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Streaming or currently airing TV shows (AKA Netflix thread) (36 Viewers)

Anything relatively recent on there now? All the recently added stuff I see are older movies. Girlfriend's mom is in this weekend and she likes to watch movies, but I'd rather stream something than have to order on-demand.
Without knowing more about your girlfriend's mom's taste in movies I'd say this site is your best bet. Easy way to search by popularity, recency, genre, reviews, etc.
I dunno, she's a 57 year old lady. She will probably watch pretty much anything though that isn't a crazy violent or vulgar festival . . . which rules out my queue mostly.
On the Waterfront :moneybag:
Now that actually is already in my queue.
Winter's Bone?
Just when things got interesting in Winter's Bone the credits rolled. Totally underwhelming.
I want my 2 hours back. Total crap movie.
:lmao:

 
Havent been here in a while. Caught John Carpenters "The Ward" last night. Great popcorn flick. If you likes teh spooky stuffs it's worth a spin.

 
Trespass was pretty good. Stays suspenseful the whole way through and has a few nice twists. Nic Cage plays a good dorky dad. Always enjoy a Dash Mihok sighting.
 
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Anything relatively recent on there now? All the recently added stuff I see are older movies. Girlfriend's mom is in this weekend and she likes to watch movies, but I'd rather stream something than have to order on-demand.
Without knowing more about your girlfriend's mom's taste in movies I'd say this site is your best bet. Easy way to search by popularity, recency, genre, reviews, etc.
I dunno, she's a 57 year old lady. She will probably watch pretty much anything though that isn't a crazy violent or vulgar festival . . . which rules out my queue mostly.
On the Waterfront :moneybag:
Now that actually is already in my queue.
Winter's Bone?
Just when things got interesting in Winter's Bone the credits rolled. Totally underwhelming.
I want my 2 hours back. Total crap movie.
Thought the same thing after watching Hot Tub Time Machine over the weekend.
 
Take me home tonight is very predictable and not very funny but it is entertaining.

Winters bone was awesome, fwiw.

 
Just found out that Tucker and Dale vs. Evil is on streaming. You should definitely check it out, if you haven't seen it. :thumbup: :thumbup:

 
Just watched a few:

Shutter Island: 6.5/10 - Meandering and a bit boring. Not much of a "twist." Seemed to be derivative of many sources: Ten Little Indians, LOST, etc.

Between the Folds: 9/10 - A documentary about origami? Yes.

Waiting for Superman: 8.5/10 - Gut-wrenching documentary about the failure of public education. I think this was a fair and accurate representation of what's wrong with the system. The teachers' unions probably hate this movie with a passion.

Freakonomics: 7/10 - Mostly a retread of the book, but some of the segments were pretty interesting. Morgan Spurlock was the director, but it was largely just strung together vignettes from several directors. It showed. The piece on cheating in sumo wrestling was good, but seemed out of place artistically.

The God Who Wasn't There: 5.5/10 - I'm an atheist/agnostic whatever, but this was kind of a personal vendetta by a guy who seemed to be mad about being duped about religion as a kid. He visited his old school and wanted to embarrass the principal. Great. Lots of wild swings in the air. Somehow he got Sam Harris as an interviewee. Those were by far the best segments.

 
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Just found out that Tucker and Dale vs. Evil is on streaming. You should definitely check it out, if you haven't seen it. :thumbup: :thumbup:
:goodposting: Not exactly high budget or production values (so keep expectations in check), but love clever movies that turn a genre on its ear. "What if a backwoods hillbilly horror massacre was all just an innocent misunderstanding?"Gold.

 
Kill the Irishman was pretty good.

The new True Grit was not bad. Not great and not high on my list of coen films, but it was worth watching.

Dragon tatto is fantastic. Played with fire was not nearly as good. Likely to watch hornets nest Tonorrow.

 
Waiting for Superman: 8.5/10 - Gut-wrenching documentary about the failure of public education. I think this was a fair and accurate representation of what's wrong with the system. The teachers' unions probably hate this movie with a passion.
Link to this alleged failure of public education?
I know you are a big supporter of the current state of the U.S. educational system, and I personally believe our top K-12 students stack up with the very best in the world (and our universities are still top notch). I am curious to hear your thoughts on how our average K-12 students compare with average students from other countries. For example do you believe the average 9th grade American student have a better understanding of biology, or algebra etc. than a student from China or India (or wherever)? I think we are still competitive with the rest of the world but are we in decline, on the rise or is it status quo?And how do you feel about the union impact on the overall focus of the system on the students (i.e. do they fight more for the education of the students or for the welfare of the teachers and administrators as is portrayed in WfSM?)

