Streaming or currently airing TV shows (AKA Netflix thread) (28 Viewers)

[The Gator]

Blind Spot

I'm in for the tattooed lady. I'd watch her cut out coupons from the paper

 

[MrJimiT]

Holy S the new Netflix interface is horrible

Took me an extra minute to try and figure out how to exit the app.

 

[fatness]

Holy S the new Netflix interface is horrible

Took me an extra minute to try and figure out how to exit the app.

Wait until you've exited the app but the show is still playing. And then you restart your phone and the show is still playing. Fun.

 

[Statorama]

Department Q is exceptional. Through 5 episodes, can't get enough.

Highly recommend.

I believe this is from a series of books, so hopefully we get a season 2.

I really liked it. There were some things I would have tightened up and paced better, but it was a worthwhile watch.

If you watched this and dug it - give Broadchurch (Amazon Prime) a watch if you haven't seen it. Season One in particular was excellent TV.

Happy Valley is terrific too, but unlike Broadchurch it's stuck behind "buy now" on Amazon.

 

[Statorama]

Holy S the new Netflix interface is horrible

Probably means YouTube is ready for another crap update as well.

 

[Statorama]

Anyone watch Animal Kingdom? I liked the movie and the show looks good in commercials

I'm early in season 2 and it's kind of spinning its wheels. Everyone is pulling their weight acting wise, but they aren't being given a ton of different stuff to do.

It's obvious they are setting up future storylines, but I'm losing patience.

 

[gianmarco]

Department Q is exceptional. Through 5 episodes, can't get enough.

Highly recommend.

I believe this is from a series of books, so hopefully we get a season 2.

I really liked it. There were some things I would have tightened up and paced better, but it was a worthwhile watch.

If you watched this and dug it - give Broadchurch (Amazon Prime) a watch if you haven't seen it. Season One in particular was excellent TV.

Happy Valley is terrific too, but unlike Broadchurch it's stuck behind "buy now" on Amazon.

Already watched both of those long ago, similarly really enjoyed both. So thank you.

 

[El Floppo]

Apple's latest, Murderbot and Stick both fit into Apple's habit of making mildly entertaining TV that doesn't elevate- but still entertains.

wish Murderbot was longer than 1/2 hour which I guess is support of the show. but it goes by really quick at 30min, and doesn't feel like it covers much per episode.
Stick... imagine how you'd imagine Owen Wilson would act... there ya go.

 

[Golden Gopher]

Department Q is exceptional. Through 5 episodes, can't get enough.

Highly recommend.

I believe this is from a series of books, so hopefully we get a season 2.

I really liked it. There were some things I would have tightened up and paced better, but it was a worthwhile watch.

If you watched this and dug it - give Broadchurch (Amazon Prime) a watch if you haven't seen it. Season One in particular was excellent TV.

Happy Valley is terrific too, but unlike Broadchurch it's stuck behind "buy now" on Amazon.

Broadchurch is very solid. I'd forgotten all about it until I read your post, but of all of the shows I've watched in the last 5 years or so, it's right up there... Probably in my top 10 (out of at least 50). Season 1, like you said, was very good.

 

[foxco]

Apple's latest, Murderbot and Stick both fit into Apple's habit of making mildly entertaining TV that doesn't elevate- but still entertains.

wish Murderbot was longer than 1/2 hour which I guess is support of the show. but it goes by really quick at 30min, and doesn't feel like it covers much per episode.
Stick... imagine how you'd imagine Owen Wilson would act... there ya go.

Love the Murderbot novellas and enjoying the show, think it's the first time I've felt it's too lean and they can pack a bit more meat on the bone. I mean some of these episodes are like 22 minutes.

 

[Zow]

Apple's latest, Murderbot and Stick both fit into Apple's habit of making mildly entertaining TV that doesn't elevate- but still entertains.

wish Murderbot was longer than 1/2 hour which I guess is support of the show. but it goes by really quick at 30min, and doesn't feel like it covers much per episode.
Stick... imagine how you'd imagine Owen Wilson would act... there ya go.

Stick is another 7/10 so far. Worth watching, but not must watch television.

