# 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:** 107
**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 28, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2124 "2023-01-28T15:28:03Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > Watched first episode of Letterkenny tonight. Freaking funny! I agree. But in small doses. Whenever we have tried to watch more than one in a row, it seems to have diminishing returns. Just watching one or two episodes a week keeps it fresh. ---
**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 31, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2125 "2023-01-31T23:16:20Z")
I gave **The Last of Us** a shot when I was bored, thinking that it’s probably just another zombie flick. I have to say that episode 3 just blew me away. Nick Offerman is a very good actor, as was the other guy who played Frank (or was it Bill?), and the whole production was excellent. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2126 "2023-01-31T23:42:45Z")
Is anyone else waiting anxiously for the second season of To The Lake on Netflix? I thought it was great. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2127 "2023-02-01T01:19:56Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > the other guy who played Frank Murray Bartlett. He was the manager in the first season of _The White Lotus._ ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2128 "2023-02-01T01:41:35Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > Is anyone else waiting anxiously for the second season of To The Lake on Netflix? I thought it was great. Yeah! Is there a release date? I thought the war would keep it from airing over here. I wonder how Netflix paid for it with all of the financial sanctions. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2129 "2023-02-01T02:04:43Z")
I keep looking and it’s always “some day”. Meanwhile 6 seasons of Elite and 4 seasons of the Marginal have come and gone. I think its been filmed. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2130 "2023-02-01T02:08:48Z")
Season 2 aired in Russia last April. Unless you have heard otherwise, I would assume Netflix can’t touch any current Russian product for the duration of the sanctions. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2131 "2023-02-02T08:13:57Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Whenever we have tried to watch more than one in a row, it seems to have diminishing returns. Just watching one or two episodes a week keeps it fresh. I can see that. Didn’t find Fartbook nearly as funny as the one before it with the Super Soft Birthday Party, where Wayne has to fight several guys that are contenders to the throne of “toughest guy in Letterkenny.” ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2132 "2023-02-03T19:06:48Z")
Watched the first two episodes of **Ginny & Georgia** on Netflix. Some uncomfortable scenes involving teens doing what teens do in real life, but otherwise very funny and clever dialogue. Its moral compass may be adrift in the Bermuda Triangle, but we’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2133 "2023-02-04T01:13:27Z")
For a long time, I didn’t have cable, so I’m way behind on shows…i watched the first episode of The Walking Dead today. It seems interesting, and makes me wonder how the humans survived among the ruins, but I truly dislike gore and violence so I doubt I will continue. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2134 "2023-02-04T13:38:59Z")
It was okay early on, but eventually you start to hate these people and how stupid they are. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2135 "2023-02-04T15:18:19Z")
I’m watching _Gangs of London_, which took me a couple of episodes to sort out the main characters but now that I’ve settled in, I’ll probably finish it. It has a lot more American-style violence than one normally sees in English gangster shows so that can be a little off putting. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2136 "2023-02-04T16:01:38Z")
I watched [Gunther’s Millions](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/gunthers-millions) on Netflix so you don’t have to. Everything you need to know is spoilered below. All the teasers in the preview are misdirections.The dog is just a tax dodge for the heir to a pharmaceutical fortune. All the members of the “sex cult” are paid models free to come and go as they please. The whole research angle is just a weird kink of somebody with more money than he knows what to do with. It’s almost like an even worse version of _The Magic Christian_. No laws were broken and no one was hurt. Just an eccentric rich guy doing eccentric things with his money. The only valuable point it makes is that if you have enough money to start with, you can still throw a bunch of it away on stupid things and still keep making more money. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2137 "2023-02-04T16:27:09Z")
