Streaming or currently airing TV shows (AKA Netflix thread) (12 Viewers)

[Zow]

Two episodes in to Black Bird.

Good enough to keep my attention so far.

Finished it last night. Overall pretty good and what seems to be the theme with most of these sadistic serial killer shows, the actor playing the serial killer stole the show.

The ending seemed rushed and somewhat anti-climactic but I believe this is based on a true story so, frankly, the ending is quite possibly how it all went down and they didn't try to embellish anything.

7.2/10. Worth a watch when you got nothing else going.

 

[Zow]

Thought Wednesday was fantastic. Jenny Ortega knocks it out of the park. Thing is a great supporting character. Plot is thin at times but you don't care.

Wife and I a few episodes in. Fun show.

Obviously it's a totally different show in terms of themes, pacing, etc., but it is comparable to Ted Lasso where it has this ability to be cheesy without being annoying.

 

[Zow]

I think I am the only one watching "White Lotus: Season 2".

They only have 2 episodes left and we very loosely know the ending minus the key details so like last season I believe they will spring everything on us at once. Season has been ramping up and have enjoyed this one more than the 1st season.

Haven’t watched last nights yet, I like the show though

Same. Wife and I let a couple build up and watch in one sitting. We're enjoying it and it's as good as the first season.

Honestly, the only character I don't care about anymore is Stiffler's Mom and her carry over from the first season. Her plotline just seems like a red herring to me.

 

[Zow]

One thing I've come to realize reading this thread is some of you have a lot of time on your hands. Where do you squeeze all these shows in??

My wife and I generally watch an hour episode from like 8:30 - 9:30 together every night when the kids are in bed and I'm done working.

There are probably more beneficial things for us to be doing with that time for our mental, physical, and relationship health, but we're just so damn exhausted it's the best thing we've found to do together that takes little effort.

Then, if we got a weekend open we may binge a bit and I'll generally have my own series that I'll watch when I'm on the road for work that my wife doesn't care to watch because of the violence (e.g. Black Bird).

 

[Zow]

behind her eyes is pretty annoying and the ending just flat made me mad no resolution take that to the bank bromigos

Agreed. First half of series was interesting but show goes off the rails and the ending is just dumb.

 

[Statorama]

I was sick in bed this weekend so got to load up on the new action movies that dropped on Netflix this month

If you're up for a good old corny "man vs big monster" movie, you could do worse than "Troll" - dropped on Netflix 12/1. You can check off the plot points like a bingo card, but it's got heart.

"Warriors of Future" is decent action fare on Netflix as well. Story is a little nuts, but it's just there as the McGuffin to tie together the action.

"My Name is Vendetta" was ok, but I didn't dig it. For the most part they got everything right except the daughter, but she just grated on me as a plot device.

Even rewatched the Jennifer Garner revenge movie (!) "Peppermint" and man she gives it her all in a pretty poor revenge story. I wish they'd built a better movie around her.

 

[krista4]

McCartney 3, 2, 1 (Hulu)
6 Episodes

Loved it!

I burned out on Beatles music while in college 35+ years ago. Over the years since I haven't listened to their music much, but I will periodically listen to their music and it's fun to discover a song you never paid attention to in the past suddenly has meaning.
If you're a fan of music, music history and music record production, this is a must watch. It has led me to go back and listen to their early music.
Rick Rubin is a great in his own right, he asks great questions and they both seem to have a lot of fun discussing all the topics covered.
It's fun to watch McCartney still gets excited about certain riffs and specific lyrics.

Really great programming! I will watch again!

I would like to know what @krista4 thinks of this.

Sorry, I was just looking for something else and came across this! Missed it earlier. I absolutely adored this program. I love anything that dives into how an artist creates their art, and of course if you add Sir Paul this is like catnip to me. Rubin is absolutely fantastic at eliciting stories from Paul, not that that's difficult, but the two of them evidence pure joy together. Couldn't recommend more highly.

 

[Tick]

Even rewatched the Jennifer Garner revenge movie (!) "Peppermint" and man she gives it her all in a pretty poor revenge story. I wish they'd built a better movie around her.

The Mary Elizabeth Winstead version of this was pretty good. It's called Kate (Netflix).

 

[krista4]

I think I am the only one watching "White Lotus: Season 2".

They only have 2 episodes left and we very loosely know the ending minus the key details so like last season I believe they will spring everything on us at once. Season has been ramping up and have enjoyed this one more than the 1st season.

