That's hit the nail on the head I think. I would argue that perhaps the same thing is true of Battlestar Galactica to a certain extent, although perhaps not so much as Lost. Using All Along the Watchtower really seemed like one of this things that was inserted without them really knowing where it was going.

yeah I was going to suggest this myself, definitely worth a look, it starts a little ropey  but by season 3 it gets really quite good (the seasons are only about 6 episodes long).

Yeah +1 for Utopia, really creepy and distinctive show, great stuff. I'd also recommend the Shadow Line, it's a quite surreal and dark cop drama, very atmospheric. Garth Marengi, Black Mirror and BrassEye are all amazing too,,,,,, really not sure what Eastenders is doing in there though! :)

+ 1 for regular coverage…

This might tickle your fancy; trad-rock with a twist from The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock.
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oh man, the way chickentown fades up underneath those final scenes makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck, amazing, amazing stuff. I can remember seeing this for the first time when it originally aired and the sense of tension and dread from that last scene was incredible. The Wire used music really well in…

oh man, the way chickentown fades up underneath those final scenes makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck, amazing, amazing stuff. I can remember seeing this for the first time when it originally aired and the sense of tension and dread from that last scene was incredible. The Wire used music really well in…

Man, I'm pissed. I just refuse to accept that in this day and age there was absolutely no way of filming the show without horses dying. Stick some cameras up on a real race, use CGI, stock footage and just use the real racehorses for the non-racing scenes. It just seems really strange to me that after starting filming…

Only 22?  :)

Yeah seconded, Hoffman is fantastic in this, you never really know whats real and whats an act. So he acts like a total prick in the meeting, everyone thinks the kid is screwed because he pissed Ace off so much, but then you get the little smirk as he leaves,, moving pawns around indeed.

:) definitely a banjo,,,, and maybe an emu too!
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Hands appeared everywhere in this episode, Escalante holding his hand out for 'his opinion' on a horse then later him telling the gamblers to keep their hands open, and the weirdly 'last supper'-esque shot of them standing there with hands aloft. There was a lovely cut from Escalente and the vet holding hands, to the…