HomeObviously i don't expect it to be rigidly true to life.
I'm talking about the replay value of a specific plot line.
I'm talking about the replay value of a specific plot line.
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22 Re: Drama Series Thread Sun Feb 05 2012, 19:55
bwfc71
Ivan Campo
Reebok Trotter wrote:The CSI series are all pretty much the same. Hawaii Five O is a bit dated. It finished in 1980 and Jack Lord died in 1998. Book him Danno! ( My arse! )
Although the original H50 was the dogs bollocks, along with Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue and St Elsewhere, I do like the new H50 (2nd season on Sundays on Sky1).
Another drama I do like at moment has to be the 2nd series of Mad Men - shame that finishes next Thursday. Also CBS Drama is currently repeating Mile High, which I did enjoy when it was on Sky 1 (along with its sister series The Dream Team)
23 Re: Drama Series Thread Sun Feb 05 2012, 19:56
Reebok Trotter
Nat Lofthouse
I didn't know they had made a remake of Hawaii Five O. Is nothing sacred ?
24 Re: Drama Series Thread Sun Feb 05 2012, 19:58
Hipster_Nebula
Nat Lofthouse
Jin from Lost appears to be in it!
25 Re: Drama Series Thread Sun Feb 05 2012, 21:13
Reebok Trotter
Nat Lofthouse
I bet he plays Danno. He's lost a lot of weight since the original.
26 Re: Drama Series Thread Sun Feb 05 2012, 21:46
Banks of the Croal
Frank Worthington
Two good Dramas started last week on BBC1.
"Prisoner's Wives" and "Inside Job"
"Prisoner's Wives" and "Inside Job"
27 Re: Drama Series Thread Mon Feb 06 2012, 10:29
aaron_bwfc
Moderator
A good one that used to be on More4 and was on Channel 4 now and again was ''Without a trace'', a cracking FBI missing persons series which I highly recommend.
I have never sat down and watched CSI but I am told I would love it if I like Without a trace.
I have never sat down and watched CSI but I am told I would love it if I like Without a trace.
28 Re: Drama Series Thread Mon Feb 06 2012, 11:39
doffcocker
Ivan Campo
bwfc71 wrote:Most admit I am a bit of a fan of the 80's and have box sets of some of the "great" classics from then...
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet!
Van Der Valk (all series')
Buck Rogers
Sharpe (I know that is more the 90's era)
Sledge Hammer
Cold Feet
Blake's 7
Spooks
Robin of Sherwood
But of today's drama's I must admit there is very little I am interested in as they tend to be very formulaic nowadays but the ones I do like are:
Blue Blood
Hustle (although this is the final series)
Hawaii Five O
Boardwalk Empire
Whitechapel
Must admit I cannot shows such as NCIS (all variants), CSI (all variants) Law & Order (all variants) - they just seem like very lazy TV as why have all variamnts and each based on the same premise and more than likely having same stories over and over again...
Love Cold Feet. So, so dry humour.
29 Re: Drama Series Thread Mon Feb 06 2012, 11:41
bwfc71
Ivan Campo
doffcocker wrote:bwfc71 wrote:Most admit I am a bit of a fan of the 80's and have box sets of some of the "great" classics from then...
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet!
Van Der Valk (all series')
Buck Rogers
Sharpe (I know that is more the 90's era)
Sledge Hammer
Cold Feet
Blake's 7
Spooks
Robin of Sherwood
But of today's drama's I must admit there is very little I am interested in as they tend to be very formulaic nowadays but the ones I do like are:
Blue Blood
Hustle (although this is the final series)
Hawaii Five O
Boardwalk Empire
Whitechapel
Must admit I cannot shows such as NCIS (all variants), CSI (all variants) Law & Order (all variants) - they just seem like very lazy TV as why have all variamnts and each based on the same premise and more than likely having same stories over and over again...
Love Cold Feet. So, so dry humour.
I got the box set years ago, when I still lived in Bolton. But have to admit is just seems to get continuously repeated over here - although in a late slot of about 11pm!
They also keep repeating 'Allo 'Allo as well - for some reason they really love that show!
30 Re: Drama Series Thread Mon Feb 06 2012, 11:42
Quent
Nicolas Anelka
bwfc71 wrote:
Must admit I cannot shows such as NCIS (all variants), CSI (all variants) Law & Order (all variants)
Hello bwfc71, nice to meet you.
But I'm afraid I can't have you slagging off my favourite programme of all time - Law & Order is brilliant. Great actors, great stories and most importantly, great characters.
31 Re: Drama Series Thread Mon Feb 06 2012, 11:46
bwfc71
Ivan Campo
Quent wrote:bwfc71 wrote:
Must admit I cannot shows such as NCIS (all variants), CSI (all variants) Law & Order (all variants)
Hello bwfc71, nice to meet you.
But I'm afraid I can't have you slagging off my favourite programme of all time - Law & Order is brilliant. Great actors, great stories and most importantly, great characters.
Don't get me wrong the originals of each of those Franchises are/were great, but it is lazy TV by the makers and schedulers when they start creating spin-off after spin-off after spin-off - just seems to be no originality by the major US Networks nowadays. Plus by the time L&O was axed last year they did look as though they were repeating storylines - which they are now doing on L&O:UK (especially when you see in the credits - adapted from...)
32 Re: Drama Series Thread Mon Feb 06 2012, 12:34
Hipster_Nebula
Nat Lofthouse
CSI:NY is something i will watch if I'm bored as F and there's nothing on.
it really is nonsense though.
it really is nonsense though.
33 Re: Drama Series Thread Mon Feb 06 2012, 12:39
Quent
Nicolas Anelka
bwfc71 wrote:
Don't get me wrong the originals of each of those Franchises are/were great, but it is lazy TV by the makers and schedulers when they start creating spin-off after spin-off after spin-off - just seems to be no originality by the major US Networks nowadays. Plus by the time L&O was axed last year they did look as though they were repeating storylines - which they are now doing on L&O:UK (especially when you see in the credits - adapted from...)
The original Law & Order was brilliant from the first to the last series, SUV was good for the first 6 or so seasons but went really silly and over the top from then on. I thought Law & Order: LA was outstanding, amazing they cancelled it after one season.
I like the UK version, Bradley Walsh is great, but it's a bit of a con basing them on the American episodes, that really is lazy TV!
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