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Streaming or currently airing TV shows (AKA Netflix thread) (10 Viewers)

Someone mentioned it in this thread a while back but bears repeating....the Muscle Shoals documentary is a must-see if you're any kind of old school music fan. Always knew the Skynyrd line "Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers", now I have some context to go with it.

Also really enjoyed the documentary "I Know That Voice". About cartoon voice actors narrated by John "Bender" DiMaggio.

 
Holy smokes Top of the Lake is great.
started it but didn't bother finishing it. it wasn't adding up to nearly enough for my tastes.
Well, one episode in and I'm already a fan.
I loved it for a few episodes and really liked it at first, but ended up losing interest about four episodes in.
Me too.

It started to drift to soap opera with the relationship stuff and while I was intrigued by Holly Hunter's character, in the end she didn't really matter much to the plot. She was just a cuckoo sage who was added for a little spice. And Elisabeth Moss was inconsistent with her accent as well as her performance, it was distracting.

I will say that Peter Mullan was absolutely mesmerizing as Matt. He chewed the scenery up whenever he was on screen. He was easily the most fully drawn character and Mullan's portrayal was superb.
 
Holy smokes Top of the Lake is great.
started it but didn't bother finishing it. it wasn't adding up to nearly enough for my tastes.
Well, one episode in and I'm already a fan.
I loved it for a few episodes and really liked it at first, but ended up losing interest about four episodes in.
Me too.

It started to drift to soap opera with the relationship stuff and while I was intrigued by Holly Hunter's character, in the end she didn't really matter much to the plot. She was just a cuckoo sage who was added for a little spice. And Elisabeth Moss was inconsistent with her accent as well as her performance, it was distracting.

I will say that Peter Mullan was absolutely mesmerizing as Matt. He chewed the scenery up whenever he was on screen. He was easily the most fully drawn character and Mullan's portrayal was superb.
Me three.

 
I don't think it was mentioned here, but I enjoyed the documentary The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden about some Europeans that settled on a Galapagos island in the 1930s.

 
I don't currently have Netflix streaming, only DVD's. How can I check the list of available titles on streaming?
instantwatcher.com
I haven't used this site in a while checked it out when I saw this post. and the #1 watched thing was "The 100" So I looked at the description and it sounded promising. Turns out it is a teen Sci-fi drama fest that I am currently hooked on.

Thanks a lot Eephus... :rant:

 
matttyl said:
For those like me who don't or didn't watch it live - Sons of Anarchy season 6 now streaming.
Stop after season 3 and just assume the show didn't become a steaming pile.

 
matttyl said:
For those like me who don't or didn't watch it live - Sons of Anarchy season 6 now streaming.
Stop after season 3 and just assume the show didn't become a steaming pile.
This is what I did. Actually think I stopped after season 2, but maybe it was season 3.

Very happy with the decision.

 
Watched Cabin in the Woods over the weekend at the recommendations earlier in the thread.

It was entertaining. :thumbup:

 
I'm a few episodes into the Peaky Blinders. So far so good. Kind of like a Brittish Boardwalk empire.
Caught the first episode last night. Very gritty but entertaining. Accents are a little tough at times.
Finished the first season and I'm definitly all in on this show. Chibbs from SOA makes a cameo. Don't plan on understanding anything he says. Season two is airing now on tv. Hopefully I can find it on bbc since it hasn't been released yet on Netflix.

 
I'm a few episodes into the Peaky Blinders. So far so good. Kind of like a Brittish Boardwalk empire.
Caught the first episode last night. Very gritty but entertaining. Accents are a little tough at times.
Finished the first season and I'm definitly all in on this show. Chibbs from SOA makes a cameo. Don't plan on understanding anything he says. Season two is airing now on tv. Hopefully I can find it on bbc since it hasn't been released yet on Netflix.
supposedly it will be on netflix in November but I haven't found the exact date yet. I'm digging the show as well and jonesing for some more peaky

 
On Prime Unlimited:

The Bachelor Weekend

Despite the horrible title and slow start, this is a damn funny Irish film. It takes a bit to get rolling, but once it does, the rest of it flies by.

 
Nebraska is pretty decent.

Good movie to watch on an airplane or lazy Sunday afternoon.

 
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‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ (1988) — Starring Steve Martin, Michael Caine, and Glenne Headly. Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first.

‘Kingpin’ (1996) — Starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, and Bill Murray. A star bowler whose career was prematurely “cut off” hopes to ride a new prodigy to success and riches.

:tebow: Yeah I've seen each about 100 times. I'll watch 'em a 100 more.

 
When I saw the previews for Killing them Softly, I thought, Pitt, Liotta, Gandolfini, what could go wrong?

They could inject scenes, quotes and commentary from Obama and Bush during 2008. Wtf? That just threw off the flow of the whole movie.

 
I never fully binge watched Spiral, but I'm glad I got through as much as I did in the past. According to Wikipedia:

Spiral debuted in North America via Netflix in September 2012 (from October 2013, all four seasons were available, but due to a licensing issue as of 1 September 2014 only Season 4 is available);[9] in November 2012, the small public-broadcasting network MHz Worldview began transmitting the series in the US.
I just finished season 4 and noticed I didn't see seasons 1-3 and then I found out why. Season 4 was really good. Such a good show. It's pretty formulaic, but still good. I wonder what will happen with season 5.

 
Big ### Spider---really, really fun, campy movie. Decent special effects. The security guard sidekick had my wife and I rolling.

 
I guess I should banish myself from this thread. I buckled under and added the DVD option to my netflix account. The movie selection was too poor with the streaming. Looks like their devious plan to double their revenue from me worked.

 
"The Debt" is a pretty solid low-key spy movie starring Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain (as a young Mirren). It's a Hollywood remake of a 2007 Israeli film about a 1967 mission by Israeli agents. The core of the plot is old school with Nazis, Commies and rain slicked East Berlin streets but it's intercut with a modern wrapper showing the agents 30 years later.

Spielberg's Munich is an obvious comparison because there just aren't that many Mossad vengeance movies. I thought The Debt maintained tension better because its claustrophobic focus worked better than Munich's jumping between assassinations. Thrillers are always aided by a good villain and Jesper Christensen's Nazi doctor managed to be both plausible and dastardly.

The movie stumbled a bit after the twist was revealed but I cared about the characters by that point.

 
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I never fully binge watched Spiral, but I'm glad I got through as much as I did in the past. According to Wikipedia:

Spiral debuted in North America via Netflix in September 2012 (from October 2013, all four seasons were available, but due to a licensing issue as of 1 September 2014 only Season 4 is available);[9] in November 2012, the small public-broadcasting network MHz Worldview began transmitting the series in the US.
I just finished season 4 and noticed I didn't see seasons 1-3 and then I found out why. Season 4 was really good. Such a good show. It's pretty formulaic, but still good. I wonder what will happen with season 5.
One of my faves, absolutely loved Spiral!

 

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