It’s a bizarre storyline but I’m a David Harbour fan so I’ll keep watching. I do wonder if taking this role was some sort of redemption for what transpired between him and his ex wife. Whatever. I’m down for it!
It’s all rather ridiculous, implausible (Martin Marvin?) and quite violent. It’s interesting that trashy people in Australia live and behave basically the same way as they do in the US. The main characters just aren’t appealing enough to stick with the show.
There is a lot of charisma between Peter and Rose, replaced by Isabel in season 3. It’s not as slick or uber violent as most detective series and maybe that’s why I like it. Ultimately there is a dark government conspiracy involved with enough realism to keep us watching.
I couldn’t get through the first 30 minutes of this—awkward and implausible. It’s OK to aim for over the top surrealism and irony but you also need gravity and suspense. This show doesn’t have either. An excruciating watch.
It’s hard to route for these money-grubbing charismatic miscreants, but something inside you doesn’t want to see them fail either. The marvelous all -encompassing dialogue is the thing that makes watching this series worthwhile.
The script is well written and it has high production value, but the money grubbing characters are so repellent it’s hard to feel anything for them except nausea.
Very entertaining. Sure there is violence and nudity but also an intriguing story, compelling characters and actors who are giving the performances of their career in sone cases (Graham McTavish for one).
This is not merely about gay hockey players. It’s about homophobia in professional sports and how love between two men will always be denigrated and **** production is excellent , the acting, the complex relations (yes including sex) have never been so realistically portrayed before in either film nor television.
The whole series seems a bit convoluted and an international slog. .What is the main character’s real name? What is his motivation? Who cares? Hollander also seems very diminutive in his role.
This show had so much potential. I love that it’s set in Oxford and the British English is so erudite and amusing, But the story is heavy-handed, the humor falls flat and none of the characters seem like they could actually be people in the real world.
Not a terrible waste of time for viewers, but those looking for something close to the Americans or Homeland might be disappointed. Things become clearer in episode 4 and the story gets more exciting until it becomes implausible. It’s also a it of a stretch for Matthew Rhys to play this role IMHO. He’s just too nice! Uncle Rick’s age is closer to Niles—who cares they’re both bald! it’s not likely there will be a season 2 thankfully.
Being raised on a diet of **** Wolf’s adrenaline-filled Chicago PD and FBI, Blue Lights is a slow burn to say the least . I think with time the characters, even the most timid and ****, may grow on me, but I’m not sure I have the patience to see it through.
This show is so mean spirited and dour. The US military is no picnic, but I doubt it is the degenerate brutal torture chamber depicted here. The gay men who choose to endure this are masochists. Their talents are better used elsewhere.
Keri Rusell is magic and the script is smart and witty. But the story gets bogged down in the relationship between the ambassador and Hal and there is no levity, as the subplots are equally dour and serious.
There is quite a bit to like about this show—generally good storytelling and acting, but it doesn’t deserve universal acclaim. The premise that there are so many dirty UK cops on the force and at the highest levels doesn’t seem believable. And all the obfuscation and long interrogations isn’t as entertaining as it could be.. It all just seems so dour.
It’s intriguing but I’m not getting much brotherly vibe from the leads. Bateman is the more convincing of the two although Law tries hard to be the slightly more responsible older brother. The comedic moments just seem like more tragedy and you just want the trauma to be over.
Heavy handed and entirely implausible. The character of Grace is fine. But she has to battle blatant racism and a nefarious cult in a remote island community all by herself while searching for a lost child. The music is constantly foreboding but there is little suspense. The odd introduction of Lady Heather just confuses things. She needs to return to the greener yet color blind pastures of Bridgerton.
The biggest complaint about the Boys from the Wokeflakes was that it was too white and too old. Gen V resolves those nasty faults with black leads and a mostly GenZ cast, who are both naive and self absorbed. It’s required viewing to get the whole story of the Boys. But RIP Chance Perdono. He wasn’t the reason I kept watching but what a waste. Wear a **** helmet and save a life.
Perhaps the biggest complaint about the Boys from Wokedom was that it was too white and too old. This spinoff resolves those nasty faults with black leads and mostly GenZers, who are comically naive and self-obsessed at the same time, lending to numerous humorous encounters. The show is actually required viewing as it fills in gaps of the Boys, which is still better, IMHO.
Just started watching but it all seems rather unconvincing and contrived. How about having a remotely sympathetic spouse or friends or children? Or show exactly the kind of crap she’s been subjected to before she embarked on this adventur? Bad storytelling me thinks.
Maybe there’s some nostalgia for viewers of previous NCIS incarnations, but all I see is an unrealistic premise and characters going through the motions. It doesn’t really work as criminal intrigue or comedy but it tries to do all of the above with lackluster results.
It may seem like a countrified American retread of Slow Horses, but without the British humor. Mark Ruffalo is excellent as always and the show keeps getting better, yet more tragic. Here’s hoping there’s another season in the works.
Full of obtuse confiscation and characters who are deplorable or you have no idea what their motivations are. Unless you have ultimate patience or in love with Korea this one is a bit of a slog.
How the heck did this show win 13 Emmys ? There are funny moments but much of it tries too hard and ends up pedantic and cloying. Zombie diarrhea? A black Koolaid spokesman? Much ado about nothing. And I can’t stand Seth Rogan’s laugh.
It’s wonderful the UK deaf community is getting the visibility it has and I thought Code of Silence was fantastic. This one makes it hard to understand the motivations of Brennan, and if there’s a chance he’s innocent how he got so estranged from his family. The story is just not intriguing enough to keep your attention.
I could only get through a couple of episodes. It all just seems so contrived and unrealistic, you end up not caring about the characters or their motivations, except maybe for the actress playing the PM. The casting is overtly woke, and the French President with an American accent seems particularly out of place. There is so much fine British programming available recently but this isn’t one of them.
I really enjoyed the original show but this one just seems a bit ponderous. The setting is too “Resident Alien” and they don’t let Dexter do much of what he excels at.
There has rarely been a show that actually looks at how islamic culture coexists with mainstream America and attempts to make it humorous. The last episode of the season had me in tears. Not so much because of supposed Palestinian oppression, but more of the human sacrifices made necessary for the sake of survival of family.
I didn’t read the book so I had no preconceptions. The series stands on its own as a powerful statement of survival during wartime, and ALL of the conséquences of war, long after the last shots were fired. The most profound and astounding message here is that love still exists even in the most horrific and sorrowful of times.
Unrealistic woke garbage. Couldn’t get through the first episode. If it’s a comedy then the characters should be outrageously funny. (they aren’t). If it’s a drama make it so that people can relate to on some level (we can’t). Gotta be on antidepressants to enjoy this ride.
Intriguing and suspenseful. This only big flaw I see is the casting of the Fisher father and son. Not realistic. The actors themselves are only 12 years apart. Perhaps a wider net should have been cast for Indian actors born in England.
Ansari was great in Parks & Rec (miss that show) but his wide-eyed manic man-child impersonation of a real person just doesn’t cut it. It’s remarkable this has lasted more than one season. And I sort of feel sorry for Claire Danes. The amount of wokeness required these days kills any potentially funny shows.
