Category: TV

Game of Thrones (season 6)

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Excellent. George R.R. Martin should put away the draft of his next book and simply fill in details around the TV series.

The Starks are some of my favourite characters. They feature very prominently in this season.

Arya training with the Faceless Men is one of the most interesting subplots.

And Jon Snow? … I believe he was killed. 🙂

Though too violent for me, I was pleased that major things actually HAPPENED this season. It wasn’t all set-up. Winter is here. Daenerys sets sail to Westeros with her companions, armies and dragons. Cersei is now the new Queen of Westeros.

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Better Call Saul season 2

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Original. Weird. Quirky. Surprising.

I really like this show. Especially the cinematography.

The con man lawyer tries to go straight. It doesn’t work for long.

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I’m really looking forward to season 3.

Better Call Saul

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Better Call Saul … is a spin-off prequel of Breaking Bad. … 

Set in 2002, Better Call Saul follows the story of small-time lawyer James Morgan “Jimmy” McGill (Bob Odenkirk), six years before his appearance on Breaking Bad as Saul Goodman …

Like its predecessor, Better Call Saul has received critical acclaim. …

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a rating of 97% …

Like most people, I really enjoyed season 1. Especially the cinematography.

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Nashville – Season 1

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The series stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, a legendary country music superstar whose stardom is beginning to fade, and Hayden Panettiere as rising star Juliette Barnes. …

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I hate football, yet loved Friday Night Lights, partly because of Connie Britton.

I dislike both Country and Western music. Would Connie Britton convince me to like Nashville?

Season 1 got a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. People love it. 

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For me it’s OK. Not nearly as good as Friday Night Lights. Too much soap opera. I doubt I’ll go on to season 2.

ABC cancelled the series after 4 seasons. Fans are still trying to #BringBackNashville.

Tiny House TV shows

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I was surprised to hear of a reality TV series featuring very small houses.

Turns out there are MANY Tiny House TV shows. 🙂

Plenty of people should be downsizing.

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Bosch – season 1

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John and Laura recommended the  BBC One series Luther. Excellent.

And – as a followup – they recommended Bosch. Another excellent cop drama. Bosch is older, whiter, less sexy …

Luther is extreme in every way. Bosch “stubbornly slow-paced”. 🙂

Bosch is an American police procedural television series produced by Amazon Studios. It stars Titus Welliver as Los Angeles Police detective Harry Bosch.

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Also well worth watching. I’m continuing on to season 2.

Fargo (season 2)

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Excellent. It’s still got the Coen brothers weirdness of the original film.

And much better than True Detective (season 2).

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The second season of the American anthology black comedy–crime drama television series Fargo premiered on October 12, 2015, on FX.

Starring Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart and Ted Danson, the season consisted of ten episodes and concluded its airing on December 14, 2015.

Set primarily between Fargo, North Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota in March 1979, the season is a prequel to the first season detailing the events that lead to a massacre in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that was often mentioned in season one. …

related – Season 3 of Fargo won’t premiere until 2017

actor Jesse Plemons

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I’m astonished at the career this guy has already enjoyed.

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Jesse Lon Plemons (born April 2, 1988) is an American actor.

He is best known for playing Landry Clarke in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, Todd Alquist in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad, and Ed Blumquist in the second season of the FX anthology series Fargo.

Plemons is also known for his film roles, including Like Mike (2002), Battleship (2012), The Master (2012), and as mobster Kevin Weeks in Black Mass (2015). …