# 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:** 31
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/601 "2021-11-18T18:03:36Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Started watching **Young Sheldon** now. So far it’s amusing. Annie Potts is a delight. > > I’ve stayed away from this, the concept of just Sheldon irks me, you are the first person I’ve known to say something positive about it. I also started watching Young Sheldon and I like it quite a bit. Yes, Annie is a delight and Zoe Perry is a great younger Mary Sheldon ( her mother, Laurie Metcalf plays the role on TBBT). Coincidentally, I happened to catch TBBT ep last night where we meet Meemaw. She certainly did get cranky in her old age. ---
**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 18, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/602 "2021-11-18T18:10:56Z")
Finally finished the rewatching of GOT. That last season was a bit of a mess, but overall I enjoyed all of it. We’re still watching **Stisel** , which really grows on you. The writing is excellent and so is the acting. It’s pretty slow going, so if car chases and gunfire are your thing, you won’t like it. ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/603 "2021-11-18T18:37:14Z")
> [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > Peacock TV is advertising season 1-3 of Yellowstone is available. > Anyone any opinions? Unless you are already subscribing to Peacock, I wouldn’t sign up just for Yellowstone. For one thing Paramount (cable channel) does a LOT of “catch up” marathons and will show all seasons, back to back. So you just need to wait. It seems CMT has also started showing some episodes. As for “Yellowstone”, the first 2 seasons were pretty good. Season 3 felt like they had about 3 episode’s worth of actual story/plot to tell so there was a lot of filler. The filler is entertaining, but it certainly feels like “just thrown in” to have some action, or laughs, or whatever. And then the last episodes were merely build up to the finale…to hook you into watching season 4. Season 4 has started out somewhat predictable…and is starting to have the “extra filler” feel to it. I suspect they didn’t have quite a full season of story to tell, again. ---
**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 18, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/604 "2021-11-18T19:25:48Z")
I just took a peak at the first ep and I like the inclusion of Native American actors and issues. Looks like another us-v-them political/family drama, but maybe worth a look. I couldn’t get the CC to work, though. Not sure what that’s about. ---
**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, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/605 "2021-11-18T19:30:58Z")
> [@cormac262](#): > > > [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > > > Peacock TV is advertising season 1-3 of Yellowstone is available. > > > > > Anyone any opinions? > > Unless you are already subscribing to Peacock, I wouldn’t sign up just for Yellowstone. For one thing Paramount (cable channel) does a LOT of “catch up” marathons and will show all seasons, back to back. So you just need to wait. It seems CMT has also started showing some episodes. Although Peacock has a free ad-supported tier, so it’s not like signing up is going to cost anything. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/606 "2021-11-18T20:33:29Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > Just wanted to say thanks for this recommendation. My wife and I have started watching this and really love it. It’s light and funny and quirky and we love checking out possible places to visit, as well as some places we’ve already been. If you like travel shows, and/or food shows, you’ve got to see **Somebody Feed Phil** (Netflix). Highly, highly recommended. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/607 "2021-11-18T20:48:43Z")
After _The Chestnut Man_, we started watching other Scandanvian shows. I like _Katla_. We tried _The Valahlla Murders_ and dropped it quickly. We’re currently watching _Equinox_. I’ve heard people compare it to _Dark_. I don’t think it’s quite that good, but there’s definitely some supernatural shenanigans. It’s worth watching. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/608 "2021-11-18T21:47:22Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > I’ve stayed away from this, the concept of just Sheldon irks me, you are the first person I’ve known to say something positive about it. It’s not “just Sheldon” as such; it’s a family sitcom with a weird kid, some wisecracking siblings, quirky and not-quite-in-control parents and a feisty grandparent. Format-wise there have been lots of similar shows. It’s certainly more of an ensemble piece than, say, **Joey** was, which really was “just Joey”. But the actual young Sheldon character will not appeal to everyone (although the actor is doing a great job thus far). ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/609 "2021-11-19T01:01:29Z")
I thought FTWD was better than TWD the first couple seasons but then went off the rails. I still watched the most recent episodes that are available for streaming. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/610 "2021-11-19T01:05:19Z")
Finished the final season of **The Americans**. Enjoyed it quite a bit, a few minor quibbles but overall a very intense experience. Great acting and writing. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/611 "2021-11-19T01:11:26Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > We’re watching Season 2 of Locke and Key, and I now remember why I didn’t like Season 1: every single person (except Dodge) makes the stupidest possible decision at any given moment. It bugs me every time it happens, but it makes my husband scream at the tv. I’m not sure why we’re inflicting this on ourselves. #hatewatching I think I have to abandon season 2 as well. The first one had some darkness, but was mostly an interesting unfolding mystery, but this season it’s just horribly dark, and I’m not in a receptive mood for that level of grotesque gore anymore. I want some light to balance the dark. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/612 "2021-11-19T03:27:39Z")
Somebody Feed Phil is fantastic and one of those truly nice but not boring shows that I use as a break from all the dark, dysfunctional stuff like Succession. Love Travel Man too. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/613 "2021-11-19T03:28:46Z")
If you like Nordic Noir, I think you can’t do better than Trapped (Iceland). It has great characters, not the least of which is the Icelandic winter. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/614 "2021-11-19T10:35:00Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Finished the final season of **The Americans**. Enjoyed it quite a bit, a few minor quibbles but overall a very intense experience. Great acting and writing. It dropped in quality near the end. Spacefilled (digging that grave) and just weird pacing decisions. Pinnacle was that scene in the Russian prison. So brutal. A bullet was needed for Page and the Reverent. But I can imagine that happened a week after the finale for the Reverent. It struck me that the soviets did not forgive and forget. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/615 "2021-11-19T13:47:32Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I like the inclusion of Native American actors and issues Well, some of them are only Native American in the “[claims to be Cherokee but they disavow any knowledge of her](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelsey_Asbille)” sense. There was a bit of a stink about it a couple years ago. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/616 "2021-11-19T13:50:56Z")
Yes, thirding this. As much as I hate that guy’s other show, I love him. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/617 "2021-11-19T16:18:40Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > Pinnacle was that scene in the Russian prison. So brutal. Possibly the most shocking moment in my TV viewing history. Still haunts me. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/618 "2021-11-20T17:44:31Z")
Speaking of _Ghosts_, some of them seem to be fading away. The Viking was not in the last two episodes, and the Gilded Age lady was not in Thursday’s episode. And I know I saw a 1950s-style hood with a severed head skulking around in the first episode and briefly in another one, but then nada. I figure maybe that one is your James Dean-type loner who was decapitated in a car wreck back in the '50s and stays aloof from everyone, but where are the other two? ---
**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 20, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/619 "2021-11-20T20:00:33Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > And I know I saw a 1950s-style hood with a severed head skulking around in the first episode and briefly in another one, but then nada. The headless ghost in the UK version didn’t get much screen time, either (except for a backstory episode a couple seasons in). The head was played by an actor who also plays one of the other (more prominent) ghosts. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/620 "2021-11-20T23:38:26Z")
Well I watched episode 1 of Yellowstone, liked it. FWIW I have peacock with the free xfinity flex with the home internet, it’s pretty good, ads not too intrusive and good range of content. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=32)