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**Buehler445** · 04-26-2012, 08:54 AM

All this talk about series, how network TV Sucks, and how hard it is to find quality shows, and some excellent shows that fly under the radar, I need a comprehensive review of all the series I need to see.

For good entertainment, I would be willing to buy DVD sets. But I've recently picked up HBOGO by kiping it from my parents, and recently got Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Here is a listing of shows that I currently own or have seen all the episodes of. If it isn't on the list, just assume I haven't seen it.

Spoiler!

Here is a listing of shows that I'm currently watching

Spoiler!

Here is a listing of shows on my list to watch (mostly due to this thread)

Spoiler!

I work a ****ton, so it is hard for me catch a series while it is on to get it on the DVR, but I recognize the entertainment value and am willing to go after the Must See shows. Accordingly, I'm not necessarily looking for anything that is still running. I'm up for watching stuff that has run its course.

So what say you, Planet? Which shows should I see?

UPDATED for the shows I've seen recently.

kc rush · 05-08-2022, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TwistedChief

I'd never heard of this show until a few days ago when my father recommended it as the best crime dama on TV. He's comically prone to overexaggeration but this gets great reviews. How good is it?

It is great. Watch the original series on Amazon Prime first if you can.

I had read a couple of the Bosch books prior to the series being made and it matched up pretty well from what I can remember.

**Baby Lee** · 05-08-2022, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TwistedChief

I'd never heard of this show until a few days ago when my father recommended it as the best crime dama on TV. He's comically prone to overexaggeration but this gets great reviews. How good is it?

It's not flashy or gaudy, or super action packed, and it's not dour or dark.

It's just sober solid detective work, nuts and bolts, meat and potato, grind it out and stick with the evidence stuff.

Bosch is stern, calm, stoic and principled. You're not going to get a ton of cliched broadcast TV cop stuff. No military style takedowns, or lead investigator putting on sunglasses and staring off in the middle distance. . . A little politicking, some surveillance, some nursing failures over a tumbler of scotch, . . . and some late-night evidence review that finds that crucial clue, etc.

More that the story is about the tech and funding shortcomings of metro policing. When they do work in the precinct, they're sitting in cubicles looking over paperwork, not in a lab hunched over $1B in high-tech machinery. . . That kind of thing.

**Buehler445** · 05-08-2022, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TwistedChief

I'd never heard of this show until a few days ago when my father recommended it as the best crime dama on TV. He's comically prone to overexaggeration but this gets great reviews. How good is it?

Bosch on Amazon Prime is really great. I haven't caught the Legacy season yet. But I will. Bosch is really really good. I've never been a Titus Welliver fanboi either.

But I sneaky kind of am now. LOL

My full thoughts on it are in the Prime Video thread, but don't bother. Just watch it.

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

It's not flashy or gaudy, or super action packed, and it's not dour or dark.

It's just sober solid detective work, nuts and bolts, meat and potato, grind it out and stick with the evidence stuff.

Bosch is stern, calm, stoic and principled. You're not going to get a ton of cliched broadcast TV cop stuff. No military style takedowns, or lead investigator putting on sunglasses and staring off in the middle distance. . . A little politicking, some surveillance, some nursing failures over a tumbler of scotch, . . . and some late-night evidence review that finds that crucial clue, etc.

More that the story is about the tech and funding shortcomings of metro policing. When they do work in the precinct, they're sitting in cubicles looking over paperwork, not in a lab hunched over $1B in high-tech machinery. . . That kind of thing.

Succinct Explanation. They don't lean on gimmicks, they lean on goddamned good acting.

**Buehler445** · 05-08-2022, 10:55 PM

So my wife got a subscription to Starz because she likes Outlander. Don't bother. I caught 5 minutes and it's gayer than cum on a moustache.

So since she got it, I binge re-watched Black Sails. For those that haven't seen it's essentially a film-prequel to Treasure Island. Kind of a Long John Silver origin story. But it's got all the big names in it.

Anyway, I liked it a lot more when I saw it back when it was on weekly. I thought it did a lot of things right.

1. Jessica Parker Kennedy is hot as the surface of the sun. End. Holy shit.

2. There really wasn't a weak performance in the bunch. First time through, I wasn't in love with Charles Vane, Blackbeard, Jack Rackem or Hornigold. But watching them all in succession changed the dynamic. They were all really good. Especially Vane. He was just goddamned compelling. And Rackem was charasmatic as hell. I think the deal is it was a long enough time between seasons that some of the continuity of the story got fuzzy enough some of the stuff seemed out of place or inexplicable. This is my problem, not the story. It is a really goddamned good watch straight through. Flint, Silver, Eleanor Guthrie, Max, Vane and Rackem are all incredibly compelling.

