favorite current tv series...
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I am watching a very interesting British spy drama just released onto Netflix Thursday, called Black Doves. Netflix renewed it for a second season just 2 days post-release which for them is highly unusual. Anyway, it stars Keira Knightley who works for a private spy organization, which is British based but sells classified information to the highest bidder with no regard for ideological position of said highest bidder. Knightley has a very lucrative honeytrap going as she has seduced and married a fast rising politician in the British government from whom she is stealing classified information. There is more to it than that but that's all you really need to know. Filmed in a neo noir style and has your typical British production values.
This Black Doves organization is sort of a different version of U.N.C.L.E. in the Man from U.N.C.L.E TV series. Whereas U.N.C.L.E. was interested in maintaining international law and order, the Black Doves organization is a purely for profit company which doesn't give a shit who they sell their secrets to- the highest bidder gets them. They are the free agents of the spy world.
This Black Doves organization is sort of a different version of U.N.C.L.E. in the Man from U.N.C.L.E TV series. Whereas U.N.C.L.E. was interested in maintaining international law and order, the Black Doves organization is a purely for profit company which doesn't give a shit who they sell their secrets to- the highest bidder gets them. They are the free agents of the spy world.
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I'm halfway through it and it's not bad, many too many flashbacks but very watchable.
Not super excited since i find Keira Knightley quite unremarkable but the plot is entertaining.
Yellowstone
To everyone’s shock i only started to watch this great series last month & now that i’ve seen every episode so far i have to confess that it’s an absolutely great series & the many praises it has received are all wel deserved! This is probably my favorite series since Game of Thrones ended! Brilliant!
To everyone’s shock i only started to watch this great series last month & now that i’ve seen every episode so far i have to confess that it’s an absolutely great series & the many praises it has received are all wel deserved! This is probably my favorite series since Game of Thrones ended! Brilliant!
Haven't started yet but i watched several Taylor Sheridan's produced TV-shows since he's pretty much everywhere these days, "Mayor of Kingstown" and "Landman" lately.
Landman is pretty impressive since it's about an unusual topic (oil industry) that doesn't particularly interest me and characters that i don't find particularly sympathetic. And yet, the acting, the story and the dialogues are so incredible that i can't wait till next week for a new episode.
I felt the same way about ‘Succession’ yet it was probably my favorite series when it was on.
You do not mention that there are certain frauds on the viewer, one of which is that although the series is presented as taking place in Philadelphiia, it was actually filmed in Toronto for financial reasons. This fraud comes to a head when the main character and his daughter walk into a restaurant and order a couple of Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches, and watch the cook puts mayonnaise on them. No cook in Philadelphia would ever do such a thing. Only a Canadian would. Most Philadelphians would say "get the fuck out of here with mayo on my Philly Cheesesteak." I have heard that many TVs were broken in Philadelphia by viewers upset by this scene.
You do realize that there's a gazillion of US movies or tv shows that are shot in Canada, mostly Toronto and Vancouver right?
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Of course I do- as I said in the above post, it's cheaper to do so. That doesn't suspend the obligation to get certain details right like the essential ingredients of a Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich.
you're right and it happens a lot of times, i like the movie "ronin" but the car chase in the streets of Paris makes absolutely no sense for a parisian.
i also realized that if i notice these kind of details it's usually when the movie/tv show story is not fascinating enough
i also realized that if i notice these kind of details it's usually when the movie/tv show story is not fascinating enough
I'm currently watching The Agency with Michael Fassbender which is a remake of Le bureau des légendes (The Bureau in English) and, for some reasons, i never watched the French version which is a bit weird for me
Anyway both shows are now available on the same platform so i had the chance to compare the 2 and it's quite surprising since, besides a couple of changes it's the exact same story, even the dialogues and the structure of each episode.
The photography is quite different, the French one being more realistic, down to earth and they toned down some sexual references in the US adaptation.
Anyway it's a great TV show, well, 2 great tv shows in fact, so i recommend them both.
If you fancy Michael Fassbender watch the US version, and the French one if Mathieu Kassovitz is your favorite.
Anyway both shows are now available on the same platform so i had the chance to compare the 2 and it's quite surprising since, besides a couple of changes it's the exact same story, even the dialogues and the structure of each episode.
The photography is quite different, the French one being more realistic, down to earth and they toned down some sexual references in the US adaptation.
Anyway it's a great TV show, well, 2 great tv shows in fact, so i recommend them both.
If you fancy Michael Fassbender watch the US version, and the French one if Mathieu Kassovitz is your favorite.
I love the View! However i haven’t watched it since the US election. I’ve been taking a break from politics.
Black Doves (2024)
Six-part miniseries starring Keira Knightley & Ben Whishaw. It’s billed as a murder mystery thriller involving british, chinese & american spies. I enjoyed it very much however i needed to rewind the final episode back & forth several times since the plot was getting a bit complicated. I wanted to make sure i got everything right! I expect that there will be a second season. Watched it on Netflix.
Six-part miniseries starring Keira Knightley & Ben Whishaw. It’s billed as a murder mystery thriller involving british, chinese & american spies. I enjoyed it very much however i needed to rewind the final episode back & forth several times since the plot was getting a bit complicated. I wanted to make sure i got everything right! I expect that there will be a second season. Watched it on Netflix.
it was mentioned a couple of weeks ago, found it average but entertaining.
I still think Keira Knightley is quite average at best, lots of holes in the behaviour of the characters but that doens't bother me that much, i think The Diplomat, another Netflix mini was way better.
And you're correct, season 2 was announced even before the premiere
I don’t disagree. I have yet to watch The Diplomat & plan to in the near future.
La Palma (2024)
Norwegian miniseries which just showed up on Netflix. It’s a four-part miniseries where vacationers from Norway head to a resort located on La Palma island which is located in the Canary Islands. What they don’t know is that there is an active volcano just about to erupt which will cause all kinds of disastrous events such as a tsunami. The series centres on a family of vacationers during Christmas week & the geologists who become aware of the impending disaster & their difficulties trying to coax politicians to do something to warn the population. I really enjoyed this series & it’s currently one of the most-watched tv shows on Netflix Canada. It’s very well made, the actors are superb & the special effects very believable. I recommend it!
Norwegian miniseries which just showed up on Netflix. It’s a four-part miniseries where vacationers from Norway head to a resort located on La Palma island which is located in the Canary Islands. What they don’t know is that there is an active volcano just about to erupt which will cause all kinds of disastrous events such as a tsunami. The series centres on a family of vacationers during Christmas week & the geologists who become aware of the impending disaster & their difficulties trying to coax politicians to do something to warn the population. I really enjoyed this series & it’s currently one of the most-watched tv shows on Netflix Canada. It’s very well made, the actors are superb & the special effects very believable. I recommend it!
It's the #2 ranked TV show on Netflix in the USA this week. The #1 show is the new season of Virgin River and the #1 movie is Carry On with Jason Bateman.
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