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The Prisoner from 1967(!)
I'm into classic films and heard about this as a classic, ground-breaking TV series and starting to watch on Prime. Written and produced by Patrick McGoohan, it's bloody great and obviously been a huge influence to shows like Twin Peaks & Lost.
The production values are high and surprisingly, much of the tech isn't that outdated - the "robot" sentries are just as good and scary as anything today, if not more. It's a pretty timeless series which, for car freaks, even features a Lotus/Caterham 7....
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@Victor-Meldrew said in TV Serieseseses:
The Prisoner from 1967(!)
I'm into classic films and heard about this as a classic, ground-breaking TV series and starting to watch on Prime. Written and produced by Patrick McGoohan, it's bloody great and obviously been a huge influence to shows like Twin Peaks & Lost.
The production values are high and surprisingly, much of the tech isn't that outdated - the "robot" sentries are just as good and scary as anything today, if not more. It's a pretty timeless series which, for car freaks, even features a Lotus/Caterham 7....
Yeah - watched that a few years ago... well worth it..
But, my memory is vague - "robot" sentries - do you mean the zorb balls? I seem to recall finding those slightly amusing, but also - slightly sinister - and seeing how in the '60s - they would have been sinister and creepy as shit.
BTW, "I am not a number, I am a MAN!" -
@Kruse said in TV Serieseseses:
But, my memory is vague - "robot" sentries - do you mean the zorb balls?
Yeah, they were weather balloons. The use of sound effects and the editing make them quite unreal and sinister.
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@Victor-Meldrew I remember it from its first showing although it was not something I was supposed to watch. In the UK they showed it again in the 80's and I was hooked. I had a mate over from NZ and a long session later I fell asleep and missed the very last episode
Filmed in Portmeiron which added to the creepiness.
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@dogmeat said in TV Serieseseses:
@Victor-Meldrew I remember it from its first showing although it was not something I was supposed to watch. In the UK they showed it again in the 80's and I was hooked. I had a mate over from NZ and a long session later I fell asleep and missed the very last episode
Filmed in Portmeiron which added to the creepiness.
I'm just a bit staggered that a TV series made over 50 years ago looks so fresh and original.
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@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
Started watching a Russian series on NEtflix - To the Lake
an unknown virus strikes in Moscow, with people dying within a few days and a group of people try to head to a lake to sit it out.
2 eps in and am enjoying it (with subtitles, havent tried the dubbing as most of the time it sucks)
Based on a bestselling book, Vongozero
Finished this last night, pretty decent, a few slow eps, but excellent last episode, setting up S2 nicely!
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A couple of the series I was watching on SoHo have now finished but this starts next week. Looks promising from the promo, and Bryan Cranston.
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Your Honour
Bryan Cranston
First episode
Epic
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Watched a few eps of Swedish Dicks, pretty good.
Sun, thier Korean, um, maintenance lady? Is awesome.
Shame we dont see more of Miss Cooper
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Reckoning on Netflix
Two episodes in
Very good
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@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:
Your Honour
Bryan Cranston
First episode
Epic
Meant to be coming to Sky Atlantic, but doesn't seem to be out yet. Alternative Means?
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@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:
Your Honour
Bryan Cranston
First episode
Epic
Meant to be coming to Sky Atlantic, but doesn't seem to be out yet. Alternative Means?
All over the raging rivers
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@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
The Valhalla Murders
Yeah probably my favourite foreign language series. Really good.
There's been some good ones turning up on Netflix. Just finishing Borgen as well; a political series in Denmark.
If you haven't seen it, check out Norsemen - it's like Vikings, but funny.
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@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:
Your Honour
Bryan Cranston
First episode
Epic
First episode and if I was the judge I'd not give such a bumbling panic merchant of a son an alibi.
Edit: It seems that the judge's decision makes more sense with a little more viewing.
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@antipodean said in TV Serieseseses:
@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
The Valhalla Murders
Yeah probably my favourite foreign language series. Really good.
There's been some good ones turning up on Netflix. Just finishing Borgen as well; a political series in Denmark.
If you haven't seen it, check out Norsemen - it's like Vikings, but funny.
Couldn't get into Norsemen at all. Agree re Borgen, though I've only watched the first episode as yet.
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Your Honor (TV Series 2020–2023) ⭐ 7.6 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
