Need some heavily plot-driven TV shows!
November 5, 2015 9:15 PM Subscribe
Help, help, I've dried up my supply of TV shows! What are some great, possibly under-the-radar TV shows that are heavily plot-driven? (That is to say, not episodic at all.)
Shows that I've loved:
Basically, I love TV where practically each episode is devoted to moving the season plot along. I've been trying out Justified and Fargo, but they haven't really drawn me in yet. (Also, Justified seems really episodic in season 1.) Not looking for anime at the moment. Any obvious ones that I've missed?
Shows that I've loved:
- Deadwood
- The Wire
- Narcos
- Band of Brothers + The Pacific (miniseries are OK)
- Daredevil
- Avatar and Korra
- Humans
- Mr. Robot
- Lost
- Bloodline
- Rome
- Heroes (season 1)
- Generation Kill
- Breaking Bad
Basically, I love TV where practically each episode is devoted to moving the season plot along. I've been trying out Justified and Fargo, but they haven't really drawn me in yet. (Also, Justified seems really episodic in season 1.) Not looking for anime at the moment. Any obvious ones that I've missed?
I like The Leftovers
posted by greta simone at 9:19 PM on November 5, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by greta simone at 9:19 PM on November 5, 2015 [3 favorites]
Omg...Orphan Black. Stat.
posted by sexyrobot at 9:19 PM on November 5, 2015 [6 favorites]
posted by sexyrobot at 9:19 PM on November 5, 2015 [6 favorites]
Response by poster: Dexter's a bit creepy for me, and I hear it disintegrates after a few seasons anyway. Will check out Weeds and Leftovers, though.
Orphan Black is already in my download queue!
posted by archagon at 9:22 PM on November 5, 2015
Orphan Black is already in my download queue!
posted by archagon at 9:22 PM on November 5, 2015
Orphan Black
Orange is the New Black
Dexter (at least the first few seasons)
The West Wing
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
(after Breaking Bad) Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
White Collar
Burn Notice
Royal Pains
(the last three are kinda cheesy/low quality, but definitely binge-worthy IMO)
posted by melissasaurus at 9:25 PM on November 5, 2015
Orange is the New Black
Dexter (at least the first few seasons)
The West Wing
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
(after Breaking Bad) Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
White Collar
Burn Notice
Royal Pains
(the last three are kinda cheesy/low quality, but definitely binge-worthy IMO)
posted by melissasaurus at 9:25 PM on November 5, 2015
The Last Kingdom on HBO (still in first run)
Ripper Street
posted by gemmy at 9:32 PM on November 5, 2015
Ripper Street
posted by gemmy at 9:32 PM on November 5, 2015
Response by poster: Oh yeah, Silicon Valley was great and Orange is the New Black was also good for a season (but it didn't really keep my interest). I also really enjoyed Bojack Horseman.
posted by archagon at 9:38 PM on November 5, 2015
posted by archagon at 9:38 PM on November 5, 2015
Justified Season 2 was very plot-driven. It's the only season like that, and was my favorite season.
posted by daikon at 9:50 PM on November 5, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by daikon at 9:50 PM on November 5, 2015 [2 favorites]
You might enjoy "Arrow" and "Broadchurch".
posted by dotgirl at 9:51 PM on November 5, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by dotgirl at 9:51 PM on November 5, 2015 [1 favorite]
The Americans
Intelligence, a Canadian series I learned about in another Askme, and has become one of my favorite shows.
Possibly Bates Motel
Homeland
The Affair
The Shadow Line and The Game; both only have one season.
Deutschland 82
posted by daikon at 10:02 PM on November 5, 2015
Intelligence, a Canadian series I learned about in another Askme, and has become one of my favorite shows.
Possibly Bates Motel
Homeland
The Affair
The Shadow Line and The Game; both only have one season.
Deutschland 82
posted by daikon at 10:02 PM on November 5, 2015
Some off the wall suggestions:
Deutschland 83. German TV series. Subtitled, but so funny and engrossing. Cold war spy comedy. The protagonist is very appealing. Great 1980s cultural references. It's hard not to binge-watch this one.
Olive Kitteridge. HBO min-series. Character study over the life of an unpleasant woman in Maine, played by Frances McDormand. Sublime script and cast. This one is not for everyone.
