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Streaming or currently airing TV shows (AKA Netflix thread) (22 Viewers)

Netflix Original - How It Ends

You shouldn’t start it, that way you won’t have to find out how.  It wasn’t great, nor was it bad, up until the ending and that ruined everything that might have made it an okay Saturday night flick on the couch

 
If you like "Top Chef" then "The Great British Baking Show" is pretty good. Bunch of random Brits baking stuff, one person eliminated each week.

Has a bit of unintentional "Best in Show" vibe going on.

 
If you like "Top Chef" then "The Great British Baking Show" is pretty good. Bunch of random Brits baking stuff, one person eliminated each week.

Has a bit of unintentional "Best in Show" vibe going on.
we tried a bit of TGBBS and found it lacking. there's just not much in the way of drama, tension or humor to it. i like that they're all pretty much amateurs and seem like decent people but it is mostly a snooze.

we watched "nailed it" for the first time and wasn't smitten. it feels like a Food Network reject somehow. 

Highly recommend "Ugly Delicious" for folks that are foodies.

 
Netflix Original - How It Ends

You shouldn’t start it, that way you won’t have to find out how.  It wasn’t great, nor was it bad, up until the ending and that ruined everything that might have made it an okay Saturday night flick on the couch
I haven’t decided how I feel about it yet.  I tend to like dystopian stuff that makes me think about how quickly society would break down. But this was weird.

Forest Whitaker made it worthwhile for me.

 
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we tried a bit of TGBBS and found it lacking. there's just not much in the way of drama, tension or humor to it. i like that they're all pretty much amateurs and seem like decent people but it is mostly a snooze.

we watched "nailed it" for the first time and wasn't smitten. it feels like a Food Network reject somehow. 

Highly recommend "Ugly Delicious" for folks that are foodies.
My friend was mentioning Ugly Delicious, will give a try. 

 
I occasionally go back and watch Freaks and Geeks, as it is one of my all time favorites.  While not on Netflix, A&E aired a documentary on the show.  Any other fans of the show are recommended to catch it when it inevitably runs again.

 
I occasionally go back and watch Freaks and Geeks, as it is one of my all time favorites.  While not on Netflix, A&E aired a documentary on the show.  Any other fans of the show are recommended to catch it when it inevitably runs again.
One of the best shows ever.

 
Freaks and Geeks is one of the best.  Watched it again a year ago and it was just as good as I remembered.  Another show from that era that I loved was Sports Night.  I wonder if that stands the test of time like F&G?

Finished an Aussie political thriller called Secret City over the weekend.  Quite enjoyed it.  Really odd to watch foreign takes on such topics, think it was episode 4 before first gunshot.  Also, it stars Anna Torv of Fringe fame  :wub:

 
Freaks and Geeks is one of the best.  Watched it again a year ago and it was just as good as I remembered.  Another show from that era that I loved was Sports Night.  I wonder if that stands the test of time like F&G?

Finished an Aussie political thriller called Secret City over the weekend.  Quite enjoyed it.  Really odd to watch foreign takes on such topics, think it was episode 4 before first gunshot.  Also, it stars Anna Torv of Fringe fame  :wub:
I liked Secret City quite a bit as well.  Anna Torv is great.  :wub:

 
Freaks and Geeks is one of the best.  Watched it again a year ago and it was just as good as I remembered.  Another show from that era that I loved was Sports Night.  I wonder if that stands the test of time like F&G?

Finished an Aussie political thriller called Secret City over the weekend.  Quite enjoyed it.  Really odd to watch foreign takes on such topics, think it was episode 4 before first gunshot.  Also, it stars Anna Torv of Fringe fame  :wub:
It does not in my experience. Holy moly it does not. 

 
JoeSteeler said:
Watched Battle Beyond the Stars on prime...1980 sci-fi with John Boy Walton, George Peppard, Robert Vaughn and John Saxon. Was very entertaining. Had a nice score by James Horner. Definitely a hidden gem for those that like older sci-fi

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Beyond_the_Stars
I remember seeing it as a kid. Like the NBC Saturday night movie or something. Vaughn more or less reprised his character from "Magnificent Seven". 

