THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD

paperclip · Post by **paperclip** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:21 pm

I've just finished season 1 of The Wire. Absolutely superb television. I'm waiting for the complete collection to be delivered so I think I'm going watch the first season again. Anyone else a fan?

marcengels · Post by **marcengels** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:59 pm

paperclip wrote:I've just finished season 1 of The Wire. Absolutely superb television. I'm waiting for the complete collection to be delivered so I think I'm going watch the first season again. Anyone else a fan?

Maybe someone can tell me what it is I'm missing with this show....I didn't like it at all. The dialogue, the stories, the pace...watched perhaps 4 or 5 of the first series and gave up...

Perhaps someone can persuade me to give it another go.

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:09 pm

Nah - can't be bothered.

paperclip · Post by **paperclip** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:28 am

marcengels wrote:
paperclip wrote:I've just finished season 1 of The Wire. Absolutely superb television. I'm waiting for the complete collection to be delivered so I think I'm going watch the first season again. Anyone else a fan?
Maybe someone can tell me what it is I'm missing with this show....I didn't like it at all. The dialogue, the stories, the pace...watched perhaps 4 or 5 of the first series and gave up...

Perhaps someone can persuade me to give it another go.

The lingo takes a bit of getting used to. I wasn't keen on the first couple of episodes. I watched them once and gave up on them. I decided to give them another go a couple of months later and really got into it.

I like how there whole series is about one case, not like most shows where there's one case per episode. It means that all the characters are really well developed as most of them are in every episode. You also get to see the story from the perspective of the police, the criminals, witnesses, snitches etc.

RNTGOONER · Post by **RNTGOONER** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:06 pm

Pal Lydersen wrote:got seasons 1-14 of southpark on 6 at the moment

started dexter season 5 last night

have walking dead,terriers,sons of anarchy season 3 to watch when done

you watch the same shows as me SOA is fucking good.

Pal Lydersen · Post by **Pal Lydersen** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:57 pm

RNTGOONER wrote:
Pal Lydersen wrote:got seasons 1-14 of southpark on 6 at the moment

started dexter season 5 last night

have walking dead,terriers,sons of anarchy season 3 to watch when done
you watch the same shows as me SOA is fucking good.

SOA seaosn 3 is good but the dissidents Irish accents are terrible cant understand the have the time,

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:16 am

marcengels wrote:
paperclip wrote:I've just finished season 1 of The Wire. Absolutely superb television. I'm waiting for the complete collection to be delivered so I think I'm going watch the first season again. Anyone else a fan?
Maybe someone can tell me what it is I'm missing with this show....I didn't like it at all. The dialogue, the stories, the pace...watched perhaps 4 or 5 of the first series and gave up...

Perhaps someone can persuade me to give it another go.

I recommend you watch it again.

The first series is a bit slow, agreed.

But it gets a lot better, and quicker, and by the middle of second series you realise why it was so highly rated.

I gave The Sopranos a 10 out of 10, The Wire a 9 out of 10.

Pal Lydersen · Post by **Pal Lydersen** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:56 am

The Trip - with steve coogan and rob brydon excellent television [for coogan fans only]

mrgnu1958 · Post by **mrgnu1958** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:06 am

Nice meeting you at orient Pal...

Pal Lydersen · Post by **Pal Lydersen** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:18 am

mrgnu1958 wrote:Nice meeting you at orient Pal...

you too ya freaky fuck

mrgnu1958 · Post by **mrgnu1958** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:27 am

Pal Lydersen · Post by **Pal Lydersen** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:40 am

mrgnu1958 wrote:

marcengels · Post by **marcengels** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:35 am

The Promise on Channel 4 - Watched the first 2 episodes. Compelling programme making, just a few minor snags but overall- first class.

Still, I guess in Britain it won't get a serious look in while the dumb and dumber shows rule the box.

marcengels · Post by **marcengels** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:28 pm

marcengels wrote:The Promise on Channel 4 - Watched the first 2 episodes. Compelling programme making, just a few minor snags but overall- first class.

Still, I guess in Britain it won't get a serious look in while the dumb and dumber shows rule the box.

Just watched the final two episodes...and cried during the final episode.

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:54 pm

marcengels wrote:
marcengels wrote:The Promise on Channel 4 - Watched the first 2 episodes. Compelling programme making, just a few minor snags but overall- first class.

Still, I guess in Britain it won't get a serious look in while the dumb and dumber shows rule the box.
Just watched the final two episodes...and cried during the final episode.

Main characters of the British soldier and his "lover" very well acted.

Threw up some interesting discussion points, especially as to role of British Army during Mandate.

But:

Contempororary sequences poorly scripted and not especially well acted.

Lots of historical problems, fictional incidents spun as fact, lack of context, and what I would call downright misrepresentations makes it controversial and biased anti-Israel programme in my opinion.

But that opens up a whole thread of it's own.