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wormil posted:Season 1 isn't very good but it gets better so if you like it now you'll really like it later. Also the movie finale is really good. You should watch Twin Peaks. Also, everyone in the world should watch Twin Peaks.
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HOW COULD YOU posted:I've heard good things about Foyles War. Never saw it myself though Foyle's War is excellent. The acting is very good and understated, and the backdrop of world war II makes for some interesting situations, as well.
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mrwrong posted:I really enjoyed The Fall with Gillian Anderson. Like Top Of The Lake it is not a case of the week but it is a strong cop/crime story. The Fall is on my watchlist; been wanting to watch Broadchurch. Top of the Lake is now on my watchlist. Zwabu posted:It's of the genre where you know who the killer is right away... I like those shows too but my favorites are shows like Poirot where you are fed clues and have a chance to figure it out yourself although Poirot often held back vital information.
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I saw something on PSN that Justified season 4 is hitting Amazon Prime tomorrow. I'm in the US, if they do regional stuff.
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Zwabu posted:I'll second "The Fall" with Gillian Anderson. Really excellent, 4 long episodes. It is a dark serial killer story, not at all light hearted like the modern Sherlock Holmes (which is preposterous but great fun). This. The series will be continuing as well last I checked.
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Someone 'splain this, relevant part is in the bottom right. I guess that episode where Data plays Sherlock Holmes really made an impression on me.
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Dec 10, 2013 09:47
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Posted it in the other Netflix thread, but Hit & Miss staring Chloë Sevigny is phenomenal.
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Dec 10, 2013 16:25
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Not sure how long it has been up but I noticed last night that season 2 of American Horror Story is streaming on Netflix now. I haven't seen S2, but S1 wasn't bad.
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Sham I Am posted:Not sure how long it has been up but I noticed last night that season 2 of American Horror Story is streaming on Netflix now. I haven't seen S2, but S1 wasn't bad. I watched about 3/4 of season one and was bored to death with it, but I started season two the other night and I am loving it. The setting for it is far more interesting and I am really liking the new cast members added with the old ones.
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Dec 10, 2013 16:35
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Got a notice today that new episodes of Futurama are up (season ten) if anyone like me has been waiting to finish watching the series.
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Dec 11, 2013 03:41
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Watched C.o.G last night, and while its nowhere near as good as the David Sedaris essay its based on, it is a decent little coming of age story.
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wormil posted:I need some new detective/mystery shows. I've seen all the Sherlock Holmes series, Poirot, Psych, Columbo, Luther, Cracker, Frost (not a fan of the latter two). What about Miss Marple, any good? Any other recommendations on Netflix or Amazon Prime? Preferably with an emphasis on mystery. The Killing is a bit uneven and really grim (moreso than even Luther imo) but I definitely got hooked. Watch it for the main character's sweaters.
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Dec 11, 2013 22:16
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Crow Jane posted:Watched C.o.G last night, and while its nowhere near as good as the David Sedaris essay its based on, it is a decent little coming of age story. Huh! I hadn't heard anything about this, but I love that essay. I'll give this a shot.
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Dec 11, 2013 22:27
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Watched a few episodes of Ripper Street and I'm on the fence whether I like it or not. It's well done but so similar to Copper that it distracts me and that's all I can think of while watching it. Basically it is Copper but in London with a "Yankee" doctor instead of a former slave. Also the first episode has more boobies in 49 minutes than I've seen in any other show including porn. Murdoch Mysteries is again similar except based in Toronto, is more light hearted and less realistic. I kind of liked it though. Also the first episode has Nikola Tesla as a character.
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Dec 11, 2013 22:38
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wormil posted:Someone 'splain this, relevant part is in the bottom right. Sorry but the best Netflix recommendation will forever be Watch: Serpico, Because of your interest in: Always Sunny In Philadelphia
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Dec 11, 2013 22:39
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Prokhor Zakharov posted:Sorry but the best Netflix recommendation will forever be Watch: Serpico, Because of your interest in: Always Sunny In Philadelphia I got K-9: PI, Because of your interest in: Only the Strong, which I feel is a good second.
