Streaming or currently airing TV shows (AKA Netflix thread) (7 Viewers)

[jamny]

Finished my 3rd watch of the 4th season of The Wire. Still holds up as the best single season of any show ever, imo. So much going on, great storylines and acting. It's been a long time since I saw it last so there were a few surprises that I didn't remember.
On to S5.

I'm just finishing the third season of what is probably my 8th rewatch of the series. Honestly, seasons 1-4 are impeccable with season two growing on me more with every rewatch.

Remains head and shoulders the greatest show ever. I have tried to watch some other shows during the watch but just find myself loving the comfort of The Wire as my routine is usually to watch 30-60 minutes of a show to wind down before bed most nights.

I liked S2 from the first watch, even though I could see why people didn't since it diverged so much from the main storyline.
I didn't care for the Hamsterdam storyline at first watch, thinking it was unrealistic. But it seems to be more realistic nowadays. They were ahead of the times with that, imo.


For those watching Task, it was just a brief scene but Councilman Tony Gray had a small part in Episode 3

 

[jamny]

Finished my 3rd watch of the 4th season of The Wire. Still holds up as the best single season of any show ever, imo. So much going on, great storylines and acting. It's been a long time since I saw it last so there were a few surprises that I didn't remember.
On to S5.

That's the season with the journalists and Littlefinger running for office? Great one, my personal fave is season three with the school kids.

The journalists along with the fake serial killer are season five. Sounds like your personal favorite (which matches a lot of people's even though I actually rank it third myself) is season four - the one with the school kids and Littlefinger running for mayor and the rise of Marlo to power (very little McNulty in this one).

McNulty was actually in it a little more than I remembered. I read that he asked to have a small part to take a break.

 

[Zow]

Finished my 3rd watch of the 4th season of The Wire. Still holds up as the best single season of any show ever, imo. So much going on, great storylines and acting. It's been a long time since I saw it last so there were a few surprises that I didn't remember.
On to S5.

That's the season with the journalists and Littlefinger running for office? Great one, my personal fave is season three with the school kids.

The journalists along with the fake serial killer are season five. Sounds like your personal favorite (which matches a lot of people's even though I actually rank it third myself) is season four - the one with the school kids and Littlefinger running for mayor and the rise of Marlo to power (very little McNulty in this one).

McNulty was actually in it a little more than I remembered. I read that he asked to have a small part to take a break.

Yep.

 

[TripItUp]

Finished Black Rabbit. Felt overall it was pretty solid. Not Bateman's best.

Same here, not groundbreaking, but solid. Thought they did a great job with the ending.

Overall it was like a 8/10 for me.

Decent shows tough to come by these days.

 

[waiver wire]

Thanks to those here who mentioned Fisk (netflix). Not the funniest show of all time but very enjoyable. Lots of chuckles.

If you like Fisk, you may like Upper Middle Bogan. It's an Australian episodic comedy in kind of the same vein.

thanks , i will look for this

 

[Golden Gopher]

Finished Black Rabbit. Felt overall it was pretty solid. Not Bateman's best.

Same here, not groundbreaking, but solid. Thought they did a great job with the ending.

Overall it was like a 8/10 for me.

Decent shows tough to come by these days.

Agreed. More content, more streaming services, etc. just means more sub-par material, in my opinion. Shows these days are kind of like books. For every one I finish and enjoy, there are probably 3-5 others (or maybe more like 10) that I start but lose interest in.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

chad powers first 2 episodes are out and surprisingly this isn’t awful and I’m in

 

[TripItUp]

chad powers first 2 episodes are out and surprisingly this isn’t awful and I’m in

yeah, was waiting on reviews before making the plunge...seemed risky, wide range of potential outcomes.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

chad powers first 2 episodes are out and surprisingly this isn’t awful and I’m in

yeah, was waiting on reviews before making the plunge...seemed risky, wide range of potential outcomes.

much better than expected

 

[Payne]

I have tried to watch The Wire two or three times and have yet to get past the first few episodes.
The show is a genre I usually love. Might have to try it again.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I have tried to watch The Wire two or three times and have yet to get past the first few episodes.
The show is a genre I usually love. Might have to try it again.

It took me a good 4 or 5 episodes to really get into it.

 

[Zow]

I have tried to watch The Wire two or three times and have yet to get past the first few episodes.
The show is a genre I usually love. Might have to try it again.

It took me a good 4 or 5 episodes to really get into it.

But the first opening scene is amazing!

