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Giacomino

Sat, 18 May 2019 13:14:48 -0300

Wow .. I can't believe how the second episode (first season) of "A Discovery of Witches" starts ... wow wow wow ....
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Manuel

Zotlandia, Wed, 08 May 2019 14:47:38 -0300

I'm watching Luther's first season (recommended by Charles), and enjoying it. Noir of the BBC, with the usual containment of the gore usual in this TV channel. A very special brilliant police inspector, heterodox, who equally knows about Quantum Physics as he does about literature. He is a passionate lover, of one love, and understands the feeling of revenge as much as the feeling of compassion. !TV series point

elmussol

Wed, 08 May 2019 15:01:17 -0300

Luther is consistently good for its first season. The following seasons are more wobbly (mostly about character motivation (and more importantly character choices)) but still worth watching.

Recommendation

Charles Roth MPC

On the Riverbank, Mon, 06 May 2019 19:28:17 -0300

I'm fond of British police procedurals. I'm particularly fond of those with strong women leads and diverse casting. Outside of the one-offs -- Loch Ness and Broadchurch -- Vera is my absolute favorite. DCI Vera Stanhope is a dowdy spinster with less fashion sense than I have. She drives an ancient Land Rover and calls everyone "love." Yet Her Majesty's Prisons are populated by criminals who underestimated her.

Per Wikipedia:

Vera is a nearly retired employee of the fictional 'Northumberland & City Police', who is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. She plods along in a constantly dishevelled state, but has a calculating mind and, despite her irascible personality, she cares deeply about her work and comrades. She often proves her superior skills by picking up small errors in her co-workers' thought processes.

Check her out on BritBox, acorn.tv, or Amazon Prime.

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Charles Roth MPC

Tue, 07 May 2019 13:11:12 -0300

I have insomnia and some hearing loss, @Adam Robertson . The beauty of most British police series is they are very smart with very few car chases, explosions, or shoot outs, so I can keep the volume up! 😎

Adam Robertson

Tue, 07 May 2019 15:39:15 -0300

I also (less often since my daughter was born) suffer from insomnia, and British Crime Drama always seems to be my go-to for those late nights.

James D Morgan

Tue, 07 May 2019 19:58:55 -0300

Hoopla is a new addition to my local library. I haven't used it yet but, #Overdrive and #Freegal are close friends of mine. #RBDigital is on the library list too but I am not as big a fan of that one

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Sun, 28 Apr 2019 15:25:32 -0300

Charles Roth MPC wrote the following post Sun, 28 Apr 2019 02:53:12 -0300

I love Noir
All Noir. Here are 3 modern series I am enjoying.

Luther -- Idris Elba in Noir at the Met

Jack Irish -- Australian Noir with Guy Pearce

Jack Taylor -- Irish Noir in Galway with Iaian Glen

References:
#^https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_(TV_series)
#^https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Irish
#^https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Taylor_(TV_series)

#noir #mysteries #detectives #easyontheeyes

I love Noir

Charles Roth MPC

On the Riverbank, Sun, 28 Apr 2019 02:53:12 -0300 last edited: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 23:07:57 -0300

All Noir. Here are 3 modern series I am enjoying.

Luther -- Idris Elba in Noir at the Met

Jack Irish -- Australian Noir with Guy Pearce

Jack Taylor -- Irish Noir in Galway with Iaian Glen

References:
#^https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_(TV_series)
#^https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Irish
#^https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Taylor_(TV_series)

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Manuel

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 03:45:22 -0300

Love Jack Irish!

Charles Roth MPC

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 04:39:33 -0300

"Do you always talk this fast?"
"Do you always listen this slow?"

Manuel

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 06:19:34 -0300

In Jack Irish there is a "refreshing nihilism", a song to slow life, to daily freedom, which tints the characters and the whole plot. Unforgettable are the two elderly beer drinkers, the love for the Chinese woman by the bar owner, the carpenter and his daughter, the psychiatrist and her strange family... This series seduced me. I don't know the other two, so thank you for the recommendation.

Charles Roth MPC

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:03:55 -0300

Stated very well and in the best traditions of Noir.

Charles Roth MPC

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:11:06 -0300

Conversation between Jack and the carpenter in one of the films:
Charles: "They think old buggers no chance. But what do these pishers know about bowls?"