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Dec 11, 2013 22:42
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I decided to jump into Leverage after somebody's praise here and I LOVE it. Works out well too because it's one of the wife's favorite shows, so she's all excited to rewatch with me!
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Dec 11, 2013 23:35
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I tried to give Bunk a chance but the first episode struck me as really awful. Maybe it's because I thought it was going to be improvised comedy and have a lot of potential for golden moments, but it's actually heavily scripted and the three comedian contestants felt completely lackluster. 
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Everyone watch Flashpoint, a really good police procedural that is not like other police procedural, about a hostage negotiation/rescue team. They also seem to have perfected viewer emotional manipulation but it feels so good. I only learned the premise of Futurama this past Friday when Netflix had a banner for it. Saw 2 eps, was alright.
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Dec 15, 2013 01:10
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Kraps posted:Everyone watch Flashpoint, a really good police procedural that is not like other police procedural, about a hostage negotiation/rescue team. They also seem to have perfected viewer emotional manipulation but it feels so good. Is it one of those shows where the there's obvious "good guys" and "bad guys" and the bad guys always get their asses handed to them in the end?
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:Is it one of those shows where the there's obvious "good guys" and "bad guys" and the bad guys always get their asses handed to them in the end? Haha, therein lies the rub, as some of the newcomers/replacements to team need to learn. Sure there are bad guys, like the drug dealer who holds an undercover cop and a teen hostage during a drug bust gone bad. He kills the teen as the SRU smash through. But just as often, things are all over the scale of good/bad, or as one of the cops says, "We are catching people in the worst moments of their lives, Bill. The very worst moment."
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Dec 15, 2013 01:32
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Kraps posted:Everyone watch Flashpoint, a really good police procedural that is not like other police procedural, about a hostage negotiation/rescue team. They also seem to have perfected viewer emotional manipulation but it feels so good. Kraps posted:Haha, therein lies the rub, as some of the newcomers/replacements to team need to learn. Sure there are bad guys, like the drug dealer who holds an undercover cop and a teen hostage during a drug bust gone bad. He kills the teen as the SRU smash through. But just as often, things are all over the scale of good/bad, or as one of the cops says, "We are catching people in the worst moments of their lives, Bill. The very worst moment."
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Dec 15, 2013 01:47
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Kraps posted:I only learned the premise of Futurama this past Friday when Netflix had a banner for it. Saw 2 eps, was alright. Which episodes did you try? There are a lot of really touching and really funny episodes but there are also some pretty meh ones. Try "Jurassic Bark", "Luck of the Fryish", or "Roswell That Ends Well".
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Gringo Heisenberg posted:Which episodes did you try? There are a lot of really touching and really funny episodes but there are also some pretty meh ones. Try "Jurassic Bark", "Luck of the Fryish", or "Roswell That Ends Well". I'd think that watching those episodes without having followed the characters up to that point would diminish the effect. I would just start watching from Season 2 if you're not in love with the show. I hated it when it first aired, but it became one of my all-time favorites. Just watch the first episode for the premise. I finally saw that Blackfish movie I've been hearing so much about. If you hadn't heard of it, it's a bit of an expose about the unceremonious way Orcas are captured and held for show parks, and it points to some negligence that leads to tragedy for whale and trainer alike. It's hard not to get captivated by the Orca documentaries they have up. Really interesting stuff. I definitely teared up at a few points.
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RightClickSaveAs posted:I really enjoy this show, and it's nice to see a show where there are usually consequences for lethal force being used. The sniper makes a decision in the very first episode that although was basically 100% justified, he still has to live with it, emotionally and legally, and the fallout keeps popping back up throughout the season as he has to go through review boards and deal with the mental strain of having to make that decision. Oh man speaking of abusive fathers, first episode of season 5  I was literally shaking when that episode ended and felt like quitting tv forever.Gringo Heisenberg posted:Which episodes did you try? There are a lot of really touching and really funny episodes but there are also some pretty meh ones. Try "Jurassic Bark", "Luck of the Fryish", or "Roswell That Ends Well". The first 2.
