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

[Dalmore]

Just started watching The Great on Hulu. So far it has been fun to watch. Kind of like Drunk History meets Downton Abbey.

 

[steelyman]

I’m watching a 2019 PBS documentary (4 1-hr parts) that they’re showing on a local subchannel: Reconstruction: America After the Civil War. It’s also available for streaming on the PBS app.

I’m finding it interesting and was surprised to see a portion about representation at the Chicago “White City” World’s Fair.

 

[Rianne]

Hulu's Normal People. If you have high school or college aged children, grandchildren or want to remember growing up...check this out. The first episode is hard to watch, but after that I watched 3-4 episodes at a time. Everyone has had a least one of these experiences.

 

[Rianne]

Just started watching The Great on Hulu. So far it has been fun to watch. Kind of like Drunk History meets Downton Abbey.

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[Nemo2]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2258904/
Started watching A Place to Call Home with Marta Dusseldorp, whose performances we always enjoy......so far, so good...the 'plot is thickening'.

(Some of the first episode appears to have been set on the P&O liner Oronsay on which I first sailed to Australia circa 1960. Back then First Class took up 2/3 to 3/4 of the ship while the rest of us (somewhat like the movie Titanic) were crammed into the stern.)

 

[folivier]

Just finished Space Force. Liked it, ridiculous but enjoyable.
Started watching Penny Dreadful, interesting especially with what's going on right now.

 

[RonBoyd]

Death in Paradise

I kept ignoring this show. I shouldn't have. It is one of the most entertaining crime shows. Highly recommend it.

https://www.britbox.com/us/season/Death_in_Paradise_S1_24259

 

[Chuckanut]

I kept ignoring this show. I shouldn't have. It is one of the most entertaining crime shows. Highly recommend it.

https://www.britbox.com/us/season/Death_in_Paradise_S1_24259

Yes, it's very entertaining. Very formulaic, with new characters every few years. But fun to watch with just enough mystery to keep one interested. It's easy on the brain in these hectic times.

I think the lady who runs the local bar/restaurant and the commissioner are the only two survivors from the original cast. Them and the gecko.

 

[mn54]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2258904/
Started watching A Place to Call Home with Marta Dusseldorp, whose performances we always enjoy......so far, so good...the 'plot is thickening'.

(Some of the first episode appears to have been set on the P&O liner Oronsay on which I first sailed to Australia circa 1960. Back then First Class took up 2/3 to 3/4 of the ship while the rest of us (somewhat like the movie Titanic) were crammed into the stern.)

I enjoyed this series very much. based on a true story and a book by the same name.

 

[Nemo2]

I enjoyed this series very much. based on a true story and a book by the same name.

We'll keep a look out for the book......and add it to the existing pile!

(With regard to the show.....the Bligh family matriarch, (especially the smile/smirk which is identical), is a ringer for DW's daughter's husband's mother. )

 

[socca]

In season 3 [of Fauda] the action takes place on the Gaza strip.

I'm finishing up Season 3 of Fauda and have mostly enjoyed the first 3 seasons. The only thing that I find hard to believe is that a pretty young Israeli woman would be romantically attracted to a grizzled, portly, balding, heavy smoking, heavy drinking, older guy (this happened twice in the series). If so, then I need to radically change my lifestyle.

 

[rk911]

I'm finishing up Season 3 of Fauda and have mostly enjoyed the first 3 seasons. The only thing that I find hard to believe is that a pretty young Israeli woman would be romantically attracted to a grizzled, portly, balding, heavy smoking, heavy drinking, older guy (this happened twice in the series). If so, then I need to radically change my lifestyle.

dubbed in english or sub-titles?

 

[rk911]

I'm finishing up Season 3 of Fauda and have mostly enjoyed the first 3 seasons. The only thing that I find hard to believe is that a pretty young Israeli woman would be romantically attracted to a grizzled, portly, balding, heavy smoking, heavy drinking, older guy (this happened twice in the series). If so, then I need to radically change my lifestyle.

dubbed in english or sub-titles?

