I haven't been watching a lot of new tv because of work and mostly watching old shows because I've been feeling nostalgic, but I'd second The Misfits rec and just because I love it and want everyone else to love it I'd recommend In Treatment on HBO. And even though it's only six episodes and very old if you're into vampires and the supernatural I'd recommend checking out Ultra Violet. They have the episodes up on YouTube and it stars Jack Davenport and Idris Elba and it's pretty top notch.
Re Moriarty. I think it's his accent or a variation on it.heh
I have In Treatment on my list of things that I might like based on what people have said. I'll put another ticky next to it, and hunt about for it.
Ultra Violet is new on my radar, but it sounds like it could be good.
I don't really buy that it's an accent. It comes with too many Big Crazy Faces. It reads like a teenager's idea of how to act All Crazy Like. Bugs me. Emo Philips, I'm telling you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3HUoAvzWk4&feature=related
Heh, I haven't seen him in anything else at least anything I remember, but I think someone mentioned it's his accent. They could have been lying though,but it seems like a weird accent to put on to play a master villain. Definitely Irish though.
Ultra Violet came out in the late 90's in England, but I was watching it again over the Christmas and its held up really well. And speaking of Idris Elba (even though we weren't) if you're into crime dramas I guess Luther is worth a look.
I'd second the british Ultra Violet (not the movie - where the clothes are the best actor in the show), but it's fairly dark.
I also second the meh on White Collar. I found it very ... leave it to beaver-ish and whitebread. Also all the PoC make coffee!
I also very much liked 'Daybreak' which was on Hulu (they've been squeezing shows to get folks to sign up to Hulu plus so I don't know if it's still avail). Gender relations weren't great but they weren't horrible and the premise is facinating.
I can see the Leave it to Beaver. I especially love how they make Elizabeth smart (we know this only because her husband says so) and independent (she has a Job we know she does because we're told, and also she argues on a cell phone), but she appears to have no actual independent life (does she ever go to this job? does she ever work late? SHE'S AN EVENT PLANNER, WHY IS SHE ALWAYS HOME BEFORE 6PM PINING FOR HER HUSBAND?
See my reply to pocketmouse at the top of the thread for my off the cuff deconstruction of why the Elizabeth character can't ever be allowed to be flawed or real, in the format of that show.
I think White Collar gets better after the first several eps (5th episode was the first one after the Pilot that I liked, after that, almost all of them are better than the first ones), and the awesome lesbian is back in the second season. I love how intricate it is, and how they never forget the main overarching plot. Did you see the eps where they introduce Mozzie? He's an everending source of enjoyment. And pretty characters, pretty views, and no guns!
I'll persist a little longer, but it's really leaving me flat so far. I like the main pair, but there is so much fail in between the Banter of Awesome.
1. NO ONE KNOWS. But it's Irish. I rather liked it. For once he wasn't the Olde Professor with long white hair and BULGING eyes. But rather a smart business man with BULGING eyes.
2. No idea. Never watched. DON'T REALLY WANT TO. I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AT FIRST AND WAS MIGHTILY DISAPPOINT.
3. Depends on what you like. I mostly only watch crime-shows and nature documentaries lol.
Whitechapel is a good 3x90 mins mini-series, 2 seasons so far. The the characters are varied, fleshed out. It does a fairly good job of showing OCD and that was why I loved it.
Apparently the Walking Dead has had some good reviews. Going to watch en ep tonight, let you know then.
3a. Walking Dead is good BUT OH GOD THE ZOMBIES. They frighten me.
3b. Other recommendation: Afterlife. British show about woman who talks to ghosts and tries to help them. Emphasis on tries. For once not a single person believes she can, and it remains uncertain if she really does. It's also scary as hell, but so good, excellent characters and plot.
Why does the Big Bad always have to be crazy? I like it better when they're not crazy.
Whitechapel, hm. I do like a good depiction of OCD - they are few and far between. The Jack Nicholson movie, and Monk, they do pretty well, but it would be kind of neat if it was done in a way that it was the main characteristic of the main character. As someone who is happily married to an awesome man with many habits, quirks, qualities, and virtues that don't relate to his OCD, I appreciate it when it's shown as just a thing, not The Thing.
Why does the Big Bad always have to be crazy? I like it better when they're not crazy./em>
lol when I was reading Stephen King's The Dome I wanted to write to him pointing out that I'm pretty certain not every small town in Maine has several sociopaths living in it, let alone running it.
