FARGO
Based on a movie, season one of Fargo, set in freezing Minnesota, follows The Hobbit’s Martin Freeman as Lester Nygard, a snivelling little man who sells insurance… poorly. Lester crosses paths with gun for hire Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) who, with a little murder, helps change Lesters perspective, and life! A funny, sarcastic, dry, story set in a freezing town with a small Police office stepping up to find the truth in what seems like murder after murder.
Penny Dreadful
Prior to this masterful show, I thought Eva Green was sexy. Then she showed me what possessed by a demon Eva Green looks like. Scary Eyes! Along with Timothy Dalton and Josh Hartnett, set in early 1900s London, Penny Dreadful delivers vampires, werewolves, demons, witches, and Frankenstein’s monster along with others, all cleverly woven together. The monsters in this show are creepy and a must see for fans of the darker side of fiction.
In the early part of the twentieth century, modern medicine is taking leaps and bounds into exciting and unknown territory. In New York at the Knickerbocker Hospital, one surgeon is taking the western world by storm. Clive Owen’s Doctor Thackery. But what gives Doctor Thackery all his energy to support his brilliance. Treat yourself to the show and find out! Season Two has just started!
Ballers
HBO’s new hit starring Dwayne Johnson as retired Miami Dolphins NFL star Spencer Strasmore. Strasmore, now working in finance, uses his connections with big time ball players to secure contracts. Ballers is like a sporting version of Entourage. It has money, girls, sports cars and a lifestyle many people watching will envy. Its not just football. Its deals, highs and lows and all the things you can enjoy about a show. Since Fast and the Furious the Rock just keeps delivering!
Better Call Saul
Spin off series from Breaking Bad, created by the same maker, Vince Gilligan, Better Call Saul features Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman, Albuquerque’s dodgiest lawyer. The story jumps from post Breaking Bad but it mostly brings about Saul’s beginning and how he got to where he was when meeting Walter White. Although it doesn’t have the action of Breaking Bad, it still kept my interest and I found myself really rooting for him.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The best comedy on television right now is Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Following the detectives of New York’s Nine-Nine precinct, Jake Peralta, a highly immature but brilliant detective, takes you on adventure after adventure, along with in-office pranks and other antics with his well-cast work mates. From the dry Captain Raymond Holt, the food blogging best friend Charles, the dance crazy receptionist Gina, to the incredibly angry Rosa, Brooklyn Nine-Nine will grow on you and bring the laughs. It delivers a simple message, “Don’t take things too seriously.”
The Walking Dead
Wake up in a hospital to find the world has gone to poop and a majority of your town has their skin falling off and an insatiable hunger for your insides. Poor Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln). One thing is for sure. Rick goes from reasonable to brutal from season one to five and that’s what it takes to survive. With some of the best make up and special effects in any TV show, it makes The Walking Dead a quality series. However if they don’t find a cure soon, I don’t know how many more seasons I can watch them walking around for!
The Wire
Along with The Sopranos, The Wire started quality TV, released in 2002 for five seasons, this brilliant cop v street drugs drama was a one of a kind. With well known movie and TV stars throughout including big names like Idris Elba and current star Michael B. Jordan, the show is brimming with quality. A series coming from all directions, including not just the police, but the mayor's office, drug dealers and even the homeless, gives viewers a greater perspective and insight to all facets of the street. Treat yourself.
Person of Interest
Probably in a similar category as shows like NCIS, Castle, or the Mentalist, Person of Interest isn't quite the quality of lets say Breaking Bad, but it is definitely one of the most enjoyable of its kind. A retired CIA spy, Jim Caviezel, teams up with a rich IT genius, using a high tech machine to identify people in danger, and saving their lives. The show starts out with a humble story line and slowly over the seasons evolves into a major international conspiracy with the dangers of the machine falling into the wrong hands. A good action, spy, thriller.
Homeland
Like Eva Green, Clare Danes showed me through her brilliant acting, her crazy eyes. I can't look at her the same. Homeland follows CIA anti-terror workers and the return of a captured American soldier Nicholas Brody from captivity in the middle east. On Brody's return it is noted of his change in behaviour and suspicions of where his allegiance truly lies is put to question. Now in its fifth season Homeland is interesting to anyone who is concerned about todays world and the fear of terrorists.
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