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

[Chuckanut]

In a way, this is good to know. Because I thought Stan Beeson was simultaneously a great and also a lousy FBI agent. No spoilers here, but viewers of The Americans know EXACTLY what I'm talking about!

I could easily watch the entire series again. Not many shows I can say that about.

IMO, the ending of the series was good also. NO SPOILERS, PLEASE. Not all good series have endings that make sense to me. This one did.

 

[Luvtoride]

I don't know...I think this might be the new norm in the streaming world. Netflix announced there will be two more seasons of Stranger Things and the next season will be released as two separate "volumes" on different dates. I am not a fan of this method of release. Nonetheless, we are just waiting for part two of the last Ozark season to be released before we watch part one.

Ozark final part of season 4 drops on April 29TH!

 

[tmm99]

Ozark final part of season 4 drops on April 29TH!

Sounds good! I will sign up again for NETFLIX in a couple of months then.

 

[RunningBum]

Not sure why I hadn't watched The Americans before. I started this week and love it! So please, as others have said, no spoilers!

 

[24601NoMore]

- 1883 (pre-cursor to Yellowstone) Just finished..only 10 episodes..has apparently been renewed for a 2nd season. Stars real-life husband/wife Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. And Isabel May (who much of the storyline revolves around) sure is not hard to look at..

- Friday Night Lights - our current favorite show..just starting Season 5. LOVE. THIS. Life in a small Texas town with all the drama, trial and tribulations you can imagine. Really well written, acted and directed. "Event TV" for us.

- Seal Team - awesome. Nice to see a somewhat old fashioned show where America is "mostly" the good guys. Well cast with strong writing, directing. Just all around great.

- Under the Dome - small town that gets surrounded by a large, invisible dome. No-one knows why, but can't get in or out. Spielberg and Stephen King teamed up on this. First season was great..S2 and 3 went a little downhill

- The 4400 - good old fashioned Sci Fi. About a bunch of people abducted over many decades who all return with various "abilities". No wokeism (yay). Somewhat nostalgic as to what "good" TV used to be without all the political overtones or forced diversity casting.

- Chicago Fire - recently discovered this and are only 3 eps in. Another Dick Wolf hit. Looks like there's 10 or so seasons to get through. Strong so far.

- NCIS - the original. Mark Harmon's character is kind of a jerk but good characters and storylines.

 

[RetiredAndLovingIt]

Not new but I recently watched New Tricks about a cold case team of old retired British cops. 12 seasons of 10 episodes so it's a long one. Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong and James Bolan(The Likely Lads) Good stories and funny as well.

Now I'm watching Prey, another British cop series. Only 2 seasons, 6 episodes, I've watched 4 so far and it really pulls you in.

As I get older I seem to be reverting back to my British roots and I seem to watch British shows or Lucy /Mary Tyler Moore type shows. I like comedy and most of the new stuff they put out these days is rubbish.

 

[vafoodie]

Abbott Elementary. Watched 9 episodes in 2 days. As a retired teacher, I really enjoy it. Razor sharp wit.

 

[Qs Laptop]

Not new but I recently watched New Tricks about a cold case team of old retired British cops. 12 seasons of 10 episodes so it's a long one. Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong and James Bolan(The Likely Lads) Good stories and funny as well.

Can confirm. I'm almost done with season 5.

 

[Chuckanut]

I can recommend Arab Blues. It's about a young Arab lady who returns to Tunisia from France to start a business there as a psychoanalyst.

Great insights into a modern Arab country and some good laughs.

It's in French so most of us will have to read the sub-tittles. It's one of the few movies I've seen in the last year that is worth the effort.

 

[Rianne]

I don't like reality shows. I mean series reality shows. I like documentaries that turn into series. But this reality series from the History channel called "Alone" got me.

It's on Netflix and gave me a whole new perspective of what our ancestors went through to survive. I sit in my comfy chair, with my heating blanket, after a cozy day inside from all the bad weather, and the reality of the natural world comes to life. IMO, scarier than a horror movie.

 

[JoeWras]

I don't like reality shows. I mean series reality shows. I like documentaries that turn into series. But this reality series from the History channel called "Alone" got me.