 
JoeSteeler said:
Watched Battle Beyond the Stars on prime...1980 sci-fi with John Boy Walton, George Peppard, Robert Vaughn and John Saxon. Was very entertaining. Had a nice score by James Horner. Definitely a hidden gem for those that like older sci-fi

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Beyond_the_Stars
I remember seeing it as a kid. Like the NBC Saturday night movie or something. Vaughn more or less reprised his character from "Magnificent Seven". 
Yes, I remember seeing this late at night one night as a young kid.  I remember it being confusing and cheesy, but have since heard a lot of people got their start there.  Will definitely have to watch it again.

 
Has anyone checked out Sacred Games yet?
Just started it.  Wow, this is pretty good.

Indian series about the Indian mafia.  The 1st episode was so-so and took a little to get through but it's been solid since then.  5/8 episodes down so far and thoroughly enjoying it.

 
Just started it.  Wow, this is pretty good.

Indian series about the Indian mafia.  The 1st episode was so-so and took a little to get through but it's been solid since then.  5/8 episodes down so far and thoroughly enjoying it.
This is next up for me after the sinner. 

 
Watching a few Comedians in Cars...

Alec Baldwin most recent episode had me rolling more than I have in a while.  He dominated Jerry.  Was great.

 
Australia has some pretty enjoyable political thrillers going on.  After Secret City, Netflix suggested The Code.  Entertained throughout and now gonna fire up Terrarium TV to find the second season

 
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Australia has some pretty enjoyable political thrillers going on.  After Secret City, Netflix suggested The Code.  Entertained throughout and now gonna fire up Terrarium TV to find the second season
watched that maybe a year ago. it's good if not especially memorable.

finished S2 of "the handmaid's tale" and mostly enjoyed it. it's not to the level of S1 but still light years ahead of most stuff out there. most annoying part of the show is how they try to be a little too cute with the songs at the end of some episodes. a little too on the nose for my liking.

 
Finished the first season of Goliath (Prime) and really liked it. We usually wait a bit between seasons but might just fire up season 2 right away.

 
Watched a movie last night called "The Signal" (on Netflix). Thought it was pretty good and worth watching. Ending left me a little confused. Don't want to say anything else about it, even what it's generally about.

 
ClownCausedChaos2 said:
Just finished watching Safe.  I thought it tried way too hard to have too many twists for a weak reveal and letdown for a payoff.  
Not the one with Julianne Moore, I take it? Met her once before she broke out and she's super nice. 

 
Finished the first season of Goliath (Prime) and really liked it. We usually wait a bit between seasons but might just fire up season 2 right away.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one.  My wife always wants to jump right in to the next season, but after we binged the entire run of a great show I loved then felt disappointed when it was over, I prefer to take a break between seasons to make it last longer.

 
ClownCausedChaos2 said:
Just finished watching Safe.  I thought it tried way too hard to have too many twists for a weak reveal and letdown for a payoff.  
I thought it moved the plot along and made each episode interesting. I liked it ok, but not tip top stuff.

 
Glad to hear I'm not the only one.  My wife always wants to jump right in to the next season, but after we binged the entire run of a great show I loved then felt disappointed when it was over, I prefer to take a break between seasons to make it last longer.
Well we're probably different in that we don't binge. It took us over a month to watch the 10 episode season. I assumed people who binge, blast through all the seasons in a row.

 
Just watched the first few episodes of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. 

Her first set was comedy gold  :lmao:  and her finish was  :wub:
This show is great.  If you watched House of Cards, it’s tough to believe she’s the same drab girl Doug Stamper obsessed over.

And Tony Shaloub as her Dad is perfect.  Been waiting for any news on Season 2 drop to no avail...

 
Watching a few Comedians in Cars...

Alec Baldwin most recent episode had me rolling more than I have in a while.  He dominated Jerry.  Was great.
Watched the entire most recent season and found it to be fairly weak. Didn't need to see Brian Regan a second time and Kate McKinnon was trying way too hard in her episode.

Zach G, Baldwin, Chapelle and Tracey Morgan were the highlights for me. 

I always thought in the "Seinfeld" creative team, Larry David was the miserable SOB and Jerry was the nice guy. The more I watch this show, the more I find Jerry to be the cranky, old curmudgeon.

 

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