[OT] Two TV Show Recommendations
Call.Me.Ishmael
Rhode Island
Both from Sony/Apple TV...
SLOW HORSES: Based on the "Slough House" novels by Mick Herron. This is a spy thriller sitting closer to le Carré than Ludlum. It's about a group of dysfunctional MI5 agents exiled from the mainstream service for various offenses. Gary Oldman stars as lead misfit and giant asshole Jackson Lamb (not a bad fit as Oldman played George Smiley in "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy".) Lamb is what would happen if George Smiley was a low-functioning alcoholic with some hard drugs tossed in the mix. It's a good watch if you're into a spy thriller a frosting of dark comedy.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/
FOR ALL MANKIND: An alternate history drama set in a past where the global space race did not die off after the moon landings. It's an interesting character-driven drama with high-stakes suspense inserted in all the right places. It also takes deeper dives into NASA; aerospace engineering; as well as domestic and international politics, intrigue, and espionage. The series also looks at a variety of social issues without being ham-fisted about it. It's created by Ronald D. Moore, who rebooted Battlestar Galactica many years ago. He's doing a better job with this series, to be honest. Three very good seasons are out so far. A fourth season has been ordered.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772588/
SLOW HORSES: Based on the "Slough House" novels by Mick Herron. This is a spy thriller sitting closer to le Carré than Ludlum. It's about a group of dysfunctional MI5 agents exiled from the mainstream service for various offenses. Gary Oldman stars as lead misfit and giant asshole Jackson Lamb (not a bad fit as Oldman played George Smiley in "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy".) Lamb is what would happen if George Smiley was a low-functioning alcoholic with some hard drugs tossed in the mix. It's a good watch if you're into a spy thriller a frosting of dark comedy.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/
FOR ALL MANKIND: An alternate history drama set in a past where the global space race did not die off after the moon landings. It's an interesting character-driven drama with high-stakes suspense inserted in all the right places. It also takes deeper dives into NASA; aerospace engineering; as well as domestic and international politics, intrigue, and espionage. The series also looks at a variety of social issues without being ham-fisted about it. It's created by Ronald D. Moore, who rebooted Battlestar Galactica many years ago. He's doing a better job with this series, to be honest. Three very good seasons are out so far. A fourth season has been ordered.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772588/
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Surprisingly good when you consider the topic sounds like a dull documentary. Extremely well acted.
Dopesick, about Purdue Pharma and the marketing and abuse of oxycontin.
Bad sisters, a dark comedy about four sisters trying to kill the husband of the fifth sister.
The Expanse was a great fucking show.
Reacher and Jack Ryan have been pretty good.
This season of Yellowstone has sucked.
I read “The Quantum Magician” at some PL’s suggestion (Ishmael?) - excellent hard sci-fi - thanks !
Not what I expected but very entertaining
Lol. But if all the astronauts were such heavy smokers and drinkers, how’d they survive a long space flight
"Mayor of Kingstown follows the powerful McLusky family, power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry. Tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption, and inequality, the series provides a stark look at their attempt to bring order and justice to a town that has neither."
Is it as good as "Yellowstone"...no. Is it still very good?...yes. Jeremy Renner is great in this (and I don't mind looking at Emma Laird...).
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11712058/
Having said that, The Last of Us was good enough to give me nightmares. Very well-acted and a riveting first episode. I never played the game it is based on, but I am looking forward to seeing it's take on the dystopian modern world full of mushroom monsters. That reminds me of a joke:
A mushroom walks into a bar.
The bartender says, "We don't serve mushrooms in here!"
The mushroom asks, "Why not? I'm a fungi."
I’m into season 3. I can’t think of a better show on TV right now. It’s amazing.
Just enough sci-fi and alt-history for men and soap opera for women. Great show.
You want "True Detective," Season 1, which is very good in addition to the eye candy.