We are watching on Sky SF, but it also appears to be on Now TV https://www.nowtv.com/watch/the-swarm/iYEQZ1vXAStm8L7gseCemU

Just to confuse us, there appear to be some other shows with a similar name...

I'm watching Signal, another KDrama. This one is science-fiction/murder mystery about a boy who witnesses the kidnapping of a little girl. It jumps between two time periods. So far it seems pretty good. The first episode is very long. It has stellar reviews. Anyway, I'll keep you posted.


I'm on episode three, and Signal is pretty good! It's about a young cop/profiler who gets a message on an old walkie-talkie he finds one night. The message is from the past, about an unsolved serial killing 15 years earlier. Every night there is another message at the same time, and he starts to to talk to the officer from the past. It's a police drama but in the science fictional realm.







EDIT: And for you Justified fans, there will be a limited series sequel.

I will put that on my list too.
I am currently bingeing the latest season of The Great. Lewd, rude and so very cleverly entertaining and amusing.

One thing I've noticed about the KDramas is that they always interject a bit of over-the-top almost slapstick silliness, even into a dark drama like this one. There's always one or two clownish characters that don't add anything. Even in Squid Game the protagonist starts out a bit silly. But if you can get past that, Signal is a pretty good story with a strong female lead.

I know what you mean hagatha.
And I will certainly check out Signal. If you haven't already, have a look at Hellbound.

So, I'm nearing the end of Signal, and although it had a slowish start, it got more and more gripping as the episodes went on, and although there are specific cold cases that get investigated by the two detectives, they are part of a larger narrative and the over-arching story is really a mystery wrapped in a police drama.

I think the acting is really very good. The three leads are exceptional. The final "case" is an emotional roller-coaster.


EDIT: Of course Netflix is now recommending all sorts of KDramas to me, so I picked The Silent Seas. The first 4 are decent Mission-crashes-on-the-moon sci-fi, but one the fifth episode starts it becomes pretty thrilling. The premise is that Earth has finally run out of water, and the mission is to retrieve important samples from an abandoned research station on the moon. A good quick watch for a weekend.


EDIT: I started Manifest but decided that the acting was truly awful.

Now I'm watching All of Us are Dead. It's pretty good.

We streamed "65" last night. Excellent 93 minute movie starring Adam Driver.

Sci-Fi / Action 🎬 movie genre

65 (2023) - IMDb

I watched that a while ago hagatha. I enjoyed it but had forgotten all about it.
The lead female was in an excellent trippy series called Sense8 which is what initially attracted me.
Will check out 65 Dan - a quick look and it sounds like something I would enjoy.
In the meantime just started watching Beef on Netflix

I really liked Beef. It was different and savagely funny at times.


All of Us are Dead is really worth watching if you're a fan of the Zombie genre. As the season unfolds, it's as much about the characters and their relationships as it is about zombies. Season 2 has been announced, which is great news.

Savagely funny is a very apt description

Just watched the trailer for Beef, and like the look of that!

So now I am at a loss as to what to watch. Netflix is sending me a never-ending stream of recommendations for K-Dramas, and I like that a lot of them are one-season-and-done, so no fear of cancellation. There's so much of it! I don't know where to start.


I went back to Manifest to see if it got any better, but the acting is just so off-putting I can't do it.



On the other hand, I might just re-watch Justified, one of my all-time favourites.

Given you liked All of Us Are Dead check out Sweet Home.
Altough Justified would be an awesome re-watch

I chose Kingdom. It's Game of Thrones but with zombies. Awesome!

Good choice, Kingdom is great

And I think a third season is on the way.

Korean TV seems todo horror very well. I'm watching back-to back zombie apocalypses and it's anything but boring. And the K version of zombies move a lot faster than the Walking Dead.

There are some good K horror movies too - Train to Busan springs to zombie mind.

I might check those out. Train to Busan popped up in my recommendations, I think. I've heard of it, anyway.

I haven't seen the sequel (Peninsula) and it wasn't as well received but I think you would like the first one

Oh greatfull. But, do you watch Ted Lasso on Apple TV ? For global opionion, this a successful.

Going with another K Drama, since Netflix is sending so many recommendations my way. The Guardian has given this one a positive review, so I'll go with it.

I should have said the show in question is Mr. Sunshine. It's terrific. I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

Amazon Prime has quite a gritty old series called Accused from Jimmy McGovern which is worth a look (although a bit irritating for any purist criminal lawyers): I see that there appears to be a US version out this year on Fox but have not yet sampled that

At 4 episodes in, I can highly recommend Mr. Sunshine to just about anyone.

It's set in Korea in the early 1900's. A former child slave manages to escape to America, joins the army, and returns as a diplomat, where under mysterious circumstances he meets a young noblewoman who is anything but a shy butterfly. I haven't got too far into the story, but the cinematography is gorgeous and the acting superb.

It's a story of war and espionage and old regimes toppling, and of course it is also a romance.

Great fun!

Oh, and no zombies.

I'm watching Silo on Apple TV, From on MGM, Rabbit Hole on Paramount +, the new season of Outlander on Starz, and if you liked extraction on Netflix you will want to see Extraction 2 on Netflix too.

A while back there was banter about the show Wednesday and in particular 'that' dance scene.
If you enjoyed that, in case you don't watch The Great here is another frenetic outing that is worth a watch.
Plus you get to hear a great Aussie band (and wonder how she could dance at all in those skirts)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCZqOCZJ0fk