Netflix/Prime/Hulu/BritBox Binge Watching: Coronavirus Edition

[Spikefan]

Have you watched Mindhunter on Netflix?

I’m still crying we didn’t get more seasons. Rumors are it may come back but would the original cast be available.

 

[Sarah]

Have you seen Line of Duty? A multiple seasons British show about the investigations of different corrupt police inspectors. It very well done and the acting is top notch, so much so that I had to stop after series 4 or 5 because the subject matter made me too angry.

Yes! I watched this and thought it was very well done.

I finally got around to Little Women on Netflix. It's described as a Korean reimagining of Luisa May Alcott's book but must be very loosely based on it from what I'm actually watching. The three sisters are battling poverty but mom and dad don't help them by running up gambling debts and abandoning them. They face off against one of the nation's richest families after trying to expose scandals. There's embezzlement, possibly blackmail and people dying.

Hmm… I’ll have to think about this one…

Just started on ABC but Will Trent is fairly good with a nice gritty backstory for two of the main characters. Would likely be better (edgier) if not on network TV. It would be on Hulu but not many episodes yet.

I’ve watched the first 2.5 episodes and definitely agree with you. Enjoyable but would be so much better if it were on Hulu!

I picked up Graceland today. I was on a train and needed something I could download so that won out over Homeland. I’m 2/3s through the pilot so we shall see.

 

[DFJ]

Have you watched Mindhunter on

I’m still crying we didn’t get more seasons. Rumors are it may come back but would the original cast be available.

I loved that show. Season 1 more than Season 2. Ed Kemper is a rather fascinating individual. So brilliant it's frightening.

 

[gkelly]

Speaking of TV, I need a recommendation for something to watch. If it’s a comedy or in the comedy spectrum, I won’t watch it. It doesn’t matter how good it is. Lol.

I like crime/police/fbi type dramas and procedurals but don’t necessarily need cookie cutter ones. I just watched season 1 on Quantico and enjoyed but I’m not in the headspace for season (I’m 4-5 episodes in), but I’ll come back to it at some point to finish the series. So, something gritty is good, but a good ship isn’t bad either.

Bonus points if it’s something that is a handful of seasons long (I really don’t want 10 seasons) and no longer on the air. I have access to Netflix, Hulu, hbomax, Amazon, and paramount at the moment.

If you're looking for crime/police etc. dramas and would consider Korean dramas on Netflix, of the ones that I have seen myself I would recommend Forest of Secrets (also called Stranger, but Forest of Secrets is a more relevant title), The Good Detective (first season only; the second season was disappointing to me), and Flower of Evil. Signal if you're OK with a supernatural aspect to the premise.

 

[Aussie Willy]

I’m still crying we didn’t get more seasons. Rumors are it may come back but would the original cast be available.

I have been hanging out for a third season of Mindhunter. The second season kept leading to it with the start of every episode. It was so good.

 

[alexikeguchi]

If you're looking for crime/police etc. dramas and would consider Korean dramas on Netflix, of the ones that I have seen myself I would recommend Forest of Secrets (also called Stranger, but Forest of Secrets is a more relevant title), The Good Detective (first season only; the second season was disappointing to me), and Flower of Evil. Signal if you're OK with a supernatural aspect to the premise.

I guess I have similar taste to the poster you responded to, and I appreciate these suggestions. I'm on E3 of Stranger now and really enjoying it. I'll check out the other series as well when I'm done with this one.

 

[flyingsit]

I have been hanging out for a third season of Mindhunter. The second season kept leading to it with the start of every episode. It was so good.

They haven't done a third one, and released the cast from their contracts, because David Fincher couldn't commit to the required time.

 

[Aussie Willy]

They haven't done a third one, and released the cast from their contracts, because David Fincher couldn't commit to the required time.

Damn.

 

[Allskate]

Currently on Netflix: The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals. Some excellent results and some spectacular fails.

I started watching this. I actually prefer the non-professional version. Maybe I'll like this one better if I watch a few more episdoes.
I like the competition shows where they all get along. I've been watching the Great Pottery Throw Down on HBO Max and like it. Nice people competing, with some great pieces and some spectacular fails. I've also watched "The Dog House" on HBO Max because it's nice people and nice dogs - basically a matchmaking show to match humans and dogs, and the people who work there are lovely. Great to watch when I need my spirits lifted. (Like after watching "The Menu," which is well done, but very dark, or watching "The Banshees of Inisherin," which was not just dark and ugly, but I thought not very good.)

I've also been watching some American cooking competition shows recently. They are ostensibly competitions, but really aren't remotely cutthroat. Bake Squad on Netflix and Fast Foodies on HBO Max.

 

[Kasey]

I just binged season 4 of You. Loved it and am looking forward to the rest of the season March 9th

 

[Bunny Hop]

Interestingly enough, CSI is one of the few shows I’ve never been able to watch. I’ve tried and can’t. Not sure why. My husband has suggested it as something to watch and i can’t make it past episode 2.

I'm glad it's not just me. On paper I should love CSI but I've tried multiple times (and multiple versions) and just cannot get into it.

Same with Law & Order, although I did like Law & Order: UK.

Have you seen Line of Duty? A multiple seasons British show about the investigations of different corrupt police inspectors. It very well done and the acting is top notch, so much so that I had to stop after series 4 or 5 because the subject matter made me too angry.

Line Of Duty is fantastic. I came very late to watching it, and it was every bit as excellent as its reputation.

 

[Sarah]

Same with Law & Order, although I did like Law & Order: UK.

See, I’ve watched Law & Order through the years though original L&O was generally a background show. I do watch SVU but it’s something I need breaks from. It’s also not can’t miss TV for me. It generally depends in my mood, the cast, and the season.

