# 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:** 411
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8208 "2026-02-09T00:27:37Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > Netflix has dropped an entire new season of **The Lincoln Lawyer**. Nice to see Emmanuelle Chriqui pop up as a pivotal character. Don’t know about the blonde wig(?) though. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8209 "2026-02-09T01:18:46Z")
Emmanuelle Chriqui was definitely fun as that character (and, at the risk of sounding like a sexist jerk, she pulled off that pink bikini better than a lot of women half her age). The surprise appearance of Cobie Smulders in the last episode of the season was fun too. I do have to wonder where they are going to go in revealing that Mickey has a long lost sister. This is clearly a replacement for the plot point from the novels where Harry Bosch is Mickey’s half brother; they can’t feature Bosch here, of course, due to Amazon owning the rights to that character. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8210 "2026-02-09T12:21:17Z")
Finished **Wonder Man** and wondering what Simon’s going to do now. But whatever is next for the Simon and Trevor Show, I am definitely there for it. Still pottering through S3 of **Narcos** (the Cali one). Matias Varela is definitely the star of this series (and is apparently Swedish 🤯 ) ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8211 "2026-02-11T06:44:31Z")
Just binged a weird little show called _Small Prophets_. I liked it. Only 6 episodes in the season. > **[Small Prophets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Prophets)** > > Small Prophets is a British sitcom created, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook. Set in and around Manchester, it stars Pearce Quigley as a man who turns to alchemy and homunculi in an attempt to learn what happened after his girlfriend disappeared, with the cast also including Crook, Michael Palin, Lauren Patel, Sophie Willan and Jon Pointing. It premiered on BBC Two and iPlayer on 9 February 2026. > Set in Manchester, Michael Sleep is still struggling after his girlfriend, Clea, vanished ... ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8212 "2026-02-11T06:52:06Z")
I’ve got that on my list. Writer and star of _Detectorists,_ a fellow _Detectorists ac_tor AND the legend that is Michael Palin, how can it go wrong? ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8213 "2026-02-11T13:31:49Z")
On a tangent, I saw Pearce Quigley onstage at The Globe last summer as Malvolio in _Twelfth Night_ . He was **magnificent**. Brought the house down. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8214 "2026-02-11T18:50:52Z")
I’m nearing the end of **Black Rabbit** on NFLX. Excellent acting by everyone, and a pretty tense plot. ---
**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8215 "2026-02-11T18:56:05Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > I’ve got that on my list. Writer and star of _Detectorists,_ a fellow _Detectorists ac_tor AND the legend that is Michael Palin, how can it go wrong? Plus stop motion animation and a reference to the most harrowing cartoon ever produced. (Bright Eyes from Watership Down) My only complaint is that the second series isn’t available yet!! ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8216 "2026-02-11T20:03:53Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m nearing the end of **Black Rabbit** on NFLX. Excellent acting by everyone, and a pretty tense plot. I found it just a little too tense. I bailed near the end and read spoilers after it ended. That sort of tragic failure on failure, bad decision on bad decision, miscommunication on miscommunication, bad timing on bad timing death spiral is just a tad too bleak for me these days. The acting was excellent, but as a show just not my cup of tea. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8217 "2026-02-11T20:56:01Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > The acting was excellent, but as a show just not my cup of tea. Yeah, it’s pretty grim, and I usually don’t like series with no likeable characters. I slogged through _Succession_, but it was a hate watch. The wife wanted to finish it, but I hated the story line and the characters. The Black Rabbit characters make you want to go see them and slap some sense into them, but it’s an interesting death spiral, unlike the repetitive episodes in Succession. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8218 "2026-02-11T21:30:58Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > I’ve got that on my list. Writer and star of _Detectorists,_ a fellow _Detectorists ac_tor AND the legend that is Michael Palin, how can it go wrong? It is only on BBC2? ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8219 "2026-02-11T22:03:23Z")
It’s probably a bit niche for BBC1. I am sure I am going to enjoy it a lot. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8220 "2026-02-11T22:50:43Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > The Black Rabbit characters make you want to go see them and slap some sense into them, but it’s an interesting death spiral, unlike the repetitive episodes in Succession. I liked Succession for the humour. I watched the first episode (or two?) of Black Rabbit, but I didn’t find it particularly funny. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8221 "2026-02-12T01:32:10Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I liked Succession for the humour. I watched the first episode (or two?) of Black Rabbit, but I didn’t find it particularly funny. It’s a drama, so I’m not surprised. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8222 "2026-02-13T00:08:51Z")
**The Pitt** (season 1) Highly, highly recommended. Wow, I do _not_ watch medical shows, but this one is simply amazing. I have yet to see any of the new season, but having watched all 15(!) episodes over the past week and a half, I think this is one of the best new shows I’ve seen in a long time. Gripping. Probably pushing the edges of reality, but gripping. In one 15 hour shift of an E.R., just about everything happens. Kids drowning, mass shooting, anti-vaxer trying to avoid real medicine for their kid, and so much more. Love it. Can’t wait for all of season 2 to drop so my wife and I can watch it back-to-back like we did this one. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8223 "2026-02-13T00:57:59Z")
Yeah, **The Pitt** is phenomenal. We’re enjoying Season 2 as it drops. Not quite as frenetically paced, but I’m far from bored. We picked up **Murderbot** again. It’s the charming science fiction tale of an autistic-coded security unit as it gains autonomy and learns to care about people. Didn’t super grab us at first, especially not my husband, but I convinced him to try again and we are both really enjoying it now. It’s quite funny. I did read the first book and thought it was pretty good, but it was light on character development so I didn’t know if I wanted to continue with the series. The TV show is a bit sillier than the book was, I think. But now that it has found its groove, I think it’s really working. Part of what makes it work is that the humans are just as awkward and prone to absurd behavior as SecUnit. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8224 "2026-02-13T01:19:01Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Can’t wait for all of season 2 to drop so my wife and I can watch it back-to-back like we did this one. **The Pitt** is one of the few shows I would resist binging all at once because it is just so intense. I need to watch a _Bob’s Burgers_ after each episode just to decompress. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8225 "2026-02-13T01:25:26Z")
I was happy to see the appearance of an ALICE household on Season 2 of the show. (Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed.) They make too much money to qualify for benefits but not enough to cover living expenses. Lots and lots of people fall through those gaps. I love how deftly **The Pitt** raises consciousness about this stuff. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8226 "2026-02-13T01:36:05Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > **The Pitt** is one of the few shows I would resist binging all at once because it is just so intense. I need to watch a _Bob’s Burgers_ after each episode just to decompress. I’ve felt that way about some shows. Couldn’t watch more than one episode of _Breaking Bad_ or _The Penguin_ in a night, for instance. But my wife and I got so sucked into _The Pitt_ that we couldn’t stop. We’d do 3 or 4 episodes in a row and then get bummed that it was time to go to bed and we had to wait until tomorrow for more. Just completely engrossing. Which is why we’re waiting for season two to be over before we start it. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8227 "2026-02-13T02:09:46Z")
I’m struggling with a weekly watch of The Pitt season 2, mainly because I can’t remember who was who and what was wrong with them. Watching in chunks was much better for that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=410) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=412)