 
Waiting for Superman: 8.5/10 - Gut-wrenching documentary about the failure of public education. I think this was a fair and accurate representation of what's wrong with the system. The teachers' unions probably hate this movie with a passion.
Link to this alleged failure of public education?
I know you are a big supporter of the current state of the U.S. educational system, and I personally believe our top K-12 students stack up with the very best in the world (and our universities are still top notch). I am curious to hear your thoughts on how our average K-12 students compare with average students from other countries. For example do you believe the average 9th grade American student have a better understanding of biology, or algebra etc. than a student from China or India (or wherever)? I think we are still competitive with the rest of the world but are we in decline, on the rise or is it status quo?And how do you feel about the union impact on the overall focus of the system on the students (i.e. do they fight more for the education of the students or for the welfare of the teachers and administrators as is portrayed in WfSM?)
Beats me. I don't pay attention to China or India or whatever. Probably impossible to compare our education system to others in the world since because of the huge cultural/social differences. And the key part of your last question is "as portrayed".

I've talked about this ad nauseum on this board. There are plenty of successful schools/districts here in America just as there are crappy ones. WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.

 
The new True Grit was not bad. Not great and not high on my list of coen films, but it was worth watching.
Forgot to review this as it was mostly forgettable. Good cast, but really weak story. I haven't seen the original mostly because I don't find John Wayne to be a very good actor.Also saw the first hour or so of the new Tron. Lousy.
 
Waiting for Superman: 8.5/10 - Gut-wrenching documentary about the failure of public education. I think this was a fair and accurate representation of what's wrong with the system. The teachers' unions probably hate this movie with a passion.
Link to this alleged failure of public education?
I know you are a big supporter of the current state of the U.S. educational system, and I personally believe our top K-12 students stack up with the very best in the world (and our universities are still top notch). I am curious to hear your thoughts on how our average K-12 students compare with average students from other countries. For example do you believe the average 9th grade American student have a better understanding of biology, or algebra etc. than a student from China or India (or wherever)? I think we are still competitive with the rest of the world but are we in decline, on the rise or is it status quo?And how do you feel about the union impact on the overall focus of the system on the students (i.e. do they fight more for the education of the students or for the welfare of the teachers and administrators as is portrayed in WfSM?)
Beats me. I don't pay attention to China or India or whatever. Probably impossible to compare our education system to others in the world since because of the huge cultural/social differences. And the key part of your last question is "as portrayed".

I've talked about this ad nauseum on this board. There are plenty of successful schools/districts here in America just as there are crappy ones. WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Fair enough but I don't see how cultures differences would have an impact on understanding biology or algebra.
 
WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Not really. They gave graduation statistics for all states and did a comparison of proficiency test scores of the US with developed nations. We've slipped from being tops in the 1970s to somewhere around 20th now.The movie largely focused on what people are trying to do to make improvements given the huge bureaucratic nightmare that is entrenched. This included administrators like Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada, but also individual parents who were trying to find the best possible education for their kids, often at the expense of their own well-being.
 
Waiting for Superman: 8.5/10 - Gut-wrenching documentary about the failure of public education. I think this was a fair and accurate representation of what's wrong with the system. The teachers' unions probably hate this movie with a passion.
Link to this alleged failure of public education?
I know you are a big supporter of the current state of the U.S. educational system, and I personally believe our top K-12 students stack up with the very best in the world (and our universities are still top notch). I am curious to hear your thoughts on how our average K-12 students compare with average students from other countries. For example do you believe the average 9th grade American student have a better understanding of biology, or algebra etc. than a student from China or India (or wherever)? I think we are still competitive with the rest of the world but are we in decline, on the rise or is it status quo?And how do you feel about the union impact on the overall focus of the system on the students (i.e. do they fight more for the education of the students or for the welfare of the teachers and administrators as is portrayed in WfSM?)
Beats me. I don't pay attention to China or India or whatever. Probably impossible to compare our education system to others in the world since because of the huge cultural/social differences. And the key part of your last question is "as portrayed".

