Stuck sitting around the next few days, any recommendations on shows/movies to watch? I’d love a good binge show but I think I may have watched most of the bigger names already.
On a side not has anyone noticed the amount of shows they have dubbed into English? A few look really good but I don’t know if it’s worth trying to watch? Watching the trailer on some and I didn’t even realize they were dubbed right away.
Thanks in advance!
Babylon Berlin
Money Heist
Mind Hunters
Stranger Things
Peaky Blinders
Narcos
Black Mirror
Jessica Jones
I'll second Mindhunters! Somebody else here recommended a few weeks ago. Awesome show!!!!!
Please tell me what you liked about Ozark. I stuck with the entire season, but it was solely because I like Bateman and wanted the show to be good. The story is weak and the characters are odd and unbelievable.
I was a little disappointed in Mind Hunters. It started off very interesting but they got away from the serial killers and just created their own issues to create more drama. I thought those angles were not realistic and annoying. The serial killer aspect is what is really interesting.
i think it's just a reality of TV&movies today that they have to market to both men and women so you get some of those storylines. i didn't think it was over the top a la Gangs of NY where that stupid Cameron Diaz storyline just ruined the whole movie. MindHunters co marketing was manageable.
A lot of forced humor. My wife comments that the family does stupid things to constantly put themselves in harms way.
I like the way they introduced Dr. Smith's character and Don West. I also liked the story how its not just them that was on their way to Alpha Centuri.
Slow in spots, but it is worth a watch if you like Sci Fi and the original Lost in Space.
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I was a little disappointed in Mind Hunters. It started off very interesting but they got away from the serial killers and just created their own issues to create more drama. I thought those angles were not realistic and annoying. The serial killer aspect is what is really interesting.
i think it's just a reality of TV&movies today that they have to market to both men and women so you get some of those storylines. i didn't think it was over the top a la Gangs of NY where that stupid Cameron Diaz storyline just ruined the whole movie. MindHunters co marketing was manageable.
Don't get me wrong. I liked the show. I just thought it fell off toward the end. I don't want to have spoilers in here so I won't get into specifics. I am fine with their personal lives being intertwined because it shows how the stress of the job affects that aspect but there was other stuff in there that was just too unbelievable.
Also if you haven't seen Shameless what are you waiting for?
I really enjoyed Cobra Kai. It's very well done. Almost better than the original Karate Kid.
Also there is violence in both my recommendations.
Spain's Ocean's 11
reddit - ( New Window )
Premise in season 1 is: you are in post WWI Brimingham. There are three main factions, 1) the local crime-gang familys, 2)The IRA, 3) local organizing communists. In the middle of all this, a huge shipment of machine guns bound for the front lines goes missing. It's great!
It really makes every show better. I put them on for shows en English as well and you get so much more information, background convos, etc.
Cobrai Kai was fantastic and hysterical... Rebooting the story through Johnny's perspective was perfect...
I watched first two eps on you tube for free. Exactly as you described.
Wild, Wild Country (docu on cult followers of Indian guru who took over a small Oregon town)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction (Letterman interview show)
Agree on Babylon Berlin, Lost in Space.
Who watches Network Television nowadays? I never really thought about it, but I realize I cant remember the last network TV show that ive watched. Seriously....it may have been pre-Soprano's!
I also watch most of the CW superhero shows.
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Who watches Network Television nowadays? I never really thought about it, but I realize I cant remember the last network TV show that ive watched. Seriously....it may have been pre-Soprano's!
I watch mostly sports and HBO or Showtime, but my 10 year old daughter loves the Goldbergs so we watch that on Wednesday nights together. the family in the show are philly sports fans which sucks and it's not comedy most on here would appreciate, but I like the old-school sitcom style and the father daughter bonding time. The Middle too on Tuesdays we watch together.
I look forward to 8pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, since she finds both shows entertaining.
Just watched Kodachrome, and it was really good, very much sursprised me.
Also, weird that Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu all seem to offer the same movies...wish there was more diversity and more of the older classics.
Mixed emotions about that. They do have some excellent original series, but it's become so cluttered lately with obscure projects, lots of foreign movies and series, it just become too much. Just too much to sort out when I'm trying to find something.
Also, weird that Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu all seem to offer the same movies...wish there was more diversity and more of the older classics.
