."
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"Nagel. Thanks mate, I now know what I'm doing tinight. :-)"
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"Very good shout on 'We Own this City' El Scorchio, true story to. Really enjoyed it and Jon Bernthal is brilliant in it. Got that Baltimore accept down perfectly."
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Apologies for double post
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"Just finished the Godfather of Harlem, very good."
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"The Wire is a tricky one. I personally loved it but I know it's quite marmite It's very jarring between season 1 and 2, where you expect things to pick up where they left off, but they don't- it just goes straight into the stevedore story but then you get more used to the focus on future seasons being about an aspect of Baltimore intertwined with, rather than strictly police/gangs/drugs. It can be hard to understand some of the dialogue in season 1 as well. As an aside, if anyone enjoyed The Wire and hasn't seen the recent 'We Own This City', then I really recommend it. Fantastic stuff, only 6 eps, and makes sense if you haven't watched The Wire anyway."
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"The Wire is a tricky one. I personally loved it but I know it's quite marmite It's very jarring between season 1 and 2, where you expect things to pick up where they left off, but they don't- it just goes straight into the stevedore story but then you get more used to the focus on future seasons being about an aspect of Baltimore intertwined with, rather than strictly police/gangs/drugs. It can be hard to understand some of the dialogue in season 1 as well. As an aside, if anyone enjoyed The Wire and hasn't seen the recent 'We Own This City', then I really recommend it. Fantastic stuff, only 6 eps, and makes sense if you haven't watched The Wire anyway."
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"The Wire is a tricky one. I personally loved it but I know it's quite marmite It's very jarring between season 1 and 2, where you expect things to pick up where they left off, but they don't- it just goes straight into the stevedore story but then you get more used to the focus on future seasons being about an aspect of Baltimore intertwined with, rather than strictly police/gangs/drugs. It can be hard to understand some of the dialogue in season 1 as well. As an aside, if anyone enjoyed The Wire and hasn't seen the recent 'We Own This City', then I really recommend it. Fantastic stuff, only 6 eps, and makes sense if you haven't watched The Wire anyway."
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"only1, NYPD blue is on Disney+."
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"Surf. Great shout for NYPD blue, would watch it all again if it was available."
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Ozark is brilliant also and so is Better Call Saul. I think Top Boy is probably one of the best UK shows and is incredibly gritty and realistic. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it and can't wait for the final season to be aired later this year. As mentioned by someone else Boardwalk Empire is also a contender for best of the rest after the list I put up earlier.
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"LeroysBoots 10:11 Fri Mar 31 I gave up with The Wire after 3 episodes cos I didn't have a fucking scooby what was being said, Mrs V loved it , she's watching Top Boy now and I'm even struggling with understanding that too, fam..."
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"Nurse Ratched 12:05 Fri Mar 31 You're absolutely right about The Shield. NYPD Blue ends very well, but it's the conclusion of a long-running episodic show rather than a clearly-defined story. Ozark is not in the same class as The Shield or NYPD Blue, but has a close to perfect ending. I don't get the love for The Wire at all. A couple of decent characters who come and go as and when the actors can be bothered and a story that fizzles out around the end of Season 2. Many disagree with me on that and that's all good."
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Agree New Jersey Blue Lines is very good
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Percy Dalton 12:01 Fri Mar 31 100%
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Dont know if its been mentioned but there’s another Italian crime series called Bad Guy on Prime in the UK. Its pretty entertaining and a bit mad but at least it has light and shade.
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"*Nagel, not Namely My Samsung phone updated recently and the predictive text appears to have re-set to Korean. I've had to teach my keyboard to swear all over again."
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"Namely Spot on. I would add that The Shield also has the most perfect ending of any long-running drama ever filmed. Regarding the washed-out camera work, for me that was highly evocative of a hellish environment. It's how I have always thought LA must be like - just a soulless place of concrete, tarmac and the monoclimate of harsh sun beating down, boiling the tempers of the unfortunate inhabitants."
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I would add Fargo to the list especially the first two series.
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For Scandi noir try Modus with the gorgeous Melinda Kinnaman (Half sister of Joel) . I love seeing my 2nd home city of Stockholm. I do't like hearing Danish as it's like Swedish with a bad cold. Not pleasant.
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"Yea I loved Sopranos but in the later seasons in particular it really did become a lot about family, I wouldn't go through it all again. The Wire was good, but again wouldn't watch it again, bit dated as said. Loved Prison break, some great characters in that."
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"I was another latecomer to the Sopranos, only finished it last month. I would label it very good. Worth watchig but again, not up there with the greats for me."
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"I think when you start watching The Sopranos you need to see it as just a family drama until the mafia shit really kicks in. Also like to add in Slow Horses, GoT & Snowfall."
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"I will persevere with it Will also give The Sopranos a go, never seen it ! When it came out I was going through a bad divorce and TV was last thing on my mind, ever since just not got around to it"
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