TV Shows...What are you following?

[MrFanti]

The Expanse, Season 1, 2016

Having heard good things about this show I purchased the box set of Season One on Blu-Ray, and am now more concerned with the expense. Great production values, but a tedious seen-it-all-before drama with characters with the interest of a loo-roll and the acting ability of a bar of soap. No matter how far into the future we might go, we seem to take all our past problems with us, and for a show so modern, there was a distinct lack of AI, and no thought as to how the future might look outside the technology -as usual, overcrowded rather than de-populated; a spead of ages rather than, say, a concentration of elderly or young people. The dialogue needs subtitles because on Ceres the people speak a mix of English and a South African sounding patois -why? Worst of all, even by the last episode I was still confused at who some of the characters were, but since I really didn't care, I can't be bothered to explore this further.

I think it's an excellent series and I'm very glad that Amazon saved it from oblivion...

[njjohn]

Yes,very well done miniseries! Are you a chess player?

I played my brother's PhD wive recently after not playing for 35yrs and beat her, much to her surprise. So yes and no.

[Stavros]

I think it's an excellent series and I'm very glad that Amazon saved it from oblivion...

I wanted to like it, and the visuals are splendid. But the Martians made a brief appearance before being obliterated, and the scenes on Earth were often confusing. The Iranian woman goes to see a man, who is he? His husband, son, brother or friend -we are never told- has died -we don't know how- and she walks off with three pencils. Most of the time she has conversations with other senior members of the UN in corridors -most of her contribution to me was incoherent and often unintelligible and, anyway, who thinks the UN will last another 200 years? I get the Belt as a scene of exploitation and revolt, but what was the patois for, and why did so many Belters speak with a South African accent? In the end I just didn't get it.

[MrFanti]

. But the Martians made a brief appearance before being obliterated, .

Oh they're still around....

[holzz]

Vikings ended..

Looking forward to the Last Kingdom and the Crown to come back

[Stavros]

I read reviews of Ramy which made it sound interesting, and when it appeared on UK tv I got to episode 4 before deciding it is not interesting at all.

[Cuchulain]

Warrior on HboMax. Bruce Lee had the idea before he passed. Cinemax finally turned it into a pretty good show.

[decastro]

Vikings ended..

Looking forward to the Last Kingdom and the Crown to come back

Ah Vikings. i hate to sound like a hipster but the quality of that show deteriorated in direct proportion to its popularity.

[njjohn]

Tried watching "Dark" on Netflix which is a German production overdubbed in English. There is a scene involving a Transgender prostitute in Season 1 episode 2 or 3. I stopped watching after episode 4 due to the awkward English overdubbing and pacing.

[Abartig]

Ah Vikings. i hate to sound like a hipster but the quality of that show deteriorated in direct proportion to its popularity.

Move over to Norsemen instead