# 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:** 253
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5048 "2024-11-14T15:15:43Z")
Based on this thread we watched the pilot of the Kathy Bates’ _Matlock_. Yeah, it was pretty good with a bigger backstory than most people would expect. I figured there was “something else” going on but not like this. Will watch more. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5049 "2024-11-14T18:38:25Z")
Oh heck, I forgot about Silo…I’d read the first few books and then watched the first three or four episodes, and then…I think we canceled our Apple +? But we have it back now for Slow Horses, I might go back to that. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5050 "2024-11-14T21:11:39Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Based on this thread we watched the pilot of the Kathy Bates’ _Matlock_. Yeah, and she isnt solving cases with brilliant court work, etc- just by getting people to testify/talk with her folksy charm. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5051 "2024-11-14T22:11:27Z")
I’m curious to see how the character develops next season. Beau Bridges has to be cast for a reason. He’s had a small role. That’s unusual for an actor with his experience. > **[‘Matlock’ With Kathy Bates Renewed for Season 2 at CBS](https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/matlock-kathy-bates-renewed-season-2-cbs-1236186629/)** > > "Matlock" has scored an early Season 2 renewal at CBS, Variety has learned. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5052 "2024-11-15T00:21:00Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Oh heck, I forgot about Silo… Season 2 starts this weekend. Also, on Apple TV, the first two episodes of season 2 of **Bad Sisters** just dropped. I like the back and forth between the lead detective (his “golf nickname” is Adolf because he had two shots in the bunker) and his weird rookie assistant detective. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5053 "2024-11-15T12:04:21Z")
Binged **The Diplomat** on Netflix. Really enjoyed it. What an ending! ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5054 "2024-11-15T18:40:28Z")
Just finished _A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder_ on Netflix, which I would recommend for murder mystery officianados. It’s a decent enough mystery, but the real draw is the lead actress, who is excellent (and somewhat unrecognizable from her role on _Wednesday_.) Story-wise, I think they threw in one too many twists, which made the ending seem a bit muddled and rushed, but otherwise it was tense, fun, well-written and well-acted. Sadly, as soon as the perpetrator appeared on screen, I turned to my wife and said “[They] did it” and I was (mostly) right, so I guess I may have read and seen too many mysteries 😃 Also, content warning with a minor spoiler: A dog is killed. Which I was quite surprised about. It’s not gruesome or anything, but quite sad. ---
**Author:** ![vislor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vislor/32/5933_2.png) [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5055 "2024-11-16T00:04:09Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > The first two episodes of _Sweetpea_ on HBO. It really hooked me. A very low self-esteem young woman with a lifelong bully in her life is finally pushed beyond just wishing to kill people in her life who have made her miserable. Very bloody, but with a bit of humor. The actress (ella Purnell) playing the lead is very good. > > I knew I was getting too emotionally involved when I was yelling at her to kill her sister before she Julia, because then she wouldn’t have to move out of her house. > > I’m curious to see where it goes. Just binge watched this. I liked it and wow. I agree with what you said. Reminds me of the short story To All The Rude People. Thanks for the discussion! ---
**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:** [November 16, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5056 "2024-11-16T00:07:01Z")
I’ve watched the next two episdoes (it’s pretty intense so I didn’t binge), and it’s definitely keeping my interest. I love that knife. It’s quite fascinating to me. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5057 "2024-11-16T00:36:01Z")
While I’m enjoying **Silo** , the only jarring note is the acting by Common. The guy is clearly not good at it, being stiff and rehearsed. A good actor delivers lines like they’re coming from his own brain, not being read off a page. ---
**Author:** ![Chelonaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@Chelonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chelonaut)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5058 "2024-11-16T10:14:24Z")
Started watching Vox Machina season 3, and realize I remember very little of season 2. I recall some entertaining search for magical wozznames, but nothing about how they used them on the Chroma Conclave, who is apparently still in play. Rewatched last episode of season 2, and is somewhat up to speed, but not that enthusiastic about continuing on the series. Never played D&D by the way, so not bothered by any lore/rules breaking there. Still love Keyleth, who sort of reminds me of a more together version of Discworlds Magrat. Percy is also enjoyable. Scanlan (or as I think of him cruder Casanunda) and Grog are often really tiresome. Rest of VM is ok but thats it. One of the dragons is voiced by Lance Reddick (RIP) which is nice, but still their rank/personality blend together in my mind. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5059 "2024-11-16T12:22:27Z")