I'm going to watch it, but I like to wait until a show is over before tuning in. Loved the first season!

 

[Osaurus]

I think I am the only one watching "White Lotus: Season 2".

They only have 2 episodes left and we very loosely know the ending minus the key details so like last season I believe they will spring everything on us at once. Season has been ramping up and have enjoyed this one more than the 1st season.

I'm going to watch it, but I like to wait until a show is over before tuning in. Loved the first season!

Same here. I usually watch most series after a season has finished airing.

 

[Zow]

I think I am the only one watching "White Lotus: Season 2".

They only have 2 episodes left and we very loosely know the ending minus the key details so like last season I believe they will spring everything on us at once. Season has been ramping up and have enjoyed this one more than the 1st season.

I'm going to watch it, but I like to wait until a show is over before tuning in. Loved the first season!

I gotta admit, the start and stopping with this series isn’t ideal. Definitely recommend a binge watch.

And it’s as good as season one so far assuming they don’t botch the finale.

 

[The Gator]

Pleasantly surprised at how much fun Wednesday is

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Started For All Man Kind. Not as drawn in as I hoped after 2 episodes.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Started For All Man Kind. Not as drawn in as I hoped after 2 episodes.

It's dull with super annoying characters.

 

[Buckna]

Started For All Man Kind. Not as drawn in as I hoped after 2 episodes.

Haven’t gotten around to picking it back up myself to find out, but a lot of those that raved about it in this thread previously said the first season is very slow and doesn’t really ramp up until late in the season and into season 2.

 

[Schmeabs]

Started For All Man Kind. Not as drawn in as I hoped after 2 episodes.

It was pretty bad and I timed out in middle of season 1

 

[Todem]

1899 is no Dark. Not yet anyway. It's secrets are held too close to the vest in service of setting up S2.

Still, it IS interesting and has a cool look. It's worth watching.

The atmosphere and acting were top notch…..the story sucked *** though.

I need to now watch Dark.

We are on Season two of The Last Kingdom and we are really starting to enjoy it more and more.

 

[The General]

I think I am the only one watching "White Lotus: Season 2".

They only have 2 episodes left and we very loosely know the ending minus the key details so like last season I believe they will spring everything on us at once. Season has been ramping up and have enjoyed this one more than the 1st season.

I'm going to watch it, but I like to wait until a show is over before tuning in. Loved the first season!

I gotta admit, the start and stopping with this series isn’t ideal. Definitely recommend a binge watch.

And it’s as good as season one so far assuming they don’t botch the finale.

There is something instantly gratifying about powering through shows but the cliffhangers mean that much more when you got to wait a week and think about what could occur.

Bill Burr had a funny bit about how we power watch through shows on his podcast the other day (actually was talking about White Lotus 2). His joke was people have these great shows, that they are like a bottle of excellent wine, and now we just shoot them like a dollar Jager shot

 

[Todem]

Like most shows of the type (Lost, Dark, & the like) you don't get everything you want from Season 1.

Without spoiling things - you get almost 100% of "Where" and "When", 33% of "Who and What" and about 0% of "Why".

The 0% of why was the death nail for me in this shiw.

 

[zoonation]

I can't imagine not liking For All Mankind

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

I can't imagine not liking For All Mankind

So it gets better?

 

[jamny]

Finished up the newest season of The Crown. Weakest season so far but still ok. Dominic West was a distraction for me as Charles since he's too familiar. The woman playing Diana was way too tall and her facial expressions seemed exaggerated. I feel like they portrayed her as more psychotic than I believe she was. The Queen and Philip were both good, imo. Just wasn't as interesting as previous seasons.

 

[Hawks64]

I think I am the only one watching "White Lotus: Season 2".

They only have 2 episodes left and we very loosely know the ending minus the key details so like last season I believe they will spring everything on us at once. Season has been ramping up and have enjoyed this one more than the 1st season.

We just started and finished Ep1. So far I'm in. The Italian manager is god awful vs how funny the Hawaiian one was.

 

[Hawks64]

Two episodes in to Black Bird.

Good enough to keep my attention so far.

Finished it last night. Overall pretty good and what seems to be the theme with most of these sadistic serial killer shows, the actor playing the serial killer stole the show.

The ending seemed rushed and somewhat anti-climactic but I believe this is based on a true story so, frankly, the ending is quite possibly how it all went down and they didn't try to embellish anything.

7.2/10. Worth a watch when you got nothing else going.

