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  • What next to while away the winter nights?
  • Northwind
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    Oz. Needs a wee bit too much suspension of disbelief in later series but when it’s good its bloomin brilliant. Just in case Breaking Bad was too cheerful for you

    andyeez
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    Underbelly on NF

    tenfoot
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    Scandal is worth a look. Starts slow but I was hooked after 3 episodes. Agree that Orange is the New Black is worth watching, along with House of Cards and Boss (kelsey grammar).

    You could also try West Wing if you haven’t seen that.

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    kimbers
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    Justified

    Deadwood

    ahwiles
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    learn to build wheels.

    spacemonkey
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    Peaky Blinders
    True Detective

    MSP
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    True detective is overrated IMO, the atmosphere it sets is good, and it builds up some decent tension to start, but the plot falls apart after a while and ultimately it fails to deliver.

    jimjam
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    toby1

    Walking Dead season 2 dragged, but it does improve, trust me.

    It was dire. Absolutely dire. They sacked Frank Darabont and the show took a nose dive off a cliff. And what’s unforgivable is that they dragged it out purely because they knew they had a cash cow, most of it wasn’t in the comic. Absolute pap.

    [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDbi7P93Np8&list=UUSc16oMxxlcJSb9SXkjwMjA[/video]

    This sums it up perfectly, and made me laugh my ass off. Skip to 17mins in for season 2. I picked iyt up again in Season 3, but then it stalled really bad again, I can’t remember when, season 4 maybe?

    tomd
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    Just started wheel building, home brewing and some cack-handed woodworking to pass the winter nights. I used to do quite a bit of night riding but now have quite a long bike commute so can’t really be bothered with that. For me anything is better than watching TV.

    tthew
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    I watched the first episode of Gomorrah, which is an Italian, subtitled thing about criminal gangs in Naples. That looked like it had potential.

    edhornby
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    I can’t stand any of these big american series, they are built backwards with the Ad Revenue model built then slots filled, then they make the series and tell the writers and directors to make it long enough – hence why there are always spurious plotlines, tracking shots, inane conversations about relationships because it’s not ‘gritty realism’ just a method of killing time

    I quite enjoy Montalbano but because it’s on at 9pm on a Saturday night I either miss it or fall asleep, might see if I can get Gomorrah on the planner..

    chakaping
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    I watched the first episode of Gomorrah, which is an Italian, subtitled thing about criminal gangs in Naples. That looked like it had potential.

    Follow-up to the awesome Romanzo Criminale.

    Which is like an Italian mash-up of The Sweeney, Goodfellas and Emmanuelle.

    dudeofdoom
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    Yeah Justified good always forget that one it doesn’t seem to get the same attention as breakingbad/WalkingDead….

    chakaping
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    +1 for Deadwood too

    My favourite modern TV show (ie. not including Twin Peaks).

    Al Swearengen for President!

    scandal42
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    +1 Lilyhammer

    Can’t wait for series 3

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