I’m in the US so I’ve mostly watched US TV shows, I’ve been wanting to watch shows made by other countries as there must be some great ones that never took off in the states.
I’ve seen a few I could recommend like Alice in Borderlands (Japanese), Gangs in London (UK), Lupin (French)
Der Tatortreiniger (German)
I haven’t gotten very far, but I like the comedy and character interactions so far.
It’s a bit old now, but I really liked Summer Snow from Japan. Also Hungry from Japan (similarly dated).
Danger 5 from Australia: It’s hilarious.
A Very Secret Service is also funny (but it’s in Fr*nch)
Taskmaster, got into it during Covid because all of their episodes are free on Youtube.
A couple I’ve enjoyed recently:
Kleo - an ex Stasi assassin adjusts to the fall of the Berlin wall and takes revenge for her betrayal by the state (German)
Extraordinary Attorney Woo - a legal procedural following the autistic Woo as she navigates the law and life. You wouldn’t think it was my thing but I found it very charming (Korean)
I remember once, on a random Sunday I was channel surfing at my parents house and found this old British show called “keeping up appearances”, it looked like a shitty show for old people, till it watched it and couldn’t stop laughing at it.
Is that with Mrs Bucket? It’s classic brit comedy and it’s very good.
My grandmother was essentially Hyacinth Bucket, right down to leaning over to watch what speed my grandfather was doing, and telling him to watch out for random things well off the side of the road.
This Country (UK) is so charming and painful at the same time. Even if you don’t like Welcome to Flatch, you might still love This Country.
Do anime count?
No
But they are foreign, are played on TV and split up into episodes :(
The Chestnut Man
Lupin
Wallander
Poirot with David Suchet
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Sign of Four
Yes, I have a type and I am unashamed.
have you seen Forbrydelsen / The Killing?
I saw the US remake and it’s where I fell absolutely in love with the Joel Kinnaman / Marielle Enos duo. Could.not.stop … except I hated the last season. I started watching Hanna only because those two actors were in it.
Life on Mars (UK)
Please tell me you watched the follow-on series, Ashes to Ashes, with Keeley Hawes. Same concept, but she goes back to the 80s, and also meets Gene Hunt. Great addition to the original series!
Wow, did I hate the sequel series.
- Spooks
- Torchwood
- City Homicide
- Life on Mars (UK)
- Stan Lee’s Lucky Man (I think this is british)
- Hudson and Rex (early seasons anyway were fun)
- Doctor Who through Peter Capaldi, though the Tenant years were the best IMO.
Probably many others I just don’t recall
Kingdom (South Korea)
Derry Girls (Ireland)
Extraordinary attorney wu
Endeavor
Bluey.
FUCK YEAH
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