Re. 1, I don't know. I'm told that it's an Irish/Northern Irish accent, but it's a bit weird. While the actor naturally has a high voice, he can do an English accent (since I saw/heard him do it in Garrow's Law.) Which segues me neatly into number 3 (I'll skip two since I spent exactly five minutes catching a bit of White Collar to know that it's not for me) because Garrow's Law is well worth watching, should you be into historical drama. It's British and weird but fun. Or maybe it's just me. I like outside-ish things. And again with the historical drama, but Cranford is also worth recommending, if you haven't caught that yet. And this makes me realise I should watch something more contemporary sometime. Well, if you like Foyle's War, you should try catching something in the same vein, like the awesome Lewis, or something. That's contemporary
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I don't typicallly like historical drama for itself, like, I won't watch the bad ones, but I"m really liking Foyle's War so far. I also saw a british hospital show set in the 50s that looked kind of cool, so, yeah, historical drama can work for me. I'll put Garrow's Law on the list.
I'm not buying that it's just an accent. There are too many weird facial expression that go with it. He's ACTING CRAZY, and it rubs me totally the wrong way.
Garrow's Law has an awesome female character (it doesn't pass the Bechdel test, like ever, but still) and familiar faces in the form of Rupert Graves and in series two, Andrew Scott (of the above mentioned accent weirdness) in a lovely gay storyline.
Re. acting crazy, that's pretty much exactly what he does. I'm reserving judgment till series two, to see if he can turn that into actual characterisation, because I know the actor is good enough.
ETA: sorry for spamming again! But, if you like contemporary scifi (like I know you do) and awesome female leads, then (the sadly cancelled but awesome) Paradox would be for you, too.
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Re Moriarty. I think it's his accent or a variation on it.heh
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Ultra Violet is new on my radar, but it sounds like it could be good.
I don't really buy that it's an accent. It comes with too many Big Crazy Faces. It reads like a teenager's idea of how to act All Crazy Like. Bugs me. Emo Philips, I'm telling you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3HUoAvzWk4&feature=related
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Ultra Violet came out in the late 90's in England, but I was watching it again over the Christmas and its held up really well. And speaking of Idris Elba (even though we weren't) if you're into crime dramas I guess Luther is worth a look.
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I also second the meh on White Collar. I found it very ... leave it to beaver-ish and whitebread. Also all the PoC make coffee!
I also very much liked 'Daybreak' which was on Hulu (they've been squeezing shows to get folks to sign up to Hulu plus so I don't know if it's still avail). Gender relations weren't great but they weren't horrible and the premise is facinating.
Foyle's War is great!
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See my reply to pocketmouse at the top of the thread for my off the cuff deconstruction of why the Elizabeth character can't ever be allowed to be flawed or real, in the format of that show.
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2. No idea. Never watched. DON'T REALLY WANT TO. I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AT FIRST AND WAS MIGHTILY DISAPPOINT.
3. Depends on what you like. I mostly only watch crime-shows and nature documentaries lol.
Whitechapel is a good 3x90 mins mini-series, 2 seasons so far. The the characters are varied, fleshed out. It does a fairly good job of showing OCD and that was why I loved it.
Apparently the Walking Dead has had some good reviews. Going to watch en ep tonight, let you know then.
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3b. Other recommendation: Afterlife. British show about woman who talks to ghosts and tries to help them. Emphasis on tries. For once not a single person believes she can, and it remains uncertain if she really does. It's also scary as hell, but so good, excellent characters and plot.
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Why does the Big Bad always have to be crazy? I like it better when they're not crazy.
Whitechapel, hm. I do like a good depiction of OCD - they are few and far between. The Jack Nicholson movie, and Monk, they do pretty well, but it would be kind of neat if it was done in a way that it was the main characteristic of the main character. As someone who is happily married to an awesome man with many habits, quirks, qualities, and virtues that don't relate to his OCD, I appreciate it when it's shown as just a thing, not The Thing.
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lol when I was reading Stephen King's The Dome I wanted to write to him pointing out that I'm pretty certain not every small town in Maine has several sociopaths living in it, let alone running it.
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I'm not buying that it's just an accent. There are too many weird facial expression that go with it. He's ACTING CRAZY, and it rubs me totally the wrong way.
Also, Emo Phillips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3HUoAvzWk4&feature=related
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Re. acting crazy, that's pretty much exactly what he does. I'm reserving judgment till series two, to see if he can turn that into actual characterisation, because I know the actor is good enough.
ETA: sorry for spamming again! But, if you like contemporary scifi (like I know you do) and awesome female leads, then (the sadly cancelled but awesome) Paradox would be for you, too.
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