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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 14, 2017 7:47:03 GMT
Yes I remember it questa.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 14, 2017 9:21:31 GMT
I have little access to the tv atm because OH is still watching Grimm ! there are so many episodes...I've banned it over Xmas week tho.....
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 13:31:19 GMT
In all fairness regarding The Wire, I don't think I gave it that much due diligence.
I think I may have had difficulty being objective because I started hearing about The Wire not that long after Homicide was cancelled and I was really, really disappointed(more like in the depths of despair).
I did give it a go but never really connected to it.
Maybe I'll try again at some point.
The Sopranos, nah.
(I am pleased to see that some of the actors from Homicide have moved along in future endeavors.
Melissa Leo in particular, a national treasure, recently starred in the movie Novitiate and was brilliant for lack of a better word. I've seen Kyle Secor and Andre Braugher in some productions but not in major roles. Pity.
If you liked Leo in Treme Kimby, you will love her in Homicide although, one can see that she really hadn't come into her own quite yet. Confidence and the like are evident. Of course the role and the writing do make a huge difference.
(Melissa Leo's role in Treme is based on someone I know (as were several of the main characters) so there were some obstacles in being objective).
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 14, 2017 15:11:55 GMT
I was compelled to watch London Spy through to the end immediately because I absolutely needed to know what was going to happen, particularly after Charlotte Rampling came on the scene. What really impressed me after having seen so many spy dramas with James Bond, Jason Bourne and various others is that this was the very first time that the incredible secret that had to be suppressed was really of incredible importance to the extent that every secret service in the world would need every trace of it to be destroyed, so I must give a big bravo to the writer for coming up with such an idea.
As for the (British) -18 rating, actually it was only the very first episode that could be considered to qualify for that. The action and visuals in the other episodes were really quite tame, except for the intense stress.
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Post by Kimby on Dec 14, 2017 16:05:12 GMT
Casinira said
"If you liked Leo in Treme Kimby, you will love her in Homicide although, one can see that she really hadn't come into her own quite yet. Confidence and the like are evident. Of course the role and the writing do make a huge difference.”
Thanks for the input. Homicide is waiting for pickup at the library today! Two whole seasons! And perfect(ly awful) weather to “waste” time on TV viewing.
Also, I note that Mr. Kimby has added Big Little Lies to his list, so I will get to see the last 3/4 of the last episode after re-watching the first 6 1/4 episodes with him.....in a year or so when we can get it from the library on DVD.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 17:18:57 GMT
I haven't seen Big Little Lies yet but, have heard so many good things about.
We're in for a rainy weekend so I'll be doing the same thing.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 14, 2017 17:58:03 GMT
Boston Legal is as wonderful now as it was on the first go round. I'd forgotten the fast pace, the unexplained tidbits, the absurdity. This show never made it onto my radar, so I looked it up as soon as I read what you wrote, Huckle. It sounds wonderful aaaaaand has William Shatner! |
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Post by mich64 on Dec 14, 2017 22:20:06 GMT
Boston Legal was one of our favorite TV programs! If you like William Shatner, I think you will really enjoy this series. I was disappointed when it ended.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 14, 2017 22:48:03 GMT
Thanks, ladies! I hope to be reporting on success with finding it soon.  |
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 14, 2017 23:18:59 GMT
It's funny how different many of our tastes are.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 21, 2017 4:55:07 GMT
Just watched my first episode of Norsemen ~  Deadpan Viking humor. What could be better?! |
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Post by Kimby on Dec 21, 2017 18:35:08 GMT
Update from the Kimby viewing room. Watched first 3 episodes of HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET and Mr. Kimby has failed to engage. “Is this really OLD?”
I was willing to give it more time to prove itself. I looked up episode ratings on IMDb, and convinced him to skip to #5, which got highest rating of the season. Still not enough to make him want to dedicate hours of his life to this show. (Somebody steer me to a convincing argument, please.)
So we switched to FARGO, Season Two. WOW! We’re both loving it. An all new cast from Season One, but as it’s set in 1979, a couple of the characters ARE returning, as younger versions of themselves, an interesting twist that took us awhile to figure out. Season Two is more of an ensemble cast, whereas season one had a couple very strong characters, especially Billy Bob Thornton’s deliciously evil villain.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 21, 2017 19:08:08 GMT
No offense to the big fans here, but I'm in Mr. Kimby's camp re: Homicide. Get him The Wire to make it up to him! And yeah -- Fargo is great! |
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Post by Kimby on Dec 21, 2017 20:16:12 GMT
Get him The Wire to make it up to him! And yeah -- Fargo is great! We already binge-watched all the seasons of The Wire... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2017 0:49:01 GMT
 (or, as MY husband would say, "there's no hope" (And, as for you Bixa, you turncoat you!!!!) "De Gustibus Non Est Disbutandum"...
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 25, 2017 20:01:02 GMT
Just watched the Doctor Who Christmas Special and sobbed my way through Peter Capaldi's cheerio.
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Post by Kimby on Dec 29, 2017 14:49:09 GMT
Well, we finished FARGO Season Two (and watched Dunkirk) and when we ran out of DVDs, went back to HOMICIDE, at Mr. Kimby’s suggestion. We’re starting to engage with the characters, finally, though Mr. Kimby objects to the way Melissa Leo’s character was drawn. (She’s got great hair, though.)
