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I like gritty tv shows like Banshee, Prison Break, & Justified. Hulu has a lot of good shows and movies.
https://tubitv.com has a wide selection of movies and tv shows.
I stream media from Netflix, Peacocktv, Hulu & Disney combo, HBO/MAX, tubitv, Amazon Prime. Paramount ended contract with Showtime so I stopped subscribing.
youtube is also a great place to stream media.
 

dilettante said:
I think you'd like this as well, it has a 1950s noir feel too:


Sadly you can only see it on Prime Video. It hasn't been released to streaming syndication yet because it is still too valuable to Amazon.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/05/vast-of-night-true-story-amazon
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I loved this movie from first time director, Andrew Patterson. Some commentary from 4 years ago:

The Vast of Night (2019)

Caught this delightful picture last night. It's a sci-fi mystery by new director Andrew Patterson, starring Sierra McCormick and Jake Horowitz. Producer, director, writers, and some of the actors are freshman in the industry. The excellent cinematography is by veteran M.I. Litten-Menz.

Everything clicked on this picture. It's set in the 1950s, framed as a story on a Twilight Zone copy, Paradox Theater. Slow to build, it carefully sets the background, then gradually quickens the pace to intense thriller levels as the story unfolds. They've adroitly captured the intense but innocent feel of the 1950s sci-fi monster flicks, such as The Blob, and others. The production design was impressive on what must have been a low budget.

The acting is first rate, especially from Miss McCormick and the old pro Gail Cronauer; but it is the fresh and exciting cinematography by Litten-Menz that provides such captivating and engaging photography. The 90 minute film goes by quickly, although it leads to a somewhat anticlimactic finish. I especially enjoyed the innovative long take sequence involving a local basketball game. They used rudimentary methods, but the result was stunning.

You can be sure that director Andrew Patterson will be offered lots of work for much bigger money as the result of this first time feature. Will look forward to any future productions he helms.

Doc's rating: 8/10
 
caramel said:
When was this? Paramount and Showtime merged. As of April 2024, Showtime is included in Paramount+ premium tier with no ads. It currently cost $11.99/mo,

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btw, for anyone with a Walmart+ membership, Paramount+ with ads is free. Paramount with Showtime and no ads for Walmart+ subscribers is $6.49/mo.

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Unfortunately, the Paramount+ with Showtime we get through our cable co. (xFinity) doesn't offer a show we like (Evil); we could only get Season 3 and 4 if we sign up and pay for Paramount+ (without Showtime). Season 3 was free on YouTube the month of May but I didn't hear about it 'till too late, darn. (Seasons 1 and 2 are available on Netflix.)
 
I'm finishing up the 5th/last season of Dr. Blake Mysteries and I will really miss it. On the other hand, found a six-part documentary on Prime about the still-thriving veterinary practice in Yorkshire, UK, that 'James Harriot' started it. It's in a modern building now but some of the situations the vets get into and the local folks could have come right out of Harriot's books.
 
We just finished Never Let Him Go on Hulu. It was a fascinating documentary about a 26 year-old gay American man going to college in Australia who was pushed off a cliff in Sydney. It had been ruled a suicide but it was later discovered that gay hate crimes had been rampant at the time.

The case went cold for 30 years thanks to the apathy of the police, but due to the tenacity of the man's brother (and his incredible wealth) it was opened for a third time and the killer was actually caught.
 
CinnamonSugar said:
I'm finishing up the 5th/last season of Dr. Blake Mysteries and I will really miss it. On the other hand, found a six-part documentary on Prime about the still-thriving veterinary practice in Yorkshire, UK, that 'James Harriot' started it. It's in a modern building now but some of the situations the vets get into and the local folks could have come right out of Harriot's books.
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What's the name of that Prime Video documentary about Herriot's practice, Cinnamon? (Sounds really good.)
 
I just saw that Jane the Virgin, iZombie and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend are leaving Netflix on Sept. 5. I was planning on watching the first 2 and checked out the last one today. They all look good. They each have about 5 seasons. I'm considering blitz binge-watching. We'll see.

I've been all over the map, watching an episode here and there of various shows. I watched a couple episodes of The Mentalist on Hulu, a couple episodes of Person of Interest on Freevee and rewatched a bunch of White Collar on Netflix.

I started watching IF, the movie on Peacock. It's cute but moves a little slow. I got about halfway through before I stopped. I'll go back later.
 
Slightly under the weather-- not sick enough to want to sleep but my get-up-and-go has definitely got-up-and went.

I finished both Dr. Blake Mysteries and the Yorkshire Vet today... now what? (yes, I have plenty of reading material, but my head feels like it's stuffed with cotton... not a lot of concentration available)

I've seen a lot of the British detective series (Endeavor, Inspector Lewis, Midsomer Murders, Shetland, etc); I tend to like the more cerebral ones. (I don't know... can you use Midsomer Murders and cerebral in the same sentence? lol) Maybe I'll go back and watch Vera.=)

::sucking on a cough drop and trying to focus::
 
CinnamonSugar said:
Slightly under the weather-- not sick enough to want to sleep but my get-up-and-go has definitely got-up-and went.

