Peaky Blinders -BBC Miniseries (1 Viewer)

[northern exposure]

Has anybody seen the 6 episode series called Peaky Blinders? It stars Cillian Murphy and Sam Neill and IMDB describes it as "A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2442560/

Wife and I just finished watching season one and I now see there will be a Season 2 with Tom Hardy joining the cast. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2559591/Tom-Hardy-joins-cast-BBC-Peaky-Blinders.html

The show has a Boardwalk Empire feel to it due partly to the time it is set. Some of the accents are a bit tough to figure at times, but overall we really enjoyed it.

 

[jamny]

Loved the first episode of Peaky Blinders. I'm usually a little lenient with first episodes, given that they have to introduce all the characters, but this was seamlessly done. Love Sam Neill's character. Looking forward to the rest.

 

[John Bender]

I tried but I cudnt awndastund a cutdaym weird anywun wuz sayin.

 

[trogg78]

I'm all in on this. I really like the characters and the setting. I liked season one a little better than two. I have some issues with the direction of the show with the Churchill and the King using the Peaky Blinders. I did like the Jew in season 2.

 

[irish eyes]

Has to be the worst title of a series, movie, show, etc of all time. Just awful.

 

[peaces]

awesome show, season two is on Netflix streaming.

 

[jamny]

Has to be the worst title of a series, movie, show, etc of all time. Just awful.

The title gets a lot of people asking about it.

Better than The Fall

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Has to be the worst title of a series, movie, show, etc of all time. Just awful.

yeah, pretty lame to name it after the non fictional gang that the show revolves around. Perhaps if you could see the title with regular eyes instead of irish eyes you would like it better

 

[njherdfan]

I'm 2 episodes into the 2nd season, and I'm really enjoying it. Also, watching it with subtitles on is the way to go.

 

[trogg78]

Has to be the worst title of a series, movie, show, etc of all time. Just awful.

Thanks for letting us know you have bad taste.

 

[Rushmore]

I had been somewhat interested in this and finally gave it a try. I Binge-watched both the first and second seasons. Loved it. The accents are a bit tough at times, but I got used to it as I continued to watch. I did have to rewind a time or two to get some dialogue. The acting and scenery is top-notch. I am totally "in" whenever the 3rd season becomes available. Highly recommended.

 

[TenTimes]

^ Agreed, just finished the 2nd season as well.

Tom Hardy is the man. Next Christian Bale?

 

[jamny]

Just finished season 1. Really good.

 

[peaces]

Just finished season 1. Really good.

2nd season is even better, imo

 

[tdoss]

^ Agreed, just finished the 2nd season as well.

Tom Hardy is the man. Next Christian Bale?

Hardy is my favorite going right now.

 

[MaxThreshold]

Yep. This was awesome. I was hooked by the 2nd episode. Big fan of Cilian Murphy.

 

[culdeus]

I'm in on this. Solid so far.

 

[Joe T]

PB is better than Breaking Bad.

(had to be said)

 

[3C's]

started watching when I was exercising but couldn't make out what he was saying. too much noise, too much accent. gonna start it soon on the HT.

 

[TenTimes]

started watching when I was exercising but couldn't make out what he was saying. too much noise, too much accent. gonna start it soon on the HT.

I watched with subtitles. They give song names too which is cool.

 

[3C's]

started watching when I was exercising but couldn't make out what he was saying. too much noise, too much accent. gonna start it soon on the HT.

I watched with subtitles. They give song names too which is cool.

I'd do subtitles if I'm watching while working out but not so much otherwise.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Just finished - nice soundtrack too.

I watched with subtitles so I didn't have to listen so closely, but it wasn't that bad on the accents.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I'm all in on this. I really like the characters and the setting. I liked season one a little better than two. I have some issues with the direction of the show with the Churchill and the King using the Peaky Blinders. I did like the Jew in season 2.

Best character in the show - the jew guy. Weird cool when he was telling the seder story in that hard accent.

 

[tdoss]

I'm all in on this. I really like the characters and the setting. I liked season one a little better than two. I have some issues with the direction of the show with the Churchill and the King using the Peaky Blinders. I did like the Jew in season 2.

Best character in the show - the jew guy. Weird cool when he was telling the seder story in that hard accent.

That's Tom Hardy...dude is Mr. Everything. Best actor on the market right now.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

PB is better than Breaking Bad.

(had to be said)

Great show, but that statement is just ridiculous.

 

[The Gator]

This, this is good

 

[Joe T]

PB is better than Breaking Bad.

(had to be said)

Great show, but that statement is just ridiculous.

I think Breaking Bad is a tad overrated.

 

[culdeus]

Thomas sure seems to be able to get information fast when there aren't cell phones.

 

[jamny]

One episode left to watch. Rounding up Thomas' family in the last episode was intense. Very Godfather-esque.

Really no complaints with this show, it's so well done. Sam Neill is incredible in it, as is pretty much everyone involved.