It's on Netflix and gave me a whole new perspective of what our ancestors went through to survive. I sit in my comfy chair, with my heating blanket, after a cozy day inside from all the bad weather, and the reality of the natural world comes to life. IMO, scarier than a horror movie.

You might have liked two shows from around the turn of the century.

One was "The 1900s House", out of the UK. Families live like Victorians and are cloistered from the modern world.

The second was a US PBS production based on that called "Frontier House." The premise was families go to nowhere Montana and start from scratch. Build their own shelter and starting with very little.

I thought both were actually instructional and light on the reality drama. There was some, though, especially with the "cheater" in the "Frontier House" show.

And, yes, both showed how scary it was. If I recall, a small medical issue caused the producers in both shows to yank people out of the situation a while to treat it (for ethical reasons).

 

[anethum]

A reminder that it would be helpful if everyone mentions what streaming service or platform a series is on. That saves us from having to search for it if we think we might be interested.

I recently watched the first 2 episodes (out of 3 made so far) in the new "Murder in Provence" series on BritBox. I thought they were very well done. The series is a British/American co-production based on the mystery books by the Canadian author M.L. (Mary Lou) Longworth. I have read all 9 books in that series, therefore I obviously enjoyed them. The mysteries are all set in and around Aix-en-Provence in southern France and the scenery is predictably gorgeous. The cast is mostly British actors playing French characters but speaking British English. It seems to work. They pronounce the French names and places properly. The cast is excellent. The main murder investigator is played by Roger Allam (from the wonderful Endeavour series), and in one change from the books, police commissioner Paulik is a woman instead of a man. She is played by Keala Settle, an American actress & singer. Her British accent seems fine to me.

 

[Sunset]

We are watching Shameless on Netflix... each episode is ~55 minutes, about 11 espisode per season, and 11 seasons.. A LOT to watch.

It's more interesting than I thought it would be, as we follow the family growing up and what happens to/by them.

It's about a family in Chicago growing up poor, weird part is on Netflix they show old time Western folks, in the small picture, but it's really set around 1980 roughly.

It has some nudity of both sexes, maybe a lot compared to most shows, so if you are offended by it, be warned.

 

[Badger]

You might have liked two shows from around the turn of the century.

One was "The 1900s House", out of the UK. Families live like Victorians and are cloistered from the modern world.

The second was a US PBS production based on that called "Frontier House." The premise was families go to nowhere Montana and start from scratch. Build their own shelter and starting with very little.

I thought both were actually instructional and light on the reality drama. There was some, though, especially with the "cheater" in the "Frontier House" show.

And, yes, both showed how scary it was. If I recall, a small medical issue caused the producers in both shows to yank people out of the situation a while to treat it (for ethical reasons).

I enjoyed those shows but only saw a few of the episodes. I hope they are available they are available through PBS streaming. There was another, The 1940s House, that was about England during WWII and what it was like for a family to live during the bombings and how to deal with the war time shortages.
I found this webpage with a list of a lot of similar shows. https://www.ranker.com/list/best-historical-reenactment-shows/ranker-tv



Cheers!

 

[DayDreaming]

We are watching Shameless on Netflix... each episode is ~55 minutes, about 11 espisode per season, and 11 seasons.. A LOT to watch.

It's more interesting than I thought it would be, as we follow the family growing up and what happens to/by them.

It's about a family in Chicago growing up poor, weird part is on Netflix they show old time Western folks, in the small picture, but it's really set around 1980 roughly.

It has some nudity of both sexes, maybe a lot compared to most shows, so if you are offended by it, be warned.

That reminds me - I loved the original series "Shameless" done in the U.K. 2004-2013. I watched on Netflix streaming years ago. Looks like it's on Hulu now, but not netflix. This is the series that the U.S. version was based on.

 

[folivier]

justwatch.com
A great website to find what services a show is streaming on, and costs whether free or $

 

[MichaelB]

I finished watching Hawkeye on Disney+ and started the first episode of “Call my Agent” on Netflix. The previous comments on Marvel based shows being stretched a bit thin are appropriate IMO. Call my Agent looks like a bit of mindless and relaxed programming, which is just what I am in the mood for, so I’ll continue for now.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

Finished Bridgeton S2, period drama. Very watchable. DW loves these.

