# 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:** 427
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8528 "2026-03-17T23:57:37Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Great explanation, but where did Booker come from? Where does she fit in? She works for the Evaporation Society. I don’t think she came from anywhere in particular or fits in in any special way, she’s just the person that happens to be leading the crew that’s disappearing Greta. Presumably Margo still had contact with them and arranged for them to get Greta. > [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > I thought that the young and the old persons were casted brilliantly, they really looked like the had aged, I mean they were recognizable, but to find two people, the father and the son, with two different actors that looked exactly the same was pure genius. They were both played by the same actor, Josh Finan. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8529 "2026-03-18T00:00:11Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > They were both played by the same actor, Josh Finan. Really? Oh, that would explain the resemblance. 🤦‍♂️ No, I did not think I had to put an /s in my first post. 🙄 ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8530 "2026-03-18T01:29:59Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > My husband and I have started watching The Good Place. I’ve heard it’s a really great show and we’re the last people on earth to see it, but five episodes in, I’m bored. Keep trying, or cut my losses? I’ve been watching it myself since it made its way to Hulu. I’m well into season 4 (just about done with the series). I love it (with the exception of most of season 3). This is despite knowing (or maybe because I knew?) the major spoilers going in (I watched a retrospective on it a couple years ago, assuming I would never see the show because there was no way I was getting Peacock—I didn’t even have Netflix at the time). ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8531 "2026-03-18T11:54:53Z")
I think we’re still in season one, but it’s gotten more interesting now. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8532 "2026-03-18T12:29:35Z")
The transition from Season One to Season Two isn’t subtle. You’ll be quite aware of it. By ‘more interesting’, without spoiling anything, I’m guessing you’ve met a few new characters, Real E\_\_\_\_, Bad J\_\_\_\_\_ and Trevor, right? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8533 "2026-03-18T12:48:31Z")
Yes, and everyone is at least briefly hot for Chidi. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8534 "2026-03-18T12:51:52Z")
I watched the first episode of **The Madison** with my wife last night. Kurt Russell was (of course) great, but every other character got on my nerves from the git-go and I don’t care if they mature into nice people, I’m out. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8535 "2026-03-18T13:38:01Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Yes, and everyone is at least briefly hot for Chidi. Completely understandable, though. [![](https://preview.redd.it/chidi-couldnt-decide-which-weights-to-lift-so-he-lifted-v0-93n8gkoz6j321.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=598eababad2293dd85057b04478519a061086c50) ](https://preview.redd.it/chidi-couldnt-decide-which-weights-to-lift-so-he-lifted-v0-93n8gkoz6j321.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=598eababad2293dd85057b04478519a061086c50) ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8536 "2026-03-18T14:05:52Z")
[![](https://64.media.tumblr.com/1bc008fec6f34899d6931003aaa4bfaa/tumblr_pz7kwdeBad1qau1h3o5_400.gifv) ](https://64.media.tumblr.com/1bc008fec6f34899d6931003aaa4bfaa/tumblr_pz7kwdeBad1qau1h3o5_400.gifv) ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8537 "2026-03-18T17:40:40Z")
We just started watching The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins - NBC sitcom new this winter. It’s hitting pretty well, Tracy Morgan plays Reggie Dinkins, an ex-football player who left the gridiron 20 years ago in a gambling scandal, and Daniel Radcliffe as a washed-up documentary filmmaker who is making a documentary about Reggie. Tracy Morgan’s character is… a mellow-but-familiar variation of his character on 30 Rock. Radcliffe’s character is both serious and a bit unteathered, and he’s fun to watch. And the rest of the regulars (Reggie’s girlfriend, ex-wife/business manager, son, and best friend) are all solid. It walks a line quite nicely between 30 Rock and The Office. If you don’t like both of those, you won’t like this… probably. I am a little tired of the ‘mockumentary’ style, but putting Daniel Radcliffe, the director, on screen as a main character is a refreshing take. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8538 "2026-03-18T17:54:57Z")
In large part because of the discussion here, I binged _How to get to Heaven from Belfast_ yesterday. It’s a show I would never have thought about watching, and I loved it. So, um, thanks! ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8539 "2026-03-18T18:40:15Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > Tracy Morgan’s character is… a mellow-but-familiar variation of his character on 30 Rock. Which is basically him. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8540 "2026-03-18T19:01:51Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > Tracy Morgan’s character is… a mellow-but-familiar variation of his character on 30 Rock. As I did with 30 Rock, I’m enjoying Reggie Dinkins in spite of Tracy Morgan’s presence. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8541 "2026-03-18T20:05:04Z")
Is this show taking anything, besides part of the name, from the excellent British show, _The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin_? ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8542 "2026-03-18T20:18:25Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Is this show taking anything, besides part of the name, from the excellent British show, _The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin_? Nothing. No grot in sight. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8543 "2026-03-18T22:24:19Z")
Just finished The Residence. Absolutely loved it. Knowing what I know now, I’m really condescending watching it again. I’d be up for a second season as well, but it doesn’t look like that’s happening. And, this guy could be the love child of Thomas Lennon and John Cleese. [![](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/netflix/images/6/6e/The_Residence_-_Patrick_Doumbe.jpg) ](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/netflix/images/6/6e/The_Residence_-_Patrick_Doumbe.jpg) ETA, And I loved Al Franken in his role. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8544 "2026-03-18T23:18:15Z")
When that guy first appears in the little illustrated title cards, he resembles Edgar Allen Poe. So that actor ought to do a Poe biopic. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8545 "2026-03-18T23:24:44Z")
I saw a reference to him looking like the guy that looks like a child molester on Bob’s Burgers. [![](https://i.imgur.com/56h8Wz1.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/56h8Wz1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8546 "2026-03-19T14:16:42Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > The transition from Season One to Season Two isn’t subtle. You’ll be quite aware of it. We reached the turning point, yay! Thanks for your advice. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8547 "2026-03-19T14:25:30Z")
In that case, as promised, here’s the video I mentioned earlier: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3Bhyin0HaLU/maxresdefault.jpg "Cast of The Good Place react to Season 1 Finale Ending (FULL)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Bhyin0HaLU) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=426) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=428)