[ April 2020 ] Quarantine TV Habits: What are you watching?

[Luvtoride]

I just finished the 1st season of Call My Agent on Netflix. It’s a French TV series with sub-titles. If you don’t mind concentrating on the sub-titles, this show is very good. It’s a comedy with dramatic plot lines and great characters and real French movie stars.
There are 4 seasons on Netflix and no more will be made.


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[jme]

Recently said Belgravia and Lupin.....now adding Rebus (Amazon Prime).............. love all three of these

 

[tompalm]

Vikings on Amazon - great entertainment

WWII on Netflix- best documentary ever seen

 

[AnnaS]

One more to see is Tiger King on Netflix. Hard to believe but it’s a true story. Has Anyone else seen it?


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Yes - both my husband and I watched. Crazy yes - crazier that it is true.

Lot's of talk about Schitt's Creek - this one might be my next one to watch.

 

[TacoPie]

I have mainly been watching Hallmark movies. You start recognizing all the actors/actresses after a while!

 

[rrsafety]

Samurai Gourmet on Netflix. In Japanese with English subtitles. Quirky and fun....
"Recent retiree Takeshi rediscovers his passion for food and life by getting in touch with his inner warrior and eating what he truly desires."

 

[swditz]

never have been an intent syfi viewer but our son got us hooked on the 100 on netflix @ 3 weeks ago. Finally finished season 7 (91 episodes I think)
last night. I actually will miss watching the series.

 

[pedro47]

This morning I watched the old cowboys tv shows Rawhide and Have Gun Will Travel.

 

[amycurl]

Lupin is *excellent*. It's dubbed from French into English; we've discovered that the English dubbing and the English subtitles aren't the same. We decided to just watch it with the subtitles--it's less distracting than the dubbing. I am just REALLY MAD that there are only five episodes! How is that a "season" ?!?

We've also been watching WandaVision. It's very...subtle, but great at what it's done so far. And, like with most things MCU, it's the long game....we're three episodes in, and the main conspiracy has not yet presented itself--just hinted at. (It helps if you are married to a professional comics artist who is very steeped in the Marvel comics canon.)

 

[sun starved Gayle]

We just finished a series on Netflix from 2002-2003 called "The Book Group". It's set in Scotland, pretty quirky, but we enjoyed it. It got better as we got further in. Now going to start Lupin per recommendations on this board.

In my ongoing quest for feel-good movies I started looking for "Hope and Glory" and could not find it. It won a Golden Globe for Best Picture in 1997 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture the same year.

 

[clifffaith]

We watched The Dig on Netflix last weekend. Cliff calls me "archaeology girl" and for anyone fascinated with history and archaeology this story of finding a 7th century Anglo-Saxon burial ship on an estate in England just as WWII was starting was very good. We had never heard of the Sutton Hoo treasure, and enjoyed reading more about it after we saw the movie.

 

[Rjbeach2003]

Lupin is *excellent*. It's dubbed from French into English; we've discovered that the English dubbing and the English subtitles aren't the same. We decided to just watch it with the subtitles--it's less distracting than the dubbing. I am just REALLY MAD that there are only five episodes! How is that a "season" ?!?

We've also been watching WandaVision. It's very...subtle, but great at what it's done so far. And, like with most things MCU, it's the long game....we're three episodes in, and the main conspiracy has not yet presented itself--just hinted at. (It helps if you are married to a professional comics artist who is very steeped in the Marvel comics canon.)

We enjoyed Lupin as well and understand a new season, for us, is near. As to the short seasons, we have found that most European shows have much shorter seasons than occur in the US. I think that is better, though I could have used about 8 of Lupin. The reason I think it works, is that in the US the producers beat the hell out of the scripts, keep trying to extend successful shows as they make more money the longer they run and make even more when the rent or sell the show. I think, and only think, that is less of an issue elsewhere in the world.

Having said all that, my wife and I have been starting out each viewing day with one or two episodes of The Amazing Race. Amazon Prime has 31 seasons. We have found it's a nice way to travel, in small bites.
Just started watching Outlander.

