Wasn't she involved w/ some suspicious death at some point? Maybe I'm misremembering.100% with you on Keri. Nice list.
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Best TV Shows
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I hate network TV so much. It gets on my nerves when passing by and the GF is indulging. For so many reasons it makes my skin crawl.
The good old days when you had 3 channels, I get the love for the old re-runs. Either you dig it or read a book.
What? No Peaky Blinders?
Yup! Add it to the list! No Breaking Bad though - it’s top 20 but has a lot of issues most overlook.
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Oddly enough, I am not a fan of Nathan Lane, but I thought he was great in Modern Family.
I'm curious what the issues are.
And have you still not watched The Wire?
Guilty. But, I’m gonna watch it!
Overall BB is excellent, but I don’t like that it’s essentially two shows. The first - that ends when Frang is killed - was supposed to be the original ending. But, it caught fire by then and they had to figure out a way to shoehorn another year and a half of story and make it make sense. They also conveniently did away with White’s cancer when it became inconvenient to the plot. I’d add that Walter White was a good person - to turn like he did is incredible to the point of disbelief. As is that he became a criminal mastermind. I love the cast, writing, cinematography, etc, but I have zero desire to revisit it like I do with other shows. It also sent us to the Giancarlo Esposito as villain for every show imaginable era (which I’m not complaining much about save the stereotyping - can’t we go School Daze Esposito!?!) which is fine if not Star Wars.
Al Swearingen’s line in Deadwood (among his many amazing lines) - “As a base of operations, you can’t beat a ******* saloon”
Disagree on Walt. His cracks began to show very early - his volatility, his insecurity, his immense ego. He was never a good person - he just never had the money and power to let his real self out.
My (short) list:
The Wire. Just watched it for the 3rd time. Amazing stuff
Breaking Bad - the show I most enjoyed as pure entertainment
Sopranos - the OG prestige show. They overdid the Melfi appointments by the later years, but it holds up
Deadwood - Al Swearengen is my favorite character of all. It was an absolute travesty that HBO cut it short.
The Wire. Just watched it for the 3rd time. Amazing stuff
Breaking Bad - the show I most enjoyed as pure entertainment
Sopranos - the OG prestige show. They overdid the Melfi appointments by the later years, but it holds up
Deadwood - Al Swearengen is my favorite character of all. It was an absolute travesty that HBO cut it short.
I wouldn’t go as far as to say that Walter was never a good person, check out the flashback scenes with Gretchen and with Skyler. But once he walked away from Grey Matter, well, he got dark.
Propaganda? The show is as relevant today as ever. Writing was the very best. Topics (peace riots, war/peace, health, computers, infidelity, families turmoil) are still firmly on radar today.
Changed TV forever…and society.
Don’t forget - Justified S2 was the big time debut of the tremendous Kaitlyn Dever as Loretta. Also - S2 by far my favorite season. Mags was amazing.
We Own this City was also very good. Also had The Wire cast members.
+1. The Wire was just amazing when you start to consider that nobody had heard of most of that cast.
I had no idea that Idris Elba was British until later on
.A lot of the casting came from within the area.
The Snoop character was so good but she ended up in trouble.
I dont know who I liked more on that show Omar was one of my all time favorite characters and Michael K. Williams was a great actor (RIP)
Wendell Peirce is just really good in everything he does.
But I think my 2 favorite characters and actors on the show were Clark Peters and Andry Royo.
So many just flat out good performances and writing.
It was especially true if you were living in the Balto. area at the time, the mayoral Carcetti characters was not really that fictional cough, cough O'Malley, cough cough. LOL.
back in the day it seemed my wife and I would make at least one pilgrimage to Baltimore, and specifically Fells Point. We were there in the Homocide days and saw some of the guys around. So the Wire was a natural one for us. I loved when Bunk talked about his lacrosse days vs the prep school kids. Seems to me Bunk went to Edmenton (sp?) which I believe was Charlie Pitmans school as well.+1. The Wire was just amazing when you start to consider that nobody had heard of most of that cast.
I had no idea that Idris Elba was British until later on
A lot of the casting came from within the area.
The Snoop character was so good but she ended up in trouble.
I dont know who I liked more on that show Omar was one of my all time favorite characters and Michael K. Williams was a great actor (RIP)
Wendell Peirce is just really good in everything he does.
But I think my 2 favorite characters and actors on the show were Clark Peters and Andry Royo.
So many just flat out good performances and writing.
It was especially true if you were living in the Balto. area at the time, the mayoral Carcetti characters was not really that fictional cough, cough O'Malley, cough cough. LOL.
some of those Homicide Life on the Street actors stayed after the series, Yaphet Kotto, was one of them although I heard he wasn't especially nice.
The final season of the Wire pretty much filmed right out side my Townhouse in Mt. Vernon. (i83 ran right behind it) and the Sun Printing building was about 2 blocks down the street.
Speaking of Idris Elba, The Office was great (but long before he was on it).+1. The Wire was just amazing when you start to consider that nobody had heard of most of that cast.
I had no idea that Idris Elba was British until later on
A lot of the casting came from within the area.
The Snoop character was so good but she ended up in trouble.
I dont know who I liked more on that show Omar was one of my all time favorite characters and Michael K. Williams was a great actor (RIP)
Wendell Peirce is just really good in everything he does.
But I think my 2 favorite characters and actors on the show were Clark Peters and Andry Royo.
So many just flat out good performances and writing.
It was especially true if you were living in the Balto. area at the time, the mayoral Carcetti characters was not really that fictional cough, cough O'Malley, cough cough. LOL.
I'm about to speak heresy on this board but I was not a big Office Fan, it was ok. I have no idea why Elba was in it.
Now if you want to watch some flat out terrific acting, writing and grit, watch him in Luther. Fantastic.
I never found Gleason’s constant yelling to be funny in the least. But hey I understand others loved the show.
Oh ****, I forgot to put them on my list as well. Great show.
Melfi added very little after the beginning. She almost ruined the show near the end
Love Slow Horses, looking fwd to another season. Americans was damn good as well, can't even remember how it ended though.
For the Jennings parents, it ended in the only way it could have. For their kids, well, the writers got creative.
First couple seasons of Killing Eve were great; but it got a bit stale.
Forgot to add Mr. & Mrs. Smith on Prime - first season was excellent - another is coming soon. Forgot Shogun too…
Forgot to add Mr. & Mrs. Smith on Prime - first season was excellent - another is coming soon. Forgot Shogun too…