The Boss. Season 1. Power-mad, vindictive Chicago mayor. Drama and suspense. Title actor Kelsey Grammar proves he has range. His character is truly scary, and complex.
posted by valannc at 10:11 PM on November 5, 2015 [2 favorites]
Deutschland 83. German TV series. Subtitled, but so funny and engrossing. Cold war spy comedy. The protagonist is very appealing. Great 1980s cultural references. It's hard not to binge-watch this one.
Olive Kitteridge. HBO min-series. Character study over the life of an unpleasant woman in Maine, played by Frances McDormand. Sublime script and cast. This one is not for everyone.
The Boss. Season 1. Power-mad, vindictive Chicago mayor. Drama and suspense. Title actor Kelsey Grammar proves he has range. His character is truly scary, and complex.
posted by valannc at 10:11 PM on November 5, 2015 [2 favorites]
Arrested Development.
posted by samthemander at 10:33 PM on November 5, 2015
posted by samthemander at 10:33 PM on November 5, 2015
My boyfriend, whose favorite TV shows are very similar to yours, also enjoys:
Halt and Catch Fire (1 season on Netflix)
Show Me A Hero (HBO miniseries; same creator as The Wire)
Rectify (2 seasons on Netflix)
posted by Owl of Athena at 10:43 PM on November 5, 2015 [1 favorite]
Halt and Catch Fire (1 season on Netflix)
Show Me A Hero (HBO miniseries; same creator as The Wire)
Rectify (2 seasons on Netflix)
posted by Owl of Athena at 10:43 PM on November 5, 2015 [1 favorite]
From the UK, Prime Suspect. Starring Helen Mirren!
From Canada, I always recommend Slings & Arrows.
Seconding the recommendation of Boss. You might also like Huff, starring Hank Azaria as a psychiatrist, Paget Brewster as his wife, the kid who played Chekhov in the Star Trek reboots as their kid, and Lara Flynn Boyle here and there. It's magnificent, and a terrible crime that it lasted only two seasons.
All are excellent for bingewatching. Mayyybe the original British House of Cards might grab you? It's a bit less icky in some ways, and Ian Richardson is a delight.
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 10:51 PM on November 5, 2015 [2 favorites]
From Canada, I always recommend Slings & Arrows.
Seconding the recommendation of Boss. You might also like Huff, starring Hank Azaria as a psychiatrist, Paget Brewster as his wife, the kid who played Chekhov in the Star Trek reboots as their kid, and Lara Flynn Boyle here and there. It's magnificent, and a terrible crime that it lasted only two seasons.
All are excellent for bingewatching. Mayyybe the original British House of Cards might grab you? It's a bit less icky in some ways, and Ian Richardson is a delight.
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 10:51 PM on November 5, 2015 [2 favorites]
I just want to say that four of your not-likes I also had trouble with, and I wound up loving them after giving another try. Just a thought.
Togetherness is pretty plot driven for what it is.
posted by rhizome at 11:00 PM on November 5, 2015
Togetherness is pretty plot driven for what it is.
posted by rhizome at 11:00 PM on November 5, 2015
The original 'The Killing'
Seconding Orphan Black and Halt and Catch Fire
posted by Heloise9 at 11:28 PM on November 5, 2015
Seconding Orphan Black and Halt and Catch Fire
posted by Heloise9 at 11:28 PM on November 5, 2015
If you enjoyed Bojack you might like "You are the Worst" (currently running in its 2nd season).
I also always suggest the British series "Utopia" and "Black Mirror". Both have around 12 episodes of great storytelling, impressive cinematography and terror. Note that Black Mirror has one finished story per episode but they are very, very good.
Also: No mention of "Hannibal", MeFi? I'm disappointed and FanFare holds its head in shame. It's procedural in the beginning but gets plot-driven very soon. Although it's creepy ("nightmary"?), so beware of that.
posted by KMB at 11:48 PM on November 5, 2015 [1 favorite]
I also always suggest the British series "Utopia" and "Black Mirror". Both have around 12 episodes of great storytelling, impressive cinematography and terror. Note that Black Mirror has one finished story per episode but they are very, very good.
Also: No mention of "Hannibal", MeFi? I'm disappointed and FanFare holds its head in shame. It's procedural in the beginning but gets plot-driven very soon. Although it's creepy ("nightmary"?), so beware of that.
posted by KMB at 11:48 PM on November 5, 2015 [1 favorite]
Fringe. It seems episodic at first, but each "monster of the week" episode actually contributes to the development of the overall plotline. It's very linearly sequenced that way.
posted by Sonny Jim at 1:25 AM on November 6, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by Sonny Jim at 1:25 AM on November 6, 2015 [5 favorites]
Borgen is great, and there seems to be quite a lot of Scandinavian television of this type around (the original version of The Killing was already mentioned).