Apple is incredibly good at churning out a good but not great product.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Apple's latest, Murderbot and Stick both fit into Apple's habit of making mildly entertaining TV that doesn't elevate- but still entertains.

wish Murderbot was longer than 1/2 hour which I guess is support of the show. but it goes by really quick at 30min, and doesn't feel like it covers much per episode.
Stick... imagine how you'd imagine Owen Wilson would act... there ya go.

Stick is another 7/10 so far. Worth watching, but not much watch television.

Apple is incredibly good at churning out a good but not great product.

They're good at churning out not quite good enough product.

 

[foxco]

Apple is incredibly good at churning out a good but not great product.

They seem to be trying to take the "prestige" title from HBO/MAX.

 

[The Gator]

Tires season 2 is out, I’m a Gillis fan and I’m digging this season just as much as season 1

This show cracks me up quite a bit. Love Shane and Will's interactions

 

[Dezbelief]

Anyone watch Animal Kingdom? I liked the movie and the show looks good in commercials

I'm early in season 2 and it's kind of spinning its wheels. Everyone is pulling their weight acting wise, but they aren't being given a ton of different stuff to do.

It's obvious they are setting up future storylines, but I'm losing patience.

I am currently rewatching Animal Kingdom. I put it in the same genre as Breaking Bad. There's flashbacks and Easter Eggs throughout. I enjoyed the series but felt there was one loose end left in the finale. I didn't realize there was a movie I will have to check it out.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Anyone watch Animal Kingdom? I liked the movie and the show looks good in commercials

I'm early in season 2 and it's kind of spinning its wheels. Everyone is pulling their weight acting wise, but they aren't being given a ton of different stuff to do.

It's obvious they are setting up future storylines, but I'm losing patience.

I watched the entire series I always found it entertaining enough, it all runs together for me though so I can’t recall any specific slow points

But it’s generally just heists, infighting and lots of almost getting caught for 5 seasons

There’s definitely a few holy crap type of moments though

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Anyone watch Animal Kingdom? I liked the movie and the show looks good in commercials

I'm early in season 2 and it's kind of spinning its wheels. Everyone is pulling their weight acting wise, but they aren't being given a ton of different stuff to do.

It's obvious they are setting up future storylines, but I'm losing patience.

I am currently rewatching Animal Kingdom. I put it in the same genre as Breaking Bad. There's flashbacks and Easter Eggs throughout. I enjoyed the series but felt there was one loose end left in the finale. I didn't realize there was a movie I will have to check it out.

The movies Australian no real tie in other than the overall theme (crime mom and her crime boys).

 

[zoonation]

Apple's latest, Murderbot and Stick both fit into Apple's habit of making mildly entertaining TV that doesn't elevate- but still entertains.

wish Murderbot was longer than 1/2 hour which I guess is support of the show. but it goes by really quick at 30min, and doesn't feel like it covers much per episode.
Stick... imagine how you'd imagine Owen Wilson would act... there ya go.

Stick is another 7/10 so far. Worth watching, but not much watch television.

Apple is incredibly good at churning out a good but not great product.

it's just the same regurgitated Owen Wilson Wedding Crashers shtick dressed up in a different story.

 

[El Floppo]

Apple's latest, Murderbot and Stick both fit into Apple's habit of making mildly entertaining TV that doesn't elevate- but still entertains.

wish Murderbot was longer than 1/2 hour which I guess is support of the show. but it goes by really quick at 30min, and doesn't feel like it covers much per episode.
Stick... imagine how you'd imagine Owen Wilson would act... there ya go.

Stick is another 7/10 so far. Worth watching, but not much watch television.

Apple is incredibly good at churning out a good but not great product.

it's just the same regurgitated Owen Wilson Wedding Crashers shtick dressed up in a different story.

keep waiting for him to say babaganush.

Maron is wasted in this so far.

 

[Chaos34]

Happy Valley is terrific too, but unlike Broadchurch it's stuck behind "buy now" on Amazon.

Broadchurch is very solid.

I gave Broadchurch a strong write-up a few fellow fans concurred with. I went down the UK crime telly hole. I ranked 10 but I did this very fast in about an hour right before the deadline. Given more time I can think of 5 more I should have ranked. I ranked them as follows and I really liked Happy Valley.

