The TV Series Thread

Commander Wallace · 02-22-23, 09:08 PM

I'm not sure how much help I can be. I only watched a few series and they were all reruns.

The first was MASH. I have probably seen every episode like 20-25 times. It's still funny to me. MASH had great writers. MASH could be funny and tragically sad, sometimes at the same time. MASH was so eloquent in showing how ugly war can be and why it should be avoided if at all possible.

The second was Cheers. Who would ever believe that you could get 11 seasons out of a bunch of misfit characters whose local bar is the center point of their lives. Again, like MASH, it was great writers and actors who brought the scripts to life.

Eisenwurst · 02-23-23, 04:29 AM

Favourite TV Series.......Jeez mate, there's so many....but I'll start with...

A HUGE cult hit here in Australia in the early/mid '60s

Eichhörnchen · 02-23-23, 05:50 AM

We don't have Netflix nor do we watch any TV, online or otherwise, so my suggestions will all come from DVD boxed sets.

We just finished binge watching the whole of "Breaking Bad" - the last word in black comedy (bad language warning!)

Jimbuna · 02-23-23, 06:41 AM

Anyone genuinely interested in finding out what being a law enforcement officer in the UK other than in a big city is like, Happy Valley (any of the three series but they all continue one another in the overall plot).

ADULT CONTENT

Platapus · 02-23-23, 04:24 PM

I stopped watching TV in 1994 when the movers smashed my new TV. Honestly, I don't think I missed much.

Rockstar · 02-23-23, 04:39 PM

“One Adam Twelve, see the man…”

Eisenwurst · 02-23-23, 08:22 PM

"The Untouchables" - the old B/W TV series.
Just another day at the office.....

THE_MASK · 03-02-23, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eisenwurst

Favourite TV Series.......Jeez mate, there's so many....but I'll start with...

A HUGE cult hit here in Australia in the early/mid '60s

We used to make our own throwing stars as kids . I remember blood occasionally .

Eisenwurst · 03-02-23, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE_MASK

We used to make our own throwing stars as kids . I remember blood occasionally .

"Bigger than The Beatles" yep. And a really humble man.

mapuc · 03-02-23, 05:47 AM

There were some Martial arts series in the 70'ies

I think the most famous of them was Kung Fu Starring David Carradine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_(1972_TV_series)

There were also this smash hit kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas.

Markus

Jimbuna · 03-02-23, 08:56 AM

Moonlight · 03-03-23, 12:38 PM

3%
In a future where the elite inhabit an island paradise far from the crowded slums, you get one chance to join the 3% saved from squalor.

I'm 6 episodes in with 2 to go, I thought this was going to be a load of tripe and I would be turning it off pretty damned quick but, it has turned out to be quite a decent watch so far. If anyone has seen the TV Serial Squid Game then this is a less violent series on how to be eliminated from achieving their goal of being in the elite 3% who make it through the tests. It was made in 2016 so it isn't a rip off of the violence ridden Squid Game, this TV Series focuses on brain power and sometimes having to work as a unit to get through a test, the wrong answer to a question or scenario will get them eliminated, not killed but, sent back inland to where they came from. There are some violent scenes and some scenarios that involve death but that isn't the normal way a test is conducted.

Eichhörnchen · 03-04-23, 05:48 AM

Has a modern feel to it which is rather at odds with the period look at times. For example, when under cannon fire from a shore battery somebody on the ship yells "Incoming!" I'm sure that nobody back then would ever even have heard this expression.

If you can get past this then it's a cracking series with great visuals, stories and music

Jimbuna · 03-04-23, 06:47 AM

Eisenwurst · 03-05-23, 10:53 PM

A damn good show. Pity it never became a movie.....

02-23-23, 04:29 AM	#2
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,761 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Favourite TV Series.......Jeez mate, there's so many....but I'll start with... A HUGE cult hit here in Australia in the early/mid '60s __________________

02-23-23, 05:50 AM	#3
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,411 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	We don't have Netflix nor do we watch any TV, online or otherwise, so my suggestions will all come from DVD boxed sets. We just finished binge watching the whole of "Breaking Bad" - the last word in black comedy (bad language warning!) __________________

02-23-23, 06:41 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,678 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Anyone genuinely interested in finding out what being a law enforcement officer in the UK other than in a big city is like, Happy Valley (any of the three series but they all continue one another in the overall plot). ADULT CONTENT __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-23-23, 04:24 PM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,381 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I stopped watching TV in 1994 when the movers smashed my new TV. Honestly, I don't think I missed much. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-23-23, 08:22 PM	#7
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,761 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	"The Untouchables" - the old B/W TV series. Just another day at the office..... __________________

02-22-23, 09:08 PM	#1
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,315 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	I'm not sure how much help I can be. I only watched a few series and they were all reruns. The first was MASH. I have probably seen every episode like 20-25 times. It's still funny to me. MASH had great writers. MASH could be funny and tragically sad, sometimes at the same time. MASH was so eloquent in showing how ugly war can be and why it should be avoided if at all possible. The second was Cheers. Who would ever believe that you could get 11 seasons out of a bunch of misfit characters whose local bar is the center point of their lives. Again, like MASH, it was great writers and actors who brought the scripts to life.

02-23-23, 04:39 PM	#6
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	“One Adam Twelve, see the man…”

03-02-23, 05:47 AM	#10
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,541 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	There were some Martial arts series in the 70'ies I think the most famous of them was Kung Fu Starring David Carradine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_(1972_TV_series) There were also this smash hit kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

03-02-23, 08:56 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,678 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	__________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-03-23, 12:38 PM	#12
Moonlight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,522 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	3% In a future where the elite inhabit an island paradise far from the crowded slums, you get one chance to join the 3% saved from squalor. I'm 6 episodes in with 2 to go, I thought this was going to be a load of tripe and I would be turning it off pretty damned quick but, it has turned out to be quite a decent watch so far. If anyone has seen the TV Serial Squid Game then this is a less violent series on how to be eliminated from achieving their goal of being in the elite 3% who make it through the tests. It was made in 2016 so it isn't a rip off of the violence ridden Squid Game, this TV Series focuses on brain power and sometimes having to work as a unit to get through a test, the wrong answer to a question or scenario will get them eliminated, not killed but, sent back inland to where they came from. There are some violent scenes and some scenarios that involve death but that isn't the normal way a test is conducted. __________________

03-04-23, 05:48 AM	#13
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,411 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Black Sails Has a modern feel to it which is rather at odds with the period look at times. For example, when under cannon fire from a shore battery somebody on the ship yells "Incoming!" I'm sure that nobody back then would ever even have heard this expression. If you can get past this then it's a cracking series with great visuals, stories and music __________________

03-04-23, 06:47 AM	#14
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,678 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	__________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-05-23, 10:53 PM	#15
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,761 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	A damn good show. Pity it never became a movie..... __________________

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