TV Programmes You'd Recommend To A Friend

**horton** · 06/12/2012, 2:30 PM

Do you mean this show Nigel?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1610527/

It's still running! I recently finished rewatching The Sopranos(amazing show) but Glee's butchering of Don't Stop Believin' completely ruins the ending for me now

**BonnieShels** · 06/12/2012, 2:40 PM

Originally Posted by horton

Do you mean this show Nigel?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1610527/

It's still running! I recently finished rewatching The Sopranos(amazing show) but Glee's butchering of Don't Stop Believin' completely ruins the ending for me now

That's the one.

**nigel-harps1954** · 06/12/2012, 8:06 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Watched my first full episode last night (which turned out to be the last ep of season 2) and I had a good few laugh-out-loud moments. I will definitely getting stuck into this on 4OD over the next while.

Watched a load of that whilst on planes in the Canada/US in July. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Really likeable characters. It will definitely be going on the watch-list on Netflix over Christmas.

If you can get your hands on the American Netflix, do.

Originally Posted by horton

Do you mean this show Nigel?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1610527/

It's still running! I recently finished rewatching The Sopranos(amazing show) but Glee's butchering of Don't Stop Believin' completely ruins the ending for me now

That's the one alright. Didn't realise it was still running. Must get a look further into it so.

**BonnieShels** · 07/12/2012, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

If you can get your hands on the American Netflix, do.

I have indeed got a hold of it. Tis wunderbar.

**BonnieShels** · 12/12/2012, 8:45 AM

Started, finally, watching "Curb" last night.

Next up The Sopranos and The Wire...

**gustavo** · 12/12/2012, 8:55 AM

Just finished watching the 3rd season of Boardwalk Empire , Probably the best of the lot to be honest. Gyp Rosetti was a great character to introduce

**BonnieShels** · 12/12/2012, 10:11 AM

Nothing like a Bohs fan to make a show!

**TonyD** · 06/01/2013, 6:11 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

The Thick of It back for (probably) the final season on Saturday night (hopefully to be repeated, as it clashes with the omnishambles that is the LoI first division!).

I see what you did there

I've been watching Breaking Bad on box set, halfway through season 4. It's superb stuff. Probably second only to the majestic Wire.

**Neish** · 07/01/2013, 2:38 PM

The sequel to The Pillars of the earth "World without end" start on C4 next Saturday at 9pm Pillars of the earth was good so hope this is as good
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/p...ld-without-end

**tetsujin1979** · 07/01/2013, 8:17 PM

Not sure if it's been mentioned on the thread yet, but I've really been enjoying Don't Trust The Bitch In Apartment 23

**horton** · 09/01/2013, 5:22 PM

Got a few boxsets for Christmas so been slowly making my way through them. Sons of Anarchy is proving better than expected. It's essentially Sopranos based on a Biker gang rather than the Mafia. Watching season 3 at the minute and they've had to make a trip to Ireland. They've already got in a scrap with the PSNI, and are currently running amok in Donegal.

**Spudulika** · 12/01/2013, 1:25 PM

Originally Posted by horton

Got a few boxsets for Christmas so been slowly making my way through them. Sons of Anarchy is proving better than expected. It's essentially Sopranos based on a Biker gang rather than the Mafia. Watching season 3 at the minute and they've had to make a trip to Ireland. They've already got in a scrap with the PSNI, and are currently running amok in Donegal.

So basically it's the Tallaght ultras on tour then :-)

**Neish** · 15/01/2013, 5:07 PM

Originally Posted by horton

Got a few boxsets for Christmas so been slowly making my way through them. Sons of Anarchy is proving better than expected. It's essentially Sopranos based on a Biker gang rather than the Mafia. Watching season 3 at the minute and they've had to make a trip to Ireland. They've already got in a scrap with the PSNI, and are currently running amok in Donegal.

Season 3 is a pretty poor imo, the Abel story line is dragged out a bit too much, terrible Irish accents and they seem to have done very little research into Northern Ireland, the P.S.N.I. look more like the south African or even Australian police. Thankfully they redeem themselves in season 4 which is currently be screened on RTE2 at 12 midnight on Thursdays (think the next episode is the 3rd only discovered it when flicking channels after Breaking bad on TG4 last week)

**tetsujin1979** · 15/01/2013, 11:02 PM

the second series of Girls started this week. strange show, very watchable despite the entire cast being completely unlikable

**Macy** · 16/01/2013, 9:07 AM

Watched The Newsroom over christmas. Enjoyed it, and would recommend it. I'm generally a fan of Sorkin though.

Probably way behind the curve, but half way through season 2 of Hell on Wheels, after just finishing season 1. Pretty good fair too.

Really struggling with season 3 of Breaking Bad tbh. I assume it's worth persisting with, but it is a bit of struggle half way through S3.

**horton** · 17/01/2013, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by Neish

Season 3 is a pretty poor imo, the Abel story line is dragged out a bit too much, terrible Irish accents and they seem to have done very little research into Northern Ireland, the P.S.N.I. look more like the south African or even Australian police. Thankfully they redeem themselves in season 4 which is currently be screened on RTE2 at 12 midnight on Thursdays (think the next episode is the 3rd only discovered it when flicking channels after Breaking bad on TG4 last week)

Bearing in mind that they were aiming for irish sounding accents understandable to a wide american audience, it was clear that they couldn't go for authentic ulster accents from the various places depicted. Sadly, most of the "trip" was still filmed in America, they sent a small crew over and recruited a lot of local bikers to act as doubles to film the bike rides/local scenery. Not sure if many(or any) of the cast actually visited here!
I had a bit of a marathon at the weekend and have finished season 5 now. It was a struggle at times if I'm honest, the characters have lost a lot of their likeability and well, I can't see what's left for a 6th season without rehashing old ground/changing the characters original goals?

**BonnieShels** · 17/01/2013, 10:59 AM

Started re-watching Seinfeld from the Pilot onwards last night. Glorious.

**Neish** · 17/01/2013, 3:21 PM

Originally Posted by horton

Bearing in mind that they were aiming for irish sounding accents understandable to a wide american audience, it was clear that they couldn't go for authentic ulster accents from the various places depicted. Sadly, most of the "trip" was still filmed in America, they sent a small crew over and recruited a lot of local bikers to act as doubles to film the bike rides/local scenery. Not sure if many(or any) of the cast actually visited here!
I had a bit of a marathon at the weekend and have finished season 5 now. It was a struggle at times if I'm honest, the characters have lost a lot of their likeability and well, I can't see what's left for a 6th season without rehashing old ground/changing the characters original goals?

I think there were a few of them here, my sister lives in Belfast and said one of her friends were telling her he met Charlie Hunnam in a bar round the time of filming season 3.(He is English(Newcastle I think) so probably was much hassle for him )

**Spudulika** · 20/01/2013, 9:19 PM

My Name is Earl, never saw series 4, but at the end of last week I was home alone and sleepless, so started watching it online. Was laughing my head off at parts and enjoying it all. Just good fun.