I watched about 3 episodes and gave up. I really would rather read the books. I've been watching old John Wayne movies and even that takes about 3-4 nights, with multiple brakes breaks. The one I've been watching is one of his few "Romances", the main reason I'm still viewing it is for the ending, to see if it's based on a book which I vaguely remember reading for English class over 50 years ago.
TV shows...the good, bad and the ugly...
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Definitely read the books first. Reading is 1000x better than any TV or movie.
But - after reading the books I enjoyed the shows. The actor - to me - is a very good Bosch.
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Never heard of this particular show, but I can't offhand think of any movies/tv shows that were based on books that did the book justice. Usually waay too many liberties taken with the plot. I get why, but more often than not the end result is disappointing.
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i can't watch now but i think i've already seen it on tv. i told a friend a while ago, they used to have a different name.
my free internet tv has a channel that shows hillbillies 24/7. I keep it on all day just for company.
I will check it out later but if memory serves, they were all a bit tuffer, more coarse, like the very early simpsons.
mark in portugal
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We watch a lot of TV.
I assume everyone's heard of the big popular stuff, but here's a few TV series that you might have missed;
I don't know why this didn't get more traction. It's a regular US production, well written and produced.
Rectify ( Rectify (TV Series 2013–2016) - IMDb )
This Greek series is amazing, really top class in all respects, but you have to read subtitles. It grabbed us from start to finish.
To nisi (the island)
The bureau of legends (French) is pretty good;
The Bureau (TV Series 2015– ) - IMDb
Fauda is an Israeli action thing we enjoyed, even though we are not fans of ****** or action series.
"My brilliant friend" is a really good historic Italian chick flick.
I assume everyone's heard of the big popular stuff, but here's a few TV series that you might have missed;
I don't know why this didn't get more traction. It's a regular US production, well written and produced.
Rectify ( Rectify (TV Series 2013–2016) - IMDb )
This Greek series is amazing, really top class in all respects, but you have to read subtitles. It grabbed us from start to finish.
To nisi (the island)
The bureau of legends (French) is pretty good;
The Bureau (TV Series 2015– ) - IMDb
Fauda is an Israeli action thing we enjoyed, even though we are not fans of ****** or action series.
"My brilliant friend" is a really good historic Italian chick flick.
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That was funny. I've seen something very similar on TV, because I remembered several of the jokes. My gut feel is that an edited version of that was on TV. If nothing else, the YouTube video was too long to fit into a 30 minute time slot.
I didn't recall the opening narration or the ending scenes, after they were running away from their new house.
I can't remember if it originally aired with a different show name, but I think an editor did a good job on that. I think "The Beverly Hillbillies" has a better ring to it than "The Hillbillies of Beverly Hills."
mark in portugal
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thanks for the recommendation, we'll give it a try.
We just watched "Squid game".
It was ok, but nowhere near meriting the massive hype.
We started with English dub but switched to original language and English subtitles, which is better.
The dubbing misses the intonation, which is important.
We just watched "Squid game".
It was ok, but nowhere near meriting the massive hype.
We started with English dub but switched to original language and English subtitles, which is better.
The dubbing misses the intonation, which is important.
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The Crown series on Netflix is pretty good. It follows the royal family from the mid 1930’s forward. Brings to light some British history I was unaware of.
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Loved that one! 'Boardwalk Empire' is another one to check out.Started Peaky Blinders. On episode 4 and really enjoying it.
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'Yellowstone'
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Yes it’s pretty good. Just don’t expect the typical character or role one might expect from Kevin Costner.
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spin off of it already "1883"...
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Best TV I've watched in probably 30 years is "Virgin River" on Netflix. I got totally immersed in it so I binged watched all 3 seasons in 3 days. Refreshing TV for this day in age.
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Suits was one I was not expecting to like, but it was great. I highly recommend you try it if you have access to it.
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We have got hooked on Cold Justice. One of the ladies that the original CSI show was based on goes around trying to solve cold case murders and disappearances. Sometimes they don't find anything new. Sometimes they help the local detectives get murder charges on the killer. Sometimes they discover a missing person has been stuffed in a barrel sitting on a guy's back porch for twenty years.
They figure out some complicated cases and at other times you have to think, 'how did the original investigators miss this'? Then, in the next show, they do not have a clue.
And it is all true.
Great show!!
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They figure out some complicated cases and at other times you have to think, 'how did the original investigators miss this'? Then, in the next show, they do not have a clue.
And it is all true.
Great show!!
RSKY
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Believe it or not but in May of 2010 I eliminated TV from my home. I do not own a TV, I gave them away. My life is so much better. But I do miss NASCAR, lol. When I am in a friend’s house and the tv is on, it is just plain annoying to me. I wanna say turn that s@#$ off !!!!
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I agree! Great show...but I will add this...they could edit it down to a 1/2 hour show and cut the darn commercials.
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Yep… almost 3 years no TV time at my place but with only rabbit ears and a flat screen gifted by previous owner that tends to reboot it had not been priority…
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WWII in color on Netflix, a VERY good reminder to watch for what sacrifices has been done to have what we have today just 80 years ago.