What new series are you watching? *No Spoilers, Please*

[Likes_to_Lurk]

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Originally Posted by harllee Recently subscribed to Netflix. Watched and enjoyed The Crown, Maid and Queens Gambit. I am looking for suggestions of Netflix series that don't have too much violence and vulgar language. What suggestions?

I also try to avoid shows with a lot of violence. I have enjoyed these:
Call the Midwife (excellent!)
Downton Abbey
The Good Place
Unorthodox
Last Tango in Halifax
Offspring
History of Swear Words
Night on Earth

You can also search for BBC and PBS shows.

[ivinsfan]

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Originally Posted by Likes_to_Lurk I also try to avoid shows with a lot of violence. I have enjoyed these: Call the Midwife (excellent!) Downton Abbey The Good Place Unorthodox Last Tango in Halifax Offspring History of Swear Words Night on Earth You can also search for BBC and PBS shows.

Royal Pains is a hoot. But I see it doesn't stream on Netflix anymore. IMDB seems to have it

[harllee]

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Originally Posted by Likes_to_Lurk I also try to avoid shows with a lot of violence. I have enjoyed these: Call the Midwife (excellent!) Downton Abbey The Good Place Unorthodox Last Tango in Halifax Offspring History of Swear Words Night on Earth You can also search for BBC and PBS shows.

Thanks, I have PBS Passport and have watched most of the PBS shows. Call the Midwife is my favorite. I will look into some of the ones on your list that I have not watched to see if they are on Netflix

[Ian S]

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Originally Posted by harllee I am looking for suggestions of Netflix series that don't have too much violence and vulgar language. What suggestions?

It's not on Netflix but you definitely want to steer clear of Showtime's "Dexter: New Blood!" Watched the first episode tonight and although a little slow to start, it sure picked up in the last 20 minutes! Not yet up to the level of the tensest episodes of the original but there are a lot of irons in the fire for future plot twists.

[ShokWaveRider]

COBRA Season 2, yet another Top Notch British Drama, SkyTV

[eytonxav]

Yellowstone, very exciting season premier. Also watching Dexter and YellowJackets, haven't made up my mind yet.

[aaronc879]

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Originally Posted by DFW_M5 Yellowstone, very exciting season premier. Also watching Dexter and YellowJackets, haven't made up my mind yet.

Yesterday I watched the first 3 episodes of the new season of Yellowstone. Very good.

[MichaelB]

Netflix just announced a more accurate methodology to rank its more popular shows and movies. Article from The Verge here.

Netflix new page showing the most popular shows and movies in rank order here.

[harllee]

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Originally Posted by MichaelB Netflix just announced a more accurate methodology to rank its more popular shows and movies. Article from The Verge here. Netflix new page showing the most popular shows and movies in rank order here.

Thanks for the list of the most popular Netflix shows. I will look it over. However I think the DH and I are not the typical viewers, we must live in an alternate reality. We hate most of the most popular shows (too much violence, bad language, etc). Maybe what we should look for is a list of the most "unpopular" shows.

[Qs Laptop]

Not a new series by any means, but I have been watching "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" on ROKU TV. (Also on Peacock.) These are 25 minute short stories with a twist at the end, usually dealing with the dark side of human nature.

The quality of the acting is impressive, and there are plenty of big name actors: Joseph Cotten, Vera Miles, Ellen Corby, etc. (I think they wanted to work with Hitchcock.) Also, lots of actors that were just starting out--Charles Bronson, John Forsythe, Cloris Leachman, Darrin McGavin, Gene Barry, Peter Lawford, John Cassavetes, etc.

The dialogue is effortless and a joy to listen to. It's fun to see how society functioned back in the 50's. I'm constantly scanning the background of cityscapes to get a sense of how it was to live back then. I got a chuckle when someone marveled at the pay of a new job paying ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS A WEEK!

It's in black and white but they must have been fully restored because video and audio quality is excellent. There's even closed captioning, though not needed.

[MichaelB]

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Originally Posted by harllee Thanks for the list of the most popular Netflix shows. I will look it over. However I think the DH and I are not the typical viewers, we must live in an alternate reality. We hate most of the most popular shows (too much violence, bad language, etc). Maybe what we should look for is a list of the most "unpopular" shows.