I finished both Dr. Blake Mysteries and the Yorkshire Vet today... now what? (yes, I have plenty of reading material, but my head feels like it's stuffed with cotton... not a lot of concentration available)

I've seen a lot of the British detective series (Endeavor, Inspector Lewis, Midsomer Murders, Shetland, etc); I tend to like the more cerebral ones. (I don't know... can you use Midsomer Murders and cerebral in the same sentence? lol) Maybe I'll go back and watch Vera.=)

::sucking on a cough drop and trying to focus::
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Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. I hope you feel better soon.

I've probably harped on about this before because I usually do, but if you have a library card, Kanopy and Hoopla have a bunch of British mysteries like Father Brown, Shakespeare and Hathaway, Brokenwood Mysteries, Inspector Lynley, Death in Paradise and a bunch more. (Sorry if I've mentioned this before.)
 
caramel said:
Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. I hope you feel better soon.

I've probably harped on about this before because I usually do, but if you have a library card, Kanopy and Hoopla have a bunch of British mysteries like Father Brown, Shakespeare and Hathaway, Brokenwood Mysteries, Inspector Lynley, Death in Paradise and a bunch more. (Sorry if I've mentioned this before.)
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Yes I have a library card, which I use frequently. But I do forget about DVDs being available. Thanks for the reminder, @caramel
 
I'm just about to wrap up season 4 of The Boys on Prime. I've enjoyed it but I don't think it is as strong as the first three seasons. Season 5 will be the last season but it won't be out for another two years.
 
CinnamonSugar said:
Yes I have a library card, which I use frequently. But I do forget about DVDs being available. Thanks for the reminder, @caramel
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Sorry, I should have been more explanatory.

Kanopy and Hoopla are online services. You don't have to get out of bed. You just need the number from your library card to register to both of these. You can borrow TV shows and movies from both of them that stream on your computer or phone or tablet and that get automatically returned.

Different libraries have different services, so you have to check with your library's website to see which services they offer. But most US libraries have Kanopy or Hoopla or both. One small catch is that you're limited by the credits the library offers, but it's free.

Kanopy - Stream Classic Cinema, Indie Film and Top Documentaries

https://www.hoopladigital.com/

I mentioned them because I didn't think you'd want to go out when you're not feeling well, and you can do this from bed.

Here's a list of shows on Hoopla:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/provider/hoopla

and the list on Kanopy:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/provider/kanopy
 
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caramel said:
Sorry, I should have been more explanatory.

Kanopy and Hoopla are online services. You don't have to get out of bed. You just need the number from your library card to register to both of these. You can borrow TV shows and movies from both of them that stream on your computer or phone or tablet and that get automatically returned.

Different libraries have different services, so you have to check with your library's website to see which services they offer. But most US libraries have Kanopy or Hoopla or both. One small catch is that you're limited by the credits the library offers, but it's free.

Kanopy - Stream Classic Cinema, Indie Film and Top Documentaries

https://www.hoopladigital.com/

I mentioned them because I didn't think you'd want to go out when you're not feeling well, and you can do this from bed.

Here's a list of shows on Hoopla:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/provider/hoopla

and the list on Kanopy:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/provider/kanopy
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Ahhhh! Thank you @caramel
 
dilettante said:
I think you'd like this as well, it has a 1950s noir feel too:


Sadly you can only see it on Prime Video. It hasn't been released to streaming syndication yet because it is still too valuable to Amazon.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/05/vast-of-night-true-story-amazon
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Well I fast forward through most of this. To me it was slow, too much unnecessary dialog and not enough action. I thought maybe I'd see some aliens, but and no aliens. I was disappointed that it took so long to get to the meat of it and that it took so long to see the spaceship, which is seen at the end (nice ship though). Since I did FF though it, I read the synopsis on Wikipedia; that helped with understanding what was going on.
The way it was filmed certainly was different, interesting even.
 
Well it isn't really about the aliens or spaceship. It's more of a detailed campfire tale, almost in the form of a radio drama. That and the main characters and the small town late-1950s setting pretty much round it out, in the sense that there isn't much else there.

I think the audience is supposed to immerse itself into either Fay or Everett and "live" that night. Remember, the characters are basically naïve to the whole UFO phenomenon.
 
dilettante said:
Well it isn't really about the aliens or spaceship. It's more of a detailed campfire tale, almost in the form of a radio drama. That and the main characters and the small town late-1950s setting pretty much round it out, in the sense that there isn't much else there.

I think the audience is supposed to immerse itself into either Fay or Everett and "live" that night. Remember, the characters are basically naïve to the whole UFO phenomenon.
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Yeah, set in the 1950s, to me it captured the essence of a 1950s SciFi movie. It really invoked the feel of a small town, along with its innocence. Sierra McCormick was superb as the young gal telephone operator. And I loved the fabulous single long take shot, which covered a lot of territory, and with very rudimentary equipment:
 
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