Jack: "How old are these youngsters, Charles, more or less?"

Charles: "Oh, 60, 65, around there."

Jack: "Bloody pishers! They should have their own junior league."

Giacomino

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 12:03:55 -0300

plz, tag @TV series point

Charles Roth MPC

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 12:07:57 -0300

I can't, but you can.

TV series point

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 15:27:44 -0300

You can too. I don't see problems in permissions here ;)

Adam Robertson

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:43:41 -0300

..and Doctor Blake...cant forget Doctor Blake

Giacomino

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:49:15 -0300

Good Omens - Official Trailer | Prime Video
by Amazon Prime Video on YouTube

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Manuel

Zotlandia, Sun, 07 Apr 2019 14:30:42 -0300

!TV series point Yesterday I finished watching the third season of "True Detective" and I have to confess that I really liked it. It has a magnificent script and interpretation work; the alternation of past and present responds to a very precise mechanism; the gradual unveiling of the plot and the false clues is exemplary; the psychological evolution of the characters, very worked. And the icing on the cake for me: literary and poetic allusions spread here and there. It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a television series.

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Waitman Gobble

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 15:12:45 -0300

I think i've seen that available on amazon. I'll check it out.

elmussol

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 15:45:22 -0300

I'll second that. All three seasons are very much worth watching.

Izaro #Friendica

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 15:46:15 -0300 from Friendica

@Manuel OH! Thank you Manuel! i've seen the first two seasons, and I liked them! Many people think that the second one is crap... but I liked it too!

Chiwy M.F.T.

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 17:55:58 -0300 from Diaspora

In my opinion the third season its ok, but only the first season is really good...

hosh

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 18:03:21 -0300

thanks, noted.

alysonsee (Fca)

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 21:34:00 -0300 from Friendica

@Manuel It’s on my list. Thanks for the recommendation.

Michael

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:26:30 -0300

I did not realize that the third season had already aired. I need to add it to my list.

Manuel

Zotlandia, Thu, 21 Mar 2019 08:26:43 -0300 last edited: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:42:08 -0300

!TV series point I just saw the third season of "Shetland." As it goes on, I will become an expert in Scottish culture and customs

It's a British BBC series: a guarantee of good work...

Adam Robertson

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:01:54 -0300

did you mean "Shetland" ?

Manuel

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:05:22 -0300

Yes Adam. The keyboard elf changed the "h" of his site

Adam Robertson

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:34:27 -0300

I spent some time this morning looking for a show called Sethland. It sounded like a funny show

Travelers nowhere...

Manuel

Zotlandia, Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:43:15 -0300 last edited: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 12:45:21 -0300

I'm watching the second season of Travelers, an entertaining and labyrinthine series, one of those that feed and don't fatten, although I'm afraid that to the scriptwriters could happens the same as those of Losts, what in the Spanish theatrical slang is called "perderse en el jardín" ("getting lost in the garden" ). This happens when an actor forgets his intervention and improvises, his interlocutor improvises at the same time to maintain coherence... So, until they get lost in the garden

Regarding the main thesis of the show: traveling to the past to improve the future is much more conventional and boring, including the inevitable FBI agent, so that let's not think that things will be different, no matter how many centuries go by...
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el veciet

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 12:26:19 -0300

you forgot the ! for to write in the forum

Manuel

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 12:48:16 -0300

Fixed. Thanx

Giacomino

Sun, 17 Feb 2019 12:21:57 -0300

Honestly
I miss a lot
Halston Sage Lt. Alara Kitan
in The Orville
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Giacomino

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 16:40:29 -0200

watching
#^Mindhunter (TV Series 2017– )

Created by Joe Penhall. With Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, Hannah Gross. Set in the late 1970s, two FBI agents are tasked with interviewing serial killers to solve open cases.

Michael

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 16:43:50 -0200

It's good!

TV series point

Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:48:28 -0200

Travelers Season 3 is on the air!

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elmussol

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 17:09:55 -0200

Opinions?

Giacomino

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 17:14:44 -0200

attention: it can be addictive!

