Looking for new series to watch

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Just starting Lovecraft Country, with unreasonably high expectations ........

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Curse you high expects!!!!!

Cheap, light weight, silly ....... can't help but compare it to Watchmen, and LC fails horribly.

Yes it's horribly bad horror.

Enjoyed watching “Get Shorty” the series (not the film) on Netflix. Season 1 is free. Seasons 2 and 3 are available with a trial subscription to EPIX.

Raised by Wolves on HBO Max is pretty awesome so far. I’m 2 episodes in.

Ridley Scott. Kind of a Prometheus mixed with Dr Manhattan vibe.


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Killing Eve. Hulu. Cross between The Americans and Dexter.

Eight episodes in. Really good.

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Raised by Wolves on HBO Max is pretty awesome so far. I’m 2 episodes in.

Ridley Scott. Kind of a Prometheus mixed with Dr Manhattan vibe.


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How did you sign up for HBOMax? I've got Xfinity and am supposed to get HBOMax for free but had to go to the HBO web sight and things deteriorated rapidly. If it's free on Xfinity, I shouldn't have to do a damn thing to watch it!

I have HBO so had to add the app to my smart TV and it worked.


It wouldn’t work through xfinity

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Xfinity says it’s coming, but not when


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Definitely not new, but currently I am watching Rake. It is the story of a drugged up wild but brilliant Australian criminal defense barrister, his life and cases. Hilarious as fack. If you have an already seen it, it is definitely worth a shot

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I have HBO so had to add the app to my smart TV and it worked.


It wouldn’t work through xfinity

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<red face>. Turns out I failed to do the final step ..... Got it now.

Damn, the first episode of RBW was excellent - enough plot development to make a movie by itself.

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Definitely not new, but currently I am watching Rake. It is the story of a drugged up wild but brilliant Australian criminal defense barrister, his life and cases. Hilarious as fack. If you have an already seen it, it is definitely worth a shot

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Yeah, that show is a winner.


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Homecoming Season 2 (Prime)
Vastly different than the first season, both in structure and ambiance.
I honestly put off watching it as I felt they really didn't need to do a second season since the first was so strange and ended rather nicely.
But S2 is solid, a bit more mainstream in terms of the storytelling, but engaging and just enough off-kilter to keep your interest.

The Fall (Prime)
S1 (6 eps) is great, if you can get past Gillian Anderson's weak Loneon accent.
S2 and the first 2/3 of S3 falter, but the final episode is powerful and the ending of the series is solid, leaving room for quite a bit of interpretation on the part of the viewer.

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The Fall (Prime)
S1 (6 eps) is great, if you can get past Gillian Anderson's weak Loneon accent.
S2 and the first 2/3 of S3 falter, but the final episode is powerful and the ending of the series is solid, leaving room for quite a bit of interpretation on the part of the viewer.

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She grew up in London.

Her accent is just fine.

Chuckle

I watch star trek next generation with my kids while I cook them dinner.

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Raised by Wolves on HBO Max is pretty awesome so far. I’m 2 episodes in.

Ridley Scott. Kind of a Prometheus mixed with Dr Manhattan vibe.

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Just finished episode 5. Enjoying the premise despite the slow pace. Being a Scott fan helps. Really hoping they flesh out the ecology backstory of the planet properly.

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Killing Eve. Hulu. Cross between The Americans and Dexter.

Eight episodes in. Really good.

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We've enjoyed it. Sandra Oh and Fiona Shaw are perfect.

Challenger the last ride on Netflix was amazing.

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Just finished episode 5. Enjoying the premise despite the slow pace. Being a Scott fan helps. Really hoping they flesh out the ecology backstory of the planet properly.

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Me too. Think it's building nicely.

Long Way Up on Apple TV is pretty good.

Ewen McGregor and a buddy drive electric motorcycles from tip of South America to LA.

There are also 2 prototype Rivians along for the ride. Pretty cool.


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I’m pretty excited for that. Long Way Round was really good. Long Way Down not quite as good but still a good watch.

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I’ve been binging on 3% on Netflix. Brazilian distopia where 3% of the ghetto dwelling 20yr olds get a chance to live on paradise island for life. Obviously, this creates dissent in the ghetto.

Good looking cast. Very well dubbed. Just wish there was more nudity.

If you like young adult angst in a desolate future, check it out. 4 seasons.


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on season 2 right now and it's excellent. really well done. so far it's only getting better

the documentary series The Vow about the NXIVM cult (which apparently was a few miles from where I grew up!) is pretty fucking wild lol

Utopia on Amazon Prime.
Comic book hiding secrets of sinister plot to release deadly viruses. Gratuitous murders. Comic book nerds trying to survive their fantasy come true.
Every time you think there’s a moment to relax, you get kicked in the face with another killing or torture.


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So much potential but ...... ending sucked. Turns out, the whole planet is an ass they just keep pulling mutant rabbits out of. I may never watch another R. Scott production again.

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So much potential but ...... ending sucked. Turns out, the whole planet is an ass they just keep pulling mutant rabbits out of. I may never watch another R. Scott production again.