 

[presley]

I've been enjoying Lucifer on NetFlix. It's the first show that has kept my interest in a couple months now. I'm in season 3 of 5.

 

[sun starved Gayle]

Last night on Prime Video we watched and enjoyed the documentary "Hitsville, The Making of Motown". Lots of film footage I had never seen. Like an 8 year old "Little" Stevie Wonder's first time in the studio, showing him sitting down or picking up and playing every instrument he could lay his hands on. Truly a musical genius.

 

[rickandcindy23]

We started watching OA on Netflix a few nights ago. Strange show. I will watch a few more episodes before we call it quits. It's rather a dark show, and I need light and fun shows to watch. I really did like Breaking Bad, and it was dark, especially the last couple of seasons. Better Call Saul is another one I like, prequal to Breaking Bad.

 

[jme]

Amazon Prime's "New Tricks"........very enjoyable, and lots of episodes. Older retired detectives (but still very astute!)
who tackle cold cases and solve them. Lots of humor along the way.

 

[pedro47]

I am watching this morning the old Hill Street Blues tv shows.

 

[Rolltydr]

We’ve been watching Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix. The host is the producer of Everybody Loves Raymond. He travels around the world and samples food in cities like Copenhagen, Saigon, San Francisco, New Orleans, Singapore, and many others. He usually eats at what is considered the best restaurant in the city and meets with local chefs and eats at places they recommend. Phil has one of the most expressive faces I’ve ever seen and has so much fun doing the show. He will talk to anyone he meets and sit down and eat with them. He‘s a real people person. He also talks about local history and foods. It’s a nice way to spend an hour visiting another city and culture and, perhaps, getting ideas a future vacation.

 

[emeryjre]

If you enjoy political satire, "Irresistible" the movie has been released to HBO Max. Very well done and don't miss the end. (stay for the credits).

 

[shorep]

I am watching this morning the old Hill Street Blues tv shows.

Yep,Amazon prime, and all the series of 'the blues' such good television, and being helped by Sylvias mother between shows, three chords,E,A, and D,strumming pattern to suit and tamping the A chords for the chorus.

 

[DaveNV]

Lately we've been binge watching lots of Smithsonian Channel via the CBS icon on Apple TV. Pick a series, and let it run. Today it's been "Humungous Moves," a series about how they move impossibly-large things from one place to another. Rather a cool series, if you're a techie-geek like me.

Dave

 

[clifffaith]

We’ve been watching Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix. The host is the producer of Everybody Loves Raymond. He travels around the world and samples food in cities like Copenhagen, Saigon, San Francisco, New Orleans, Singapore, and many others. He usually eats at what is considered the best restaurant in the city and meets with local chefs and eats at places they recommend. Phil has one of the most expressive faces I’ve ever seen and has so much fun doing the show. He will talk to anyone he meets and sit down and eat with them. He‘s a real people person. He also talks about local history and foods. It’s a nice way to spend an hour visiting another city and culture and, perhaps, getting ideas a future vacation.

Thanks so much for the reccomendation! We started this tonight and the first episode was terrific! Looking forward to watching all four seasons with Cliff -- he watches almost no TV and this is something I can share with him.

 

[sun starved Gayle]

Netflix movie " I Care A Lot" starring Rosamund Pike. Kept us both guessing and entertained to the very end

 

[Rolltydr]

Thanks so much for the reccomendation! We started this tonight and the first episode was terrific! Looking forward to watching all four seasons with Cliff -- he watches almost no TV and this is something I can share with him.

So glad you enjoyed it. We’re on the second season and watched the Buenos Aires episode last night. It was great and really made me want a steak! He just has so much fun, it makes us feel good to see him enjoying the food and the people he visits with.

Oh, and when he video calls his parents each show, you really see where the ideas for Frank and Marie Barone came from!

 

[cissy]

I am watching "The Ultimate Cowboy" hosted by Trace Adkins. It's about true life challenges faced by the working cowboy. I've found it to be very interesting, and a nice change of pace.