Is this the only show worth watching twice?
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kaylarose94 — 9 years ago(June 28, 2016 07:26 AM)
Id highly recommend Game of Thrones if you haven't seen it already! I rewatch all the series right before the new season starts so I've seen it 5 times now. Also try a show called Wentworth, it's an Australian show that people compare to Orange is the New Black but way way better.
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Klockard23 — 9 years ago(June 18, 2016 02:13 PM)
The Shield, most definitely. It's the closet to Breaking Bad in terms of tone and atmosphere, in the sense that you have flawed humans doing bad but also meaning to do good, and their actions slowly catch up to them more and more as the series goes along. It also has one of the greatest finales in history and one of the most heartbreaking deaths you'll probably ever see on film, too.
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Mr_K_Pratt — 9 years ago(June 30, 2016 02:56 AM)
When I first started watching The Shield, I didn't think it was as good as Breaking Bad, but it gets better and better as it goes on. I couldn't believe how good it got actually, so many OMG moments!
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baroquecarpentier — 9 years ago(June 18, 2016 02:21 PM)
I just finished watching BB for the second time today. Last time I watched it was in 2013. It's been about three years since then and my opinion remains the same: Breaking Bad is probably the best TV show ever made.
Not everyone will agree with this but many, many people do.
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baroquecarpentier — 9 years ago(June 18, 2016 04:12 PM)
I will probably do it again in a few more months haha!
Right now I want to watch other shows that I have postponed. I.e. The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, and the new Aaron Paul's show where he is the main character. -
Shadowkisss — 9 years ago(June 18, 2016 09:53 PM)
I just can't stand that there is no more of it.
I understand that feeling very well. I wish they would bring it back (we were writing scenarios a while ago about that lol).
And about the other shows, there is The Sopranos, which I have watched a few times.
I haven't seen The Shield so I wouldn't know.
There is also Game of Thrones, which is a good show too, but I haven't rewatched it yet because even though it is well done, there is so many upsetting scenes and deaths in it.
Downton Abbey is a pretty good one too, if you like this type of show. -
lindalindgren — 9 years ago(June 19, 2016 01:25 AM)
I watched the first episode of GoT when it first aired, but I didn't like it. I know it must be getting better as it goes on of course, otherwise it wouldn't be so loved, and I'm always thinking I have to give it another chance. But I'm never in the mood for it, that first episode I'm remembering really puts me off I'm always thinking "well, some other time". And of course, so much is spoiled since you read about it everywhere
Downtown Abby I don't know. It seems boring from what I've seen on the commercials in my country, but maybe that's not the case.
I'm definitely checking out sopranos, together with the rest I mentioned in my first post
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jmtrc — 9 years ago(June 19, 2016 08:04 AM)
You really need to watch the first five or six episodes of Game of Thrones to be able to figure out if it'll grab you or not, since it takes that long to establish itself. If it hasn't got you by the throat by then, then you can safely forget the rest, because it's clearly not your kind of thing. But if it gets you hooked, then you have an incredible, massive epic to look forward to, since the show manages to hold up in quality throughout its run (so far at least).
It's also definitely a show that can be rewatched, since it frequently drops breadcrumbs that lead to events that take place sometimes
several years
in the future (a recent one took over 5 years to pay off, and blew everyone's minds). A second viewing can be even better than the first, as you notice all the foreshadowing that meant little the first time around. Since it's based on a series of books that were mostly written well in advance of the show, there's a grand plan to the story that's generally absent in other shows, which don't tend to plan more than a season at a time.
Another show I highly recommend is Peaky Blinders:
http://www.imdb.com/board/12442560/
It's about a working-class family of criminals in post-WW1 Birmigham, England. Aside from GoT, it's my favourite show being produced currently. Awesome cast (Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill, Tom Hardy, among many other lesser-known but also excellent actors), terrific writing, directing, cinematography, production and soundtrack. The seasons are shorter (6 for each one), but there are 3 so far, making for a great 18-episode binge.
Downton Abbey is a decent bit of fluff for the first couple of years, but then goes downhill. Maggie Smith's character and performance as the pompous Dowager Countess is absolutely hilarious, but the rest of the show is a bit lightweight and soapy. It also shouldn't be taken as an accurate representation of the British aristocracy, but rather a rose-tinted bit of myth-making. The social relationships between the nobility and the servants is laughably close and caring, when in actual case most of the staff would have barely been spoken to by the people upstairs. Still, it's worth watching for Maggie Smith alone.
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Whatlarks — 9 years ago(June 19, 2016 08:29 AM)
Peaky Blinders
is highly stylized and of no more substance than the contrasting rosy myth-making of
Downton
. It offers bleakness as an aesthetic.
That's not to disparage either one; but it is tempting for whatever reason to assume that dark drama treated darkly is inherently more substantial. I think a good case could be made that the balance of dark and light in
Downton
is more faithful to life than
Peaky
's vision.
"You must not judge what I know by what I find words for."- Marilynne Robinson
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jmtrc — 9 years ago(October 11, 2016 05:59 PM)
Yeah, of course Peaky Blinders is stylised myth, but I don't think it pretends to be otherwise, and basically no-one is portrayed as particularly admirable. It's not about people you'd actually want to have any dealings with.
Downton Abbey on the other hand is pretty much a propaganda piece in my opinion. It's written by an member of the British upper class (and is now a baron), and it portrays the aristocracy as far more friendly and considerate than they actually were (or are). -
Shadowkisss — 9 years ago(June 20, 2016 04:16 PM)
I don't know how it will be for you Linda, but I didn't like the first episode of GoT that much either (I didn't hate it, but didn't get hooked right away), but decided to continue watching and I'm glad I did, now I can't get enough of it, even though as I said it can be upsetting at times because of the deaths and other things.
And about Downton Abbey, I don't know maybe its just not your kind of show, it is definitely not the same type as GoT nor BB, but it is also very well done. I didn't get hooked at the first episode for this one either though.
Its definitely gonna be the first show I'm gonna start watching!