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Yea. It came in so strong. First 3 episodes then just got whacky


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Ratcheted on Netflix. Almost ended up binge watching it in one sitting, but it was getting towards 3AM, so I forced myself to save some for later. Supposed to be a prequel of the Nurse Ratchet character of “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest“. Not sure it fits entirely, but an interesting series.

Ted Lasso is kinda corny, but not over the top. And it is something the wife and I can agree on for bonus points.

Just finished S2 of The Deuce, and it is getting pretty good with expanded storylines.

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Homecoming Season 2 (Prime)
Vastly different than the first season, both in structure and ambiance.
I honestly put off watching it as I felt they really didn't need to do a second season since the first was so strange and ended rather nicely.
But S2 is solid, a bit more mainstream in terms of the storytelling, but engaging and just enough off-kilter to keep your interest.

The Fall (Prime)
S1 (6 eps) is great, if you can get past Gillian Anderson's weak Loneon accent.
S2 and the first 2/3 of S3 falter, but the final episode is powerful and the ending of the series is solid, leaving room for quite a bit of interpretation on the part of the viewer.

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The Fall is a great show that very few people I know have watched. Yes, the final episode is a WTF. and the main character is the guy in the 50 Shades movie.

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Ted Lasso is kinda corny, but not over the top.

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Loved it

Nordic, scandinavian, and finnish noir shows are the shit. If you can do the subtitles, I highly recommend. My favorite such series are as follows.
1. Bordertown - Netflix
2. The Bridge / Broen - Prime, Hulu maybe?
3. Valhalla Murders - Netflix
4. Deadwind - Netflix
5. Trapped - Prime
6. Wallander - prime
7. The Killing - Impossible to find the Danish version but it is worth it.
8. Black Spot

There are more that I can't think of off the top of my head but I cannot recommend these series enough. Far superior to most any american and british shows in my opinion. They are sorta hard to follow at times, as they often contain multiple storylines with seemingly no connection. Those Euro babes are so subtly sexy, too.

Probably not deserving of its own thread, but this looks oddly fascinating too me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7aSybHRa6s

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Nordic, scandinavian, and finnish noir shows are the shit. If you can do the subtitles, I highly recommend. My favorite such series are as follows.
1. Bordertown - Netflix
2. The Bridge / Broen - Prime, Hulu maybe?
3. Valhalla Murders - Netflix
4. Deadwind - Netflix
5. Trapped - Prime
6. Wallander - prime
7. The Killing - Impossible to find the Danish version but it is worth it.
8. Black Spot

There are more that I can't think of off the top of my head but I cannot recommend these series enough. Far superior to most any american and british shows in my opinion. They are sorta hard to follow at times, as they often contain multiple storylines with seemingly no connection. Those Euro babes are so subtly sexy, too.

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Thanks for the recs, although Black Spot is a French/Belgian production, not Scandinavian. :cool:
I binged the first season and really enjoyed it, both in terms of looks (The French and Belgian director's and cinematographers just have a very distinct and cool eye) and story.

I dug the AMC version of The Killing. Your remark about the original being hard to find is part of a larger problem/beef I have with the American remakes of foreign series: it usually becomes impossible to find the original series outside of their home countries once they get remade, which is a shame.

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Thanks for the recs, although Black Spot is a French/Belgian production, not Scandinavian.

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You almost got me, but look at the first word of my post. No, Black Spot is not Scandinavian Noir, but it is Nordic Noir.

It was through Bordertown that I learned Finland is, in fact, not Scandinavian. I had no idea.

I loved the AMC Killing as well and I agree, that is typically what happens with remakes. Another example is Wallander. the British version is at your fingertips but you've got to dig to find original.

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You almost got me, but look at the first word of my post. No, Black Spot is not Scandinavian Noir, but it is Nordic Noir.

It was through Bordertown that I learned Finland is, in fact, not Scandinavian. I had no idea.

I loved the AMC Killing as well and I agree, that is typically what happens with remakes. Another example is Wallander. the British version is at your fingertips but you've got to dig to find original.

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^^ adding Bordertown to our queue, it looks great.

different genre - but on the subject of watching things with subtitles, Dark on Netflix is superb. 3 seasons, absolutely amazing.

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^^ adding Bordertown to our queue, it looks great.

different genre - but on the subject of watching things with subtitles, Dark on Netflix is superb. 3 seasons, absolutely amazing.

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I cannot say enough about Kari, the protagonist. Truly one of the best acting performance I have seen since Gandolfini.

Seasons 1 and 2 of Dark were unreal. So existential and perplexingly cosmic. There was some actual science going on in that stuff which amazed me. I need to finish season 3.

Code 404 (Peacock): light hearted black comedy with wicked British word play
Warning 1: the first episode is hard to get through but it really picks up thereafter.
Warning 2: if you're watching it on Peacock be forewarned - the commercials are hot and heavy, and incredibly badly inserted/forced into the show.

edit: on second thought, since the last episodes truly failed to deliver, best to not even bother with this.

Here is my TOP-3:

1. Deadwind by Netflix
2. Black Spot
3. Sherlock Holmes

The last one in my favourite!!

Anyone watching The Vow? About the NXIVM cult. Highly recommended.

https://youtu.be/eXKJyh_rl0I

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Just watched E1 of The Queen's Gambit last night, very nice production and will continue watching.