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Tv Box sets thread again - recommendation pls

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"Just finished The Killing liked it a lot but not really the last season as much. Breaking Bad, Homeland done Was going to do Luther or The Wire next - can you tell me which one is best of the two?"
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Alfs wrote: 04 Jul 2025, 12:23
Swiss. wrote: 04 Jul 2025, 12:09
 
Yeah I watched about 20mins and switched off. There is acually no good series out there since The Studio. 
Check out Smoke on Apple.
Thanks Alfs that looks good. I'll check it out on sunday. 
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Swiss. wrote: 04 Jul 2025, 12:09
 
Yeah I watched about 20mins and switched off. There is acually no good series out there since The Studio. 
Check out Smoke on Apple.
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Alfs wrote: 25 Jun 2025, 02:46
Swiss. wrote: 16 Jun 2025, 11:20 Will check out a new series called Revival this week. 
I lasted 10 minutes.
Yeah I watched about 20mins and switched off. There is acually no good series out there since The Studio. 
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Swiss. wrote: 16 Jun 2025, 11:20 Will check out a new series called Revival this week. 
I lasted 10 minutes.
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Trainwreck - Poop Cruise
A big letdown very boring. Dont bother.
Shit in fact
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Will check out a new series called Revival this week. 
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As it's a TV thread just thought I would plonk this on here.  Found out recently from someone that if you have had your Sky dish for years and it's gertting on a bit Sky would replace it for nothing.  I don't have any insurance with them so didn't really believe it, but a quick live chat last week and today an engineer installed a brand new one and took the old one away for nothing.  Least they could do considering the price you pay!!  So if you need a new dish and are with Sky just give them a shout and you will get a new one.
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Although its a film really struggled with Mountainhead, wanted to like it but just couldnt
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Yeah Dept. Q is good, Will check out Four Seasons as well. 
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Really enjoyed The Four Seasons, Great cast and Tina Fey is a great writer 
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Dope Thief like a lot of these series has just limped along after a good start. 
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Sydney_Iron wrote: 10 Jun 2025, 07:04 Been retro watching stuff from my youth in the UK.

Binge watching Shine on Harvey Moon at the moment, another classic from the 80,s, in the last few months the whole catalogue has been added to YouTube👍

TBH has not dated and still a very VERY good watch, loads of familiar faces, Elizibeth Spriggs though as Nan is superb🤣, Witzend productions also made Auf Wiedershen Pet, another 80,s classic, but Harvey Moon used to pull 18 million plus viewers when it aired, not too shabby by any measure!.

highly recommend both for anyone not old enough to remember
no idea if run by ITV but there's an ITV Retro channel on youtube and it's uploading episodes of The Prisoner. it's brilliant stuff if you haven't seen it
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Been retro watching stuff from my youth in the UK.

Binge watching Shine on Harvey Moon at the moment, another classic from the 80,s, in the last few months the whole catalogue has been added to YouTube👍

TBH has not dated and still a very VERY good watch, loads of familiar faces, Elizibeth Spriggs though as Nan is superb🤣, Witzend productions also made Auf Wiedershen Pet, another 80,s classic, but Harvey Moon used to pull 18 million plus viewers when it aired, not too shabby by any measure!.

highly recommend both for anyone not old enough to remember
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Loved Dept Q, even though it did tick a lot of the woke boxes. 
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Swiss. wrote: 06 Jun 2025, 14:20 Despite my hatred of Edinburgh and the fact that Mathhew Goode is a good actor I will give it a go on the sound advice of my WHO comrades. 
 
That's the spirit.
3 more episodes to go so will prob finish it tonight.
I'm a Big fan of Akram.
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Despite my hatred of Edinburgh and the fact that Mathhew Goode is a good actor I will give it a go on the sound advice of my WHO comrades. 
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Dept Q is brilliant.

Good humour in it which always helps me enjoy something more.
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Alfs wrote: 05 Jun 2025, 18:02 I too am enjoying Dept Q.  I wasn't even aware it was set in Edinburgh but refusing to watch a show because of it's location is a bit odd..

Also enjoying Stick on Apple.  
It's just personal as I spent 4 months working there for a client in St Andrews Sq. I stayed at The Wavely Hotel near the station. The Scots hate us and I hate them. The boozers are naff and all it does it rain and the wind never stops. The architure is bleak and miserable. 
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I too am enjoying Dept Q.  I wasn't even aware it was set in Edinburgh but refusing to watch a show because of it's location is a bit odd..

Also enjoying Stick on Apple.  
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The Alien Earth trailer has just dropped.
Meh!
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Swiss. wrote: 05 Jun 2025, 09:18
honky cat" wrote: 04 Jun 2025, 23:58 2 episodes in to Department Q. 
Starts off as the standard - cop moved to basement to work on cold cases with motley bunch, following fucked up operation - but its very dark and excellent so far.


 
Won't watch anything set in Edinburgh the overrated shithole that it is. 
 
Only glimpses of edinburgh so far, and our 'hero' is an Englishman. The actual set design and lighting of the whole piece is excellent, if anyone is interested in that sort of thing. Very gothic. It's a quality production.
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honky cat" wrote: 04 Jun 2025, 23:58 2 episodes in to Department Q. 
Starts off as the standard - cop moved to basement to work on cold cases with motley bunch, following fucked up operation - but its very dark and excellent so far.

 
Won't watch anything set in Edinburgh the overrated shithole that it is. 
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Dope Thief is excellent. 
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I liked that series, Ray's still around. Now 86 years young
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From the mid 80,s but still a good watch and now on YouTube for anyone interested and/or remembers this.

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