Would love some recommendations from across the pond. We watch a lot of stuff on BritBox. Some favorites are:
Shetland
Karen Pirie
Luther
MI-5
Reyka
Instant Gardener
Escape to the Country
Vera
Anything with Nigella in it
DCI Banks
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 2:26 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 2:26 am
by E.H. Ruddock
It’s great but it’s Australian. Really good show though
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 2:27 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 2:28 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 2:29 am
by doug rr
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 2:29 am
by E.H. Ruddock
Trag A bunch of us talked about it i on rm. what do you want from me. It came out years ago
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 2:30 am
by E.H. Ruddock
doug rr wrote:
Yes please
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 2:39 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 2:42 am
by E.H. Ruddock
We just talked about it in the what are you watching thread. Just search the word “between”. Now can we please get on topic?
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 3:12 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 5:52 am
by contamination
Line of Duty and Press were excellent. Vigil, The North Water, Blue Lights and The Responder were also alright. There's also Brassic which is an excellent British TV show, but it's not a BBC production. Oh and I remember really liking The Hour which has Ben Whishaw and Dominic West. That's a BBC series.
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 6:52 am
by Ello Sailor
Black Books is the best.
Well, maybe second to Nigella's boons.
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 4:11 pm
by contamination
I also forgot to mention this. I think I saw one episode but never saw the rest even though I really liked it:
Re: British television
Posted: Fri July 19, 2024 5:34 pm
by Ms Harmless
I watch Bargain Hunt every fucking day
and obviously there's original Masterchef (and Masterchef Professionals)
if you like comedy, I really enjoy Gavin & Stacey; it had James Corden when he was actually funny and nice
