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Just finished The Peripheral on Prime.

Based on the book by William Gibson.

Some people will find it confusing and a bit of a mind f@@k.
Takes a couple of episodes to get your head around the story & concepts but it was good.

Only one season so far, hopefully there will be another as we are interested in where the story goes.
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Just finished series 2 of The Capture on ABC iView. Friggin’ Hell that’s one of the best series I’ve seen in a while. Simply marvellous and gripping. 5 stars out of 5
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Check out Goiliath (Amazon Prime) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4687880/
Follows "a down-and-out lawyer (Billy Bob Thornton) as he seeks redemption.

Creators : David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro.

Given the pedigree of the creators, it moved to a straight-to-series order of eight episodes oin 2015 and Amazon renewed for a fourth and final seasonin 2021.

Kelly has another 2 shoes in post production and 1 in development ~

Love and Death Writer Post-productionTV Mini Series 2023

A Man in Full Writer Post-productionTV Mini Series 2023

The Institute Writer In DevelopmentTV Mini Series
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Check out Killing Eve (ABC iView / Stan) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7016936/

Follows the lives of a security operative and an assassin whom become inextricably linked.
If you like irreverent, mordant and politically-incorrect humor, look no further.

Creator : Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Director : Damon Thomas
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^^ If you liked Killing Eve, try Kleo on Netflix. Follows the exploits of an East German assassin during the unification.
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Anyone watching Yellowstone? I love it!
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Your honour, on Stan, same lead as Breaking Bad, which was seriously the best show ever !

Hard to watch,oh so very hard, but brilliant, Bryan Cranston plays just the best conflicted anti heroes over! Amazing actor
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Your Honour is quality, Bryan Cranston is a generational actor. Breaking Bad was as good as I've seen, Sopranos quality.

Yellowstone opened with a bang, but lost me about Season 3, they really started juming the shark. Taylor Sheriden is a quality writer though.
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think positive wrote:Your honour, on Stan, same lead as Breaking Bad, which was seriously the best show ever !

Hard to watch,oh so very hard, but brilliant, Bryan Cranston plays just the best conflicted anti heroes over! Amazing actor
Season 2 starts on Jan 14th. I also noticed that the actress who played the mobster's daughter is now John Dutton's PA in Yellowstone.
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Bucks5 wrote:
think positive wrote:Your honour, on Stan, same lead as Breaking Bad, which was seriously the best show ever !

Hard to watch,oh so very hard, but brilliant, Bryan Cranston plays just the best conflicted anti heroes over! Amazing actor
Season 2 starts on Jan 14th. I also noticed that the actress who played the mobster's daughter is now John Dutton's PA in Yellowstone.
Ah yes that’s where I have seen her, longer hair!
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Have you watched breaking bad?

I agree Laurie, a show you can rewatch, no bad seasons!
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No I haven't watched Breaking Bad (or Better call Saul), they are on my list and one day I will get to them.

Back onto Yellowstone, did you watch the prequels 1883 and 1923? I liked 1883 but I am struggling with 1923 even though it stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren.
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I started to, I’ll have another go!

Seriously get on to breaking bad! It’s incredible,I’m going to rewatch from the first episode in my gym when I finish the sci-fi thing I’m watching!

I liked Saul too, but it’s not a patch on breaking bad!
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Apple TV ( doing the 3 free month trial) watching:

Tehran Series 2 (Series 1 was on Amazon / Prime) part way through it (thrilling suspenseful spy drama)

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm_vHTy9IYA

Slow Horses which is lots of fun also a spy drama with Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott-Thomas

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9ZJChzPn0U
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Dark Beanie wrote:Just finished The Peripheral on Prime.

Based on the book by William Gibson.

Some people will find it confusing and a bit of a mind f@@k.
Takes a couple of episodes to get your head around the story & concepts but it was good.

Only one season so far, hopefully there will be another as we are interested in where the story goes.
This was a solid 1st season, as of December 2022, there has been no official confirmation of a season two. Given the finale has only just aired, I'd expect it'll be several months before Amazon confirm if they've committed to underwriting a 2nd series.
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Been working my way through Godfather of Harlem (Stan) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8080122/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Follows a gangster named Bumpy Johnson whom makes his way in Harlem during the 1960s. A TV prequel to the 2007 film, 'American Gangster', which centered on the criminal enterprise of Frank Lucas.

Creators : Chris Brancato (Narcos) & Paul Eckstein (Narcos)
Headline Stars : Forest Whitaker (The Crying Game, The Last King of Scotland), Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket) & Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad)

For the genre, its solid enough, although lacks the Soprano's effect.
Worth a watch though, interesting period drama rolled in, given it's set in the '60's.
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