Netflix...What to watch

a reply to: TheMirrorSelf

The 100, Lucifer, Arrow. 3 must sees on Netflix to me. Space Force was funny.

Supernatural was my fav. back in the day, they just kept going & going with it though & I lost interest in the last few seasons.

Burn Notice or Sparticus isn't on Netflix anymore but Burn Notice teaches people everything they shouldn't know about tactics & strategies with not the best acting.

The show Lucifer has a new season out now. It is not what you would expect. I mostly like it because it falls under the way I always imagined Lucifer to be kinda, just nice & funny & stuff.

Ozark was kinda good, mostly just watched it cause a buddy recommended it.

Naruto is an obvious.

& Happy.

a reply to: TheMirrorSelf

I just watched 'Clickbait' a couple days ago. It was quite a bit better than I was expecting. I liked how they laid it all out with each episode focusing on a specific character.

I also recently watched 'Ju-On: Origins'. It was pretty good too. It's a prequel to 'The Grudge' movies.

So far, I've only watched 1 of the 4 episodes, but 'Challenger: The Final Flight' is interesting.

I appreciate these threads and wanted to come back to leave a more positive review.

I liked Mr. Inbetween (the series) so well that I rented the original film it was adapted from. The film was good too.

It is the story of a cold blooded murderer and his day to day life. I lost sleep watching one episode after another of this one and cannot recommend it enough.

a reply to: TheMirrorSelf

I've jumped over to Hulu for a month, as I've exhausted Netflix.

I am really enjoying :

Only Murders in the Building, with Steve Martin and Martin Short

Y: The Last Man, based on a graphic novel, about all males of all species dying off in one fell swoop, starring the sexy Diane Lane

HBO:

The White Lotus, omg this is the best show I've seen in years, comedic tragedy/ dark satire

Apple TV:

See, a dystopian sci fi 200 some odd years after a virus ravages the world, leaving all humans blind, until one man is born with sight.. if you're not watching this series, you are wrong lol

"Black Spot"is a good thriller based in France. It is dubbed to English. It has supernatural elements, combined with a detective storyline.

"Rake" is a hilarious show based on a lawyer in Australia. After the first episode it gets and stays funny. First episode is boring.

" The frozen dead". Is a good detective thriller.

A few I liked,all on netflix-Im in the UK not sure if all countries get the same,but:

Katla-Super weird scandi drama/thriller,town covered by a volcanic erruption,bizzarre stuff happening.Unique ambience.

Into the inferno-more volcanoes! this time a really cool documentary by legend Werner Herzog.

Mindhunter-top notch psychological detective drama about two FBI agents in the 70s who develop ways to hunt serial killers through learning about their minds/behaviours.

Wild Wild Country-another documentary,this one about the Indian Guru who sets up a cult in Oregon which morphs from the usual hippy camp into a militia who launch a freaking biological attack on their small local town.Crazy stuff!

Narcos-DEA Vs the cartels,crazy stories,great production quality-especially the later series in the 80s,lush camera tones


They are the only ones that stand out on my list at the moment-I forget the names but there is also plenty of good european/scandinavian cop/detective/crime drama on netflix if you are into that kind of stuff.

Oh and check out the trailer for Into the Inferno-Starts with Werner Herzog reading from an ancient Nordic manuscript describing a volcanic event,which I thought was cool af






Edit to add:

I forgot to mention Frontier-Settlers/prospectors clash with the Natives and the Canadian Fur trading barons-maybe not historically acurrate but entertaining-sort of like deadwood,but in Canada

a reply to: TheMirrorSelf


The Serpent

I used to binge Netlfix stuff and now I'm kind of burnt out. If I look at it now I spend more time searching than actually watching something, but my attention span is chit right now

Mindhunters not getting the third season really sucks, they don't get another season but they give you Teenage Bounty Hunters a go, filmed here in Georgia and it was horrendously bad. Some of it was filmed in our neighborhood and surrounding areas but once that novelty wore off snooze fest, though Im pretty sure I ain't the target demographic either.

The last thing I tried to watch was the German? Blood Red Sky was good, Sometimes I'd rather watch anything besides something American.

originally posted by: DreadKnock
See, a dystopian sci fi 200 some odd years after a virus ravages the world, leaving all humans blind, until one man is born with sight.. if you're not watching this series, you are wrong lol

Agreed. It's REALLY good!

a reply to: TheMirrorSelf
Not a fan or rules so i will just spit the best shows i remember seeing in the last few years.

