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Streaming or currently airing TV shows (AKA Netflix thread) (14 Viewers)
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Watched 3 episodes of The Magicians, and so far it's scratching that cheesy itch. Could do without greasy emo Dawson's Creek looking dude though.
I liked this show. It is cheesy and annoying at times, but it’s funny and imaginative too. I thought it was a fun series to watch. Just finished S3 and I think I enjoyed it more than S1 and S2. I don’t know that I liked any particular character but I liked Q ok (I assume that’s the “greasy emo Dawson’s Creek looking dude” you refer to).
shadyridr
Footballguy
joffer
Footballguy
JB Breakfast Club
Footballguy
I had this on my top 10 shows last year. It's very chill on top of being quirky and sometimes silly. I watched it episodically, and it might play better that way than as a binge.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
I'm assuming we're only in between-season hiatus of the following shows:
Mindhunter
Peaky Blinders
Black Mirror
Stranger Things
Dark
Ozark
Haunting of Hill House
No way am I giving up Netflix.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Yeah, I think he looks like Dawson, and nerdy girl looks like Alicia Silverstone, but hiding huge boobs. Getting a big 90s vibe because of those 2.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Chaka
Footballguy
We burned through this yesterday. Conceptually interesting and thought provoking while also being very funny. Great point about the pacing, really easy to move onto the next episodes.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
We occasionally watch movies but I've been more of a show/series person the past decade.
Chaka
Footballguy
Watched the Fyre festival documentary. What a #### show. Part of me feels bad for the attendees who got screwed over but most of me is straight up Nelson.
But the cajones of McFarland to literally start another scam while facing an indictment and the stupidity to put it all on film was stunning.
But the cajones of McFarland to literally start another scam while facing an indictment and the stupidity to put it all on film was stunning.
badmojo1006
Footballguy
Started watching Person of Interest again. Such a good show
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Sex Education kinda rules.
Sweet J
Footballguy
Russian Doll: This is the best show I’ve watched in the last few years. Just an incredible way to tell a story.
shadyridr
Footballguy
badmojo1006
Footballguy
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
Just watched this as well over the weekend. Jaw droppingly stupid people.
You could tell the FBI guy was struggling to hide his contempt for these parents.
Rove!
Footballguy
I feel like Sneaky Pete is underrated. It’s not Breaking Bad, but very very few shows are on that level....
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Movies are very hit or miss - in addition to the series shuke listed I felt Netflix is great at documentaries - both episodic and one offs.
Rove!
Footballguy
I have never seen a second of Gilmore Girls, but I love Mrs Maisel...and her standup is always funny...is Gilmore worth watching? I had always assumed it was pablum.
Rove!
Footballguy
saintfool
Dead sexy
How do you feel about Wes Anderson? Whit Stillman movies? What about Noah Baumbach or Greta Gerwig?
Rove!
Footballguy
He could say that he doesnt find women stand up comics funny....followed by a long period of self-reflection on why he feels that way
- is he not able to relate to women?
- does he put women comics through a filter? I.e. if a women comic told a joke identical to what a man comic told that he thought was funny, would he still laugh just as much?
- is there some other issue like a lack of respect for women?
Personal taste is subjective, but many people find woman comics funny. So the question is, why is every female comic not funny to him?
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Rove!
Footballguy
I loved Bottle Rocket and Rushmore...enjoyed Darjeeling Limited, Zissou...I did like Tennenbaums, but it felt overrated ...
So overall, I like Wes and his movies....i havrnt seen enough Baumbach, Gerwig or Stillman to comment...
It has the same style of writing - witty, rapid fire dialog. If you enjoy that in Maisel it’s probably worth a shot.
