# Netflix for one month, recommend some original programming **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 2, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112 "2019-01-02T21:36:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/41 "2019-01-09T00:52:15Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > _Big Mouth_ Nick Kroll and John Mulaney are the voices of two pubescent boys trying to deal with what’s happening to their bodies. Nocturnal emissions, creepy authority figures, hormone monsters, the ghost of mega-playa Duke FREAKING Ellington, diurnal emissions, menarche, and embarrassing parents abound. > > If you can, also look for Mulaney and Kroll in their Broadway show “Oh, Hello.” Sheer pandemoniumaniacal genius! Big Mouth is awesome. Very graphic and crude, but a very honest look at puberty. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/42 "2019-01-10T00:38:13Z")
I recommend _Stranger Things_, _Travelers_, _Black Mirror_ (including _Bandersnatch_), and _Sense8_. Not sure if _Travelers_ will continue for another season or not. _The OA_ is good as a standalone (but watch for a season 2 later this year maybe), but the ending puts off a lot of people. Same for _The Haunting of Hill House_–excellent show, but with an ending that not everybody loves. _A Series of Unfortunate Events_ is three seasons, and it sticks pretty close to the books, though there are some more modern updates to some of the jokes (and a great intro song!). _Watership Down_ is much the same, sticking close to the source material, but the animation isn’t that great (the voice acting, though, is superb!) My girlfriend likes _Mindhunter_, but I haven’t watched it yet. Same for _Dumplin’_. _Bright_ has been out for a while, and I enjoyed it, but it’s not in my list of favorites. _Bird Box_ seems to be big right now, but we haven’t seen it yet. Haven’t seen _Altered Carbon_ yet, either. I also use Netflix to watch old episodes that I can’t find anywhere else, like the entire series for _Supernatural_ (don’t miss “Scoobynatural”), _Cheers_, and _Frasier_. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/43 "2019-01-10T03:33:48Z")
I think that _Person of Interest_ and _Limitless_ might float your boat, if you haven’t seen them already. I think both entire series are still on Netflix, but I don’t know whether you can find them anywhere else or not. Older but highly bingeable! The actual point of _Person of Interest_ kinda sneaks up on you–the plot seamlessly moves from _this thing_ to _this other thing_. _Limitless_ originated as a movie of the same name, but you don’t need to see it to enjoy the series (I’ve never seen the film). ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/44 "2019-01-11T12:23:32Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > I also use Netflix to watch old episodes that I can’t find anywhere else, like the entire series for _Supernatural_ (don’t miss “Scoobynatural”), _Cheers_, and _Frasier_. Unfortunately, licensing rules are different in Canada and they dropped _Supernatural_ and some other CW shows. ☹ I had rewatched them all but my son was at season 10 when they pulled them and was pissed. It’s odd too, because it’s practically a Canadian show anyway. I’ve noticed a couple of series that have disappeared before I got around to watching them. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/45 "2019-02-06T23:41:02Z")
I’m sure your free month is up, but for anybody else who’s looking for something to watch on Netflix, try _Russian Doll_. Here’s [the trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHcKoAMGGvY). It’s essentially _Groundhog Day_ in eight half-hour episodes. It’s funny, touching, somewhat insightful, and each episode was, to me, better than the last. The first ten minutes reminded me a little of the Straight Dope board (even with a banned troll standing outside in his socks…) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/46 "2019-02-07T00:01:56Z")
Apparently, I’m the only person in the whole world who loved the **Watership Down** remake. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/47 "2019-02-07T03:22:16Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > **Dark** - Awesome (and confusing) German sci-fi/drama about a small town and a time travel wormhole. Gotta check that out. But for awesome (and occasionally confusing) German drama, for my money you can’t beat _Babylon Berlin_, a lavishly and magnificently produced police/mystery/thriller series set in late-20’s Weimar Germany. There’s an English dubbed version but I think the original German dialogue with English subtitles is better. Improves your German fluency too. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/48 "2019-02-07T03:36:13Z")
I’ll say 500,000% black mirror. I liked altered carbon’s premise, but there was a lot of unnecessary bits to pad out the series, I felt. But I did watch all of it, and enjoyed it. Mind hunters was pretty good. Stranger Things is fun, though maybe not as great as everyone else says. But again, I watched it all, and look forward to more. Bojacks is good, as is F is for Family Matt groening’s Disenchanted was great, though the first few episodes aren’t. But I’ve watched em all 3 times now. Skip the OA. Just trust me. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/49 "2019-02-07T03:51:13Z")
More on the OA. First few episodes you’ll think I’m a braying jackass (if you don’t already). By mid season, you’ll be sure of it. Then like ep 7 or 8, you’ll begin to see what I mean. And at the very end you’ll forever 100% trust everything I ever tell you ever again. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2019, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/50 "2019-02-07T05:10:54Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Apparently, I’m the only person in the whole world who loved the **Watership Down** remake. I liked it. It was good to have it longer with room to breathe. It was still dark, and was very well performed, and the animation was very good. The landscape was pretty but a bit boring, though. I also struggled to keep track of which rabbit was who, especially in the night scenes, but that was a minor criticism. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/51 "2019-02-07T15:44:40Z")
^ You should join our Owsla, Guano-rah. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/52 "2019-03-05T17:08:35Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > Not sure if _Travelers_ will continue for another season or not. _Travelers_ [officially cancelled](https://deadline.com/2019/02/travelers-canceled-after-three-seasons-netflix-1202547788/). ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/53 "2019-03-05T18:29:34Z")
Stranger Things (Season 1) Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Jessica Jones (Season 1) Luke Cage (Season 1) ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/54 "2019-03-05T18:36:58Z")
Master of None (Season 1) Glow (Season 1) BoJack Horseman F Is for Familiy (Season 1) Big Mouth (Season 1) Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Lovesick (Scrotal Recall) (Season 1) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/55 "2019-03-05T19:11:01Z")
**Umbrella Academy** was good. Not _great_, but good. It drags at times, but the high points are fantastic. I very much enjoyed **Wormwood** , a 6-part docudrama about [Project MKUltra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra), but it’s very serious and very dark. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/56 "2019-03-05T19:27:20Z")
Lots of good shows mentioned, but if I were to highlight a specific “can’t miss” show that has few peers, it would be **Black Mirror**. There may be better shows, or shows that are more to your taste, but this is the one that’s a legit new experience. (Yes, I know it’s basically the Twilight Zone, but still.) For shows that are more traditional, in no particular order, I loved Narcos, The Crown, The OA, Stranger Things and 13 Reasons Why. Don’t sleep on the Documentary series either. Making a Murderer, The Keepers and The Staircase are all engrossing, if a little over-long at times. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112/57 "2019-03-05T21:38:04Z")
_Abducted in Plain Sight_ - a documentary on Netflix, about a pedophile who targets, grooms, and abducts a young girl from a family he is friends with. Of course the pedophile himself is reprehensible, but the really frustrating part of the whole thing is how the parents allowed themselves and their daughter to be manipulated by this guy. It’s kind of incredible. I was yelling at them on the TV screen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-one-month-recommend-some-original-programming/827112.md?page=2)