Netflix recommendations

[sojourner]

Atwood also has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in the show.

But yes, it's great. Sarah Gadon excels in a role that should by rights have been impossible to play.

I totally blinked and missed that then SpookyFrank Which episode was it in? PM me if you fancy, save spoiling it for anyone.

Yep, Sarah Gaudon and Elisabeth Moss have been two utterly fantastic choices for two brilliant roles.

 

[sojourner]

Anthropoid

It's about Operation Anthropoid - the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich - by two Czech soldiers. I didn't know the story, so it was all a big surprise to me, but I totally recommend it. Powerful as fuck, obviously all the more so it being a true story.

It's got my newfound crush in it too - Cillian Murphy.

 

[quimcunx]

Watched a Spanish paranormal horror film called Veronica last night and quite enjoyed it. I'm not a particular fan of the genre.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Watched a couple of eps of The Good Place yesterday (cos everyone hear was talking so much about it). It was entertaining enough, and it'll make good dinner time tv. Reminded me a bit of the film downsizing.

 

[8115]

Anthony Bourdain The Layover, it's not that great but I do like Bourdain so it's good mindless watching. I'll watch No Reservations next but I have a feeling I've seen most of them.

 

[butchersapron]

Thanks for the recommendation!

 

[sheothebudworths]

Flint Town.
Looks like a standard docu-series 'cop show' - and I gave it a swerve to begin with, on that basis - but it's not, especially as it heads towards the last couple of episodes.

 

[Thimble Queen]

I watched all of Girls Incarcerated. It's an American programme following the stories of young women in juvenile detention. It seemed to almost romanticise juvenile prison. It was interesting to hear the girls stories. There's a bit of goddy homophobic stuff in it that was quite uncomfortable though.

 

[Looby]

Seven Seconds.

A New Jersey cop accidentally kills a black kid, tries to cover it up with the help of his squad and it snowballs out of control. A good exploration of racism in the US, excellent acting, a twist at the end, and it becomes a decent courtroom drama for the last 2 episodes.

I’ve watched that this week, really enjoyed it. KJ was really familar so I googled her and she’s British. She was in Doctor Foster.

 

[Thimble Queen]

Ohhh. I watched Ladies First today. It's about Indian athlete Deepika Kumari. I'm not really into sports documentaries but this was really excellent and quite moving. Def recommend.

 

[magneze]

Requiem for the American Dream. If you've read Chomsky nothing really new, if you haven't then you can watch this and get a gist.

Dirk Gently
Another TV adaption of an excellent series of books that completely ignores the source material. It's bollocks.

 

[Orang Utan]

Requiem for the American Dream. If you've read Chomsky nothing really new, if you haven't then you can watch this and get a gist.

Dirk Gently
Another TV adaption of an excellent series of books that completely ignores the source material. It's bollocks.

The source material was pretty terrible though

 

[magneze]

The source material was pretty terrible though

That's fighting talk!

 

[Orang Utan]

That's fighting talk!

Douglas Adams did some great work but that was shite. The Book Of Liff is his best work.

 

[magneze]

Douglas Adams did some great work but that was shite. The Book Of Liff is his best work.

I've not read it!

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Flint Town.
Looks like a standard docu-series 'cop show' - and I gave it a swerve to begin with, on that basis - but it's not, especially as it heads towards the last couple of episodes.

This is very much a pro-watch.

 

[Chz]

Requiem for the American Dream. If you've read Chomsky nothing really new, if you haven't then you can watch this and get a gist.

Dirk Gently
Another TV adaption of an excellent series of books that completely ignores the source material. It's bollocks.

The Stephen Mangan one was quite faithful to the plot and characters of the book.

But I feel the BBC America one (first series at least, I hear the second one goes off the rails) is more faithful to the tone and spirit of it.

 

[nuffsaid]

While I'm waiting for the next series of The Good Place, 'People of Earth' seems a reasonable comedy replacement, 20min episodes about a support group for people who claim to have been abducted by aliens and a journalist who gets close to the story. I've seen 4 eps so far and it's ok.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Seven Seconds.

A New Jersey cop accidentally kills a black kid, tries to cover it up with the help of his squad and it snowballs out of control. A good exploration of racism in the US, excellent acting, a twist at the end, and it becomes a decent courtroom drama for the last 2 episodes.

Just into ep2 now, it’s got potential!

 

[DexterTCN]

Up to ep 9 of Jessica Jones 2. Really good.

 

[danny la rouge]

While I'm waiting for the next series of The Good Place, 'People of Earth' seems a reasonable comedy replacement, 20min episodes about a support group for people who claim to have been abducted by aliens and a journalist who gets close to the story. I've seen 4 eps so far and it's ok.

I fancied the sound of that but it doesn't appear to be on Netflix. Where is it available?

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Up to ep 9 of Jessica Jones 2. Really good.

Bailed out after ep2! Boring, & no way a touch on S1

 

[DexterTCN]

Bailed out after ep2! Boring, & no way a touch on S1

Sorry...nope. Better than first series.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

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While I'm waiting for the next series of The Good Place, 'People of Earth' seems a reasonable comedy replacement, 20min episodes about a support group for people who claim to have been abducted by aliens and a journalist who gets close to the story. I've seen 4 eps so far and it's ok.

I watched that last year on Kiwi TV and really liked it.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Anthropoid

It's about Operation Anthropoid - the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich - by two Czech soldiers. I didn't know the story, so it was all a big surprise to me, but I totally recommend it. Powerful as fuck, obviously all the more so it being a true story.

It's got my newfound crush in it too - Cillian Murphy.

That sounds right up my street but is not on Netflix here

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Any Black Mirror fans here? It's a really great Sci-Fi anthology!!

I think most people here are fans of that

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Tried to watch Altered Carbon. Found it to be one of the worst things I have ever had to endure.

 

[ruffneck23]

Any Black Mirror fans here? It's a really great Sci-Fi anthology!!

Black Mirror - Charlie Brooker

 

[danny la rouge]

Any Black Mirror fans here? It's a really great Sci-Fi anthology!!

It doesn't do anything for me. I've tried it a couple of times, but it just comes across as not very interesting. It seems like a wealthy metropolitan liberal trying too hard to be edgy and failing. A lovey's take on dystopia. It also signposts the Moral of the Story, which I never like. Unless it's actually Scooby Doo.

 

[Spymaster]

Anthropoid

It's about Operation Anthropoid - the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich - by two Czech soldiers. I didn't know the story, so it was all a big surprise to me, but I totally recommend it. Powerful as fuck, obviously all the more so it being a true story.

It's got my newfound crush in it too - Cillian Murphy.

If you liked that, it's pretty much a remake of the 1975 film Operation Daybreak. It even mimics the anachronistic soundtrack.