ChiFlyer Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) On 12/20/2022 at 2:42 AM, Golfingboy said: This was supposedly the best cop drama on TV, ever. But even with a VPN, good luck finding it. Unless you purchase the whole series for $80 or pay by episode. Very frustrating, but I’m sure with all the piracy out there, I’ll get to enjoy it one day I do not know if you have watched "The Wire", but IMO that is far and away the best cop drama ever. It easily ranks in my top 3 TV series ever with the other two being "Breaking Bad" and "Game of Thrones (despite the ending collapse)". I liked "Dexter (another ending collapse)", "Boardwalk Empire", "The Sopranos", and "Better Call Saul" a lot as well. Edited December 22, 2022 by ChiFlyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, ChiFlyer said: I do not know if you have watched "The Wire", but IMO that is far and away the best cop drama ever. It easily ranks in my top 3 TV series ever with the other two being "Breaking Bad" and "Game of Thrones (despite the ending collapse)". I liked "Dexter (another ending collapse)", "Boardwalk Empire", "The Sopranos", and "Better Call Saul" a lot as well. As you can probably tell from the amount of posts in this thread, I watch a lot of TV. But I have never watched a single episode of any of these you mentioned.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, galenkia said: As you can probably tell from the amount of posts in this thread, I watch a lot of TV. But I have never watched a single episode of any of these you mentioned.😀 The Wire is probably the best TV series I've watched , loved GOT and Sopranos as well , Dexter early series was good and the reboot Series , Boardwalk Empire lost my interest after the first series ... like you I missed Breaking Bad and the spin-off completely ... but it's on my list .. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Stillearly said: The Wire is probably the best TV series I've watched , loved GOT and Sopranos as well , like you I missed Breaking Bad and the spin-off completely ... but it's on my list .. Maybe spend less of your time booking vacations, and you’d have a few more hours to spare….. As I’ve said before, both great shows but years ago some of my customers were saying BCS was way better. Not true IMO, BB was just so good, such an amazing storyline, cutting edge concept. Not a single bad episode, even the Sopranos had one or two that bored me……and that was my favourite show at the time Edited December 22, 2022 by Golfingboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) After a few years, finally got past Episode 1! It gets addictive, way better than I thought. Kind of sad to watch and know that Helen McCrory passed so young I love the actor who played Kimber, I knew I recognized that voice from somewhere….it was Giri/Haji, where he played a gangster too. I’m sure he’s a real celebrity in UK, but I’ve only seen him in 2 roles. Charlie Creed-Miles Edited December 22, 2022 by Golfingboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 ^ another series I somehow missed .. 555 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Stillearly said: ^ another series I somehow missed .. 555 Only so many hours in the day. Even though it looks like I am glued to the TV, I probably only spend around three hours a day in the week watching it,and an hour is at work on break. Maybe five hours if I'm not doing anything at weekend. But to compare it to my past it's a lot more than before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiFlyer Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 8 hours ago, Golfingboy said: After a few years, finally got past Episode 1! It gets addictive, way better than I thought. Kind of sad to watch and know that Helen McCrory passed so young I love the actor who played Kimber, I knew I recognized that voice from somewhere….it was Giri/Haji, where he played a gangster too. I’m sure he’s a real celebrity in UK, but I’ve only seen him in 2 roles. Charlie Creed-Miles I had a little trouble getting started with this one, but ended up liking it a lot. Once I turned on English subs it was much more enjoyable. This is probably because I am an American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiFlyer Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 6 hours ago, galenkia said: Only so many hours in the day. Even though it looks like I am glued to the TV, I probably only spend around three hours a day in the week watching it,and an hour is at work on break. Maybe five hours if I'm not doing anything at weekend. But to compare it to my past it's a lot more than before. I almost never watched TV until I retired. I am probably up to 20 hours a week now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 53 minutes ago, ChiFlyer said: I had a little trouble getting started with this one, but ended up liking it a lot. Once I turned on English subs it was much more enjoyable. This is probably because I am an American. Same….Whether it’s because I don’t to raise the volume late at night, or I simply can’t understand them, English subtitles are very useful to me when watching UK programs. A movie where I really needed them, was Layer Cake with Daniel Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Gomorra was pretty good series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiFlyer Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Scottie said: Gomorra was pretty good series. Agreed - but as a warning I found the movies to be so-so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiFlyer Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Another crime drug dealing series that I have enjoyed watching is "Snowfall". 8.2 IMDB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowfall_(TV_series) Season 6 (the final season) has a release date of February 22nd, 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 There are many good movies from 2012-13 I never even heard of until now, because of my long work hours those years. This was awesome I must say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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forcebwithu Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 On 12/1/2022 at 1:39 AM, galenkia said: Superb Addams Family spin off series. Two episodes into the series and really liking it. A very good series. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiFlyer Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 (edited) Could easily fall under a heading of "What are you not Watching". The Witcher: Blood Origins I have enjoyed watching "The Witcher" so I was looking forward to giving the above entitled prequel a try. It became available today on IPT. As a warning, the reviews are terrible and I have removed it from my check it out list without watching a single episode. When I say the reviews are terrible I am talking about an IMDB of 4.4 and a number of IPT users posting comment emojis of a guy puking into a bucket. That's enough to dissuade me. Edited December 25, 2022 by ChiFlyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted December 25, 2022 Author Share Posted December 25, 2022 Watched the latest series of Strike on BBC iPlayer called Troubled Blood. superb as always. Read the 1100 page book earlier this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs joe Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 (edited) If you enjoyed Peakey Bliders give this a look on BBC iPlayer Edited December 25, 2022 by gs joe w 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) This had me on the edge of my seat, best movie in years I thought, but the final 30 minutes disappointed. Shame really, awesome cast but looking at online reviews, I know I’m not alone. I’m in no way a movie connoisseur, but a few times in my life I’ve wondered “ did anyone important watch the final product, beginning to end, before the actual release” ? This was one of them…. Edited December 31, 2022 by Golfingboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 13 minutes ago, Golfingboy said: This had me on the edge of my seat, best movie in years I thought, but the final 30 minutes disappointed. Shame really, awesome cast but looking at online reviews, I know I’m not alone. I’m in now way a movie connoisseur, but a few times in my life I’ve wondered “ did anyone important watch the final product, beginning to end, before the actual release” ? This was one of them…. I just watched this afternoon.... and thought the same , the ending was crap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 18 minutes ago, Stillearly said: I just watched this afternoon.... and thought the same , the ending was crap I know right? Leto’s character could have better utilized but hey, we’re just just two lovers of Asian birds and our opinion doesn’t count enough to judge a $100M production I guess Edit : hope it was cheaper than that with the ending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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galenkia Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 Wasted 3 hours of my life so you don’t have to.😀 Crap. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Meant to be a true story. it killed a few hours...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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