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Originally Posted by bbfg
Just finished all seasons of Le Bureau.
Quite sad it's over, one of my favorite shows of all times. Already can't wait to rewatch it in a year or so.
Is there any other spy stuff out there that is at this level? I recently also watched Fauda, and while it's enjoyable compared to this it's just a random action show.
In case you didn't know the last two episodes were completed by a totally different director/writer who was brought in at the last minute when the originator became exhausted. That is why the style of the two is nothing like the rest of the show. I've watched literally over a hundred multi-season TV shows over the past 30 years shows and, for me anyway, nothing comes close to the craftmanship and intensity of
The Bureau. So nothing else to recommend. Some other shows I've just watched lately:
The Break (Belgium) police whodunit , tremendous lead character, I even liked S2 which many people disliked but I liked the Twin Peaks style of S2 which transcended the whodunit storyline, introduced a surprising supernatural element and many quirky characters, orgies, hippie commune, taggers painting penises everywhere which never get erased, and a crazy couple using spear guns in the woods. A-
The Bridge (Bron) Swedish S1 and S2 Police procedural about mass killings. The character studies, interaction and personal lives of the two lead detectives and the personal lives of other characters were interesting but the crimes and crime solving were implausible and dull. Also made Sweden look awful, dreary and drab. Overrated for me. grade B
The Border (Wataha) (The Pack) A group of Polish border police trying to solve all sorts of crimes along the Ukraine border forest. Beautiful outdoor cinematography made it worth watching along with a few quirky characters. S2>S1 Storyline , ehhh. grade B can be watched for free online somewhere
Blinded by the Lights Polish urban nightlife drug gangster show, like Gomorrah (TV series) also with tremendous cinematography and artful style and interesting characters and strong villains but way too many torture scenes. grade B+
Mare of Eastown E1_E3 .Set in rural USA PA., Most miserable characters I've seen in a while. People, please stop making babies and cheating and drinking. I dunno why they bothered to hire two British actors to play lead roles for this highly American setting. They do fine though. Glad it's only 7 episodes. Host of plot flaws. Could Mare be that stupid about heroin packets? I don't really care who did the murder. Will finish though.