# 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:** 36
**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:** [December 13, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/701 "2021-12-13T14:38:40Z")
Finished watching three seasons of **Young Sheldon**. Still enjoying it. Now watching Season 2 of **Centaurworld** , which remains weird and wacky and occasionally poignant. The spouse bingewatched the first season of **Superman and Lois** and says she liked it. I got tired of the generic DC superhero show plot points after a while as it was becoming tedious and predictable, and wandered off. Came back later and asked my wife “What’s going on?”. She said “It’s hard to explain but basically everybody is possessing everyone else and are fighting.” And then it all wrapped up in a fairly predictable way, and then there was a final twist at the end at which we both went “Oh look, it’s going to be [person].” And it was. I always have such high hopes for DC shows when they start out, and they always disappoint. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/702 "2021-12-13T16:57:26Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > After listening to my English daughter in law and my son prattle on about “Gavin and Stacey” for years, I gave it a try yesterday. I made it through about ten minutes of the first episode and gave it a hard “Nope!” Some us over in the UK wouldn’t have lasted that long. It wasn’t universally liked. It was “popular” with a certain set of watchers. I’m not sure exactly who, but few people I know 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:** [December 13, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/703 "2021-12-13T17:16:30Z")
I’m going to give **Burn Notice** a try. It seems to have consistently high reviews. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/704 "2021-12-13T17:44:15Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Now watching Season 2 of **Centaurworld** , which remains weird and wacky and occasionally poignant. They _really_ cranked up the crazy in season 2. Too much, in the first few episodes, IMHO. It gets better by the end, though. (If you haven’t noticed, this season is 10 episodes like the last one. But they edited the final three into a single, shortish-movie-length episode, with the break points still noticable.) ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/705 "2021-12-13T17:51:03Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > We’re almost done with the first season of **For All Mankind** on Apple TV. I’m getting close to the end of season 1, as well. I’m loving it so far- I grew up as a NASA brat, so a lot of the series is close to my heart. My mom actually worked (and, sadly, died of a sudden heart attack) in JSC Building 1, which is where much of the show takes place (although they didn’t actually film in that building, as I understand it). We just finished season 1 of _Invasion_- and towards the end we were hate-watching it. We’re still not certain what happened… and don’t much care to tune in next season to find out. Immediately after finishing _Invasion_, though, we started watching _See_ (also on AppleTV). It’s simply fantastic. Amazing world building, and good acting in what must have been miserable working conditions. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/706 "2021-12-13T18:43:18Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m going to give **Burn Notice** a try. It seems to have consistently high reviews. You can quit anytime after Ansen shows up. The sharks are caged, the boat is warming up, and Michael is putting his skis on. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/707 "2021-12-13T20:31:55Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > You can quit anytime after Ansen shows up. Yeah, the first few seasons are gold and well worth watching, but it starts to get pretty formulaic. Side note: I met Jeffrey Donovan a couple years ago and got to chat for a few minutes - super nice guy, as it happens (at least to me). ---
**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:** [December 13, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/708 "2021-12-13T20:37:38Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > > > We’re almost done with the first season of **For All Mankind** on Apple TV. > > I’m getting close to the end of season 1, as well. I’m loving it so far- I grew up as a NASA brat, so a lot of the series is close to my heart. My mom actually worked (and, sadly, died of a sudden heart attack) in JSC Building 1, which is where much of the show takes place (although they didn’t actually film in that building, as I understand it). The second season of For All Mankind is also available on Apple TV+. I saw both seasons over the summer. I liked them, as I was also interested in the space program from the time I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/709 "2021-12-13T22:05:48Z")
Well, Ansen was played by Jere Burns, so it’s not all bad. He is quite enjoyable as a sleaze ball. There’s a wonderful line where Michael tosses a bullet to him and says “Next time it’ll come a lot faster.” ---
**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:** [December 13, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/710 "2021-12-13T22:32:14Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > Well, Ansen was played by Jere Burns, so it’s not all bad. He is quite enjoyable as a sleaze ball. He was good at that sort of character in “Justified”. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/711 "2021-12-13T22:37:20Z")
Oooh I may have misattributed that quote. Did Jere have an RV in both series? ---
**Author:** ![Yogeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yogeekgirl/32/4129_2.png) [@Yogeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yogeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/712 "2021-12-13T22:41:38Z")
I’m catching up on my vintage Dexter so I can eventually see the newest version. Yes, it gets ridiculous but I actually didn’t have a problem with the WTF final episode. I also am new to Lost- it’s been great to view on DVD. I wasn’t sure I would dig it but I didn’t like Fringe initially, either. That got to be a good series. What’s not to like about a Porcupine Man?? ---
**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:** [December 13, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/713 "2021-12-13T22:51:27Z")
I haven’t got far enough to know that. He definitely had one in Justified. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/714 "2021-12-14T00:05:30Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > Oooh I may have misattributed that quote. Did Jere have an RV in both series? I’m pretty sure that quote was Raylan Givens in _Justified_. It’s very much his style. It’s not Michael Weston’s style at all - “Guns make you stupid. Duct tape makes you smart”. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/715 "2021-12-14T01:06:13Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m going to give **Burn Notice** a try. It seems to have consistently high reviews. The last season or so is much darker in tone, but overall we really liked it. It’s like a grittier _Leverage_. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/716 "2021-12-14T01:20:21Z")
Yup, I looked it up. I did give Weston credit for Raylan’s line. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/717 "2021-12-14T03:35:37Z")
I’m casual watching the Korean reality series _Street Woman Fighter_ and _Street Dance Girl Fighter._ Both shows are about Korean dance crews competing to be the winner. _Street Woman Fighter_ featured 8 adult crews and ended in October. _Street Dance Girl Fighter_ features 16 high school dance crews being mentored for competition by the crews from _Street Woman Fighter_ I’m casual watching because there’s certain crews in both series that I have an interest in and skip most of the forced “dramatic” banter and buildup. Next year, _Street Man Fighter_ has already been announced. Even if you’re not a fan of modern dancing (I’m not), all the crews on both shows are amazingly talented. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/718 "2021-12-14T13:17:50Z")
> [@Yogeekgirl](#): > > I also am new to Lost- it’s been great to view on DVD. I wasn’t sure I would dig it but I didn’t like Fringe initially, either. That got to be a good series. Don’t compare Fringe to Lost. The former was excellent, the latter, at best ok for three seasons. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/719 "2021-12-14T17:20:03Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > > [@Yogeekgirl](#): > > > > I also am new to Lost- it’s been great to view on DVD. I wasn’t sure I would dig it but I didn’t like Fringe initially, either. That got to be a good series. > > Don’t compare Fringe to Lost. The former was excellent, the latter, at best ok for three seasons The thing about _Lost_ was that it was always coming close to being a great series and falling short. That was somehow worse that a series that just settled into mediocrity. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/720 "2021-12-14T17:32:08Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > The thing about _Lost_ was that it was always coming close to being a great series and falling short. That was somehow worse that a series that just settled into mediocrity. No, it promised that it was going to make sense. This was a load of nonsense. Fringe actually made sense, and even the final season being a completely different shift from the rest, it still made total sense. I’d say the last good moment from Lost was a flash forward at end of Season 3. That’s it. Why were the others on that Island? And why did they want to kill everyone else? Unanswered apart from “because”. Like so many things. Season 2 was a massive spacefiller. There’s about ten episodes which could be removed. Big budget renewal syndrome. Anyone can make up a load of crap promising it will make sense Or to put it another way: “There’s not enough time to explain - The Chronicles” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=37)