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Streaming or currently airing TV shows (AKA Netflix thread) (3 Viewers)

jamny said:
I'm halfway through The Days on Netflix about Fukushima. It's not bad but it's no Chernobyl. Kinda cheesy at times.
Someone earlier mentioned watching the dubbed version because it wasn't bad but I disagree. If you're ok with subtitles, I would probably do that.
I started with the dubbed version and will stay with it because the wife prefers it to subtitles but the dubs sound too American. Some of the voices used for the younger guys sound like California surfers. And I'm not sure how accurate the translations are with some clearly American terminology like "Yo, what's up?" Most of the older guys are ok though.
It doesn't help that I finished four episodes and the main disaster hasn't even happened yet. The initial earthquake and tsunami are in the first episode but since then, it's all about plans to prevent the disaster with a lot of long lingering looks while various people contemplate what to do. Not a lot of sense of urgency in many scenes and a surprising lack of tension. This easily could have been 6 episodes instead of 8.
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I watched ep1 with the English dubs and it ruined it for me. What you said above (bolded) sums it up quite well. If I tried again, which I won't likely, I'd go with captions. Chernobyl was infinitely better.
 
On The Rocks said:
Somebody Somewhere (HBO, HBOMax, MAX whatever you want to call it.)
2 Seasons. 14 Total Episodes

The show stars Bridget Everett who might be most famous for her episode of Comedians in Cars getting Coffee with Jerry Seinfeld.
This has an outstanding cast. It's some funny, it's some dark, it's fun, it's sad. In short it has a lot of real life themes.
I don't go out of my way to watch LGBTQ material, but I don't go out of my way to avoid it either, so if that sort of thing is important to you to watch or avoid, it's all in there.

Nothing about the storyline is terribly memorable, but man,......the characters are so rich and memorable. I would watch it again, just to watch the actors who were great portraying the characters that were great if that makes sense.
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I seem to be reliving this same experience groundhog-day style, but for me it was great season 1 (like, top 5 show for me in 2022) and then I just couldn't get past the second episode in season 2.
 
jamny said:
I'm halfway through The Days on Netflix about Fukushima. It's not bad but it's no Chernobyl. Kinda cheesy at times.
Someone earlier mentioned watching the dubbed version because it wasn't bad but I disagree. If you're ok with subtitles, I would probably do that.
I started with the dubbed version and will stay with it because the wife prefers it to subtitles but the dubs sound too American. Some of the voices used for the younger guys sound like California surfers. And I'm not sure how accurate the translations are with some clearly American terminology like "Yo, what's up?" Most of the older guys are ok though.
It doesn't help that I finished four episodes and the main disaster hasn't even happened yet. The initial earthquake and tsunami are in the first episode but since then, it's all about plans to prevent the disaster with a lot of long lingering looks while various people contemplate what to do. Not a lot of sense of urgency in many scenes and a surprising lack of tension. This easily could have been 6 episodes instead of 8.
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THIS is a great assessment. I am 4 episodes of dubbed version in on it, and I will finish it. I felt just like you have presented!
 
Barbecue Showdown - 8/10. Watched the first season of Barbecue Showdown on Netflix. Was very pleasantly surprised. It's a Barbecue competition done similar style to like Survivor or American Idol where they start with 8 contestants, have a daily cooking contest, and eliminate one person. The contestants were all genuinely really nice, likeable people (I was surprised that the more fun personalities were eliminated early and the show remained fun) and it is the near-perfect show to have on in the background when you're working from home, trying to wind down to fall asleep, etc.
 
Zow said:
Barbecue Showdown - 8/10. Watched the first season of Barbecue Showdown on Netflix. Was very pleasantly surprised. It's a Barbecue competition done similar style to like Survivor or American Idol where they start with 8 contestants, have a daily cooking contest, and eliminate one person. The contestants were all genuinely really nice, likeable people (I was surprised that the more fun personalities were eliminated early and the show remained fun) and it is the near-perfect show to have on in the background when you're working from home, trying to wind down to fall asleep, etc.
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Ciao House on Food Network/Discovery+ was kind of like this except with Italian food. In some episodes it really was like Survivor because the losing team voted one of their members out of the competition. In other episodes, the judges did the elimination.
 