3. Early on, I thought they leaned a little too hard into the calm understated exposition before the big scenes. It seemed tired. That is wrongheaded. They did a lot to lean on the crafting of a story being an important part of what they were trying to do. (Again, since it was a long time between seasons I probably missed it) But given the fact that they were tying it to a book, it was really kind of beautiful.

4. All the boat stuff was really good. I'm far from a sailor, so you could throw a lot of shit out there and I'd not know the difference. However, the little bit I do know, this show put a lot of nice detail in it. Between the rigging of the boats (most pirate movies don't have even close to enough rigging because its busy and hard to film around. But they put a lot of detail into the ship sets. It was really good. Also, the tactics they used at least faked me out. It was nice details they put in there. I was goddamned impressed.

Overall, it was a much more cohesive, compelling story on a straight though watch. If you subscribe to Starz for anything, watch it.

Pepe Silvia · 05-09-2022, 10:33 AM

Just finished up season 2 of Barry. All I can say about that finale is Wow.

BigBeauford · 05-10-2022, 08:29 AM

Ain't really feeling this season of Barry. Much too dark, lost about 75% of the humor, and the not-so-subtle theme of

Spoiler!

is beginning to run its course. Yes we get it Bill. No, I don't want to feel like a bad person for cheering on terrible characters.

Great Expectations · 05-10-2022, 09:55 AM

I watched the first episode of the Pentaverate on Netflix and it was very funny. I will be watching the rest of it very soon.

Fansy the Famous Bard · 05-11-2022, 07:58 AM

Dirilis: Ertugrul on Netflix. Loooong running Turkish show. But it's beautifully done with a small budget. Ya, it's sub-titled, if that's not your thing you'll need to move on cause you'll hate it. Each season has close to 100 episodes lol

I love this show, been watching it for about a year and am into season 3, now.

Pepe Silvia · 05-11-2022, 08:03 AM

His name is……the Raven.

ModSocks · 05-12-2022, 01:21 PM

Anyone else watching Hulu's "Candy" starring Jessica Biel?

Limited series and i think the final episode drops tonight.

Pretty damn good. Might be the most engrossing series i've watched this year.

Pepe Silvia · 05-12-2022, 03:42 PM

I would like to see that but I don’t have Hulu.

TwistedChief · 05-12-2022, 09:42 PM

Speaking of Hulu, Under the Banner of Heaven is pretty damned good so far.

And it's hard to not think of Andy Reid as a member of the LDS community.

blake5676 · 05-13-2022, 08:05 AM

I just started Gomorrah based on recommendations from this sub. I'm into it so far but have a question for watching it. Do you all watch the English dubbed version with shows like this or the original language? I can't do the dubbed version but the subtitles are difficult to read when watching in Italian. Is there some trick on HBO Max to getting a black box outlining the words? They blend into the background in all sorts of different scenes and its tough to read half the time.

KCUnited · 05-13-2022, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by blake5676

I just started Gomorrah based on recommendations from this sub. I'm into it so far but have a question for watching it. Do you all watch the English dubbed version with shows like this or the original language? I can't do the dubbed version but the subtitles are difficult to read when watching in Italian. Is there some trick on HBO Max to getting a black box outlining the words? They blend into the background in all sorts of different scenes and its tough to read half the time.

I watched in English subtitles. I tried but couldn't adjust to the dubbed version. Maybe if I'd of started with it dubbed it would've worked for me, but halfway through a season and it ruined the characters for me so I switched back to subtitles. YMMV.

Its been a bit but I don't remember the subtitles being difficult to read or having/not having a black box around them.

TwistedChief · 05-13-2022, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by blake5676

I just started Gomorrah based on recommendations from this sub. I'm into it so far but have a question for watching it. Do you all watch the English dubbed version with shows like this or the original language? I can't do the dubbed version but the subtitles are difficult to read when watching in Italian. Is there some trick on HBO Max to getting a black box outlining the words? They blend into the background in all sorts of different scenes and its tough to read half the time.

I'd never done dubbed before until this. I didn't think I could watch multiple seasons closely enough with subtitles to catch everything. I actually found it completely fine but others here were turned off and I totally understand that.

