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

Beef Ravioli said:
My wife and I have recently watched Broadchurch, then we moved over to Happy Valley after reading the reviews on here. We were not anticipating it being that good but were pleasantly surprised. Wish they were going to continue the series but I read somewhere that it is over, at least for now. We decided to try Luther after a recommendation from here. Only two episodes in, but again, it looks like a winner. My wife and I were remarking how good the acting is in these shows (for instance the crazy chick in Luther, Alice Morgan, played by Ruth Wilson) and the stories are riveting (perhaps a little out there but not beyond the realm of believing).  

We were talking last night and comparing these BBC shows to our American Network crime drama shows - Hawaii 5 - 0, Scorpion, even the CSI's, etc etc - hands down, for at least these three BBC shows, the acting and the content is so superior to our American shows. I imagine the BBC has some ho hum shows as well but we are very impressed thus far!

We have also enjoyed Rectify and The Red Road put out by Sundance I think, but not nearly as much as the BBC shows.

So, thanks for the tips on these shows! 
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Also check out The Fall.  Very very good and Gillian Anderson is smoking hot in it.

 
Inside Man

Spike Lee's outstanding heist thriller. Haven't seen this in years, so I forgot how good it was. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe, and Christopher Plummer are perfectly cast. Highly recommended.

 
jdoggydogg said:
Inside Man

Spike Lee's outstanding heist thriller. Haven't seen this in years, so I forgot how good it was. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe, and Christopher Plummer are perfectly cast. Highly recommended.
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Love that flick. Clive is totally money in it. :mancrush:

 
jdoggydogg said:
Inside Man

Spike Lee's outstanding heist thriller. Haven't seen this in years, so I forgot how good it was. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe, and Christopher Plummer are perfectly cast. Highly recommended.
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Flick shows Spikes' bona fides.  

 
At one point there was going to be an Inside Man sequel. They had everyone on board to come back, but oddly enough they couldn't get any place to finance the film. I find that odd given the first won took in $184 million and only cost $45 million to make. 

 
Anyone check out "The Ranch?"  No?  Good, don't bother.  This is quite possible the worst sitcom I've ever seen with this amount of "star quality."  Aston Kutcher and Danny Masterson also from That 70s Show, Sam Elliot with zero comedic timing,   Horrible horrible show but does the perfect job of putting me to sleep at night.

 
Beef Ravioli said:
We were talking last night and comparing these BBC shows to our American Network crime drama shows - Hawaii 5 - 0, Scorpion, even the CSI's, etc etc - hands down, for at least these three BBC shows, the acting and the content is so superior to our American shows. I imagine the BBC has some ho hum shows as well but we are very impressed thus far!
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It is because writers think that they are writing to people that have a first grade education.  Spell it out for them so they don't miss anything.

British shows aren't like that.  If you miss what they are trying to convey, it is the viewers loss.

 
I've added Starz to my Prime subscription. There's a 7-day free trial and $8/month afterward. I have been binging on "Party Down" with Adam Scott, Lizzy Kaplan, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr and others. It was a streaming option on Netflix a few years ago but got pulled. I loved this show then and it's even better now. I'm going to switch to Showtime for a month so I can watch Lizzy Kaplan in the buff on "Masters of Sex". 

 
watched "21 days under the sky"  about 4 guys riding vitage choppers across america. well done documentary and nice use of music too. If you like docs, check it out.

 
Been watching Happy Valley... after starting really strong with some nice acting and writing, it's in a "meh" zone for me (around episode 6) and feels like it's heading to something dopey between the kid, lead and his "dad". I'll ride it out, but have low hopes.

 
El Floppo said:
Been watching Happy Valley... after starting really strong with some nice acting and writing, it's in a "meh" zone for me (around episode 6) and feels like it's heading to something dopey between the kid, lead and his "dad". I'll ride it out, but have low hopes.




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It's not as unsatisfying as you might expect. That said, it's a show that was in a "meh" zone for a stretch of both seasons. 

 
Bull Dozier said:
Anyone check out "The Ranch?"  No?  Good, don't bother.  This is quite possible the worst sitcom I've ever seen with this amount of "star quality."  Aston Kutcher and Danny Masterson also from That 70s Show, Sam Elliot with zero comedic timing,   Horrible horrible show but does the perfect job of putting me to sleep at night.
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I watched the first episode this week. The flow and tone was odd. Masterson had all the best lines, but it's not enough for me to keep watching.

 
jdoggydogg said:
I'm listening.
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the returned, the killing, got, the americans, etc, etc.

