Rate the last TV Show you watched

[Numero Veinticinco]

That's a great show but it got cancelled before the story could fully develop and I've watched too many shows that ended this way. Great while it lasted though.

In Dec 2017 it was said to be in serious discussion regarding Season four. Crazy to cancel it, IMO.

[Guest]

In Dec 2017 it was said to be in serious discussion regarding Season four. Crazy to cancel it, IMO.

Absolutely, the TV network were the ones who decided to cancel it but the makers of it tried their best to get another network involved to no avail. It had so much potential not only with Hannibal's character but all the other characters that appeared in the movies later on.

 

I really wanted also to get into the space show that I forget the name of, that was also cancelled. All too common unfortunately. I also remember watching a show called 'Lie To Me' with Tim Roth that just simply ended with a cliff-hanger about four episodes into a season and it just completely stops with no possible continuation.

[Captain Turdseye]

Lie To Me is being taken off my list then. Didn’t know that.

 

Quarry was a good show that was cancelled after the first series. That was a shame because the one series they made was fantastic.

[SasaS]

The Newsroom was crap by Sorkin's standards but a million times better than the degenerate, idiotic trash on TV nowadays.

 

 

Entartete Fernsehen.

[redheart]

All series of Scrubs are on Amazon Prime. Twas mostly very enjoyable but gets shitty towards the end

[Greycellgreen]

I’ve been rewatching Hannibal. It’s an absolute fucking masterpiece, in my opinion. End of Season 2, start of Season 3 is up there with anything. It’s incredibly elegant.

It was fucking sublime, the most unique show on television. At times it was overly ambitious, but given some of the crap on TV you can’t see that as a negative. It actually didn’t start off that well, the first couple were quite derivative, but then it hit its stride.

 

I actually thought it ended okay, that said I check on a weekly basis to see if it’s coming back.

[Numero Veinticinco]

It was fucking sublime, the most unique show on television. At times it was overly ambitious, but given some of the crap on TV you can’t see that as a negative. It actually didn’t start off that well, the first couple were quite derivative, but then it hit its stride.

 

I actually thought it ended okay, that said I check on a weekly basis to see if it’s coming back.

Indeed, I thought the first season was 7/10 when I watched it first time, 8/10 second. Finale of season 2 and opener of season 3 was just up there with absolutely anything I’ve seen, other than the end of SFU, which burned my soul a little bit.

[Greycellgreen]

I’ve only watched the Six Feet Under finale once, not sure I can put myself through that again.

[RedKnight]

You're all looking at Hannibal the wrong way. You should be amazed that the show got three seasons when it was on NBC; the violence and imagery on it was unprecedented for network TV. It was also arty, weird and obtuse - getting three seasons of it was a small miracle and we should appreciate that it happened.

[Greycellgreen]

You're all looking at Hannibal the wrong way. You should be amazed that the show got three seasons when it was on NBC; the violence and imagery on it was unprecedented for network TV. It was also arty, weird and obtuse - getting three seasons of it was a small miracle and we should appreciate that it happened.

I fully understand that, but with VOD being prominent now and the show having quite a dedicated fan base I wouldn’t rule out a continuation. That said I’m sure there’s some strange rights issues regarding broadcast and the whole Silence Of The Lambs storyline.

[RedKnight]

I fully understand that, but with VOD being prominent now and the show having quite a dedicated fan base I wouldn’t rule out a continuation. That said I’m sure there’s some strange rights issues regarding broadcast and the whole Silence Of The Lambs storyline.

 

MGM own Silence of the Lambs and were hesitant to allow them to use it although I believe there was a softening of the stance towards the end. I think the time passed on the actor's contracts to allow anyone to pick it up and the online rights were an issue so Netflix couldn't get it because Amazon already had the rights. So it was Amazon or no one, more or less.

[Greycellgreen]

Sounds about right, I know some of the cast have said they’ll come back at the drop of the hat though.

 

I got the house to myself the weekend I’m going to blitz through it again.

[SasaS]

Now you got me interested in Hannibal. What would you compare it to?

[Elite]

Now you got me interested in Hannibal. What would you compare it to?

No other shows like it, style wise.

[Numero Veinticinco]

Now you got me interested in Hannibal. What would you compare it to?

It’s pretty stand-alone to be honest. It brings an artistic, intelligent, elegance to murder. It’s well worth the watch, I reckon.

[Greycellgreen]

Now you got me interested in Hannibal. What would you compare it to?

Nothing else on TV, there’s bits of Cronenberg, Lynch, Antonioni, every great film director, but it’s still its own thing.

 

Beautifully grotesque would sum it up. I’m a massive fan of the Harris’s books, Manhunter and Silence Of The Lambs. Hannibal is the best (semi) adaptation of the material.

 

You’ll either love it or hate it, you won’t be indifferent (as long as you get past the first couple of episodes).

[SasaS]

Nothing else on TV, there’s bits of Cronenberg, Lynch, Antonioni, every great film director, but it’s still its own thing.

 

Beautifully grotesque would sum it up.

 

 

Now you are scaring me. I see that the same guy created Dead Like Me which I liked so I might give it a go.

[Greycellgreen]

Now you are scaring me. I see that the same guy created Dead Like Me which I liked so I might give it a go.

I liked Dead Like Me, I also liked that thing he did with Anna Friel. It’s nothing like those though, you wouldn’t expect it from him at all. He gets away with an awful lot for TV, in fact I’m fairly sure one episode got pulled after some school shooting, it’s on the DVDs and streams though.

[Numero Veinticinco]

For me, although I was thrown at first he’s easily the best, most authentic Hannibal.

[sir roger]

Am going to re-visit Hannibal now I have my new sound bar that works with my hearing aids.

Had to give it up early as I could barely hear or understand anything Mikkelsen said.

 

On the ' shows that just disappear ' me and the Mrs watched a show called 'Reaper' for a few series and just as it appeared to be reaching some sort of conclusion the Channel 4 announcer just said at the end of an episode ' As Reaper was cancelled in the US there won't be any more episodes , sorry '

We were distraught.

[RedKnight]

The closest comparison to Hannibal I could make is Legion. Not in content but in style and it's still not a close comparison.

[SasaS]

I liked Dead Like Me, I also liked that thing he did with Anna Friel. It’s nothing like those though, you wouldn’t expect it from him at all. He gets away with an awful lot for TV, in fact I’m fairly sure one episode got pulled after some school shooting, it’s on the DVDs and streams though.

 

 

OK, but it  doesn't have to be for me, I go more for some kind of "artistic intelligence" I feel is behind a particular show, which then makes me take a look at something else that person has made. Or vow never to let it darken my TV screen again. 

 

Thanks to all for describing it.

[Numero Veinticinco]

OK, but it doesn't have to be for me, I go more for some kind of "artistic intelligence" I feel is behind a particular show, which then makes me take a look at something else that person has made. Or vow never to let it darken my TV screen again.

 

Thanks to all for describing it.

I’m actually really looking forward to seeing what you think of it.

[Bobby Hundreds]

I've watched the whole lot of Hannibal twice through. Stylishly over the top. The guy playing lector is just so good you can't help but be enthralled.

[VladimirIlyich]

Lie To Me is being taken off my list then. Didn’t know that.

 

Quarry was a good show that was cancelled after the first series. That was a shame because the one series they made was fantastic.

Quarry goes alongside Rubicon as top shows which were inexplicably cancelled despite being excellent.