Good TV series to binge on?



Up to date on Shogun. Really good even though, strangely, not a lot happens. Lead lady is a dimepiece.

We enjoyed Kin, very good..... but....

I think we are now enjoying Love/Hate more. Once you get past the Byker Grove/Grange Hill budget first series, it improves massively. We're onto series 4 i think and its much better. Might be controversial after what I've read on here but its improved again since Aiden Gilen went out. Nige is f***ing hilarious and awful in equal measures.

Also watched 3 Body Problem. I swear it didn't have an ending. Can't help but feel I wasted six hours on Sunday.

Enjoyed Quiet On Set about the dodgy goings on at Nicolodeon filming studios. Dark but well done documentary. Loved Nic as a kid.
 
vote quimby said:
Up to date on Shogun. Really good even though, strangely, not a lot happens. Lead lady is a dimepiece.

We enjoyed Kin, very good..... but....

I think we are now enjoying Love/Hate more. Once you get past the Byker Grove/Grange Hill budget first series, it improves massively. We're onto series 4 i think and its much better. Might be controversial after what I've read on here but its improved again since Aiden Gilen went out. Nige is f***ing hilarious and awful in equal measures.

Also watched 3 Body Problem. I swear it didn't have an ending. Can't help but feel I wasted six hours on Sunday.

Enjoyed Quiet On Set about the dodgy goings on at Nicolodeon filming studios. Dark but well done documentary. Loved Nic as a kid.
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Agree with 3 body problem. Thought it was poor. The acting was pretty wooden at times. Expected better.
 
vote quimby said:
think we are now enjoying Love/Hate more. Once you get past the Byker Grove/Grange Hill budget first series, it improves massively. We're onto series 4 i think and its much better. Might be controversial after what I've read on here but its improved again since Aiden Gilen went out. Nige is f***ing hilarious and awful in equal measures.
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Yep, very much my thoughts on Love/Hate. Liked Gillen's character (better than the one in Kin) but Nidge and Fran are even better
 
Augustus Winthrop said:
I have watched the first two episodes and it is very slow moving indeed.
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Just finished watching the series. It’s slow paced, atmospheric, beautifully shot, well acted, clever and intriguing. I’d seen the film so recalled a lot of key plot elements but this still seemed fresh even though, or maybe because, it was a quieter, calmer and, to my mind, more suspenseful creation.

If you want pace and action and explosions, you’ll not be engaged. I was.
 
Clash City Rockers67 said:
Liked Kin but prefer Love/Hate now. Almost at end of series 4. Starts quite slowly in first series but really gets going from 2nd.
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Finished Kin in the week. Brilliant show. Give us a summary what Love:hate is about please.

I like bit murder, gangster etc but not in the Guy Ritchie Tarantino style. My fave has been the Wire and Top Boy. I like them type , gritty and realistic.
 
joebolton said:
Finished Kin in the week. Brilliant show. Give us a summary what Love:hate is about please.

I like bit murder, gangster etc but not in the Guy Ritchie Tarantino style. My fave has been the Wire and Top Boy. I like them type , gritty and realistic.
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If you like The Wire and Top Boy, you will probably like Love/Hate. It's focused more on younger characters than Kin. It's certainly gritty and realistic and has unexpected twists. Basically, Dublin drugs gang warfare with rival gangs and internal power struggles. I recommend it, the Italian series Gomorrah is also similar. First series is only 4 episodes and a bit slow but stick with it, gets lot better quickly in series 2
 
BiG said:
Just finished watching the series. It’s slow paced, atmospheric, beautifully shot, well acted, clever and intriguing. I’d seen the film so recalled a lot of key plot elements but this still seemed fresh even though, or maybe because, it was a quieter, calmer and, to my mind, more suspenseful creation.

If you want pace and action and explosions, you’ll not be engaged. I was.
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Summed it up well 👍
 
Darlo1973 said:
Which is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes it's nice to have a long luxurious feast but it also means that you don't want to have another one straight away. Binge-worthy shows are more like fast food where you want another one straight away.
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Finished watching Ripley.
We watched 2 episodes a night.

Worth watching for the cinematography and scenery alone.

“ A visual treat “ as they say, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Botchie said:
Anyone started watching this Baby Reindeer? :eek:
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Aye! I thought Jessica Gunning ( Martha ) was brilliant, she terrified me!

Donny, what a weak, pathetic twat! I found myself shouting at the TV, telling him to get bloody sorted ffs!

8/10 from me 👍
 
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Not sure so far ,done 6 of 10 episodes like so can't be that bad. Wouldn't recommend watching straight after love hate as this is very childish computer gameish in comparison.
 

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