 

[RonBoyd]

I think the lady who runs the local bar/restaurant and the commissioner are the only two survivors from the original cast. Them and the gecko.

Aw, yes, the gecko. How in the world did they train it to act?

(I am just starting Season 3... episode 4.)

 

[Leo1277]

I binged "Never Have I Ever" on Netflix this week. It's a really funny, and surprisingly touching, teen sitcom from Mindy Kaling.

I can fully second that. In the beginning you kind of think each of the characters is a bit weird in their own way, but then it all grows, and by the end they are all very lovable, again each in their own way. The series also does a great job about showing the subtleties of cross cultural and immigrant issues, being gay, disabilities, and some of the silliness and drama of American High School life, but all while being entertaining, tasteful, and charming.

 

[explanade]

dubbed in english or sub-titles?

Subtitles are available.

 

[Mr. Tightwad]

I'm finishing up Season 3 of Fauda and have mostly enjoyed the first 3 seasons. The only thing that I find hard to believe is that a pretty young Israeli woman would be romantically attracted to a grizzled, portly, balding, heavy smoking, heavy drinking, older guy (this happened twice in the series). If so, then I need to radically change my lifestyle.

Come to Los Angeles and look around. Not only is it not far-fetched, it's visible often. And this observation comes from a guy with none of those qualities except the "older" part.

 

[Rianne]

Lenox Hill, Netflix. Medical documentary following 4 doctors, their patients and real life situations. Everyone filmed agreed to be filmed. Caution: the operating rooms are real and the surgeries...not for the faint of heart. The experiences of day to day in a New York hospital are riveting as 3 of these docs are neurologists or surgeons. I'm hooked.

 

[Chuckanut]

Aw, yes, the gecko. How in the world did they train it to act?

(I am just starting Season 3... episode 4.)

They really need to have an episode where some bad guy kidnaps the gecko and holds it for ransom. It would be hilarious.

Do they ever explain why they have to bring in an outsider from the UK to be the chief detective? I mean, other than the contrast between the free and easy islanders and the stuffed shirt Brit is the basis of most of the show's human interest.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

Aw, yes, the gecko. How in the world did they train it to act?

(I am just starting Season 3... episode 4.)

CG.

 

[RonBoyd]

They really need to have an episode where some bad guy kidnaps the gecko and holds it for ransom. It would be hilarious.

Do they ever explain why they have to bring in an outsider from the UK to be the chief detective? I mean, other than the contrast between the free and easy islanders and the stuffed shirt Brit is the basis of most of the show's human interest.

Yes, it would definitely.

I am not sure it was fully explained but my impression was that it was under British rule and the Police Department reported to someone back in London. The DI in the first two seasons was sent there as punishment and spent a good portion of his time trying to get back home. (They never mentioned who or if he was replacing someone.) The second DI just showed up with no explanation other than he was there to investigate the death of the first DI. However, after he solved the case, he remained.

None of that explains the "Commissioner," however.

I guess, like all good fiction, one must sometimes suspend belief.

 

[pacergal]

Just finished Space Force. Liked it, ridiculous but enjoyable.
Started watching Penny Dreadful, interesting especially with what's going on right now.

DS has been watching Space Force, also. I sat in on a few, it is ridiculous but hilarious!

 

[Zona]

We have started a rewatch of seasons 1&2 of the Netflix series “Dark” in anticipation of the 3rd and final season coming out on June 27th. It holds up very well for repeated viewings - it has a convoluted time-travel plot so I am noticing a lot that I missed the first time. Hoping the last season will resolve the plot without leaving a lot of questions!

Really enjoyed “Upload” on Amazon Prime - humorous and creative take on the afterlife in the age of technology. Hopefully it gets renewed for another season.

 

[rk911]

we're bingeing The Outsider on HBO. i'm not a big Stephen King fan but this is really well done.

 

[Rianne]

The Woods-Netflix. Do not dub. Watch with original Polish language and subtitle English. Twisting drama, well written. Only 6 episodes, but you'll never guess the ending.