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Which TV Series Are You Binging On?
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It's hyperreality, with a sprinkling of The Matrix, Natural Born Killers, it's a meta-commentary that includes the viewer as part of the narrative
Just finished Ozark and almost finished with season 1 of Travelers - both on Netflix.
Luther.
We watched the 4 available seasons, typically short per many series from the UK (S4 was only two EPs), it's scheduled for a 5th season.
Outstanding, Idris Elba is fantastic, as well as all the cast, the stories are compelling, it's funny, a little darker than I originally thought - I've seen it described as a mix of Sherlock + Columbo, but I'd say there's a decent amount of Criminal Minds and Hannibal in it as well, the cases are _very_ horrific. It has some fun with some plot points too, that for some might strain the SOD, but I found myself immersed enough to go along with everything. Excellent choice of music throughout the series, in fact, I scored a few of the tunes (rediscovered some old favorites).
From IMDB:
Luther is a brilliant but emotionally impulsive detective who is tormented by the dark side of humanity while hunting down murderers. Once the self-destructive detective knows the killer's identity, it becomes a psychological duel between predator and prey.
We watched the 4 available seasons, typically short per many series from the UK (S4 was only two EPs), it's scheduled for a 5th season.
Outstanding, Idris Elba is fantastic, as well as all the cast, the stories are compelling, it's funny, a little darker than I originally thought - I've seen it described as a mix of Sherlock + Columbo, but I'd say there's a decent amount of Criminal Minds and Hannibal in it as well, the cases are _very_ horrific. It has some fun with some plot points too, that for some might strain the SOD, but I found myself immersed enough to go along with everything. Excellent choice of music throughout the series, in fact, I scored a few of the tunes (rediscovered some old favorites).
From IMDB:
Luther is a brilliant but emotionally impulsive detective who is tormented by the dark side of humanity while hunting down murderers. Once the self-destructive detective knows the killer's identity, it becomes a psychological duel between predator and prey.
I take some of that back. I watched the 2nd episode earlier today and realized it used some actual headlines from the real world, including but not limited to the use of social engineering to distribute malware.It's hyperreality, with a sprinkling of The Matrix, Natural Born Killers, it's a meta-commentary that includes the viewer as part of the narrative
^I've been meaning to get to Peaky Blinders for a while now, but haven't for what ever reason. Thanks for reminding me of it!
Currently binging on American Horror Story on Netflix, going to finish the second season tonight. So far it's good fun, entertaining and some nicely crafted escapism which is exactly what I like at the moment. I have no trouble what so ever believing that this really isn't a show for everyone, and it's fine. I dig it.
Currently binging on American Horror Story on Netflix, going to finish the second season tonight. So far it's good fun, entertaining and some nicely crafted escapism which is exactly what I like at the moment. I have no trouble what so ever believing that this really isn't a show for everyone, and it's fine. I dig it.
I think Peaky Blinders is going to be our next binge, in fact, might start it today! Nothing goes better with weekend infrastructure planning and updates than a little Irish gang violence
I watched the first 2 episodes a few months ago, was immediately engaged, but since the wife and I watch 98% of things together, I waited to coordinate with her.AHS is fun. It has moments of horror, it's ridiculous, plots go from A to C without explaining B, some storylines are just abandoned, in early seasons about 1/2 way through they introduce a bunch of new elements, for no reason, other than, "Hey, wouldn't vampires/ghosts/aliens/mutants/ghouls/zombies/satan be really fun right about now??"
I love that it embraces the roots of exploitation fiction with a little wink at the viewer.AHS is fun. It has moments of horror, it's ridiculous, plots go from A to C without explaining B, some storylines are just abandoned, in early seasons about 1/2 way through they introduce a bunch of new elements, for no reason, other than, "Hey, wouldn't vampires/ghosts/aliens/mutants/ghouls/zombies/satan be really fun right about now??"
Based on what I've seen thus far, this encapsulates the show, and why I like it, perfectly!
I thought that was on something like the History channel (been meaning to start watching it).
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Since I finished Lucifer, my next series is to play catch up on The Mentalist, which I left at the start of Season 5. Although, to understand further plot I think I’ll restart it.
ya know i've never rated this show until this past week. i kinda like it too...
Still working through Dark Matter. In tonight’s twist, they added another actor from Lost Girl, the werewolf Kris Holden-Ried.
That is a good series. I'm watching Person of Interest.