Shows I love

[Steff]

Love me a good spy show (will anything ever get close to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy?)

The Agency is rather heavyweight: Director Joe Wright, cast: Fassbender, Gere, Katherine Waterston (whom I love), Jodie Turner-Smith, Jeffrey Wright...

Not scripted by Taylor Sheridan. I can tell. @cazzesman

also, turntable ten minutes in.

Edited November 29, 2024 by Steff

[cazzesman]

On 29/11/2024 at 5:59 PM, Steff said:

Love me a good spy show (will anything ever get close to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy?)

The Agency is rather heavyweight: Director Joe Wright, cast: Fassbender, Gere, Katherine Waterston (whom I love), Jodie Turner-Smith, Jeffrey Wright...

Not scripted by Taylor Sheridan. I can tell. @cazzesman

also, turntable ten minutes in.

 

Thanks Steff.   It was on the list.   Gotta break the hold TS has on me.

 

Maybe a Agency/Landman double tonight to ween me off gently.

 

Regards Cazzesman

 

 

 

Edited November 30, 2024 by cazzesman

[agisthos]

I just realised The Agency is a remake of the French series Les Bureau

[gemini07]

If you like the above 'spy' type stuff, you may like the 'Homeland' series (sorry if it's been mentioned previously).

[cazzesman]

Hi gemini,

 

I reckon I got to about season 5 then bailed.    For me it jumped the shark.   People in power having such breakdowns doesn't ring true.   

 

Says the guy who watches people have breakdowns every show...........................but it was just one breakdown to many for me.

 

Loved the first 3 seasons then...................................mmmmmmmmmmm

 

Regards Cazzesman

[agisthos]

The entire run of Homeland was very strong with the only weak one being Season 3, which was a necessary Season required to finish the Nicholas Brody storyline.

At that point I though the show was done, but Season 4 was good, then the last 4 seasons were fantastic. A remarkable recovery.

[gemini07]

11 hours ago, cazzesman said:

People in power having such breakdowns doesn't ring true.   

Interesting... perhaps watch what happens in the (disunited) US of A. There might well be a four year series that makes Homeland look like a Kindergarten play.

[cazzesman]

The 4 years could well fall under the category of...........If a writer pitched such a drama to a Director, he would say the story line is too far fetched ...

 

Regards Cazzesman

[cazzesman]

It is that time of year again.

 

Here is my take, on my TV viewing in 2024.    Kodi continues to provide me with entertainment across all the streaming platforms.

 

Top 5.   Ripley easily made my #1.    Andrew Scott just slayed it.

 

Ripley

3 Body Problem

Interview with the Vampire S2

Slow Horses S4

The Bear S3

 

5-10

 

Boy Swallows Universe   - Young Felix Cameron is a star in the making

Bad Monkey

Masters of the Air

The Diplomat S2

Baby Reindeer

 

10-15

 

The Penguin  - The performances from Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti were stunning.   What Farrell did under all that rubber was truly amazing.

 

Landman S1

The Gentlemen

Lioness S2

Kaos

 

15-20

 

The Day of the Jackal

Mr and Mrs Smith

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos.

Inside No:9 S9

Shrinking S2

 

The Rest.....

 

Colin From Accounts S2

Hacks S3

Presumed Innocent

Mr Bates Vs the Post Office

Breathtaking

True Detective: Night Country

A Gentleman in Moscow

Criminal Record

Blue Lights S2

Rivals

The Devil’s Hour S2

House of the Dragon S2

The Lincoln Lawyer S3

Joan

Manhunt

Red Eye

Sugar

Brassic S6

Eric

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Griselda

Fallout S1

The Perfect Couple

Ludwig

This Town

Fisk

Renegade Nell

Those About to Die

 

I haven't finished watching - The Agency, Cross and Silo S2 but they are most certainly worthing of being on my list.

 

What did I miss?

 

Happy viewing.

 

Regards Cazzesman

 

 

[STROP]

1 hour ago, cazzesman said:

What did I miss

Maybe "The Old Man" and "Tokyo Vice"

How was your take on "Masters of the Air" heard differing views on this one.

[cazzesman]

3 hours ago, STROP said:

Maybe "The Old Man" and "Tokyo Vice"

How was your take on "Masters of the Air" heard differing views on this one.

 

The Old Man I lost interest in.   I got 3/4 of the way through S1 and just started watching other stuff.    Tokyo Vice is on the list but I just haven't got around to it.    Thanks for the reminder.

 

I really enjoyed MotA.     The flying scenes were done so well.    They were frightening to watch and the fear from the actors was palpable.     The value of life for those onbaord the planes was simply zero.     As the planes returned to base, those watching and counting the numbers, made it even more real.     20 would leave and 8 come back.   

 

I get there were a couple of side plots that were Hohum, but over all I found it a good ripping yarn that showed how fleeting life was at the time.     It showed it was simply dumb luck if you safely made it back from a mission.    Actors Turner, Boyle and Butler are all very talented.

