Netflix recommendations

[RedRedRose]

I'm half way through season one of this and it's good fun. Utrehd can be a bit of a bellend though.

Almost finished season 2. My assessment so far:

Pros
The Anglo-saxon / Heathen army setting
One or two likeable characters / character-arcs (I especially like Hild and Brida)
Decent choreographed skirmishes
Acting of a fairly decent standard

Cons
Utrehd's foreign accent gets more pronounced as episodes go on
Some repetitive storylines
One of the best characters dies at the end of the first season
Complexity seems to increase exponentially as the series goes on

 

[Pickman's model]

Complexity seems to increase exponentially as the series goes on

this is sadly a trend across series and much to be deplored.

 

[Spymaster]

We've just started watching The Defeated. An American cop training-up a German police department in immediate post-war Berlin, with a mystery thing running through it.

If the first episode is anything to go by it looks very good.

 

[RedRedRose]

this is sadly a trend across series and much to be deplored.

Three Danes called Sven, Sigefrid, and Sihtric; and three Anglo-Saxons called Aethelflaed, Aethelred, Aelfric, who are not to be confused with Athelwold, Aelswith or Alfred

 

[Pickman's model]

Three Danes called Sven, Sigefrid, and Sihtric; and three Anglo-Saxons called Aethelflaed, Aethelred, Aelfric, who are not to be confused with Athelwold, Aelswith or Alfred

Not to mention the important but never seen des tiny

 

[krtek a houby]

I watched the first episode and wasn't too keen. It's very rip-offy of David Lynch (Mulholland Drive/Lost Highway in particular) and there's a sort of amateur-ish quality to it or something that left me unconvinced.

Halfway through and loving Rosa Salazar & Christine Keener in it. Think the hommage to Lynch (and later, Cronenberg) is deliberate, right down to the font on the titles sequence.

 

[kittyP]

Halfway through and loving Rosa Salazar & Christine Keener in it. Think the hommage to Lynch (and later, Cronenberg) is deliberate, right down to the font on the titles sequence.

Yes I think it was deliberate and far away in time enough to be an homage rather than rip off.

 

[BristolEcho]

Almost finished season 2. My assessment so far:

Pros
The Anglo-saxon / Heathen army setting
One or two likeable characters / character-arcs (I especially like Hild and Brida)
Decent choreographed skirmishes
Acting of a fairly decent standard

Cons
Utrehd's foreign accent gets more pronounced as episodes go on
Some repetitive storylines
One of the best characters dies at the end of the first season
Complexity seems to increase exponentially as the series goes on

5th Series is out at the end of the year I think. There are some good scenes coming up and I really love the series and books on the whole.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Yes I think it was deliberate and far away in time enough to be an homage rather than rip off.

I'd still rather go back and watch Lost Highway for the 20th time, though I am intrigued to see what the Cronenberg reference is..

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I enjoyed the documentary on drumming - Count me in.

 

[MrCurry]

New series of unsolved mysteries is very good -but only six episodes released just now. Another six to be released an at unspecified later date.

Still only six episodes showing in series 2, but they’re good ones This show is a bit of a hidden gem on Netflix - a generic sounding title but some really intriguing stories.

 

[Spymaster]

Still only six episodes showing in series 2, but they’re good ones This show is a bit of a hidden gem on Netflix - a generic sounding title but some really intriguing stories.

The fact that they're "unsolved" makes me not want to watch it. Are you left dangling at the end?

 

[Supine]

Enjoyed the first couple of episodes of The Chair.

 

[MrCurry]

Spymaster Very much so. However this opens the opportunity that you might be smart enough to solve one, hence earning yourself a role in the less entertaining sequel “Solved mysteries“.

 

[equationgirl]

Still only six episodes showing in series 2, but they’re good ones This show is a bit of a hidden gem on Netflix - a generic sounding title but some really intriguing stories.

Also, the new series of Cold Case Files is on it but I think you have to be in the US to access it, so I watch it on other channels.

 

[LDC]

We've just started watching The Defeated. An American cop training-up a German police department in immediate post-war Berlin, with a mystery thing running through it.

If the first episode is anything to go by it looks very good.

