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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?"

I need someone to convince me why The Wire is so good I've tried several times to watch it based on the hype but I just cannot get past the first episode I just hated it ! Need subtitles and it's so dated

I need someone to convince me why The Wire is so good I've tried several times to watch it based on the hype but I just cannot get past the first episode I just hated it ! Need subtitles and it's so dated

"All those mentioned are top notch, I’d also add in Bosch and a few Scandi…..The Killing, The Bridge, Wallander (The Swedish vers) and Follow the Money."

"In terms of story plotting The Shield beats most other series hands down. You have loads of different story arcs going on at once, some short, some lasting the whole series, and with the long ones, rather than meandering along like most TV series, the pace actually speeds up season by season until the final conclusion. Series like The Wire and the Sopranos had great writing in terms of character and dialogue but most of the story arcs just end abruptly, in the Sopranos usually by a sudden death completely unrelated to the plot. The only things I don't like about The Shield are the shaky camera work and washed out visuals, although kind of makes sense as it's sunny LA. Also, it bugs me that one of the 4 guys in the strike team is in it all the way through but barely does anything."

The Shield *stares down Jim and Manuel*

"Jim - Yep, I'd pretty much agree with that, but I would also have Prison Break, thought it was immense. Banshee and Boardwalk also top notch."

Gomorrah Succession Band of Brothers The Wire Sopranos Breaking Bad Narcos Hard to choose between the first 5 but I'd say that is a pretty comprehensive list of the pinnacle of television. Each one absolutely top notch. Narcos and Breaking Bad are the smallest of margins below the other 5 in my opinion. TV just doesn't get better than the first 5 on the list.

"Agree 1billy, except as always we’d all have a slightly differing top 3 and I’d swap Succession for Spiral….. Leroy’s, it was all round perfect tv…..from start to finish…."

"Gomorrah. Narcos. Sucsession. Pretty sure we have reached peak tv with those three, cant see them being bettered."

"Gomorrah. Narcos. Sucsession. Pretty sure we have reached peak tv with those three, cant see them being bettered."

"I have mate, thanks Just watched the finale of Gomorroh Fuck me, absolutely the most perfect ending Utterly brilliant TV"

"It is fucking good, I hope you've watched 'The Immortal' as well Leroys."

"Fuck me, Gomorrah Never before have I invested so much time as I have in the characters in this show I have the finale to watch tonight, so I won't be coming back in here until I have watched it as I know you wankers will spoil it !!! For me the greatest TV I have seen in a very very long time Good to know that the whole of Naples are off their tits on coke !!!"

Peckham do you like Gomorrah as you can relate to it as being a bit of villain yourself?

So there's plenty of Italian to get the gist then....wasn't digging you out by the way just interested in how different it was if it was true.

"The author has been under Police protection since publishing the book , Roberto Saviano. Since 2006 he has been under protection. He has just directed his first feature film about life under protection and its an animation film."

You are right they have their own dialect but still helps me with Italian in general and learning.

"Peckham, do they speak pure Italian in that as I'm sure Naples has its own version of the Italian dialect?.....It could of been total bollocks I was told on that though......"

"No TV has been as good or classy as Gomorrah. On my second watching due to missing things first time round and also learning Italian. Keep trying recommendations of other box sets but Gomorrah is a difficult series to beat. Even 2nd time round is hits you. As for documentary, Waco I have seen many Youtube docs and films about Waco, but this has unseen footage and phenomenal editing. Seeing the tension in the negotiators cabin and how many of them. The FBI and ATF really fucked up and surely responsible for the deaths of 28 kids and 70 odd nutters. I reckon the FBI or ATF started the fire."

"Town Called Malice is simply atrocious, acting more wooden than long John silver's leg, shouldn't be a comedy but the only way to explain how bad it is would be to class it as such. The constant cramming in of 'Saaaaaaf London' lingo is a joke and quite pathetic. Jason Flemming must really need a pay cheque to put his name to this absolute pile of shite."

El Scorchio 3:28 Tue Mar 28 Agreed and you can add Billions to that list.

"Blue Lights - cop drama set in Belfast, is well worth a watch, best thing the BBC have done since, well Happy Valley! Don't think the Belfast Tourist Board would be pleased."

"Blue Lights - cop drama set in Belfast, is well worth a watch, best thing the BBC have done since, well Happy Valley! Don't think the Belfast Tourist Board would be pleased."

"LeroysBoots 1:00 Absolute class television. Shit that this is the last season, but glad they are finishing it when they should rather then keeping it ambling along past it's natural conclusion because it's a money maker. Storytelling integrity over dollar. So few shows go out on their own terms at the right time and die a painful slow death as everything is milked out of them due to the greed of the execs at the channel. Lost Dexter The Walking Dead The X files (Happy Days- literally the genesis of jumping the shark) and so on with countless more examples."

The Cockfields is a decent comedy