I've talked about this ad nauseum on this board. There are plenty of successful schools/districts here in America just as there are crappy ones. WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Fair enough but I don't see how cultures differences would have an impact on understanding biology or algebra.
Learning and "success" in schools has everything to do with the culture/society kids come from.
 
WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Not really. They gave graduation statistics for all states and did a comparison of proficiency test scores of the US with developed nations. We've slipped from being tops in the 1970s to somewhere around 20th now.The movie largely focused on what people are trying to do to make improvements given the huge bureaucratic nightmare that is entrenched. This included administrators like Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada, but also individual parents who were trying to find the best possible education for their kids, often at the expense of their own well-being.
The world needs ditch diggers too. :shrug:
 
Waiting for Superman: 8.5/10 - Gut-wrenching documentary about the failure of public education. I think this was a fair and accurate representation of what's wrong with the system. The teachers' unions probably hate this movie with a passion.
Link to this alleged failure of public education?
I know you are a big supporter of the current state of the U.S. educational system, and I personally believe our top K-12 students stack up with the very best in the world (and our universities are still top notch). I am curious to hear your thoughts on how our average K-12 students compare with average students from other countries. For example do you believe the average 9th grade American student have a better understanding of biology, or algebra etc. than a student from China or India (or wherever)? I think we are still competitive with the rest of the world but are we in decline, on the rise or is it status quo?And how do you feel about the union impact on the overall focus of the system on the students (i.e. do they fight more for the education of the students or for the welfare of the teachers and administrators as is portrayed in WfSM?)
Beats me. I don't pay attention to China or India or whatever. Probably impossible to compare our education system to others in the world since because of the huge cultural/social differences. And the key part of your last question is "as portrayed".

I've talked about this ad nauseum on this board. There are plenty of successful schools/districts here in America just as there are crappy ones. WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Fair enough but I don't see how cultures differences would have an impact on understanding biology or algebra.
Learning and "success" in schools has everything to do with the culture/society kids come from.
I read this to say that it's on the parents, and I don't necessarily disagree with that. By extension in other countries teachers, as part of those cultures, would also put a high emphasis on the students perhaps even at their own expense. Is that on point or do you disagree?
 
WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Not really. They gave graduation statistics for all states and did a comparison of proficiency test scores of the US with developed nations. We've slipped from being tops in the 1970s to somewhere around 20th now.The movie largely focused on what people are trying to do to make improvements given the huge bureaucratic nightmare that is entrenched. This included administrators like Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada, but also individual parents who were trying to find the best possible education for their kids, often at the expense of their own well-being.
The world needs ditch diggers too. :shrug:
Being a country of ditch diggers has everything to do with the culture/society kids come from.
 
WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Not really. They gave graduation statistics for all states and did a comparison of proficiency test scores of the US with developed nations. We've slipped from being tops in the 1970s to somewhere around 20th now.The movie largely focused on what people are trying to do to make improvements given the huge bureaucratic nightmare that is entrenched. This included administrators like Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada, but also individual parents who were trying to find the best possible education for their kids, often at the expense of their own well-being.
The world needs ditch diggers too. :shrug:
Which was discussed in this film. Have you even seen it?
 
WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Not really. They gave graduation statistics for all states and did a comparison of proficiency test scores of the US with developed nations. We've slipped from being tops in the 1970s to somewhere around 20th now.The movie largely focused on what people are trying to do to make improvements given the huge bureaucratic nightmare that is entrenched. This included administrators like Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada, but also individual parents who were trying to find the best possible education for their kids, often at the expense of their own well-being.
The world needs ditch diggers too. :shrug:
Which was discussed in this film. Have you even seen it?
wat
 
WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Not really. They gave graduation statistics for all states and did a comparison of proficiency test scores of the US with developed nations. We've slipped from being tops in the 1970s to somewhere around 20th now.The movie largely focused on what people are trying to do to make improvements given the huge bureaucratic nightmare that is entrenched. This included administrators like Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada, but also individual parents who were trying to find the best possible education for their kids, often at the expense of their own well-being.
The world needs ditch diggers too. :shrug:
Which was discussed in this film. Have you even seen it?
wat
Stop bullying each other.
 
WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Not really. They gave graduation statistics for all states and did a comparison of proficiency test scores of the US with developed nations. We've slipped from being tops in the 1970s to somewhere around 20th now.The movie largely focused on what people are trying to do to make improvements given the huge bureaucratic nightmare that is entrenched. This included administrators like Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada, but also individual parents who were trying to find the best possible education for their kids, often at the expense of their own well-being.
The world needs ditch diggers too. :shrug:
Which was discussed in this film. Have you even seen it?
wat
Stop bullying each other.
:goodposting: I hate talking about this movie/issue any way. Let's get back to movie chat.
 
WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Not really. They gave graduation statistics for all states and did a comparison of proficiency test scores of the US with developed nations. We've slipped from being tops in the 1970s to somewhere around 20th now.The movie largely focused on what people are trying to do to make improvements given the huge bureaucratic nightmare that is entrenched. This included administrators like Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada, but also individual parents who were trying to find the best possible education for their kids, often at the expense of their own well-being.
The world needs ditch diggers too. :shrug:
Which was discussed in this film. Have you even seen it?
wat
Stop bullying each other.
:goodposting: I hate talking about this movie/issue any way. Let's get back to movie chat.
I can dig it. It's difficult to defend the American K-12 education system and union cronyism. And this isn't the thread for that.
 
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WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Not really. They gave graduation statistics for all states and did a comparison of proficiency test scores of the US with developed nations. We've slipped from being tops in the 1970s to somewhere around 20th now.The movie largely focused on what people are trying to do to make improvements given the huge bureaucratic nightmare that is entrenched. This included administrators like Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada, but also individual parents who were trying to find the best possible education for their kids, often at the expense of their own well-being.
The world needs ditch diggers too. :shrug:
Being a country of ditch diggers has everything to do with the culture/society kids come from.
Since this is officially hijacked, I'll throw in my 2 cents. It's not that America's education system stinks, it's that modern education is based on a factory model that is antiquated.

I urge you to watch this illuminating video that illustrates how our education system could use some fresh ideas.

Ken Robinson: Changing education paradigms

 
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WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Not really. They gave graduation statistics for all states and did a comparison of proficiency test scores of the US with developed nations. We've slipped from being tops in the 1970s to somewhere around 20th now.The movie largely focused on what people are trying to do to make improvements given the huge bureaucratic nightmare that is entrenched. This included administrators like Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada, but also individual parents who were trying to find the best possible education for their kids, often at the expense of their own well-being.
The world needs ditch diggers too. :shrug:
Which was discussed in this film. Have you even seen it?
wat
They discussed the idea that not every kid is trying to get early admission at Stanford.I was curious if you had seen the movie since some of your responses seemed to indicate that you hadn't.I don't think everything in this movie was dead on the mark. They promoted Michelle Rhee as some kind of public education savior when it was clear that she had flaws in her approach and was at times heavy-handed. There was also the theme that every kid can realize this amazing outcome if we only had better teachers which seems false on its face. There was little onus placed on the parents, and most of the parents in the movie were overzealously trying to find the absolute best situation for their kids at the expense of basically everything else in their lives. One parent put her kid in a private school in Harlem at the cost of $500/month only to get woefully behind on tuition payments and having her kid excluded from graduation ceremonies.Nonetheless, it did show how antiquated and ridiculous our current public education system is, and how little things have changed for the better even though money spent per student has increased dramatically over the last 50 years. Part of that (not all) is due to inflexibility of the unions which seem to place job security over and above any other end point in the educational system. There was a scene in the movie where Rhee proposed unique incentives where DC teachers could earn well in excess of six figures if the union was willing to negotiate on tenure. The union wouldn't even allow a vote on the issue. I'm hardly anti-union. I think generally they are fine, but clearly there are times when the pendulum swings too far, and this is one instance. There are few incentives for excellent teaching. I should know. I teach at a public university where no one gives a rats ### if you're an effective instructor. No one here is getting tenure due to their fantastic teaching. Tenure, in general, is a silly idea. It's even sillier to employ people who are terrible at their job. However, teachers need some measure of protection against being blamed for not being able to pass kids who have no outside support system. I get that. There has to be something done, though, to find a better solution. What exists now, on average nationwide, is horrendous.
 