I've watched the first four episodes of the new Lost in Space. Everything that was wrong with the original has been corrected. The tension level as I watch this show is as high as anything I've ever seen on TV. Through flashbacks the back story behind the characters is being revealed. Dr. Smith who was a bumbling villain in the first is a terrifying sociopath here. The Robinson family dynamic displayed here is something that is believable in 2018. The role of the Robot is also completely different, but I can't discuss that without revealing a spoiler.
As for Cobra Kai, I agree with everybody here that this is a winner. There are a couple of significant things about this show. 1) Google has quietly been releasing original content on YouTube Red for a couple of years but its been all amateurish crap up until now. If Google is now going to become a player as an original content producer its good for everybody. 2) They've discovered a formula of success previously known only to Disney: Even if the story takes place in the present or the future ( Guardians of the Galaxy ) find an excuse to put in an 80's soundtrack.
I get frustrated because there are certain movies that I want to see again or want my kids to watch, and I figure they would be on Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime but they aren't. For example, why are none of the Alfred Hitchcock movies on there ever? Weird. And somethings come and go... the Bond movies will be on there then disappear then come back. And what's weird is every now and then I'll find an older movie from the 80s or 90s I want to see again, and it's on all three at the same time. I just wish their was more variety. I get paying for the newer movies but the old ones?
Great show recs on here as well. Loved Dark. Mindhunters and Altered Carbon excellent as well.
Yeah, I figured as much. But it's frustrating. Because I'll get in the mood for some movie (can be 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, etc.), search for it, and find that it isn't on any of the platforms. Every now and then, I find a gem.
It's better for the series that you can binge watch. I actually thank BBI for turning me on to some series I would have otherwise missed. I just wish they had a wider selection of movies.
In 5-10 years I wouldn’t be surprised if there were several companies going to a Disney route, completely breaking off and having their full libraries on their own service.
If you're looking for a specific movie, justwatch.com is great. It will tell you which, if any, streaming services are showing that film and where you can buy or rent it if it's available.
Great show recs on here as well. Loved Dark. Mindhunters and Altered Carbon excellent as well.
I second Wind River. Surprised it was overlooked by Oscars.
I watched 3 yesterday i have too much free time the next couple weeks
- “Gringo” the atory of the mcafeee anti virus guy. Crazy story, incredible
- the rachel dolezal doc on netflix. I came in not liking his woman and thinking she was a sinple fraudster. I left actually feeling bad for her and thinking she has some deep seeded mental issues from a weird childhood. Shes off but doesnt mean malice
- the definitive guide to the mob on youtube with ex mobster kichael franzese
I watched 3 yesterday i have too much free time the next couple weeks
- “Gringo” the atory of the mcafeee anti virus guy. Crazy story, incredible
- the rachel dolezal doc on netflix. I came in not liking his woman and thinking she was a sinple fraudster. I left actually feeling bad for her and thinking she has some deep seeded mental issues from a weird childhood. Shes off but doesnt mean malice
- the definitive guide to the mob on youtube with ex mobster kichael franzese
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I watched 3 yesterday i have too much free time the next couple weeks
- “Gringo” the atory of the mcafeee anti virus guy. Crazy story, incredible
- the rachel dolezal doc on netflix. I came in not liking his woman and thinking she was a sinple fraudster. I left actually feeling bad for her and thinking she has some deep seeded mental issues from a weird childhood. Shes off but doesnt mean malice
- the definitive guide to the mob on youtube with ex mobster kichael franzese
Flint town on Netflix. It follows the lives of several police officers in Flint Michigan. Very interesting stuff about what might be the most screwed up city in America. If you're looking for something uplifting however, look elsewhere
Sounds interesting... may give it a look. I saw it listed yesterday but passed because i thought it would be heavy on the contaminated water stuff, and for whatever reason i didnt want to watch that. I take it by your description that my impression may have been wrong though
Sneaky Pete on Amazon
Lost in Space on Netflix
Dark on Netflix
Babylon Berlin on Netflix
The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu
Watch this shit. Its the anti virus guy. Its gonna blow your mind. Some of you who follow the news ultra closely may already know some of the backstory. I came in with no idea other than he was a familiar name because lf the anti virus stuff. His story is nuts, from his life to his possible crimes to his kinky sexual expolits (omg what a damn weirdo) its a crazy crazy story. And to this day he seems just as crazy/dangerous
Great stuff, but they are still stuck on Flash, and their streams can have issues, and their support isn't very good. There's a phone app as well.