'Obscure" US TV choices - recommendations please

Is it PotG? · Dec 31, 2018

Just finished 'Save Me', a dark and very uncomfortable at times thriller.

Great cast too, but the small role from Ade E rightly made me feel rather sick.

Great drama.

Is it PotG? · Jan 7, 2019

Just finished Escape At Dannemora.

Quite gripping tale based on the true story from 2015 where 2 dangerous convicts escape from a high security nick with help from a gullible (?) employee.

Really enjoyed it, and seems pretty accurate to the truth with a few dramatic licences en route. E7 explaining the reasons why those involved were where they were was quite sobering after kind of rooting for the bad guys.

Recommended.

RandyWanger · Jan 7, 2019

Altered Carbon, it was amazing, I'll probably re watch it as there's so much going on.
Sense8, onto 2nd season, took a while to figure it out, but love it.
You, watched it with the wench, it was good, maybe for the slightly younger crowd but a good story and lots going on to keep me hooked.
The Ranch, just watched the latest series, not the same without Danny Masterson.

GOM · Jan 7, 2019

Weststander said:
Avoid 'The Good Place' on Netflix. Boring beyond belief.

I normally love most US series and concur with opinions on this excellent thread.

The Good Place is brilliant. Just goes to show everyone's taste is different.

Pine Gap on Netflix, a quick 6 episode Australian drama about a 'secret' joint American and Australian surveillance centre. Enjoyed it.

Brightonfan1983 · Jan 7, 2019

Finished Money Heist (oddly, a translation from "La Casa de Papel"...) on Netflix, a Spanish heist series that gets immediately into the action and spends 12 x 50mins old-fashioned cliff-hanging episodes digging down into the crims' and cops' stories/relationships. Really enjoyed it.

Altered Carbon keeps cropping up here - sounds like a goodie? (after Springfloden, [MENTION=35196]Is it PotG?[/MENTION] !)

Is it PotG? · Jan 7, 2019

Brightonfan1983 said:
Finished Money Heist (oddly, a translation from "La Casa de Papel"...) on Netflix, a Spanish heist series that gets immediately into the action and spends 12 x 50mins old-fashioned cliff-hanging episodes digging down into the crims' and cops' stories/relationships. Really enjoyed it.

Altered Carbon keeps cropping up here - sounds like a goodie? (after Springfloden, [MENTION=35196]Is it PotG?[/MENTION] !)

Don't normally do futuristic stuff, however the feedback for Altered Carbon is indeed quite positive, including the reliable yardstick of Rotten Toms. Think I'll give it a bash.

Stuart Munday · Jan 7, 2019

Brightonfan1983 said:
Finished Money Heist (oddly, a translation from "La Casa de Papel"...) on Netflix, a Spanish heist series that gets immediately into the action and spends 12 x 50mins old-fashioned cliff-hanging episodes digging down into the crims' and cops' stories/relationships. Really enjoyed it.

Altered Carbon keeps cropping up here - sounds like a goodie? (after Springfloden, [MENTION=35196]Is it PotG?[/MENTION] !)

I've got one episode of Money Heist to go, a bit silly in places but great fun, apparently the most watched non English speaking program on Netflix and has been so popular they are now going to make another series, can't wait.

Brightonfan1983 · Jan 10, 2019

Stuart Munday said:
I've got one episode of Money Heist to go, a bit silly in places but great fun, apparently the most watched non English speaking program on Netflix and has been so popular they are now going to make another series, can't wait.

Silly's the word, but they do it very well!

(I thought I'd finished it but then found I had a few more to go 'til the end of the heist proper - great fun and very charming. A second series is intriguing...)

Lyndhurst 14 · Jan 10, 2019

New series of "True Detective" starts on HBO this Sunday. I found the previous 2 series very enjoyable.

The_Viper · Jan 10, 2019

Lyndhurst 14 said:
New series of "True Detective" starts on HBO this Sunday. I found the previous 2 series very enjoyable.

Holy shit that came up quick!

Couldn't Be Hyypia · Jan 11, 2019

Anyone watching The Sinner on Netflix? Originally conceived as a stand alone eight part serious but so good the made series 2.

Young mum inexplicably stabs a man to death in broad daylight. We go back to work out why with detective dealing with his own demons.

Binged it. Jessica Biel very watchable in a role that is very nuanced.

Apols if already covered.

Motogull · Jan 11, 2019

Couldn't Be Hyypia said:
Anyone watching The Sinner on Netflix? Originally conceived as a stand alone eight part serious but so good the made series 2.

Young mum inexplicably stabs a man to death in broad daylight. We go back to work out why with detective dealing with his own demons.

Binged it. Jessica Biel very watchable in a role that is very nuanced.

Apols if already covered.

Yeah, we binged series 1. Liked it a lot.

Cheers [MENTION=10885]Lyndhurst 14[/MENTION]. Hope its closer to series 1 than 2 though.

Brightonfan1983 · Jan 12, 2019

Brightonfan1983 · Jan 12, 2019

Couldn't Be Hyypia said:
Anyone watching The Sinner on Netflix? Originally conceived as a stand alone eight part serious but so good the made series 2.

Young mum inexplicably stabs a man to death in broad daylight. We go back to work out why with detective dealing with his own demons.

Binged it. Jessica Biel very watchable in a role that is very nuanced.

Apols if already covered.

It's good innit? The second to last episode was stupidly tense. Reminded me a bit of Big Little Lies in a way - adapted from a novel, took its time to tell a complex story with a clever ending.

Which is a bit like Counterpart, which I started this evening and really have to go to bed after 4 straight episodes. JK Simmons is tremendous and it's *really* worth not finding out a summary of the plot before you watch it as things are explained swiftly but continue to be expanded upon. It smacks of Killing Eve production-wise, with a predominately European cast with an American big hitter as the lead. So far, it's really working.

Del of Albion · Jan 12, 2019

Just watched Escape from Dannemora tv series slow at times but ends well I thought.

Is it PotG? · Jan 15, 2019

Not US, but good old Welsh.

Was recommended this tense, jury based Christie style thingy.

On iPlayer, first two have been really good and promises good viewing for the future episodes.

PTC Gull · Jan 22, 2019

SULLY COULDNT SHOOT said:
Killing Eve - my favourite series of the year. Highly recommended. Just started Castle Rock which looks very good.
This year my favourite channel is Amazon....my saving The Expanse!

Just binged The Expanse S1. Really good. Halfway through S2. Was on SyFy but now available on Amazon Prime.

Eggman · Jan 22, 2019

Lyndhurst 14 said:
New series of "True Detective" starts on HBO this Sunday. I found the previous 2 series very enjoyable.

Watched episodes 1 and 2 last night. Excellent and bubbling nicely.

Lyndhurst 14 · Jan 22, 2019

Eggman said:
Watched episodes 1 and 2 last night. Excellent and bubbling nicely.

Don't know any of the actors apart from Brad Dourif, but they are all giving great performances especially the actress playing the teacher. Watching episode 3 tonight

Stat Brother · Jan 23, 2019

Unfortunately I slept through many parts of 'Evil Genius' on Netflix
I quite enjoyed it although the homes these 'geniuses' lived in were considerably more scary than the crimes they committed.

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