favorite current tv series...

[Johnny test]

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.

 

[Doc Holliday]

The View.

I love the View! However i haven’t watched it since the US election. I’ve been taking a break from politics.

 

[Fradi]

I love the View! However i haven’t watched it since the US election. I’ve been taking a break from politics.

I was being sarcastic lol.
Can’t stand those women.

 

[Doc Holliday]

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.

 

[Johnny test]

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.

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

 

[tomcattwo]

Spécial ops: lioness season 1 —. 2

Black doves

The killing season 1 to 4

Reacher season 1 and 2.

The Day of the jackal

Red eye

The madness. Season 1

Annika season 1–2

Blue eye samuraï

 

[Doc Holliday]

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.

 

[Doc Holliday]

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!

 

[EagerBeaver]

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!

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.

 

[EagerBeaver]

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!

I completely agree with Doc Holliday's review of La Palma. I watched all 4 episodes and it's one of the better miniseries I have seen on Netflix this year. Very thought provoking and grapples with issues like the ethics involved in issuing impending disaster warnings to the public and "triage" in getting off an island when there are limited numbers of boats to do so. One scene in particular made me think about what it must have been like when the Titanic sank without anywhere near enough lifeboats available to carry all of those on board, meaning a bunch of people were going to need to suck it up and drown or die of hypothermia. Mostly men of course, but I think some men did make it on to the last boats. Whether that was at gunpoint or due to a payment of cash, who knows. The dead were not available to be interviewed to tell us.

I thought the special effects were pretty good although I have one minor critique: the CGI clearly slowed down the tsunami wave for dramatic effect. The wave seems to slowly linger in the background while the scrambling characters get their escape acts together when, in reality, it would have been barrelling at them at speeds in excess of 700 miles per hour (1,126.54 km per hour). This did serve to ratchet up the drama a few clicks, so I give them a pass on this scientific inaccuracy, but it's my only criticism and did not effect my overall enjoyment of the series.

I really enjoyed the actors, and those of you who have watched any Scandinavian TV will recognize Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Haukur, who has acted in many Icelandic as well as Norwegian productions. He is actually an American by birth (born in Connecticut), and he speaks the King's English in some scenes in this series. The producers only gave him a supporting role, although he is a bigger star than anyone in this show. That being said, the acting leads were all very good in their parts.

It should also be mentioned that the series was filmed on location in La Palma.

 

[EagerBeaver]

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.

I just started watching the US version, which is a Paramount/Showtime production but it's being televised on Hulu, albeit with annoying Paramount/Showtime pop-up ads and commercials, which you have to accept with some Hulu programming. Anyway, Michael Fassbender is not the only actor of note in the TV show, which features Dominic West as the Director of the CIA, Richard Gere as the London CIA Station Chief, and Jeffrey Wright as the London Station Deputy Chief, among others in a stellar cast.

I have not seen the French version, and I have no idea if it's on Hulu, Prime, or Netflix.

 

[Johnny test]

Since the French version is already finished i'm currently watching it which i may regret later since the story is pretty much the same.
For the time being and to my surprise, i think the French version is superior

 

[EagerBeaver]

Apple TV will be free this coming weekend, so take advantage as much as possible:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1873731854584693149

 

[charmer_]

Apple TV will be free this coming weekend, so take advantage as much as possible

A lot of excellent shows, for those that haven't watched yet. Probably my 2nd best source after HBO Max.

I'd recommend Severance, Silo, Shrinking, For All Mankind, Ted Lasso. Apple TV has been really good with their Sci-Fi and Comedy shows.

Currently going through Bad Monkey, and that's been pretty entertaining/funny.

 

[Frozen]

Mr. & Mrs. Smith - Amazon Prime

Cheers,
Fredd

 

[Maurice Richard]

A lot of excellent shows, for those that haven't watched yet. Probably my 2nd best source after HBO Max.

I'd recommend Severance, Silo, Shrinking, For All Mankind, Ted Lasso. Apple TV has been really good with their Sci-Fi and Comedy shows.

Currently going through Bad Monkey, and that's been pretty entertaining/funny.

was so inspired by Vince Vaugh
i set my ring tone on my cell to lagrange
like he has it in the series Bad Monkey
The Agency starring Michael Fassbender is pretty good
watching seaon 2 of silo
new dexter
Dexter: Original Sin
2024 ‧ Mystery ‧ 1 season
him as a teen which is amazing

 

[Maurice Richard]

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.

Just finished watching landman
it was entertaining Billy bob Thornton is a great actor
if you neve saw the tv series Goliath you missed a amazing cut throat lawyer series

Goliath (TV Series 2016–2021) ⭐ 8.1 | Drama

1h | 18

www.imdb.com

similar type series which gacwe me a real respect for actress Glen Close was Damages 2007 series
bad guys were Ted danson and John \Goodman great actors as well

Damages (TV Series 2007–2012) ⭐ 8.1 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

1h | 16

www.imdb.com

 

[Johnny test]

Billy bob Thornton is a great actor

he's great in that show
Started Goliath and kinda of given up at the half of the 1st season, never heard of Damages looks interesting

 

[Johnny test]

Just finished watching Sharp Objects, it's a 2018 tv show but i didn't watched it at the time
It's extremely good, only one season
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2649356/