Cumberbatch, despite the cumbersome name, is pretty awesome, and add Carlyle to the mix, just wow.
State of Play was pretty damned impressive.
Will look into the Dickens adaptations too, got any suggestions on which are best? (I hate to admit, I've read very little of his stuff, so I wouldn't know which to start with).
Although I do love my genre stuff (F/SF) I do also like period pieces, and also enjoyed the Sharpe series (only seen the first 3 or 4 of them though).
About the only things I am NOT a fan of on television are sitcoms (although I do remember watching some Spaced at a friends and really enjoying it), soap operas (as in the BS stuff we have on daytime television here in the States), and reality tv (bah!!!!). Oh, and sports, which I see as a major waste of time and electricity.
I can't think of any fantasy sci-fi series which haven't already been mentioned, but if you ever feel like a realist turn, then I recommend the BRITISH State of Play, and possibly The Last Enemy (and of course Sherlock if you haven't seen it yet).
And if you can handle costume dramas, there are some excellent Dickens adaptations which are about twice as long as average British series.
State of Play was pretty damned impressive.
Will look into the Dickens adaptations too, got any suggestions on which are best? (I hate to admit, I've read very little of his stuff, so I wouldn't know which to start with).
Although I do love my genre stuff (F/SF) I do also like period pieces, and also enjoyed the Sharpe series (only seen the first 3 or 4 of them though).
About the only things I am NOT a fan of on television are sitcoms (although I do remember watching some Spaced at a friends and really enjoying it), soap operas (as in the BS stuff we have on daytime television here in the States), and reality tv (bah!!!!). Oh, and sports, which I see as a major waste of time and electricity.
Since to an American audience, most British shows seem almost like mini-series anyways (this is NOT a judgement call, just a recognition of how short a "season" British shows tend to be, even if there is a following series of 6-8 episodes).
I can't think of any fantasy sci-fi series which haven't already been mentioned, but if you ever feel like a realist turn, then I recommend the BRITISH State of Play, and possibly The Last Enemy (and of course Sherlock if you haven't seen it yet).
And if you can handle costume dramas, there are some excellent Dickens adaptations which are about twice as long as average British series.
Death to the Regressives of the GOP and the TeaParty. No mercy for Conservatives. Burn them all at the stake for the hateful satanists they are.
Need some good British or Canadian shows (or any English language, but non American shows)
- 21/05/2012 08:43:33 PM
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The Hour, the old Robin Hood, Wonderfalls should sort of count, Queer as Folk,...
- 21/05/2012 10:18:43 PM
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The Crimson Petal and the White
- 21/05/2012 10:24:28 PM
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Second CPatW - would've named it except it's more of a miniseries really.
- 21/05/2012 10:46:40 PM
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Re: Second CPatW - would've named it except it's more of a miniseries really.
- 23/05/2012 07:15:46 AM
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don't mind mini-series
- 23/05/2012 05:15:04 PM
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Well
- 23/05/2012 06:44:52 PM
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The Last Enemy looks pretty good! THANKS!
- 24/05/2012 06:26:31 PM
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I liked it, but I can't call it "lovely" considering their Hollywood ending.
- 24/05/2012 10:29:05 PM
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Re: I liked it, but I can't call it "lovely" considering their Hollywood ending.
- 24/05/2012 10:36:33 PM
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Re: Need some good British or Canadian shows (or any English language, but non American shows)
- 21/05/2012 11:35:37 PM
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i second misfits and spaced and add peep show, office, extras *NM*
- 22/05/2012 07:38:16 AM
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Currently watching Spaced. Really didnt like it at first, but then it got me. *NM*
- 22/05/2012 01:10:37 PM
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UK Whose Line is it Anyway is excellent
- 22/05/2012 07:16:21 PM
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That's still going? *NM*
- 23/05/2012 02:19:53 AM
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Whose Line is it Anyway? Well... no. But the reruns are timeless!
- 23/05/2012 02:04:44 PM
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I am actually not a big fan of the current tendency to praise every British show...
- 23/05/2012 08:19:40 AM
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I don't watch much TV but
- 23/05/2012 09:36:21 AM
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*NM*