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In honour of Sir Roger.
Don't really know how to categorize Maigret, as it's listed as a tv series on Wikipedia, and tv movies on IMDB. Went for the former in this case.
Maigret's Night at the Crossroads is the most recent feature in this series, with Rowan Atkinson in the title role. With no former knowledge of the literary character to compare with, I quite like Atkinson in this. Nice to see him in a so very different role. As with most period dramas these days, Maigret is a good production with Budapest standing in for 1950's Paris. I have a soft spot for crime dramas set in the 50's/60's, so Maigret suits my preference very well.
I can't stop thinking about 'Allo 'Allo! when you have British actors playing French characters, but it doesn't bring me completely away from the story, which isn't at all bad. A bit slow in places, but I don't mind. Cant find any information on when the next Maigret episode/tv movie will air, but it looks like it will be sometime this year.
Time to start the new season of 'House of Cards.'
I started it for the very first time a few weeks back but got sidetracked and didn't make it through much. I think once this new season of 'House of Cards' is finished I'll move back to working through that show.
Upto episode 18 of Season 1 myself it's a decent show taken me six months to get this far, Season 2 is just about or has been removed from Sky so I will probably have a long wait to watch that.
It's super funny. I'll probably get around to the British one at some point. Also house of cards 5 is now here though I haven't started watching it yet
It's incredible so far, I'm flying through it. One of the few times where the changing of showrunners manages to make a show feel great and fresh - most of the times, I feel a show goes downhill when a new one takes over, but thankfully that isn't the case.
Stumbled upon this German series a few days ago, and took the time to catch the first two episodes tonight. Set in the 70's, the series follow an East German spy, Lars Weber and his task to seduce and then spy on Lauren Faber - his female target in the West, as well as their lives on opposite sides in Berlin.
Quite liked the first episodes, good balance between low key drama, and spy elements. With Sofia Helin playing Weber's target, the series has a Nordic Noir-feel to it, as well. The Same Sky is well produced, with suitable brown-ish 70's scheme - as you would expect from a series set in that period.
Will be catching the next episodes as soon as they're available to stream.
Series 3, Episode 23: Finish Line
Nice Pertwee era of Doctor Who reference from Cisco. The Dandy would approve.
Supergirl season 2 finale it's second year has been a slog with some very average episodes
OK first season, and OK-ish second season, ending with a cliffhanger as it got cancelled. Probably expected a bit more from this show, but it was decent enough to spend time on. Compared to other 1960's period cop dramas, this doesn't rank among the highest, but it had some good cinematography and some cool Hollywood/California settings.
Won't proceed to the last two. Gotta admit, the show dropped my interest in it once Anson showed up. It's evident.
@ClarkDevlin, funnily enough I caught a random Burn Notice episode this morning, where Anson's conflict with Michael is very present. That's around the time the show lost me, too. You can only watch so many episodes and see so many men who burned Michael before you just don't care anymore and literally and figuratively lose the plot. It's clear the writers didn't have a clear plan beyond a few seasons of the show about where they wanted to take it and instead of ending the show on a high, they kept padding it by throwing more implausible things at Michael, and always made it seem like the guy he was after wasn't really the guy he wanted, it was another guy and another guy, and on and on and on. Like a Russian nesting doll, there was always another person Michael had to get, and it felt never ending. It comes off as audience trickery and because the show isn't interesting enough, it falls limp.
I applaud those who made it through the entire run, really I do.
Michael's characterization also falls flat as he becomes someone completely unrecognizable in the last two seasons, often throwing tantrums and heading towards the wrong choices like a spoiled kid in the middle of a dangerous situation disobeying his parents. Whatever happened to the veteran operative who put logistics first and emotions last?
Sam Axe remained my favourite character in it after Michael had his downfall since Season 6. Too many unreasonable turnouts I seriously thought I was wasting my time with this. This is my first marathon of it since the show's closure four years ago. I was already feeling the loss of my interest right after Anson's arrival and ever-as-annoying Larry's unwanted presence. Once or twice was enough.
The show could have gone through a lot had they followed the formula of the first two seasons with the team helping people. Jesse Porter, while disliked by some, I felt was a great addition to the series. It could have been more. A lot more, had they embraced the more fun side of the show rather than the "dark emotional" pattern without the budget cuts. It could have been The A-Team with spies, but didn't.
Because so much of my favorite TV is compacted into shorter seasons, a lot of them being British or Irish TV, I really can't watch shows anymore that have 20 plus episode seasons. Half the episodes end up being poor or just okay, when the writers could whittle the stories down to a great 13 to 16 in a way that wouldn't annoy audiences.
I think Burn Notice would've worked well as a show with 15 episodes a season, where things could be focused more. Less of Michael feeling like he was never getting any answers, and more of him actually making progress. You wouldn't tire viewers out who try to keep up with the convoluted mess of a plot, and you could develop stronger arcs that didn't revolve around padding or lazy plotting. It became clear that the budget was an issue in later seasons especially, and they could've saved a lot of money by cutting back and only shooting essential material for the show, that emphasized the strongest aspects of it.
Another show that could have ended up in that category, is The Blacklist. Never cared too much for the pilot, but as the show had a few episodes under it's belt, I quite liked it. Have yet to see the two latest seasons, so how the show has developed, I wouldn't know.
Just finished the first season last night. I never thought I would like this show as much as I do. It's a really cool concept and story. Some of the humor is great too. I'm looking forward to the second and third seasons and to starting The Legend of Korra.
I would like to see this series rebooted in a more mature style. With a less kid friendly vibe and maybe more violence/blood and a serious tone. We'll probably never get that but still, it would be cool.