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As above, anything from the Wire, they're all flippin ace.


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 11:24 am
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On a similar note - there was an episode of The Shield (I think it was early on) where they shot a new member of their team, man that was one of the most tense hours I've spent watching telly. Awesome. Most of the Shield was brilliant.


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 11:34 am
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there was an episode of The Shield (I think it was early on) where they shot a new member of their team, man that was one of the most tense hours I’ve spent watching telly

I'm pretty sure it was in the pilot. I rewatched that with a mate a couple years later and everything we remembered about the first season was actually in the pilot episode. That show started well, but got a bit ridiculous towards the end.


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 11:52 am
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Orphan Black,

Thanks for that. I'd heard of the show but never seen it. Watched 3 episodes back to back last night.


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 11:59 am
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Game of Thrones - The red wedding.

Even though I knew exactly what was coming it was still shocking.


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 12:00 pm
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I’m pretty sure it was in the pilot.

Thought it might've been! There were definitely a few more really tense episodes.


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 12:31 pm
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The Office. season 4 / ep 13 - The Dinner Party.


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 12:38 pm
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Breaking Bad - Ozymandias
Sopranos - Long Term Parking
Partridge - Watership Alan
Chernobyl - Episode 2


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 12:46 pm
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Mr Robot Season 4 ep 7

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Currently sitting at a 9.9 on IMDB


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 1:04 pm
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@Cougar remember that the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth originally aired on 2nd November.

Anyway ...

Fawlty Towers, Communication Problems. The one with Mrs Richards: "I wanted a room with a view of the sea." "Uh, this is the view as far as I can remember, madam." "Well it's not good enough". "Well, may I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? ..."


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 1:27 pm
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Mr Robot's already been mentioned, but I have to add the episodes:

405 - Method not allowed

Almost no dialogue spoken for the whole episode, but truly didn't notice till almost the end

and

eps3.4_runtime_err0r.r00

Fourth wall broken in the first couple of minutes and the whole episode looks like one take with no cuts

I miss Mr Robot


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 7:50 pm
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Breaking Bad - ozymandias

The Thick of It - too many to choose

Inside No. 9 - Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 8:13 pm
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Baldrick warns everyone to be careful of the first step as it could trip someone

It's a splinter isn't it? And he says that could hurt someone.


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 8:52 pm
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Orphan Black,

Thanks for that. I’d heard of the show but never seen it.

It's brilliant. Even if you don't buy into it, it's worth watching for the lead actress' skills in kinda the same way that Breaking Bad is worth it for the cinematography.


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 9:15 pm
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Bambi


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 10:39 pm
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Some brilliant calls here

Sopranos: Pine Barrens was pure genius

I hated the musical episode of Buffy at the time but now realise it's truly amazing

Rick and Morty: Season 3, Episode 7
The Ricklantis Mixup (tales from the citadel) ,


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 11:01 pm
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I hated the musical episode of Buffy at the time but now realise it’s truly amazing

When it was announced the entire world went "well, Buffy just jumped the shark." But it is an outstanding piece of television for two reasons.

1) It works incredibly well for what it is, a musical. You can buy the soundtrack, cons have singalong sessions. Even self-contained, it's a masterpiece.

2) It's probably the most pivotal episode in the entirety of the show's run, so many plot strands affecting so many characters all come to a head in it. The story arc basically hard-lefts, to do that in a 'novelty' episode rather than having OMWF just being an amusing throwaway episode must have taken some testicular fortitude. Arguably it works because of the yin-yang of the seriousness of the plot with the levity the music brings. No-one gets out of that episode unscathed, take away the tunes and it's dark as a shit after a night on the red wine.


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 11:12 pm
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Atlanta is close to perfect. If I had to choose an ep... Teddy Perkins!


 
Posted : 17/07/2020 11:38 pm
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Last episode of 6 Feet Under.


 
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