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

[ExFlyBoy5]

Actually, when this thread was originally started there was only Netflix and Amazon Prime to deal with, for the most part. So that's probably why the title is what it is. A lot of the streaming services have popped up in the last few years. While I understand that some people can't or won't say where they watched something, I consider a polite decency when they do say where.

Truth be told, half the time I don't remember *where* I saw a show. Between Hulu, AMZN, NetFlix, Peacock, HBO Max (or is it plus??!) it's a pain to remember.

 

[RonBoyd]

Truth be told, half the time I don't remember *where* I saw a show. Between Hulu, AMZN, NetFlix, Peacock, HBO Max (or is it plus??!) it's a pain to remember.

And yet you find it (the show) important enough to post... that must really hurt.

 

[kcowan]

Me too. I live in Canada, but I come here to see what shows people are recommending. Then I do a streaming search as well as reading reviews/synopsis.

I don't consider it rude when someone doesn't post where they streamed the show from, although I imagine that would be helpful for people living in the same region.

I watch most shows on CinemaHD so unless I remember the initial screens, I do not know. Same with Crave. And Netflix is different in Canada/Mexico.

 

[MuirWannabe]

Grantchester on Amazon Prime is interesting [emoji41]

I’ve really enjoyed most of the British shows discussed in this thread. But I found Grantchester to be kinda ridiculous. Especially as the seasons went on and the main priest character got more and more crazy. But YMMV

 

[Kroeran]

Churchill - Years in the wilderness. Free on YouTube. Excellent. Great treatment of the lack of prep for WW2

 

[vrijheid]

What new series are you watching?

I’ve really enjoyed most of the British shows discussed in this thread. But I found Grantchester to be kinda ridiculous. Especially as the seasons went on and the main priest character got more and more crazy. But YMMV

Yes, I agree! I’m on season 3 and it is more and more ridiculous.

 

[Sunset]

Truth be told, half the time I don't remember *where* I saw a show. Between Hulu, AMZN, NetFlix, Peacock, HBO Max (or is it plus??!) it's a pain to remember.

I've solved the complexity of watching streaming shows, by subscribing to just 1 service at a time.
The services love it, as they give me free weeks/month to do this.
Netflix keeps track of where I was , so when I return within a year, I can pickup right where I left off all my shows are still in my account.

 

[vafoodie]

Just finished watching Masterpiece Theater’s Us. Wow. Did a bit of crying.

 

[Chuckanut]

I’ve really enjoyed most of the British shows discussed in this thread. But I found Grantchester to be kinda ridiculous. Especially as the seasons went on and the main priest character got more and more crazy. But YMMV

Yes, the young clergyman is getting more dysfunctional by the episode. And they keep dragging up a certain dysfunctional character who really knows how to bring out his flaws in a big way. It's time they buried her, or shipped her to Lower Slobovia for an extended stay with her maiden auntie.

 

[steelyman]

What new series are you watching?

Just finished watching Masterpiece Theater’s Us. Wow. Did a bit of crying.

I was actually waiting for a third episode… but it looks like two’s all there is! Liked it and the locations.

[ADDED] Apparently it originally aired in 4 segments but it was shown in 2 “feature length” episodes in the US.

 

[Qs Laptop]

Yes, the young clergyman is getting more dysfunctional by the episode. And they keep dragging up a certain dysfunctional character who really knows how to bring out his flaws in a big way. It's time they buried her, or shipped her to Lower Slobovia for an extended stay with her maiden auntie.

How many British shows are there that involve murder mysteries set in diverse time periods being solved by detectives, sometimes with the help of regular folks? There must be several dozen of them.

 

[friar1610]

We recently subscribed to Acorn and have been enjoying two “Down Under” mysteries:
- “Jack Irish” (Australia). We just finished season 2 of 3. Each season is based on a different crime (although so much is interwoven and tangled that there’s no really single crime. A fair amount of smart-assy humor - a nice change from Scandinavian noir. Great oddball characters. Features Aussie actress Marta Düsseldorp whom we really in enjoyed in “A Place to Call Home”.
- “The Brokenwood Mysteries” (NZ). Started in 2014 and currently in its 7th season. (We’re on season 3.) Cop show with one major theme per episode. Some light humor.

 

[GalaxyBoy]

How many British shows are there that involve murder mysteries set in diverse time periods being solved by detectives, sometimes with the help of regular folks? There must be several dozen of them.

Several hundred would be more like it.

