Luther - A Must Watch

This is a TV show I was told about one year ago by a mate.
He knew my taste in British television and said: "You'll love Luther"
I hesitated and didn't really wanna watch the show, even though I knew nothing about it.
By the way, this person introduced me to Entourage and True Blood, 2 shows I both hated in the beginning and fell in love with over time.

But back to Luther. For some reason I watched the Teaser for the first season on youtube:




From that moment on I was intruiged and after watching episode one I finished Season one and two in just a coouple of days.

A short synopsis from imdb:
"Luther" follows the cases of a troubled yet brilliant English police detective, DCI John Luther (Idris Elba). Separated from his wife, whom he loves passionately, he is torn between an unrelenting approach to solving serial killings and his attempts to rekindle his marriage. Luther is a highly charged emotional man who is not above stretching the law to solve a case or save a life. In episode one, Alice Morgan (Ruth Wilson) proves she is equally brilliant by committing the perfect murder of her parents, which challenges Luther as never before. Alice develops a strange fascination for Luther and their continued exchanges and interplay serve as a backdrop for the rest of the season. Luther's edgy police tactics make him a serious concern to his superiors, who feel that he is a threat to their reputations and that of the Police force. From the opening credits to the end of season one, "Luther" is a fast paced mystery presented with many plot twists and insights into the human psyche.

Luther sollows a lot of the usual conventions of a cop drama, but some things stick out.
Firstly it is really scary. Especially season 3 gets really under you skin and I'm suprised at how long some of the shots last and creating a lot of tenseness, considering it is television.
Secondly, the show looks really beautiful and different. The visual style is very clean and without any gimmicks. The framing in some shots reminded me a lot of the way Tom Hooper frames his movies.
Slightly of kitler, a lot of headroom.
Lastly, Idris Elba is just killing it as Luther. He carries the whole show and has such an intense presence.

Someone asked me a couple of years ago
"Why don't you write a film blog? You seem to know a lot about films"
Well I work "in" films or rather work on film and commercial sets, but writing about movies or TV shows I've seen never seemed like a good idea.
Now years later here I am.
What changed?
Not much, I think I'll just give it a try, even if in the end just one person will read this.