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

[bltkmt]

Servant on AppleTV.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8068860/

Not for the kiddies.

Loved it so far - new season coming soon!

 

[bltkmt]

The Night Manager.

That was a great series.

 

[Dave J]

I’ve watched the 4 available seasons of Friday Night Dinner on Amazon Prime. I found them to be hilarious, but my husband not so much. I like the parents in particular. It’s probably not for everyone, but I loved it.

You post got Donna and I to watch this. We just finished season 4. She laughed at this series more than almost anything we have watched the last few years. I liked it. You are correct, it is not for everyone. Thanks for your post!

 

[Calico]

I’ve watched the 4 available seasons of Friday Night Dinner on Amazon Prime. I found them to be hilarious, but my husband not so much. I like the parents in particular. It’s probably not for everyone, but I loved it.

Thanks for reminding me about this series!

I love Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter, and I had somehow neglected to add this to my queue when I first noticed it some time ago.

It's just the kind of humor I like.

 

[Accidental Retiree]

Thanks for reminding me about this series!

I love Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter, and I had somehow neglected to add this to my queue when I first noticed it some time ago.

It's just the kind of humor I like.

Oh,dear, I just started this because of this thread and already am laughing to tears! Thanks!

 

[Retch The Grate]

I'll have to add Hotzone to my watch list, and hmm, I bet The Andromeda Strain is streaming somewhere.

I just finished off Season 2 of the Witcher the other day, it was fun and I'm looking forward to the next season.

Didn't start season 2 of Mythic Quest yet, caught up on The Expanse (still great) and started Wheel of Time (I read the first novel 25+ years ago and I totally ended up remembering some moments in the 2nd episode) which so far seems like it has potential.

 

[folivier]

movie:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-andromeda-strain

2 part series:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-andromeda-strain

 

[Turbo29]

IMO the silliness is what made it stand out from other law series. Mad cow was hilarious.

Especially given Denny Crane's earlier career.

 

[Qs Laptop]

Especially given Denny Crane's earlier career.

That kind of stuff is charming and I liked it.

I had problems with other developments on the show, like the cross-dressing person that got hired as a secretary and then 3 or 4 episodes later is trying a case in court. Just not remotely plausible. Also, as the series went on some of the lawsuits were nuttier than squirrel poop. Just not believable for a nanosecond.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

Beforeigners, Norwegian with English Subs. But a great twist on things. We both like it. Originally on HBO.

 

[ExFlyBoy5]

Excited to see that Ozark will be coming back for the final season on 1/22. They are doing 14 episodes and will split them into two releases. Gives us a couple of weeks to wrap up Goliath.

 

[Lsbcal]

We watched Season 1 of Seaside Hotel on PBS streaming. This takes place in a seaside location near Copenhagen (Danish production, subtitled) in 1928. There are 8 seasons so far. Fun production with understated comedy. I expect the Depression and WW2 to come into play as this progresses.

https://www.mediaplaynews.com/all-seasons-of-seaside-hotel-streaming-on-pbs-masterpiece-prime-video-channel/

In the series, when an 18-year-old girl from a working-class family starts work at this rural beach hotel, her father warns her not to fraternize with the bourgeois guests, but as secrets about each guest begin to unravel, the seemingly idyllic rural life is much more dramatic than Fie expected. The hotel owner is immediately charmed by her good looks and quickly promotes her to chambermaid, which causes shockwaves through the normally strictly conventional hotel. The owner’s wife is wary, the other maids are jealous and the local young farmer is intrigued by this pretty new addition to his client’s staff. As the annual visitors settle into their rooms, Fie begins to learn about old habits and new secrets, as their chambermaid unwittingly becomes party to betrayal, murder and unexpected desires.

 

[steelyman]

I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen of Seaside Hotel too. It’s temporarily on hold in my watchlist (meaning I haven’t watched the episodes following where I was). It took me a bit to warm up to it but it’s good.

I think maybe Atlantic Crossing distracted me.

 

[rk911]

movie:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-andromeda-strain

2 part series:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-andromeda-strain

thanks. didn't know there was an updated or re-made 2-parter.

 

[eytonxav]

Excited to see that Ozark will be coming back for the final season on 1/22. They are doing 14 episodes and will split them into two releases. Gives us a couple of weeks to wrap up Goliath.

