danny la rouge
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Yes. I thought it was very good.
TV series recommendations general (excluding Netflix/ Amazon)
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danny la rouge
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Yeah, I didn’t think the Cleaner was any good. Like you I like Greg Davies. I liked Cuckoo. But I was underwhelmed.
danny la rouge
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I don’t think it’s for me. I haven’t tried it, but graduates joining an investment bank? Hold me back.
Silas Loom
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I liked the first season of Industry, because the bits about investment banking were interesting. The second season had much less about investment banking and an implausible politics side plot, while ramping up the tedious shagging. What I’ve read about the third series suggests that it has moved even further in that direction, so I’m not reminding Mrs Loom that it is on iPlayer.
It is very well written and sharp. If you liked something like Succession, you'll like Industry I reckon.
danny la rouge
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I liked the middle of Succession, but I wouldn’t watch it again.
I wouldn't watch anything again.
danny la rouge
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This is exactly the sort of comment that will stop me ever watching it. Especially the word because. You liked it because of that? OK, you do you.
Joan - I really liked this. As always though, a bit pissed off that loads of the real story was changed for the drama.
Oranges and Sunshine - upsetting, important.
Imperium - engaging. Normally can't stand Daniel Radcliffe but he was good in this.
Man of God - also recommended. Ted Bundy story.
Changing Ends - again, normally can't stand Chatty fucking Man, but this has totally changed my mind about him, and the kid who plays him is outstanding, hysterically funny.
Oranges and Sunshine - upsetting, important.
Imperium - engaging. Normally can't stand Daniel Radcliffe but he was good in this.
Man of God - also recommended. Ted Bundy story.
Changing Ends - again, normally can't stand Chatty fucking Man, but this has totally changed my mind about him, and the kid who plays him is outstanding, hysterically funny.
danny la rouge
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Industry isn’t Succession again, then?
I have no interest in investment banking, I probably didn't understand most of that stuff. It's a good drama series with interesting, quite dislikeable, but human characters.
danny la rouge
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No, it just has the presentation of a certain lifestyle through well drawn characters and a well structured narrative.
I can't wait for the I told you soOK, I’ll fucking watch it, alright? Jesus.
Silas Loom
Hated by both sides
All professions and workplaces are interesting. Organised crime and medicine and law enforcement are all very well, but it’s great when a show is set in a 1960s ad agency or a funeral parlour or something else which hasn’t been done before,
Silas Loom
Hated by both sides
He won't like it
He’ll hate it. I can’t wait for the frothing, it’s like anticipating a season finale.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Joan was excellent. It won’t bother most people that the real story was substantially changed because not many people will be familiar with it. Also, I think they changed it because they’ve set it up for a second series which will likely be pure fiction and rely on some of those changes.
Great telly.
Ooo I don't know. Investment banking characters are more likely to just draw sneers from me, rather than being able to focus on anything else. I loathe the prizing of money above all else.
I always look up the stories after I've watched a drama, to compare. There was one a year or so ago, brilliant drama about a female double spy, and FUCKING NONE OF IT WAS TRUE apart from her bloody name! That pissed me off beyond belief. Why do that? The true story was good enough.
Yeh, deffo set up for another series. That's another thing I can't stand about modern telly - you hardly ever get a satisfying resolution, it's always with an eye to making more money/next season.
danny la rouge
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Aye. Fair enough. You’re describing the programme. I’m sure it’s well done. What I’m not sure about is whether I want to watch unlikeable characters again. I know it’s narratively interesting, and the fashion. But maybe I’m just not in the mood for it yet again, you know? I know humans are complex, but often these things simplify in the other direction, and instead of complexity you get uniformly horrible. An oversimplification again, but one that leaves you without any reason to connect. I can even deal with that a few times, for the novelty. But it wore off.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Oooh, what was that?
danny la rouge
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Yeah. No.
That’s a fair point. I sometimes wonder why I keep watching Walter Presents type series. Why crime again? It doesn’t even fit my view of the world. So why do I get drawn back to cop shows? No idea.
I did love Mad Men, though. And I watched that twice.
I often don't like truly unlikeable characters and it will put me off a show. But these have enough likeability and back story.
Succession is probably the only thing I like with truly odious characters (although they have some back story, just not enough) and gets away with it because it's so sharp and wry.
Silas Loom
Hated by both sides
Have you seen six feet under?
I love cop series and I hate the cops.
danny la rouge
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No.
Can't for the life of me remember what it was called or even what channel, sorry.
Oh now THAT is proper fucking brilliant, seriously one of the best things I've ever seen next to The Sopranos in terms of character development and story arc. 100% recommend.
danny la rouge
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Wow. That’s quite the recommendation!
Is it still hanging around somewhere? It was years ago, wasn’t it?
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