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cornface posted:Does this show [Spartacus: Blood and Sand] get better than the first episode? Because the first episode was so utterly horrible that I couldn't bring myself to watch another. I know you've been answered twice, but I like this show so much I had to chime in. This is among my very favorite current shows. I think season one gets great quickly and peaks at the finale, like it ought ta. Watch it! And it may have been mentioned, I'm lazy; so let me say that I second That Mitchell and Webb Look Seasons 1-3. It's one of the most laugh-out-loud sketch comedies I've ever watched. It's done by the Peep Show guys, if you've seen that. Captain Lavender has a new favorite as of 20:33 on Mar 4, 2011 |
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DoorMatt posted:Season 5 of Doctor Who is finally up which is awesome. Holy poo poo, thank you.
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Doggles posted:Not a movie, but I figure it's worth a mention for the sheer size: Every episode of Power Rangers except for the currently running season is now streamable. I started playing a few of these and I'm kind of really pissed off about that show now. Nowadays, even kids' shows seem to be trying hard to make good stories and have competent writing. Like, any popular show lately isn't complete poo poo. Power Rangers is from a time where it seems you could just heap poo poo on kids as long as there were flashy colors and funny noises. I think if my kids watched a show like that, I would write the producers a strongly-worded letter. 
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benzero posted:Naked Lunch I can think of at least two things wrong with that title. The Last Airbender is up. I'm thinking of starting a petition to have it removed. I'd rather it wasn't part of our collective pop culture.
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For some reason, I cannot stop watching Blue Mountain State. Really over-the-top raunchy college show. I'd say it has the Sex Drive effect: the genre is kind of dead, but it's hilarious enough to keep you watching. EDIT: Just watched Dear Zachary and feel like a dick for recommending something as stupid as Blue Mountain State. Take some time to watch that documentary. Captain Lavender has a new favorite as of 20:53 on Aug 24, 2011 |
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wormil posted:Gakuen mokushiroku: Highschool of the dead is up, not sure how long but it just showed up in my recommendations. (...) It's rated highly enough for me to watch a few episodes and see if I like it. I got the impression by the reviews that this would be different from 'just another derivative anime'; but after 4 episodes, I think that's exactly what it is. If you don't like anime in general, I would just skip this one. I wish I had. In fact, if you're a fan of zombie stories, the anime-ness of this actually ruins the coolness entirely.
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wormil posted:I've only watched a little anime so maybe that works to my benefit. I've seen Ghost in the Shell, Speed Grapher and this in entirety, Speed Racer if that counts. I've watched bits of pieces of other things but they pretty much all sucked. I think you're right; we've come at it from different places. It's a genre that just makes me grimace to think about, so I was probably ready to hate it. So I change my vote from, "Don't watch it" to "I really didn't care for it". EDIT: Since I'm already here, I just watched 13 Assassins. It was fine. Definitely had a 7 Samurai sort of feel to it, but I reckon there's probably a lot of samurai movies that do. It was a solid watch, but nothing I'd go out of my way for. Very visceral. Lots of "samurai code" stuff goin' on. Captain Lavender has a new favorite as of 04:07 on Sep 18, 2011 |
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Agent355 posted:Mary & Max is an australian clay-mation drama about a miserable Australian 7 year old girl becoming pen pals with a 40 year old jewish New Yorker who has aspergers. If you're a fan of dark comedy or drama this movie is amazing. One of my all time favorite dramas. Thank you very much for this. EDIT: I've been crying a lot more at shows and movies since reading this thread. I don't know whether to thank you all for that, or if I should go see a professional. Captain Lavender has a new favorite as of 06:30 on Sep 18, 2011 |
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When We Left Earth is a pretty great documentary about the American space program. Episode 4, primarily about the Apollo 13, is more tense to watch than the Tom Hanks movie for sure. There's a huge amount of footage and detail in all the episodes that I had never seen before. Aside from the evil music whenever Soviet achievements are mentioned, I highly recommend it.
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FizzyJuffoWup posted:Complete series of Malcolm in the Middle No loving way! This is exactly what I need after watching Breaking Bad. By the way, I keep seeing Psych recommended, but I didn't like the premise or main character at all. I liked Monk, and this feels similar, but I wasn't entertained at all. Does it pick up, or is this one of those shows that I should know by the first episode if I want to keep watching? vvvvvvvv- Will do. Thank you for the input; that's exactly what I was wondering. Captain Lavender has a new favorite as of 19:03 on Oct 3, 2011 |
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I want to say I've had the same problem as Quad. I never timed it, but ever so often, and frequently, it stops to load and never will unless I refresh the page. I am on a wired connection. No matter the browser, or amount of space open, it keeps happening. Other continuously running internet applications never have the same issue. Maybe I'll actually call their tech support number.