 

[gkelly]

Line Of Duty is fantastic. I came very late to watching it, and it was every bit as excellent as its reputation.

Agree.

I'm not that interested in procedurals in which each case is solved within one episode.

 

[morqet]

If you liked Line of Duty you must try to watch Happy Valley. First two seasons came out in 2014 and 2016, then there was a 7 year break (one of the actors needed to go from a kid to a 16 year old for a key plot point), and the third and final season has just finished. Looks like you can watch it in the US if you have AMC+

 

[Jimena]

I can't wait for Happy Valley to be available in the US. It's really my favorite UK police show. Sarah Lancashire is amazing in it.

 

[Tesla]

I've been watching the Great Pottery Throw Down on HBO Max and like it. Nice people competing, with some great pieces and some spectacular fails.

Thank you for mentioning this. I just started watching season one, and I like it a lot.

 

[MacMadame]

I did like Law & Order: UK.

There was a Law & Order: UK?? I assume the law is different enough there that it wasn't that much like the original.

 

[skatemomaz]

Thank you for mentioning this. I just started watching season one, and I like it a lot.

Each season gets better. The last two seasons have some insanely talented potters.

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

I starte Histories Greatest Mysteries on Disney just to hear Fishbourne (aka Morpheus) narrate. He has a very soothing voice.

 

[Asli]

I can't wait for Happy Valley to be available in the US. It's really my favorite UK police show. Sarah Lancashire is amazing in it.

Sarah Lancashire is even better in the third series. Can you believe that such a thing is possible?
James Norton has matured as an actor and should be given some other good roles IMO.
The way this series flows, breathless yet not rushed! Just magnificient!

 

[Bunny Hop]

If you liked Line of Duty you must try to watch Happy Valley. First two seasons came out in 2014 and 2016, then there was a 7 year break (one of the actors needed to go from a kid to a 16 year old for a key plot point), and the third and final season has just finished. Looks like you can watch it in the US if you have AMC+

It's on my list of things to watch (it's on ABC here in Australia) but I've also heard it's very depressing and heavy so I'm going to have to be in the right frame of mind.

There was a Law & Order: UK?? I assume the law is different enough there that it wasn't that much like the original.

Yes, there was. And yeah, it was quite a different show. Of course it helped that Jamie Bamber (Apollo in Battlestar Galactica) is quite easy on the eye.

 

[Lanie]

I can't stop crying laughing at Cunk on Earth, it's feckin brilliant

 

[manhn]

I watched a tv series called After Forever, about a gay man in NYC who is trying to continue living on after his partner dies. He navigates the dating scene as a widow. Each episode is only about 12 minutes long, so it is an easy watch.

Like Uncoupled, this show is very white, very rich, very attractive. It is a very narrow view of gay life generally and in NYC specifically. But its themes of loss and grief are really well drawn. And its well performed. One episode really touched me. Finished the first season, looking forward to watching the second.

 

[Buzz]

This looks great! I heard about this story before. Can’t wait to see it!

Tetris — Official Trailer | Apple TV+

The game you couldn’t put down, the story you couldn’t make up. Tetris streaming March 31 on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/_Tetris_Taron Egerton stars in a new ...

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[text_skate]

You should definitely watch episode 3. I also think there was only one short zombie scene.

What a great episode. The best so far. Yesterday I've watched at a neighbour's eps. 3-5. We all liked ep. 3. I was bored by ep. 4, all the resistance people. Number 5 was good again, I particularly enjoyed the siblings, the dynamic between them and them with Ellie and Joel. The "zombie" part was hit (for my sake) with the fast forward button (my neighbours watched later the fast forwarded part).
In the end this series is an odd one, on one side it's about the relationships between people, told with detail and depths, great story-telling, on the other hand it's an action drama between fungo-zombiefied humans and humans on survival mode. So far the mixture seems to work, rating-wise, critics love it, and most likely it will be one of the most pirate-downloaded shows.

Episode 3 is one of the best episodes in any series, the last episode that had a similar effect on me was "Kiksuya", Westworld 2, ep.8

 

[MacMadame]

Anyone watch Picard this week? I have mixed feelings about it.

 

[sk8pics]

Anyone watch Picard this week? I have mixed feelings about it.

No, but the NYT had a nice article/interview with the cast. I’m looking forward to it and will try to be less judgmental than I was about some of season 2.

‘Picard’ Gets the ‘Next Generation’ Band Back Together

The new season provides a victory lap for some of the most beloved “Star Trek” characters and actors. “I had long since given up on any hope of a conclusion as satisfying as this one is,” LeVar Burton said.

www.nytimes.com

 

[tony]

I finally watched Dexter: New Blood a year after it finished. I surprisingly thought it was really, really good- certainly much better than the last four seasons of the original series. An intense satisfying ending, and it leaves the potential open for a completely new storyline later on down the road even although I don't think that will happen.

 

[MacMadame]

I’m looking forward to it and will try to be less judgmental than I was about some of season 2.

Season 2 was dumb fun.

 

[sk9tingfan]

Just started watching "From Scratch" on Netflix starring Zoe Saldana. It's the story of a black woman from Texas who defies her attorney father to study art in Florence as opposed to following in his footsteps. She meets and falls in love with a Sicilian chef who is a pariah from his father. They unite in L.A. where they both have difficulties with their respective careers but decide to marry anyway. I'm currently watching their wedding at an Italian villa; where it goes is any guess, but it is very romantic and emotional. Call me a sap.

Zoe Saldaña’s new Netflix series is getting rave reviews – and a spot in the streamer's top 10

From Scratch has a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

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