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  • STOCKOHAMMERSTOCKOHAMMER
    ''Peaky Blinders'' First series not so good, second series better
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited November 2014
    Don't think this has been mentioned.

    I just started watching Gotham, and it is very good.

    Set just after the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents, it shows a young James Gordon (later Commissioner) as an idealistic young detective partnered with a cynical and possibly corrupt veteran. Sean Pertwee has fun with the role of Alfred.

    Also plans to develop the back stories to a range of classic Batman villains.

    Excellent production values, it's a bit like a cross between NYPD Blue and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, with the fantasy element of Gotham matched with an almost realist New York-like city.

    Very enjoyable so far.
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    I'd say Batty actually, and I don't mean Nora ;biggrin
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    Grey, saw that advertised ALOT but forgot to watch the first one so just left it. Worth a watch then?

    Luke, v.disappointed with Homeland.
  • LukerzLukerz
    grey - watched shout 30 mins of the premiere and thought it was too cheesy. Maybe should watch again.

    Twist - I think it's decent so far. Is meant to pick up in the next coupes of episodes. I think they're slowly putting the building blocks in place.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Twist

    Definitely, imo, assuming you like the modern Batman franchise.

    Luke

    I'd say it takes a couple or three episodes to find its feet properly. It's trying (and managing, imo) to find the balance between 'comic book' and police procedural.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Excellent

    We've recorded it but haven't got around to watching it yet.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Luke, how cheesy in comparison to Arrow? Because that was something special.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Outcast

    Haven't seen Arrow, but did watch 1 1/2 episodes of The Flash, which is clearly the same stable (Arrow has a v brief appearance.)

    Gotham, to me is all-round better, in terms of storyline, story-arc, production values and writing.
  • AdMeus_CaputFiliusAdMeus_CaputFilius
    Watching Arrow, the Flash, Gotham, Leftovers, Under the Dome, Defiance - Atalntis starts a new series next Sat on the beeb so thats on the cards.

    Being a big fan of comic books in the '60's & '70's technology has caught up with my imagination. Wasn't sure about Gotham at first, but like the way it is developing and already bringing in some of the villains before they became what we see in the Batman Films etc.

    Leftovers only started watching due to the connection the writers of Lost and it and Under the Dome because it appelas to my sense of ;hmm for trying to work out exactly what is really going on.

    Defiance and Atlantis (also Grimm and a few others) as they fit in with some of my prefered reading (Science Fiction/Fanatasy) mainy as when reading I paint the story in my mind where I form my version of the characters and these sort of series fit in with that. That's why I had and still have some issues with Game of Thrones, I read the books first and a lot of the charaterisations for the shows did not and some still do not match how I envisioned them.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    About to start Southlands. Was shown on More 4 or something like that for a while but never got round watching it.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I've just started Blacklist... watched the first three episodes last night and would have watched the fourth but I couldn't keep my eyes open.
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    Suz, good call ;thumbsup

    James Spader ;bowdown
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I know! He is so good in it, if not a bit creepy.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Suz

    And it gets better!
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    edited November 2014
    ;wahoo

    The_lodger has been watching it and did a ceremonial had over of the DVDs yesterday when I got back from the match... he watched 12 episodes in one go ;nonono
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ;nonono
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Thankfully his sabbatical ends today and he's back at work tomorrow. So no more staying up all night...
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ;lol Well, you say 'thankfully' ... but he might prefer a different word. ;whome
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    He does, yes ;lol
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    really enjoying Agents of Shield this season, its like they upgraded the budget ten fold with the CGI and some better actors.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Yeold, I haven't watched it (or last season apart from one) but what I read is the main reason they continued with it was to extend the storyline between the last Avengers movie and the next. A bit like how the last Iron Man movie referenced the Avengers movie.
    But that's only going to work if you make people want to watch, which would explain the improvement.
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    Anyone been watching Missing, on BBC one? Recorded the first 2, any good?
  • oldishhammeroldishhammer
    First class drama Twist, looking forward to the next one
  • LukerzLukerz
    Twist ;ok

    Watched episode 1. Looks to be a cracking drama. Very hard to watch at times.
  • AdMeus_CaputFiliusAdMeus_CaputFilius
    Watched both so far - if you haven't seen the second yet, I will keep quiet for now but it ........... no, no you will have to watch it yourself. ;wink
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    Missing is good so far. In as much as the subject matter is pretty frightening.
  • HantshammerHantshammer
    Third episode of Missing on tomorrow night. I find it very good especially the twists at the end. Recommend anyone to watch it. Frighteningly it shows how easy it is to lose a child and some may find this hard to watch because of this.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    edited November 2014
    We've recorded Missing but haven't got around to watching it.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    I recorded it, but can't find where I put it... ;yercoat
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