This is America, yo.

 

[jamny]

I have tried to watch The Wire two or three times and have yet to get past the first few episodes.
The show is a genre I usually love. Might have to try it again.

It took me a good 4 or 5 episodes to really get into it.

I think it was the 4th episode for me.
People probably expect too much from it. Once you get invested in the world and the characters, it just sucks you in.
My wife is watching for the first time and I asked her after the 4th season which has been her favorite and she couldn't really say since she likes them all. Her main comment was that it all feels so realistic. Like they aren't really acting.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I have tried to watch The Wire two or three times and have yet to get past the first few episodes.
The show is a genre I usually love. Might have to try it again.

It took me a good 4 or 5 episodes to really get into it.

I think it was the 4th episode for me.
People probably expect too much from it. Once you get invested in the world and the characters, it just sucks you in.
My wife is watching for the first time and I asked her after the 4th season which has been her favorite and she couldn't really say since she likes them all. Her main comment was that it all feels so realistic. Like they aren't really acting.

Whatever the McNally and Bunk “**** **** ****” episode is, that was the scene that hooked me

 

[Tick]

I have tried to watch The Wire two or three times and have yet to get past the first few episodes.
The show is a genre I usually love. Might have to try it again.

It took me a good 4 or 5 episodes to really get into it.

I think it was the 4th episode for me.
People probably expect too much from it. Once you get invested in the world and the characters, it just sucks you in.
My wife is watching for the first time and I asked her after the 4th season which has been her favorite and she couldn't really say since she likes them all. Her main comment was that it all feels so realistic. Like they aren't really acting.

Whatever the McNally and Bunk “**** **** ****” episode is, that was the scene that hooked me

Probably my least favorite in the show. The post before talked about how it seemed more real than like acting, this scene was so forced and fake. Hey, guys, we have a gritty Baltimore drug/investigation show, let's throw in a Key & Peele skit.

 

[Gally]

I have tried to watch The Wire two or three times and have yet to get past the first few episodes.
The show is a genre I usually love. Might have to try it again.

Watch the first season before giving up. Because........

People probably expect too much from it. Once you get invested in the world and the characters, it just sucks you in.

This is the key. You have to give it time to understand the players and how they intertwine. It's not a fast food show that spoon feeds you everything right away. It's a slow build and once you get invested in the characters it is very good.

 

[Zow]

I have tried to watch The Wire two or three times and have yet to get past the first few episodes.
The show is a genre I usually love. Might have to try it again.

It took me a good 4 or 5 episodes to really get into it.

I think it was the 4th episode for me.
People probably expect too much from it. Once you get invested in the world and the characters, it just sucks you in.
My wife is watching for the first time and I asked her after the 4th season which has been her favorite and she couldn't really say since she likes them all. Her main comment was that it all feels so realistic. Like they aren't really acting.

Whatever the McNally and Bunk “**** **** ****” episode is, that was the scene that hooked me

I think the Deidre Kresson murder is halfway through the first season.

 

[B Maverick]

chad powers first 2 episodes are out and surprisingly this isn’t awful and I’m in

yeah, was waiting on reviews before making the plunge...seemed risky, wide range of potential outcomes.

much better than expected

Glad to hear it. Was waiting for more of the eps to come out for a longer binge, but might have to start now.

 

[Major]

Finished my 3rd watch of the 4th season of The Wire. Still holds up as the best single season of any show ever, imo. So much going on, great storylines and acting. It's been a long time since I saw it last so there were a few surprises that I didn't remember.
On to S5.

Yeah, S4 is goated but I think some more recent shows are equal and probably better - True Detective S1, Fargo S1 and 2, Breaking Bad S2-4 immediately come to mind.

On a side note, after my last Wire rewatch a few years back I wont let anyone besmirch S2 anymore. It's time we put some respect on its name. All praise due to Ziggy's duck

 

[Major]

I have tried to watch The Wire two or three times and have yet to get past the first few episodes.
The show is a genre I usually love. Might have to try it again.

I was in your shoes when it was airing on HBO. Took me randomly watching S4 to realize what a mistake I made. Just grin and bear it early on. The payoffs are great.

 

[Zow]

I have tried to watch The Wire two or three times and have yet to get past the first few episodes.
The show is a genre I usually love. Might have to try it again.

I was in your shoes when it was airing on HBO. Took me randomly watching S4 to realize what a mistake I made. Just grin and bear it early on. The payoffs are great.

