New telly shows thread

[Barney]

We got one episode into Deadloch and didn't go back. Jesus that was painful to watch, sorry guys. You lot are usually spot on with your recommendations but not this one.

Odd isnt it our own personal likes and dislikes - as we loved it. But each to their own

Not particularly odd, but given the track record of this thread, very much unexpected.

[Rhythm]

Been laid up sick this week so burned through some TV.

From series 2. Very much Lost mixed with "anything by Mike Flanagan" but entertaining throughout.

Rabbit Hole - This was less good. Plot holes and shitty story devices all over the place but kept us going anyway.

[Deckard]

Just finished Season 1 of Only Murders in the Apartment (comedy whodunnit series) and we genuinely loved it - any series which has a completely silent and subtitled episode which is still brilliant is doing well in my book.....Loved the chemistry of the 3 leads and hey theres Sting taking the piss out of himself too.....

Can get very meta too which I loved and as always Steve Martin is a joy .... more please , oh wait Here comes season 2....

[Rhythm]

Only Murders is fab. Good silly fun, everyone's having a great time.

We just burned through Jury Duty on Freevee. Promises to be a documentary looking at the jury trial system in the States, following a real trial.

Only its not real. Everyone in it is an actor, except for one dude. It ends up being a prank pulled on this one guy that lasts 17 days. It's absolutely fantastic. The final episode is a lovely "how they did it" episode. Cannot recommend this one highly enough

[Deckard]

Cant wait -



And also looking forward to their future werewolf spoof - We're Wolves.

[MattyP]

Apparently Frasier is coming back... new series on Paramount+ on October 12th... loved the original so hopefully the writing is upto scratch. Nicholas Lyndhurst is apparently making a guest appearance too! Nice to see that brits are still represented in it...

[Deckard]

Shame to see the last of S4 of Only Murders in the Building last night but it was another great series....who knew Steve Martin could be funny anymore ?



Still brutal !

[Misfit]

Shame to see the last of S4 of Only Murders in the Building last night but it was another great series....who knew Steve Martin could be funny anymore ?

Unless you got the time machine working, I assume you mean S3. It does look like they have confirmed there will be an S4.

I finished S2 last night having binged most of it this week. I'm still not sure why it is so compelling, it's an odd mix of twee/funny/serious and should really fail, but I seem to love it. (The new puppy/5 dog household is knackering my wife out so much right now that she's going to bed early so I have rare TV catch-up time and the pup seems knackered by the time I get home)

[WiteWulf]

I know this is the "New" telly shows thread, but I just finished watching Schitt's Creek, and it was just lovely (while being a bit cringe a lot of the time, but that's kinda the point).

I need a new 25min comedy show, now, please. I don't do the American dead-pan stuff like Arrested Development. I want actual laughs

[Deckard]

I know this is the "New" telly shows thread, but I just finished watching Schitt's Creek, and it was just lovely (while being a bit cringe a lot of the time, but that's kinda the point).

I need a new 25min comedy show, now, please. I don't do the American dead-pan stuff like Arrested Development. I want actual laughs

Hubby loved that too - Big Bang is wonderful and full of jokes...What we do in the shadows or Wellington I heartily recommend too

[Rhythm]

I know this is the "New" telly shows thread, but I just finished watching Schitt's Creek, and it was just lovely (while being a bit cringe a lot of the time, but that's kinda the point).

Oh man, that show. Not afraid to admit that I cried like a baby for that entire last episode

[Rhythm]

Big Bang is wonderful and full of jokes

Does that hold up? I found it had too many "isms" for me at the time. Managed to be equal parts sexist, ableist and racist all whilst also laughing at nerd culture (rather than laughing with). For my money Phineas and Ferb is a way way better nerd show.

FWIW I had a bunch of nerdy mates who like BBT but I viewed it as akin to how shows like Love Thy Neighbour had big black followings. Despite the portrayals being horrifically bad, they weren't being represented anywhere else.

[Misfit]

I need a new 25min comedy show, now, please. I don't do the American dead-pan stuff like Arrested Development. I want actual laughs

Well, you can't go wrong with Derry Girls, but that won't take long to work through.

We still love Seinfeld, the odd episode would be done differently today and his standup minute before each show is awful, but most of it holds up very well. We generally do an episode or two a week if we need something light before bed and have it pretty much on rotation as 9 seasons takes so long to get through at that speed.

[Deckard]

We have Spaced, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Black Books, Toast, IT Crowd and Father Ted on comedy rotation at least once a year ! And the first 6 or 7 seasons of Frasier ever few years before the totally awful "British" family arrive to ruin everything....

[WiteWulf]

Cheers folks!

+1 for Derry Girls, and agree with Rhythm on BBT: it was never "laughing with", always "laughing at" from where I was sitting. I got into Phineas & Ferb via my (then) young son, and absolutely loved it!

FWIW, also just started watching Mrs Davis, which is all sorts of bonkers if you like your conspiracy theories and motorcycling nuns