I was absolutely blown away by this show. Paul Walter Hauser should win awards for that performance.

 

[The General]

I think I am the only one watching "White Lotus: Season 2".

They only have 2 episodes left and we very loosely know the ending minus the key details so like last season I believe they will spring everything on us at once. Season has been ramping up and have enjoyed this one more than the 1st season.

We just started and finished Ep1. So far I'm in. The Italian manager is god awful vs how funny the Hawaiian one was.

I will be curious to see what you think as you get into it. I am liking this season better than the 1st which I also thought was pretty great.

 

[The General]

Finished up the newest season of The Crown. Weakest season so far but still ok. Dominic West was a distraction for me as Charles since he's too familiar. The woman playing Diana was way too tall and her facial expressions seemed exaggerated. I feel like they portrayed her as more psychotic than I believe she was. The Queen and Philip were both good, imo. Just wasn't as interesting as previous seasons.

Loved this show but I think I have the same sentiments as what they are covering has gotten more closer to current times. We have watched a couple of this season and haven't rushed to watch the rest. The whole Diana / Charles storyline is also not overly interesting. Agree also that Dominic West doesn't look right in this part.

 

[Zow]

Two episodes in to Black Bird.

Good enough to keep my attention so far.

Finished it last night. Overall pretty good and what seems to be the theme with most of these sadistic serial killer shows, the actor playing the serial killer stole the show.

The ending seemed rushed and somewhat anti-climactic but I believe this is based on a true story so, frankly, the ending is quite possibly how it all went down and they didn't try to embellish anything.

7.2/10. Worth a watch when you got nothing else going.

I was absolutely blown away by this show. Paul Walter Hauser should win awards for that performance.

Yep. Right up there with Cameron Britton on Mindhunters.

 

[Hawks64]

Two episodes in to Black Bird.

Good enough to keep my attention so far.

Finished it last night. Overall pretty good and what seems to be the theme with most of these sadistic serial killer shows, the actor playing the serial killer stole the show.

The ending seemed rushed and somewhat anti-climactic but I believe this is based on a true story so, frankly, the ending is quite possibly how it all went down and they didn't try to embellish anything.

7.2/10. Worth a watch when you got nothing else going.

I was absolutely blown away by this show. Paul Walter Hauser should win awards for that performance.

Yep. Right up there with Cameron Britton on Mindhunters.

I thought it was better, but both shows are great. Would love to see Mindhunters come back but alas it's dead.

 

[jamny]

Two episodes in to Black Bird.

Good enough to keep my attention so far.

Finished it last night. Overall pretty good and what seems to be the theme with most of these sadistic serial killer shows, the actor playing the serial killer stole the show.

The ending seemed rushed and somewhat anti-climactic but I believe this is based on a true story so, frankly, the ending is quite possibly how it all went down and they didn't try to embellish anything.

7.2/10. Worth a watch when you got nothing else going.

I was absolutely blown away by this show. Paul Walter Hauser should win awards for that performance.

Yep. Right up there with Cameron Britton on Mindhunters.

I thought it was better, but both shows are great. Would love to see Mindhunters come back but alas it's dead.

Actually I've heard that Mindhunters might be back. Covid messed up some schedules but it looks like they're all available to continue now.

 

[Todem]

Two episodes in to Black Bird.

Good enough to keep my attention so far.

Finished it last night. Overall pretty good and what seems to be the theme with most of these sadistic serial killer shows, the actor playing the serial killer stole the show.

The ending seemed rushed and somewhat anti-climactic but I believe this is based on a true story so, frankly, the ending is quite possibly how it all went down and they didn't try to embellish anything.

7.2/10. Worth a watch when you got nothing else going.

I was absolutely blown away by this show. Paul Walter Hauser should win awards for that performance.

Yep. Right up there with Cameron Britton on Mindhunters.

I thought it was better, but both shows are great. Would love to see Mindhunters come back but alas it's dead.

Actually I've heard that Mindhunters might be back. Covid messed up some schedules but it looks like they're all available to continue now.

Man we loved that show!!!

 

[Hawks64]

Two episodes in to Black Bird.

Good enough to keep my attention so far.

Finished it last night. Overall pretty good and what seems to be the theme with most of these sadistic serial killer shows, the actor playing the serial killer stole the show.

The ending seemed rushed and somewhat anti-climactic but I believe this is based on a true story so, frankly, the ending is quite possibly how it all went down and they didn't try to embellish anything.

7.2/10. Worth a watch when you got nothing else going.