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jamny said:
I'm halfway through The Days on Netflix about Fukushima. It's not bad but it's no Chernobyl. Kinda cheesy at times.
Someone earlier mentioned watching the dubbed version because it wasn't bad but I disagree. If you're ok with subtitles, I would probably do that.
I started with the dubbed version and will stay with it because the wife prefers it to subtitles but the dubs sound too American. Some of the voices used for the younger guys sound like California surfers. And I'm not sure how accurate the translations are with some clearly American terminology like "Yo, what's up?" Most of the older guys are ok though.
It doesn't help that I finished four episodes and the main disaster hasn't even happened yet. The initial earthquake and tsunami are in the first episode but since then, it's all about plans to prevent the disaster with a lot of long lingering looks while various people contemplate what to do. Not a lot of sense of urgency in many scenes and a surprising lack of tension. This easily could have been 6 episodes instead of 8.
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I am on episode 5 and we always watch the native language with subtitles. Non negotiable in our home of Todem.

Makes for a far better experience.

It is no Cherynobl…..but it is pretty intense. The dubbing would kill that for me.
 
Todem said:
jamny said:
I'm halfway through The Days on Netflix about Fukushima. It's not bad but it's no Chernobyl. Kinda cheesy at times.
Someone earlier mentioned watching the dubbed version because it wasn't bad but I disagree. If you're ok with subtitles, I would probably do that.
I started with the dubbed version and will stay with it because the wife prefers it to subtitles but the dubs sound too American. Some of the voices used for the younger guys sound like California surfers. And I'm not sure how accurate the translations are with some clearly American terminology like "Yo, what's up?" Most of the older guys are ok though.
It doesn't help that I finished four episodes and the main disaster hasn't even happened yet. The initial earthquake and tsunami are in the first episode but since then, it's all about plans to prevent the disaster with a lot of long lingering looks while various people contemplate what to do. Not a lot of sense of urgency in many scenes and a surprising lack of tension. This easily could have been 6 episodes instead of 8.
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I am on episode 5 and we always watch the native language with subtitles. Non negotiable in our home of Todem.

Makes for a far better experience.

It is no Cherynobl…..but it is pretty intense. The dubbing would kill that for me.
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This is probably the first time I went with dubbed because someone previously said it wasn't bad.
I don't think I'd find it intense even with subtitles though but I'm only getting to episode 5 which I assume will ramp it up.
 
fatness said:
Baptiste is a very good 2-season series. Each season is about finding a missing person, and the toll that trying yp find them takes on the people involved. Really enjoyed it.
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Baptiste is a spin-off of a show called The Missing (which is really good). Baptiste is the main character for both seasons.
 
GroveDiesel said:
bigbottom said:
It’s definitely been Disney-fied, but Flamin’ Hot on Disney+ was an enjoyable watch. Story of the Frito-Lay janitor who came up with the flamin’ hot chip idea.
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Not to ruin it for you, but, the entire story is basically a lie.
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Very interesting. They do cover some of this in the movie - soeciyically, there was already a Frito-Lay R&D team already developing and testing a spicy version of their chips and that is discussed in the film. Also, I don’t recall the movie crediting him with coming up with the “Flamin’ Hot”name which, according to the article had already been trademarked by the Company. BUT what the story does credit him with is working with his wife to come up with the recipe that would ultimately be used in developing the products, and jump starting the product marketing within the Hispanic community. Seems that this aspect may very well be urban legend.
 
