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Cosmopolitan posted:

The Loch (Fort Augustus still looks so pretty 25 years on since I was there), and it reminds me of Broadchurch a bit. 

The Handmaid's Tale (depressing but somehow engrossing - no I haven't read the book), and Fearless which I only half watched but seems to have more twists than a twisty thing.

The Handmaid's Tale is the best drama of this year.  Absolutely engrossing.  Some criticism of the book is that it's a feminist sermon on the evils of man, but the TV series doesn't come over that way at all.  I've not read the book but have seen the film adaptation, which wasn't very good to my recollection.  The TV series seems to benefit from having the time to pan out characters and events that perhaps a film was too brief to achieve.

 

My caveat is that many American TV series lose their way because they are written to stretch their subject as thin as possible to maximise the longevity of the series.  I've given up on many American series that have started with a strong scenario but just flogged the premise to death.

Carnelian
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