Are you streaming ( or binge watching ) any series on Netflix, or any other service? Tell us about it.

I have Mash on most evenings early and Star Trek the whole group as mostly a Comedy side. I really don't watch any of them, even Woody Wood Pecker show. I do like Outlander and Hell on Wheels episodes. Usually stay up late with them on but again I seldom watch over 1/2 hour, like the dramatic scenes.
 

Marcy Sheiner said:
I too am watching this, and loving it. I read an article that praised it for being much better than the usual sloppy portrayals of The Troubles.
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[Say Nothing] Yeah, I too am enjoying it. The series puts me back a little to the memorable noir, Odd Man Out (1945) directed by the great Carol Reed, starring James Mason as as an Irish Nationalist leader who is running from the law.

I have to say though that accidentally learning of the lead actress's life style put me off her character. Even so, she's pretty good in the part. The guy playing Gerry Adams really looks like him in that era!
 
ChiroDoc said:
[Say Nothing] Yeah, I too am enjoying it. The series puts me back a little to the memorable noir, Odd Man Out (1945) directed by the great Carol Reed, starring James Mason as as an Irish Nationalist leader who is running from the law.

I have to say though that accidentally learning of the lead actress's life style put me off her character. Even so, she's pretty good in the part. The guy playing Gerry Adams really looks like him in that era!
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I enjoyed the actress who played the role of Marian Price. Not knowing the history of the two sisters I was very surprised when Stephen Rea showed up in the show (as a character).
 

@Furryanimal I've seen Jackal promos and wondered how it is. Are you liking it?

@Rich Something told me not to bother checking out St. Denis. Based on your critique, I'm glad I didn't waste my time. I considered checking out Bosch but never did. I was a Lucifer fan and finished the series right after the last season aired. After finding out how smart octopuses are (saw a story about one who figured out how to escape his tank), I was intrigued when I saw My Octopus Teacher in the lineup. I was fascinated by the documentary too. @MountainRa @HermitHogan

@Ken N Tx I started watching Twister a couple of days ago. I usually watch movies in segments and I may be watching several during the same time period (due to my ADD), so I haven't gotten back to it yet. Your two thumbs up are encouragement for me to continue to watch. :)

@Sunny I've been a Bridgerton fan since day one. I have to say I think the first season was the best. Didn't think I'd bother with the S2 but got hooked again. I just finished the 3rd season last week and liked how they wrapped it up. I'm sure there will be a S4. King George III was mentally ill and one possible diagnosis was bi-polar disorder (according to Wiki).
 
OneEyedDiva said:
@Furryanimal I've seen Jackal promos and wondered how it is. Are you liking it?

@Rich Something told me not to bother checking out St. Denis. Based on your critique, I'm glad I didn't waste my time. I considered checking out Bosch but never did. I was a Lucifer fan and finished the series right after the last season aired. After finding out how smart octopuses are (saw a story about one who figured out how to escape his tank), I was intrigued when I saw My Octopus Teacher in the lineup. I was fascinated by the documentary too. @MountainRa @HermitHogan

@Ken N Tx I started watching Twister a couple of days ago. I usually watch movies in segments and I may be watching several during the same time period (due to my ADD), so I haven't gotten back to it yet. Your two thumbs up are encouragement for me to continue to watch. :)

@Sunny I've been a Bridgerton fan since day one. I have to say I think the first season was the best. Didn't think I'd bother with the S2 but got hooked again. I just finished the 3rd season last week and liked how they wrapped it up. I'm sure there will be a S4. King George III was mentally ill and one possible diagnosis was bi-polar disorder (according to Wiki).
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Day of the Jackal is very good.
I have never seen the film.
 
I have just started watching The Penguin on Max. I know others have mentioned it so I'll go back and read the comments when I am done watching the first season.
 
ChiroDoc said:
[Say Nothing] Yeah, I too am enjoying it. The series puts me back a little to the memorable noir, Odd Man Out (1945) directed by the great Carol Reed, starring James Mason as as an Irish Nationalist leader who is running from the law.

I have to say though that accidentally learning of the lead actress's life style put me off her character. Even so, she's pretty good in the part. The guy playing Gerry Adams really looks like him in that era!
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What about the lead actress's life style? After the many miserable male artists of all kinds, from Picasso to Bill Cosby and H. Weinstein, hers couldn't be worse. Incidentally, I'm reading an interesting book on this subject, "Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma" by Claire Dederer.
 
Another show I'm watching now is Season 2 of Bad Sisters. It's about 5 grown sisters in Ireland, one of whom has an abusive husband. Really good. On Apple.
 
Ruthanne said:

Are you streaming ( or binge watching ) any series on Netflix, or any other service?​

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Not at the moment but I have binge watched a few more than once: "Breaking Bad" "Better Call Saul" - "Extraordinary Events of WWII" - "The Son of Sam" - "Undercover" - "The Singing Detective" - "The Serpent". I've watched all of them more than once.
Ruthanne said:

Tell us about it.​

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The last one, "The Serpent" has a specific meaning for me because I was in most of those places at the time they occurred although I wasn't a victim nor did I meet any of the people who were.
 
ChiroDoc said:
Great pictures, Tex. Heh, heh, I'm sure grandpa went down to Mexico for R&R, and possibly a few beers...:) I could definitely be wrong.