What we do in the shadows.
Ghosts.
Sharp objects
Tell me your secrets.
Haunting of hill house (season one).
Mare of easton.
Castle rock.
Chapelwaite.
The terror.
Fortitude.

All those shows were/are some really good quality entertainment worthy of beer and candy.

originally posted by: LordAhriman

originally posted by: DreadKnock
See, a dystopian sci fi 200 some odd years after a virus ravages the world, leaving all humans blind, until one man is born with sight.. if you're not watching this series, you are wrong lol

Agreed. It's REALLY good!

Is that the one with jason momoa? Hate that guy. It ruined one of my mornings when i saw that he is in the new dune.

Something about his face, just feel sick so cant focus on the show/movie.

Still remember how happy i was when he died in GOT.

Lucifer has been my favourite Netflix show but one that has not been mentioned is Cobra Kai which carries on the the Karate Kid story in the present day using the 3 main stars and several guest appearances.
The 3rd season is the best yet and the new 4th season hits around new years day.
I watched it expecting it to be rubbish and got right into it big time.
The music is superb too.
Highly recommended.

originally posted by: LordAhriman
The Last Kingdom is my favorite show of all time.

I must have watched that five times over. It really is that good.

A lot of people compare it to Vikings but it's on a different level as far I'm concerned.

It's great that we don't disagree on everything.

originally posted by: devilhunter69
Lucifer has been my favourite Netflix show but one that has not been mentioned is Cobra Kai which carries on the the Karate Kid story in the present day using the 3 main stars and several guest appearances.
The 3rd season is the best yet and the new 4th season hits around new years day.
I watched it expecting it to be rubbish and got right into it big time.
The music is superb too.
Highly recommended.

If you remember the Karate Kid from childhood then Kobra Kai is simply superb.

I love it but I'm not sure younger audiences quite get it.

a reply to: TheMirrorSelf

Suggestions:

Snowpiercer

Summer of Rockets

Sherlock

Ashes to Ashes

Line of Duty

Hinterland

Schitts Creek

Suits

Sons of Anarchy

Poldark

Umbrella Academy

Arrested Development

...

I can come back with more.

I really enjoyed The Witcher if you haven't seen that already!

a reply to: Wide-Eyes

Forgot about Schitt's Creek!! Absolutely superb series. I have watched it through twice. I am not sure I have seen another series I laughed so hard at.

Excellent taste!!

Prison Break - Excellent
Breaking Bad - Excellent
Friday Night Lights
Bloodlines
The Good Wife
Scandal
One Tree Hill
The Blacklist - Excellent
The Unit - Excellent
The Travelers - Excellent
Damages
The Office
The Boys - Excellent
24 - My all time Favorite
Designated Survivor
Jack Ryan - Excellent
Hanna
Person of Interest
The Mandalorian
Supernatural
The Last Kingdom - Excellent
Letters From The King
Cobra Kai
Money Heist - Excellent
Outer Banks - Excellent
All American
Manifest
Invincible - Excellent
Spartacus - Excellent
The Umbrella Academy - Excellent
11-22-63

These are all a mix of Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Disney Plus

a reply to: TheMirrorSelf

I have a list of ratings for shows that I've seen or are currently watching, which includes shows that are my favorite as well as shows that I really don't like (usually the more modern shows, some of which are either produced by Netflix or are on Netflix). Personally, I don't think anything truly good has ever come out of a Netflix production. For me Netflix has ruined quality entertainment because all the internet streaming companies are copying their model of cheap boring assembly line shows (quantity over quality). But the highest rated Netflix production in that list is The Witcher, which I rated at 4.9. I only watched it because Game of Thrones (7.3) ended (I would rate GoT higher if it weren't for the last season). Since I don't have a Netflix subscription, it's a little hard to see which of the shows in my list are on Netflix, that would be easier for you. My favorite genres are Sci-Fi, Fantasy, History and War, my least favorite are those that depict contemporary realism (detective shows and such). Here's my list as of now (those still running are marked with a *):

