# 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:** 17
**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:** [September 12, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/321 "2021-09-12T21:30:10Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > is it what it sounds like… people putting boats into and pulling them out of the water? Doing it badly. Forgotten drain plugs. Fender benders. Boat rage, fights. Drunken boat retrieval with tow vehicle ending up underwater. Crew (drunk) jumping from the boat onto the ramp and missing, marital distress, etc ---
**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:** [September 12, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/322 "2021-09-12T21:32:02Z")
Yep 👍 that Jeep was a recent episode ---
**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:** [September 13, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/323 "2021-09-13T03:45:18Z")
Currently watching _The Cleaner_. > **[The Cleaner (British TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleaner_(2021_series))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The Cleaner is a British television sitcom that premiered on BBC One on 10 September 2021. The series is based on the German comedy Der Tatortreiniger. The show was renewed for a second season and a Christmas special, which aired on 23 December 2022. > Paul "Wicky" Wickstead, a Government-certified cleaning technician, is responsible for the removal of any signs of death from crime scenes. In the course of his work, he gets to know a variety of ... (With a notable blooper in episode 3. It features a paraplegic woman–who in one shot is doing [this](https://imgur.com/a/H84P4ld).) ---
**Author:** ![Somethingwitty1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/somethingwitty1/32/8899_2.png) [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/324 "2021-09-13T04:02:36Z")
Ok. I am gonna be that guy. The book was better. It is based on the book. The book invented the term Catch-22. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/325 "2021-09-13T13:41:26Z")
Started watching **Wolfe** , a British series featuring a CSI with manic (in the clinical sense) tendencies, an obsession with his ex-wife and a blatant disregard for the rules. Which seems like standard fare for a dark comedy-drama forensic crime show, but I have to admit that the episodes thus far have not gone the way I expected them to, and one of the most likeable characters appears to be up to something shady thus far. Much better than I initially expected, but I’m only three episodes in out of (I think) six. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/326 "2021-09-13T14:15:14Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > [Amphibious Jeep](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egZadbFQ63k). 😆 If you like **Miami Boat Ramps** , check out **Alfred Montaner’s** YouTube channels. He is a young Cuban dude in Miami who I didn’t like at first, but I’m now bingeing. Check out his **Chit Show.** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YoOEfZNWLRA/hqdefault.jpg "Chit Show is Hilarious until you're on it ! (BlackPoint Boat Ramp)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoOEfZNWLRA&t=1373s) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/327 "2021-09-13T14:36:57Z")
That’s marina life for you. Always a fucking docking committee that knows how to do it better than the skipper. 😜 ETA: This popped up on my feed recently. Check out the skills of this captain and crew: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KPEnIBn0PIo/maxresdefault.jpg "a fine bit of seamanship") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPEnIBn0PIo) ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/328 "2021-09-13T15:04:32Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > If you like **Miami Boat Ramps** , check out **Alfred Montaner’s** YouTube channels. He is a young Cuban dude in Miami who I didn’t like at first, but I’m now bingeing. Check out his **Chit Show.** Thanks for these! Nothing like a good boat rodeo! 🤣 And yes, I have been involved in one or two (not my fault - just trying to help) and I’m not often on a boat. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/329 "2021-09-13T15:59:55Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Check out the skills of this captain and crew: Helluva captain there, using his anchor and all! [The MS NordNorge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Nordnorge_(1996)) has an interesting history. Imagine being on a cruise when weather happened. The captain has participated in several rescues, [including this one of the passengers of the **Explorer**](http://www.audreygonzalez.org/2007/11/serious-day-and-rescue.html) when that ship hit an iceberg in the Antarctic! Cool pics. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/330 "2021-09-13T16:13:46Z")
I recently read “[Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage](https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Incredible-Alfred-Lansing/dp/0465062881)”. The map in the above linked site is exactly the location where Shackleton and his crew drifted for months on and through ice flows, barely surviving. Excellent book well worth reading. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/331 "2021-09-13T16:25:52Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Excellent book well worth reading. I’m an exploration and survival book junkie, and this is one of the best. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/332 "2021-09-13T16:25:55Z")
I just started reading that book this weekend. Excellent so far! ---
**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:** [September 13, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/333 "2021-09-13T16:27:55Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Excellent book well worth reading. I agree! I read the book, but need to get the kindle edition. Another great book is one by Pete Goss, **Against The Wind** where he talks about his solo circumnavigation during the Vendée Globe race from France to France. He just barely survived a hurricane, only to be made aware of one of his competitors who was not as lucky. Goss turned around and went back into the storm, locating the Frenchman, rescuing him, then continuing on with him aboard. ETA /hijack ⛵ ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/334 "2021-09-13T17:07:46Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Another great book is one by Pete Goss, **Against The Wind** where he talks about his solo circumnavigation during the Vendée Globe race from France to France. Everybody knows you can’t sail against the wind… but you can sail [Close to the Wind](https://www.amazon.com/Close-Wind-Extraordinary-Triumph-Adversity/dp/0786707410/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=pete+goss&qid=1631552637&s=books&sr=1-1)😉 Adding to my collection… thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Ziberian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/919ad9/32.png) [@Ziberian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ziberian)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/335 "2021-09-13T19:14:32Z")
Season 9 starts airing in Australia this month so should be on Netflix by end of the year. The ridiculous plotting needed to come back from the previous cancellations of this show really should have ended it, but it’s still _such_ a good show it’s easy to forgive. No guilt here – it’s great acting and great dialogue. ---
**Author:** ![Ziberian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/919ad9/32.png) [@Ziberian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ziberian)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/336 "2021-09-13T19:19:08Z")
Nathaniel Philbrick has a remarkable talent for recounting historic events as compelling stories. Highly recommend Mayflower, and The Heart of the Sea. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/337 "2021-09-13T19:23:26Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/338 "2021-09-13T19:27:23Z")
I’ve been watching Six Feet Under and find it at times to be entertaining with interesting character development and at other times find watching it to be quite tedious. The leadoff death scenes are often a hoot but damn so many of the characters are insufferable. I don’t know if I ever was so glad to see a character die as much as Lisa. Still the interplay between living and dead can be thought provoking so I think I’ll stick with it the last two seasons. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/339 "2021-09-13T19:37:30Z")
6FU has one of the best final episodes of all time. May be worth it to stick it out. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/340 "2021-09-13T20:22:09Z")
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