11 Broadchurch
15 Peaky Blinders
27 Sherlock
31 Line of Duty
32 The Bridge
33 Top Boy
34 Top Boy Summerhouse
44 The Night Manager
45 Shetland
61 Happy Valley

i put Line of Duty in bold because I rewatched just a week ago. I should have ranked it much higher. It's Broadchurch tier to me. I believe it's won the most awards of any British cops/crime show. Six hard hitting seasons with no let down. If you're into cop shows, I highly recommend it. It has the intensity of Broadchurch, but set in London. It's about the Anti-Corruption Unit (think internal affairs). Good cops investigating bad cops. Each season unique. Some outstanding writing, very strong characters who will leave an impression. 4 seasons free on prime. 5 and 6 can be had with a free trial of Britbox (which I pay for) or Acorn.

 

[Zow]

Apple's latest, Murderbot and Stick both fit into Apple's habit of making mildly entertaining TV that doesn't elevate- but still entertains.

wish Murderbot was longer than 1/2 hour which I guess is support of the show. but it goes by really quick at 30min, and doesn't feel like it covers much per episode.
Stick... imagine how you'd imagine Owen Wilson would act... there ya go.

Stick is another 7/10 so far. Worth watching, but not much watch television.

Apple is incredibly good at churning out a good but not great product.

They're good at churning out not quite good enough product.

Kinda splitting hairs here, but I think it's good enough - it's just not great (other than Lasso and Severance).

Slow Horses, Foundation, Shrinking, Silo, Your Friends and Neighbors, Mythic Quest, Presumed Innocent are definitely good enough to watch.

 

[Statorama]

Happy Valley is terrific too, but unlike Broadchurch it's stuck behind "buy now" on Amazon.

Broadchurch is very solid.

I gave Broadchurch a strong write-up a few fellow fans concurred with. I went down the UK crime telly hole. I ranked 10 but I did this very fast in about an hour right before the deadline. Given more time I can think of 5 more I should have ranked. I ranked them as follows and I really liked Happy Valley.

11 Broadchurch
15 Peaky Blinders
27 Sherlock
31 Line of Duty
32 The Bridge
33 Top Boy
34 Top Boy Summerhouse
44 The Night Manager
45 Shetland
61 Happy Valley

i put Line of Duty in bold because I rewatched just a week ago. I should have ranked it much higher. It's Broadchurch tier to me. I believe it's won the most awards of any British cops/crime show. Six hard hitting seasons with no let down. If you're into cop shows, I highly recommend it. It has the intensity of Broadchurch, but set in London. It's about the Anti-Corruption Unit (think internal affairs). Good cops investigating bad cops. Each season unique. Some outstanding writing, very strong characters who will leave an impression. 4 seasons free on prime. 5 and 6 can be had with a free trial of Britbox (which I pay for) or Acorn.

Thanks for the suggestion. Line of Duty looks like my cup of tea.

 

[Zow]

Happy Valley is terrific too, but unlike Broadchurch it's stuck behind "buy now" on Amazon.

Broadchurch is very solid.

I gave Broadchurch a strong write-up a few fellow fans concurred with. I went down the UK crime telly hole. I ranked 10 but I did this very fast in about an hour right before the deadline. Given more time I can think of 5 more I should have ranked. I ranked them as follows and I really liked Happy Valley.

11 Broadchurch
15 Peaky Blinders
27 Sherlock
31 Line of Duty
32 The Bridge
33 Top Boy
34 Top Boy Summerhouse
44 The Night Manager
45 Shetland
61 Happy Valley

i put Line of Duty in bold because I rewatched just a week ago. I should have ranked it much higher. It's Broadchurch tier to me. I believe it's won the most awards of any British cops/crime show. Six hard hitting seasons with no let down. If you're into cop shows, I highly recommend it. It has the intensity of Broadchurch, but set in London. It's about the Anti-Corruption Unit (think internal affairs). Good cops investigating bad cops. Each season unique. Some outstanding writing, very strong characters who will leave an impression. 4 seasons free on prime. 5 and 6 can be had with a free trial of Britbox (which I pay for) or Acorn.

