# 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:** 337
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6728 "2025-06-23T12:47:09Z")
I just binged _The Waterfront_ on Netflix. I’m not sure how I feel about it exactly. I’ll probably tune into season 2, if there is one. But there are a couple of actors who are terrible at the craft, in my very humble opinion, and they are making it hard for me to stay in the story. Some beautiful boats and homes though. ---
**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 23, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6729 "2025-06-23T14:03:49Z")
We started watching _ **Haven** _ last night. We’re about 3 episodes in. I’m not sure yet. I guess what bothers me is that all of this weird, crazy, unbelievable stuff happens and the lead who just came to town, doesn’t seem surprised or frightened enough to me. My husband seems to like it, and it’s almost impossible to find something he’ll sit still and watch. So I’ll continue just so we have something we can watch together. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6730 "2025-06-23T14:11:08Z")
Just finished both seasons of **Andor**. The path forward for more seasons (in the quite of a new show) without the title character is pretty clear, with a handful of great characters to work with. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6731 "2025-06-23T14:51:32Z")
I’d watch _B2EMO_. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6732 "2025-06-23T14:57:14Z")
I put this in the movies thread by mistake, so I’ll repost here. I tried to watch **FUBAR** , but gave up after about fifteen minutes of absolute stupidity and bad acting. I wonder how much Arnie had to shell out to convince them to make an S2. Just retire, already. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6733 "2025-06-23T15:12:56Z")
We watched **The Residence** , it started ok and then just fell off the rails. It easily could have been four episodes shorter and felt heavily padded.It was like watching an 8 hour Colombo episode. We were both sick and in the mood to binge or we would have bailed. ---
**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 23, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6734 "2025-06-23T15:15:50Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > We watched **The Residence** , it started ok and then just fell off the rails. It easily could have been four episodes shorter and felt heavily padded.It was like watching an 8 hour Colombo episode. We were both sick and in the mood to binge or we would have bailed We are half-way through and enjoying it. Uh, I hope it is a one season thing, though. I mean, what’s next: 10 Downing Street? ---
**Author:** ![Scoobysnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6735 "2025-06-23T18:53:00Z")
I don’t think that there will be any follow up to Andor. The end of Season 2 leads directly into Rogue One, which is a direct prequel to A New Hope. ---
**Author:** ![Kelevra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6736 "2025-06-23T19:16:29Z")
I started watching **Bodkin** this weekend. On Netflix. A dark comedy about an American pod caster doing a story about a 25 year old missing persons case in Ireland. I’m enjoying it so far. Lot’s of convoluted mysteries in this tiny Irish town. As a humorous bonus Barak and Michelle Obama are executive producers! ---
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6737 "2025-06-23T19:44:04Z")
> [@Scoobysnax](#): > > I don’t think that there will be any follow up to Andor. The end of Season 2 leads directly into Rogue One, which is a direct prequel to A New Hope. But there are a lot of characters at loose ends who could be working in the shadow world of espionage and counter-espionage during the events told in the original trilogy. ---
**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 23, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6738 "2025-06-23T20:53:49Z")
Picked up **The Mentalist** again and quite like it. Many, many Seasons to go - there are 7 Seasons and 151 Episodes.. 🥳 ---
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6739 "2025-06-23T20:56:51Z")
I gave **The Waterfront** a try, but it put me to sleep. It’s just a variation on a meme, really, and doesn’t hold my attention. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6740 "2025-06-23T22:28:08Z")
I’ll speak up on behalf of **FUBAR** , although not loudly. 🙂 I posted a comment about the first season a while back. I can roll with melodramatic spy stuff, although this doesn’t give us anything special in that regard. And I’m not going to defend any of the points people criticized it on. Mainly, what I like is the dynamic between Arnold and the daughter. He’s a protective father, and their job is extremely risky. But then again, the daughter is as capable of taking care of herself as he is, if not more. Lots of friction there. I don’t know if that’s enough to carry the show through a second season because really, how much mileage can anyone get out of that kind of set-up? So I’ll watch it with an open mind but without getting my hopes up too terribly high. ---
**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 23, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6741 "2025-06-23T23:18:37Z")
> [@MacDoc](#): > > Picked up **The Mentalist** again and quite like it. Many, many Seasons to go - there are 7 Seasons and 151 Episodes.. 🥳 That stated good for a long time. Once they moved to the FBI it got a little thin. They should have just planned to end it with Red John. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6742 "2025-06-23T23:30:09Z")
We’re going to give **Bodkin** a try tonight. A mystery that takes place in a small Irish town. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6743 "2025-06-24T02:27:40Z")
**Bodkin** was a weird one. I stuck it out but I’m not sure I liked it. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6744 "2025-06-24T12:47:16Z")
Wasn’t impressed with the first episode. I like Will Forte better in a comic role. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6745 "2025-06-24T13:06:41Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > **Bodkin** was a weird one. I stuck it out but I’m not sure I liked it. I feel similarly. I definitely enjoyed a lot of it - particularly the quirky residents of Bodkin - but the central mystery resolves unsatisfactorily, IMO. It felt like the plot strands spiraled out of control of the writers a bit, and they couldn’t weave it all back together. ---
**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 24, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6746 "2025-06-24T16:15:32Z")
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPtHu\_L1874](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPtHu_L1874) &1 I loved **Deadliest Catch** and this is a good series like it. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nIGEenYl-A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nIGEenYl-A) &2 We saw some of the Deadliest boats in their summer harbour in Alaska. ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6747 "2025-06-24T20:42:58Z")
I saw a preview for season 2 that was basically 2 minutes of side-characters arguing about a pig. Stuff like that just takes me right out of the show. If you want to run a joke, make it witty and short and move on. This felt like one of those amateur improv skits where they keep beating the shit out of the joke because they can’t figure out how to segway to something funnier and are just waiting for someone to ring the bell (or cut the scene). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=336) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=338)