I like the show just fine- doesn't turn my crank too much, but it's good. but I don't remember watching it and thinking "wow- this looks great... never seen a show that looks as good as this". I don't remember even thinking "wow- looks great". 

 
El Floppo said:
the returned, the killing, got, the americans, etc, etc.

I like the show just fine- doesn't turn my crank too much, but it's good. but I don't remember watching it and thinking "wow- this looks great... never seen a show that looks as good as this". I don't remember even thinking "wow- looks great". 
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It's not that this is the funniest show I've ever seen. It's that most comedies are written for 16 year olds and this one isn't.

 
El Floppo said:
if you had qualified it for comedies... 

that said- what other comedies are also nice to look at? top of my head... bupkis. 
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detectorists. lovely depictions of pastoral and rural Britain.

 
El Floppo said:
  15 hours ago, jdoggydogg said:
I'm prone to hyperbole. It's just that photography is an afterthought in most comedies. 
if you had qualified it for comedies... 
that said- what other comedies are also nice to look at? top of my head... bupkis. 
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Ah HAAAHHHHH! I win! :)

 
El Floppo said:
if you had qualified it for comedies... 

that said- what other comedies are also nice to look at? top of my head... bupkis. 
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I thought that Eastbound and Down had its moments.  I think Jody Hill and David Gordon Green have good aesthetics.

 
El Floppo said:
if you had qualified it for comedies... 

that said- what other comedies are also nice to look at? top of my head... bupkis. 
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My Cousin Vinny?? Plenty of scenes with Marisa Tomei in that one :wub:

  Oh, sorry probably the wrong type of Look you were looking for ;)

 
Iverson

I thought it was great. I had never heard the full story behind the bowling alley trial, or the  "practice" press conference.  I don't think they went out of there way to paint him in a horrible light or in a better light than he deserved.   Just told the story and let the viewer come to their own conclusions.  It was really good!  

Hoop Dreams

I had never seen it and it came up as a recommendation following "Iverson".  It was good, but hard to watch because I just kept waiting for one of the two kids to struggle, fail and then be  dismissed by those who were willing to use them for their potential success.  Sad to read online that years later Agee's father  had been shot and killed, and Gates brother had also been murdered. Curious what others thought of the St. Joseph's Coach Pingatore.  Seemed like a bit of a ##### to me,....and not necessarily a tough love good kind of #####.

It's long, but I couldn't turn it off.

 
On The Rocks said:
Iverson

I thought it was great. I had never heard the full story behind the bowling alley trial, or the  "practice" press conference.  I don't think they went out of there way to paint him in a horrible light or in a better light than he deserved.   Just told the story and let the viewer come to their own conclusions.  It was really good!  

Hoop Dreams

I had never seen it and it came up as a recommendation following "Iverson".  It was good, but hard to watch because I just kept waiting for one of the two kids to struggle, fail and then be  dismissed by those who were willing to use them for their potential success.  Sad to read online that years later Agee's father  had been shot and killed, and Gates brother had also been murdered. Curious what others thought of the St. Joseph's Coach Pingatore.  Seemed like a bit of a ##### to me,....and not necessarily a tough love good kind of #####.

It's long, but I couldn't turn it off.
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hoop dreams is one of the best docs ever made... astonishing film making and an incredible story.

just caught Iverson recently- agree that it painted his picture pretty well and objectively. but unless you're a fan, I don't know that it has a ton of appeal... as compared to HD.

 
Just about to wrap up viewing S1 of Peaky Blinders.  Only 1 episode left.

I'm at the point where I've thought it was okay, but if something BIG doesn't happen soon, I'm going to give up on it. 

 
Just finished first season of Luther after a recommendation from here. Like it quite a bit,  although I think the stories are pretty far out there. The crazy chick is a good actress!  Luther's wife has an EXTREMELY long neck. 

 
Has anyone power watched "The Messengers" yet?  The first episode looked interesting, but has that "oh man this is gonna be cheesy as it goes along" look. 

 
I have a week left before I go back to work. Without reading through all the pages can you guys give me maybe a top 5 list of shows to watch?

Ive already watched Daredevil, Jane Foster and Turn. Thanks!

 
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