Indymisanthrope
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You don't.Sounds like I need to check out The Bridge.
Edit: Not the American version, anyway (replied without thinking).
You don't.Sounds like I need to check out The Bridge.
I agree. S3 wrapped it up. If one was to watch S2, then definitely continue on with S3. But S1 is perfect as a standalone.
I watched Happy Valley! I was hoping there would be more. Do you know if it is done or if there might be more?
Sounds like I need to check out The Bridge.
You don't.
Edit: Not the American version, anyway (replied without thinking).
Last I heard on Happy Valley, S3 is on hold until the kid grows up, which to me sounds like more a "maybe" than a "yes". But UK TV does move at a pace that seems weird to us in the US haha.
Bron/Broen/Bridge is very good. As @Indymisanthrope says, skip the US FX version, you want SVT's Danish/Swedish series. Confusingly both are on Hulu in the US.
I love those dark, crime-centric BBC/UK shows. They are so good. Luther, Happy Valley, Broadchurch, River, etc.
And thank you both for saving me from a confusing experience. I'll look for the Swedish version.
Have either of you seen that show Michael C Hall did? It tried to be a BBC crime series. But failed miserably. It was SO BAD. I like to think that Michael C Hall is playing Dexter after he takes off on his boat and has landed on the shores of our friends across the pond. Complete with horrible accent. Indy's immediate reaction to The Bridge made me think that the US version is akin to how awful Safe was.
Such a good series. I was a bit mixed on S2 and S3, but still good, and S3 provided a satisfying close. Without giving anything away I do appreciate how the seasons link together, while still shifting focus to other mysteries / cases. Similar to other UK and Euro series like Happy Valley or Broen/Bron/The Bridge. I can't think of too many American dramas that pull that off (The Killing tried and largely failed).
Have I mentioned that I love lists?
My Top 10 Finished Dramas
(as in: The show's run is done and I finished it)
((not sure these are all in order, but top three is))
Deadwood
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
The Wire
The Sopranos
Six Feet Under
Game of Thrones
Band of Brothers
Friday Night Lights
The Leftovers
HM - Freaks and Geeks
Shows I love or really like that are still going or I haven't finished
Better Call Saul - caught up, show still going
Fargo - caught up, show still going
Battlestar Galactica - haven't finished and I'm having trouble getting back to this
Justified - haven't finished, I only go back to this when I can't think of anything else to watch
Ozark - caught up, I'm assuming there is a S3 coming.
West Wings - only watched half a season, can't remember why I stopped
Barry - LOVE IT
Shows that appear on lots of lists but I've never watched
Lost
Twin Peaks
Walking Dead
Boardwalk Empire
Sons of Anarchy
Dexter
Top 5 Shows That Should Have Been Allowed to Finish (in no order):
1. Rome
2. The OA (*maybe* -- I'm still holding out hope that this is some too-clever meta plot device)
3. Terriers
4. Lodge 49
5. Carnivale
Honorable Mention: Firefly (duh)
ETA: Omitting Deadwood because it did get its movie. So did Firefly, I know. I'm sorry, that's just the way it is.
Patriot (I guess Season 3 is still a remote possibility, but the more time that passes, the less likely it seems)Santa Clarita Diet
Top 5 Shows That Should Have Been Allowed to Finish (in no order):
1. Rome
2. The OA (*maybe* -- I'm still holding out hope that this is some too-clever meta plot device)
3. Terriers
4. Lodge 49
5. Carnivale
Honorable Mention: Firefly (duh)
ETA: Omitting Deadwood because it did get its movie. So did Firefly, I know. I'm sorry, that's just the way it is.
Top 5 Shows That Should Have Been Allowed to Finish (in no order):
1. Rome
2. The OA (*maybe* -- I'm still holding out hope that this is some too-clever meta plot device)
3. Terriers
4. Lodge 49
5. Carnivale
Honorable Mention: Firefly (duh)
ETA: Omitting Deadwood because it did get its movie. So did Firefly, I know. I'm sorry, that's just the way it is.
Where were you when @ranbalam and I were bonding over this show? We felt like we were the only ones that watched it.Rectify deserves a place in a best-of list.