# 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:** 106
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2104 "2023-01-21T18:20:24Z")
I never watched this show – never even heard of it – but my sister was watching it this morning on some rando station called DECADES. It was _Sly Like a Fox_ with Jack Warden. She only wanted to see Jane Kaczmarek when she was that young (the episode was from 1984). Man, did this show _stink_. On imdb the featured reviewer was rhapsodizing about how wonderful this show had been. I think it must be false memory syndrome, because every aspect of this show (even the music) was drek. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2105 "2023-01-21T18:34:18Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Not Dead Yet, about an obituary writer who can communicate with the dead, looks like it might be good. Feb 8 is the release date i found. ---
**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 21, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2106 "2023-01-21T19:20:33Z")
Finished the first four eps of **1923**. I had to go on the internet to figure out what the relationships are to the people in **1883**. Harrison Ford is _really_ looking his age. Don’t know what possessed him to go bouncing around on a horse. Happy to see that what I thought were anachronisms for that period were, in fact, in use at that time, although how a sheep farmer could afford a Thompson submachine gun back then is a mystery. Good job on the research. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2107 "2023-01-21T20:21:45Z")
I saw the commercial for this show and thought that the female lead sounded like Eva Longoria but it’s not. (It’s Gina Rodriguez.) ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2108 "2023-01-22T02:25:41Z")
Where did you find the old Hitchcock? ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2109 "2023-01-22T05:27:21Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > although how a sheep farmer could afford a Thompson submachine gun back then is a mystery. Well, I wouldn’t have known this, but apparently the US postal service was the first law enforcement agency to acquire Thompsons to deal with mail train robberies, so I guess they were around. ---
**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 22, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2110 "2023-01-22T14:04:11Z")
Sure, but in today’s money it would have cost about $3,000. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2111 "2023-01-23T02:15:39Z")
Retail, I suppose, but if they were popping up in a lot of places… ---
**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 23, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2112 "2023-01-23T15:05:03Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > 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) I’m going to try this one! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2113 "2023-01-23T20:01:26Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Happy to see that what I thought were anachronisms for that period were, in fact, in use at that time, although how a sheep farmer could afford a Thompson submachine gun back then is a mystery. I only got the first two episodes of 1923. Fords character tortured and murdered four sheepherders, but one got away. So did he get a Tommygun and seek revenge? Why wasn’t Fords character arrested and hanged? ---
**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 23, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2114 "2023-01-23T20:04:33Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > So did he get a Tommygun and seek revenge? Why wasn’t Fords character arrested and hanged? No, one of the sheepherders escaped and then ambushed Dutton, killing his brother and seriously wounding Dutton. They weren’t arrested because they and the law are all in cahoots and the Duttons have the largest ranch in the area and a lot of influence. ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2115 "2023-01-23T20:59:45Z")
Season 3 of **Happy Valley** started streaming this month on BBC iPlayer. It’s centered on a middle-aged female police officer in the north of England. What makes it engaging is that the dialogue, the personal crises, and the interpersonal dynamics often seem strikingly true-to-life. The show’s creator, Sally Wainwright, built her reputation on bringing authentic characters and situations to the small screen, in shows such as **Last Tango in Halifax** and **Scott & Bailey**.\* (\*…the show that @Chefguy kicked this thread off with, some 2075 posts ago…) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2116 "2023-01-23T22:47:05Z")
> [@Chad\_Sudan](#): > > The show’s creator, Sally Wainwright, built her reputation on bringing authentic characters and situations to the small screen, in shows such as **Last Tango in Halifax** and **Scott & Bailey**.\* When I saw that name I thought she was the Scott & Bailey person. Loved that show. And, yes, the police stuff was good, but the personal side of things rang so true that it made it must-see for me. I’ll have to check out _Happy Valley._ ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2117 "2023-01-24T00:04:15Z")
I cannot wait for this to be released in the US- by far my favorite UK police series of all time. ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2118 "2023-01-24T01:52:30Z")
Oh yeah, I had to be persuaded to watch Grantchester, because I couldn’t picture James Norton as a good guy. after his turn on Happy Valley. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2119 "2023-01-27T02:07:13Z")
Binged _Extraordinary_ over the last couple of days. Very enjoyable. > **[Extraordinary (TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_(TV_series))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Extraordinary is a British superhero > comedy television series created by Emma Moran. It was released on the Disney+ Star platform internationally, and Hulu in the United States, on 25 January 2023. The series was renewed for a second season on 23 January 2023, ahead of the series premiere. > Emma Moran developed Extraordinary while completing her Master of Arts in Screenwriting at the University of Manchester, from which she graduated in 2020. Alo... ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2120 "2023-01-27T02:12:35Z")
CB STRIKE on the tube, loving it. ---
**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 27, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2121 "2023-01-27T12:53:02Z")
**Your Honor** on Showtime. I signed up for the service for the Michelle Yeoh movie, but the wife hated it, so we started this series. Stars Bryan Cranston as a judge who covers up his kid’s crime. Grabs you right from the get-go, although Cranston seems to have signed on for another sort of Breaking Bad role. We’re only in ep 3, so we’ll see where it goes. ---
**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 28, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2122 "2023-01-28T00:51:00Z")
We’ve been watching **The Servant** , which I’m betting has already been covered. It’s enjoyable if you like creepy what-the-hell is going on type shows. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2123 "2023-01-28T09:33:13Z")
Watched first episode of Letterkenny tonight. Freaking funny! Set in a small town in Ontario, it’s like a cross between Trailer Park Boys and Gilmore Girls. Definitely a lot of crude guy humour, but also witty strangely. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=105) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=107)