Topic: The TV Show Thread

@Tjuz Yeah, Lindelof has really delivered many hours of high quality TV. Which reminds me of the shameful fact that I still haven't seen The Leftovers, so I need to get on that. I was going to pick it up right after Watchmen blew me away, but something got in the way.
Added Trying to my list, too. Sounds like it might be my kinda jam Apple TV+ is a really strong service for me and my tastes. There's a lot on there I haven't seen, but the hit rate of what I have seen is off the charts compared to the other streamers.

@RogerRoger Yes! Ted Lasso is the perfect example of your original point! It is mature in its tones, themes and, yes, language, but it just makes it feel more... real. Natural, even.
I'm also currently watching a quite gory "Lost"-like horror series called From and the f-bombs are flying really fast and loose on that show, but it actually enhances the dialogue and makes it feel more natural as quite a lot of people would use that kind of language in those kinds of situations. In other words, it doesn't feel speculative and it enhances rather than distracts. Same with Lasso, I feel (minus the blood and gore, of course... think Lasso would have been a different show with more blood and gore )

@FuriousMachine Get on "The Leftovers" immediately mate. It's Top 10 of all time material.

@LN78 @FuriousMachine
Agreed Leftovers is bleak as all hell so don't watch if you are not in a good mindset but it's S-tier.

Just chiming in here, Leftovers is actually in my top #5 of all time - an absolute masterclass.

#1 The Wire / #2 The Leftovers / #3 Succession (it stuck the landing ) / #4 Dark / #5 The Shield

(Honorable mentions = Mad Men / Justified / Game of Thrones / Watchmen / Lost / Counterpart / The Americans / True Detective S1)

Could never really get into The Leftovers. I don’t mind some bleak TV but it veered a bit too heavily into ‘just not enjoying it’ territory for me so dropped it.

For those quizzically inclined in the UK, Only Connect and University Challenge return on the same day (17th July). Sadly no mention of Mastermind to complete the trifecta.

@BeerIsAwesome Dead happy to have them back but still not happy about that Amol Rajan being given University Challenge. Feels like it’s all one big club and only a couple of people get all the jobs.

@nessisonett I think their hand was kinda forced with Jeremy Paxman now suffering from Parkinson's disease. Of course, given the current news about the BBC, I think pretty much every male presenter is going to be a controversial appointment for a few weeks.