No Midsomer Murders?

 

[Chaos34]

No Midsomer Murders?

I think I tapped out after season 53.

 

[Golden Gopher]

Happy Valley is terrific too, but unlike Broadchurch it's stuck behind "buy now" on Amazon.

Broadchurch is very solid.

I gave Broadchurch a strong write-up a few fellow fans concurred with. I went down the UK crime telly hole. I ranked 10 but I did this very fast in about an hour right before the deadline. Given more time I can think of 5 more I should have ranked. I ranked them as follows and I really liked Happy Valley.

11 Broadchurch
15 Peaky Blinders
27 Sherlock
31 Line of Duty
32 The Bridge
33 Top Boy
34 Top Boy Summerhouse
44 The Night Manager
45 Shetland
61 Happy Valley

i put Line of Duty in bold because I rewatched just a week ago. I should have ranked it much higher. It's Broadchurch tier to me. I believe it's won the most awards of any British cops/crime show. Six hard hitting seasons with no let down. If you're into cop shows, I highly recommend it. It has the intensity of Broadchurch, but set in London. It's about the Anti-Corruption Unit (think internal affairs). Good cops investigating bad cops. Each season unique. Some outstanding writing, very strong characters who will leave an impression. 4 seasons free on prime. 5 and 6 can be had with a free trial of Britbox (which I pay for) or Acorn.

Great list. Peaky Blinders is in a league of its own, in my opinion. Loved Broadchurch, and really enjoyed Line of Duty and Night Manager. I'll have to check out some of the others.

 

[Golden Gopher]

The Sandhamn Murders is another one I've enjoyed. I've only seen a few seasons (Season 11 premieres in August) when it was available on Prime. Set in Swedish islands, I believe.

 

[Chaos34]

Thanks for the suggestion. Line of Duty looks like my cup of tea.

I just noticed 5 seasons are on Hulu. I also just read the creator of LoD has another hit cop show called Trigger Point on Acorn and Britbox. Woot woot.

 

[Chaos34]

Great list. Peaky Blinders is in a league of its own, in my opinion. Loved Broadchurch, and really enjoyed Line of Duty and Night Manager. I'll have to check out some of the others.

Yup. When I just reviewed my list, I kinda stared at Peaky for a minute thinking it should be tops. Anyway, if you try the Top Boys -- Summerhouse comes first. That's how they're written. It's set in a Wire-like British ghetto with accents so heavy I needed subtitles until I learned that English. Just a heads up.

 

[gianmarco]

Great list. Peaky Blinders is in a league of its own, in my opinion. Loved Broadchurch, and really enjoyed Line of Duty and Night Manager. I'll have to check out some of the others.

Yup. When I just reviewed my list, I kinda stared at Peaky for a minute thinking it should be tops. Anyway, if you try the Top Boys -- Summerhouse comes first. That's how they're written. It's set in a Wire-like British ghetto with accents so heavy I needed subtitles until I learned that English. Just a heads up.

Don't forget The Fall.

And, if you haven't checked out Slow Horses, that should be on the list too.

 

[waiver wire]

Happy Valley is terrific too, but unlike Broadchurch it's stuck behind "buy now" on Amazon.

Broadchurch is very solid.

I gave Broadchurch a strong write-up a few fellow fans concurred with. I went down the UK crime telly hole. I ranked 10 but I did this very fast in about an hour right before the deadline. Given more time I can think of 5 more I should have ranked. I ranked them as follows and I really liked Happy Valley.

11 Broadchurch
15 Peaky Blinders
27 Sherlock
31 Line of Duty
32 The Bridge
33 Top Boy
34 Top Boy Summerhouse
44 The Night Manager
45 Shetland
61 Happy Valley

i put Line of Duty in bold because I rewatched just a week ago. I should have ranked it much higher. It's Broadchurch tier to me. I believe it's won the most awards of any British cops/crime show. Six hard hitting seasons with no let down. If you're into cop shows, I highly recommend it. It has the intensity of Broadchurch, but set in London. It's about the Anti-Corruption Unit (think internal affairs). Good cops investigating bad cops. Each season unique. Some outstanding writing, very strong characters who will leave an impression. 4 seasons free on prime. 5 and 6 can be had with a free trial of Britbox (which I pay for) or Acorn.

