Random TV Reviews/Opinions

[Aedh]

I started this one to keep movies and TV shows separate, because the other thread might get too unwieldy.

My vote for best detective series ever, so far: "The Bridge." a Danish/ Swedish series from last year. Its beginning point is a corpse found on the Oresund bridge which links Denmark and Sweden, and jurisdiction on the case must be shared between the countries. Denmark is represented by Martin Rohde (Kim Bodnia), a detective who is recovering from a painful medical operation, and Sweden by Saga Noren (Sofia Helin), who appears to have Asperger's syndrome. Together they must hunt a brilliant killer with a political agenda and it is perhaps only their weird combination of talents which has any chance of unmasking him.

www.imdb.com/title/tt1733785/

[Aedh]

Another terrific TV series we love: "Luther" starring Idris Elba as DCI John Luther, a homicide detective in the Metro police. He has one foot outside the law sometimes, though, because as an unofficial associate he sometimes calls upon Alice Morgan (played by Ruth Wilson), a sociopathic woman of high intelligence who once committed a perfect crime, which Luther knows but for which he cannot arrest her because of lack of evidence. Very good, gritty British police action--watch out for the thick London accents sometimes though.

www.imdb.com/title/tt1474684/

[invisiblescientist]

Jul 7, 2012 17:40:01 GMT -5 Aedh said:

Another terrific TV series we love: "Luther" starring Idris Elba as DCI John Luther, a homicide detective in the Metro police. He has one foot outside the law sometimes, though, because as an unofficial associate he sometimes calls upon Alice Morgan (played by Ruth Wilson), a sociopathic woman of high intelligence who once committed a perfect crime, which Luther knows but for which he cannot arrest her because of lack of evidence. Very good, gritty British police action--watch out for the thick London accents sometimes though.

www.imdb.com/title/tt1474684/

I could find this brief YouTube video extracted from the Luther movie, and it seems that this is excellent:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-ypyLzkg50

But in which American television channel is this movie shown? Or did you just rent the video? In this film the criminal Alice Morgan (Ruth Wilson) seems very brilliant.

Idris Elba was also in Prometheus, definitely worth seeing.

[Aedh]

I could find this brief YouTube video extracted from the Luther movie, and it seems that this is excellent:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-ypyLzkg50

But in which American television channel is this movie shown? Or did you just rent the video? In this film the criminal Alice Morgan (Ruth Wilson) seems very brilliant.

Idris Elba was also in Prometheus, definitely worth seeing.

I don't know what channels you have. This link may help.

www.bbcamerica.com/luther/