# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**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 22, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/21 "2013-08-22T13:28:30Z")
> [@Sateryn76](#): > > 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? It depends if you’re a sci-fi snob or not. I love it, but there’s also a crowd out there that doesn’t like it because… well… I don’t know… something about aliens in humanoid form are unrealistic? Or some shit like that? ---
**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, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/22 "2013-08-22T13:34:04Z")
My problem with _Falling Skies_ is most of every episode is a lot of angsty melodramatic yammering from one character or another trying to _act really hard_, and the alien hunting seems to be them running around in circles making stupid decisions. ---
**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, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/23 "2013-08-22T16:20:57Z")
Well, I’m no sci-if snob, and I’ve loved Noah Wiley for years and years, so I’ll check it out. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/24 "2013-08-22T16:28:56Z")
> [@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. I recently watched “Jericho” on Netflix, and I really enjoyed it, too. Some other shows I’ve enjoyed on Netflix - Misfits The IT Crowd Lost Sherlock (this is so freaking good) Skins Orange is the New Black (I’m undecided about this one, actually - it’s kind of self-indulgent, and the main character is a complete shithead) ---
**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 22, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/25 "2013-08-22T22:39:04Z")
This is great, if for no other reason than that I found **Inspector Morse**. I knew it had to be out there, but searching just for Morse did not produce anything. It is so great to have 15 episodes of that to look forward to – a young Kevin Whately! Plus…I am going to try **Breaking Bad** , **Jericho** and have a list now to last a while. I knew you Dopers would fix me up. I hate that I lurked around here for 10 years. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/26 "2013-08-23T19:53:19Z")
I liked Survivors quite a bit. It’s a post-apocalyptic series but no zombies. ETA: Oh, and if you liked Under the Dome then Revolution is equally good and bad for basically the same reasons. They are both different than usual TV fare at least. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755/27 "2013-08-25T04:44:25Z")
Oh yeah, “Survivors” was really good. Way too short, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-something-to-stream-or-dvr/666755.md?page=1)