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No. 103003

Since we have a few threads for more popular TV shows like Game of Thrones, I figured I'd make a thread for the lesser-known shows and films that probably couldn't make up whole threads on their own. This thread is for the less popular stuff on your watchlist only.

Post about the underrated shit you watch, farmers. Discuss it with fellow fans. Post descriptions of the shows/movies to try and get some extra fans to add to that tiny audience. I'm sure there are enough of us looking for something decent to watch that have already exhausted the obvious suggestions.

It doesn't really matter about actual viewership numbers, as long as you don't post something that's blatantly not underrated or unknown, like a hit TV show. You can also post stuff here that is well known in one country, but not globally.

No. 103006

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Based on a Swedish show. It's scifi-ish stuff with robots.

>In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.

No. 103008

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>>103003
I'm not sure how unknown black sails is but nobody I know seems to watch it. It's like pirates of the caribbean without the disney. I'm a sucker for pirates tbh

No. 103012

>>103008

I fucking LOVE that show. Waiting for the next season is killing me.

No. 103013

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>>103012
I think it's delayed because they had actual pirate ships for filming instead of sets and one of them caught fire.

But YES the excitement is too much. It's one of the few shows where I'm actually interested in everybody and don't feel the urge to skip through plotlines.

No. 103014

"Monster" is an extremely underrated/not well known anime. It's a psychological thriller about a Japanese brain surgeon living in Germany who chooses to save the life of a young boy over a well-known politician, which ends up costing him his position and reputation at the hospital, although he firmly believes he's made the right choice.

Several years later, the boy, going by the name Johan, manages to track the doctor down, revealing himself to be a severely deranged serial killer. The rest of the anime is basically the doctor chasing Johan and trying to stop his killings, vowing to "right the wrong" choice that he made several years ago by choosing to save his life over another. Lots of creepy mind-fuckery ensues, and Johan is seriously one of the most fucked up fictional characters I've ever seen.

Highly recommend it.

No. 103015

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>>103014
Forgot my image

No. 103028

>>103015
overrated shit

No. 103082

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0180679/

Escanaba in da Moonlight. One of my favorites. A really weird movie about a grown man who tries to shoot a deer after trying for years.

No. 103083

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>>103082
Pic related

No. 103088

>>103083
This picture is selling it for me lmao

No. 103104

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Pic related is my favorite movie. As for shows, Wayward Pines and Bloodline are really really really good.

No. 103108

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He Never Died is great and it's currently on Netflix. A dark comedy/horror film about a guy who's fed up with life and forced to reconnect with his estranged daughter after she gets kidnapped.
also Henry Rollins is top husbando

No. 103117

>>103104
I like this movie, it's unusual

No. 103126

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>>103108
Saw this recently too, very good movie and I highly recommend it. Also, good taste in husbando.

Another film I'd like to recommend is Patch Town, which is also on Netflix. I don't want to spoiler it too much with a description but it was dark, sweet, and poignant all at the same time.

No. 103149

>>103082
Good lord, what happened to imdb? Fuck this gay earth.

No. 103150

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In the flesh is a great show and was canned at the worst time because HEY weve got The walking dead!!! Who needs other zombie shows.
(mainly due to the channel.bbc three, going bust and moving online, they put up the first season on the site so Im praying they are testing the waters)
Gets a bit duff in season 2 in some places and less grimey for where its set, but its great.

No. 103154

Does anyone know of any movies that are actually scary

No. 103162

>>103014
>>103015
It's one of the best anime imo.

>>103154
"Shutter" (thai movie from 2004) really freaked me out (well, at least the plot twist did)
The beginning of "Noroi: the curse" (japanese movie)
The first "Blair Witch Project"
"Rec" 1 and 2
"Sinister"
but tbh I think it really depends on the person…what do you consider scary ?

No. 103164

>>103154
Lake Mungo fucked me up. The only thing I'm scared of is dying as in "not existing anymore" so this one really hit me in the balls.