bigbottom said:
GroveDiesel said:
bigbottom said:
It’s definitely been Disney-fied, but Flamin’ Hot on Disney+ was an enjoyable watch. Story of the Frito-Lay janitor who came up with the flamin’ hot chip idea.
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Not to ruin it for you, but, the entire story is basically a lie.
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Very interesting. They do cover some of this in the movie - soeciyically, there was already a Frito-Lay R&D team already developing and testing a spicy version of their chips and that is discussed in the film. Also, I don’t recall the movie crediting him with coming up with the “Flamin’ Hot”name which, according to the article had already been trademarked by the Company. BUT what the story does credit him with is working with his wife to come up with the recipe that would ultimately be used in developing the products, and jump starting the product marketing within the Hispanic community. Seems that this aspect may very well be urban legend.
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My guess is that after the LAT article came out in 2021 calling BS, the story for the movie changed as well to try to get away from his more easily disproveable claims.

He’s made a nice living for himself as a motivational speaker based largely on lies. In a way, that’s almost as interesting of a story.
 
Jared from Subway: Catching a Monster (HBO)
I've watched documentaries on sex trafficking and pedo's before, but this one is the most disturbing.
What made it so disturbing was the audio messages they had of him talking about what he wanted to do with children.
I certainly remember the story as it happened, but I didn't recall that he had a guy who worked for him that was also involved. And the side story of the guy that worked for him, and that guy's wife left me shocked.

It's not a particularly well-done documentary, and I don't know that I suggest people watch it, simply because the audio recordings of his phone conversations and the display of his text messages are so appalling.
Really difficult to watch, however, it is in a long line of good reminders that parents must be vigilant at all times.
 
There should be a name for that feeling when you know you're going to be disappointed in the newest season of a beloved show, but you feel obliged to watch it anyway even though it's just going to make you mad.

It's like modern technology has led us to a dystopian society in which faceless corporations keep recycling the same ideas in progressively lazier ways. Somebody should make a show about that.
 
Finished S1 of Citadel last night. Not a fan. Too many plot twists and too many flashbacks. Surprised they didnt make Mason and Nadia brother and sister just because. I won't be watching S2.
 
Been watching The Last Ship. Very entertaining even if the main captain is a terrible at acting at times. The story moves well (only into the middle of season 2) and very interesting to watch from today's viewpoint post pandemic. I would recommend for those that haven't seen it. For those that saw it originally but haven't thought about it since it might be an interesting rewatch having gone through a pandemic in real life.
 
BeTheMatch said:
Don't think I can take Silo anymore. So dumb.
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I felt that way about Crowded Room. Made it through maybe 1.5 episodes, had already figured out the plot twist and had no had any interest in the main character.

Sort of like A Beautiful Mind only with terrible writing and four times as long.
 
If you haven't seen "Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about his Father" yet, it's pretty phenomenal. Easily the most powerful documentary that I've ever seen and it's got a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, if you care about that sort of thing. It will stay with you for a long time; it's not a feel-good story. I recommend you don't do any research before you watch it because, like the Sixth Sense, if you know how it ends, you might as well not watch it. If anyone has seen it, I'm curious what you thought. I think it's on Amazon Prime right now, but it's been out for a long time, so it's probably easy to find.
 
I’ve been enjoying the ESPN+ 30 for 30 series Bill Walton - The Luckiest Guy.
Good interviews with Bill plus a lot of good (well maybe “bad”) US history and footage of the NBA era of my youth.
 
Just finished season four (and finale) of Never Have I Ever,and now I'm depressed it's over. That was a nice feel good show. I didn't even realize that was it until the finale. I would recommend it.

I need a similar show to move on to now. I'm always a sucker for coming of age schtick.
 
Zow said:
Finished a couple of series recently.

Jury Duty - 7/10. Obviously living in this world and oftentimes living it in a very real, serious way this show was fun for me with the levity it brought. They couldn't have chosen a better main character (or, shall we say, "mark"). What I didn't really like is how the show really cut out a lot of the trial itself and made it seem like jury duty was some big party when it's really not. I would have liked more of the trial and deliberations and less of the hijinks that seemed force. That said, the main guy is very endearing and the other actors did a really nice job. I'd recommend.
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I watched a few episodes of this, and while I like the concept, I don't think this show really clicks quite right. I feels like they're going for something like American Vandal but the dials are just set a little bit off. I agree with 7/10.
 
