On 10/18/2016 06:40 PM, Dumas Walker -> Rick Christian wrote:

 DW> Surprised you have not heard of Scott & Bailey. It was a cop show with a
 DW> mostly female cast... although maybe not "hot" enough for you... 

The biggest issue I have is finding out about foreign shows.. the main source
is hit or miss, and is still rather US centric.

I'll look at it....

I am at fault as well for not simply just checking the BBC, ITV, ch4 etc. sites
 to find things.


 DW> Not at first. My recollection was that it was a BBC show first, and then
 DW> BBCA joined in when BBS was considering axing it after season one. So,
 DW> maybe
 DW> I point the finger at the wrong BBC.  Then again, the plot was not near
 DW> as good the second season so who knows.

I know there is some sort of connection with BBCA and BBC and $$$ and then the
BBC decided they didn't or couldn't fund it alone, an no one else came
forward...


 DW> I dunno... AMC also had Mad Men,

This is there real true MEGA HIT... Hendricks!!!! YUMMMMM!

 DW> and they still have Halt & Catch Fire.

I liked, and then went to OK with HCF... I main things:

1) Female cast is LACKING by my standards

2) Too much romance!!! BLECH!

3) Female cast is LACKING by my standards

4) They got away from the TECH side.. I am more interested in that having lived
 through it, and having CBM's and more....   Umm thats why I am ON FidoNet
in 2016!!!  



 DW> Those are cerebral.

Not as cerebral as Rubicon was.. but I think there was $$$ issues there too...

 DW> I am with you on the zombie junk, though... not for me.

This is like the other crap reality junk I'd like a time machine to go back and
 kill that and the zombie crap off!

 DW> Karen is the bomb, for sure. Scottish Redhead, at that.


DING!!!! DOUBLE POINTS!!!!   

 DW> Looking forward to that one.

You need to be into the whole royal history thing... Its not a historical
thing.. but having an interest in it helps, and like I've said... Coleman is a
cutie! 


 DW> I suspect, but don't know, that there will be another spinoff in that
 DW> lineage, like Lewis was handing off to the tall, brooding partner of his.

I think that WAS the plan... but I recall reading something about the actor
there not wanting to continue or something... I am not sure...


 DW> Is Endeavour over or just off until next season?

I've not heard... officially... I am not sure how far this was to go...

 DW> Hope that was not the last
 DW> but was worried it might be. IMHO, I saw no reason to kill that one off if
 DW> that was it. That one is my favorite of the 3. Too soon.

Frost & Morse were like addictions, no ARE addictions for me.. as are most UK
crime shows... like Happy Valley etc... about the only thing that got a flunk
was that whole african womens detective thing.. BLECH!

 DW> Love Doc Martin. Actually, the receptionist had "moved on" to a sitcom
 DW> while
 DW> more than one show. There is another that left us too soon...

Yeah I noticed she showed up elsewhere pretty quick.. as a UK actor I think she
 is more well regarded in the UK than the US... although with Humans she may be
 getting more love in the US.

 DW> The IT Crowd.

That seemed to be an "Office" clone or ripoff or 'ish.... and I didn't care for
 that either... So I guess it didn't clue me to it...

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