Crazy talk to me as the show hooked me from the very first scene with Snot Boogie.

It probably helps that I somewhat work in the same world (though, no, I do not buy GJ transcripts and warrants in advance).

 

[Major]

I have tried to watch The Wire two or three times and have yet to get past the first few episodes.
The show is a genre I usually love. Might have to try it again.

I was in your shoes when it was airing on HBO. Took me randomly watching S4 to realize what a mistake I made. Just grin and bear it early on. The payoffs are great.

Crazy talk to me as the show hooked me from the very first scene with Snot Boogie.

It probably helps that I somewhat work in the same world (though, no, I do not buy GJ transcripts and warrants in advance).

Yeah, back then I was so busy with work I didn't have a lot of time to invest in the show. Also not really having the streaming/on demand option made things tough to follow. I think I tuned in randomly to a few eps here and there and thought this show is f'n boring lol. Of course, I didn't know any of the characters, storylines etc and was pretty lost. It took HBO marathoning Season 4 on a sick day that got me hooked like Bubbles and then I backtracked accordingly watching 1-5 in the correct order.

 

[Statorama]

Play Dirty (Amazon) - when Mark Wahlberg didn’t shoot her in the face the minute he saw her, this became a big pile of ****

Wahlberg has made his share of bad movies, but this is the biggest waste of time of the bunch. What happened to Shane Black?

 

[Riffraff]

The Challenge S41 midpoint. Vets & New Threats
Vet males only have Turbo doing well. New Threats knocking them off easily. Yeremi (Amazing Race) and Cedric (BB) are here to stay on the show.
On the flipside, Vet females outnumber the newb females.

No longer forced to choose a new partner after each challenge, now a solo event to decide the picking order for the permanent partner.
Jonna got kind of screwed over as an injury replacement player - did not have many points and got the 'last male'.

Mini-Final day
The Big Brother / Survivor alumni playing the Challenge for the first time feel what a real event is like on this one.

The good:
Run up a mountain in the desert - elevation gain 7000 feet. Along the way memorize symbols to be used on various puzzles at checkpoints. Multiple brain games, physical exhaustion, and a spicy pepper/hot onion lunchbox to make them sweat/hurl/dehydrate even more.
One of the checkpoints was to solve a long riddle with a 1 word answer (it was 9 letters long) - have to run 0.5 miles to pick up one letter at a time = 1 mile round trip x 9. One extra letter there to confuse them if it was the case.
Pain.

The bad:
Cheaters (throwing their peppers into the brush) caught on film got away with it.

Wish the host made them pay somehow, but they were already trying to make up points on the leaders so if they didn't there was little change to the pick order.

--
Next ep...
First time the new permanent partners get to compete together.

~25 feet over a lake on stair climbers that will go increasingly faster over time.... for trivia day!
No safety cable. NO HANDS on the machine = keep on climbing and finger write (up to) 18 multiple choice answers on a tablet. (Question 1: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? 6 options provided)

Duo with the most correct wins the day and is safe.
Get tired? Cardio sucks? No balance? aaaahhhh {splash}

Loser goes to elimination vs a house vote competitor.

Felt bad for CT as the big man's feet were too big for the stairs. No hands = won't last long.

Cedric with the nice backflip dismount from up high.

New twist at elimination vote time - ability to steal a partner - but must battle 1v1 for them. Challenger/stealer loses = goes straight into elimination as the house vote. 1 team steal per season.

***Security is actually on screen. Nany vs Aneesa - Nose to nose argument.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Chad Powers-Lets take the concept of The Waterboy but make it dumber.-some rando disney exec

How this has a 7.5 is beyond me. I'll prob watch the other 4 episodes though :/

 

[Hu-Tang Clan]

Finished Black Rabbit. Felt overall it was pretty solid. Not Bateman's best.

Same here, not groundbreaking, but solid. Thought they did a great job with the ending.

Overall it was like a 8/10 for me.

Decent shows tough to come by these days.

I liked the first few episodes, then it got kind of slow but I think picked up well enough at the end. Glad this is just a one season show though, too many have a good first season and then sign on for two more which end up being trash.

 

[InDitkaWeTrust]

Finished up Black Rabbit this afternoon and really enjoyed it. None of the main characters have any real redeeming qualities, but the situation is so intertwined and I found it fascinating. Be prepared for dark and tense, though.

 

[Yambag]

Finished up Black Rabbit this afternoon and really enjoyed it. None of the main characters have any real redeeming qualities, but the situation is so intertwined and I found it fascinating. Be prepared for dark and tense, though.

