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Post by Dazza on Apr 19, 2014 8:54:50 GMT
I LOVED Utopia, really cool, original and dark. I only re-watched series one a fortnight ago ready for series 2. The colours, locations, style is so cool. Keep up the good work. Any idea on when series 2 returns? I'm assuming its coming this year? "Where is Jessica Hyde" lol  That's long working days so get why you would pick your projects well. |
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Post by RichK on Apr 19, 2014 9:31:27 GMT
Apparently series 2 will be out this year but we never get told any exact screening details. In my opinion though, I think this series absolutely blitzes the first.
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Post by Dazza on Apr 19, 2014 9:59:56 GMT
Cheers Rich, that's good to hear. I look forward to it  |
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Post by GR on Mar 2, 2015 22:43:30 GMT
Favorite new comedies: Fresh Off the Boat (ABC) -- more sweet than laugh-out-loud funny, but I love the actors (Randall Park and Constance Wu) who play the parents. The Last Man on Earth (Fox) -- the first two episodes premiered last night; very strange premise, but I think Will Forte and Kristen Schaal are adorable together, and I look forward to seeing where their story goes. While they may seem like a stereotypical sitcom couple (slob husband-nagging wife), I like how they're each crazy in their own way, specific to their different coping mechanisms with such an extreme situation.  Also, Broadchurch returns to BBC America this Wednesday night! (I'll have to DVR it since it interferes with my Nashville.) |
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Post by jill on Mar 4, 2015 9:23:46 GMT
I've been catching up on some stuff lately.
Current watching the US re-make of The Killing. Was disappointed at first since the lead character seemed sort of vanilla and the male side kick had been given the quirks and best lines, but Sarah's character is fleshed out as the series progresses. The story line in S3 is unconvincing, but-still-its pretty good overall.
Liking Fortitude. Grim stuff, atmospheric, compelling drama. Good to see Johnny Harris on the box again.
By far the best thing I've seen lately is True Detective. Excellent.
Just starting on the TV version of Fargo-heard good things about it.
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Post by thegooddoctor on Mar 4, 2015 14:39:07 GMT
I'm not usually a big fan of tasteful period drama, but Wolf Hall was great. The last episode was very upsetting, though. Who on earth would want to chop off Claire Foy's lovely head?  |
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Post by GR on May 18, 2015 22:15:40 GMT
I liked Wolf Hall -- it played on PBS here late last month and earlier this month.  Ripper Street started back up on BBC America a few weeks ago; grim stuff, but I like the three main guys. |
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Post by Bill Edwards on Aug 9, 2015 10:22:28 GMT
People Just Do NothingI saw Andrew Collins review this on his Guardian TV review video blog a few weeks ago and it immediately appealed to me. I've now watched as much of it as I could find. I think it's the best comedy since Car Share. It's on its second series and it started on YouTube five years ago so I'm very late to the party as usual. Anyway having gorged on it I think if you're a Shane Meadows fan you'll enjoy it. Like Meadows the cast and writers are pointing the camera at a version of their own lives lived so it's deep with credibility and heart. The cast and writers are very talented and although I'm not the target audience it definitely has cross-over appeal. Check it out. Or 'check it bruvs innit'. I promise not to do that again. People Just Do NothingDave and Jill. As fans of the The Trailer Park Boys I think you'd enjoy this. The cast and writers started this on their own as a YouTube series and it got picked up by the producer of The Office. You see? It can happen!
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Post by Dave on Aug 11, 2015 19:31:19 GMT
I need to try again! ha. Old time Meadows Maniac Patrick Coyle is a big fan too.
I watched about 10 minutes of first one, and I just turned it off. ha... what an attention span. It wasn't that I hated ti or anything, I just wasn't captivated.
Speaking of Trailer Park Boys... have you seen series 8 and 9 funded by Netflix (so only on Netflix I presume).
I saw season 8, and it was vaguely passable. I guess I'll have to trudge through 9 too and further erode my fondness for all things Sunnyvale.
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Post by jill on Aug 13, 2015 8:00:18 GMT
I quite like People Just Do Nothing. It doesn't have the pathos of early TPBs, but good observational stuff with some really funny moments. My son's watched the new TPBs on Netflix and thinks they're not as good as the S1-S4 hey day, but still worth watching. Have to say, I'm not in any hurry to see them.
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Post by Bill Edwards on Aug 13, 2015 20:17:56 GMT
Hah. It hooked me straight away. Just watched the last episode of this series and thought it very funny if a little obvious at times. The chap playing MC Grindah did some brilliant spaced-out-on-pills acting. I find it even funnier because I am so not the target audience.
I've only seen a few episodes of Trailer Park Boys and although I found them funny I didn't feel the need to watch more. Not sure why.
For any Meadows fans People Just Do Nothing is worth a look. It's very reminiscent of Small Time.
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