TV Programmes You'd Recommend To A Friend

**SkStu** · 24/06/2011, 6:56 PM

watched the first 2 episodes of Shameless (US version) last night. Its surprisingly good if you ask me. I would definitely recommend it. Helped out by Emmy Rossum who i now would like to bone quite badly. (meant in the sense that i really badly want to bone her as well as that i would expect my performance to be quite bad as usual). Some good pics of her better scenes out there for those that are interested...

**BonnieShels** · 25/06/2011, 12:17 AM

Originally Posted by SkStu

watched the first 2 episodes of Shameless (US version) last night. Its surprisingly good if you ask me. I would definitely recommend it. Helped out by Emmy Rossum who i now would like to bone quite badly. (meant in the sense that i really badly want to bone her as well as that i would expect my performance to be quite bad as usual). Some good pics of her better scenes out there for those that are interested...

So sport... when's the wedding again?

**Neish** · 26/06/2011, 9:33 AM

Yeah I enjoied Shamless USA too, a lot of people were giving out about it not being as good as the British one( but TBH i find the british one getting a bit old). Good show and yes Emmy Rossum does help it out

**bluemovie** · 26/06/2011, 9:12 PM

Shameless USA is very good. Not perfect, but better than I thought. US shows are usually 'watchable' partly because they fill them with "the beautiful people". They often don't have the emotional core of British programmes, but have people like Sophie Vergara just wandering around.

As has been said, the first episode of Bluebloods (all I've seen) had more cliches than you could shake a stick at. It was as if they wanted to make an omelette without cracking eggs, put all their eggs in one basket, counted their chickens before they were hatched AND were running around like headless chickens.

What I've seen of The Walking Dead is excellent although it could end up tedious like Lost. I'm a sucker for Zombies even if all the films/programmes are kind of samey. I'm likely to dip in and out and miss episodes though. Not a Sky-plusser. Since I haven't been on this thread in months, May and early June were made extremely pleasurable by the second series of both Psychoville and, even more so, The Stewart Lee Comedy Vehicle. Superb.

**Dodge** · 27/06/2011, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by Neish

Anyone seen Justified http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489428/

It popped up in my recommendations in Amazon looks decent, just wondering if anyone has seen it and whats the verdict?

Yes, absolutely superb. Timothy Olyphant is incredible in it too

Was recommended to me by a friend and I watch several episodes back to back on a plane. Didn't want flight to end

**Neish** · 27/06/2011, 4:22 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Yes, absolutely superb. Timothy Olyphant is incredible in it too

Was recommended to me by a friend and I watch several episodes back to back on a plane. Didn't want flight to end

Cheers may get it then so

**shakermaker1982** · 28/06/2011, 11:48 AM

Justified is well worth a watch.

I've got the 2nd series on my Sky + box and am saving em up.

**stann** · 28/06/2011, 6:43 PM

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is one of the best things on TV for some time, both series.
Would also point to Phone Shop as one of the highlights of the past few weeks, brilliant show, being repeated since it debuted on E4 late last year.
Have Sirens on the + lined up for tonight, been looking forward to it since the trailers.

**BonnieShels** · 29/06/2011, 12:24 PM

Watched the first episode of phone shop and thought it was next to unwatchable.

**Neish** · 04/07/2011, 10:03 AM

The U.S. Version of "The killing" starts on C4 this thursday 7th July, havn't seen it but watched the original Danish version which was excellent and had more twists than a song

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-killing

**Neish** · 07/07/2011, 9:44 AM

Originally Posted by Neish

The U.S. Version of "The killing" starts on C4 this thursday 7th July, havn't seen it but watched the original Danish version which was excellent and had more twists than a song

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-killing

Reminder folks this starts tonight on C4 at 9pm. It meant to have a different ending for those who have seen the original danish version

**BonnieShels** · 07/07/2011, 10:01 AM

Thanks for the reminder.

**Macy** · 19/07/2011, 9:59 AM

Watching The Killing - not sure "enjoying it" is quite the right phrase, but so far it's quality.

"The Hour" starts tonight on BBC2 at 9 - set in a 1950's investigative TV programme - looks like it could be interesting. Starring Dominic West, and supposed to be the BBC's answer to Madmen, but I'm not letting that comparison put me off. I know some of ye will have trouble tearing yourselves away from Blue Bloods....

**tetsujin1979** · 19/07/2011, 2:26 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

Watching The Killing - not sure "enjoying it" is quite the right phrase, but so far it's quality.

"The Hour" starts tonight on BBC2 at 9 - set in a 1950's investigative TV programme - looks like it could be interesting. Starring Dominic West, and supposed to be the BBC's answer to Madmen, but I'm not letting that comparison put me off. I know some of ye will have trouble tearing yourselves away from Blue Bloods....

Seriously? Mad Men is one of the best shows on right now.

**Macy** · 19/07/2011, 2:36 PM

Just wasn't getting it. Plus it tended to be accompanied by an earbashing about how the women were being treated.

**Dodge** · 19/07/2011, 3:26 PM

Big fan of Mad Men here. Can't wait to see hwo thigns unfold

The US version of the Killing started off terrificly, and then got really bad, really quickly. Like stupidly bad.

Haven't seen, nor do I have any intention of seeing, the Danish version

**Neish** · 19/07/2011, 5:54 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Haven't seen, nor do I have any intention of seeing, the Danish version

Ya should its very good, bit of a slow starter but get good after 4 or 5 episodes which isn't bad as season 1 has 20 episodes

**Lev Yashin** · 19/07/2011, 6:28 PM

The fourth season of Breaking Bad started in the States last weekend.

For anyone who hasn't seen the first three seasons i cant recommend it enough.

**Dodge** · 19/07/2011, 8:09 PM

Originally Posted by Neish

Ya should its very good, bit of a slow starter but get good after 4 or 5 episodes which isn't bad as season 1 has 20 episodes

I just couldn't concentrate for that long on subtitles. The little one has murdered my attention span/ability to stay awake

I've heard its excellent

**bluemovie** · 22/07/2011, 3:36 PM

How soon does the Killing (US) go bad cos I've really liked the episodes on Channel 4 so far?

A couple of decent comedies I've stumbled across recently - Twenty Twelve about the build-up to the Olympics (think it was on BBC3 before and is now being repeated on proper BBC) and Him & Her (which probably made the same move) - very low key, but funny.