Library informs us that HOUSE OF CARDS Season Five is in. Will be interesting to watch, knowing that Kevin Spacey has since been canned for his extracurricular activities...
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 29, 2017 15:47:44 GMT
The whole Kevin Spacey thing makes me glad I watch Netflix on p*rate tv. They treated him shamefully!
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 29, 2017 22:03:26 GMT
Even though I am always a bit annoyed by remakes of recent series just because the original is from another country and "we don't want to watch their version," recently I was rather impressed by The Night Of (2016) with Riz Ahmed and John Turturro, without having seen the original British production Criminal Justice (2008) with Ben Whishaw and Peter Postlethwaite. Now I have finally seen the original. It's the same story, but there are enough variations to make both of them equally gripping. Of course the British version is a bit raw (nudity) while the American version is a bit rough (prison violence), which sort of indicates in what each country is more interested.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 30, 2017 20:02:58 GMT
Jeffers got Season 7 of Game of Thrones from Santa...we are quite enjoying it.
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Post by Kimby on Dec 30, 2017 21:01:41 GMT
Whilst installing a new cordless headset on the kitchen TV ( so I can have the TV on while I’m making dinner without disturbing Mr. Kimby), I stumbled upon a Downton Abbey marathon that’s being run during the PBS fundraiser. I loved that series, and am happy to be reunited with old friends from seasons past. Not sure what season we’re in, but I suspect #1, because Sibyl is still alive, Mary does not yet like Matthew Crowley, and we just met the new chauffeur Branson. Oh, and the Turkish diplomat just died in Lady Mary’s bed.
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Post by patricklondon on Dec 31, 2017 10:45:55 GMT
From one extreme to the other. For cosy, the BBC put out over Christmas a lyrical (for some tastes, too languid) adaptation of Little Women, with Emily Watson and Angela Lansbury. But last night they started the new series of Spiral (Engrenages), in which a dismembered torso is discovered in a heap of rubbish, following which the team identify a possible victim and discover his head in his bathroom, and tonight, they start a new series McMafia with James Norton (he of Happy Valley, War and Peace, and Grantchester), all about a hedge fund manager who finds himself sucked into his Russian gangster father's business. My blog | My photos | My video clips | My Librivox recordings"too literate to be spam" |
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Post by Kimby on Dec 31, 2017 14:15:07 GMT
Wow. Went to bed as Sybil and chauffeur Branson were just falling for each other, and woke up to the delivery of their baby and her demise from (mis-diagnosed) pre-eclampsia.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 31, 2017 17:33:33 GMT
I'm glad I've already watched Downton, as the spoilers are falling thick and fast. You know that Downton Abbey has its own thread, right? anyportinastorm.proboards.com/thread/6982/downton-abbeyPatrick, I eagerly await your take on McMafia. It seems like a great fit for James Norton. |
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Post by Kimby on Dec 31, 2017 20:05:26 GMT
Oops! Sorry if my spoilers spoiled it for anyone. I presumed that everyone had already seen (devoured) this series, so I wouldn’t be spoiling anything.
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Post by Kimby on Jan 9, 2018 16:31:32 GMT
Copied from small screen thread, since these are SERIES: Has anyone else watched the new incarnation of Howard's End? It's on BBC One in the UK & on Starz in the US. I've watched three of the four parts and can't wait to see the rest. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05mq0t0Yes, very sumptuous, lyrically filmed and some pretty top-notch acting. If you liked that you might like the BBC's new version of Little Women, the style of which was very similar (apart from the snow scenes being fairly obviously filmed in the summer!) My blog | My photos | My video clips | My Librivox recordings"too literate to be spam" |
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Post by Kimby on Jan 9, 2018 16:35:54 GMT
We finished HOMICIDE Season One & Two and probably won’t get Season Three, since there’s “so much other good TV to watch”, according to Mr. Kimby.
We also binged on HOUSE OF CARDS Season Five, which wasn’t as engaging as previous seasons, but interesting to watch from the perspective of “what we now know about Kevin Spacey”. And knowing that he was written out while Season Six was being filmed. Now that one should be worth watching!
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Post by Kimby on Jan 9, 2018 16:37:56 GMT
As BIG LITTLE LIES is getting such good reviews, Mr. Kimby will want to see it (even though it has all the hallmarks of a “chick flick”). Yippee, I’ll get to watch it all over again, and this time, I’ll get to see the conclusion.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 9, 2018 16:42:34 GMT
Copied from small screen theead, since these are SERIES: Yes, very sumptuous, lyrically filmed and some pretty top-notch acting. If you liked that you might like the BBC's new version of Little Women, the style of which was very similar (apart from the snow scenes being fairly obviously filmed in the summer!) My blog | My photos | My video clips | My Librivox recordings"too literate to be spam" I'm sorry, Kimby, but some of our members are not very disciplined. Unfortunately, I am not authorised to mete out punishment. |
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Post by Kimby on Jan 10, 2018 2:25:38 GMT
I guess my role as curator of this thread is to copy and paste relevant info about series television from wherever I find them, and hopefully one day this thread will take on a life of its own.
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