What Have You Been Watching Lately? (No Spoilers)

[werthersoriginal]

The White Lotus - Pretty good.

Loved the first two series, looking forward to new one.

 

[Northstandboy]

Loved the first two series, looking forward to new one.

Jennifer Coolidge (Stiflers mom from American Pie) plays such a great part! Glad she returned for S2!

I am missing the original cast (Sydney Sweeney etc). Thought they were all more entertaining (esp the crazy hotel manager and the family who had the jewellery stolen) than S2 cast.

Theo James (from Oxford?) who plays Cameron's false accent is really annoying!

 

[chuckbert]

Zero Day on Netflix with Robert De Nero is very good.

It makes me want to watch the Great Rock n Roll Swindle again!

 

[headingtonoldboy]

Just binged watched The Fall starring Gillian Anderson on Netflix. Bit gruesome but thoroughly absorbing.

 

[Eric Blair]

I've enjoyed Zero Day on Netflix with De Niro and the brilliant Jesse Plemons. It is complete nonsense but a great watch.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

A bit late to the party, but just watched 'Three Body Problem' on Netflix. Quite baffling and very enjoyable. I have to admit that there were what seemed like a lot of plot holes (I wish the council would fix them, it wrecks the suspension of disbelief!) but at least it was something different from the endless crime/murder programs that infest the telly. Recommendations for any other similarly imaginative sci-fi type shows on Netflix (we don't have any other streaming service) would be welcome.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Just binged watched The Fall starring Gillian Anderson on Netflix. Bit gruesome but thoroughly absorbing.

I thought Jamie Dornan was brilliant in that but Gillian Anderson a bit annoying - since she played Thatcher she can't seem to stop doing the voice.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

A bit late to the party, but just watched 'Three Body Problem' on Netflix. Quite baffling and very enjoyable. I have to admit that there were what seemed like a lot of plot holes (I wish the council would fix them, it wrecks the suspension of disbelief!) but at least it was something different from the endless crime/murder programs that infest the telly. Recommendations for any other similarly imaginative sci-fi type shows on Netflix (we don't have any other streaming service) would be welcome.

Partly filmed in Oxford too

 

[tonyw]

Just binged watched The Fall starring Gillian Anderson on Netflix. Bit gruesome but thoroughly absorbing.

Thought the first two seasons were absolutely gripping......and the third season was dragging it out too long......

Sky Atlantic have started reshowing Homicide Life On The Street. This was a show I really enjoyed the first few series when it was first broadcast on good old terrestrial tv back in the 90's. Not sure I ever watched to the end, as it seemed to jump the shark a bit when the police team bought the local bar?

RIP Andre Braugher. To go from one of the greatest detectives in a police drama, to the funniest ever chief in a police comedy, in one career was the mark of a special actor!

 

[MarkG]

Thought the first two seasons were absolutely gripping......and the third season was dragging it out too long......



RIP Andre Braugher. To go from one of the greatest detectives in a police drama, to the funniest ever chief in a police comedy, in one career was the mark of a special actor!

I'm really enjoying watching Homicide again. Sad about Andre Braugher.
Also how young everyone looks.
Except Ned Beatty - the episode I just watched he says he is 50 and looks years older. A bit like Cheers with Cliff Clavin, and Norm Peterson when the actors were in there 30s.
I love that Richard Belzer turns up as Detective Munch in other shows like X Files, Law and Order SVU. apparently ten different shows.

The other real twist was when when one of the characters didn't reappear after one of the series which I assumed was the actor just moving on and they had been written out. Then a couple of series later they found his skeleton/skull.

 

[holdsteady]

Homicide is based off a true crime book by the person who wrote the Wire, think one of the detectives who has a character based on him in that show is involved in the Wire as well. Great book, that and his other book The Corner (another true crime book about a rough area of Baltimore) are where a lot of the Wires characters come from.

The Wire is still the greatest tv show ever, followed closely by by The Sopranos.

 

[Foley]

I've started belatedly watching Gangs of London on Netflix.

I'm three episodes into Series One, and it's brilliant so far, and I can see me binge watching it over the next week or so.

I binge watched the available series of Gangs of London.
Generally very good and the next series is out at the end of March

 

[Jason N]

White Lotus, Severance and Silo

 

[chuckbert]

I
Must be missing something with severance. Don’t like it one bit.

 

[LowerSouth]

I binge watched the available series of Gangs of London.
Generally very good and the next series is out at the end of March

You might like Gomorrah

 

[Emilio]

Probably a little late to the party with this one, as it's only just been added to the Swedish equivalent of iPlayer here, but David Mitchell's Ludwig is a great show.

 

[QR]

Probably a little late to the party with this one, as it's only just been added to the Swedish equivalent of iPlayer here, but David Mitchell's Ludwig is a great show.

Don't worry about being late to the party for anything I've just starting watching The Sopranos!

 

[Essexyellows]

Might have mentioned it before but Unforgotten is a good watch............ as is Forensics (The Real CSI)................

If I do decide to murder anyone I`ll be well versed in how to avoid capture.

 

[Swinny]

Just finished Dark Matter on Apple TV+ which was very good...could have probably been 7 episodes though rather than 9.

 

[m]

Don't worry about being late to the party for anything I've just starting watching The Sopranos!

No spoilers please, I'll get round to it really soon...

 

[sonofivan]

No spoilers please, I'll get round to it really soon...

What’s the sopranos? Is it an opera documentary?

 

[stokeu]

Adolescence on Netflix, powerful, stunning TV and amazing technically as each episode is a single shot. Some amazing performances, episode 3 is stunning.

 

[QR]

I'm not usually one for fly in the wall documentaries but 'Thames Water: Inside the Crisis' BBC/iPlayer is brilliant.

The complete and utter failure of capitalism...or success if you're a shareholder.

 

[Foley]

Probably also slow to the party, but Slow Horses is excellent.
Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb is superb.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Probably also slow to the party, but Slow Horses is excellent.
Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb is superb.

All of the characters are great. I like psycho girl Shirley (who's the student from The Detectorists!).

 

[Steve McAvoy]

I'm not usually one for fly in the wall documentaries but 'Thames Water: Inside the Crisis' BBC/iPlayer is brilliant.

The complete and utter failure of capitalism...or success if you're a shareholder.

Agree. Just remember, the private sector is more efficient than the public sector. Nice contrast between Howard’s over optimistic anticipation and Gove’s assessment.

 

[Big Ron]

Probably also slow to the party, but Slow Horses is excellent.
Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb is superb.

Very faithful to the books written by Oxford resident (although Newcastle born) Mick Herron.

 

[holdsteady]

All of the characters are great. I like psycho girl Shirley (who's the student from The Detectorists!).

I like the computer hacker, terrible human being but a great tv show character.

 

[CaptainOx]

Paradise available via Disney+ is excellent.

 

[Stanford yellow]

Adolescence on Netflix, powerful, stunning TV and amazing technically as each episode is a single shot. Some amazing performances, episode 3 is stunning.

Stephen Graham,class actor