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bigbottom said:
re: The Wire, I missed the boat when it originally aired. Have always heard rave reviews about it, so about 10 years ago, the wife and I set out to watch it. We were incredibly bored through the first two episodes and ended up watching something else. I'm guessing I need to revisit since it is widely known as an all-time great. But for fans of the show, do you agree that the first couple episodes were very slow?
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I kind of slogged through the first season and a half before it clicked for me, but I now consider it the GOAT show. I think part of it is that it's so damn hard to follow and keep track of all the characters. One thing that helped is that I started reading Alan Sepinwall's recaps of every episode right after watching it, which made it much easier. Also, it's one of those shows where you can't be fiddling with your phone or doing dishes or anything else while you're watching. It demands your full attention. But it's absolutely worth it, IMO
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It's always nice when you can find recaps of a complex show - there's a crew from the UK called Mild Fuzz that had podcast episodes after each episode of many shows, I really liked listening to their stuff when watching something alone. It seems like they stopped a while back and dumped their archives, though - a shame. Their episodes on Dark were great.
 
Bozeman Bruiser said:
Help me pick a couple of shows to binge this summer, what 1-2 should I watch first?

Chernobyl
Game of Thrones
Fargo (watched season 1-2 years ago)
Narcos (watched season 1 years ago)
Peaky Blinders
The Last of Us
Stranger Things (watched season 1 years ago)
Friday Night Lights
Vikings
Ozark (watched season 1-2 years ago)
Psych
Leftovers (watched season 1 years ago)
The Righteous Gemstones

They are listed in order of IMDB ranking. Off the top of my head I am thinking Last of Us, Psych, maybe FNL. If you could rewatch one for the first time which would you pick? TIA
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Fargo rules.

I think IMDB ratings of movies are great, but of TV shows I think they stink - everything's too high, since people who don't like it drop out. When every show is between 8.0 and 9.0, it's pretty useless.
 
Scoresman said:
This is the best Black Mirror season yet. Absolutely no duds. One left to go for me.
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Well this is reassuring. I've only watched the first episode -- our son is visiting for a couple of weeks, and we're watching them one at a time -- but it was pretty solid. Glad to hear the others are good.
 
I’ve watched the first three episodes of Black Mirror and have enjoyed all three. That said, I don’t think they’ve been as thought-provoking for me as episodes in prior seasons, though the third episode got close.

Had a question re episode 3 for those who have watched:

Did they explain why, if they had that technology, they wouldn’t just have the replicants on the ship? Maybe I just missed it. At first, I thought maybe it was because the replicants didn’t have the same degree of dexterity (the cutting wood scene at the beginning) but what takes more dexterity than painting?
 
bigbottom said:
I’ve watched the first three episodes of Black Mirror and have enjoyed all three. That said, I don’t think they’ve been as thought-provoking for me as episodes in prior seasons, though the third episode got close.

Had a question re episode 3 for those who have watched:

Did they explain why, if they had that technology, they wouldn’t just have the replicants on the ship? Maybe I just missed it. At first, I thought maybe it was because the replicants didn’t have the same degree of dexterity (the cutting wood scene at the beginning) but what takes more dexterity than painting?
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BeTheMatch said:
Don't think I can take Silo anymore. So dumb.
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I'm going to hang on and finish the season. The first episode was perhaps the best first episode I can recall for a show since like Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead, or GoT. Definitely has fallen off significantly since that episode, and the main characters now aren't nearly as interesting, but I'm hanging on because I'd like to at least find out why they're in the damn Silo and what happened to the couple that went outside.
 
Zow said:
BeTheMatch said:
Don't think I can take Silo anymore. So dumb.
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I'm going to hang on and finish the season. The first episode was perhaps the best first episode I can recall for a show since like Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead, or GoT. Definitely has fallen off significantly since that episode, and the main characters now aren't nearly as interesting, but I'm hanging on because I'd like to at least find out why they're in the damn Silo and what happened to the couple that went outside.
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I'm in the same boat - at this point going to see if we get any sort of payoff at the end of the season.
 
