# Help me find something to stream (or DVR)... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 20, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755 "2013-08-20T23:22:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![just\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@just\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/just_j)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/1 "2013-08-20T23:22:00Z")
I have Netflix and Amazon Prime, and I am having a hard time finding anything good to watch. These are the shows I have really liked: Justified Endeavor and Inspector Lewis Life The Killing (Rosie Larson) Downton Abbey Bleak House Longmire Under the Dome (I can only tolerate it without commercials) Green Wing Doc Martin This is my first post after 10 years of lurking. I know you folks will find me something! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/2 "2013-08-20T23:26:46Z")
Try the new Sherlock. Only six episodes but they’re rather good. If you haven’t watched it through, Monk is an absolutely delightful detective show. ---
**Author:** ![just\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@just\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/just_j)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/3 "2013-08-20T23:35:38Z")
Thanks! Whew…somebody replied. Performance anxiety after 10 years! Thanks for the suggestions. I love the new Sherlock…are they doing more? ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/4 "2013-08-20T23:37:56Z")
Your list is almost identical to my list of Amazon viewing favorites, and I would have recommended _Sherlock_ first and foremost. Next would have been _Foyle’s War_. Yes, they are filming additional Sherlock episodes as we speak. Look around this forum (and many others) and you will find discussion of all of the minutiae of filming. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/5 "2013-08-20T23:41:58Z")
I enjoyed a show on Netflix called Luther. Saving Grace took a few episodes, but I liked that very much in the end. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/6 "2013-08-21T00:44:37Z")
Ripper Street Copper I’d like to know where have you been streaming Justified? ---
**Author:** ![just\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@just\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/just_j)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/7 "2013-08-21T01:04:17Z")
I got the first 3 seasons of Justified on Amazon Prime. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/8 "2013-08-21T03:14:41Z")
“Jericho” is available. It certainly had its faults, but was still a decent take on post-apocalyptic life that might appeal to you since you liked “Under the Dome.” It started pretty weak with a lot of boring interpersonal melodrama, but improved greatly over time. However, fair warning, it was canceled untimely so it doesn’t end properly. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/9 "2013-08-21T04:23:58Z")
_Borgia: Faith and Fear_ on Netflix is supposed to be more historically accurate than _The Borgias_ on Showtime. [“The Borgias” vs. “Borgia: Faith and Fear” (accuracy in historical fiction) – Ex Urbe](http://exurbe.com/?p=2176) On Amazon Instant video there are some great oldies. The first 2 seasons of _All Creatures Great and Small_. Compilation episodes of William F. Buckley’s _Firing Line_ are interesting for historical value. “Firing Line 1966-1986: Personalities”, “Firing Line 1966-1986: World Leaders”. ---
**Author:** ![just\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@just\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/just_j)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/10 "2013-08-21T12:02:06Z")
Thanks for all the great suggestions. That will get me started! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/11 "2013-08-21T15:15:59Z")
I can’t believe you haven’t already considered this, what with how much attention it’s getting these days, but Breaking Bad. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/12 "2013-08-21T18:55:34Z")
House of Cards. Both the original British version (4 episodes, plus two 4-episode ‘sequels’) and the American Version (1 season so far). If you liked Inspector Lewis and Endeavor, you should enjoy Inspector Morse. Damages ---
**Author:** ![just\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@just\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/just_j)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/13 "2013-08-21T22:44:27Z")
Thanks for all the great suggestions. I watched the pilot for **Breaking Bad** last night. That’s different! Tonight I have **Inspector Morse** queued up. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/14 "2013-08-21T22:56:43Z")
This thread made me think of [this handy infographic](http://infographiclist.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/stream_dvd_graphic.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/15 "2013-08-22T06:23:10Z")
My favorite Inspector Morse episode is “The Way Through The Woods” due to its very dramatic ending. And that’s all I’ll say about it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/16 "2013-08-22T08:20:36Z")
I have no idea if these are available to you, but: _Jonathan Creek_ _Midsomer Murders_ _Broadchurch_ _Psych_ _Leverage_ _Castle_ ---
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/17 "2013-08-22T08:27:15Z")
Jeeves and Wooster. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/18 "2013-08-22T09:09:57Z")
For something different, especially if you like WWII, check out _Band of Brothers_. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/19 "2013-08-22T10:19:06Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > “Jericho” is available. It certainly had its faults, but was still a decent take on post-apocalyptic life that might appeal to you since you liked “Under the Dome.” It started pretty weak with a lot of boring interpersonal melodrama, but improved greatly over time. However, fair warning, it was canceled untimely so it doesn’t end properly. Seconding this. There was I think a two-hour episode made after there was a lot of fan uproar when the series was abruptly cancelled. It wrapped things up, not as well as the show’s creator would have liked probably, but at least it doesn’t leave you completely hanging (funny story-- part of the plot involved someone quoting a famous general, who being asked to surrender, replied “nuts”. When the show was cancelled, the fan base sent bags of nuts to the network. Didn’t get the show completely brought back, but did get the wrap up episode made). Another apocalyptic show-- I didn’t watch “The Walking Dead” the first time on TV because I think the general idea if zombies is silly, but I started binge-watching it on Netflix and it’s really well-made and very watchable. “Orange is the New Black”, a Netflix original dark comedy-drama about a women’s prison, is pretty good. And Breaking Bad is fantastic- I’d keep up with it. I enjoyed the first two seasons, but i thought mid-way through the third season was when it really got to a mind-boggling genius level of great. ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/20 "2013-08-22T13:21:20Z")
Would anyone recommend Falling Skies? We watched the first couple of episodes on TNT, and then ran out of time for it. It’s all over Amazon - any good? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755.md?page=2)