Just finished it and well and very much enjoyed it. Very dark but well done. I love Bateman but struggled a bit with him in the role, I thought Jude Law was fantastic.

 

[InDitkaWeTrust]

Finished up Black Rabbit this afternoon and really enjoyed it. None of the main characters have any real redeeming qualities, but the situation is so intertwined and I found it fascinating. Be prepared for dark and tense, though.

Just finished it and well and very much enjoyed it. Very dark but well done. I love Bateman but struggled a bit with him in the role, I thought Jude Law was fantastic.

Bateman has had a string of bad guy roles. He was pretty good in Carry On and I thought he did well in this series. His snark is freakin' top notch, whatever role he plays!

 

[Yambag]

Finished up Black Rabbit this afternoon and really enjoyed it. None of the main characters have any real redeeming qualities, but the situation is so intertwined and I found it fascinating. Be prepared for dark and tense, though.

Just finished it and well and very much enjoyed it. Very dark but well done. I love Bateman but struggled a bit with him in the role, I thought Jude Law was fantastic.

Bateman has had a string of bad guy roles. He was pretty good in Carry On and I thought he did well in this series. His snark is freakin' top notch, whatever role he plays!

Loved him in Ozark and didn't mind him in Carry On. Someone up thread mentioned he shines as the everyman, which I agree with. But I agree, his snark was great in this.

 

[northern exposure]

Just saw something online about "Pluribus", the new show from Vince Gilligan that stars Rhea Seehorn.
The only thing I've seen about it is the tagline "Follows the most miserable person on Earth and the one who must save the world from happiness."

The premise says "The series is set in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It follows an author who seems to be the only person immune to a new virus that turns its sufferers perpetually content and optimistic."

This trailer reveals almost nothing about it: https://youtu.be/zG4PRiyjfu0?si=PPZlK9kIFhfN9N9h

First episode is November 7th on Apple TV.

 

[Tick]

Just saw something online about "Pluribus", the new show from Vince Gilligan that stars Rhea Seehorn.
The only thing I've seen about it is the tagline "Follows the most miserable person on Earth and the one who must save the world from happiness."

The premise says "The series is set in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It follows an author who seems to be the only person immune to a new virus that turns its sufferers perpetually content and optimistic."

This trailer reveals almost nothing about it: https://youtu.be/zG4PRiyjfu0?si=PPZlK9kIFhfN9N9h

First episode is November 7th on Apple TV.

If there’s one thing audiences have told the world they don’t want, it’s a show by Vince Gilligan set in New Mexico about a person who’s hard to root for.

 

[Yo Mama]

The latest episode of Task was really good.

Ruffalo and especially Pelphrey (Robbie) are both excellent in this one.

 

[InDitkaWeTrust]

Started watching the residence with the wife this weekend. Started off pretty good, but has been dragging a good bit in the middle episodes to the point I'm ready for some resolution. Great cast, though, and Uzo Aduba is great at playing crazy.

 

[eoMMan]

Task on HBO with Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelfrey is pretty good. Worth a watch. They just aired episode 5 and I think there's 7 in this first season.

 

[Yo Mama]

Task on HBO with Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelfrey is pretty good. Worth a watch. They just aired episode 5 and I think there's 7 in this first season.

Yeah that last episode was awesome.

 

[Major]

The latest episode of Task was really good.

Ruffalo and especially Pelphrey (Robbie) are both excellent in this one.

They were awesome. Thought the show was going off track in E4 but 5 instilled my faith. Only two more left

 

[Riffraff]

Unsure if previously posted, but...

Pretty cool documentary series following Navy & Marine students going through Top Gun school. How they do, what they do, and of course - do they all graduate to get the prestigious wings on their uniform?

Top Guns the Next Generation

6 episodes covering the 6 months training. This is not a not a simulator. Soaking in information from the proverbial fire hose, personality traits, life's dreams, and the successes / failures.

Sep 16, 2025 -- Strike
Sep 23, 2025 -- Catching the Wire
Sep 30, 2025 -- Attack Attack!
Oct 07, 2025 -- Fight's On!
Oct 14, 2025 -- Head-to-Head
Oct 21, 2025 -- Last Chance

 

[Golden Gopher]

Ed Gein on Netflix. Good lord, that was one disturbed individual.

 

[Payne]

Ed Gein on Netflix. Good lord, that was one disturbed individual.