The Arbor is worth your time. It is a blend of actors with the real voices of the people they are portraying, pretty interesting. Was in Cole Smithey's Top10 films of 2011 although it has a 2010 release date.
 
Wild China

Another high quality nature documentary from BBC. It's a six part series (1 hour episodes). Features some beautiful shots.

 
It may have been mentioned already but Downton Abbey is very good.

I love period pieces and this is set in pre WW1 with season 2 set during the war years. English manor piece with upstair/ downnstair storylines. Great character development really draws you in.

Beware though, this is somewhat addictive (season 1 is 7 eps) and you might find yourself watching season 2 at other online streaming sites. My wife and I couldnt stop till we watched them all. :bag:

 
Been watching Dollhouse - tv show, two seasons on there - and it's pretty good. I don't have high standards or anything though. I like the actress, Eliza Dushku, and also the guy who runs the wipe chair.

 
WfSM zeroed in on a few selected targets and then made a giant blanket statement.
Not really. They gave graduation statistics for all states and did a comparison of proficiency test scores of the US with developed nations. We've slipped from being tops in the 1970s to somewhere around 20th now.The movie largely focused on what people are trying to do to make improvements given the huge bureaucratic nightmare that is entrenched. This included administrators like Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada, but also individual parents who were trying to find the best possible education for their kids, often at the expense of their own well-being.
The world needs ditch diggers too. :shrug:
Which was discussed in this film. Have you even seen it?
wat
They discussed the idea that not every kid is trying to get early admission at Stanford.I was curious if you had seen the movie since some of your responses seemed to indicate that you hadn't.I don't think everything in this movie was dead on the mark. They promoted Michelle Rhee as some kind of public education savior when it was clear that she had flaws in her approach and was at times heavy-handed. There was also the theme that every kid can realize this amazing outcome if we only had better teachers which seems false on its face. There was little onus placed on the parents, and most of the parents in the movie were overzealously trying to find the absolute best situation for their kids at the expense of basically everything else in their lives. One parent put her kid in a private school in Harlem at the cost of $500/month only to get woefully behind on tuition payments and having her kid excluded from graduation ceremonies.Nonetheless, it did show how antiquated and ridiculous our current public education system is, and how little things have changed for the better even though money spent per student has increased dramatically over the last 50 years. Part of that (not all) is due to inflexibility of the unions which seem to place job security over and above any other end point in the educational system. There was a scene in the movie where Rhee proposed unique incentives where DC teachers could earn well in excess of six figures if the union was willing to negotiate on tenure. The union wouldn't even allow a vote on the issue. I'm hardly anti-union. I think generally they are fine, but clearly there are times when the pendulum swings too far, and this is one instance. There are few incentives for excellent teaching. I should know. I teach at a public university where no one gives a rats ### if you're an effective instructor. No one here is getting tenure due to their fantastic teaching. Tenure, in general, is a silly idea. It's even sillier to employ people who are terrible at their job. However, teachers need some measure of protection against being blamed for not being able to pass kids who have no outside support system. I get that. There has to be something done, though, to find a better solution. What exists now, on average nationwide, is horrendous.
Of course I've watched it. Sorry if I gave you the impression that I hadn't.
 
Been streaming 2 TV shows:

When there's nothing on TV and just want to have something in the background when doing chores/feeding baby/etc, we've been watching How I Met Your Mother. Great show, its on all the time on re runs but there's a decent amount of seasons streaming now.

When baby is asleep, we just started Breaking Bad. 2 Episodes in and I am starting to get hooked!!! :popcorn:

 
Delving into Party Down for the second time. Didn't love it the first time around (got through a few episodes), but I'm finding it pretty darn hilarious this time around.
I've only seen it once, but I still highly recommend this show.
Just started this last night. I watched the first 4 episodes. Its pretty darn funny. I suspect I'll get through it pretty quickly.
 
Been streaming 2 TV shows:

When there's nothing on TV and just want to have something in the background when doing chores/feeding baby/etc, we've been watching How I Met Your Mother. Great show, its on all the time on re runs but there's a decent amount of seasons streaming now.

When baby is asleep, we just started Breaking Bad. 2 Episodes in and I am starting to get hooked!!! :popcorn:
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