The first two eps of Landman were enjoyable-- certainly enough to look forward to the next installments. It's somewhat guilty of over writing, IMO. BBT's daughter is so over the top that only a severe spanking and some time in a nunnery would help! His ex wife is a little much as well. I'm always aware of when certain cast members are in effect given "speeches". BBT got some of those, but it more or less fits. Anyway it could turn out to be memorable.
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Yes I think you are on the right track no the cultural exchange. I enjoyed seeing places I've actually been, like the Petroleum Club in Fort Worth, food there is otherworldly. And I noticed the town I live in was mentioned. Taylor Sheridan lives nearby w/his wife and my hairdresser has seen him working out at the fitness club she goes to.

I don't examine any show too much, just take it as entertainment. Some characters are better than others. Unfortunately, the characters are very, very realistic and I know some of those over the top gals that live near me. And yep that teenage jailbait daughter (16 will get you 20 yrs here) was realistic.

Just watched the first episode. Hopefully Paramount will have a good Black Friday deals I might cabbage on to. Who knows.
 
MarkinPhx said:
I enjoyed the actress who played the role of Marian Price. Not knowing the history of the two sisters I was very surprised when Stephen Rea showed up in the show (as a character).
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Yeah, I was impressed with Hazel Doupe (Marian) too. She has quite a range and to my taste far more interesting than the lead, Lola Petticrew.

I respect and admire the production, but it's one of those that's so dark that I'll be glad when it's over.
 
Marcy Sheiner said:
What about the lead actress's life style? After the many miserable male artists of all kinds, from Picasso to Bill Cosby and H. Weinstein, hers couldn't be worse. Incidentally, I'm reading an interesting book on this subject, "Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma" by Claire Dederer.
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What do Picasso, Cosby, and Weinstein have to do with Lola Petticrew?...😄
 
Cross, based on James Patterson novels. I may have had a bias against it, since I don’t like Patterson.
 
I started watching Grotesquerie and few weeks ago and found the murders themselves plus the scenes to be too gruesome. I had watched all but 12 minutes of the pilot. A good friend loves the show and suggested I try watching again...saying it's not what I think it will be and mentioned that there's a mind blowing twist. I figured if I can watch From with it's goriness (love the sow), I can try Grotesquerie again. I started to wait until my shows break for the holidays, but decided to try again last night and it intrigued me enough to go to Ep2. I usually only give a show two episodes to hook me, so we'll see.

 
JeeperDon said:
I just watched the first two episodes of 'The Law According to Lidia Poët' on Netflix. It's about Italy's first female attorney in 1887. If you like PBS's "Miss Scarlett and the Duke', you'll probably like this too.
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I've watched 10 of 12 eps so far. Excellent! A bit detective, a bit procedural, quite a bit historical. The main character, Lidia, was a women's rights activist in Italy, this set in 1887 when she was age 32.
 
Finished up with The Penguin (2024) last night. The singular attraction for the series is the outstanding acting of Colin Farrrel, along with his superb makeup for The Penguin character. Both will be high on the awards nomination list. Farrel's Oz was at times electrifying, at times reptilian, always sociopathic, and even had brief periods of sympathy-- an memorable performance.

Otherwise the story was not really absorbing. Cristin Miloti as the psycho Sofia was badly miscast and poorly written. Her character was not believable from start to finish. OTOH Deirdre O'Connell as Francis, Oz's mother was first rate in a difficult part. The kid who played Oz's drafted side kick did a great job, but his part in the story line was semi-ridiculous.

The plot had superhero undertones, so some of the silliness can be forgiven. But it was dark, dark, dark from the git-go to the end, with nary an instance of light-heartedness. Due to the nature of the ending there will very likely be a sequel.
 
Daily Bread (2018)

Post apocalyptic tale after a solar EMP Carrington Event. Mainly focused on young women.


Slow start, a little clunky in editing. Writer/director might be pretty young. Holding my attention though.

Tubi
 
ChiroDoc said:
Finished up with The Penguin (2024) last night. The singular attraction for the series is the outstanding acting of Colin Farrrel, along with his superb makeup for The Penguin character. Both will be high on the awards nomination list. Farrel's Oz was at times electrifying, at times reptilian, always sociopathic, and even had brief periods of sympathy-- an memorable performance.

Otherwise the story was not really absorbing. Cristin Miloti as the psycho Sofia was badly miscast and poorly written. Her character was not believable from start to finish. OTOH Deirdre O'Connell as Francis, Oz's mother was first rate in a difficult part. The kid who played Oz's drafted side kick did a great job, but his part in the story line was semi-ridiculous.

The plot had superhero undertones, so some of the silliness can be forgiven. But it was dark, dark, dark from the git-go to the end, with nary an instance of light-heartedness. Due to the nature of the ending there will very likely be a sequel.
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I enjoyed it too. The first thing I noticed though was that Colin Farrell seemed to be channeling James Gadolfini playing Tony Soprano. I did some research and he wasn't. Farrell has only watched a couple of episodes of The Sopranos but he was flattered by the comparisons. It didn't effect my enjoyment of watching The Penguin but I did think of Tony Soprano sometimes while watching the show.
 

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