I read some complaints early on and I am starting to understand why.
It appears they didn't have enough content to create an 8-part series, so they chose to include movies that Gein inspired.
I think I am through three episodes and really not sure what I think of it.

 

[Osaurus]

The Ed Gein documentary was solid

 

[FarFromHome]

Ed Gein on Netflix. Good lord, that was one disturbed individual.

I read some complaints early on and I am starting to understand why.
It appears they didn't have enough content to create an 8-part series, so they chose to include movies that Gein inspired.
I think I am through three episodes and really not sure what I think of it.

I got this cued up for sometime down the road. Clips I've seen are gruesome. I'll admit horror stuff ain't my thing but serial killer doc stuff is if that makes sense.

 

[FarFromHome]

Just started season 1 episode 1 of The Godfather of Harlem on Hulu. Love the genre and its starring Forrest Whitaker? I'm in. Anyone watch?

 

[Klimtology]

Finished Black Rabbit. Felt overall it was pretty solid. Not Bateman's best.

Same here, not groundbreaking, but solid. Thought they did a great job with the ending.

Overall it was like a 8/10 for me.

Decent shows tough to come by these days.

Anyone know if there will be another season?

 

[Yambag]

Ed Gein on Netflix. Good lord, that was one disturbed individual.

I read some complaints early on and I am starting to understand why.
It appears they didn't have enough content to create an 8-part series, so they chose to include movies that Gein inspired.
I think I am through three episodes and really not sure what I think of it.

On the last episode, definitely some disturbing parts, not as good as Menendez or Dahmer but worth a watch. Hunnam is fantastic and I loved the tie in with other movies that were influenced by the incidents.

 

[Golden Gopher]

Just started season 1 episode 1 of The Godfather of Harlem on Hulu. Love the genre and its starring Forrest Whitaker? I'm in. Anyone watch?

Really enjoyed the first season. For some reason, I seem to recall not being able to see Season 2 (like maybe it was one of those shows available on one streaming option for Season 1 only, then elsewhere beyond that?). But, yeah, I liked it. Love the genre as well.

 

[Golden Gopher]

Ed Gein on Netflix. Good lord, that was one disturbed individual.

I read some complaints early on and I am starting to understand why.
It appears they didn't have enough content to create an 8-part series, so they chose to include movies that Gein inspired.
I think I am through three episodes and really not sure what I think of it.

On the last episode, definitely some disturbing parts, not as good as Menendez or Dahmer but worth a watch. Hunnam is fantastic and I loved the tie in with other movies that were influenced by the incidents.

For some reason, it didn't even dawn on me until about 5 episodes in that it was Hunnam. That's actually probably a compliment to him and his acting... I knew I recognized the guy, but the character he plays is so different than a lot of his other work, I didn't even realize who it was. He is excellent.

 

[Golden Gopher]

Ed Gein on Netflix. Good lord, that was one disturbed individual.

I read some complaints early on and I am starting to understand why.
It appears they didn't have enough content to create an 8-part series, so they chose to include movies that Gein inspired.
I think I am through three episodes and really not sure what I think of it.

I got this cued up for sometime down the road. Clips I've seen are gruesome. I'll admit horror stuff ain't my thing but serial killer doc stuff is if that makes sense.

Agree 100%. True crime, I'm all in. Cheesy horror stuff, not so much.

 

[Golden Gopher]

Ed Gein on Netflix. Good lord, that was one disturbed individual.

I read some complaints early on and I am starting to understand why.
It appears they didn't have enough content to create an 8-part series, so they chose to include movies that Gein inspired.
I think I am through three episodes and really not sure what I think of it.

Interesting. I wasn't sure what to think about all of the ties to other stuff, either. But, overall, I found it interesting. Of course, my mind goes to just how historically accurate is the account of his life versus how much of it is historical/poetic license or whatever. Makes me want to find a book or audio book about the guy.

 

[Golden Gopher]

Ed Gein on Netflix. Good lord, that was one disturbed individual.

I read some complaints early on and I am starting to understand why.
It appears they didn't have enough content to create an 8-part series, so they chose to include movies that Gein inspired.
I think I am through three episodes and really not sure what I think of it.

On the last episode, definitely some disturbing parts, not as good as Menendez or Dahmer but worth a watch. Hunnam is fantastic and I loved the tie in with other movies that were influenced by the incidents.

There is also a John Wayne Gacy show "Devil in Disguise" starting next week on Peacock.