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I’m always on the lookout for a good police procedural from the folks across the pond. They’ve got that genre down. Right now, we’re loving Blue Lights about three probationary constables on the Belfast, NI force.
Now that Shogun is over, Wonder Woman and I have moved on to season two of The Tourist starring Jamie Dornan, who I love. The season was filmed in Ireland and the scenery is beautiful and the accents delightful.
The Wire - Season One, Episode One, Scene One - The Masterpiece That Kicked It Off
I knew from the very first scene in the very first episode that The Wire was a going to be a great television series. Nothing before or since has topped it for me. I was fortunate enough to experience the show as it happened, week by week, season by season, although I’ve binged it several times since. You know a show is good when you find yourself wondering what the characters are up to these days. Except Omar, because that little punk assassinated him in the corner store as he was buying a pack of Newports and his beloved Honey Nut Cheerios.
Anyway, if you haven’t watched in a while or if you’ve forgotten the absolute masterpiece of a scene that kicked the series off, you owe it to yourself to give it a watch today. See homicide detective Jimmy McNulty get schooled on the way America works by a witness at a Baltimore murder scene.
Enjoying The Gentlemen on Netflix 1) Because it’s a well done piece of dark British comedy and 2) I don’t have to wait a week to see new episodes like a barbarian from the 70s. #television
Watched The Gentlemen, S1E1 by Guy Ritchie on Netflix. After being in the heart of darkness for weeks with True Detective, Criminal Record and Shogun, it’s good to have something a little lighter to take the edge off. #Television
Just getting around to watching Life & Beth on Hulu with Amy Schumer and Michael Cera. It’s comfort TV but not too comfortable as it raises some pertinent questions about life in the 21st century. Definitely recommend.
The Pogues - Shane MacGowan - Body of an American - to me this will always be the real theme music to #TheWire with apologies to Tom Waits' Way Down in the Hole
A fitting end to Fargo, Season 5. Everyone is right where they deserve to be. https://www.hulu.com/series/203cda1b-7919-40fb-ab36-1e45b3ed2a50?play=false&utm_source=shared_link
Although there have been some truly remarkable US cop shows (#TheWire), the Brits seem to be the master of the genre. Case in point, the new Apple TV production of Criminal Record