Watching shows on Netflix

[VegasBella]

Although there are many threads regarding Netflix here on Tug, I do not see any that refer to specific shows to watch. With so much available, and since so many Tuggers are very intelligent I would like to start with my recommendation for a worthy series to watch.

My DH and I just finished watching Recitify.

Rectify is one of my favorite shows. After watching what was available on Netflix I found newer episodes on the Sundance channel online and watched those too.
http://www.sundance.tv/series/rectify

As I understand it (but could certauinly be mistaken) Homeland is apparently available from Netflix, but only as mailed DVD? (i.e., not viewable via streaming).
If that belief is indeed correct, I have no idea why it might be so, unless related somehow to Showtime licensing?

I'm guessing it's because Showtime has a contract with Hulu now, a competitor of Netflix.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt! I love it!

I love that show too. Soooooo funny.

Other shows I have watched on Netflix and would recommend:
Making a Murderer
Jessica Jones - this is really much better than I expected
Master of None
Orange is the New Black
The Fall
River
The Killing
The Riches
United States of Tara
Weeds

Movies and stand-up:
Cowspiracy - environmental documentary
Craigslist Joe - funny documentary
Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers - very dark humor
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats - so weird, total odd ball

 

[andrea t]

I loved Call a Midwife. Takes place in London in the early 60's. I've grown so attached to the characters! Based on a true story of midwives and a group of nuns and the care they provided to the poor.

 

[taterhed]

How to get away with MURDER
River

Lots of really good Netflix content..... Just need to be ready for the violence and/or NSF kids (or the faint at heart) sex/nudity.

Guess Netflix learned how to use the sex-shockers from HBO.

 

[Sandy]

Not exactly on point with a Netflix recommendation (sorry) but if you can watch "Hand of God" on Amazon Prime with Ron Perlman. Fascinating story about a troubled judge and his conflict with religion and law. I won't give it away, but I am surely looking forward to season 2.

 

[spirits]

Line of Duty

British police show about the corruption of police and the people who investigate....ooops actually set in Ireland.

Sometimes the British accent is a bit tricky and some terminology but oh the writing is spot on and terrific acting. We just finished watching Season 2...they are very short...this season only had 6 episodes but the twists and turns kept us watching till the end.

 

[taterhed]

Just watched movie "Remember" on Netflix.... Great movie!

 

[Chrisky]

We like historical shows so have watched Marco Polo, and are into the second season. Other programs we like are:
Silk
Midsomer Murders
Longmire
River
Luther - starring Idris Elba
We are now watching Code. Filmed in Australia.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - also filmed in Australia. Takes place in 1920s.

 

[SMHarman]

What we do in the shadows. Very funny.

 

[SMHarman]

I loved Call a Midwife. Takes place in London in the early 60's. I've grown so attached to the characters! Based on a true story of midwives and a group of nuns and the care they provided to the poor.

It's why midwife centric baby delivery still occurs in the UK. With better health outcomes to all than the US doctor driven process.

 

[Sandy VDH]

Making a Murderer has me so frustrated on many levels.

Let me say, first and foremost, my sympathies lie in the family of the murder victim, Teresa Halbach. This is terrible for them on so many levels. Not only do they lose their daughter/sibling, but it has to play out as the backdrop to the Steven Avery trial, and the trial of his nephew. Not only the actual trial, but now the Netflix show about the trials. Through all the appeals, and all of the crazy news coverage, and the show. There is no good outcome for this family on ANY level. I feel so sad about that for them.

But there are so many WTF moments with the police, investigators and the prosecutors and even the States Attorney General, that it has my head spinning.

Even if I take it with a critical eye that the show is trying to manipulate the audience into seeing what narrative it want to convey, there is still enough moments that make me shake my head and offer some reasonable doubt in the case. There are even things I have caught that they have to come back around to that I would like some clarity on.

Best of the scenarios on the part of the police and courts is they had tunnel vision AGAIN, which clearly they already exhibited once with Steven Avery when he was wrongfully convicted and exonerated on physical DNA evidence on a suspect that others brought to their attention but they dismissed. That is not a good scenario, but worse yet these cops are incompetent: how can you search something many many times, and then have stuff magically appear the 3rd or forth time they look, or they no longer look for the truth, but rather just look for what story works to justify a win, or they are complicate, period. I don't know the answer but none of the possible answers are good.

How can this happen? How often does it happen? Who are primarily the targets in terms of demographics of defendants that find themselves in these situations?

As said in the movie Shawshank Redemption, there are no guilty people in prisons, everyone there is innocent. Well lets hope that there are better trials, better evidence, better lawyers and better jurors.

Not finished watching yet, but make me never want to run afoul of any laws, just in case.

 

[Luvtoride]

Sandy, thanks for reviving this thread after over 2 years of inactivity. Since there are hundreds of new shows on Netflix since 2016 it may be good to again start putting fo th some of our current favorites:

American Vandal- 2 seasons, a bit silly but well done docu- drama done from the perspective of HS students about HS pranks.

Bodyguard- another British thriller that grabs you from the start and stars one of the actors from Game of Thrones.

Elite- a Spanish series (dubbed in English) from the makers (and many of the actors) from Casa de Papel.

Ozark- Season 2 even better than season 1.

And on Amazon Prime-

“ A very British Scandal” starring Hugh Grant and based on a true story.

“Sneaky Pete”- 2 seasons withBryan Cranston as Executive Producer and starring in Season 1 about con artists.