I'm not a massive fan of movies. They need to be experienced in a single sitting, and the meticulously crafted world that you fell in love with is over within two hours. I much prefer video games, and television series for their ability to draw me in for hours and hours, and gifting me with the ability to leave whenever I wish. Since I already talk about video games enough, here are four new shows you need to watch ASAP!
Da Vinci's Demons
Being penned by the guy who wrote The Dark Knight and Batman Begins, as well as a bunch of other awesome stuff, this show about political tension and historical fantasy is a hell of a lot of fun. Da Vinci reminds me a lot of a David Tennant era Doctor Who, complete with funny quips, quirky personality and a surprising amount of depth. The rest of the show plays like Game of Thrones were it a bit more lighthearted and focused on a central character. It's still gory and has a lot of sex (you see three penises in the first episode, and two pairs of breasts), but it reminds me more of 90's adventure shows like Xena or Hercules for the 21st century than anything else. Definitely worth checking out if you're into that sort of thing.
Legit
Jim Jefferies is one of my favourite comedians, for his ability to be both offensive and poignant. His show is no different, although the content is dialled back a bit in terms of language and content. You really couldn't get away with saying "A dry c*nt is an impotent c*nt and you're not a real woman and you should be ashamed of yourself" on television. However, the show is far from tame. One of the main characters has sever muscular distrophy, drugs and sex are frequently shown, and the show can be a bit dark sometimes, tackling issues like suicide and other tough topics, and Jim himself can be a bit of a dick sometimes. However, unlike a lot of shows of it's ilk, Jim is genuinely trying to be a better person, and he does really care about his friends.
Hannibal
You know what? I'm just going to out and say it: This show is better than Silence of the Lambs. It's better than every other movie in the franchise. It also somehow manages to be darker, more personal, and better written. This is more about characters than gore - although there is plenty of that - this takes the psychological route and plays on character interaction and progression. Hannibal is brilliant here, but he isn't the main star, at least not immediately. He is always a threatening presence though, even if the other characters don't know it.
Orphan Black
Damn, we haven't had a science fiction show this good in quite some time, at least not since Fringe began. The story starts with a woman witnessing the suicide of someone who looks exactly like her. She steals her identity and clears out her bank account, but not before being drawn into something that I'm not going to watch. Suffice to say, you need to watch this, as something this exciting doesn't happen often in the Science Fiction world.
So there you have it, my four shows you should be watching. What do you think I should be watching? What shows have you fallen in love with recently?
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