Watched the Tyson/Paul fight. Not a series, but it sure was long. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5060 "2024-11-16T13:30:21Z")
Saw Dark Winds listed on Netflix and thought oh yeah, that got some good recs in the ‘Watching’ thread. Also I had read a few of the Tony Hillerman books back in the day. Ep1 was really good. Wife and I are hooked. Thanks everybody who mentioned it positively here! ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5061 "2024-11-16T18:00:27Z")
> [@Chelonaut](#): > > Scanlan (or as I think of him cruder Casanunda) and Grog are often really tiresome. Grog is certainly my least favourite. I don’t mind Scanlan, but I wasn’t particularly interested in his wandering around looking for his daughter. I also thought Percy’s death was a bit of a damp squib. But otherwise I really enjoyed season 3; there was lots of action and some good character moments. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5062 "2024-11-17T10:10:00Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Binged **The Diplomat** on Netflix. Really enjoyed it. What an ending! Season 2 was a great ride. I think 3 of the 6 episodes had gut punch twists. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5063 "2024-11-17T15:25:14Z")
I cancelled Netflix, but I’m going to have to sign back up so I can watch The Diplomat. I signed up for Apple TV so I’ve been going through everything of interest on there. I thoroughly enjoyed Bad Monkey. Vince was so endearing. I really liked it very much. I didn’t enjoy Presumed Innocent much, but I don’t think Jake is a good actor. He was just not believable as a high powered attorney, nor as a father. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5064 "2024-11-17T15:49:54Z")
I am in the process of watching Say Nothing. It’s very well done and the casting of the aging characters is extraordinarily spot on. There were a couple times I had to search to see if it was the same actor with aging makeup or a different one. It’s a difficult watch at times but this is the kind of programming I gravitate towards. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5065 "2024-11-17T21:47:24Z")
A fairly quick watch but we zipped right through _Nobody Wants This_, a show about a blond, Caucasian, agnostic woman who makes a living doing a fairly vapid, sex-themed podcast meeting and falling in love with a rabbi. Good show, the mains had a lot of chemistry together. There were a few moments where the writers applied the hand of god to fix the character’s predicaments that, I suppose, matched the theme of the story but did feel quite forced. Other than that though, a very good story and very pleasant watch. > [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > We’re nearly finished watching UnREAL. > > For the first three seasons, I’d say that it’s a great, scandalous bit of schlock entertainment. > > Going into season 4, it’s sadly poignant. It should be the biggest hit of the year, despite being 8 years old. I realized that I spaced out on giving an actual description… As I understand it, one of the creators of the show worked for a couple of years as a producer for The Bachelor. The background of the story and season 1, in particular, seem to stem from that experience. It’s all about people manipulating each other for the sake of drama. And our main character is a person who is a natural at that, but also hates that aspect of herself. Overall, it’s quite interesting. As said above, I think that it should have been a hit. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5066 "2024-11-18T00:43:19Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > While I’m enjoying **Silo** , the only jarring note is the acting by Common. The guy is clearly not good at it, being stiff and rehearsed. A good actor delivers lines like they’re coming from his own brain, not being read off a page. Funny, what threw me off about S1 is that it’s impossible (for me) for Tim Robbins to play anyone but Tim Robbins. He’s very Tim Robbins-y. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/5067 "2024-11-18T03:09:50Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > > [@Scoobysnax](#): > > > > I just watched the first episode of the new Day of the Jackal series on Peacock. > > I also did. There were two types of scenes: those with the Jackal (the assassin) and those with the agent chasing him. I quite enjoyed the scenes with the Jackal, but not at all the scenes with the agent [those scenes irritated me]. Thus I don’t think I will continue. I binge-watched the first five episodes of this series over the weekend. It was reasonably entertaining. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=252) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=254)