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Juriko posted:It might depend on where you are from. I don't see it as mocking hipsters, because I don't identify most of those stereotypes with hipsters. It really is just a huge collection of PNW stereotypes. "Bicycle Rights" is an instant classic in my mind. EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3nMnr8ZirI Captain Lavender has a new favorite as of 14:37 on Jan 17, 2012 |
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Both in support of That Mitchell and Webb look as well as a comment on Portlandia and other sketch comedy shows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE_Glg85-60
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I would like to recommend Last Night. The premise from the beginning is that the world is 6 hours from ending. You find this out at the start, everybody in the movie knows that it's coming, though the movie doesn't tell you why. While the movie isn't so much about that mystery as it is about the several different people it focuses on in their last hours, that tantalizing premise kept me rapt and had my insides tied up the whole time. Goin' 3.5 out of 5 stars here.
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There are lots of shows that keep you watching just by tantalizing you episode after episode without ever delivering; Heroes, after season 1, for instance. I give props to Lost. They made some crazy fuckin' storyline tangents that I was sure they were going to leave dangling. But I think they did very well wrapping up most of them. I was bored for the first half season, but was hooked afterwards. Also, I'll add another recommendation for Workaholics. I laughed often. I think it's definitely a spiritual sibling of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
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I'm a late-comer to Downton Abbey, but it's really really excellent. There is... nothing wrong with it.
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The SituAsian posted:I finally was to catch Archer on Netflix and Oh. My. God. Archer was a pleasant surprise for me too. I didn't "love" it until I saw some of the second season, but now it's all good.
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I didn't see it mentioned: If you're like me and didn't care to see Thor when it came out, but liked The Avengers and want to fill in the gaps, Thor is on there now.
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Chiming in that Goon was really entertaining.
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Christoff posted:This comes up every so often and is always worth mentioning. I could care less about F1 and loving loved this doc. Everything about it is great. Top Gear did a short bit on him if you need something else to push you to watching it. Agreed about Senna. My favorite thing on netflix is finding a movie I'd never imagine I would care about, and loving it. Very worthwhile watch for anybody.
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North Face (Nordwand) is a great German film about a Pre-World War II attempt to climb the north wall of the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps. It's a well-put-together historical fiction, and will have your nails dug into your chair. I recommend checking out some wikipedia pages about the incident afterwards to appreciate how accurately the movie portrays things. I've been reading about dangerous mountain-climbing expeditions non-stop lately; so exciting. Escanaba in da Moonlight is a odd thing. Stars Jeff Daniels. I haven't seen it recently enough to get into details, but it's kind of a weird, supernatural comedy about a family out on a hunting trip. Daniels' character is haunted by the shame of being a 43 year old who's never bagged a buck. Captain Lavender has a new favorite as of 01:54 on Sep 28, 2012 |
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Piranha was a fun movie with a surprising cast. It's an over-the-top gore fest, with a lot of sex and drugs. The opening scene with Richard Dreyfuss gives it instant cred. Ving Rhames, Elizabeth Shue, Christopher Lloyd (basically the Doc Brown of fish know-how), and any number of porn stars. It's ridiculous, but I didn't hate watching it.
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I don't get this thing some times. It'll put up for browsing old WWF videos that are estimated at 1 star for me, but I couldn't find the 4-star West Wing without doing a search for it. 4 stars is a rare, high suggested rating for me, so I'm surprised it didn't throw it up on Top 10 picks or anything.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:I just finished with the newly-ish added second season of The Increasingly Poor Desicions of Todd Margaret, and holy poo poo does that show get better and better as it goes along and Todd's idiocy escalates. I like how it builds, so one minor thing in the first few episodes can have huge consequences later and you can follow exactly how trying loosen the lid of a jar with a latte steamer ends with him on trial for a laundry list of bizarre things. Seconding this. As his web of lies and poor decisions compounds on itself, the show becomes exponentially more enjoyable. It's a shame that you have to watch so much of it to really get this out of it, but it's worth sitting through 12 episodes, I think. EDIT: I want to tack on that, if anyone missed The West Wing when it was airing (like me), it is really really good. Captain Lavender has a new favorite as of 20:04 on Jan 12, 2013 |
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Zwabu posted:I don't know if it's Hulu's got the first 2 seasons too, if anyone's really jonesin'.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Oh good god. That was my favorite show on Netflix 'til they lost it. Some of Britain's best sketch comedy, which I don't say lightly. I don't know if it's been mentioned... or if I mentioned earlier??... but it's all on free Hulu
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bonestructure posted:Is it all on there now? The last time I looked they only had about ten selected episodes from different seasons. I dunno if I'm seeing something that other American watchers aren't, but there are 4 watchable seasons, each with 6 episodes for me. That's all of it right?
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Ugly In The Morning posted:It has a really strong ending, because each event builds the next while Todd's web of lies grows and grows and then collapses in on itself. It's got a really fantastic element of escalation to it. It's also got a very British-Comedy feel to it, as the episodes almost always end with the main characters worse off - and generally being more flawed than they are redeemable.