I was absolutely blown away by this show. Paul Walter Hauser should win awards for that performance.

Yep. Right up there with Cameron Britton on Mindhunters.

I thought it was better, but both shows are great. Would love to see Mindhunters come back but alas it's dead.

Actually I've heard that Mindhunters might be back. Covid messed up some schedules but it looks like they're all available to continue now.

I just looked and nothing other than what might have been a season 3. Fincher said it's dead so

 

[jamny]

This was from October. Nothing definite but they aren't saying it's been cancelled yet.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Two episodes in to Black Bird.

Good enough to keep my attention so far.

Finished it last night. Overall pretty good and what seems to be the theme with most of these sadistic serial killer shows, the actor playing the serial killer stole the show.

The ending seemed rushed and somewhat anti-climactic but I believe this is based on a true story so, frankly, the ending is quite possibly how it all went down and they didn't try to embellish anything.

7.2/10. Worth a watch when you got nothing else going.

I was absolutely blown away by this show. Paul Walter Hauser should win awards for that performance.

Yep. Right up there with Cameron Britton on Mindhunters.

I thought it was better, but both shows are great. Would love to see Mindhunters come back but alas it's dead.

Actually I've heard that Mindhunters might be back. Covid messed up some schedules but it looks like they're all available to continue now.

I just looked and nothing other than what might have been a season 3. Fincher said it's dead so

He said that a couple years ago because he had some other projects. But I thought I saw somewhere recently that now they're talking about starting it up again.

 

[Hawks64]

Two episodes in to Black Bird.

Good enough to keep my attention so far.

Finished it last night. Overall pretty good and what seems to be the theme with most of these sadistic serial killer shows, the actor playing the serial killer stole the show.

The ending seemed rushed and somewhat anti-climactic but I believe this is based on a true story so, frankly, the ending is quite possibly how it all went down and they didn't try to embellish anything.

7.2/10. Worth a watch when you got nothing else going.

I was absolutely blown away by this show. Paul Walter Hauser should win awards for that performance.

Yep. Right up there with Cameron Britton on Mindhunters.

I thought it was better, but both shows are great. Would love to see Mindhunters come back but alas it's dead.

Actually I've heard that Mindhunters might be back. Covid messed up some schedules but it looks like they're all available to continue now.

I just looked and nothing other than what might have been a season 3. Fincher said it's dead so

He said that a couple years ago because he had some other projects. But I thought I saw somewhere recently that now they're talking about starting it up again.

That would be awesome, it's such a great show.

 

[Zow]

Two episodes in to Black Bird.

Good enough to keep my attention so far.

Finished it last night. Overall pretty good and what seems to be the theme with most of these sadistic serial killer shows, the actor playing the serial killer stole the show.

The ending seemed rushed and somewhat anti-climactic but I believe this is based on a true story so, frankly, the ending is quite possibly how it all went down and they didn't try to embellish anything.

7.2/10. Worth a watch when you got nothing else going.

I was absolutely blown away by this show. Paul Walter Hauser should win awards for that performance.

Yep. Right up there with Cameron Britton on Mindhunters.

I thought it was better, but both shows are great. Would love to see Mindhunters come back but alas it's dead.

Actually I've heard that Mindhunters might be back. Covid messed up some schedules but it looks like they're all available to continue now.

I just looked and nothing other than what might have been a season 3. Fincher said it's dead so

He said that a couple years ago because he had some other projects. But I thought I saw somewhere recently that now they're talking about starting it up again.

That would be awesome, it's such a great show.

I think it has the same issues with Firefly where, unfortunately, due to all the actors' etc. contracts being terminated it faces the logistical nightmare of renegotiating everything and lining up schedules to shoot.

 

[Scoresman]

I can't imagine not liking For All Mankind

So it gets better?

I made it halfway through season 3. I liked it at first but it lost me. I mean they're at the point of reaching Mars and I couldnt help thinking that this could be the coolest show ever, but the characters are all pretty bland, and I just didn't care. The best parts of the show are when they show how the timeline differs from our own and they only really do that at the beginning and end of seasons.

 

[thecatch]

I can't imagine not liking For All Mankind

So it gets better?

I made it halfway through season 3. I liked it at first but it lost me. I mean they're at the point of reaching Mars and I couldnt help thinking that this could be the coolest show ever, but the characters are all pretty bland, and I just didn't care. The best parts of the show are when they show how the timeline differs from our own and they only really do that at the beginning and end of seasons.