Thanks for this
I havent heard or watched Top Boy, Top Boy Summerhouse or the Night Manager

 

[TripItUp]

Accountant 2 is already out on Prime. About what you would expect but i enjoyed it.

 

[JAA]

Happy Valley is terrific too, but unlike Broadchurch it's stuck behind "buy now" on Amazon.

Broadchurch is very solid.

I gave Broadchurch a strong write-up a few fellow fans concurred with. I went down the UK crime telly hole. I ranked 10 but I did this very fast in about an hour right before the deadline. Given more time I can think of 5 more I should have ranked. I ranked them as follows and I really liked Happy Valley.

11 Broadchurch
15 Peaky Blinders
27 Sherlock
31 Line of Duty
32 The Bridge
33 Top Boy
34 Top Boy Summerhouse
44 The Night Manager
45 Shetland
61 Happy Valley

i put Line of Duty in bold because I rewatched just a week ago. I should have ranked it much higher. It's Broadchurch tier to me. I believe it's won the most awards of any British cops/crime show. Six hard hitting seasons with no let down. If you're into cop shows, I highly recommend it. It has the intensity of Broadchurch, but set in London. It's about the Anti-Corruption Unit (think internal affairs). Good cops investigating bad cops. Each season unique. Some outstanding writing, very strong characters who will leave an impression. 4 seasons free on prime. 5 and 6 can be had with a free trial of Britbox (which I pay for) or Acorn.

Thanks for the suggestion. Line of Duty looks like my cup of tea.

Line of Duty is not on Netflix. Looks like my cup of tea also, just not on Netflix

 

[JAA]

Currently watching DeptQ on netflix. So far so good, though a little slow.

 

[gianmarco]

Happy Valley is terrific too, but unlike Broadchurch it's stuck behind "buy now" on Amazon.

Broadchurch is very solid.

I gave Broadchurch a strong write-up a few fellow fans concurred with. I went down the UK crime telly hole. I ranked 10 but I did this very fast in about an hour right before the deadline. Given more time I can think of 5 more I should have ranked. I ranked them as follows and I really liked Happy Valley.

11 Broadchurch
15 Peaky Blinders
27 Sherlock
31 Line of Duty
32 The Bridge
33 Top Boy
34 Top Boy Summerhouse
44 The Night Manager
45 Shetland
61 Happy Valley

i put Line of Duty in bold because I rewatched just a week ago. I should have ranked it much higher. It's Broadchurch tier to me. I believe it's won the most awards of any British cops/crime show. Six hard hitting seasons with no let down. If you're into cop shows, I highly recommend it. It has the intensity of Broadchurch, but set in London. It's about the Anti-Corruption Unit (think internal affairs). Good cops investigating bad cops. Each season unique. Some outstanding writing, very strong characters who will leave an impression. 4 seasons free on prime. 5 and 6 can be had with a free trial of Britbox (which I pay for) or Acorn.

Thanks for the suggestion. Line of Duty looks like my cup of tea.

Line of Duty is not on Netflix. Looks like my cup of tea also, just not on Netflix

He said it's on Prime. The first 4 seasons.

 

[Golden Gopher]

Great list. Peaky Blinders is in a league of its own, in my opinion. Loved Broadchurch, and really enjoyed Line of Duty and Night Manager. I'll have to check out some of the others.

Yup. When I just reviewed my list, I kinda stared at Peaky for a minute thinking it should be tops. Anyway, if you try the Top Boys -- Summerhouse comes first. That's how they're written. It's set in a Wire-like British ghetto with accents so heavy I needed subtitles until I learned that English. Just a heads up.

Don't forget The Fall.

And, if you haven't checked out Slow Horses, that should be on the list too.

I enjoyed The Fall as well.

 

[AAABatteries]

Apple's latest, Murderbot and Stick both fit into Apple's habit of making mildly entertaining TV that doesn't elevate- but still entertains.

wish Murderbot was longer than 1/2 hour which I guess is support of the show. but it goes by really quick at 30min, and doesn't feel like it covers much per episode.
Stick... imagine how you'd imagine Owen Wilson would act... there ya go.