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I wouldn't write home about Fat Kid Rules the World, but I enjoyed all of it. 3.5-4 / 5 I felt like enough parts weren't too predictable, so it felt somewhat unique. Worth a watch if you don't know what else to put on.
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Interesting. I've always felt like Breaking Bad, more than most shows, it's evident whether you'll like it after just watching the first episode. But if you got nothing better to do, finish the first season. Reminds me of  . I couldn't stay awake during the first few episodes, but I ended up loving it.
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Oh man there is some good new stuff. It's almost like Netflix knows when I'm about to unsubscribe. The additions of Aqua Teen Hunger Force and The Venture Bros. make me glad I avoided seeing them until now. I was surprised to hear that VB "starts slow" because I really liked the first episode. I guess that means it only gets better.
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Anyone catch this? I didn't find any others. If you click it, it cuts to the episode and scene of Arrested Development where George Sr. is teaching his kids to always leave a note when the milk runs out. Also: I cannot believe Netflix is still sticking to their lovely assed, forced slow scrolling. It blows my mind - I just. don't. get it. vvv - Ha. Well, that's what I get for not clicking things. Captain Lavender has a new favorite as of 22:30 on Apr 14, 2013 |
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I ran into a show I like by complete accident. I was frustrated because I felt like there was nothing left on Netflix; and so I angrily, randomly click Switched at Birth - an ABC Family drama. I'm 25 episodes into it now, and I'm hooked. I like the characters, I like the writing, and I like the story. One cool thing about it is the heavy focus on deaf culture. Several main characters are deaf, and so it's pretty educational to learn about difficulties they put up with, and with common deaf courtesy. In fact, there are whole scenes of dialogue that have no noise, except ambient background noise, whatsoever. So, I'm recommending it more because I was surprised about how serviceable it is (not necessarily that it's amazing)
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Gaunab posted:I've started watching Fringe since they put it up. The show's pretty good but I feel like they didn't really have a concrete idea of what they were going to do once the alternate universe and shape shifters were introduced. I find myself liking the mystery of the week episodes better than the story related ones. I'd recommend it though. It's heavily influenced by the X-Files; not that that's a bad thing. I think I found myself in the trap of feeling like it was TOO similar to X-Files at the beginning, and I liked it less - as an x-files clone. Maybe time to check it out again. Same reason I couldn't enjoy Parks & Rec at first; because it felt like such a blatant The Office clone. Hatfields & McCoys is up. 3 episodes, each is about 90 minutes. Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton. It's pretty sweet. Not too cerebral, but the escalation of violence is believable. I really liked it. IMO, Kevin Costner is best in roles where he's supposed to be stoic and emotionless; so this was pretty much ideal.
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I haven't seen Irreversible mentioned. It's taken Human Centipede 1/2's title of most unsettling movie I've ever seen. If you can handle the extreme content though, I think it's an impressive movie. It's a great example of special effects serving the story. They're all horrifyingly believable, but the effects don't exist for their own sake if that makes sense. I'm not a connoisseur of French films, but are like 60% of them about fate vs. chaos and cause and effect? I feel like every one I've seen has side characters always orating about that topic. I would recommend not watching if you don't think you can handle: - A slow crushing of a living person's head - Borderline snuff film sex dungeons - A **9 Full Minute** violent rape scene
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wormil posted:You did yourself a favor because it was a terrible movie with horrible acting. The end was awkward because the actresses just couldn't sell it. Yeah, "Ruth" was just a terrible actor. That was probably the most important role, I don't know why they'd settle with that actress (assuming there was a choice). There was no good child actor - you'd think they could get at least one. Maybe it's hard to cast movies that vile. Not that I hated it, but.... uffda.
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God, It's a Disaster was so lovely. I watched it because it had David Cross and Julia Stiles in it. But god... GOD. Plot is, a group of white people are having a brunch, and it quickly becomes apparent that they're dealing with an end-of-civilization type of catastrophe outside. But the super quirky fuckin twist is that they still spend most of their time talking about their banal bullshit. What a clever twist in the face of a real existential crisis! (fart) It reminded me of the decent Canadian movie Last Night, which I did enjoy; but this was so bad. Don't watch it, you're welcome.
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Ogmius815 posted:I guess it was pretty obvious that's what the movie would be about in the description? What did you expect from it? Maybe you should watch 2012 or something instead? I dunno. I was caught by the description; I guess I expected it not to be lovely. vvv - yeah, I agree. 2012 is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I guess the implication was that because I don't like a poorly executed, unconventional take on the end of the world, that I must be in the lowest-common-denominator. 
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Me saying it was a twist, was just describing the premise to people here that maybe hadn't read it. It is a twist on genres. The reaction these people have in the face of annihilation is "unusual". I watched it, expecting that; in fact I cited a similar movie that I liked with the same premise. It was poorly done. It felt pretentious, it was boring, it wasn't funny, the drama was entirely not-compelling. I thought it was terrible. Did you work on it or something? Sorry if I've upset you with my hating terrible movies.
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