Looking for new series to watch

I have not had cable since 1991.
I have Amazon, but as This End Up stated, "it kinda sucks". I have about 1000 films in my queue and I never feel like watching any of them!

I still do NF DVD as there are quite a bit of films that the do not streathe only drawback to this service is that quite a few of the films I have in my queue obviously do not have a lot of copies, so they are always listed as "Very Long Wait and more often than not they just disappear from my queue (which leads me to believe they were never returned, got lost in the mail, or were damaged and ND doesn't feel the need to replace them).

It is getting harder and harder to find good foreign films, old classics, and obscure genre stuff...

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It is getting harder and harder to find good foreign films, old classics, and obscure genre stuff...

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Which is how it used to be pre-internet/pre-cable/pre-dvd.

The more things change the more they stay the same.

Yellowstone on the Paramount network.
Sort of like Dallas, but way better.
Kevin Costner plays John Dutton, owner of the largest ranch in Montana. Indians, California land developers, and casino regulators are all about trying to take him, his family, and ranch kingdom down. Filmed in UT and MT, it has a very authentic western cowboy feel. Lots of horse riding, cattle roping, drunk cowboy fights, murder, mayhem. There is also naked women and sex in the mix.
Good story telling and acting. Although, the Dutton family is just as corrupt and criminal as their adversaries, you want them to succeed in the fight to survive.


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Yellowstone on the Paramount network.
Sort of like Dallas, but way better.
Kevin Costner plays John Dutton, owner of the largest ranch in Montana. Indians, California land developers, and casino regulators are all about trying to take him, his family, and ranch kingdom down. Filmed in UT and MT, it has a very authentic western cowboy feel. Lots of horse riding, cattle roping, drunk cowboy fights, murder, mayhem. There is also naked women and sex in the mix.
Good story telling and acting. Although, the Dutton family is just as corrupt and criminal as their adversaries, you want them to succeed in the fight to survive.


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Really enjoying the second season - Beth is the most badass MF of 'em all. Eagerly awaiting her revenge against the Beck bros.

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Yellowstone on the Paramount network.
Sort of like Dallas, but way better.
Kevin Costner plays John Dutton, owner of the largest ranch in Montana. Indians, California land developers, and casino regulators are all about trying to take him, his family, and ranch kingdom down. Filmed in UT and MT, it has a very authentic western cowboy feel. Lots of horse riding, cattle roping, drunk cowboy fights, murder, mayhem. There is also naked women and sex in the mix.
Good story telling and acting. Although, the Dutton family is just as corrupt and criminal as their adversaries, you want them to succeed in the fight to survive.

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Enjoyable show! With Taylor Sheridan writing, there is a little Sons of Anarchy feel to it. I wish it was easier to stream.

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So I was reading about new shows coming to Netflix later this year and read the premise for one called "Better Than Us." Did some digging and there's not much on it. Nothing on IMDB either. Ends up that Netflix bought the rights to a Russian show called "Better Than People" and I found the original trailer. It actually looks really good! Anybody know anything about this one?

If anybody here speaks Russian and could tell me what the hell is going on, that would be great. Haha. Looks interesting either way, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sucaGoqw2aw

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Just finished this on Netflix. It’s been dubbed in English. It’s definitely not a version of Humans like I thought it would be.

Russian guy that runs a sex robot factory gets his hands on a new Chinese model that has better awareness programming. Although it is not really autonomous, she kills someone and runs off to hide. She befriends a family that she encodes herself to. Evil robot corp eventually finds her and tries to sell the idea of using this new upgrade robot to replace all workers over 45 years old with early retirement bonus program.

There’s all kinds of side stories: cops, anarchists, divorce, mother with robot child......

It’s 16 episodes, longer than typical Netflix offering. Although there is plenty of language and violence, there is scant sex scenes, and absolutely no nudity.


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Just finished S2 of Mindhunter. 4/5 It's going to take forever to finish telling the BTK part of the story though. Maybe it's a plan to try and keep getting new seasons so they can continue.

Short series (3 episodes) on PBS Masterpiece called “Mrs Wilson”. Very good. If you like LeCarre spy stories, it is kinda like that, only different.

Just got around to finishing season three of "Stranger Things." A bit convoluted and slow at first, but it picks up and finishes nicely.

enjoying gemstones, but then I'm from the area and lived the whole baker shitshow.

CARNIVAL ROW
it's worth a watch if you dig Steam Punk, Middle Fantasy (I found that the story was sandwiched between Low Fantasy tropes and High Fantasy tropes), and don't mind some soap opery elements.
Well cast, well acted, and a solid production value add a lot to the mix.

It's like Narnia meets Deadwood...

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Just finished S2 of Mindhunter. 4/5 It's going to take forever to finish telling the BTK part of the story though. Maybe it's a plan to try and keep getting new seasons so they can continue.

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Not sure how far i'm into it, but had to give it a rest, and not sure i'l finish. First few episodes drew me in, but they're not keeping me interested enough to want to keep going.

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enjoying gemstones, but then I'm from the area and lived the whole baker shitshow.

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Disappointed. Not enough laughs or cringes.

i got suckered into American Horror Story Apocalypse. I love a good end-of-the-world story but I'm pretty annoyed that it turned into True Blood v2 after a couple of episodes. I keep watching because the acting is really good and it's interesting to see the actors switch between different roles. Oh yeah, and a cringy cameo by Stevie Nicks!

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enjoying gemstones, but then I'm from the area and lived the whole baker shitshow.