Stargate SG-1 (9)
Stargate Atlantis (8.8)
Babylon 5 (8.5)
Star Trek DS9 (8)
Blackadder (7.9)
Game of Thrones (7.3)
Band of Brothers (7.2)
Hatfields & McCoys (7.1)
Hornblower (7)
Stargate Universe (6.4) (referred to as SGU in my commentary below)
ST TNG (6.3) (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
The Expanse (6.2)* (on Amazon now)
Picard (6.1)*
Space: Above and Beyond (6)
The Mandalorian (6)* (Disney+)
Loki (6)* (Disney+)
Firefly (5.9)
ST Voyager and Enterprise (5.8)
Farscape (5.6)
The old BSG (5.5) (BSG = Battlestar Galactica)
Lost (5)
The Witcher (4.9)*
The Dark Crystal (4.8)
What If...? (4.7)*
Deadwood (4.5)
ST Discovery (4)*
Heroes (3.6)
The Last Kingdom (3.5)*
Black Sails (3.4)
The Orville (3.3)*
WandaVision (3.2)
Ash vs Evil Dead (3.1)
Dark Matter (3)
Lost in Space (2.9)*
Rome (2.8)
The Boys (2.7)*
Krypton (2.3)
His Dark Materials (2.2)*
Stranger Things (2.1)*
Andromeda (2)
Doctor Who (1.9)*
Falling Skies (1.7)
Merlin (1.6)
TWD (1.5)* (The Walking Dead)
See (1.4)*
FTWD (1.3)* (Fear TWD)
The new BSG (1) (mostly because of how they wasted their high budget, it's not technically this bad; this represents my frustration with modern shows compared to older shows)

Shows that are hard to rate because I stopped watching:

Dr. Who (not my type of show, but I stuck with it for quite a few seasons when there were no space Sci-Fi shows running after SGU was cancelled in 2011 and before the Expanse started in 2015; this was also the time when I watched Falling Skies and Merlin out of sheer desperation.)
The Last Ship (lost interest at the start of season 3, was never really that into it anyway)
Prison Break (first season was interesting, after the prison break, show could have ended for me. I skimmed through season 2, season 3 had another prison break which was not as interesting as season 1 anymore, and I think I stopped watching somewhere in season 4)
The Librarians (unisex version of Charmed I guess, by skimming through it, I almost made it till the end)
Hell on Wheels (I got stuck somewhere in season 2 or 3, got too bored with it; years later I tried Deadwood, which I enjoyed a lot more)
Sharpe (when I was looking into Hornblower-type shows, I may have seen all episodes, but being less interesting than Hornblower, and a long time since I've seen it, I find it hard to rate in comparison with the others; somewhere in between Lost and Deadwood? 5 - 4.5; the lead actor, i.e. Sharpe = Boromir from LOTR)
Turn
Red Dwarf (which I never actually stopped watching because I never started, but what episodes I did see on the BBC were quite funny)

Since I wrote the above, I've watched another season of Dr. Who up to S8E5, and decided to rate it anyway (see list, 1.9; still not my type of show with all the standalone episodes, and too much promotion of wokeness).

I was thinking about watching Vikings next, but I don't really want to because it looks like a typical modern show produced by an internet streaming company. So perhaps I should skip ahead to one of the superhero shows from Marvel or DC, it looks like they put the most money into The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but neither superhero interests me (remember what I said about contemporary realism?). Here's my list of series still to watch (by the way, I'm List-Man, that's my superhero power):

See (already started)
Dr. Who (see commentary before)
Krypton (2018) (seen and ended; so I should probably take this out)
What If...? (2021) (just saw the most recently aired episode, bringing me to...)
Vikings
World Without End (2012)
Marco Polo
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Titans
Legends of Tomorrow (Spun-off from Arrow and The Flash; crossovers with Supergirl, Freedom Fighters: The Ray, Batwoman, Vixen; also DC: Doom Patrol, Black Lightning, Stargirl, Gotham, Smallville, Constantine)
The Defenders (follows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist; also Netflix: The Punisher)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (also ABC: Agent Carter, Inhumans; other Marvel series: Runaways, Cloak & Dagger, Helstrom)
Guardians of the Galaxy (and other Marvel cartoons)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: Rebels
Westworld
Yellowstone
Tremors

I just had a somewhat lucid dream that was a great idea for a fantasy TV show. I have to write some of it down before I forget. I was in another world where everything was really weird, I felt like Alice in Wonderland. The setting was a bit like the game Bioshock Infinite (a city in the sky with lots of automatons). See below starting at 6:50 and just after 15:44:

They had butter, and called it poison because it made you sick and throw up, I told them that they ate too much of it (they, the group I was travelling with, had handed me a rather large block to eat as they were eating it themselves), and that we used only a little bit of it on our bread. Then I told them that usually we put something else on our bread as well, and then they showed me what they did, which was either smearing the bread or the butter along the bottem-end (including the ass) of a rather large toad, without picking up the toad (slightly larger than our toads), which I obviously found disgusting (I think it was the butter, for extra flavor). They had already given me a slice of bread to use the butter on, so I said after seeing the toad-thingy, I hate to think how you make your bread (looking at the bread and seeing little darker spots in it, the size of a grain of sand or crystals of salt).

