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Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 8:44 pm
by northbank123
officepest wrote:northbank123 wrote:Breaking Bad was excellent. The Wire still tops it for me though. Although mention an opinion like that to most people and they will pour scorn on you and inform you Breaking Bad is by far the best show ever made, despite having watched relatively few TV series.
I agree NB, The Wire was simpy brilliant. I was hovering around HMV waiting for a train or the like in '06 and bought series 1 on a whim, without knowing anything about it and quickly became essential viewing.
David Simon created something quite unique in that it didn't try to say "OK, these guys are bad and these other guys are good", but rather tried to show how ayone could do pretty much anything depending on their circumstances. Setting in in a provicial city (Baltimore) also helped as I tire of seeing New York/LA in every other show.
Season 5 I think was abit of a let-down, but they knew they were being shit-canned and had pretty much used up the material but for me, series 4 is the best thing I've ever watched.
Bunk Moreland is a fucking legend too.
Edit: details.
Absolutely agree. The quality of the first 4 series and the depth they built to the characters and the storylines made the 5th season such a disappointment. The whole storyline behind the 5th series was just so implausible it was a bit uncomfortable to watch.
It's funny because I remember after the first episode I remember having to force myself to watch the next as it seemed a bit of a slow burner, and then about halfway through the first series I realised "fuck, this is good". Then had a fair break before the second series and found the same thing but so glad I stuck with it, superb TV.
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:05 pm
by LDB
Game of Thrones. Fucking amazing, so refreshing to watch something that isn't completely predictable (unless you've read the books I guess
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Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:28 pm
by northbank123
LDB wrote:Game of Thrones. Fucking amazing, so refreshing to watch something that isn't completely predictable (unless you've read the books I guess
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Agreed. I'm still behind on the books atm and to be honest not sure if I want to catch up - the books are still a great read and the unpredictability makes the show.
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:48 am
by arseofacrow
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 11:07 pm
by VAVAVOOM 14
The Wire is the only show I deemed worthy enough to invest the time of watching in it's entirety (albeit I don't like television, much).
Upon finishing it, I fell depressed for a couple days and wished I could forget it all and watch it anew.
I know no show can even approach The Wire's realm of brilliance so there's no point of ever watching another TV series again; strictly sports, movies, and the odd documentary.
Behold the greatest TV character of all time:
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:32 pm
by storrmin571
Must have a distant relation in Jersey
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:18 am
by arseofacrow
VAVAVOOM 14 wrote:The Wire is the only show I deemed worthy enough to invest the time of watching in it's entirety (albeit I don't like television, much).
Upon finishing it, I fell depressed for a couple days and wished I could forget it all and watch it anew.
I know no show can even approach The Wire's realm of brilliance so there's no point of ever watching another TV series again; strictly sports, movies, and the odd documentary.
Behold the greatest TV character of all time:
When you open your mind mate, you'll find much more pleasure in life.
It'll happen.
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 4:11 pm
by Yankee_Gooner_Dandee
Series as good as (or close to) The Wire:
Game of Thrones
Seasons 1 & 2 of Dexter
True Detective
Homeland
Seasons 1, 2 & 3 of Battlestar Galactica
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:27 am
by arseofacrow
I haven't watched The Wire yet.
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 6:42 pm
by VAVAVOOM 14
arseofacrow wrote:I haven't watched The Wire yet.
Then you can't have know it's brilliance...
The consensus is 'The Sopranos' is the only show comparable in terms of realism, social impact, and intrigue - although I've never watched it.
The problem is a lot of these shows last 50+ hours; that's a lot of time to invest/waste watching TV.
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:20 pm
by officepest
Yankee_Gooner_Dandee wrote:Series as good as (or close to) The Wire:
Game of Thrones
Seasons 1 & 2 of Dexter
True Detective
Homeland
Seasons 1, 2 & 3 of Battlestar Galactica
Season one was good, but they should have killed a certain character at the end of it. It became obvious and predictable after that.
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:30 pm
by OneBardGooner
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:13 pm
by northbank123
She is totally shaggable in the sense that I would fuck a potato if it had a pulse and a twat.... but she's no worldie that's for sure
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 7:01 am
by OneBardGooner
Watch the filumm The Secretary mate - then you'll deffo want to give her one!
Just ordered Game of Thrones 4 on DVD - I don't have a TV so that'll keep me occupied for at least a week-end !
Re: THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:15 am
by OneBardGooner
Top Class BBC Production of an Espionage Drama:
Episode 1. Excellent viewing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0 ... mpty-chair
