Over the past month or so I've found myself becoming completely obsessed with a TV show. So much so that I watched all four series of it within a few weeks. I've also taken a trip back in time to August's What I've Been Watching post this month as The Bold Type finally premiered here in the UK on Amazon Prime Video. If you're not watching it already, you're missing out!
But here are some more ideas for what to watch on TV right now;
Line Of Duty
The TV show in question, when it comes to the one that I've become completely obsessed with, is this incredible police procedural programme. And I am so glad that I started it this month.
The show follows AC-12, the anti-corruption branch of the police. Who are essentially policing the police. And all I can say is you simply have to watch this now!
The acting from the main team of Steve Arnott, Kate Fleming and Ted Hastings is brilliant. As is the acting from its many guest stars. What I love is the fact that each series brings a new story and new guest stars such as Thandie Newton, Keeley Hawes and Daniel Mays. It's just SO good! There are so many twists and turns. And you genuinely feel like no one is safe, in terms of making it to the next series. The first three series are currently on Netflix or you'll find every series on the BBC iPlayer. When it comes to ideas for what to watch on TV right now, this is my top pick.
It Follows
As a fan of horror movies, I'd noticed how well received this movie had been both by critics and audiences. I mean, it's currently sitting at a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. Something that certainly can't be said for the majority of horror movies that I find myself watching. To contrast, I also watched Valentine this month. You know, the horror movie starring Angel (aka. David Boreanaz) in his heyday. Yeah, I have a feeling that that might have passed you by, probably with good reason. Even though I quite like its cheesiness, Valentine is sitting at 8%.
It Follows isn't your typical teenage horror film. Sex and whether or not certain characters have had it, normally marks whether or not they'll ultimately survive. Whereas the main character in this has sex right at the start of the movie. She soon finds out that something will be following her as a result. And this 'thing' that's following her can take any guise and will eventually catch up to her. What makes it all the more creepy is the fact that this isn't your traditional baddie wielding a knife or maniac. It's another person walking towards you at the same pace, changing form each and every time. And some of its forms are truly scary.
I spent most of the movie with that horrible feeling of dread in my stomach. And for me, that's the marker of a great horror movie. You actually put yourself in the character's shoes, asking yourself what would you do? Would you pass it on, never stop driving or try to fight it off?
America's Next Top Model
America's Next Top Model or ANTM for short, has always been one of my favourite reality TV shows. But when Rita Ora took over as head judge for her first and last season, I had a feeling that ANTM would soon be cancelled indefinitely. I'm not the biggest fan of Rita Ora at the best of times. But her hosting was pretty dire. I was so happy when Tyra returned to host the finale. And I was even happier when she confirmed that Ora was out and she was back in her rightful place as head judge. To me, this current season of ANTM is one of it's best yet.
Sure there's the same amount of drama as always. But I really appreciate the diversity of this year's bunch of girls. There are plus size and curvier girls, a variety of different skin tones. And even a model with alopecia. I'm actually rooting for many of them, which isn't always the case. And I look forward to a Friday night of chilling out and sticking on ANTM. If you'd given up on it before, I'd definitely recommend trying it out again.
Ru Paul's Drag Race Allstars 3
As soon as I heard that Allstars 3 was being aired on UK TV and only a few days after it airs in the US I was so over the moon. I was even happier when I saw some of the queens that would be participating. It really bugs me that none of the Allstars seasons are on Netflix or similar streaming platforms as I still haven't properly seen all of season 2 and had to resort to watching the first season on really crappy YouTube video uploads of it. Why can't they just show Allstars as well?!
Season 3 has been everything that I wanted it to be and more. And whilst I look forward to ANTM on a Friday night, I literally count down the hours until Saturday night when Ru airs, which probably shows how exciting my weekends are! Haha. All joking aside, it really is a struggle as I try to avoid spoilers on Friday and Saturday of that week's show but I honestly have no idea how to stream stuff from the US without worrying about a Limewire style virus running rampant on my laptop. Even mentioning the word Limewire still fills me with the fear. But back to Ru, if you're also watching it, who are you backing to win? I'm really loving Shangela and well, Ben really is nailing pretty much every single challenge given to him too.
Hard Sun
From the team and creator behind Luther, Hard Sun started last month. It stars Agyness Deyn, who you might remember as a model/BFF of Henry Holland etc. from the early noughties. Basically if you watched T4 at the weekend as a teenager you will have seen her pop up pretty frequently. And Jim Sturgess who I mainly know from One Day and The Other Boleyn Girl. Hard Sun is a post-apocalyptic kind of show, with the world ending in five years time. Or so they think. And most of the series focuses on higher powers attempting to silence Deyn and Sturgess' characters after they stumble across this news.
It is so similar to Luther, from the way it's shot to the neighbourhoods and crime scenes that feature. To the people they're trying to catch in their day job. I mean, Sturgess' character even walks about like John Luther would. Having said that, it is a really enjoyable and watchable show. But not quite as good as Luther, sadly. However, if like me, you're impatiently awaiting Idris and Luther's return. This is a pretty good show to watch in the meantime.
So those are just some ideas for what to watch on TV right now.
What have you been watching recently? Have you seen any of the shows or movies mentioned in today's post? And what kind of things do you have in your 'to-watch' list at the moment?
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