There was also such amazing wonderful things to see, there was some kind of attack on the way or underway, and I saw a gigantic wall next to a harbor (so high I could not see the top of it), where some large animals were placing huge tiles, sliding down a rope, fairly quickly (I thought it was part of the defenses for the incoming attack, the tiles were thick, like armor plating). Then the attack came in from a distance, and we had to run for shelter or safety, away from the harbor.

Then one of the companions of the boy I was with who did something to allow me not to be a mere observer of that world, but also interact with my environment and talk to them, turned out to be Dutch, just after I said I was Dutch and explained how amazing I found it that they were all speaking in English (there was also something about another fantasy language and writings I could not understand that brought up the subject). He spoke something in Dutch and introduced his name as Tromp, a famous sea-faring captain from my country. Just as I was about to tell them that there were actually 2 famous Dutch seafaring captains in Dutch history during our Golden Age, they (someone in the group I was with) also told of 2 sea-faring Captains of which the Tromp character in that fanatasy world was one. I think they were about to tell me something about some competition between the 2 and Tromp not having been very succesful in his sea-faring campaigns (perhaps related to exploration), while the other one was (Tromp desiring to be as succesful and famous as the other one). That's when we had to run for cover from the incoming attack. Oh, the wall earlier mentioned was in some sort of harbor (don't remember seeing any water, more like a sea of clouds), the attack also came from there or followed some canal leading to the harbor (it had a very Gulliver's Travels feel to it; whatever was coming, it was big with lots of smoke and/or commotion and/or destruction along its incoming path along the canal, must have been, why would you need such a big wall otherwise?).

It all started out somewhere in an attic, 18th-19th century housing (Bioshock style) or somewhere in that neighbourhood, where I could merely observe. The boy who sort of brought me to life, or there so that I could interact (I was sort of like a lifeless Pinocchio at first, or an automaton like in the movie Hugo and Bioshock, only observing), became my friend and guide, and argued to take me outside with some other people (adults) in the house. They had very strange eating habits (as explained with the butter and the toad, but there were other things as well I can't quite remember; this was near the start of the dream, usually at the end of dreams you're more lucid, if you're familiar with lucid dreaming). The boy that became my friend wasn't treated very well, getting into trouble about something as you so often see in movies with things like foster parents (think Harry Potter). He was quite clever though and used science to 'bring me there', he was very excited about succeeding.

There was so much to see (before my encounter with the gigantic wall in the harbor) and everything was a wonder to me, lots of big stuff as well, the technology reminded me again of the game Bioshock and the picture at 2:35 in this Amiga demo:

The things to see where so overwhelming that I really have a bit of a memory gap there in between the attic and arriving in the harbor with the gigantic wall. There was a point where we came out of the house, and that was the point I was so overwhelmed by everything that was there to see (see the opening of the door moment after 13:55 and 15:44 in the Bioshock video I used, that effect) while meeting up with the rest of the group, which I assumed were friends of the one I was in the house with (the boy that brought me there). So I think I have to leave it there now.

I woke up after the butter thingy (so I told it in reverse order to more easily remember). Now someone, make the show, you can take your inspiration from Bioshock, cause it very much felt like it was that world I was in (imaginary speaking, not actually of course; probably because I watched the RadBrad's playthrough that I linked above, but that was years ago, so still a little surprising that my imagination took me there). No doubt because of just talking about my favorite genres of Sci-Fi, fantasy and history in this thread before I went to sleep, had some influence on me dreaming up my Bioshock based world (recollecting things I've seen years ago when watching the Bioshock playthrough, the mind is such a wonderful mysterious thing).

The Bioschock world is such a wonderful amazing fantasy world to explore in a TV show that would combine all my favorite genres. Sci-Fi, Fantasy, History, and if you include an enemy with whom they are at war with, War. Perhaps this is what my subconscious was telling me when writing my previous comment in this thread, and it just came to fruition in my dream.

I really don't want to watch a lame show like Vikings now. Seems like such a step down from this wonderful world. His Dark Materials comes closer (not liking the heavy conditioning and indoctrination in that show though, long story).

Safe to say, that I've spoken so much English on ATS and watched so many English entertainment, that I'm now dreaming in English even though I'm Dutch, funny.