The39thStep
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The Curse is fabulous
What’s good to stream? Any platform. Newer programmes.
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danny la rouge
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In that case it’s definitely not for me. I tried episode one and it really didn’t appeal to me in any way. Quite the opposite.
Ah well, you tried
Thats got the sequence set to Tusk if I remember rightly. Perhaps that’s the reason… You might not have liked the montages in later seasons set to Crowded House and Dire Straits I suppose
I don't think it jumped the shark. But it was better to have ended on series 4 tbh.
Silas Loom
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The show mentioned on this thread of which that is definitely true is The Wire.
Never got into that. But I still feel I should do at some point...
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The McGyver stuff? The giant magnet in the lorry. That’s a rubber shark right there. And not in a good way.
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Six Feet Under should also have stopped at four seasons. The extraordinary last fifteen minutes of the finale notwithstanding.
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The first season seems weirdly archaic (payphones play a huge role) because of the source material, but it really gets going in season two. And if you can find a subtitled version, so much the better.
Fifth season was screwed by a writers strike IIRC. Also it took on a rather soft target in the newspaper industry.
Actually I don't remember any of that so you're perhaps right. In fact I'll settle for you being right as I'm not going to watch it again.
danny la rouge
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I loved Spiral. If it’s anything like that, I’m in.I'm currently rewatching The Bureau if you want something French and subtitled about secret agents, but not in a gung ho American style.
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There’s a thread somewhere of me watching season one, everyone telling me the next episode is the one where it gets going, then finally people starting to say it doesn’t get going until series 3.
It didn’t do anything for me. I thought it was hackneyed and boring, and the magic black guy in the office trope frankly racist. I struggled on with series one but just didn’t like it. Lots of people loved it, which is great. I’m not against other people enjoying stuff. But people were really angry with me for not liking it.
However I’ve got some suggestions here. But I agree with lazythursday - there’s a bit of a drought.
Spymaster
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Yellowstone is the best thing we've seen for the last couple of years. It takes a couple of episodes to get into because it starts as a slow burn, introducing the characters but it really takes off.
You'll binge 5 seasons in no time.
The39thStep
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And there’s two spin off series from it as well .
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Plastic Paddy
Oh, Mr Inbetween is one of the best shows ever! You become great mates with an Australian hitman. 
Maggot
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Is is as good as the Day Today The Bureau?I'm currently rewatching The Bureau if you want something French and subtitled about secret agents, but not in a gung ho American style.
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Yes, we loved that. It was great. And made me realise how ubiquitous dimmies are in Aus!Oh, Mr Inbetween is one of the best shows ever! You become great mates with an Australian hitman.
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Is that still around? Wasn’t that 20 years ago or something? I didn’t, but I remember it being on.Have you tried ‘Justified’, Danny?
Boyd Crowder, what a character
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I would second The Americans and The Bear, and also suggest Lupin on Netflix and Masters of the Air on Apple. Oh, and Severance on Apple if you haven't seen it.
Lupin is French Sherlock Holmes but far more fun than that sounds, Masters is the final part of the Band of Brothers trilogy and IMHO even non war programme people will enjoy it and Severance is off kilter, funny, sad and brilliant.
Lupin is French Sherlock Holmes but far more fun than that sounds, Masters is the final part of the Band of Brothers trilogy and IMHO even non war programme people will enjoy it and Severance is off kilter, funny, sad and brilliant.
Very good.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Another series which I really enjoyed was Quarry ( just one season unfortunately)
danny la rouge
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Yes, I loved that.
Very good.
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Not to be rude, but I mean what’s good at the moment, not “give me a rundown of programmes going back to the 90s”.
lazythursday
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Oh yes, Severance, Silo and Foundation on Apple TV - all excellent especially Severance, but Mrs la rouge hates sci fi unfortunately.
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Your affection for Lupin downgrades this post from waffle party to melon bar.
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Fisk. ( Netflix) it’s quite a gentle character driven comedy set in a Melbourne. It’s nothing like the Detectorists but feels a bit like it.
The Detectorists if you haven’t seen it. It’s nothing like you imagine it’s going to be. Gentle comedy.
The Wire if you haven’t seen it. All brilliant apart from the last series which is just good.
Westworld. The most recent series was the best so far. (Although it’s probably worth a quick spoiler review as it is quite confusing if you miss something…I missed it….)
From back in the day The ‘New’ Battlestar Galactica’ 2009/10? Don’t laugh it’s brilliant.
The Detectorists if you haven’t seen it. It’s nothing like you imagine it’s going to be. Gentle comedy.
The Wire if you haven’t seen it. All brilliant apart from the last series which is just good.
Westworld. The most recent series was the best so far. (Although it’s probably worth a quick spoiler review as it is quite confusing if you miss something…I missed it….)
From back in the day The ‘New’ Battlestar Galactica’ 2009/10? Don’t laugh it’s brilliant.
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