Five new(ish) shows...
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graculusFive new(ish) shows with not many episodes so you can catch up on them easily...
1. Turn - I have to admit, it was the casting which drew me to this (Jamie Bell, Burn Gorman, Aldis Hodge etc. etc.) but the relative newness of this period, as opposed to multiple cop and medical shows, helps make this tale of spies in the American Revolutionary War interesting too.
2. Crossbones - I have to admit I was a bit ambivalent about this show early on, and it nearly got canned about episode 2 or 3, but I stuck with it and the amount of double-dealing and back-stabbing means I can't always see where the plot is going long-term. John Malkovich is the star, chewing the scenery at times as Edward Teach (Blackbeard to his enemies).
3. Dominion - loosely based on the 2010 movie Legion, here's another show that is pretty much cast with non-Americans all the way across the board. If you've seen the movie, you'll know what it's about, though I wish they'd really do something more with the main female character who (surprise) is mostly there as a love interest for the main male character and is just a little self-righteous at times.
4. Brooklyn Nine Nine - okay, so it's a few more episodes than the previous ones in this list, but they're half hours so it all works out in the end! I freely admit to starting to watch this show despite Andy Samberg (I know some folks love him but not me...) and because of Andre Braugher. And then I just really got into it, which is not an easy thing for me where US 'comedy' shows are concerned.
5. A Young Doctor's Notebook - a little something to balance the above cheese, this miniseries stars Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm as two versions of the same character, one younger and one older. The younger one is recently graduated from Moscow's medical school and is sent to 50 miles from the middle of nowhere to run a small hospital just as the Russian Revolution is breaking out. He is 'haunted' to some extent by his more experienced and world-weary older version, who gets to give a bit of a running commentary on the younger one's behaviour and lack of a clue how the world really works. Outstanding performances from both, can be a bit graphic in terms of medical stuff so beware if that's an issue for you.
1. Turn - I have to admit, it was the casting which drew me to this (Jamie Bell, Burn Gorman, Aldis Hodge etc. etc.) but the relative newness of this period, as opposed to multiple cop and medical shows, helps make this tale of spies in the American Revolutionary War interesting too.
2. Crossbones - I have to admit I was a bit ambivalent about this show early on, and it nearly got canned about episode 2 or 3, but I stuck with it and the amount of double-dealing and back-stabbing means I can't always see where the plot is going long-term. John Malkovich is the star, chewing the scenery at times as Edward Teach (Blackbeard to his enemies).
3. Dominion - loosely based on the 2010 movie Legion, here's another show that is pretty much cast with non-Americans all the way across the board. If you've seen the movie, you'll know what it's about, though I wish they'd really do something more with the main female character who (surprise) is mostly there as a love interest for the main male character and is just a little self-righteous at times.
4. Brooklyn Nine Nine - okay, so it's a few more episodes than the previous ones in this list, but they're half hours so it all works out in the end! I freely admit to starting to watch this show despite Andy Samberg (I know some folks love him but not me...) and because of Andre Braugher. And then I just really got into it, which is not an easy thing for me where US 'comedy' shows are concerned.
5. A Young Doctor's Notebook - a little something to balance the above cheese, this miniseries stars Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm as two versions of the same character, one younger and one older. The younger one is recently graduated from Moscow's medical school and is sent to 50 miles from the middle of nowhere to run a small hospital just as the Russian Revolution is breaking out. He is 'haunted' to some extent by his more experienced and world-weary older version, who gets to give a bit of a running commentary on the younger one's behaviour and lack of a clue how the world really works. Outstanding performances from both, can be a bit graphic in terms of medical stuff so beware if that's an issue for you.