Zow said:
BeTheMatch said:
Don't think I can take Silo anymore. So dumb.
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I'm going to hang on and finish the season. The first episode was perhaps the best first episode I can recall for a show since like Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead, or GoT. Definitely has fallen off significantly since that episode, and the main characters now aren't nearly as interesting, but I'm hanging on because I'd like to at least find out why they're in the damn Silo and what happened to the couple that went outside.
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You really think we'll find out anything substantive by end of season 1? I don't. That's why I'm bailing. The Juliette character is one of the dumbest, most annoying I've ever seen. Can't take her for another second.
 
Scoresman said:
I could see a dub working for a documentary so long as the translation was good. But for anything else it's just terrible. Never an option for me.
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IDK - I tried to watch one episode of Tour De France Unchained dubbed and had to switch to French with subtitles. Just ruined it.

When we watch K-Dramas, it's always in Korean with subtitles. Absolutely terrible when the only thing offered is dubbed English.
 
jamny said:
I'm halfway through The Days on Netflix about Fukushima. It's not bad but it's no Chernobyl. Kinda cheesy at times.
Someone earlier mentioned watching the dubbed version because it wasn't bad but I disagree. If you're ok with subtitles, I would probably do that.
I started with the dubbed version and will stay with it because the wife prefers it to subtitles but the dubs sound too American. Some of the voices used for the younger guys sound like California surfers. And I'm not sure how accurate the translations are with some clearly American terminology like "Yo, what's up?" Most of the older guys are ok though.
It doesn't help that I finished four episodes and the main disaster hasn't even happened yet. The initial earthquake and tsunami are in the first episode but since then, it's all about plans to prevent the disaster with a lot of long lingering looks while various people contemplate what to do. Not a lot of sense of urgency in many scenes and a surprising lack of tension. This easily could have been 6 episodes instead of 8.
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I thought we had seen 4 episodes but it turns out that it was only 3. We tried watching the 4th last night and wound up fast forwarding through much of it. Not sure if I'll finish now.
 
BobbyLayne said:
Scoresman said:
I could see a dub working for a documentary so long as the translation was good. But for anything else it's just terrible. Never an option for me.
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IDK - I tried to watch one episode of Tour De France Unchained dubbed and had to switch to French with subtitles. Just ruined it.

When we watch K-Dramas, it's always in Korean with subtitles. Absolutely terrible when the only thing offered is dubbed English.
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I figured a documentary is just people talking/being interviewed so probably no big deal if it's dubbed.

I will never watch a drama or anything with acting that only has a dub. Actors are hired in their profession for a reason and I want to hear their performances, not the performance of whoever was hired to do the dub.
 
Anyone else have CuriosityStream and/or Nebula?

For the curious....CS has a massive library of documentaries, and Nebula has a lot of crossover from YouTube (+ some original content.) Edit - one of them also has movies, but I login so seldom I can't remember which without looking.

So I've had them a few months and find I'm not using either very much. I think it was pretty inexpensive with a promo code I had (maybe $59 annual) so NBD, but still kind of struggling to justify it. Am I missing out on anything really good?

(I think I also got One Day University thrown in for free...and have never once used it.)
 
BeTheMatch said:
Zow said:
BeTheMatch said:
Don't think I can take Silo anymore. So dumb.
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I'm going to hang on and finish the season. The first episode was perhaps the best first episode I can recall for a show since like Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead, or GoT. Definitely has fallen off significantly since that episode, and the main characters now aren't nearly as interesting, but I'm hanging on because I'd like to at least find out why they're in the damn Silo and what happened to the couple that went outside.
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You really think we'll find out anything substantive by end of season 1? I don't. That's why I'm bailing. The Juliette character is one of the dumbest, most annoying I've ever seen. Can't take her for another second.
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I hope. I'll be very annoyed if we don't.
 
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