# Is Anyone Watching 1899? (No spoilers, please) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, netflix\ **Created:** [December 12, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-1899-no-spoilers-please/976394 "2022-12-12T15:21:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-1899-no-spoilers-please/976394/1 "2022-12-12T15:21:01Z")
I watched the first episode last night. I’m not sure about it yet. One thing that I absolutely hate is all of the overly loud, irritating mood music throughout the show. But I’m intrigued and will watch more. ---
**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-1899-no-spoilers-please/976394/2 "2022-12-12T15:24:04Z")
I watched the first episode. I’m not sure about it, either, but I’ll wait and see what my wife thinks. My 17-year-old daughter says it’s dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-1899-no-spoilers-please/976394/3 "2022-12-12T15:25:02Z")
The payoff is better than _Lost_ but not by much. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-1899-no-spoilers-please/976394/4 "2022-12-12T15:46:39Z")
Oh boy 😞 ---
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-1899-no-spoilers-please/976394/5 "2022-12-12T15:49:52Z")
I started this thread a few weeks ago: [‘1899’, new Netflix show from the makers of ‘Dark’. Anyone watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1899-new-netflix-show-from-the-makers-of-dark-anyone-watching/975143) ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-1899-no-spoilers-please/976394/6 "2022-12-12T15:53:06Z")
I watched the first two episodes a few weeks ago. Very atmospheric but it didn’t really grab me. I haven’t watched anymore of it since. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-1899-no-spoilers-please/976394/7 "2022-12-12T16:41:18Z")
I watched it, and it’s fine. Not great, but fine. If you like moody, mysterious shows, then it works well enough. It’s not as good as _Dark_, which is the other Netflix show by the people who made _1899_. Well, maybe it’s as good as season 3 of _Dark_. If you’ve not watched _Dark_, then do that first, because it’s much better, particularly the first 2 seasons. ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-1899-no-spoilers-please/976394/8 "2022-12-16T05:09:47Z")
I watched the first 2 episodes, after which I texted my brother “Is this going to get good?” To which he replied “Still waiting”. A few days later, he asked me if I finished it, but I told I stopped after the second episode. He then texted me what happened at the end. Without spoilers, I’m glad I didn’t waste any more time on the show. J. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-1899-no-spoilers-please/976394/9 "2022-12-16T05:26:12Z")
I watched it till the end, and am disappointed. No spoilers? OK, I’ll blurr: when a show goes it is all a simulation _and_ it is actually aliens or spacestuff from the future _at the same time,_ they have not thought it through or the screenwriters are lazy and lack imagination. Waste of my time.