# 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:** 332
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6628 "2025-06-10T20:17:08Z")
the actor who played hathaway has burned quite a few bridges with his views on many things. they would need to recast the character. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6629 "2025-06-10T22:08:11Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > the actor who played hathaway has burned quite a few bridges with his views on many things. they would need to recast the character. I’ve got an idea. To keep it in the family they could recast the role with his brother-in-law. Richard Ayoade ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6630 "2025-06-10T22:26:55Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I loved The Force Awakens. It’s a shame there was no plan and the followups suffered. > > Solo is underrated. Pretty fun. > > Andor is probably the best thing Disney has made with Star Wars. The Narkina-5 prison episodes are probably my favorite. Who are you, and what have you done with Mahaloth? 🤣 I agree with every word you just wrote, whereas ofttimes, as you know, your ⭐ 's are my ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 's and vice versa. Maybe we are in one of those periodic Mahaloth-Kimstu Audience Reaction Phase Shifts where our opinions on screen entertainment briefly align. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6631 "2025-06-11T01:48:54Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Maybe we are in one of those periodic Mahaloth-Kimstu Audience Reaction Phase Shifts where our opinions on screen entertainment briefly align. Here are some 10 out of 10 movies I ranked. It’s not a complete list, just a starter. > **[Movies I score 10 out of 10. Absolute perfection.](https://letterboxd.com/mahaloth/list/movies-i-score-10-out-of-10-absolute-perfection/)** > > A list of 22 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Handmaiden (2016), In Bruges (2008), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Oldboy (2003) and I Saw the Devil (2010). ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6632 "2025-06-11T12:53:09Z")
that would take hathaway to a totally different height! ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6633 "2025-06-11T15:16:13Z")
We started Blindspot (on Netflix) the other night. The beginning was quite intriguing - a woman with amnesia is found in a duffle bag. She’s covered from head to toe with tattoos that turn out to be a type of treasure map of hidden meanings. Unfortunately we were out by episode 2. I can’t put my finger on it, but it just didn’t keep me interested. ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6634 "2025-06-11T15:51:53Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/c69c1P-EURg/maxresdefault.jpg "The Survivors | Official Trailer | Netflix") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c69c1P-EURg) Very Australian, gorgeous scenery, good mystery. 🦘 ---
**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:** [June 11, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6635 "2025-06-11T17:25:08Z")
A Netflix show we just finished: _Sirens_, a ‘limited’ series. At just 5 episodes, it’s a pretty quick watch. Described as a ‘dark comedy’ with Kevin Bacon and Julienne Moore as a rich society couple. They’re vacationing at their Summer mansion on an unspecified East Coast island. Moore’s character employs a young woman as an assistant, and her older sister unexpectedly shows up, concerned her little sis is in the grip of some cultlike influence from Moore’s character. Hijinks ensue. Decent watch. Wasn’t sure quite where the show was going until the final episode-- in addition to the dark comedy, it has elements of mystery, subtle metaphors from Greek mythology (hence the title) and even tiny hints of possible supernatural influences. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nxSpZ9khchU/maxresdefault.jpg "Sirens | Official Trailer | Netflix") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxSpZ9khchU) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6636 "2025-06-11T18:18:20Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > We started Blindspot (on Netflix) the other night. The beginning was quite intriguing - a woman with amnesia is found in a duffle bag. She’s covered from head to toe with tattoos that turn out to be a type of treasure map of hidden meanings. Unfortunately we were out by episode 2. I can’t put my finger on it, but it just didn’t keep me interested. I stuck with it a lot longer when it first came out. It was just ok. I was never able to get over the bad American accent of the lead. I’ve noticed that male Aussies and Brits that don’t do a good accent chose to do a Batman voice. I find it annoying. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6637 "2025-06-11T18:52:26Z")
We watched that when it was first on and the mystery was fascinating. Then it kept going past its expiration date, imo. Her tattoos end up perfectly describing events six months even a year later. That stretched my suspension of belief too far. Thanks for the discussion! ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6638 "2025-06-11T19:43:35Z")
That’s the problem with shows with a central mystery. In order to really work they need a clearly defined end and a plan to get to the end. Trying to draw it out too long always ruins it. ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6639 "2025-06-12T11:04:00Z")
**Race for the Crown** from the Drive to Survive bunch pretty good so far [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vr7mUTR0Yag/maxresdefault.jpg "Race For the Crown | Official Trailer | Netflix") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr7mUTR0Yag) ---
**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:** [June 12, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6640 "2025-06-12T12:19:20Z")
This was a fairly standard whodunnit, lots of characters acting suspiciously and an early erroneous arrest, but I really enjoyed it. Maybe it was the connection to the cold case but the characters and acting were pretty good, too (talking about **The Survivors** here). Moving on now to **Paranoid** with Indira Varma. I swear this looks familiar to me. Did I watch it nine years ago when first released? ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6641 "2025-06-12T12:24:55Z")
I liked that this focused more on the actual sport than the Richie Rich shenanigans of the owners. There was a little of that but mostly it was actually about the racing. In contrast, I couldn’t finish Netflix’s _Polo_ - very little about the horses or the sport and all about the parties and excesses of the rich players. ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6642 "2025-06-12T12:46:06Z")
Enjoying the horse racing so far - nicely crafted. **The Survivors** was very Australian and we talked about a second trip to Tasmania as a result…we travelled through the area twice but did not get along the coast where that was set. Im hoping it’s a bit warmer there this time. We were chasing my partners ancestors convict past - we ended up in the very kirk her great great xxx were married…felt spooky to think of the stretch of years. The island has done a good job of preserving the convict past…much dire. I still think there are some thylacines out there on the wild west coast > **[Hunt for Truth: Tasmanian Tiger](https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/hunt-for-truth-tasmanian-tiger)** > > Tim Noonan investigates the ultimate wildlife mystery to find out if the Tasmanian tiger, the world's rarest, most elusive animal, is gone for good or just very good at hiding. 🦘 ---
**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:** [June 12, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6643 "2025-06-12T13:20:25Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > That’s the problem with shows with a central mystery. In order to really work they need a clearly defined end and a plan to get to the end. Trying to draw it out too long always ruins it. I totally agree. Without a clear plan and well-defined timeline arc for those ‘mystery box’ shows, the plot can really get lost. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6644 "2025-06-12T14:48:30Z")
> [@solost](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > That’s the problem with shows with a central mystery. In order to really work they need a clearly defined end and a plan to get to the end. Trying to draw it out too long always ruins it. > > I totally agree. Without a clear plan and well-defined timeline arc for those ‘mystery box’ shows, the plot can really get lost. You mean _Lost._ ---
**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:** [June 12, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6645 "2025-06-12T14:51:17Z")
That’s exactly what I meant. – [solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-comments-thereon/1015633/34) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6646 "2025-06-12T20:58:14Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > That’s the problem with shows with a central mystery. In order to really work they need a clearly defined end and a plan to get to the end. Trying to draw it out too long always ruins it. Speaking of which, I’m finally wrapping up my rewatch of LOST! Knowing ahead of time that they leave a metric ass-ton of threads unresolved, it’s easier to just sit back and watch without getting all caught up in the mystery. ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6647 "2025-06-13T22:25:58Z")
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