Stick is another 7/10 so far. Worth watching, but not much watch television.

Apple is incredibly good at churning out a good but not great product.

They're good at churning out not quite good enough product.

Kinda splitting hairs here, but I think it's good enough - it's just not great (other than Lasso and Severance).

Slow Horses, Foundation, Shrinking, Silo, Your Friends and Neighbors, Mythic Quest, Presumed Innocent are definitely good enough to watch.

I put Slow Horses higher than good enough. It’s borderline great - I’d also have Lasso and Severance higher.

 

[Zow]

Apple's latest, Murderbot and Stick both fit into Apple's habit of making mildly entertaining TV that doesn't elevate- but still entertains.

wish Murderbot was longer than 1/2 hour which I guess is support of the show. but it goes by really quick at 30min, and doesn't feel like it covers much per episode.
Stick... imagine how you'd imagine Owen Wilson would act... there ya go.

Stick is another 7/10 so far. Worth watching, but not much watch television.

Apple is incredibly good at churning out a good but not great product.

They're good at churning out not quite good enough product.

Kinda splitting hairs here, but I think it's good enough - it's just not great (other than Lasso and Severance).

Slow Horses, Foundation, Shrinking, Silo, Your Friends and Neighbors, Mythic Quest, Presumed Innocent are definitely good enough to watch.

I put Slow Horses higher than good enough. It’s borderline great - I’d also have Lasso and Severance higher.

?

I called Severance and Lasso great.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

accountant 2 was awesome, forget the higher than though crew

 

[El Floppo]

accountant 2 was awesome, forget the higher than though crew

I needed to be higher than somebody to enjoy that.

 

[fatness]

I gave Broadchurch a strong write-up a few fellow fans concurred with. I went down the UK crime telly hole. I ranked 10 but I did this very fast in about an hour right before the deadline. Given more time I can think of 5 more I should have ranked. I ranked them as follows and I really liked Happy Valley.

11 Broadchurch
15 Peaky Blinders
27 Sherlock
31 Line of Duty
32 The Bridge
33 Top Boy
34 Top Boy Summerhouse
44 The Night Manager
45 Shetland
61 Happy Valley

Question --- why did you include The Bridge on this list? Neither version of it is a UK show.

 

[Chaos34]

Question --- why did you include The Bridge on this list? Neither version of it is a UK show.

Because I'm old and forgetful. The Bridge was a big Danish hit I couldn't get into. It spawned several spin offs based on the concept of a murder victim found on a border, half in one country half in the other. The US Mex version uses El Paso and Juarez... not bad. The UK/France version is called The Tunnel - to me by far the best one. So thanks for catching that because I almost gave it a write-up as a close second to Line of Duty.

The Tunnel not The Bridge is really good cop tv. A politician's body is found in the Channel Tunnel right on the border of England and France. Um, very small but attention getting episode one spoiler. The body is cut in half, something discovered only when they move it. One lead detective from each country is assigned the case. The female detective from France is on the spectrum and the actress just nails it. There's limited subtitles for the all French portion but not so much to bother me. Netflix has it.

eta: since i enjoyed rewatching LoD, I think I'll rewatch this too. I'm struggling to find fresh shows to watch atm. I have Spooks at S2E9 playing. It's MI5 stories feeling a little dated as it's kinda old and framed around post 911 terrorism. I'm watching with one eye and probably gonna fire up The Better Sister before finishing Spooks.

 

[needanap]

Currently watching DeptQ on netflix. So far so good, though a little slow.

We just finished Dept Q. We loved it and look forward to the next season, hopefully sooner than later

 

[Tick]

Just finishing up Jocko Podcast 491 with Eugene Sledge's son Henry. Got me in the mood to rewatch the Pacific. When Band of Brothers came out I couldn't get enough of it and dove into all kinds of books, research, message boards, whatever I could to learn more about these men, the war, etc. I thought it was the penultimate encapsulation of the war to date. I've since softened on it and now, if you asked, I'd probably say the Pacific is the better of the two. Not to slight either, they certainly both have their place but I get a better feel for what the marines went through in the Pacific, the mud, the casualties, the constant fighting. Just seems to come through better for me int he Pacific than Bob these days.