Yeah, that's on my radar as well. I think we might have similar taste!

 

[Numbers]

Really enjoyed Fear City: New York vs The Mafia.
3 parter about the 5 crime families of the 70s and 80s.

 

[Epona]

I enjoyed the documentary on drumming - Count me in.

Yes, I watched this in the small hours this morning, very entertaining and drums, bring it on.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Yes, I watched this in the small hours this morning, very entertaining and drums, bring it on.

I wasn't sure I would be entertained for an hour and a half but I was. They didn't even do anything particularly fancy.
Great stuff.

(I bet they wished they included more Charlie Watts now, not that he deserved it)

 

[Epona]

I wasn't sure I would be entertained for an hour and a half but I was. They didn't even do anything particularly fancy.
Great stuff.

(I bet they wished they included more Charlie Watts now, not that he deserved it)

It was very sort of light entertainment, I am sure I have seen more in depth analysis of techniques and musical style of various drummers on YouTube - but nevertheless it was decently put together and entertaining and really just what I wanted at 3am - fun and drums.

(If it needed more of anyone in particular, I would argue Bonham could have done with a bit more coverage)

 

[krtek a houby]

The Mire 97

Follow up to The Mire. Polish cops and journalists grim thriller.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

It was very sort of light entertainment, I am sure I have seen more in depth analysis of techniques and musical style of various drummers on YouTube - but nevertheless it was decently put together and entertaining and really just what I wanted at 3am - fun and drums.

(If it needed more of anyone in particular, I would argue Bonham could have done with a bit more coverage)

I was happy with the amount of Bonham. I'm not a fan of the who but I could happily watch long docs on moon and entwhisles playing techniques.
Ringo too actually, and I don't dig the Beatles at all either.

 

[Chz]

Watched the new Bob Ross doc. Nothing particularly new and revealing, but still enjoyable and soothing whenever Bob was on the screen. I recommend as a bit of background, or when you need something to watch but don't want to watch, if you know what I mean.

 

[girasol]

Aquaman

Wow, that is some seriously embarrassing shit. Only managed 15 minutes. I thought this was supposed to be the 'good' DC movie.

I did. I read this thread. I just don't think it's all that. Do you think I was not enjoying it because I thought it was supposed to be a gritty realistic drama?

Then you missed the amazing sequence in Italy... But yeah, a complete fuckup until that point, then it seemed to improve, at least cinematographically speaking.

Watched Unorthodox, only 4 episodes, but one of the best things I've seen on Netflix this year.

 

[spanglechick]

Watched the new Bob Ross doc. Nothing particularly new and revealing, but still enjoyable and soothing whenever Bob was on the screen. I recommend as a bit of background, or when you need something to watch but don't want to watch, if you know what I mean.

Hah. That’s exactly how I watched it.

 

[not-bono-ever]

The mustang. Lovely little minimalist film about convicts and horses.and it has Bruce dern in it. Not flash or CGI enhanced but a decent watch

 

[Numbers]

Watched the new Bob Ross doc. Nothing particularly new and revealing, but still enjoyable and soothing whenever Bob was on the screen. I recommend as a bit of background, or when you need something to watch but don't want to watch, if you know what I mean.

We watched it y/day and loved it.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I watched the first ep of brand new cherry, I thought it was going to be a film. Started out looking like it would have some style, but ultimately I was bored and it seemed very 'small' in scale in terms of characters and their depth. Anyone watched any more? Does it get anymore worthwhile? If not, I'm out.

 

[krtek a houby]

I watched the first ep of brand new cherry, I thought it was going to be a film. Started out looking like it would have some style, but ultimately I was bored and it seemed very 'small' in scale in terms of characters and their depth. Anyone watched any more? Does it get anymore worthwhile? If not, I'm out.

Watched all the episodes. Enjoyed it, it's not very deep. It's along the lines of American Horror Story. Except with the deliberate 90s setting and vibe.

Best bail on it.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Watched all the episodes. Enjoyed it, it's not very deep. It's along the lines of American Horror Story. Except with the deliberate 90s setting and vibe.

Best bail on it.

Cheers.

AHS is shite.