Netflix recommendations

[Casually Red]

It's also beautiful. The camera-work, the food, some of the deaths.

And the stag ...and the black antler dude .

I liked that guy Mikkelsen before seeing it . I'm a confirmed fan after this .

 

[Chz]

Is Weeds any good?

It starts well. Wears pretty thin a few series in, though.

 

[chandlerp]

I stopped watching midway through the third season.

 

[Badgers]

Is Weeds any good?

Same as others. It was good for first few series then got boring.

Is it on UK Netflix?

 

[krtek a houby]

Same as others. It was good for first few series then got boring.

Is it on UK Netflix?

I'm may well be; we don't have UK Netflix.

 

[T & P]

Snippets of information are starting to come out about S2 of the rather excellent A Series of Unfortunate Events. Coming in 2018 but no idea when exactly. Looking forward to that a lot.

 

[Winot]

The Meyrowitz Stories - Noam Baumbach’s latest - a Woody Allenish family psychodrama with a touch of The Royal Tenenbaums. Excellent ensemble acting from Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, Emma Thompson and Ben Stiller.

 

[crossthebreeze]

I've started sending season 1 of Wanted and am really enjoying it - 2 very different women thrown together on the run across Australia from murderously corrupt cops with a holdall full of the cop's cash!

 

[Spymaster]

I've started sending season 1 of Wanted and am really enjoying it - 2 very different women thrown together on the run across Australia from murderously corrupt cops with a holdall full of the cop's cash!

Cheers for this. We started watching it but seem to have forgotten about it. How far in are you?

 

[crossthebreeze]

Cheers for this. We started watching it but seem to have forgotten about it. How far in are you?

Just the first three episodes

 

[Spymaster]

Just the first three episodes

Ok, we've only watched the first. It's not a comedy, right? I couldn't figure out what it was trying to be.

 

[crossthebreeze]

Ok, we've only watched the first. It's not a comedy, right? I couldn't figure out what it was trying to be.

It does have some lighter moments so it has got a few laughs from me (more than the good place has) - but its mostly about the chase and the interaction/character development of Lola and Chelsea, i wouldn't say it was a comedy or even a comedy drama.

 

[Spymaster]

Yeah, that's what I hoped. We'll give it another go. Thanks.

 

[T & P]

So apparently there is a mid-season break for The Good Place

 

[DexterTCN]

So apparently there is a mid-season break for The Good Place

And Star Trek.

 

[Orang Utan]

why do they do that? is there some sportball going or summat?

 

[T & P]

And Star Trek.

You serious?

Nooooooo!

 

[T & P]

why do they do that? is there some sportball going or summat?

It's something that I never noticed until the last few years, but now seems commonplace. Annoying as fuck, in particular if the episodes are all filmed and ready to go.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

why do they do that? is there some sportball going or summat?

US TV is fucking mental with scheduling*. It's Thanksgiving coming up, so there's a break until January? Netflix can only show what is available to show, and that means there's another Star Trek: Discovery this weekend, and the next is in January.

* It's a very different production model though, stuff will get canned if it isn't doing well enough in a way that UK productions generally don't.

 

[DexterTCN]

I have just discovered Always Sunny.

 

[Artaxerxes]

1922 - Stephen King adaptation, very good even if you can work out what's going to happen at the end.

It's got the detective from the Expanse so you may call him a welwalla at some point.

 

[Plumdaff]

I know I always mention this programme but as of halfway through the third series, musical comedy Crazy Ex Girlfriend is the most honest, unflinching, realistic and moving (yet very funny) depiction of mental illness I have ever seen. It's amazing.

 

[Ms T]

I am loving Alias Grace.

Also totally agree Plumdaff about CXG. It’s gone quite dark but is still funny and touching at the same time. I really hope Greg comes back!

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Started Ozark yesterday. Enjoyed the first couple. Bateman is great in them, and directed the first 2 and final 2 eps - Shall certainly stick with this show.

 

[Bonesy]

Just started watching Ozark, brilliant show. Jason Bateman is a revelation in it.

 

[Farmer Giles]

I have just discovered Always Sunny.

Properly funny. DeVito is excellent.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Watched the first 20 minutes of Punisher and found it turgid, generic rubbish. Anyone want to watch the whole thing and let me know if I should bother?

 

[DexterTCN]

Watched the first 20 minutes of Punisher and found it turgid, generic rubbish. Anyone want to watch the whole thing and let me know if I should bother?

Episode 3, Kandahar, should change your mind. However it's a very violent franchise.

 

[Spymaster]

Finished watching The Sinner last night. It takes a while to get going (it picks up in episode 3) and it's a bit dark in places but it's definitely worth a watch. A different take on a murder mystery, you know who did it but not why, which is more interesting than it sounds and a decent ending.

 

[DotCommunist]

Watched the first 20 minutes of Punisher and found it turgid, generic rubbish. Anyone want to watch the whole thing and let me know if I should bother?

70% wife flashbacks, 20% war flashbacks 10% shooting people in the face.

still watching tho