No. 103166

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>>103015
btw, Guillermo Del Toro wants to adapt Monster into a TV show/maybe even a movie.

No. 103167

>>103162
Yeah, I hate most anime, so it's always nice when something comes along that actually holds my interest for that many episodes. I think Monster had about 50 or so?

>>103013
I tried watching this due to the recommendations in this thread, but am actually finding most of the characters pretty dull so far. Having a hard time getting invested in it, as the action/adventure factor usually isn't enough to keep me hooked on a show. Only watched the first two episodes so far. Should I keep watching?

No. 103169

>>103162
Holy fuck, i was close to thinking i was the only existing person that was genuinly scared by Blair Witch project.

No. 103170

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Not the best thing to watch if you want closure, but I like Les Revenants/The Returned. They did an American version but I don't know how that compares to the original because I haven't seen it yet.

>Dead people try and return to their lives like nothing happened

>Guy that died on his wedding day returns to see his fiance about to marry somebody else
>Girl returns to see her twin sister has aged without her
>Creepy ass kid
>Serial killer back from the dead
>Some weird shit

No. 103181

>>103169
It scared me too the first time I saw it, too. Wasn't the scariest movie I've ever seen, or anything, but you're not alone.

No. 103195

>>103162
I've already watched those. Thanks though anon. :-*

I usually like ghost movies. I think what scares me the most is a really creepy face that gets burned into my head.

No. 103236

>>103167
I'd say give it a bit more of a chance… I wasn't that fond of several episodes in the beginning, but imo it gets better. :)

No. 103242

>>103181
I saw the Blair Witch Project when it was released when I was five, and it started my deep fear of ceiling fans because they resembled those stick things from the movie

No. 103294

>>103167
>Should I keep watching?
It's a slow burn but it's pretty good imo. I think it definitely gets better. It starts having more action down the line once all the characters are established.

>>103164
Does Lake Mungo live up to the hype? The people I know that have watched it either absolutely love it or hate it.

No. 103295

>>103006
I'm still sobbing from this, hope the second series holds up! I felt all the side characters tended to be the more interesting ones and I didn't care so much about the main plot, but as a whole the characters were well nuanced and 3d.

>>103015
If you liked Monster then you might like Rainbow: Nisha rokubo no Shichinin
It's set in post-war Japan so it's a nice blend of melancholy, uplifting and outright depressing as it follows a groups of boys through their coming of age.
You know it's a good anime because the characters have noses.

No. 107256

>>103006
I love this show so much.

Also I will never stop being bitter about Utopia being canceled. I need a series 3 so bad…

(Fun fact: both the Humans and Utopia soundtracks were made by the same guy.)

No. 107451

>>107256
Paul Ready was fantastic in "Cuffs" too, shame there will be no series 2.

No. 108156

>>107256
I love utopia! I found a little confusing a times but its still super good, i wish more people had watched it :(

No. 108287

I loved Humans, and Utopia! I'm still salty about it being cancelled too, it deserves a conclusion. I was gripped by the first (French) series of Les Revenants, but the second wandered a bit. I liked Witnesses, too (also French).

No. 108288

>>108287
>the second wandered a bit
I didn't like how it seemed to ignore threads from the first series and pulled new ones instead. It's nice to have a bit of mystery but there came a point where the show was just chucking confusing stuff in for no reason.

Also, I liked the characters more in series one. The main revenants (Victor, Camille, Serge and Simon) felt more real in series one.

No. 108293

Has anybody watched the original version of Humans? I've seen the UK version, is the original better or more detailed or anything?

No. 108306

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Was Reaper ever big? I never see it talked about but it got pretty good reviews until it was cancelled.

No. 108312

>>108306
I loved Reaper and highly recommend it as a comedy. It's just good fun and genuinely funny. I love the Devil most of all. Perfect actor.

