Streaming or currently airing TV shows (AKA Netflix thread) (7 Viewers)

[El Floppo]

I feel like The Pitt suffered for me from expectations set by all the love it got here.

Very good hospital procedural, regardless..no negatives (aside from some slightly obvious preaching about stuff)... just didn't feel like anything new to me.

Wife and I had watched Critical: Between Life and Death...6 ep doc series on netflix about Londons critical care system/hospital. Like this, but real and followed up with various patients over the course of time. Tbh, i found it more compelling and may have also tainted my view of Pitt having seen it first.

 

[bcat01]

I feel like The Pitt suffered for me from expectations set by all the love it got here.

Very good hospital procedural, regardless..no negatives (aside from some slightly obvious preaching about stuff)... just didn't feel like anything new to me.

Wife and I had watched Critical: Between Life and Death...6 ep doc series on netflix about Londons critical care system/hospital. Like this, but real and followed up with various patients over the course of time. Tbh, i found it more compelling and may have also tainted my view of Pitt having seen it first.

Check out Lennox Hill on Netflix if you have not seen it.

 

[General Malaise]

Finished Season 4 of The Bear and boy, I'm not sure what sort of awards are handed out for TV shows, but if Jamie Lee Curtis doesn't win something - ANYTHING - for her performances, especially in Season 4, the world is an unjust one. Her acting in Episode 9 is a master class in drama. What a wonderful job by Curtis and I hope she is recognized for this.

 

[El Floppo]

I feel like The Pitt suffered for me from expectations set by all the love it got here.

Very good hospital procedural, regardless..no negatives (aside from some slightly obvious preaching about stuff)... just didn't feel like anything new to me.

Wife and I had watched Critical: Between Life and Death...6 ep doc series on netflix about Londons critical care system/hospital. Like this, but real and followed up with various patients over the course of time. Tbh, i found it more compelling and may have also tainted my view of Pitt having seen it first.

Check out Lennox Hill on Netflix if you have not seen it.

was that the doc series that led up to Covid? if so, we saw it- yeah, was pretty great. TBH, I preferred the London one to that- seeing patients come off of helicopters and ambulances and then following the entire process was pretty intense and interesting. very much like Pitt, but not just the one shift. and not 8 thousand people dying.

 

[Zow]

Finished Season 4 of The Bear and boy, I'm not sure what sort of awards are handed out for TV shows, but if Jamie Lee Curtis doesn't win something - ANYTHING - for her performances, especially in Season 4, the world is an unjust one. Her acting in Episode 9 is a master class in drama. What a wonderful job by Curtis and I hope she is recognized for this.

She’ll probably win best comedic actress. Because the show is apparently a comedy per the awards folks.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Also I know I’m late to the party but Tires is cracking me up. Couple episodes left for me in season 2 (just finished the Tire Expo episode)

 

[roarlions]

Finished Season 4 of The Bear and boy, I'm not sure what sort of awards are handed out for TV shows, but if Jamie Lee Curtis doesn't win something - ANYTHING - for her performances, especially in Season 4, the world is an unjust one. Her acting in Episode 9 is a master class in drama. What a wonderful job by Curtis and I hope she is recognized for this.

She’ll probably win best comedic actress. Because the show is apparently a comedy per the awards folks.

The Emmy for guest actress in a comedy series has already been awarded (last weekend I think) and she didn't win. I assume her Emmy nomination was for season 4 of The Bear and not the previous season.

Julianne Nicholson Wins Guest Actress in a Comedy Emmy for Dance Mom 'Hacks' Appearance

Julianne Nicholson won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in 'Hacks' at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, Sept. 6. Olivia Colman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cynthia Erivo, Robby Hoffman and Zoë Kravitz were also nominated.

people.com

 

[Runkle]

Finished Season 4 of The Bear and boy, I'm not sure what sort of awards are handed out for TV shows, but if Jamie Lee Curtis doesn't win something - ANYTHING - for her performances, especially in Season 4, the world is an unjust one. Her acting in Episode 9 is a master class in drama. What a wonderful job by Curtis and I hope she is recognized for this.

She’ll probably win best comedic actress. Because the show is apparently a comedy per the awards folks.

The Emmy for guest actress in a comedy series has already been awarded (last weekend I think) and she didn't win. I assume her Emmy nomination was for season 4 of The Bear and not the previous season.

Julianne Nicholson Wins Guest Actress in a Comedy Emmy for Dance Mom 'Hacks' Appearance

Julianne Nicholson won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in 'Hacks' at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, Sept. 6. Olivia Colman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cynthia Erivo, Robby Hoffman and Zoë Kravitz were also nominated.

people.com

The Bear season 4 was released on June 25. The Emmy qualification date is May 31st, so season 4 will be eligible for next year's Emmys.

 

[belljr]

DANCE MOM!!!!

 

[jamny]

Episode 5 of Alien:Earth was really good. Going back before the crash. It could've been a stand alone movie if it was just a little longer.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Finished Season 4 of The Bear and boy, I'm not sure what sort of awards are handed out for TV shows, but if Jamie Lee Curtis doesn't win something - ANYTHING - for her performances, especially in Season 4, the world is an unjust one. Her acting in Episode 9 is a master class in drama. What a wonderful job by Curtis and I hope she is recognized for this.

She won an Emmy for season 2. I’m sure she’ll be nominated for this season.

 

[beer 30]

Episode 5 of Alien:Earth was really good. Going back before the crash. It could've been a stand alone movie if it was just a little longer.

Just watched it last night, thought the same, good backstory and had the potential to be a spinoff of some sort. Collection of the zoo specimens but being seemingly oblivious to the capabilities of the individual specimens kinda makes me scratch my head. You somehow captured these things, how do you not know, at least minimally, what these things do?

 

[WVU Alum]

Episode 5 of Alien:Earth was really good. Going back before the crash. It could've been a stand alone movie if it was just a little longer.

Just watched it last night, thought the same, good backstory and had the potential to be a spinoff of some sort. Collection of the zoo specimens but being seemingly oblivious to the capabilities of the individual specimens kinda makes me scratch my head. You somehow captured these things, how do you not know, at least minimally, what these things do?

There was a throw away line in episode one or two where someone on the ship stated that they lost people collecting the specimens.

 

[beer 30]

Episode 5 of Alien:Earth was really good. Going back before the crash. It could've been a stand alone movie if it was just a little longer.

Just watched it last night, thought the same, good backstory and had the potential to be a spinoff of some sort. Collection of the zoo specimens but being seemingly oblivious to the capabilities of the individual specimens kinda makes me scratch my head. You somehow captured these things, how do you not know, at least minimally, what these things do?

There was a throw away line in episode one or two where someone on the ship stated that they lost people collecting the specimens.

I figured I had to have missed something like that. But then that makes ask the question, how many freaking people did they have to start since a tick and an eyeball octopus has managed to take out the remaining crew members. For a guy that eschews suspending disbelief with these shows, you'd think I'd just shut up and roll with it.

 

[General Malaise]

Well, I'm through 4 episodes of Hunting Wives and I'm not sure I've ever been more ashamed of myself for anything and that's saying something considering some of the dumbassery I've committed in my life. Will I stick with it? I don't know. I think every episode erodes like 3 IQ points and I don't have too many left to shed. But boy howdy do I like me some Malin Akerman and have ever since I spotted her in Entourage. She's got something I find alluring. A lot of somethings.