The Small Screen: TV

[Kieran]

I loved that show, but I only watched season 1. I know it was cancelled, but didn't know they actually made 2nd season. Netflix has a tendency to cancel good shows, which is a pity.

Btw I finished watching "Babylon Berlin" season 4 and enjoyed it.

Now I have 2 episodes left of "The Tourist", which @Moxie recommended about a year ago. I like it too, it's fun, plot and characters feel like I'm watching Coen brothers work.

Yeah there’s two seasons. Switch of pace in the second, but the first one ended so powerfully with the scenes in the school that we were having to relearn some small clues that we’d missed, that become central to season 2.

She’s a fabulous actress as well as a great writer..

 

[Kieran]

Apple TV can be hit and miss - both Foundation and For All Mankind basically ruined by anachronistic DIE casting and modish politically motivated storylines, yet both could have been great - but recently we watched two excellent shows, both free from creative interference.

Hijack with Idris Elba is a very good thriller set in the sky on a flight from Dubai to London. The title tells what it’s about and what’s impressive is that they got a whole seven episode mini series out of it, without flab.

Black Bird is simply excellent. Based on a true story, it tells the tale of a crook who went undercover in prison to get a confession from a serial killer. Taron Egerton, Elton John in the movie, and especially Paul Walter Hauser bring the impact in this show…

 

[don_fabio]

Hijack with Idris Elba is a very good thriller set in the sky on a flight from Dubai to London. The title tells what it’s about and what’s impressive is that they got a whole seven episode mini series out of it, without flab.

Haven't watched it, but sounds good to me.

Black Bird is simply excellent. Based on a true story, it tells the tale of a crook who went undercover in prison to get a confession from a serial killer. Taron Egerton, Elton John in the movie, and especially Paul Walter Hauser bring the impact in this show…

I enjoyed this show. Good story, well paced. The guy who played serial killer (Paul Walter Hauser) was very convincing in his role. I recommend it too, it's quality TV.

 

[britbox]

Game of Thrones has to be #2

 

[Moxie]

I watched "Ripley" on Netflix. It's very good, and absolutely beautifully shot. It's an interesting take on the Ripley stories. I found it a bit insular and one-note, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Andrew Scott's take on Ripley is dead-eyed and terrifying. By contrast, I went back and watched "The Talented Mr. Ripley," which had Matt Damon as Ripley. Totally different takes. Both good. I loved the comparison to Carravaggio in this one, and the artfulness in that. Also, the b/w worked. If you're inclined, also try "Purple Noon," which is French and has Alain Delon as Ripley. It's very good. A story so good it keeps on giving.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Apple TV can be hit and miss - both Foundation and For All Mankind basically ruined by anachronistic DIE casting and modish politically motivated storylines, yet both could have been great - but recently we watched two excellent shows, both free from creative interference.

Hijack with Idris Elba is a very good thriller set in the sky on a flight from Dubai to London. The title tells what it’s about and what’s impressive is that they got a whole seven episode mini series out of it, without flab.

Black Bird is simply excellent. Based on a true story, it tells the tale of a crook who went undercover in prison to get a confession from a serial killer. Taron Egerton, Elton John in the movie, and especially Paul Walter Hauser bring the impact in this show…

hijack was very good..

 

[Jelenafan]

“Baby Reindeer” was a fascinating mini series, if a bit uncomfortable to watch at times. The stalking and reaction to it, or more accurately, “non-reacting” to the aggression was plausibly presented.

That the victim chose to portray himself in the actual series is just one of the stranger then fictions aspects of the storyline & narrative.