# Series you've recently watched, are now watching or have given up on **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [July 9, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108 "2021-07-09T17:50:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 105
**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:** [January 18, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2084 "2023-01-18T08:34:19Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I started watching _American Pickers_ last night. There are a lot of unique folks out there with a lot of interesting stuff hiding in their attics. Not as good as _Salvage Kings_, though, and one of the main “pickers” is kind of a jerk. The thing is, is that one of those guys (the nice guy) is making an extremely successful TV show and the other (the jerk) is still acting like a real antique dealer watching the pennies. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2085 "2023-01-18T09:02:17Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > The thing is, is that one of those guys (the nice guy) is making an extremely successful TV show and the other (the jerk) is still acting like a real antique dealer watching the pennies. Do we agree that it’s the tall guy who’s the jerk? ---
**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:** [January 18, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2086 "2023-01-18T09:08:34Z")
I thought you were talking about the short guy (Frank). Tall guy, Mike is the owner of the show and often pays more than asking price. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2087 "2023-01-18T09:12:48Z")
Ah. Frank seems like he badmouths the receptionist they have working for them pretty often. Didn’t even think about the prices. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2088 "2023-01-18T12:37:45Z")
Yesterday I binged **Three Pines** on Amazon Prime. I liked it. It’s a police show set in Canada in a town with a large indigenous community. Season one is 8 hour long episodes, set up as four part one/part two stories. No word yet on season two, but I’ll watch it if it happens. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2089 "2023-01-18T13:35:23Z")
Alfred Molina is so good in it. He’s empathic and kind without being soft. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2090 "2023-01-18T14:01:06Z")
> [@dummygladhands71](#): > > 50 year old rusted to hell car, but yeah, the 85 year old owner is going to get it up and running someday. I hate it when they’re dickering over an old sign or something they had to excavate from a pile of crap, and the hoarder can’t decide if he’d rather keep it or have THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS. 🤦‍♀️ And I think both the pickers are jerks. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2091 "2023-01-18T14:35:15Z")
I recently got back into _Curb Your Enthusiasm_. I started watching it way back when I was getting it on DVDs from Netflix. Then when Netflix got rid of DVDs, it wasn’t available. It’s on HBO Max now. It took me a while to figure out at what point I stopped watching all those years ago. I’m on S9. I laugh out loud during every episode. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2092 "2023-01-18T21:37:49Z")
Thought I’d give **The Last of Us** (HBO) a try. Another apocalyptical future scenario with a fungus killing off the population and the brave resistance fighting against the military regime. Don’t know if I can do this. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2093 "2023-01-18T22:12:42Z")
Another board I frequent is composed mostly of Gen Xers who spent the normal amount of time playing video games and they think _The Last of Us_ is the shiz. But _The Walking Dead_ gave us plenty of people turning bad in the apocalypse and _Z Nation_ even gave us the trope of having to shepherd the one person carrying the potential cure. So I was pretty meh after watching the first episode. Kudos for casting the likeable Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, though. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2094 "2023-01-18T22:15:25Z")
So instead I turned to the new season of _Vikings Valhalla_, a sort of prequel to the original _Vikings._ It’s not nearly as good as its forerunner but I’m an easy sale with schlocky Vikings shows. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2095 "2023-01-19T13:02:12Z")
I binged the latest season of **Jack Ryan**. It was enjoyable. No spoilers, but I thought it was all pretty much wrapped up at the end of episode six (of eight). But then they turned it up to eleven for the final two episodes, ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2096 "2023-01-19T15:57:27Z")
Finished **1883**. Overall, it was very good. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, for being singers, were surprisingly good in this, and the supporting cast was excellent. The daughter traipsing around in that ridiculous outfit was jarring, however. Looking at the cast, I see that Billy Bob Thornton had a role, but I sure didn’t recognize him. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2097 "2023-01-19T16:46:55Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I binged the latest season of **Jack Ryan**. It was enjoyable. No spoilers, but I thought it was all pretty much wrapped up at the end of episode six (of eight). But then they turned it up to eleven for the final two episodes, Toward the end of episode six I double-checked to make sure it wasn’t the finale. Overall, I think this was the best of the three seasons. One quibble though: In the last episode, Luka’s entire plan hinges on talking the first officer into relieving the Captain of his command? Really? Seems like that had only the slimmest chance of success - and how could he know that that’s who would be guarding him? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2098 "2023-01-19T16:52:29Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Toward the end of episode six I double-checked to make sure it wasn’t the finale. I did the exact same thing! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2099 "2023-01-19T20:13:36Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Yesterday I binged **Three Pines** on Amazon Prime. I liked it. It’s a police show set in Canada in a town with a large indigenous community. We have a whole thread about that series. I liked it too, but some fans of the books were not entirely happy with the Amazon series. > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I hate it when they’re dickering over an old sign or something they had to excavate from a pile of crap, and the hoarder can’t decide if he’d rather keep it or have THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS. 🤦‍♀️ Most of those shows are fake now, with great items either salted or found in advance. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2100 "2023-01-19T20:21:20Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > We have a whole thread about that series. I skimmed it, but the books seemed like a big part of it and I haven’t read them. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2101 "2023-01-21T01:33:19Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > Yes, people did things that they should know better > > I’ll bring a zombie on the ship. What could go wrong? I refer you to the generally awesome **Kingdom** , a Korean historical series with zombies. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2102 "2023-01-21T13:37:39Z")
For some reason I watched a few episodes of _Alfred Hitchcock Presents_, a series that ran between 1955 and 1961-62. Which got me in the mood for more late 50s/early 60s nostalgia. Now working my way through the entire Season 2 of Hitchcock and Season 1 of _The Twilight Zone_ (that series ran from 1959 to 1964). I switch my binge-watching between the two as the mood suits. I tend to think that the first season of _Twilight Zone_ (1959-1960) was the best, but at any rate it has quite a few of the best episodes. It’s amazing how many episodes those old series produced every season. Hitchcock’s first three seasons each had 39 episodes, the remaining seasons only slightly less. _Twilight Zone_ produced 36 episodes in its first season. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2103 "2023-01-21T13:59:04Z")
Not Dead Yet, about an obituary writer who can communicate with the dead, looks like it might be good. > **[Watch Not Dead Yet TV Show - ABC.com](https://abc.com/shows/not-dead-yet)** > > Watch the official Not Dead Yet online at ABC.com. Get exclusive videos, blogs, photos, cast bios, free episodes [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=106)