Pacific suffers from not having a single throughline book and group of soldiers.

I think it's great, though not as good as BoB. I was surprised at how low it was in the countdown.

 

[AAABatteries]

Apple's latest, Murderbot and Stick both fit into Apple's habit of making mildly entertaining TV that doesn't elevate- but still entertains.

wish Murderbot was longer than 1/2 hour which I guess is support of the show. but it goes by really quick at 30min, and doesn't feel like it covers much per episode.
Stick... imagine how you'd imagine Owen Wilson would act... there ya go.

Stick is another 7/10 so far. Worth watching, but not much watch television.

Apple is incredibly good at churning out a good but not great product.

They're good at churning out not quite good enough product.

Kinda splitting hairs here, but I think it's good enough - it's just not great (other than Lasso and Severance).

Slow Horses, Foundation, Shrinking, Silo, Your Friends and Neighbors, Mythic Quest, Presumed Innocent are definitely good enough to watch.

I put Slow Horses higher than good enough. It’s borderline great - I’d also have Lasso and Severance higher.

?

I called Severance and Lasso great.

Yeah, I was agreeing with you

 

[beer 30]

Just finishing up Jocko Podcast 491 with Eugene Sledge's son Henry. Got me in the mood to rewatch the Pacific. When Band of Brothers came out I couldn't get enough of it and dove into all kinds of books, research, message boards, whatever I could to learn more about these men, the war, etc. I thought it was the penultimate encapsulation of the war to date. I've since softened on it and now, if you asked, I'd probably say the Pacific is the better of the two. Not to slight either, they certainly both have their place but I get a better feel for what the marines went through in the Pacific, the mud, the casualties, the constant fighting. Just seems to come through better for me int he Pacific than Bob these days.

Pacific suffers from not having a single throughline book and group of soldiers.

I think it's great, though not as good as BoB. I was surprised at how low it was in the countdown.

I've heard that as the knock against the series, you don't get as invested because it jumps between three different characters rather than focusing on a core group who survivor the war together from induction to shipping home. I get it, there just isn't the opportunity in the Pacific as no one group that had the kind of story BoB did. The island hopping campaign made it impossible. If people would read the books from Sledge and Leckie I think they would be much more endeared to the series but that's pie in the sky stuff. I think they did about as best they could trying to show the bonding of the individual fire teams that Sledge/Leckie/Basilone were associated with. Just such a different war than the one in Europe.

 

[El Floppo]

Just finishing up Jocko Podcast 491 with Eugene Sledge's son Henry. Got me in the mood to rewatch the Pacific. When Band of Brothers came out I couldn't get enough of it and dove into all kinds of books, research, message boards, whatever I could to learn more about these men, the war, etc. I thought it was the penultimate encapsulation of the war to date. I've since softened on it and now, if you asked, I'd probably say the Pacific is the better of the two. Not to slight either, they certainly both have their place but I get a better feel for what the marines went through in the Pacific, the mud, the casualties, the constant fighting. Just seems to come through better for me int he Pacific than Bob these days.

Pacific suffers from not having a single throughline book and group of soldiers.

I think it's great, though not as good as BoB. I was surprised at how low it was in the countdown.

I've heard that as the knock against the series, you don't get as invested because it jumps between three different characters rather than focusing on a core group who survivor the war together from induction to shipping home. I get it, there just isn't the opportunity in the Pacific as no one group that had the kind of story BoB did. The island hopping campaign made it impossible. If people would read the books from Sledge and Leckie I think they would be much more endeared to the series but that's pie in the sky stuff. I think they did about as best they could trying to show the bonding of the individual fire teams that Sledge/Leckie/Basilone were associated with. Just such a different war than the one in Europe.

I get the criticism- and rememeber feeling that way about Pacific relative to BoB.
The bomber one (masters of the air?) was even moreso that way... which I guess reflected the reality of the situation they were portraying- survival rate sucked.