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Kraps posted:Everyone watch Flashpoint, a really good police procedural that is not like other police procedural, about a hostage negotiation/rescue team. They also seem to have perfected viewer emotional manipulation but it feels so good. Yes. When did that go up? I caught a few episodes of it on TV a while back and loved it, can't wait to be able to watch it all from the start. And you've gotta get a couple episodes of futurama in. Great show, but it takes a few episodes to hit its stride.
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Watch Drug War. Everyone. Watch Drug War. It's the new Johnnie To, and it rules.
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Captain Lavender posted:I finally saw that Blackfish movie I've been hearing so much about. If you hadn't heard of it, it's a bit of an expose about the unceremonious way Orcas are captured and held for show parks, and it points to some negligence that leads to tragedy for whale and trainer alike. It's hard not to get captivated by the Orca documentaries they have up. Really interesting stuff. I definitely teared up at a few points. Blackfish is very sad. You go in knowing, yeah, these parks probably aren't great for the whales and sure they're big wild animals, but you definitely see a lot more of the poo poo that's happened at the parks around the world and that these animals are smart and definitely not Flipper the happy dolphin.
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Whispering Machines posted:Blackfish is very sad. You go in knowing, yeah, these parks probably aren't great for the whales and sure they're big wild animals, but you definitely see a lot more of the poo poo that's happened at the parks around the world and that these animals are smart and definitely not Flipper the happy dolphin. Blackfish is a great, but very sad documentary. I watched it in one of my classes yesterday and the thing that horrified my classmates the most was when a sea lion got eaten by a bunch of orcas.  They were also cooing over how cute Tilikum is. Which confused me too, because Tilikum has brutally killed three people so far.Only complaint I have about Blackfish is that they keep referring to orcas as "whales," even though they're actually dolphins, but that's kind of nit-picky. Celery Face has a new favorite as of 03:44 on Dec 15, 2013 |
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Prokhor Zakharov posted:Sorry but the best Netflix recommendation will forever be Watch: Serpico, Because of your interest in: Always Sunny In Philadelphia My netflix recommended some WWE Raw thing because I watched Eddie Murphy Raw.
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Pops Mgee posted:My netflix recommended some WWE Raw thing because I watched Eddie Murphy Raw. Both involve guys in costumes bringing the pain. I see no problem with this.
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Lillyhammer! Its a great Netflix original. New York mobster in norway. 'Nuff said!
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Kitsch! posted:Got a notice today that new episodes of Futurama are up (season ten) if anyone like me has been waiting to finish watching the series. If anybody enjoyed the old episodes of Futurama but gave up on the revival, "Calculon 2.0", "Murder on the Planet Express", and the finale are all pretty alright, but I can't recommend or don't remember the other episodes.
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Watched episode 1 of The Fall after many recommendations and I have some issues with it. Mostly that it doesn't seem to have a plot but is about 50% montages of uninteresting characters doing mundane things occasionally interrupted by plot-like happenings. That said it is otherwise well made and I really want to like it but I had to take 4 breaks during the first episode. And please, no one say "slow burn" because it isn't. Literally half the episode contributed no story or character development. Does it get better?
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FadingChord posted:If anybody enjoyed the old episodes of Futurama but gave up on the revival, "Calculon 2.0", "Murder on the Planet Express", and the finale are all pretty alright, but I can't recommend or don't remember the other episodes. A lot of the revival episodes have fallen relatively flat for me. This newest season though, I was pretty impressed with most of the episodes. The plots were mostly coherent, and I laughed out loud on several occasions. I'm kind of bummed because watching made me feel like they were hitting their stride again.
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I watched Fantomas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine(1913) last night and it's pretty awesome considering it's age. It's about a french thief and the inspector who chases him, and that is pretty much it.
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I don't know when, but they added The Ghost and the Darkness. It's an awesome true story about a duo of male lions that start killing people for sport and generally act not-like-lions. It also has Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer. Seriously, watch it.
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