 

[MJ]

Just finished the French crime drama Lupin on Netflix. I found it thoroughly exciting and suspenseful.
While I watched it with English subtitles, you can listen to it in English.

 

[jazz4cash]

Truth be told, half the time I don't remember *where* I saw a show. Between Hulu, AMZN, NetFlix, Peacock, HBO Max (or is it plus??!) it's a pain to remember.

Same here….and Truth Be Told is a great new series on Apple+TV or whatever it’s called. Some shows are on multiple services. Is it rude if I don’t list them all? Google does a pretty good job of that.

I’m watching new season of Animal Kingdom (on TNT I think). Big change in cast this year. Not sure they’ll pull it off.

 

[frank]

I ususally find the shows people refer to by googling where the particular show is streaming and it gives you the options of where to look.

 

[pb4uski]

Enjoyed The Right Stuff on Disney+, currently enjoying Professor T on PBS Passport.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

Next 2020 is interesting, especially those who have fully automated home tech like Smart Thermostats, Alexa, Google Nest etc. I think it was sourced from Cinimax.

 

[ivinsfan]

Enjoyed The Right Stuff on Disney+, currently enjoying Professor T on PBS Passport.

another vote for Professor T, you can also see it on a PBS masterpiece add on with Amazon prime.

 

[pb4uski]

another vote for Professor T, you can also see it on a PBS masterpiece add on with Amazon prime.

We usually donate to PBS anyway, so for $60/year or more you get a complimentary access to PBC Passport which includes Professor T and a lot of other content. I'm not sure how much overlap there is between PBS Passport and the PBS Masterpiece add-on to Amazon Prime.

 

[ivinsfan]

We usually donate to PBS anyway, so for $60/year or more you get a complimentary access to PBC Passport which includes Professor T and a lot of other content. I'm not sure how much overlap there is between PBS Passport and the PBS Masterpiece add-on to Amazon Prime.

Lots of masterpiece classics on the add on.. which might not be on passport which I haven't used.

 

[tmm99]

Just started watching The Hot Zone (2019), with Julianna Margulies. (It's a US show on Prime in Canada, so I imagine it's in the US as well.) It's looking really good so far.

Sorry, it's not Prime. I subscribe to a channel called Stack TV via Prime and that's where they have this show.


Some background info:
The Hot Zone is an American anthology drama television series, based on the 1994 non-fiction book of the same name by Richard Preston and airing on National Geographic.

In 1989, the Ebola virus appears in chimpanzees in a research lab in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., and there is no known cure; a U.S. Army scientist puts her life on the line to head off an outbreak before it spreads to the human population.

 

[jcretire77]

I just finished the HBO Max series Watchmen which was weirdly good. On Prime DW and I worked through DCI Banks (ok), on the last season of Endeavor (very good) and a few episodes into Grantchester (good)

 

[Retire2013]

Just borrowed from my local public library Season 4 of "Better Call Saul." It's the spin-off from the brilliant "Breaking Bad" TV series. (No spoiler here: "Breaking Bad" is about a high school chemistry teacher who's diagnosed with terminal cancer and decides to cook meth for money for his family for long after he is gone.)

Something a couple of weeks ago tempted me to binge a second time on "Breaking Bad." It has been many years since I last sat down to watch each episode from start to finish.

I suggest that if you don't know this series, you may wanna start binging on episodes of Season 2 first. After that, you can decide where to turn. (You will then begin to see, along with great plot twists, fun patterns--such as cutting off the crusts of sandwiches.)

I have always wanted to watch Breaking Bad; heard so many good things about this series. Only one question: I am very afraid of watching anything violent so is this series about as violent as the movie Scarsface? Because I could NOT handle Scarsface so if the violence is on par with the movie Scarsface I won't be able to handle Breaking Bad. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

 

[Qs Laptop]

I have always wanted to watch Breaking Bad; heard so many good things about this series. Only one question: I am very afraid of watching anything violent so is this series about as violent as the movie Scarsface? Because I could NOT handle Scarsface so if the violence is on par with the movie Scarsface I won't be able to handle Breaking Bad. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: It's been a couple decades since I've seen Scarface but from what I remember the worst violence was graphic depictions of gunshot wounds and knife wounds. Lots of spattering blood. (Is it spatter or splatter?)

While there are some bloody scenes, Breaking Bad's graphic depiction level is not as intense as Scarface but there are plenty of "inventive" ways that people inflict pain and/or kill others. In hindsight, there were several scenes from the BB series I wish I hadn't seen.

My wife, who avoids graphic violence, really liked Breaking Bad, though she had to cover her eyes several times.