 

[beer 30]

Just finishing up Jocko Podcast 491 with Eugene Sledge's son Henry. Got me in the mood to rewatch the Pacific. When Band of Brothers came out I couldn't get enough of it and dove into all kinds of books, research, message boards, whatever I could to learn more about these men, the war, etc. I thought it was the penultimate encapsulation of the war to date. I've since softened on it and now, if you asked, I'd probably say the Pacific is the better of the two. Not to slight either, they certainly both have their place but I get a better feel for what the marines went through in the Pacific, the mud, the casualties, the constant fighting. Just seems to come through better for me int he Pacific than Bob these days.

Pacific suffers from not having a single throughline book and group of soldiers.

I think it's great, though not as good as BoB. I was surprised at how low it was in the countdown.

I've heard that as the knock against the series, you don't get as invested because it jumps between three different characters rather than focusing on a core group who survivor the war together from induction to shipping home. I get it, there just isn't the opportunity in the Pacific as no one group that had the kind of story BoB did. The island hopping campaign made it impossible. If people would read the books from Sledge and Leckie I think they would be much more endeared to the series but that's pie in the sky stuff. I think they did about as best they could trying to show the bonding of the individual fire teams that Sledge/Leckie/Basilone were associated with. Just such a different war than the one in Europe.

I get the criticism- and rememeber feeling that way about Pacific relative to BoB.
The bomber one (masters of the air?) was even moreso that way... which I guess reflected the reality of the situation they were portraying- survival rate sucked.

Yes, Masters of the Air illustrated just how quickly we were chewing through bomber crews. I was thinking when I first started watching it, this will be impossible to follow. Then I realized that was the point, the casualties inflicted on the 100th Bomb Group while high, weren't out of the ordinary for the war and I thought the series did a good job of showing that. Unfortunately it makes a hard watch trying to follow along.

@timschochet did a WWII thread that was excellent that really illustrated just how many different storylines there were associated with all the different theaters. It truly was a World War and there were very few places that were left untouched by it. Trying to tell even a small portion of the story is an uphill climb especially given the bar that was set with Saving Private Ryan and BoB.

 

[fatness]

Because I'm old and forgetful. The Bridge was a big Danish hit I couldn't get into. It spawned several spin offs based on the concept of a murder victim found on a border, half in one country half in the other. The US Mex version uses El Paso and Juarez... not bad. The UK/France version is called The Tunnel - to me by far the best one. So thanks for catching that because I almost gave it a write-up as a close second to Line of Duty.

Thanks for the answer. I didn't know there was a UK version of the same (general) story. Guess I'll have to watch it now. I thought the Danish version (Bron/Broen) was excellent, and that Sofia Helin playing Saga Noren was just a great performance.

 

[Chaos34]

Because I'm old and forgetful. The Bridge was a big Danish hit I couldn't get into. It spawned several spin offs based on the concept of a murder victim found on a border, half in one country half in the other. The US Mex version uses El Paso and Juarez... not bad. The UK/France version is called The Tunnel - to me by far the best one. So thanks for catching that because I almost gave it a write-up as a close second to Line of Duty.

Thanks for the answer. I didn't know there was a UK version of the same (general) story. Guess I'll have to watch it now. I thought the Danish version (Bron/Broen) was excellent, and that Sofia Helin playing Saga Noren was just a great performance.

No problem, and for those who like subtitles or speak scandinavian and german, the original of The Bridge (Bron/Broen) is apparently fantastic. I just couldn't get into it. I went through a phase where subtitles were fine, but when I got to this show I just couldn't. If you're lazy like me The Tunnel works. I did read Noren was amazing and her French counterpart (who I praised) fell short, so you (fatness) may be disappointed where I loved her work.

 

[mr. furley]

Apple's latest, Murderbot and Stick both fit into Apple's habit of making mildly entertaining TV that doesn't elevate- but still entertains.

wish Murderbot was longer than 1/2 hour which I guess is support of the show. but it goes by really quick at 30min, and doesn't feel like it covers much per episode.
Stick... imagine how you'd imagine Owen Wilson would act... there ya go.

heard Skarsgard talking about Murderbot on NPR this weekend

no previous context. no idea who the guy was. totally blank slate and i left the interview thinking "yep, i need to find this show.."