 

Happy viewing.

 

Regards Cazzesman

 

 

 

 

[STROP]

Thanks so much for the info on "Masters of the Air", maybe Iwill keep this in mind.

 

 

[cazzesman]

 

 

Now this looks a hoot.    The brilliant Bryan Fuller back directing.

 

The promo is visually stunning.

 

Happy New Year SyFy fans.

 

Regards Cazzesman 

[NoCoder]

On 07/12/2024 at 11:55 AM, cazzesman said:

It is that time of year again.

 

Here is my take, on my TV viewing in 2024.    Kodi continues to provide me with entertainment across all the streaming platforms.

 

Top 5.   Ripley easily made my #1.    Andrew Scott just slayed it.

 

Ripley

3 Body Problem

Interview with the Vampire S2

Slow Horses S4

The Bear S3

 

5-10

 

Boy Swallows Universe   - Young Felix Cameron is a star in the making

Bad Monkey

Masters of the Air

The Diplomat S2

Baby Reindeer

 

10-15

 

The Penguin  - The performances from Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti were stunning.   What Farrell did under all that rubber was truly amazing.

 

Landman S1

The Gentlemen

Lioness S2

Kaos

 

15-20

 

The Day of the Jackal

Mr and Mrs Smith

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos.

Inside No:9 S9

Shrinking S2

 

The Rest.....

 

Colin From Accounts S2

Hacks S3

Presumed Innocent

Mr Bates Vs the Post Office

Breathtaking

True Detective: Night Country

A Gentleman in Moscow

Criminal Record

Blue Lights S2

Rivals

The Devil’s Hour S2

House of the Dragon S2

The Lincoln Lawyer S3

Joan

Manhunt

Red Eye

Sugar

Brassic S6

Eric

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Griselda

Fallout S1

The Perfect Couple

Ludwig

This Town

Fisk

Renegade Nell

Those About to Die

 

I haven't finished watching - The Agency, Cross and Silo S2 but they are most certainly worthing of being on my list.

 

What did I miss?

 

Happy viewing.

 

Regards Cazzesman

 

 

Great wrap up  of the year of great Television.

 

Haven't watched all of those, but many are on my list.

 

Just finishing up Day of the Jackal, which I've enjoyed and also started Cross, which has started solidly, but I do like Aldis Hodge in most things he does.

 

Landman and Lioness will follow, along with Shrinking, Severence and Silo over the Christmas break

[Godot]

On 7/12/2024 at 12:55 PM, cazzesman said:

 

What did I miss?

 

Not much!

Still enough of 2024 to fit this in:

 

[Ian McP]

Vienna Blood,  season 4 starts Thurs 12 Dec SBS on Demand

 

 

 

 

[cazzesman]

1 hour ago, Godot said:

Not much!

Still enough of 2024 to fit this in:

 

 

Watched Eps 1 last night.   My wife and I loved it.   Abit of The Gentlemen in it.    100% looks like one for the list.

 

Regards Cazzesman

[Ian McP]

Douglas Is Cancelled: ABC iView

 

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jun/27/douglas-is-cancelled-review-you-might-hate-this-show-for-daring-to-exist

 

https://iview.abc.net.au/show/douglas-is-cancelled

 

regards Ian

 

 

[Steff]

@cazzesman I think Monsieur Spade deserves to be on the 2024 honours list. It's six episodes of unhurried storytelling, and Clive Owen plays the part of retired expat Spade very well.

Edited December 10, 2024 by Steff

[cazzesman]

Thanks Steff.    Wasn’t on my radar but is now

 

Regards Cazzesman

[Steff]

I'm re-watching Im Angesicht des Verbrechens (2010). Pretty gripping gangster drama, and plenty of nudity, by one of Germany's best directors. A DVD with decent English subtitles was released in the US:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Im_Angesicht_des_Verbrechens

 

[andyr]

"Get Millie Black" - not sure what channel it's actually on ... as we get to it from our Foxtel remote.

 

Very interesting plot-line - but it could sure do with some subtitles in English ... as the Jamaican patois is often impenetrable.  

 

[Ian McP]

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240612-10-best-tv-shows-of-2024-so-far

[agisthos]

One show I recently watched that was a lot of fun was 'Monarch : Legacy of Monsters'. Its basically Godzilla the TV show, and ties back to the cold war with flashbacks, and has Kurt Russell as one of the leads. It has hugely expensive production values as well, making it all look like a big budget movie.

[cazzesman]

On 10/12/2024 at 8:57 PM, Steff said:

@cazzesman I think Monsieur Spade deserves to be on the 2024 honours list. It's six episodes of unhurried storytelling, and Clive Owen plays the part of retired expat Spade very well.

@Steff loving Monsieur Spade.    Owen’s is excellent and the script a cracker.

 

Cheers.

 

Regards Cazzesman