# 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:** 117
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2324 "2023-04-04T06:55:56Z")
Bob? Hmmm ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2325 "2023-04-05T22:55:53Z")
Trying to get into **Perry Mason** and I just… can’t. I don’t know if it’s pacing or complexity or whatnot, but it’s an easy show to get distracted during. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2326 "2023-04-05T23:59:15Z")
I like it, but I like noir and the time period. Most of the later series characters are there: Mason, Della, Hamilton Burger, and Paul Drake. Della’s gay romances are an unnecessary story line, at least so far, and it is a bit slow. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2327 "2023-04-06T00:02:55Z")
We’ve been rewatching Supernatural at night in the hotel room here. They have UHD 4K TVs, and Supernatural was shot in 4K UHD. It’d _really_ strange. Hard to get used to, but interesting. Even the audio seems different. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2328 "2023-04-06T03:51:05Z")
**Unstable** on Netflix starring Rob Lowe and his son was a lot of fun. One of those shows where _every_ character is kooky and funny. Kinda like _The Office_ with no Jim or Pam. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2329 "2023-04-07T05:12:20Z")
…I don’t think anyone is watching it but me. I posted about it on my socials and not even my close friends even acknowledged it. “Paul T. Goldman” on Peacock. It’s like a true crime doc mixed with the movies “American Splendor” and “The Disaster Artist.” It’s incredibly funny and sad. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2330 "2023-04-07T17:16:21Z")
Is _Resident Alien_ returning??? ---
**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:** [April 7, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2331 "2023-04-07T17:23:59Z")
Googling, Resident Alien was originally renewed for a twelve-episode third season but the order was later cut down to eight episodes. (I take that as a bad sign.) ---
**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:** [April 7, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2332 "2023-04-07T17:33:15Z")
Thanks. I actually would be fine if they wrap it up well. Some series shouldn’t go on indefinitely. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2333 "2023-04-07T18:20:41Z")
I’d like to see that too. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2334 "2023-04-07T21:39:09Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Googling, Resident Alien was originally renewed for a twelve-episode third season but the order was later cut down to eight episodes. That is some bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![IgoZoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c37758/32.png) [@IgoZoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IgoZoom)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2335 "2023-04-07T22:07:21Z")
I’ve watched the series twice and was very impressed. Enjoyed feels like the wrong word, but I definitely appreciated it. I caught a lot on the second time around that made it all the more impressive. But I also felt pretty devastated afterward. Chernobyl was both terrifying and fascinating to me growing up (I was 11 when it happened). The show was a lot worse than I had read or imagined in a lot of ways. Learning that the reality was even worse is gut-wrenching. ---
**Author:** ![IgoZoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c37758/32.png) [@IgoZoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IgoZoom)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2336 "2023-04-07T22:14:02Z")
I’ve been stuck at home with COVID all week, so I’ve had time to catch up on some shows I’ve been meaning to watch. Of course, I may have faded in and out of consciousness a few times, so I may need to re-watch a few before I solidify my opinion… Reacher (Amazon Prime) - not bad The Night Agent (Netflix) - on its own, the show is fairly interesting, but it’s WAY over-hyped, IMHO. I tried to get into The Walking Dead yet again (the 3rd or 4th attempt) and I just couldn’t. More than anything, I enjoyed Criminal Minds (the Prentiss years) and Supernatural reruns more than anything! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2337 "2023-04-08T01:36:07Z")
**Lucky Hank** totally ran out of steam that last episode. An hour of nothing. The previews look like its ready to swerve into The Stoopid. But nice to see Kyle getting a paycheck. I think he needs it. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2338 "2023-04-08T06:09:57Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I recently discovered _ **Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries** _. I’ve only seen the first three episodes, but like it so far. It has a great '60s vibe, somewhere between _The Avengers_ and _Moonlighting_. I can’t say that the mysteries are really great, yet, but the lead character is beyond adorable. > [@carrps](#): > > Yes, the mysteries are not the greatest, but it’s the characters and their interactions that are the draw. Is this not the best synopsis of a TV episode you’ve ever read? > [@](#): > > At the Melbourne Kennel Club’s dog show, a competitor dies and her prized collie is framed. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2339 "2023-04-08T13:36:11Z")
I have been watching _Beef_, a show about two angry, unhappy people who spiral into a cycle of revenge on each other after a road-rage incident. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2340 "2023-04-08T14:56:33Z")
If a parody of **Cabaret** and Bob Fosse’s choreography sounds like something you’d enjoy, the first episode of Season 2 of **Schmigadoon** (Apple TV+) is absolutely brilliant. We didn’t watch Season 2, but apparently the premise is that this season has moved beyond the bright and happy musicals of the 40’s and into more darker current fare. The season is subtitled “Schmicago”. I’m not as familiar with musicals like Sweeney Todd and Les Mis so I’m not sure if I’ll get the jokes in upcoming episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2341 "2023-04-10T01:49:26Z")
Just started watching _Rick and Morty_. Enjoying it. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2342 "2023-04-10T02:09:40Z")
Love Rick and Morty! ---
**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:** [April 10, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/2343 "2023-04-10T07:03:25Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > **Lucky Hank** totally ran out of steam that last episode. An hour of nothing. The previews look like its ready to swerve into The Stoopid. But nice to see Kyle getting a paycheck. I think he needs it. Oh come now. That boxing match with the goose was worth the price of admission! But are they ever going to show Hank Sr.? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=116) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=118)