Also, you might want to give the second season of The Newsroom a try. It's episodic and the quality is a bit uneven, but it's got a good plot arc running through it. It's pretty self-explanatory, so not having seen the first season won't be too much of a problem.
For some lighter stuff, try Once upon a time, the first season in particular. It's episodic, but new episodes tend to add new information and depth to things we've already seen, and there's also a strong continuing plot arc.
For older stuff, try Twin Peaks and Babylon 5 (the latter, again, episodic with continuing plot arc).
posted by rjs at 1:30 AM on November 6, 2015
Also, you might want to give the second season of The Newsroom a try. It's episodic and the quality is a bit uneven, but it's got a good plot arc running through it. It's pretty self-explanatory, so not having seen the first season won't be too much of a problem.
For some lighter stuff, try Once upon a time, the first season in particular. It's episodic, but new episodes tend to add new information and depth to things we've already seen, and there's also a strong continuing plot arc.
For older stuff, try Twin Peaks and Babylon 5 (the latter, again, episodic with continuing plot arc).
posted by rjs at 1:30 AM on November 6, 2015
Vikings.
posted by Youremyworld at 3:10 AM on November 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Youremyworld at 3:10 AM on November 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
Seconding Fringe.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 3:23 AM on November 6, 2015
posted by EndsOfInvention at 3:23 AM on November 6, 2015
The Good Wife is a surpringly good series. It is both plot driven and episodic in a consistently clever way in that there is usually an episodic plot that is resolved within one or two episodes (usually a specific legal case) but those episodic plots serve to drive the overall plot along. Plus in later seasons you get to see Michael J. Fox as a great recurring character.
posted by The Deej at 4:48 AM on November 6, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by The Deej at 4:48 AM on November 6, 2015 [3 favorites]
The Blacklist does this. Each episode spends about half its time on that show's plot and about half on advancing the season-long mystery (which by the way extends into Season Two).
It's streaming on Netflix.
posted by Short Attention Sp at 5:29 AM on November 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
It's streaming on Netflix.
posted by Short Attention Sp at 5:29 AM on November 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
I'm surprised not to see doctor who...
The first season was corny and hard to get through, until the last few episodes where you suddenly realize there have been hints leading to this grand finale all along.
The following seasons have similarly hidden story arcs interspersed with interesting Twilight Zone time concepts, characters you get attached to, and we'll still some corny episodes.
posted by jander03 at 5:36 AM on November 6, 2015
The first season was corny and hard to get through, until the last few episodes where you suddenly realize there have been hints leading to this grand finale all along.
The following seasons have similarly hidden story arcs interspersed with interesting Twilight Zone time concepts, characters you get attached to, and we'll still some corny episodes.
posted by jander03 at 5:36 AM on November 6, 2015
Huge vote for Bron/Broen (The Bridge - Swedish/Danish version). I loved every minute of the first two seasons but haven't seen the third yet since it's still airing over there.
Also, Orphan Black, Orphan Black, and Orphan Black.
posted by futureisunwritten at 5:47 AM on November 6, 2015 [2 favorites]
Also, Orphan Black, Orphan Black, and Orphan Black.
posted by futureisunwritten at 5:47 AM on November 6, 2015 [2 favorites]
The first season of The Knick is magnificent. Because the whole shebang is directed by the same person (Steven Soderbergh), it's both stylistically consistent across all of the episodes and exceptionally bold in its approach.
Justified gets better as it goes along, but if you really didn't like the first season, it's probably not going to be cost-effective for you to dig in further. Dexter imo is two entertaining seasons followed by a long downhill slide.
You say miniseries are OK, and those might be even better, given your criteria, as they have little to gain by being "episodic" in structure since they don't have to keep a second season in mind, and many of them have a strong directorial vision that unites the different segments. I have some suggestions here that are "under the radar" depending on how your radar is calibrated -- but they're probably more character-driven than plot-driven. I'll offer them anyway.
Mildred Pierce. The HBO miniseries directed by Todd Haynes presents a classic melodrama with contemporary undertones and great performances (Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood). It's outstanding.