We have really enjoyed this show and are looking forward to the new episodes.

 

[tmm99]

Me too. I'm looking forward to the final season of Ozark. I'm curious to see how they wrap it up.

 

[steelyman]

I thought it was fun, too, but it won’t be true to the Jules Verne novel I expect.

I’ve wondered about this and have never read Verne’s book. I see it’s available in Prime reading and have downloaded to read later (after the Masterpiece series has aired). I’ve heard it’s very good.

 

[Beststash]

We just finished "Lennon's Last Weekend" on BritBox. The final moments of the peace activist and Beatles member’s life are detailed with a focus on his interview with BBC Radio’s Andy Peebles just two days before his life would tragically be cut short. Edited in December 1980 and aired on BBC Radio in January 1981, the audio clips of Peebles’ interview with Lennon and additional commentary from people that worked with Lennon tell a story of a pop star who had found his freedom before having it painfully snatched away.

If you are a John Lennon fan you will appreciate the trip down memory lane.

 

[Sunset]

Treated myself to Netflix for the first time ever and am currently hooked on Stranger Things (great in Season 1, slower in Season 2 so far) and ****'s Creek. The Crown is next. Will I keep Netflix longer than a month or two? I doubt it. The selection isn't that large--little else interests me. I was hoping they'd have a selection, say, of older classic movies.

Netflix is great, because you can cancel (effective at the end of your 30 day billing period).
When you start back up, it remembers everything.

So as long as the cancel is less than 12 months, it's like a suspend rather than cancel.

 

[Chuckanut]

I am enjoying Around the World in 80 Days on PBS. I just finished the 1st episode and it looks like a keeper. Fun, a bit silly, with characters I enjoy. In these grim days of Covid, snow storms, wild fires, etc. it's just what I need.

 

[Sojourner]

Excited to see that Ozark will be coming back for the final season on 1/22. They are doing 14 episodes and will split them into two releases. Gives us a couple of weeks to wrap up Goliath.

Me too. I'm looking forward to the final season of Ozark. I'm curious to see how they wrap it up.

So, it sounds like Ozark is a show you'd recommend? I'm thinking of giving it a go, based on recommendations in another online group I'm part of. Some folks there are saying it's the best thing they've seen on TV since The Sopranos. Is it that good?

 

[Ian S]

So, it sounds like Ozark is a show you'd recommend? I'm thinking of giving it a go, based on recommendations in another online group I'm part of. Some folks there are saying it's the best thing they've seen on TV since The Sopranos. Is it that good?

Ozark is very good and we'll see how the final season goes but I wouldn't rank it above shows like The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Wire and Dexter. After watching a couple of episodes of Dexter: New Blood, I decided to go back and rewatch the original series. Doing so really gives a stronger grounding of the new series, especially the first four of the old seasons. Although Dexter is a Showtime production, Prime has all eight seasons of the original series.

 

[KCGeezer]

I’d highly recommend Ozark. Be sure to watch from the beginning. Similar to Sopranos or Breaking Bad, the overall plot lines and the evolution of the characters are important to really appreciate how well done it is.

 

[Aerides]

So, it sounds like Ozark is a show you'd recommend? I'm thinking of giving it a go, based on recommendations in another online group I'm part of. Some folks there are saying it's the best thing they've seen on TV since The Sopranos. Is it that good?

Yes...but, do not make your decision on the first episode. It is a lot. If every episode was like S1E1 I'm not sure I could handle it. Let yourself get into 4 or 5 before you decide.

I was about 6 in before DH decided to join me. I still let him watch E1 without me, then joined up at E2.

 

[JoeWras]

Just finished the latest two episodes of Station Eleven on HBOMAX. One to go and it is done. Since there is little buzz, I have little hope for a season 2.

I think this series is outstanding. It isn't everyone's cup of tea. But it sure presents any major pandemic in a completely different way, and I love the quirkiness of it all.

I'm glad I stayed with it. I'll say it again, Episode 1 is great, but Episode 2 is completely different and I nearly dropped the series after Ep2 because I thought the rest was going to be about the traveling [-]circus[/-] theater group. It isn't. Well, it is, but not in an Ep 2 kind of way. The remaining episodes fill out characters at unexpected times. The character growth is complex and fantastic.

Now I'm babbling. I'll leave with "give it a chance."