Giacomino

Thu, 18 Apr 2019 14:44:06 -0300

the series is over.
Three seasons of the highest level, with complicated and interesting characters.
Now I feel a little "orphan" :( , like when I finished seeing "Fringe".

alysonsee (Hz)

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 02:59:31 -0200

Look, I know that there are more urgent problems for Americans to address. But for those of us who live vicariously through grumpy and/or lonely detectives in remote--and preferably European--settings, Netflix needs to cough up a release date for Shetland season 4 already.

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The Split, Season 1

alysonsee (Hz)

Sun, 04 Nov 2018 01:53:24 -0200 last edited: Sun, 04 Nov 2018 01:53:55 -0200

I've got one word to describe season 1 of "The Split": Overwrought.

Nobody portrays anguish like Nicola Walker. So, the storyline was, frankly, overkill. Also major points off for the portrayal of men: When the men behaved badly in the direction of women, they fell into such predictable tropes that they all just seemed shallow and dumb. But the women's faults came off as more nuanced and empathy-worthy. No, no, and no.

#television #bingewatching
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Four Blocks, Season 1

alysonsee (Hz)

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:05:47 -0300

Hopefully, I'm not being too spoilery by saying my favorite part of "Four Blocks" was the hidden moral of the story which is that the best way to get saved from a no-win situation is to adopt a dog.

Also recommended if you like gangsters, intrigue, double crossing, action, or beards.

#television #bingewatching
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treethought

Sun, 21 Oct 2018 18:45:17 -0300 last edited: Sun, 21 Oct 2018 19:44:53 -0300

Just started watching #maniac on #netflix and I'm absolutely loving it. It's a beautiful #scifi with vibes of Brazil/Eternal Sunshine and created by Cary Joji Fukunaga, the director of True Detective season 1

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Netflix sci-fi Maniac

alysonsee (Hz)

Sun, 21 Oct 2018 19:28:38 -0300

It’s on my list to watch! BTW, there is a Hubzilla forum for TV watchers. You can crosspost to it by putting a ! followed by the forum name in your post: @TV series point

treethought

Sun, 21 Oct 2018 19:43:48 -0300

good to hear! and awesome, thanks for the info

The Man in the High Castle, 3 seasons

alysonsee (Hz)

Sat, 20 Oct 2018 15:54:09 -0300

Here's my synopsis of "The Man in the High Castle" thus far. (No spoilers.)
Season 1 - Soundly based on a story by a popular novelist. Opened up a multiverse of possibilities.
Season 2 - Holy shit, we got renewed and there's no more of the novel left. What should we do?
Season 3 - Let's milk this and take an entire season to move the plot forward to what should have taken 2 episodes to accomplish.

Time = wasted.

#television #bingewatching
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Anadi

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 06:43:12 -0300 from Diaspora

I made it to episode 3 season 1 then removed it from my Prime watch-list.

You Are Wanted, Season 1

alysonsee (Hz)

Sat, 20 Oct 2018 15:47:46 -0300

Finally got back to "You Are Wanted". It was a fast-paced, fun ride and made me want more OSINT-based intrigue (but perhaps with a little more detail and authenticity as, say, "Mr. Robot".)

I'm hoping season 2 can maintain the pace and geek appeal without going off to hand-wavy, technology-is-unquestionable-magic, James-Bond territory.

#television #bingewatching
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alysonsee (Hz)

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 23:04:18 -0300

Watching the final season of "A Place to Call Home".

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"I'm not crying. It's just been raining on my face." - Jemaine Clement

#television #bingewatching
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A Place to Call Home, Season 6

alysonsee (Hz)

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 22:29:59 -0300

So, I just found out that there is a season 6 of "A Place to Call Home" (Australian, period drama). Now, I LOVE this show. But it got canceled after season 2 and was awkwardly and hastily wrapped up. Then it was picked up again and moved distributors--twice. Season 5 seemed to wrap things up so nicely. So, I feel like I loved it, I lived it, I grieved it, and I moved on. And while there is no way I'm not watching season 6, I feel a little emotionally yanked around. Phew.

For those of you that haven't seen it and have a "Downton Abbey"-shaped hole in your heart, check it out. It really is lovely.

#television #bingewatching
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alysonsee (Hz)

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 20:53:00 -0300

For those of you in the USA, you can find it on AcornTV.