Top of the Lake. Directed by Jane Campion, starring Elizabeth Moss and Holly Hunter. I don't know why you didn't like the first season of True Detective, but as police procedurals go this is pretty much the inverse of that. (Still a bit creepy, though.) There is a season 2 coming, so that could be a bonus if you enjoy the first one.
Fanny and Alexander. Yeah, the 1980s feature film version is better known, but the original Swedish TV miniseries is a landmark. It's a beautiful, tragic, mysterious period piece about theater people, extended family, religion, love, death, etc. In Swedish with English subtitles; directed by Ingmar Bergman. I don't know if it's streaming. Criterion released it in the U.S. so maybe Hulu has it.
posted by Mothlight at 5:51 AM on November 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
Justified gets better as it goes along, but if you really didn't like the first season, it's probably not going to be cost-effective for you to dig in further. Dexter imo is two entertaining seasons followed by a long downhill slide.
You say miniseries are OK, and those might be even better, given your criteria, as they have little to gain by being "episodic" in structure since they don't have to keep a second season in mind, and many of them have a strong directorial vision that unites the different segments. I have some suggestions here that are "under the radar" depending on how your radar is calibrated -- but they're probably more character-driven than plot-driven. I'll offer them anyway.
Mildred Pierce. The HBO miniseries directed by Todd Haynes presents a classic melodrama with contemporary undertones and great performances (Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood). It's outstanding.
Top of the Lake. Directed by Jane Campion, starring Elizabeth Moss and Holly Hunter. I don't know why you didn't like the first season of True Detective, but as police procedurals go this is pretty much the inverse of that. (Still a bit creepy, though.) There is a season 2 coming, so that could be a bonus if you enjoy the first one.
Fanny and Alexander. Yeah, the 1980s feature film version is better known, but the original Swedish TV miniseries is a landmark. It's a beautiful, tragic, mysterious period piece about theater people, extended family, religion, love, death, etc. In Swedish with English subtitles; directed by Ingmar Bergman. I don't know if it's streaming. Criterion released it in the U.S. so maybe Hulu has it.
posted by Mothlight at 5:51 AM on November 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
Veronica Mars is great and mostly everyone who watches it likes it. It is both very plot driven and episodic, so there's no way to get bored with it. Give it a try.
posted by CrazyLemonade at 6:27 AM on November 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by CrazyLemonade at 6:27 AM on November 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
Halt and Catch Fire
posted by under_petticoat_rule at 6:40 AM on November 6, 2015
posted by under_petticoat_rule at 6:40 AM on November 6, 2015
Homeland! The Americans! I also loved Olive Kitteridge, but I don't require action.
posted by Dolley at 7:21 AM on November 6, 2015
posted by Dolley at 7:21 AM on November 6, 2015
Casual is fairly new (six episodes) and seems to be building into a longer arc. Here's a piece from AV Club about why it's worth giving the show a chance.
posted by sardonyx at 7:24 AM on November 6, 2015
posted by sardonyx at 7:24 AM on November 6, 2015
Continuum - Canadian sci-fi series dealing with time-traveling cops and terrorists, alteration of timelines, and some pretty cool tech. The series just wrapped up in October after 4 seasons.
posted by lizbunny at 7:30 AM on November 6, 2015
posted by lizbunny at 7:30 AM on November 6, 2015
Outlander is all plot driven (since it is based on a book). It is romance-y but also super fun (especially at the beginning) and amazingly raw and emotional (especially at the end of season 1) with strong female characters.
posted by magnetsphere at 7:41 AM on November 6, 2015
posted by magnetsphere at 7:41 AM on November 6, 2015
The 100!! Don't let outward appearances fool you - it looks like it's an Abercrombie and Fitch catalogue set in space, but it's actually a tautly plotted sci fi thriller. We love it.
posted by nerdfish at 8:29 AM on November 6, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by nerdfish at 8:29 AM on November 6, 2015 [2 favorites]
Unreal! Surprisingly amazing.
More votes for The Americans, Veronica Mars, Homeland (season 1), Broadchurch (season 1, UK version), Scott & Bailey.
posted by jeather at 8:31 AM on November 6, 2015
More votes for The Americans, Veronica Mars, Homeland (season 1), Broadchurch (season 1, UK version), Scott & Bailey.
posted by jeather at 8:31 AM on November 6, 2015
Ok but seriously though, HANNIBAL. It pretends for about five or six episodes to be a semi-procedural, but then the plot starts hurtling along and after that point, every single episode has at least one event that upsets the status quo and moves the plot forward. No one on the show ever ends a season in the same place they began it.