FWIW, I think Netflix kinda already knows its movies aren't that good. It paid way too much money to get people like Will Smith and Adam Sandler onboard to try to create some traction. Not sure it's working. Bright was o.k. but I have a hard time recalling a Netflix movie off the top of my head that was fantastic. But let's face it, we also aren't paying $7.50 per ticket, plus concessions to sit down in a theater so that may also temper our expectations of movies. A lot of the crap that goes to theaters these days are o.k. too. The "blockbusters" so to speak are more often than not franchise movies such as super heroes or star wars, etc.... Or else they are part of the PR machine that overhypes huge budget movies. I mean, I liked Avatar quite a bit, but a lot of people didn't think it was that great and it grossed elventy billion or whatever, no?
And while Netflix series are probably their bread and butter, their success is also going to be their downfall in this writers humble opinion. People love binge watching series, especially good ones. But series take a while to shoot, and as they become more popular, their production costs also rise. Netflix needs to pump out a huge amount of product here to keep people viewing. Because let's face it, I probably love 5-10 netflix series, and I like another 5-10 well enough, but there are dozens and dozens and more that I'm either not interested in or else watch a few episodes and say, nah. So on the say 5 series I love, when they come out, I watch them over a weekend or week. Then I'm stuck waiting for a year(s) for the next season to come out. In the interim another 250 series come out. They have something like 700+ series they are constantly rolling out. One company. That's a LOT. Their cash burn rate is insane. I do like Netflix quite a bit (probably more so now that I've cut the cable) but I can't see how they sustain this content. I think they are counting on hitting a few home runs (such as HBO has done with Sopranos and GoT) and then raise their rates. I dunno
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
A lot of this makes sense. I know there are good ones out there, but I also feel like the TV Shows are getting to a saturation point like the movies are. I think your last point is probably accurate - throw a ton of stuff at the wall, hope 2-3 are mega hits that people can't do without like a GOT, have people hooked, and justify raising pricing.guru_007 said:
I am the opposite of Shuke, and am still a movie person first, so I have found the options disappointing so far on the main streaming services.
RC94
Footballguy
If they ever come out with a show that I love, which they haven't yet, I would probably pay for 1 month, watch the season, and then cancel for the other 11 months of the year. If they decide to roll it out slow, I don't need to see it as it comes out so I will still do the 1 month a year, but after the season is complete. Once they start losing content to competitors like Disney, they just won't have the content to make it worth it for a year round service IMO.
saintfool
Dead sexy
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Congrats GPJ, that was your dumbest post ever time for bed.
jamny
Footballguy
I watched this yesterday after reading the comments here. At first I was thinking that you guys might have been a little hard on the parents but that changed pretty quickly as the story unfolded. wtf is right. Way to be oblivious to what's happening. Crazy story.
Don't Noonan
Footballguy
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badmojo1006
Footballguy
I was the same but some friends convinced me to give it a shot. There is sappy stuff, but worth it for the pop culture references. Also the supporting characters are very enjoyable
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Your list (plus Dare Devil and Seven Seconds which are both done) are my favorites on Netflix.
Will Haunting of Hill House continue? It seems the full story was told in the one season - but maybe it will be a anthology type series with a new storyline each season?
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
Dude, put that in a spoiler box.. Yep, I couldn't believe how stupid the parents were. My favorite part ...
snogger
Footballguy
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Yeah I suppose that could work.They easily left it with the ability to do a prequel and I'd be in
I think they could also have seasons based on the other books written by Steve Crain about other hauntings.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Mubi is decent too. I have caught a couple good ones on there the last couple weeks now too.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Just wanted to point this out: anyone that thinks 90% of Netflix content is bad and the site merely grinds out content for profit should watch more network TV. Network TV has been unwatchable for years, and the profit motive is the same.
RC94
Footballguy
That's one of the reasons I went to Netflix in the first place. The fact that network TV and cable suck doesn't make Netflix worth it. I'm ok with Netflix for now, but they are going to lose a lot of their best content when Disney takes their stuff away and then the price won't be worth it anymore IMO. If people disagree and want to stick with Netflix, I truly don't care. Do whatever you want. All of this is subjective anyway. Just because I don't like something or I do like something doesn't mean everyone else has to agree with me.
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