 

[Qs Laptop]

"The Outlaws" on Amazon Prime Video. Have watched 2 of the 6 episodes.

A group of first time offenders from various backgrounds are sentenced to do community service work. Their personalities clash as they work out how to get along. Dialogue is sparkling and witty, In fact, the dialogue alone is worth watching it. The subplot seemed awkward at first, but is starting to show promise. Christopher Walken has a supporting role.

I will continue on with it.

 

[explanade]

I finished watching Hawkeye on Disney+ and started the first episode of “Call my Agent” on Netflix. The previous comments on Marvel based shows being stretched a bit thin are appropriate IMO. Call my Agent looks like a bit of mindless and relaxed programming, which is just what I am in the mood for, so I’ll continue for now.

I wouldn't say mindless.

There are a lot of comedic elements and it features a lot of guest starring roles by French celebrities.

But it has some serious dramatic moments as well.

 

[explanade]

We are watching Shameless on Netflix... each episode is ~55 minutes, about 11 espisode per season, and 11 seasons.. A LOT to watch.

It's more interesting than I thought it would be, as we follow the family growing up and what happens to/by them.

It's about a family in Chicago growing up poor, weird part is on Netflix they show old time Western folks, in the small picture, but it's really set around 1980 roughly.

It has some nudity of both sexes, maybe a lot compared to most shows, so if you are offended by it, be warned.

I watched all 11 seasons on Showtime. The last 5 seasons are kind of repetitive of the first 6.

Or the show is a copy of the UK show, though moved to Chicago. It's not 1980, it's current day.

That reminds me - I loved the original series "Shameless" done in the U.K. 2004-2013. I watched on Netflix streaming years ago. Looks like it's on Hulu now, but not netflix. This is the series that the U.S. version was based on.

I saw a couple of seasons and I think it wasn't on any of the cable channels. That was over a decade ago. Never thought to look for it on streaming.

 

[audreyh1]

If Inventing Anna made you cringe you should check out “Dropout” the Elizabeth Holmes/ Theranos story (on Hulu) and “WeCrashed” the Adam Neumann/ WeWork story (on Apple TV+).

Their hubris and ability to convince investors to back them with Billions of dollars makes Anna seem like petty cash!

Both are very good and better than Anna…although I think some of the dumb investment bankers are played by the same actors! [emoji23]

I really got into Dropout! Episode 7 was so exciting and dramatic. Now just waiting for the finale (I assume).

On the other hand WeCrashed has been much less engaging. It really seemed to drag until episode 3 where things sped up a bit. But a lot seems missing - like what about the clients? It’s mostly about the employees and somewhat about the investors, and of course the wacky couple. Meh.

 

[explanade]

I'd never heard of Adam Newman until they were about to do the IPO and then people realized it was ridiculous, the valuations of that company.

In contrast, there was coverage for years about Holmes, including a lot of glowing coverage for years.

There's also Super Pumped on Showtime, about Uber, specifically Travis Calnik. Saw a bit of it, looked ridiculous and it's had bad reviews.

 

[Mmm Rrr]

I am enjoying "Julia" on HBO Max. It is about Julia Child's development of The French Chef in the early days of PBS.

I had to giggle, Julia used one of my favorite expletives in the episode I just watched, "f*** a duck".

 

[nwsteve]

Not new but I recently watched New Tricks about a cold case team of old retired British cops. 12 seasons of 10 episodes so it's a long one. Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong and James Bolan(The Likely Lads) Good stories and funny as well.

Now I'm watching Prey, another British cop series. Only 2 seasons, 6 episodes, I've watched 4 so far and it really pulls you in.

As I get older I seem to be reverting back to my British roots and I seem to watch British shows or Lucy /Mary Tyler Moore type shows. I like comedy and most of the new stuff they put out these days is rubbish.

+1
One of our favorites--just now in mid of Season 11--think it has 12 and will miss it.