04-26-2012, 08:54 AM
Buehler445 Supporter Buehler445's Avatar Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS	Must Watch Series All this talk about series, how network TV Sucks, and how hard it is to find quality shows, and some excellent shows that fly under the radar, I need a comprehensive review of all the series I need to see. For good entertainment, I would be willing to buy DVD sets. But I've recently picked up HBOGO by kiping it from my parents, and recently got Netflix and Amazon Prime. Here is a listing of shows that I currently own or have seen all the episodes of. If it isn't on the list, just assume I haven't seen it. Spoiler! Great Shows – Must See Game of Thrones Mad Men Longmire Burn Notice House Spartacus House of Cards Justified True Detective Breaking Bad The Assets The Wire Sherlock (BBC) The Americans The Walking Dead Deadwood Netflix: Daredevil Jack Taylor Luther Bosch Good shows Travelers Ozark The Leftovers Conviction Medici The Last Kingdom Firefly Dollhouse The Good Wife Hell on Wheels Big Bang Theory Falling Skies Suits White Collar Agents of SHIELD Arrow Boss Rome Orange is the New Black Orphan Black The Knick Goliath (Amazon) Iron Fist Show Me a Hero Hell on Wheels Shooter Mediocre Robin Hood (BBC) Vikings How I met your Mother Scrubs Chuck That 70's Show Top Gear Graceland Hung (HBO) Gotham Conviction Crap Camelot Top Shot Defiance Legends of Tomorrow Here is a listing of shows that I'm currently watching Spoiler! Great Good Boardwalk Empire Westworld Mediocre Crap Here is a listing of shows on my list to watch (mostly due to this thread) Spoiler! The Sopranos 24 Fargo (missed getting it on the DVR ) Band of Brothers The Pacific The Comeback 6 Feet Under John Adams Battlestar Glactica Friday Night Lights I work a ***ton, so it is hard for me catch a series while it is on to get it on the DVR, but I recognize the entertainment value and am willing to go after the Must See shows. Accordingly, I'm not necessarily looking for anything that is still running. I'm up for watching stuff that has run its course. So what say you, Planet? Which shows should I see? UPDATED for the shows I've seen recently. Last edited by Buehler445; 08-09-2017 at 07:36 PM..*
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05-08-2022, 10:55 PM	#1684
Buehler445 Supporter Buehler445's Avatar Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS	So my wife got a subscription to Starz because she likes Outlander. Don't bother. I caught 5 minutes and it's gayer than cum on a moustache. So since she got it, I binge re-watched Black Sails. For those that haven't seen it's essentially a film-prequel to Treasure Island. Kind of a Long John Silver origin story. But it's got all the big names in it. Anyway, I liked it a lot more when I saw it back when it was on weekly. I thought it did a lot of things right. 1. Jessica Parker Kennedy is hot as the surface of the sun. End. Holy shit. 2. There really wasn't a weak performance in the bunch. First time through, I wasn't in love with Charles Vane, Blackbeard, Jack Rackem or Hornigold. But watching them all in succession changed the dynamic. They were all really good. Especially Vane. He was just goddamned compelling. And Rackem was charasmatic as hell. I think the deal is it was a long enough time between seasons that some of the continuity of the story got fuzzy enough some of the stuff seemed out of place or inexplicable. This is my problem, not the story. It is a really goddamned good watch straight through. Flint, Silver, Eleanor Guthrie, Max, Vane and Rackem are all incredibly compelling. 3. Early on, I thought they leaned a little too hard into the calm understated exposition before the big scenes. It seemed tired. That is wrongheaded. They did a lot to lean on the crafting of a story being an important part of what they were trying to do. (Again, since it was a long time between seasons I probably missed it) But given the fact that they were tying it to a book, it was really kind of beautiful. 4. All the boat stuff was really good. I'm far from a sailor, so you could throw a lot of shit out there and I'd not know the difference. However, the little bit I do know, this show put a lot of nice detail in it. Between the rigging of the boats (most pirate movies don't have even close to enough rigging because its busy and hard to film around. But they put a lot of detail into the ship sets. It was really good. Also, the tactics they used at least faked me out. It was nice details they put in there. I was goddamned impressed. Overall, it was a much more cohesive, compelling story on a straight though watch. If you subscribe to Starz for anything, watch it.
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05-09-2022, 10:33 AM	#1685
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blake5676 Veteran blake5676's Avatar Join Date: Oct 2013	I just started Gomorrah based on recommendations from this sub. I'm into it so far but have a question for watching it. Do you all watch the English dubbed version with shows like this or the original language? I can't do the dubbed version but the subtitles are difficult to read when watching in Italian. Is there some trick on HBO Max to getting a black box outlining the words? They blend into the background in all sorts of different scenes and its tough to read half the time.
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