What streaming services do you subscribe to?

[garyt]

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Originally Posted by Qs Laptop Not a new series by any means, but I have been watching "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" on ROKU TV. (Also on Peacock.) These are 25 minute short stories with a twist at the end, usually dealing with the dark side of human nature. The quality of the acting is impressive, and there are plenty of big name actors: Joseph Cotten, Vera Miles, Ellen Corby, etc. (I think they wanted to work with Hitchcock.) Also, lots of actors that were just starting out--Charles Bronson, John Forsythe, Cloris Leachman, Darrin McGavin, Gene Barry, Peter Lawford, John Cassavetes, etc. The dialogue is effortless and a joy to listen to. It's fun to see how society functioned back in the 50's. I'm constantly scanning the background of cityscapes to get a sense of how it was to live back then. I got a chuckle when someone marveled at the pay of a new job paying ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS A WEEK! It's in black and white but they must have been fully restored because video and audio quality is excellent. There's even closed captioning, though not needed.

It's funny, but when I watch those older shows all I can think of is how BAD the acting is. Maybe it's just a different style of acting but it's certainly not up to par with today's better shows.
People may not like some of the themes of today's shows but the overall production values, and the acting make this truly the Golden Age of Television.

[Qs Laptop]

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Originally Posted by garyt It's funny, but when I watch those older shows all I can think of is how BAD the acting is. Maybe it's just a different style of acting but it's certainly not up to par with today's better shows. People may not like some of the themes of today's shows but the overall production values, and the acting make this truly the Golden Age of Television.

I understand your point. Most of the older shows did have some bad acting; I'd say Hitchcock's show was an exception.

The better produced shows of today do feature excellent acting. But there's also a lot of bad acting on the run-of-the mill productions on most networks.

On a related note, I've been catching some old episodes (1961 and 1962) of Gunsmoke (on Paramount network) and am impressed at the quality of the scripts.

[Ronstar]

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Originally Posted by DayDreaming "Midnight Mass" - a limited series on Netflix. It's set in a fishing village that's seen better times, it feels like Maine although I don't think they say so. A new priest comes to the island, strange things happen - it really feels like it could be a Stephen King novel. Half-way though and I'm enjoying it.

I just started watching “Midnight Mass”. Agree - has a Stephen King feel to it. I’m only on episode 3 and I’m hooked.

[Luvtoride]

Just watched the first two episodes of "Mayor of Kingstown" on Paramount+. To say its violent would be an understatement. It is compelling and I am looking forward to more episodes dropping soon (they aren't releasing the whole season in one drop).

[kgtest]

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Originally Posted by MichaelB Netflix just announced a more accurate methodology to rank its more popular shows and movies. Article from The Verge here. Netflix new page showing the most popular shows and movies in rank order here.

Interesting that Dynasty made the list. One of my neighborhood cohorts and school classmates is one of the main characters in that series. That would be the second successful series that i've had a personal connection to. The first was a buddy of mine dated/married then divorced one of the main Farscape actresses. Its not as big of a world as we think.

[Brett_Cameron]

Monk. It is new to me. LOL!

[Trooper]

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Originally Posted by harllee Recently subscribed to Netflix. Watched and enjoyed The Crown, Maid and Queens Gambit. I am looking for suggestions of Netflix series that don't have too much violence and vulgar language. What suggestions?

Schitt's Creek! Hilarious.

[Irishgirlyc58]

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Originally Posted by Qs Laptop I understand your point. Most of the older shows did have some bad acting; I'd say Hitchcock's show was an exception. The better produced shows of today do feature excellent acting. But there's also a lot of bad acting on the run-of-the mill productions on most networks. On a related note, I've been catching some old episodes (1961 and 1962) of Gunsmoke (on Paramount network) and am impressed at the quality of the scripts.

I would add The Twilight Zone to an old show with good acting.
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[harllee]

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Originally Posted by MichaelB What streaming services do you subscribe to?

Currently we subscribe to Youtube TV, Netflix and PBS Passport (we have pretty much watched everything of interest on PBS Passport). We have just started Netflix so I am mainly interested in good TV series on Netflix without a lot of violence and vulgar language.