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

I've been watching Vladimir on Netflix.

It's providing some much needed distraction in the form of comic relief from the current state of the world.

 
IrishEyes said:
Just watched on Netflix "Your Honor" with Bryan Cranston for the 2nd time, his acting was great.
He does well with getting himself into trouble themes.
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Yes, I think this series was some of Cranston's best work since "Breaking Bad". The story itself was too overwrought to my taste, and a wee bit unbelievable as well. It was really a neo-noir.
 
Side note: I cancelled Amazon Prime. It seems like more and more (up to 1/2? at least) of the movies/shows offered now you have to pay in addition to the monthly amazon fee. Phooey)

Currently enjoying "Kingdom" with Stephen Fry as a lawyer in a small-ish English town. He's so good at the dry/urbane/erudite character!

Also have re-watched some of "A Touch of Frost" with David Jason... but I'm going to give the last few episodes a miss... I was so ticked at the way they ended the series the last time I watched it-- it was underhanded and down right cruel.
 
Just wrapped up 8 episodes of 56 Days, new on Amazon Prime. It is an excellent thriller. I almost can't tell you anything about the story because there are so many plot twists. The story goes back and forth from the present day to Day 1. Suffice to say, in the beginning a handsome guy with a checkered past and a pretty girl meet in a grocery store and fall in love. Present day, two (of course, damaged) detectives find a dissolved body in a bathtub in a fancy apartment. Who is it? Who killed this person? What does it have to do with the guy and the girl? Mind-blowing ending. Not as much sex as the trailer would suggest. Well done.

 
Watched a couple of episodes of an Aussie police drama last night. Deadloch.

The murder mystery itself is compelling, but it was so over-the-top raunchy that I wasn't planning to continue watching. I'm less easily shocked or offended than the average bear, but the almost non-stop, over-the-top lewd references were an irritating and distracting.

Surprising because it gets a 8/10 on IMDB. So I dug deeper on IMDB and came across the following review:

If you're unsure, read this review
I HATED the first 2 episodes. Seriously, I wanted to kill Eddie myself. By the 3rd episode, I was hating it less, by the 4th episode, I liked it and by the end I LOVED it. I even grew to love Eddie. I read someone else's review who called her the new Jar Jar Binks and I agreed for the first half of the season. But she ended up growing on me.

So, I'll not hash out the plot here, but this show kept me guessing to the very end. I can usually eye the murderer from the beginning, but I could not when watching this show. So, my advice is stick with it to episode 5 and you'll be hooked. We ended up watching it over 2 nights we were that into it. It ends up being a great murder mystery.

The next review offered similar advice, including this:

I have to be honest...after the first 2 episodes I was ready to give up...the characters were more like caricatures, totally over the top, unbelievable and annoying!

But...it gets better, it really does.

Once someone on set managed to convince everyone to tone it down a bit, the drama and pace really ramps up, and now I'm hanging, waiting impatiently for the next episode to drop.

So I'll watch another couple of episodes chance and report back on my findings.
Stay tuned...

Edited to add: this is on Amazon Prime.
 
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An old series on Netflix "Southland" I know exactly every street they are sent to in Los Angeles
that I could envision them after all these years. Typical Police series, I guess it's knowing the areas
is what keeps me watching it.
 
seadoug said:
Just wrapped up 8 episodes of 56 Days, new on Amazon Prime. It is an excellent thriller. I almost can't tell you anything about the story because there are so many plot twists. The story goes back and forth from the present day to Day 1. Suffice to say, in the beginning a handsome guy with a checkered past and a pretty girl meet in a grocery store and fall in love. Present day, two (of course, damaged) detectives find a dissolved body in a bathtub in a fancy apartment. Who is it? Who killed this person? What does it have to do with the guy and the girl? Mind-blowing ending. Not as much sex as the trailer would suggest. Well done.
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Sounds enticing, Seadoug. Will check it out. Thanks for the tip.
 
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