Season 2 is one of the great seasons of television, but reviews like this have stopped me from renewing my subscription to catch up with season 3. I’ll probably give it a shot when Ted Lasso comes back.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Wtf just happened in the Peripheral

I’m still not really sure what the heck is going on in this show but I enjoyed it.

 

[On The Rocks]

After Life (Netflix)
Ricky Gervais stars. 3 Seasons. 18 total episodes.

I don't know what to say. One minute I was laughing hysterically, the next minute I wanted to jump off a bridge. And that was while watching each episode.
Some really great scenes between him and his dad, (Walder Frey from Game of Thrones)
Gervais plays a widower that works at a free distribution local newspaper. I can point to a lot of great moments between him, and his co-workers and the subjects of his articles, but the serious scenes dealing with the loss of his wife are heavy.

You also have to be ok with crude humor and vulgar language throughout.

 

[Juxtatarot]

I don’t watch animated movies often but I’m going to check out Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.

 

[song]

After Life (Netflix)
Ricky Gervais stars. 3 Seasons. 18 total episodes.

I don't know what to say. One minute I was laughing hysterically, the next minute I wanted to jump off a bridge. And that was while watching each episode.
Some really great scenes between him and his dad, (Walder Frey from Game of Thrones)
Gervais plays a widower that works at a free distribution local newspaper. I can point to a lot of great moments between him, and his co-workers and the subjects of his articles, but the serious scenes dealing with the loss of his wife are heavy.

You also have to be ok with crude humor and vulgar language throughout.

sounds like you could say it's very good.

 

[Zow]

Wtf just happened in the Peripheral

I’m still not really sure what the heck is going on in this show but I enjoyed it.

Yeah, I probably should stop watching it right before bed after an edible, but it's super hard to follow (though when I read synopses for each episode I appear to be catching the key points).

I'm still at an initial loss as to how the senders new to send that new headset to the main characters in the first place.

 

[On The Rocks]

After Life (Netflix)
Ricky Gervais stars. 3 Seasons. 18 total episodes.

I don't know what to say. One minute I was laughing hysterically, the next minute I wanted to jump off a bridge. And that was while watching each episode.
Some really great scenes between him and his dad, (Walder Frey from Game of Thrones)
Gervais plays a widower that works at a free distribution local newspaper. I can point to a lot of great moments between him, and his co-workers and the subjects of his articles, but the serious scenes dealing with the loss of his wife are heavy.

You also have to be ok with crude humor and vulgar language throughout.

sounds like you could say it's very good.

I did like it actually. But I can see how it's not for everyone.

 

[jobarules]

Wtf just happened in the Peripheral

I’m still not really sure what the heck is going on in this show but I enjoyed it.

Yeah, I probably should stop watching it right before bed after an edible, but it's super hard to follow (though when I read synopses for each episode I appear to be catching the key points).

I'm still at an initial loss as to how the senders new to send that new headset to the main characters in the first place.

Same here

To answer your question, I don't think there was any reason other than she was good at sims. (Or they thought her brother was).

 

[song]

After Life (Netflix)
Ricky Gervais stars. 3 Seasons. 18 total episodes.

I don't know what to say. One minute I was laughing hysterically, the next minute I wanted to jump off a bridge. And that was while watching each episode.
Some really great scenes between him and his dad, (Walder Frey from Game of Thrones)
Gervais plays a widower that works at a free distribution local newspaper. I can point to a lot of great moments between him, and his co-workers and the subjects of his articles, but the serious scenes dealing with the loss of his wife are heavy.

You also have to be ok with crude humor and vulgar language throughout.

sounds like you could say it's very good.

I did like it actually. But I can see how it's not for everyone.

yes. i imagine it might hit too close to home for someone grieving.

 

[jamny]

After Life was awesome...loved it!

 

[Scoresman]

1899, while good, does not live up to the greatness that Dark was. Without getting into spoilers, to say they are twists in this show is an understatement. I think the biggest complaint I have is that I don't care about the characters as much as I did in Dark. That said, I still enjoyed it, and will be very angry if Netflix doesn't renew it.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

After Life was awesome...loved it!

The stories he reports on are hilarious

 

[The General]

White Lotus 2 finale tonight. Internet is abuzz with predictions.

Anyone know when these become available on HBO Max?

 

[Tick]

My expectations for Willow were fairly low. It's a little better than I expected, but honestly, the less Willow in Willow, the better - Warwick Davis isn't a good actor.