The What's Good on European TV Thread Vs. What's Knock to Watch??

[Mailmonkey]

I think I've seeen machete, at some point in the last couple of years.

I can't remember if i liked it or didn't. But i remember seeing it, I think, which puts it in the top 25% of films I've seen....

 

[parttime crackhead]

Machete is quality. There's a sequel due out soon I think.

 

[knock]

Started watching Machete last night, it is excellent, except I had to go to bed after 15 minutes cos I was knackered, I'd already fallen asleep middway through Blood Simple which is also a great film. Luckily I got it saved so I can have another go fully alert.

 

[maxalfie]

BBC3 9pm tonight is the second episode of the series that featured Cocaine in Peru last week. The one with the annoying Stacey as a presenter. I believe it is about Yaba in Thailand tonight.
Then at 10pm tonight on Channel 5 is the first episode of 'Under The Dome'.
I'm looking forward to seeing what this series is like as I think it's taken from a Stephen King book.

 

[ColtDan]

Cheers for the info, i missed the first one but gonna watch the second

Just caught up on the new breaking bad

 

[Tryptamite]

Breaking bad is awesome.

Not sure about BG. Star Trek? I was always a Star Wars guy myself.

 

[Pagey]

Is the new Breaking Bad good? I was disappointed by how slow last week's episode was ... and sadly promised my boyfriend I'd wait for him to get back tonight before watching this week's

 

[ColtDan]

Its good, bit slow again though and ended in a bit of a weird place

 

[Pagey]

Weird place? ...okay never mind I want to know what that is, I'm going to watch it now

 

[ColtDan]

actually ignore my ending comment

 

[parttime crackhead]

Is the new Breaking Bad good? I was disappointed by how slow last week's episode was ... and sadly promised my boyfriend I'd wait for him to get back tonight before watching this week's

Last weeks episode was awesome. If you were disappointed by that then you're probably watching the wrong show.

 

[Tryptamite]

I want more meth cooking and less drama.

 

[Ben So Furry]

Has anyone seen the first few episodes of Low Winter Sun? Any good? Been called the next Wire.

Guess I'll give them a watch.

 

[Mendo_K]

Slow? I read a few people saying it was slow on Facebook, what people expecting gun battles n people getting there head blown off...? Die Hard style. Few dead bodies in the latest episode anyway so that should please the easy watchers.

 

[parttime crackhead]

Has anyone seen the first few episodes of Low Winter Sun? Any good? Been called the next Wire.

Guess I'll give them a watch.

Sounds decent. Have any of you seen the one that's being billed as "The Irish Wire". Love/Hate. I've got it downloaded but haven't got round to checking it out yet.

 

[maxalfie]

Sounds decent. Have any of you seen the one that's being billed as "The Irish Wire". Love/Hate. I've got it downloaded but haven't got round to checking it out yet.

Yeah it's just finished last week on Channel 5 I think it was.
Was nothing like 'The Wire' though and I think it was only 4 episodes long. It was an ok series but certainly nothing special.

 

[brimz]

Actually, I watched that one too. Twas quite good. I like people watching, hence me liking bb in moderation.

It just soooo uncool to like bb, fuck that attitude from some of you tv snobs.

I watched the BB with Pete tourrettes guy, imogen humuna humuna thomas, welshman glyn and tantrum tit nikki. That was good iirc, not watched one since.

The only BB series i watched, n i was made up 4 Pete he was a deserving winner.

 

[Pagey]

Last weeks episode was awesome. If you were disappointed by that then you're probably watching the wrong show.

Right, or I just have a different opinion

Nothing happened until the last 5 minutes. Breaking Bad is a good enough show that they shouldn't have to fill 35mn with mostly nothing and create a cliffhanger at the end to keep the audience watching.

Slow? I read a few people saying it was slow on Facebook, what people expecting gun battles n people getting there head blown off...? Die Hard style. Few dead bodies in the latest episode anyway so that should please the easy watchers.

No, just some stuff happening...

NSFW:

and maybe not staring at a speechless Jesse for at least 10mn. We get it, he's upset and traumatised. There's only so long I feel like watching a guy sitting on a couch. Doesn't make me an 'easy watcher'.
I found this week's episode much better, not because of the violence because I couldn't care less about that, but because there's stuff actually happening, characters being developed and plot unfolding throughout.

 

[parttime crackhead]

Yeah it's just finished last week on Channel 5 I think it was.
Was nothing like 'The Wire' though and I think it was only 4 episodes long. It was an ok series but certainly nothing special.

Aye, four episodes in the first series then six each in the following two.

Nothing happened until the last 5 minutes.

I have to disagree. Plenty things happened & the last 5 minutes are nothing without the previous 35.

 

[Tryptamite]

Love/Hate seems to be pretty decent. I will watch it all when I have the time. I don't think it's that realistic though to how things are done here but then again I haven't seem more than a few episodes and my experience of higher level drug dealers is quite limited.