# 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:** 342
**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 30, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6828 "2025-06-30T15:59:55Z")
Wiki lists a source that says it dates back to 1865. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6829 "2025-06-30T16:32:01Z")
I imagine sources would be hard to find since it was illegal to put profanity on paper. ---
**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 30, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6830 "2025-06-30T16:38:16Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Inna and I are enjoying _Deadwood_, as much for the obvious anachronisms as for the story/characters. Highly recommended. > [@Chefguy](#): > > A lot of great characters in there, especially Calamity Jane. “Cocksucker!” > [@JohnT](#): > > That’s one of the anachronisms, lol. > [@jsc1953](#): > > I imagine sources would be hard to find since it was illegal to put profanity on paper. I believe I read somewhere (it may have even been here on the SDMB) that the swear words used in the actual Old West that were considered shocking enough in their day to ‘polite’ ears would have been too tame to get the meaning across today, so the writers of Deadwood intentionally amped up the bad language to try to make the effect of the language the same in general to a modern audience. Like, a ‘damn’ back in the day may have been as shocking as a ‘MF’ bomb today. ---
**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 30, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6831 "2025-06-30T16:39:50Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > A lot of great characters in there, especially Calamity Jane. “Cocksucker!” I was recently rewatching LOST. In S3 when they introduce the character Juliet, her flashbackstory is that she is doing fertility research and trying to help her sister, who has cancer, get pregnant. I kept thinking that her sister looked really familiar and finally realized it was Robin Weigert. Boy, talk about two completely different characters! ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6832 "2025-06-30T17:22:29Z")
For some reason, despite all the shows that are on my “really should watch” list, I have recently started watching the original _Leverage_ from the beginning. It’s interesting watching the origins and changes of the characters, and catching things that I missed or forgotten from the first watching. Like Hardison telling Lucille, his beloved van, when they need to blow it up, " I have always been, and forever shall be, your friend." ---
**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 30, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6833 "2025-06-30T19:04:01Z")
i have finished the camp cretaceous and chaos series. watched zero day. not bad, good filler, a bit eye rolly. rather timely with what is going on. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6834 "2025-06-30T22:49:04Z")
> [@MacDoc](#): > > **Smoke** on Apple TV > Not immediately engaged - very Amurican, bit soapy but will give it the first episode. > Reprieved for now Watched the first two episodes when they were released last Friday. If you haven’t seen episode 2, I’ll just say that the ending gives a pretty good reason to keep watching. ---
**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 30, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6835 "2025-06-30T23:32:00Z")
Concur - will wait for a few more to drop tho. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6836 "2025-07-01T21:47:31Z")
Just started **Black Bird** on Apple. Grabs you right off. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6837 "2025-07-04T15:03:48Z")
Finished **Bodkin** on NetFlix. It was okay, if a bit far-fetched. A 25-year-old mystery is solved in a few days by some amateur podcasters? Still, an intricate plot with a lot of twists and turns. I was entertained. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6838 "2025-07-04T15:15:22Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > _I’m a Virgo_: Dark comedy about a 13-foot tall 19-year-old who has been sheltered at home his entire life. This one is a little weirder than the other one. Has some sporadic weird visual effects that I’m not sure how to interpret yet. Obviously I’m a bit late to the party, but I’m almost done with this series and I’m really enjoying it. It’s funny and weird and political, with old-school special effects (forced perspective, dolls, etc.). ---
**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:** [July 4, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6839 "2025-07-04T15:35:24Z")
We’re enjoying **Blue Lights** on Britbox. Coppers in Ireland vs bad guys. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6840 "2025-07-04T17:47:20Z")
We watched _Diamond Heist_ on Netflix, about the [2000 Millennium Dome raid](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Dome_raid), an attempt to steal hundreds of millions of pounds of diamonds. Three 45-minute episodes, executive produced by Guy Ritchie, featuring interviews with many of the principals, including one of the leaders of the criminals, and recreations that have all the production values of a big-budget action film. It’s an amazing true story that I don’t recall hearing about here in the US at the time, perhaps because (this is not a spoiler) they didn’t get away with it due to the fact that the police were on to them early on. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys true crime stories or heist capers. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6841 "2025-07-04T18:26:35Z")
We are watching _The Residence._ The comments here are spot on. I am enjoying it but I do feel it’s dragging things a bit too long. I do like that on multiple occasions it admits to being like Knives Out. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6842 "2025-07-04T18:32:28Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > We watched _Diamond Heist_ on Netflix, about the [2000 Millennium Dome raid](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Dome_raid), an attempt to steal hundreds of millions of pounds of diamonds. Three 45-minute episodes, executive produced by Guy Ritchie, featuring interviews with many of the principals, including one of the leaders of the criminals, and recreations that have all the production values of a big-budget action film. I watched the first episode a while back. The story was fairly interesting, but I found the action film treatment kind of a turn-off; I don’t necessarily need loud music, quick cuts and silly reenactments in my documentaries. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6843 "2025-07-04T20:57:13Z")
Compared to some of the amateurish and low-budget reenactments I’ve seen in some documentaries, this was much better. As long as they’re not distorting the facts too much, I don’t mind an exciting documentary. What amazed me was that no one has made a feature film about the caper. It seems such a natural story for it. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6844 "2025-07-04T23:36:17Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > We are watching _The Residence._ The comments here are spot on. I am enjoying it but I do feel it’s dragging things a bit too long. I do like that on multiple occasions it admits to being like Knives Out. I liked it all the way through. It is cancelled, by the way. No season 2. I had been asking my wife, “What happens if there is a season 2? _Another_ murder at the White House?” ---
**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:** [July 5, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6845 "2025-07-05T00:20:20Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I had been asking my wife, “What happens if there is a season 2? _Another_ murder at the White House?” _Only Murders in the White House_. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6846 "2025-07-05T04:28:55Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Just started **Black Bird** on Apple. Grabs you right off I thought this show was fantastic! If you look up the actual case, the actor playing the real-life serial killer suspect looks frighteningly like the actual guy. Most shows that claim to be based on a true story barely are at all. This one is nearly a documentary, it’s so accurate. In fact, the only scene I thought was too pat and unrealistic turned out to be true. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6847 "2025-07-07T12:32:23Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > We’re enjoying **Blue Lights** on Britbox. Coppers in Ireland vs bad guys. Correction here, Coppers in **Northern** Ireland, the distinction is important, it being part of the UK, rather than the Republic of Ireland., who would be Garda, [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=341) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=343)