robhr

Lately we've been doing The Leftovers. It's good I like it but I can't help but get the feeling there's a subtle Christianity thing going on, but that doesn't ruin it or anything it's still a good quality show. I just disagree is all.

Trollheart

Can't recommend highly enough Snöänglar (Snow Angels), crime/mystery series from Sweden which follows the disappearance of a baby on Christmas Eve. I'm warning you now, it will tear your heart out, but my god is it well written. One of the best Scandi-dramas I've seen since When the Dust Settles.

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adidasss

The Andy Warhol Diaries (Netflix)

Really enjoyed it. Gave me a new appreciation of him as an artist. It's mostly focused on the late 70s up until his death in 1987 (so no mention of The Velvet Underground or very much about the Factory in general unfortunately) since this is when he started to write the titular diaries. It doesn't shy away from some of the more unsavory parts of his career.

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rubber soul

The diaries also covers his two major relationships as well. I enjoyed the mini-series as well. A very interesting man to be sure.

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I only knew the basics about Andy Warhol, and like you Adidasss, I was expecting the Factory, the transvestites and Velvet Underground to be the main course meal of the series. It was interesting to discover that The Velvets especially were just a brief peripheral element in this guy's life. As you say, rubber soul, a very interesting man.

The actor who reads Andy's words does a great job of bringing him to life, as I imagine him to have been. I particularly enjoyed the trip to Coney Island, but also the later collab with the young graffiti artist. But most of all I like the message that slowly seeps into your soul from Andy's pages: that good or bad, life goes on. After a worrisome day, I find something very soothing about the deadpan recital, the tone of resigned acceptance, that Andy used for his diaries.

For more on AW, this movie isn't as sensationalised as the trailer suggests. Well worth watching if you haven't seen it already:-

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jadis

Anyone know of any half-decent British (or Nordic or whatever) procedurals on Netflix? If I enjoyed Line of Duty and hated every single Harlan Coben adaptation, then I should like...

Stephen

Watching Ghost Wars. Science portal ghost something something.. yeah it’s not very good.

Trollheart

Have you tried A Touch of Frost? David Jason shines even if it is a little old.
For Nordic, well there are so many. I found La Promesse (The Promise duh) to be pretty exceptional, then there's When the Dust Settles, Cry Wolf, Snow Angels, Angel of Death, Raven... depends on what you're looking for. A similar show to LoD, much older, is Between the Lines, which I found quite good.

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jadis

Thanks, this is exactly what I needed. Old is not a problem: I love Morse, so will gladly give Frost a go. I mean my favorite show of all time might be The Avengers (Steed and Mrs Peel, nothing to do with the superhero vortex of idiocy), love The Singing Detective, The Young Ones etc etc. But right now I just want some suspense, with enough atmosphere to hook you and not so dumb that it's annoying (which is the problem with your generic netflix show).

One nordic noir I really liked was the first season of Trapped. The second season, less so.

adidasss

Just finished the first (of 3) segments of Jeen-yuhs on Netflix. It was interesting to see that he struggled a lot for the initial break and had to really fight for it. It's watchable because it's before he became a humongous asshole. He's just an awkward kid with braces, hopeful that he will make it but not all that sure about his rapping abilities. It's kind of endearing to see him get approval from established rappers of the era. I guess the next chapters will be much more uncomfortable as we see him evolve from this talented, motivated but awkward and insecure kid into the giant mess we all know him as today. :/

The narration is really annoying though, the intonation is like a kid rehearsing lines for a school play.

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