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The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
The Very Model of an Excellent Show
I think I saw this when I was around 10/11 for the first time and now watching it for the first time since then, as a 31 year old it is still brilliant.
All the characters are performed excellently especially the Kevin Kline's pirate King and the fabulous Angela Lansbury as Ruth. Have to mention as well the great physical comedy the police provide.
The singing is fantastic and everyone is well suited to their parts (though I know the extras are lip synching to their Broadway counterparts which is a bit disappointing).
The sets are very fittingly theatre-esque so it almost feels like a direct theatre stage recording.
This is a great classic Gilbert and Sullivan play expertly adapted from the stage.
The Capture (2019)
Excellent edge-of-your-seat drama
This show is simply excellent. The first season had me from the first minute and binged watched it over 2 days. Grainger is fantastic and believable willing to alert her views based on what she has before her not charge head first blind to any new information which is often the case with crime dramas. So many twists and turns through the series which have you not trusting everyone at different points through the show.
The second series again starts excellently and shows the political world and all its skeletons tumbling out of the closet. This series fell a bit towards the end and has a bad guy that is a bit too much like a comic book villan, but again ends on a massive high that had me nearly jumping out of my chair.
I haven't experienced a show that kept me as hooked as this since line of duty. I'm sincerely hoping for a season 3 announcement soon.
Gukyeongi (2021)
Please let there be a season two!!!
I loved this show so much. Its clever, the characters are great and likeable, the plot was detailed and engaging and it has plenty of opportunities for more stories. I've only started getting into K-dramas but this is one of my favourites so far so I'm really hoping Netflix will bring it back!!