# 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:** 367
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7328 "2025-08-30T03:49:09Z")
I explained to Inna that I read, I think here, of a way to watch _Better Call Saul_ and _Breaking Bad_ in chronological order… and she said that sounded fun and wants to do it (this is her first experience with both shows). Does anyone remember the post where it’s explained how to do this? I.e., where in BCS do we stop watching BCS and pick up BB? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7329 "2025-08-30T11:53:08Z")
This? > [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > I have finished my run through of _Better Call Saul_ (to s6e9), _Breaking Bad_, _El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie_, and _Better Call Saul_ (to the end). ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7330 "2025-08-30T11:56:48Z")
Thanks! Hey @ASL_v2.0 - did you watch S6E9, then go to BB, or did you stop at S6E8, and then go to BB, resuming BCS @ S6E9? I feel it will probably be obvious when I get there, but just want to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7331 "2025-08-30T14:41:21Z")
Watch s6e9 to its conclusion, then watch Breaking Bad. But be ready to be repeatedly kicked in the nuts by how miserable and joyless Breaking Bad is. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7332 "2025-08-30T14:57:31Z")
Yeah, I’m pitching BB to Inna as the story of the asshole who eventually brings Saul Goodman down. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7333 "2025-08-30T16:22:28Z")
We just finished **The Residence**. I wouldn’t say that they did anything new or groundbreaking but it was a very solid Whodunnit with humor and a good motif about Us vs Them ideology. Mostly I’d say that the main actress did a good job of selling it all and keeping it entertaining without going full Dr Who manic. Point in fact, I feel like the writer had envisioned a Dr Who style character but, instead, they got a cool and composed actress to play it. So it’s a bit of a stretch for her to resolve the character, as written, with the character that she wants to present but…she pulls it off and does so very well. The writing is a little loose but pretty strong. We still had a few options for who the bad guy was right up until the last moment. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7334 "2025-08-30T17:40:55Z")
Have not read the thread. I started watching Sister Boniface, a spinoff of the Father Brown series, on BritBox after they consulted me on the complexity of jigsaw puzzles. The first two seasons were pretty good. The third fell down, being mostly about thinly disguised British TV series somehow getting involved with the little town where it is set. Doctor Who was one. The fourth season is looking iffy. The first show was a Batman parody and had enough plot holes to drive a lorry through. We’re giving it one more episode. They have also introduced an arc about the convent falling apart and being forced to close due to the financial problems of the lord who owns the land. Who was never mentioned before. And since when do convents have landlords? And why did no one think of asking the Vatican. The show is set in the ‘60s when they had plenty of money. There is going to be a “nuns put on a show to save the convent” episode, mark my words. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7335 "2025-08-30T20:48:53Z")
I thoroughly enjoyed the new season of Fisk on Netflix. My only quibble is that it wasn’t longer. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7336 "2025-08-30T21:45:50Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > My only quibble is that it wasn’t longer. Yeah, it really didn’t hit the stride until the last two eps. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7337 "2025-08-31T06:21:51Z")
To be nitpicky, watching a truly chronological _BCS/BB_ would be a pain in the arse because you’d have to edit all the episodes of _BCS_ with the black and white flash forwards! ---
**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:** [September 2, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7338 "2025-09-02T00:10:26Z")
Finished S2 of **The Recruit**. Much as I enjoyed all the characters, my suspension of disbelief just crumbled at various points, and the last episode in particular (apparently you can just wander onto Russian airbases, punch a guard, then wander out again by crouching down slightly). It’s better to consider the whole thing a spy farce and try not to think about any of it too much. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7339 "2025-09-02T00:49:13Z")
I just finished **The Penguin**. I know I’m late; my wife had been on the fence about it so we didn’t start it when it was new. Then it kind of fell off my radar. Been traveling the past couple weeks and looking for something to fill my evenings, and she gave me the go-ahead to watch it without her. Anyway… Wow. I was not prepared for how intense and emotional that was going to be. Episode 4? Holy shit. There’s a lot more I could say, but if you’ve seen it, you know already. If you haven’t (and you’re not bothered by violence), you’re missing one of the best shows HBO - or any network, for that matter - has put out to date. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7340 "2025-09-02T00:58:23Z")
Patton Oswalt on **Star Trek: Strange New Worlds** absolutely slayed. Season 3 got off to a slow start but now it’s peak Trek IMO. Interesting that they’ve added a lot of elements of classic horror while still keeping the show inspirational and fun. I think DS9 still leads the pack, but SNW and Next Gen are slugging it out. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7341 "2025-09-02T17:58:48Z")
_Bosch_ 2014 Titus Welliver, Jerry Edgar I’m catching up on the original Amazon productions. I’m impressed with how good Bosch was done. Still in Season 1. It’s the case of an abused child that’s skeleton is discovered. Bosch is supposed to be on leave during a court case. He had shot and killed a suspect. He’s quietly investigating the child’s murder. It’s hard to go wrong using books by Michael Connelly. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7342 "2025-09-02T19:07:21Z")
I’ve started watching _Transplant_ on Peacock. It’s a Canadian medical series that NBC picked up. What makes it stand out is that the main doctor is a Syrian refugee with combat experience, so he has a different outlook on dealing with crises. Early episodes dealt with red tape and PTSD. It’s not _The Pitt_, but is fine watching until that returns. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7343 "2025-09-02T19:41:55Z")
it was funny, awkward, and a tad cringy. oswalt was quite the vulcan. “i have achieved it!” “i’ve” ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7344 "2025-09-02T19:45:21Z")
It’s possible I lack objectivity because I adore Patton Oswalt so much. They did “light and funny” for the wedding episode and it didn’t work so well for me. This worked better, IMO. The only critique I’d give the show is it really is tonally all over the place. But that’s not too far off from TNG. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7345 "2025-09-02T19:59:02Z")
I think you’ve got mixed up with the character and actor’s name there, it’s Jamie Hector that plays J Edgar 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7346 "2025-09-02T21:05:15Z")
The wife and I are watching _Dimension 404_ on Hulu. It’s an anthology series and it has some very recognizable names in it (Mark Hammill plays the Rod Serling part with voiceovers at the beginning and end of the eps). The eps are kind of goofy but mostly enjoyable; I think that they were going for a Black Mirror vibe or something along those lines but didn’t quite hit the target. Nonetheless, I found it entertaining and with only 6 episodes, it goes by quickly. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/7347 "2025-09-03T03:51:38Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > I think you’ve got mixed up with the character and actor’s name there, it’s Jamie Hector that plays J Edgar 😉 Thank you for the correction. My eyes crossed reading imdb. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=366) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=368)