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'Obscure" US TV choices - recommendations please



Prince Monolulu

Prince Monolulu

Everything in Moderation
Oct 2, 2013
10,201
The Race Hill
Another great French thriller for your delectation and delight.

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Brightonfan1983

Brightonfan1983

Tiny member
Jul 5, 2003
4,807
UK
I'm in the middle of summarising this thread for convenience sake (I'll post it soon) and I've just realised how many recommendations here have been absolutely brilliant, how many things I would never have come across.

In the meantime, and psyched from the news that Bryan Cranston will be treading the boards in London this year, I came across "Sneaky Pete" (I recommend the Guardian's catch up section for bits and bobs too - https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/series/tv-and-radio-catch-up-guide), featuring Him playing a nasty gangster type fella, and (apparently) Courtney Cox's on-screen brother in Friends as a con artist in literal debt to him.

It's rollicking stuff, with plenty of con-moments, oodles of cleverly overlapping plots, tension, chuckles... I suppose "mild peril", as the film posters have it these days. I'm on episode 9 of 10 and don't really want it to end.
 


Worthingite

Worthingite

Sexy Pete... :D
Sep 16, 2011
4,959
Worthing
Me and the Mrs have just binged on This Is Us. Well worth a watch if you want something genuine and warm hearted. Bit cheesy and "Message" at times, but in context it really works
 










Tricky Dicky

Tricky Dicky

New member
Jul 27, 2004
13,558
Sunny Shoreham
Looking for something new to watch, most trailers for US dramas leave me totally uninterested. I loved the West Wing - superb. Have just watched series 1 of Billions and it was ok, though a shame they're making series 2, should have let it alone.

I did watch the first episode of Game of Thrones to see what all the fuss was about - made it through about 20 minutes before deciding it was utter sh*te. Quite fancy House of Cards though.
 


Birdie Boy

Birdie Boy

Well-known member
Jun 17, 2011
4,108
I'm on series two of halt and catch fire. An 80's series on the emergence of computer technology. Not a bad watch, with only 3 series I will finish it.

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GOM

GOM

living vicariously
Aug 8, 2005
3,225
Leeds - but not the dirty bit
Tricky Dicky said:
I did watch the first episode of Game of Thrones to see what all the fuss was about - made it through about 20 minutes before deciding it was utter sh*te.
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You are clearly somebody who makes a quick decision. Game of Thrones..20 mins..shiite
 


Blackadder

Blackadder

Brighton Bhuna Boy
Jul 6, 2003
16,077
Haywards Heath
Tricky Dicky said:
I did watch the first episode of Game of Thrones to see what all the fuss was about - made it through about 20 minutes before deciding it was utter sh*te..
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GOM said:
You are clearly somebody who makes a quick decision. Game of Thrones..20 mins..shiite
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A girl at work borrowed the entire Box set from a colleague last year. After the first episode she said it was a boring heap of cr@p. We advised her to stick with it. Within a few episodes, she and her boyfriend were hooked.

They are looking forward to the new season more than us!
 


Tricky Dicky

Tricky Dicky

New member
Jul 27, 2004
13,558
Sunny Shoreham
Blackadder said:
A girl at work borrowed the entire Box set from a colleague last year. After the first episode she said it was a boring heap of cr@p. We advised her to stick with it. Within a few episodes, she and her boyfriend were hooked.

They are looking forward to the new season more than us!
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I just don't do "fantasy", but thought I'd give it a try. You can keep your Werewolves, zombies and demons too - which seems to rule out about 98% of American output.
 




Tarpon

Tarpon

Well-known member
Sep 12, 2013
3,785
BN1
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Documentary but don't let that put you off. The movie or series is bound to follow...
 


Lyndhurst 14

Lyndhurst 14

Well-known member
Jan 16, 2008
5,128
Tricky Dicky said:
I just don't do "fantasy", but thought I'd give it a try. You can keep your Werewolves, zombies and demons too - which seems to rule out about 98% of American output.
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All is not lost. Season 9 of "Curb your Enthusiasm" should be airing sometime this year according to HBO. Come back Larry David - post Trump America needs you
 


Blackadder

Blackadder

Brighton Bhuna Boy
Jul 6, 2003
16,077
Haywards Heath
Tricky Dicky said:
I just don't do "fantasy", but thought I'd give it a try. You can keep your Werewolves, zombies and demons too - which seems to rule out about 98% of American output.
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That's fair enough. I wasn't criticising. Just that sometimes it may be better to give it more of a chance to let it grown on you.

There are a lot of cooking/talent shows that just do not interest me.
 








Tricky Dicky

Tricky Dicky

New member
Jul 27, 2004
13,558
Sunny Shoreham
Blackadder said:
That's fair enough. I wasn't criticising. Just that sometimes it may be better to give it more of a chance to let it grown on you.

There are a lot of cooking/talent shows that just do not interest me.
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As a kid I think I would have killed to have a choice of 300 TV channels, as we only had 3, then 4 to choose from (and when I was really young, there was just the testcard for large parts of the day). However, I should have realised that 300 channels meant most of it would be unwatchable rubbish. I never watch BBC1 or ITV1 - never seen any of the reality or "talent" shows, so really even with all that choice there's very little for me. A good box set where I can view on demand is a good thing, though - oh, plus the sport ... I'd be lost without my Sky golf and tennis.
 










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