Guess the TV show

Snarky · Tue 03/12/2019 21:26:55

MacGyver?

Cassiebsg · Tue 03/12/2019 21:52:52

That was way too easy... and I come to late... then again I'm happy that I won't be stuck with the thread again.

lorenzo · Tue 03/12/2019 22:45:39

Quote from: Snarky on Tue 03/12/2019 21:26:55
MacGyver?

Correct!

Snarky · Tue 03/12/2019 23:14:51

That was pretty easy, yeah.

I came across my old DVDs of this series the other day. For some reason I had to import it from Japan (or Taiwan? I forget) way back when. Now the whole thing is just a google-click away. Truly an age of wondersâ€¦

Mandle · Wed 04/12/2019 01:02:15

Sleepy Hollow?

Snarky · Wed 04/12/2019 07:09:45

Nope.

Snarky · Wed 04/12/2019 22:09:48

OK, fair warning about this next screencap. It's all sorts of upsetting and nsfw:

Spoiler

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Snarky · Fri 06/12/2019 06:12:30

Snarky · Sat 07/12/2019 10:16:59

I know for a fact that several people active on the forums are fans of this show.
Maybe you'll recognize this guyâ€¦

Laura Hunt · Sat 07/12/2019 12:40:49

I have no idea, but I'm more and more intrigued with each screenshot!

Snarky · Sat 07/12/2019 15:11:42

It's a comedy-horror-soap somewhat in the vein of Twin Peaks (with a pinch of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace). Although not made in English, the show was enough of a cult hit to be edited into a movie version for the UK and US, and later got an American remake.

lorenzo · Sat 07/12/2019 15:20:15

Kingdom?

Snarky · Sat 07/12/2019 15:28:11

You're right: Lars von Trier's Riget (The Kingdom).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryw5vGQjOWM

Stephen King did the remake series, which I've heard was not particularly good.

Cassiebsg · Sat 07/12/2019 15:44:55

Ah, that last shot I recognized the actor and guessed the show.

but I've only ever seen bits and pieces, never the entire show. I was too young when it aired on PT television to grasp it. An haven't seen it since.

Snarky · Sat 07/12/2019 16:11:43

This bit from the plot summary on Wikipedia (spoilers, obvs) cracked me up and gives a pretty good sense of what the show is like:

QuotePathologist Dr. Bondo attempts to convince the family of a man dying from liver cancer to donate his liver to the hospital for Bondo's research. (In fact, Bondo wants it as a trophy, as it is the second largest hepatosarcoma ever recorded.) When his request is denied, Bondo has the cancerous liver transplanted into his own body (as the patient signed an organ donor form), so that the cancer will become his personal property and can be kept within the hospital.

lorenzo · Sun 08/12/2019 20:03:06

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Mandle · Mon 09/12/2019 00:33:08

Clint East World?

Cassiebsg · Mon 09/12/2019 00:34:49

Zorro?

TheFrighter · Mon 09/12/2019 08:20:59

Quantum leap?

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lorenzo · Mon 09/12/2019 11:43:02

Quote from: Mandle on Mon 09/12/2019 00:33:08
Clint East World?

Hahah, no!

Quote from: Cassiebsg on Mon 09/12/2019 00:34:49
Zorro?

Quote from: TheFrighter on Mon 09/12/2019 08:20:59
Quantum leap?

Nope!

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