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Brit T.V. is usually better than American, that's due to focusing on quality rather than quantity. But it sucks when you really like a show and they only make 12 episodes. Faulty Towers being a case i

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noticed we don't have one of these so here's a place to talk about all those great things on the tv past and present and I'll start by saying how fucking brilliant is Game Of Thrones

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My favorite TV show of all time is Twin Peaks. Nothing else I've ever seen can even compare, David Lynch is one of the greatest directors ever.

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Atrocity' date=' have you ever heard of the show called The Bridge? There's an American version, but the original is swedish. I keep seeing it advertised on Hulu so I thought I might check it out.[/quote'] The Bridge is a neat show, but then again Swedish television tends to be more interesting than the mainstream material in general.
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The Bridge is a neat show' date=' but then again Swedish television tends to be more interesting than the mainstream material in general.[/quote'] Cool. The only other Swedish show (that I can recall) I've watched the American version of was The Killing. I liked it but haven't seen the original version to compare. I also started watching a Canadian show called Durham County. Not too bad so far. Have you seen it?
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Atrocity' date=' have you ever heard of the show called The Bridge? There's an American version, but the original is swedish. I keep seeing it advertised on Hulu so I thought I might check it out.[/quote'] I did, but theoriginal is not swedish, is danish :) same for the killing, which was made in collaboration with Sweden. I loved both shows but as I understand, the bridge was cancelled :/ I saw the American version of the killing and I liked how it ended. I don't know how much it differs from the original version, the first two season are the same.
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I did' date=' but theoriginal is not swedish, is danish :) same for the killing, which was made in collaboration with Sweden. I loved both shows but as I understand, the bridge was cancelled :/ I saw the American version of the killing and I liked how it ended. I don't know how much it differs from the original version, the first two season are the same.[/quote'] Well! I stand corrected :D I wish The Killing hadn't ended :(
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My wife and I watched the American version of The Killing. It was okay' date=' but it always felt like it was missing something. We stopped watching after Rosie's death was solved, it seemed to go downhill from there.[/quote'] It was def a turn off to some people that it took 2 seasons for her murder to be solved. That didn't bother me none. I had a harder time connecting with the last 2 seasons @ first. There were some plot holes and I feel that the story line regarding her son could've been left out. It didn't really go anywhere or make a difference. The last season seemed somewhat rushed. I guess they just wanted to give us something, but they could've done so much more. Thats prob why I wish it was still on and because I really liked the 2 main characters. Overall I did enjoy the show.
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It was def a turn off to some people that it took 2 seasons for her murder to be solved. That didn't bother me none. I had a harder time connecting with the last 2 seasons @ first. There were some plot holes and I feel that the story line regarding her son could've been left out. It didn't really go anywhere or make a difference. The last season seemed somewhat rushed. I guess they just wanted to give us something' date=' but they could've done so much more. Thats prob why I wish it was still on and because I really liked the 2 main characters. Overall I did enjoy the show.[/quote'] I liked the first two season a lot, they were a bit slow but they fed you tiny pieces of information just to get you hooked. :D The other two were different but I liked them anyway, they gave us a closure, and a logical one :D
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If anyone can get it (not sure if on NetFlix) Whitechapel is something to try and catch' date=' not seen it for a while over here but basically the murder squad at the local police force investigate current murders linked to historic events/murders.[/quote'] Sounds interesting and something that I might like. I checked and it's not on Netflix but the first 3 seasons are on Hulu :)
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If anyone can get it (not sure if on NetFlix) Whitechapel is something to try and catch' date=' not seen it for a while over here but basically the murder squad at the local police force investigate current murders linked to historic events/murders.[/quote'] They cancelled it :( I was so sad!I loved the show, and it started getting really interesting and they cancelled it :(
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Watched first season of Broadchurch which was great. I might check out the American version, Gracepoint, @ some point to compare but I have a feeling that I may not like it as much as the orignal. Also watched the third season of American Horror Story, Coven, which was a waste of time. The past few days I've been enjoying a Forensic Files marathon. Love the show, but I think I need to take a break and watch something a little less morbid and depressing lol

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