Downton Abbey.
Who is Luther or Copper?
They're both shows that come on BBC America here. Luther stars Idris Elba (from The Wire) and Copper is set in the Five Points area of New York City during the latter stages of the Civil War. It's mostly about this Irish cop (a "copper" back then, I guess) who makes his way through the upper and lower classes of that era trying to find out what happened to his missing wife while he was away fighting in the Civil War. Both are crime dramas that focus on troubled detectives and both are good dramatic shows. Check them out. I think you'd probably enjoy them.
I have never heard of Boss until this thread... someone tell me about it?
It's a political drama that comes on Starz on Friday nights. I'm trying to think what I can compare it to. How about Rome mixed with The Wire mixed with the Sopranos?
Seeing Kelsey Grammer play a totally corrupt, megalomaniacal mayor of Chicago is such a departure from all the years that he played Frasier that I was hesitant to even watch the pilot. Now I'm really glad that I did. It's a seriously great show with amazing writing and plot twists. It focuses on Tom Kane (the mayor), but it also features a LOT of stories about the other characters... who are all played by some very good actors and actresses. The girl (Hannah Ware) who plays his daughter, Emma, is actually British, but I've only been able to pick up her accent once or twice because now I'm listening for it - otherwise you'd never know. If you don't get Starz, I *think* Boss is coming on Netflix, Amazon and maybe iTunes now or pretty soon.
If you check it out, let me know what you think.
We watched an episode of Copper... interesting, for sure.
I couldn't stand watching Downton Abbey though.
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I'm trying to get more into Copper. I like it, but I think it's still developing. Hell on Wheels did that from last season forward and now I'm really into Season 2.
As for Downton Abbey, I typically hate soap operas. So I'm not sure how I got so hooked on that show. I think it's the time period (1912 or so to the early 20's) that fascinates me. My grandfather would have been a kid then (though in the U.S.) and that's a period that I don't know very much about. The class distinctions and how people in British society accepted their "social place" also fascinates me. As an American who rejects notions of aristocracy and the monarchy, I feel like I'm getting a glimpse into a time when there were people who thought that was the only and best way to live. I really liked Season 1, but Season 2 was pure soap opera; too many contrived twists & turns. It was more like Days of Our Lives or Edge of Night type stuff - not my cup of tea.
But with all that said, let's not pretend that if you wore a Lady Sybil type dress to a costume ball that you wouldn't cause the music to stop when you walked in. Go ahead and admit it! :drool2:
