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post 1648883993 10-13-2021, 07:03 PM
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Forget Squid Game - If you're gonna watch foreign drama, I got some suggestions for u

If some of you guys jumped on the squid game hype, there's some better chit out there for you to enjoy. Obviously you should watch with subtitles. Can't fathom anyone watching dubbed.


1) Money Heist (La Casa De Papel)



This show is up there with the greats. If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, Wire, Sopranos, Mad Men, then this is of the same quality. I've been telling people that it and Better Call Saul are the only "peak tv" shows still on. Some info but not really spoilers:
- First two seasons take place over an 8 day period
- Next three seasons all take place over like a single 7 day period
So the bulk of the show is stuff happening in real time. The best thing is that the characters behave realistically. Like I always appreciated how on the Sopranos, both Meadow and AJ would act the way spoiled idiots would realistically act. Likewise, it's established that most of the people involved in pulling off the heists are idiots, but one or two are giga-brain geniuses. So the dynamic goes from there.


2) Hernan



The most expensive show ever made in Latin America. I had to "sail the high seas" to watch it in the USA, as Amazon Prime only has it outside of this country (at least at the time I was watching it).
- While progressing the overall plot, each episode focuses on the life & perspective of a different person
- Literally the most realistic depiction of Tenochtitlan ever shown
- Both Mayan and Aztec languages are also spoken, rather than just Spanish. So basically their equivalent to Apocalypto
- The main female lead is either a 10/10 or a 1/10 depending on your tastes. She shows bobs regardless




3) Romulus



This was on Sky Italia - dunno if it ever made it onto any usa streaming service, so it's available from the buccaneer cove as well.
- Dunno if they're speaking Latin or Italian
- It's about the warring tribes in Italy and how one eventually founds Rome
- The main female lead looked too much like Quagmire. But other than that, it's solid
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Watched 3 episodes of casa de papel and it was decent but didnt hook me up like squid game did.

Of all the series here mentioned i have only watched breaking bad, it is GOAT along with squid game, narcos Mexico, gossip girl season 1-3, prison break season 1-2
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Money Heist is a MUST WATCH.

Never seen Hernan or Romulus.
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Originally Posted By Ephedra⏩
Money Heist is a MUST WATCH.

Never seen Hernan or Romulus.
I really enjoyed both of those series. Hernan was completed at the end of 2019 - I think they just didn't get USA distribution rights taken care of on time due to covid, so no marketing or anything. Visuals were outstanding








It legit felt like a condensed Game of Thrones. It's only 9 episodes, although supposedly they're going to do a second season.
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post 1648891303 10-13-2021, 09:41 PM
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See I'm not sure if to take you srs op. I felt squid game was meh.. Like a 6 to 6.5 at best but I also watched the first episode of Money Heist and while I can't remember it now, I certainly remembered seeing a bunch of stupid moments that were so contrived and made no sense that I couldn't continue.

I don't know if I have the willpower to give it another chance and see if it gets better but if anyone else here wants to see an actual awesome show here's 3 options: Mr. Robot, The Expanse and ZeroZeroZero on Prime. Top tier TV.
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Looks pretty good
A young bull and an old bull were standing atop a hill looking at a bunch of heifers in a field below.

The young bull says "Let's run down this hill and fuk one of those heifers."

The old bull replies "No. Let's walk down there, and fuk them all."
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Alice in borderland is better then squid game

The tunnel episode of Alice alone is better than the whole season of squid game
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Korean acting is so over the top. Squid game is overrated af
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Originally Posted By Coal
See I'm not sure if to take you srs op. I felt squid game was meh.. Like a 6 to 6.5 at best but I also watched the first episode of Money Heist and while I can't remember it now, I certainly remembered seeing a bunch of stupid moments that were so contrived and made no sense that I couldn't continue.
I've heard it said that you have to watch 3 episodes of a show in order to "get into it". I was devouring those money heist episodes like candy when I discovered the series
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Originally Posted By moosik85⏩
Alice in borderland is better then squid game
No, gtfo.

Alice in Borderland was such a pile of steaming TRASH. Literally made me rage at some of the episodes when people started acting cartoony af and making decisions that made absolutely zero sense. Also, brb moving like an anime character and killing a dude with your knife from across a room before he can shoot you with his gun. Fuk that show. Literally the only good thing about it was the cleverness of some of the games which Squid Game lacked since it's games were chite.
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Originally Posted By Critter5592⏩
Korean acting is so over the top. Squid game is overrated af
Dude if you think the acting in Squid Game was over the top I deer you to watch Alice in Borderland. Holy crap I hated it so much.

@LurkoLantern, I just couldn't get over that first episode back then. Maybe I could turn off my brain and give it another go. Def check out Mr Robot though, a show about a godlike hacker who hates clown world and wants to use his skill to stop it. Brilliantly written with amazing characters whose motivations and actions make sense.
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Thanks for the suggestions brah, can confirm Money Heist was excellent. Here's some other ideas:

Gomorrah (Italian) - Best Crime/Drug show I have ever seen, similar to The Wire but set in Italy
ZeroZeroZero - Spanish Crime/Drug show
Fauda (Hebrew/Arabic) - Counter-terrorists vs terrorists kinda show, set in Israel and Palestine
Giri/Haji (Japanese/British) - Japanese police officer goes to London to find his brother who murdered the nephew of a yakuza member
Kingdom (Korean) - Korean Zombie show set in medieval times
Barbarians (Germanic/Roman) - great show where Romans trying to conquer Germania
Sacred Games (Hindi) - great show about the rise of a crimelord in India and the police officer trying to stop him
Lupin (French) - French master con artist trying to avenge his father's death
Norsemen (Norwegian) - Comedy which is a satire of the usual Viking TV shows

All of these were fantastic, like 8/10-10/10 for me each. It's great watching international shows because it feels like you're in another world, it's fascinating to see the other cultures and how they are both similar and different to our own. The storytelling, acting and cinematography in all of these shows are top notch and rival some of the American productions, if not better than most.
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It's been mentioned in this thread, but can anyone give more info on ZeroZeroZero? Is it worth it to watch it through to the end? I've thought about watching that show after I finish Squid Game. Money Heist is also on my list.
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Originally Posted By Coal
Dude if you think the acting in Squid Game was over the top I deer you to watch Alice in Borderland. Holy crap I hated it so much.