No. 108313

>>108306
I saw a couple of eps and really liked it but heard it got cancelled during a cliffhanger so I never finished it because shit like that infuriates me to no end

No. 108324

One time I was scrolling the channel guide and I watched this movie called the Sasquatch gang and it was really weird but I loved it for some reason. Can't find a copy of the movie anywhere and I haven't found it on tv again. But I swear to god it exists. I watched years ago so if I were to watch it again, I wouldn't know what to make of it.

No. 108325

>>108324
I have this movie on DVD. I think I got it from a charity shop though.

No. 108380

>>108288
Definitely! Series one had the whole serial killer thing going, and while the returning dad turned out to be important somehow, it just didn't really work for me.

No. 108558

>>108380
There were so many unanswered questions about the revenants that I was happy for Serge's dad to come back because I thought he'd answer some of the ones related to Serge and Toni but the payoff was kinda shitty. His screentime was too much for too little.

I'm pretty bummed that Simon's flashback was to him as an infant because tbh from series 1 I kind of thought the police and the priest were involved in his death in some shady way. Even though they weren't, I'm disappointed that we didn't get a death scene to clear it up.

I wonder if there will be a series thing because Victor hearing Nathan kind of set one up.

No. 109541

>>108306
I quite liked Reaper. I never expected it to be as good as it was. SHame it got cancelled. There have been much worse shows that went on much longer.

No. 109543

Does anybody have any French TV shows that they'd recommend? I'm trying to improve my French. I've already seen Les Revenants, Maison Close and Braquo.

No. 109557

>>109543
the returned

No. 109561

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anyone else watch this lulzy shite?

No. 109565

>>109543
Kaamelott ? Very funny et short ep (but then long and dramatic)

No. 109566

>>109557
That is Les Revenants ya plonker.

No. 109580

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>>109566
WHICH IS 'THE RETURNED' IN FRENCH. WHO THE FUCK ARE THESE NIT PICKING SHITEPOSTERS

No. 109584

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I really liked heartless, I'm really disappointed that it wasn't a very long series, hopefully they renew it for a third season because it kinda ended on a cliff hanger, and Sebastian jesen is pretty cute so….

No. 109587

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>>109557
I've already seen that one, I think. Les Revenants and The Returned are the same show with different titles. It's confusing because they didn't just translate the title. Unless there's another one? The one I watched was pic related. Thanks though!

>>109565
I've never heard of this one. I'll check it out. Thanks!

No. 109589

>>109587
Come back later and tell me what you thought about it, pls. I'm genuinely interested to know what someone who's not french think about this.

No. 109592

>>109587
not sure if i'm missing your point here, but there was an american, or canadian (can't remember) remake of the show called the returned. supposedly very much like the original, but not 100%

they cancelled the english one though, pissed me off

No. 109593

>>109580
And Anon has already seen the returned…

No. 109596

>>109593
…which we found out after I suggested it are you fucking retarded what is your point you cunt wagon!?!?!? you don't deserve to be alive someone ban this wank stain for being an even shitter poster even than me.

No. 109621

>>109596
What are you talking about? I'm not the person you were arguing with, but someone asked for recommendations, someone recommended something that was already in their list but with the title in english, then someone pointed that out. What are you trying to say?

No. 173816

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Dogville(2003)

Oh. my. god. This is probably my favorite movie of all time. I felt such a range of emotions while watching it.

All you have to know about it is that it's about a woman named Grace who escapes from mobsters and stumbles upon a small town by the name of Dogville. The people are wary at first, but with in time Grace adjusts and is accepted by helping the townsfolk with work and things progress from there.
I really recommend that you experience it first hand.

Just a fair warning there are disturbing scenes.

I recommend all of Lars von Trier's films tbh

No. 173862

>>173816
I just watched this. Pretty decent film overall, if not a bit slow at times. Would recommend as well.

No. 175146

I don't know about anyone else, but this Netflix original for the new Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events has me excited.

No. 175151

>>175146
Me too! I used to love those books



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