I’m struggling to finish season 1 of the Terminal List. It starts great and the character investigates and deals with the people directly responsible. Now he wants to wipe out people involved in the conspiracy. It’s like our hero is just a vigilante. He’s rejected using the press to bust this story open and get police involved It’s only 3 more episodes. I am curious how it works out. But. It frustrates me when I question our protagonist’s judgment and motives. There’s a big difference in killing Mexican hit men and high ranking members of the US military. I’m keeping this vague to avoid spoilers. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2138 "2023-02-04T16:35:47Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > It’s only 3 more episodes. I am curious how it works out. But. It frustrates me when I question our protagonist’s judgment and motives. We watched the Terminal List and liked it. And I think the main character’s judgement and motives WERE questionable. He’s lost a lot, he’s sick, and he’s gone off the deep end to a certain extent. We finished the last season of **The Umbrella Academy**. It’s a strange show. I’m not sure I’d recommend this season, but it gets really high ratings so I might just be out of touch. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2139 "2023-02-04T17:07:50Z")
The Terminal List is really good. This particular shift in the plot bothers me. But he is sick and has a lot of confusing memories that mess with his judgment. I’m still getting used to modern dramas where characters are shades of grey. Its not good guy/bad guy anymore. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2140 "2023-02-04T21:29:15Z")
Been a bit since I last posted here, I’ll try keep it short. 🙂 _[The English](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11771270/)_ - Amazon. Western set towards the end of the Indian Wars. Rich Englishwoman/ Indian former army scout meet up and travel together. He wants his land back that the govt. took, she’s looking for revenge for the death of her son. Great acting all around, major twist towards the end that was quite a surprise. Liked it. [_The Peripheral_](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8291284/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) - Amazon. SciFi about virtual reality headsets etc. First time I’ve seen Chloe Grace Moretz as an adult. She does a great job, totally carries the show, shootin’ and akillin’ in other dimensions. Ended on a cliffhanger and approved for season two. I’ll be watching that too. _[Ms. Marvel](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10857164/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)_ - Disney+. Lightweight young adult show but I found it totally watchable. Doesn’t match my comic book memory of the character, but does a decent job. _[Cruel Summer](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11083696/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)_ - Hulu. This is also probably made for the 15-25 crowd. I really liked this. Multi-layered plot spread over 1993-1995. Popular girl goes missing for a year, presumed kidnapped. Don’t want to spoil anything, but this is surprise after surprise building up until the final seconds, which I did not see coming. Outwitted by a teen show. _[The Devil’s Hour](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14379784/)_ - Amazon. Again, don’t want to spoil anything. Serial killer, time travel, dimensional travel all in one. Liked it a lot, especially the lead Jessica Raine. Cliffhanger ending, hoping for a second season. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2141 "2023-02-04T21:43:09Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I gave **The Last of Us** a shot when I was bored, thinking that it’s probably just another zombie flick. Well, it is just another zombie flick, is it not? Look a Zombie apocalypse is pure fantasy, so why not just kill them with fireballs or use Cure disease? 😜 > [@Chefguy](#): > > It was okay early on, but eventually you start to hate these people and how stupid they are. Yep. the concept behind the show is that the Humans are the Monsters. And a baseball bat with barbed wire around it would not be as effective as a regular one. I gave up on _Professionals_ with Brendan Fraser. Altho he was great, the plot is pretty boring. Some nice touches, I admit. I also gave up on _The Winchesters_, as it turned into _ **Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated** _. The cast was not good. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2142 "2023-02-04T21:54:48Z")
Within the last week, I started to watch two new Apple TV+ series, _[Shrinking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrinking_(TV_series))_ and _[Dear Edward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Edward_(TV_series))_. Shrinking stars Jason Segel as a therapist dealing with his wife’s death a year earlier. It also stars Harrison Ford as the lead therapist in their clinic. Dear Edward is based on a novel, about a plane crash with one survivor, a young boy. So he’s a focus but not solely. It also follows other people who lost someone in the crash. So both have a theme of grief, which doesn’t make for the lightest hours of television. Not sure why Apple decided to launch both within a week of each other. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2143 "2023-02-05T06:27:25Z")
watched _desperate housewives_ if you miss the old evening soap operas like knots landing and melrose place (in fact people from both are involved) well this is for you …my only quibble is after the 4th season it was written like a comic book that changed writers every 3 months you’d see a plotline for weeks and then it would be just swept away with little explanation or something out of character happening and then never referenced again but it was a hoot [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=106) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=108)