@LurkoLantern, I just couldn't get over that first episode back then. Maybe I could turn off my brain and give it another go. Def check out Mr Robot though, a show about a godlike hacker who hates clown world and wants to use his skill to stop it. Brilliantly written with amazing characters whose motivations and actions make sense.
yeah I tried AiB as well. Couldn't really get in to it. Also I hate having to read subtitles. Obviously dub is trash, so not going that way either.

netflix has some good korean movies (the wailing, Ashin of the north, train to busan, etc.), but the tv shows have been a swing and miss for me.
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Originally Posted By WantToBeLeaf⏩
It's been mentioned in this thread, but can anyone give more info on ZeroZeroZero? Is it worth it to watch it through to the end? I've thought about watching that show after I finish Squid Game. Money Heist is also on my list.
ZeroZeroZero is pretty dope, definitely worth watching. Exceptional cinematography, great acting, filmed in multiple countries, great storyline. It's a bit slow to start but it keeps getting better and better as you go along. It's from the producers of Gomorrah which is my favorite crime drama ever, so I knew it would be good, and it delivers.
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Originally Posted By FilsGoodMan⏩
Thanks for the suggestions brah, can confirm Money Heist was excellent. Here's some other ideas:

Gomorrah (Italian) - Best Crime/Drug show I have ever seen, similar to The Wire but set in Italy
ZeroZeroZero - Spanish Crime/Drug show
Fauda (Hebrew/Arabic) - Counter-terrorists vs terrorists kinda show, set in Israel and Palestine
Giri/Haji (Japanese/British) - Japanese police officer goes to London to find his brother who murdered the nephew of a yakuza member
Kingdom (Korean) - Korean Zombie show set in medieval times
Barbarians (Germanic/Roman) - great show where Romans trying to conquer Germania
Sacred Games (Hindi) - great show about the rise of a crimelord in India and the police officer trying to stop him
Lupin (French) - French master con artist trying to avenge his father's death
Norsemen (Norwegian) - Comedy which is a satire of the usual Viking TV shows

All of these were fantastic, like 8/10-10/10 for me each. It's great watching international shows because it feels like you're in another world, it's fascinating to see the other cultures and how they are both similar and different to our own. The storytelling, acting and cinematography in all of these shows are top notch and rival some of the American productions, if not better than most.
ZeroZeroZero was good minus the American part .
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Originally Posted By NeverGymLess⏩
ZeroZeroZero was good minus the American part .
If you liked ZeroZeroZero watch Gomorrah, same producers. Gomorrah is legit the best crime drama I have ever watched. The first season might be a bit slow-paced but by Season 2 you will be hooked guaranteed. Can't wait for the new season.
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Fuark - yeah I probably could have included Kingdom in my original post. Right now it's only 2 seasons and a made-for-netflix movie, and I'd heard they're gonna make two parallel series for season 3.
Only thing that drove me nuts was the lulzy way the zombies would run. No arm movement. So it's supposed to be a historical horror genre, but I always found that unintentionally hilarious
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Hernan looks interesting, will check out

if we're talking foreign as in non-English I'll add these 2 German shows:



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Originally Posted By TokenV⏩
Hernan looks interesting, will check out

if we're talking foreign as in non-English I'll add these 2 German shows:



Thanks brah, I have seen Dark advertised before but haven't seen Babylon Berlin, will add to list
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I also really like this Norwegian series but I understand that it might not be for everyone

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Really enjoyed the first season of Money Heist but feel like it has jumped the shark now. I haven't watched the newest season.

Never heard of Hernan or Romulus tho, will check them out.

Some other really good suggestions in here I can vouch for - Dark, Babylon Berlin, Barbarians, ZeroZeroZero.

My contribution:

Generation War. A miniseries about WW2 told thru the eyes of 5 German friends

I call it "Celebration". It's sexual, and violent...

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Originally Posted By Coal
No, gtfo.

Alice in Borderland was such a pile of steaming TRASH. Literally made me rage at some of the episodes when people started acting cartoony af and making decisions that made absolutely zero sense. Also, brb moving like an anime character and killing a dude with your knife from across a room before he can shoot you with his gun. Fuk that show. Literally the only good thing about it was the cleverness of some of the games which Squid Game lacked since it's games were chite.
Completely agree
If it was a little less animey and was based in real life rather than some alternate Japan it would be 11/10 show
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I vote for most extreme elimination challenge. The depth of story and insights into their contestants inner struggles while being presented with insurmountable odds really sets the English version with Vic Romano and Kenny Blankenship replacing the characters of count Takeshi and flunky. (Original version is named takeshi castle or some gay chit)





Fuark guys the drama in this one.



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i wish i can forget squid game so i can watch it all over again
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Bump for more awareness for season 5 episode 4 of MXC Elimination challenge.


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Money Heist blows



Gomorrah should be the only recommendation
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Money Hiest got meh for me after a while.
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