Because I have long since lost the ability to be objective, here is a review from early in the first season: At once beautiful and languorous, Hannibal unfolds with the logic of a terrifying dream [...] for the viewer who can get on its singular wavelength, it’s by far the best of this mini wave of serial killer dramas and easily the best (and most challenging) new network drama of the TV season. It is a show that begins where other procedurals end, a show about the psychic toll of death, about what it means to pursue that death and what it means to be haunted by it at every turn.
posted by showbiz_liz at 8:54 AM on November 6, 2015
Because I have long since lost the ability to be objective, here is a review from early in the first season: At once beautiful and languorous, Hannibal unfolds with the logic of a terrifying dream [...] for the viewer who can get on its singular wavelength, it’s by far the best of this mini wave of serial killer dramas and easily the best (and most challenging) new network drama of the TV season. It is a show that begins where other procedurals end, a show about the psychic toll of death, about what it means to pursue that death and what it means to be haunted by it at every turn.
posted by showbiz_liz at 8:54 AM on November 6, 2015
Hell On Wheels is pretty much entirely long-term plot arc once you get a couple episodes in. It's pretty similar to Deadwood in tone too.
I like Banshee a lot too (but it really is over the top violent, which may or may not be appealing).
posted by snaw at 9:03 AM on November 6, 2015
I like Banshee a lot too (but it really is over the top violent, which may or may not be appealing).
posted by snaw at 9:03 AM on November 6, 2015
Justified definitely changes through the first season to become less episodic, and later seasons are almost entirely season-long arcs. I haven't watched it, but I understand Suits followed a similar trajectory — they started out making a more procedural episodic show, but then they figured out fairly quickly that they had more compelling long-running stories to tell.
It's a much longer burn before the episodic flavor of the episodes dissipates, but Person of Interest has also followed that path. Same with the earlier suggestion of Burn Notice.
Going back a little further in HBO's library, you might enjoy Oz.
posted by jimw at 9:27 AM on November 6, 2015
It's a much longer burn before the episodic flavor of the episodes dissipates, but Person of Interest has also followed that path. Same with the earlier suggestion of Burn Notice.
Going back a little further in HBO's library, you might enjoy Oz.
posted by jimw at 9:27 AM on November 6, 2015
Off the top of my head:
MadMen (smart and slow)
Breaking Bad (tv version of junk food)
The Shield: a bit over the top and cheesy, but it had just about the best ending of any show that I can remember. It was like a greek tragedy.
Homeland - vacillates between extremely smart and popcorn tv. Certainly can be addictive
Basically anything on HBO. They really are the high water mark - Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Boardwalk Empire. Even their lesser know shows like In Treatment are great.
The Killing may work for you. I thought that The Fall had moments of brilliance.
posted by kbbbo at 10:19 AM on November 6, 2015
MadMen (smart and slow)
Breaking Bad (tv version of junk food)
The Shield: a bit over the top and cheesy, but it had just about the best ending of any show that I can remember. It was like a greek tragedy.
Homeland - vacillates between extremely smart and popcorn tv. Certainly can be addictive
Basically anything on HBO. They really are the high water mark - Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Boardwalk Empire. Even their lesser know shows like In Treatment are great.
The Killing may work for you. I thought that The Fall had moments of brilliance.
posted by kbbbo at 10:19 AM on November 6, 2015
Luther
Idris Elba is a force of nature, Ruth Wilson is just dripping with evil. Kinda hamfisted with final resolution on plots, but seriously, any reason to watch Idris Elba is a damned good one.
posted by singmespanishtechno at 10:20 AM on November 6, 2015
Idris Elba is a force of nature, Ruth Wilson is just dripping with evil. Kinda hamfisted with final resolution on plots, but seriously, any reason to watch Idris Elba is a damned good one.
posted by singmespanishtechno at 10:20 AM on November 6, 2015
Alias is plot driven. It's also, sometimes, very silly. I love it.
Also, I third Fringe. A wonderful show.
posted by Mavri at 10:58 AM on November 6, 2015 [2 favorites]
Also, I third Fringe. A wonderful show.
posted by Mavri at 10:58 AM on November 6, 2015 [2 favorites]
Gotham -- I don't remember if early episodes were more episodic, but there's a lot of moving the plot forward and if you like Daredevil, I think you'd like it.
