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08-26-2016, 01:39 PM
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http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertai...oming-leaving/
Above link has new and leaving titles for September 2016. That's a lot of binging.
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01-24-2017, 08:46 PM
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Genius on Hold - documentary about the inventor of many popular telephone features, such as conference calling, and his invention rights battles with the Bell System. Contains a fair bit of corporate bashing, for example it tells only the inventor's side of the story, but about 1/3rd in the narrative takes off via an unexpected and fascinating twist. Left me curious to learn more.
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01-30-2017, 11:42 PM
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Just watched "The Reader" on Amazon Prime (based on the book "Der Vorleser"). Stars Kate Winslett & Ralph Fiennes. I'd definitely recommend it. It has some weighty issues and personal struggles in it, and is set in a very interesting time and place.
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01-31-2017, 07:39 AM
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If one is interested in crime / detection shows, many of the European series are very good. Each series is about 6-9 episodes although "The Fall" is longer.
I think these are Netflix originals.
Marcella - UK
The Fall - Northern Ireland?
Case - Iceland
Paranoia - UK and Germany
Dicte - Denmark
I don't think this one is a Netflix original
Witnesses - France
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01-31-2017, 08:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DEC-1982
If one is interested in crime / detection shows, many of the European series are very good. Each series is about 6-9 episodes although "The Fall" is longer.
I think these are Netflix originals.
Marcella - UK
The Fall - Northern Ireland?
Case - Iceland
Paranoia - UK and Germany
Dicte - Denmark
I don't think this one is a Netflix original
Witnesses - France
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I'm currently watching 'The Fall', and it's good. But, I can't help thinking that it's a thinly veiled redo of 'Prime Suspect'. And, for me, it's difficult to outdo Helen Mirren.
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01-31-2017, 08:47 AM
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Here are a few we liked from Netflix:
The Assets - about the catching of a mole within CIA (based on true story)
Detectorists - understated British humor
The IT Crowd - older show about some techies in a UK business environment
Glitch - in small Australian town people start emerging from graves
Doctor Foster - is the husband cheating on the doc or not?
Midnight Diner, Tokyo stories (I watched one so far, DW abstained)
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01-31-2017, 08:59 AM
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I haven't seen Prime Suspect w Helen Mirren but a quick Google summary shows significant story similarities to "The Fall", like you said, Huston55.
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01-31-2017, 11:02 AM
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Monarch of the Glen is good, but is leaving Netflix at the first of February (tomorrow).
Sad.
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02-07-2017, 09:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DEC-1982
I haven't seen Prime Suspect w Helen Mirren but a quick Google summary shows significant story similarities to "The Fall", like you said, Huston55.
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The Fall is awesome. Gruesome but awesome. Gillian Anderson is amazing.
We just started season 3. Season 1 and 2 terrific.
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02-07-2017, 09:42 PM
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Been watching Netflix original Sense8 - Wow!
Feel like a spectator. Very mysterious at first. Slow reveal. Multicultural. Fascinating.
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02-07-2017, 10:01 PM
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Have watched the first two of ten episodes of Santa Clarita Diet, another Netflix original series--lighthearted gruesome black comedy, Timothy Olyphant (swoon) carrying the show with Drew Barrymore. The kind of show that really doesn't need to run more than one season.
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02-07-2017, 10:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bestwifeever
Have watched the first two of ten episodes of Santa Clarita Diet, another Netflix original series--lighthearted gruesome black comedy, Timothy Olyphant (swoon) carrying the show with Drew Barrymore. The kind of show that really doesn't need to run more than one season.
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Episode 1 was more than I could handle!
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02-07-2017, 10:35 PM
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If Olyphant was not in it I wouldn't watch it, but fortunately the second episode isn't quite as graphic so I'm hoping the shock shtick will continue to diminish. DH loves the gore so
he's fine with it.
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02-07-2017, 10:55 PM
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Has anyone watched 'Sneaky Pete' with Giovanni Ribisi?
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02-08-2017, 03:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bestwifeever
If Olyphant was not in it I wouldn't watch it, but fortunately the second episode isn't quite as graphic so I'm hoping the shock shtick will continue to diminish. DH loves the gore so
he's fine with it.
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Yeah, the graphic parts were pretty bad, but it was the stupidity that ultimately got to me and made me decide no más!
I can see how some might find it uproariously funny.
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02-08-2017, 04:38 AM
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Stranger Things was good for those who like sci-fi ish stuff. It has some comedy relief in it also.
If you like super hero type shows for adults, Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Nick Cage are good, in that order.
I watched one episode of Marco Polo and will go back to that later.
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02-08-2017, 06:11 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by audreyh1
Yeah, the graphic parts were pretty bad, but it was the stupidity that ultimately got to me and made me decide no más!
I can see how some might find it uproariously funny.
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I never mind a little stupidity once in a while , and I don't think this is uproariously funny, just reporting on what we've seen on the service.
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02-08-2017, 11:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Huston55
Has anyone watched 'Sneaky Pete' with Giovanni Ribisi?
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Love that show!
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02-08-2017, 11:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by audreyh1
Yeah, the graphic parts were pretty bad, but it was the stupidity that ultimately got to me and made me decide no más!
I can see how some might find it uproariously funny.
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I burst into laughter from this show WAY more than I should...
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02-08-2017, 12:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Huston55
Has anyone watched 'Sneaky Pete' with Giovanni Ribisi?
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Very good. Another couple I like on Amazon is The Beginning of Everything and The Man in High Castle. Just started the latter one but better than I thought it would be.
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