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Just started...
I’ll give it another few,
Decent start


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The wife and I are currently watching Unbelievable on Netflix. Good cop/drama-mystery

Season two of Succession on HBO now it’s pretty freaking hilarious and good

Mr. InBetween (2nd season) - best show currently available. Damn near perfect.
And in only 30 minute episodes.
Superb.

The Boys is pretty good

I assume Dark has already been mentioned. Really really good. Make sure to turn off the horrible English dubbing and just use English subtitles with original German dialogue.

I have been watching Peaky Blinders lately. Great show!

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Mr. InBetween (2nd season) - best show currently available. Damn near perfect.
And in only 30 minute episodes.
Superb.

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Yep

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Mr. InBetween (2nd season) - best show currently available. Damn near perfect.
And in only 30 minute episodes.
Superb.

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Fantastic recommendation. Completely enjoying this. Perfect as a 30 min wind down for this divorced dad after the kids all go to bed.

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Mr. InBetween (2nd season) - best show currently available. Damn near perfect.
And in only 30 minute episodes.
Superb.

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Great show. I got season 2 on demand from Spectrum. Now got to figure out how to watch season 1.

Edit: found season 1 on Hulu.

Just finished Season 2.

Outstanding.

This looks new Armando Iannucci show looks good

If you hain't peeped out Undone on Amazon Prime, I recommend it.
It's bugged out rotoscope-styled animation with a strange, hallucinogenic storyline. The ending is abstract and really cool, so I am hoping they don't do a Season 2 and ruin the mystique.

Reminded me a bit of Homecoming (another Prime "series" I really hope that they don't continue as the ending of the first one was pretty decent and the overall story was cool.


RIYL: Homecoming; Waking Life;

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If you hain't peeped out Undone on Amazon Prime, I recommend it.
It's bugged out rotoscope-styled animation with a strange, hallucinogenic storyline. The ending is abstract and really cool, so I am hoping they don't do a Season 2 and ruin the mystique.

Reminded me a bit of Homecoming (another Prime "series" I really hope that they don't continue as the ending of the first one was pretty decent and the overall story was cool.


RIYL: Homecoming; Waking Life;

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Agreed. Really enjoyed Undone! The casting was so perfect in it too.

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Just finished “The Feed”. If you’re into future dystopia SF, you might like this one. A bit heavy-handed at times, and the social-network-is-evil crap gets a bit worn; but the core story works, and the acting is solid.

Season one is apparently only chapter one of the novel it’s based on; lots more to come.

“The Outsider” on HBO. Just started up a week ago or so. Two episodes out. Very good. Reminds me a lot of True Detective season 1. Well worth it.

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Just finished “The Feed”. If you’re into future dystopia SF, you might like this one. A bit heavy-handed at times, and the social-network-is-evil crap gets a bit worn; but the core story works, and the acting is solid.

Season one is apparently only chapter one of the novel it’s based on; lots more to come.

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I couldn't get past episode 1. Found it choppy and, as you stated, heavy-handed. Just did not grab me.

Messiah is pretty good so far (3-4 eps in) in that step-above-network kinda way.

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I couldn't get past episode 1. Found it choppy and, as you stated, heavy-handed. Just did not grab me.

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I was ready to give up after the first episode, but stuck it out. It gets better; not great, by any means- more like a Black Mirror episode extended to a full season. Glad I stuck it out; you might want to revisit when you’re bored and your movie queue is empty. ;-)

The book it’s based on goes far beyond this first season; I’m curious to see how they make the next season work. If they stick to the book, it’s gonna be dark as fuck.

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I was ready to give up after the first episode, but stuck it out. It gets better; not great, by any means- more like a Black Mirror episode extended to a full season. Glad I stuck it out; you might want to revisit when you’re bored and your movie queue is empty. ;-)

The book it’s based on goes far beyond this first season; I’m curious to see how they make the next season work. If they stick to the book, it’s gonna be dark as fuck.

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I never made it past the first episode of Black Mirror, either...
:D

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“The Outsider” on HBO. Just started up a week ago or so. Two episodes out. Very good. Reminds me a lot of True Detective season 1. Well worth it.

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Fans of the X-Files will enjoy The Outsider. Starts out as a fairly straight forward police procedural but by ep3 it has the feel and structure of a classic X-Files monster hunt episode. Lead actor Ben Mendelsohn provides an Emmy level performance as the no nonsense skeptic (Dana Scully role) paired with the genius oddball savant, recurring Stephen King character, Holly Gibney.

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Rewatching Umbrella Academy in prep for Sason 2 and picking up a lot of cool stuff along the way. Visually it is superlative and the cast/writing is top notch.

This looks intiguing...

(Based on a 2014 New Zealand film of the same name)

The last serial I watched was Stranger Things and I could say that it's the best serial I watched for the recent time. Despite the fact, that the main actors, generally, are kids, this show would be interesting to adults as well. The storyline, the plot is very interesting and grabbing, so the more series you watch the more breathtaking it is. And, one more thing, I'd like to mentionis that this show has already had three seasons and they're not getting worse from one to another. The directors maintain the quality and continue to attract the attention of the viewers. As Marvel movies, to my mind.

Can someone explain why Nora From Queens is touted as a great comedy show. Is it because she is Asian? I’ve tried to watch and don’t find Awkwafina all that funny.


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The last serial I watched was Stranger Things and I could say that it's the best serial I watched for the recent time. Despite the fact, that the main actors, generally, are kids, this show would be interesting to adults as well. The storyline, the plot is very interesting and grabbing, so the more series you watch the more breathtaking it is. And, one more thing, I'd like to mentionis that this show has already had three seasons and they're not getting worse from one to another. The directors maintain the quality and continue to attract the attention of the viewers. As Marvel movies, to my mind.

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Totally


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