Seconding Hell on Wheels
Seconding The Last Kingdom.
Jane the Virgin -- this is a wild card, it's not quite like others you mentioned, but it's funny and quirky and each episode is devoted to moving the plot forward.
posted by willnot at 11:12 AM on November 6, 2015
Seconding Hell on Wheels
Seconding The Last Kingdom.
Jane the Virgin -- this is a wild card, it's not quite like others you mentioned, but it's funny and quirky and each episode is devoted to moving the plot forward.
posted by willnot at 11:12 AM on November 6, 2015
American Horror Story. This may fall under "not my cup of tea" but it's an anthology so there may be a theme/season that interests you. My favorite is still S1, I'm trying not to hate the new season.
It's a little inside baseball, but I love Episodes. (Irony noted.)
Maybe someone can comment on Prison Break.. It's still in my queue but people love that show.
Another vote for The Americans, which I just remembered is having First Watch over on FanFare, and the suggestion to give S2 of Justified (my favorite, too) a chance. If that suits you the rest if the series will.
samthemander: Arrested Development
I'm jealous I didn't think of this.
posted by Room 641-A at 6:43 AM on November 7, 2015
It's a little inside baseball, but I love Episodes. (Irony noted.)
Maybe someone can comment on Prison Break.. It's still in my queue but people love that show.
Another vote for The Americans, which I just remembered is having First Watch over on FanFare, and the suggestion to give S2 of Justified (my favorite, too) a chance. If that suits you the rest if the series will.
samthemander: Arrested Development
I'm jealous I didn't think of this.
posted by Room 641-A at 6:43 AM on November 7, 2015
Irish show Love/Hate. Completely plot driven and not at all episodic.
posted by roolya_boolya at 11:22 AM on November 7, 2015
posted by roolya_boolya at 11:22 AM on November 7, 2015
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Person Of Interest. It started a bit like a Minority Report-esque episodic show but quickly became much more. I missed last season because of school, so don't know what it turned into.
posted by lhauser at 12:08 PM on November 7, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by lhauser at 12:08 PM on November 7, 2015 [1 favorite]
Manhattan. (As in, The Manhattan Project.) The best show no one has heard of-- Exec-produced by Thomas Schlamme, one of the underrated brains behind The West Wing. (But if you didn't get into Mad Men, House of Cards, or other workplace dramas, may also not be your cup of tea...)
Seconding Boss. Gus van Sant was showrunner. Better than House of Cards.
(They also have a partial second season)
posted by jouster at 1:16 PM on November 7, 2015 [1 favorite]
Seconding Boss. Gus van Sant was showrunner. Better than House of Cards.
(They also have a partial second season)
posted by jouster at 1:16 PM on November 7, 2015 [1 favorite]
Second season of Boss is actually longer than the first, but it did cut off, plotwise.
posted by rhizome at 1:20 PM on November 7, 2015
posted by rhizome at 1:20 PM on November 7, 2015
We have similar tastes. You might love (or hate) Girls (loved it).
posted by soakimbo at 5:56 PM on November 7, 2015
posted by soakimbo at 5:56 PM on November 7, 2015
Mod note: One comment deleted. Hey, OP, it's fine to make a general update with what worked or didn't for you, but maybe not so much a mini-review of a particular series that leads to general chat or discussion about the show. Check out discussions on FanFare for a good place to discuss the shows with other members. Thanks.
posted by taz (staff) at 4:58 AM on November 10, 2015
posted by taz (staff) at 4:58 AM on November 10, 2015
Top Boy.
Partners in Crime
And, yeah, seconding basically everything mentioned so far.
posted by Sys Rq at 2:27 PM on November 10, 2015
Partners in Crime
And, yeah, seconding basically everything mentioned so far.
posted by Sys Rq at 2:27 PM on November 10, 2015
Keep watching Fargo!
posted by ultraviolet catastrophe at 8:25 AM on November 11, 2015
posted by ultraviolet catastrophe at 8:25 AM on November 11, 2015
Response by poster: Adding The Expanse for posterity. Amazing show!
posted by archagon at 12:28 AM on February 28, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by archagon at 12:28 AM on February 28, 2016 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Adding The Night Manager. Flawed in some ways, but beautiful and engrossing throughout.
posted by archagon at 12:30 AM on May 19, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by archagon at 12:30 AM on May 19, 2016 [1 favorite]
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posted by bendy at 9:17 PM on November 5, 2015