No! There was no indication it was that much better than the other dozen British crime dramas netflix shows me. I will now, though. If I can tear myself away from the ballad of Lucas North for a sec.
― grossly incorrect register (in orbit), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 15:54 (eleven years ago) link
laurel it is The Best, not just best bbc crime show, The Best TV Show, period
― max, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 15:55 (eleven years ago) link
you could not find a show more geared to you either
wait, laurel is in orbit???!
GOD DAMMIT PEOPLE
and hello again to laurel :)
― dexpresso (Z S), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 15:55 (eleven years ago) link
hard-drinking tough-as-nails woman cop battles sexism, criminals
― max, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
xp What, more than TRINITY?
― grossly incorrect register (in orbit), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
Hm now that you mention it
pawn stars
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 December 2012 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
Sorry, ZS! I had to change email addresses so I re-reg'ed and I wanted a change. Also so my dating exploits wd be less google-able.
― grossly incorrect register (in orbit), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 15:57 (eleven years ago) link
no big deal, I'm glad you're still around!
― dexpresso (Z S), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 15:59 (eleven years ago) link
I see enough pawn stars at my parents house when I have to go visit
also ice road truckers, the military channel, and anything about hitler
― dexpresso (Z S), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 16:00 (eleven years ago) link
gently and wire in the blood are my faves of the ones laurel listed. havent seen taggart. collision and place of execution are kinda slim as i recall. midsomer murders is lame but compulsively watchable, my understanding is that its the NCIS of england
havent seen mi6 either.
also recommended if youre heading into the netflix bbc mysteries wormhole: poirot, luther, zen, sherlock
― max, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 16:00 (eleven years ago) link
american shows that are good: damages, justified, parenthood, the good wife, homeland
Poirot puts me to sleep but I enjoy Miss Marple a great deal. Have looked at Luther but not gone down that rabbit hole yet. Taggart is in Glesga so you can't understand anyone--part of its charm.
― grossly incorrect register (in orbit), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 16:02 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, and Vera!
― grossly incorrect register (in orbit), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 16:06 (eleven years ago) link
haha im the opposite on poirot/marple
― max, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 16:07 (eleven years ago) link
luther is VERY self-consciously Gritty and Psychological but its watchable
― max, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 16:08 (eleven years ago) link
none of these are shows id recommend to people who arent generally fans of police shows except prime suspect
I really really want to blag on about MI5 with someone, desperately.
― grossly incorrect register (in orbit), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 16:10 (eleven years ago) link
I know we're talking abt older britisher TV crime dramas but I will rep for Luther. I just finished season 1 and holy shitballs. Yeah. Watch that!
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
The Shadow Line was great, one of the best things I saw on Britishes TV last year, but don't expect to have a clue what's happening in the first episode.
I thought the consensus on Luther was "amazing cast, great acting, shame about the scripts"?
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 16:44 (eleven years ago) link
(I mean The Shadow Line isn't anywhere near Wire quality but it is great)
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
really? I didn't have a problem with the writing.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 16:46 (eleven years ago) link
MI5, or at least the first episode, is AWFUL. Like, easily out-sophisticated by comic books.
― I was in this prematureleee air-conditioned supermarket (Leee), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
luther is beautifully shot too. the scripts are... serviceable
― max, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
oh yeah i forgot about the shadow line, it was mostly very good, though by the end i remember being really frustrated
― max, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
there so many good bbc miniseries from the 70s/80s that come close to or surpass the wire in quality and also require way less commitment, prime suspect chief among them
Prime Suspect is ITV and 90s (/00s)
― ( ͡° ͜ʖ͡°) (sic), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:16 (eleven years ago) link
1) shut up 2) whatever
― max, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
MI5 is the best! There may be a thread somewhere under 'spooks'. It gets to a point where every other sites is seriously ropey but I love it
― kinder, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:24 (eleven years ago) link
Every other SERIES
― kinder, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:25 (eleven years ago) link
Got to say digging out ancient Brit detective series is some impressive anglophilia. Was this stuff even shown over there the first time round?
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:25 (eleven years ago) link
God no.
― grossly incorrect register (in orbit), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:26 (eleven years ago) link
It's Netflix that's dug them out, though. I watched Sherlock and oh maybe some Agatha Christie and next thing I know it's thrusting Inspector Lynley and Prime Suspect at me.
― grossly incorrect register (in orbit), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:30 (eleven years ago) link
You may enjoy Jonathan creek
― kinder, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:32 (eleven years ago) link
hey z s have you seen the sopranos? because yeah per k3v it's the other big thing that has like ~modern cinematic television~ value & gets all complex. just watching the pilot is pretty rewarding. i can't imagine seeing it out of time?, like if it's somehow like watching a brash british gangster movie with a blaring david holmes soundtrack five years later, but i figure it holds up. another cool thing you could watch if you haven't seen it is michael apted's 7 up, where he interviewed a bunch of seven year olds from different backgrounds in the fifties & then caught up with them every seven years, to see them weather the eighties, dress loudly in the nineties and mow their lawns in the '00s. it's one of the best things i've ever seen & is so satisfying to work through over a little while.
― kristof-profiting-from-a-childs-illiteracy.html (schlump), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:32 (eleven years ago) link
I've never seen The Sopranos. I actively dislike/avoid mafia story-lines and the people in them. Maybe because they always, always, always end badly.
― grossly incorrect register (in orbit), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:42 (eleven years ago) link
the sopranos holds up, i think. i mean anything that long is gonna be lumpy. but i watched it again in full back in...2010? and it still felt like a worthwhile experience.
― my dinner of butt (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:44 (eleven years ago) link
plus even if there's long stretches where it gets boring or feels retrospectively silly or hammers on the same riffs, there are also just a lot of great moments.
― my dinner of butt (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:45 (eleven years ago) link
for example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNpMC4FslNk
― my dinner of butt (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:46 (eleven years ago) link
the pinesthe pinesthe pines
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:48 (eleven years ago) link
― grossly incorrect register (in orbit), Wednesday, December 12, 2012 12:30 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha yeah netflix has a VERY deep library of old british mysteries. i think all licensed by PBS for masterpiece mystery probably.
lynley is pretty good too btw
― max, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:55 (eleven years ago) link
i've seen the sopranos AND the 7/14/21/28/35/42/49 ups. i'm like a tv guy over here!
i was about to ask when the new UP comes out, but apparently it was this year (56 up). have you seen it?
― dexpresso (Z S), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:07 (eleven years ago) link
― Matt DC, Wednesday, December 12, 2012 11:25 AM (42 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yes they were, on pbs. it feels like pretty entry-level anglophilia to me!
― before and after broscience (goole), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:09 (eleven years ago) link
i've seen the first part of it, which i was kinda surprised blew the suspense & revealed where neil's at, which was interesting. i'll watch the other parts sometime. the taxi driver/tv extra guy always sorta fascinated me, & the only child who seemed pained by her participation. i have no more tv advice though.xp
― kristof-profiting-from-a-childs-illiteracy.html (schlump), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:09 (eleven years ago) link
watch all 30 seasons of Frontline
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:11 (eleven years ago) link
that's not a bad idea
― dexpresso (Z S), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
I would recommend louie but at this point I think it's more of a curse tbh
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
oh man you know whats really good is band of brothers
― max, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
i mean not really ismilar to the wire but i re-screened it over thanksgiving and it really held up
― max, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link