When will season 3 come out?

 

[culdeus]

Am i crazy or did the swap actresses for Eva?

 

[jamny]

Am i crazy or did the swap actresses for Eva?

Ada?

Same actress in both seasons.

 

[jamny]

Incredible ending. Wasn't sure how Thomas was getting out of that. Can't wait for season 3.

 

[Jefferson the Caregiver]

Almost done with season one, every episode has been good so far. That's pretty hard to do.

 

[Mister CIA]

Just finished season 1. Really good.

2nd season is even better, imo

I'll take this to heart. I was reluctant to engage season 2 after the way season 1 ended.

To be clear, season 1 was pretty good, imo.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Incredible ending. Wasn't sure how Thomas was getting out of that. Can't wait for season 3.

One of my favorite shows over the past couple of years

 

[shady inc]

I'm 2 episodes into the 2nd season, and I'm really enjoying it. Also, watching it with subtitles on is the way to go.

i have recently started watching and also use subtitles.. extremely helpful

 

[culdeus]

Finished season 2 yesterday. Best thing I've seen in awhile. The acting was phenomenal.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Finished season 2 yesterday. Best thing I've seen in awhile. The acting was phenomenal.

The guy that plays Arthur Shelby absolutely nails the role or maybe he really did do rails of coke to get in character.

 

[cstu]

I'm all in on this. I really like the characters and the setting. I liked season one a little better than two. I have some issues with the direction of the show with the Churchill and the King using the Peaky Blinders. I did like the Jew in season 2.

Best character in the show - the jew guy. Weird cool when he was telling the seder story in that hard accent.

That's Tom Hardy...dude is Mr. Everything. Best actor on the market right now.

Just watched the episode he showed up in - nothing that guy can't do.

 

[culdeus]

Questions after last episode. major spoilers inside.

Spoiler

Where did I miss the motivation for the jewish mafia to deal with peaky again? It couldn't have been the bookie trade? And why is the deal in rum, thought they were moving whiskey. Small point, but was this a writing oversight?

Why is this bookie trade so lucrative that the government wouldn't just run it themselves?

Why fire 3 shots when shooting the field marshall?

Where did his horse finish?

 

[culdeus]

1 Episode into Season 2. Question about Inspector Chester Campbell.

Spoiler

How does he come out of getting shot by Grace at almost point-blank range with a leg wound? I was a little disappointed to see him back.

valid question, there are some pretty wild leaps of logic here.

 

[Joe T]

1 Episode into Season 2. Question about Inspector Chester Campbell.

Spoiler

How does he come out of getting shot by Grace at almost point-blank range with a leg wound? I was a little disappointed to see him back.

valid question, there are some pretty wild leaps of logic here.

Well, it is a tv show.

I can think of several leaps of logic in Breaking Bad. Sometimes you just have to accept the failed logic as it is.

 

[dgreen]

I'm a couple episodes into Season 2. Good stuff so far. I'm going to try to knock out the remaining 4 episodes before starting House of Cards Season 3 this weekend.

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

1 Episode into Season 2. Question about Inspector Chester Campbell.

Spoiler

How does he come out of getting shot by Grace at almost point-blank range with a leg wound? I was a little disappointed to see him back.

Spoiler

valid question, there are some pretty wild leaps of logic here.

Well, it is a tv show.

I can think of several leaps of logic in Breaking Bad. Sometimes you just have to accept the failed logic as it is.

Spoiler

I get that, and it's not a big deal. Just wish they would have handled it a little differently/went a different way.

I'm still enjoying the series.

Not sure Grace would want to kill him.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

1 Episode into Season 2. Question about Inspector Chester Campbell.

Spoiler

How does he come out of getting shot by Grace at almost point-blank range with a leg wound? I was a little disappointed to see him back.

Spoiler

valid question, there are some pretty wild leaps of logic here.

Well, it is a tv show.

I can think of several leaps of logic in Breaking Bad. Sometimes you just have to accept the failed logic as it is.

Spoiler

I get that, and it's not a big deal. Just wish they would have handled it a little differently/went a different way.

I'm still enjoying the series.

She's a woman, not many things that she can do right as it is...

 

[culdeus]

When they shot the last episode of season1 did they know a season2 was in the works? That may explain it. maybe they thought that was the end of it.

 

[jamny]

When they shot the last episode of season1 did they know a season2 was in the works? That may explain it. maybe they thought that was the end of it.

I was thinking that too.

Spoiler

I'm glad they didn't kill him off at the end of season 1. I liked Sam Neill in his role.

Do we need spoilers?

 

[Ilov80s]

Just finishing up S1 now. Great show so far despite the genre being trampled ground.

 

[comfortably numb]

Done.

Some really good characters/acting on the show.

Thomas/Arthur/Inspector/Jew

 

[Jefferson the Caregiver]

May Carleton is ####### hot. No question, that would be my choice.