# 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:** 438
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8748 "2026-04-15T07:57:18Z")
The name of the show is actually _[DTF St. Louis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTF_St._Louis)_. (No periods) Link is to Wiki article ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8749 "2026-04-15T11:22:52Z")
> [@Cachalot](#): > > Say What? If you must abbreviate stuff, please make sure it is intelligible to those who don’t already know what you are talking about. Going from context from the Wikipedia article, I’m assuming that the initialism stands for “Down to Fuck”. “Down to fuck” is a slang phrase that means “willing to perform the act of copulation”. “Slang” is, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary > an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8750 "2026-04-15T12:38:52Z")
As already mentioned, that IS LITERALLY the name of the show. If you go into it expecting a murder mystery, you will be disappointed. If you instead want an exploration of the modern human condition, of loneliness, of “normal”, you will likely enjoy it. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8751 "2026-04-15T13:14:46Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I had high hopes for Big Mistakes but thought the 1st episode was awful. I have some skepticism about the show because I thought Dan Levy was probably the least funny actor on Schitt’s Creek; I’m not sure having more of him in a new show would be an improvement. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8752 "2026-04-15T13:42:11Z")
I caught up during my spring break. I finished watching season 2 of FUBAR and The Furies, and I’m well through the 2nd season of Wednesday. I loved season one of Wednesday, but season two is even better. They have filled out the characters more and created more plot lines. I’m hooked. They have to have a season three. They must!! 😳 ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8753 "2026-04-15T14:56:08Z")
**Bad Mistakes** My wife and I couldn’t wait for the weekend so we binged watched the entire thing. We enjoyed it, didn’t see the twist at all. Rotten Tomatoes gives it 80%/72% on their Tomatometer and I would that’s fair. It’s set up for a Season 2 and I am here for it when it drops. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8754 "2026-04-15T15:01:15Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > _I have some skepticism about the show because I thought Dan Levy was probably the least funny actor on Schitt’s Creek; I’m not sure having more of him in a new show would be an improvement._ It’s not. His one-note frantic mannerisms just get more irritating as the series rolls on. And despite its early promise, it isn’t all that funny. We’ll see it to the end as the episodes are short and we’re more than halfway through, but I don’t see recommending it to anyone. It’s no Schitt’s Creek. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8755 "2026-04-15T15:10:00Z")
The new and last season of _Hacks_ has started. They are dropping one episode a week so I’ll be waiting until a few are up before I start. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8756 "2026-04-15T15:20:15Z")
> [@XOldiesJock](#): > > It’s no Schitt’s Creek. That’s true. But that’s a high bar. My wife and I enjoyed Big Mistakes. I thought the Morgan character was great. And the family dynamics fun. The plot kept us engaged. It’s not life changing drama (or comedy) but a fun little series. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8757 "2026-04-15T15:31:43Z")
I guess this answers my questions about Big Mistakes. I watched the preview and my concern was that if Dan’s character in this show is too similar to David Schitt, that’s all I’m going to be able to see. However, a different show that I’ve probably mentioned here and can highly recommend is Kevin Can Fuck Himself. The lead in this show is Annie Murphy (Alexis Schitt). It’s an interesting concept. The show is split between sappy, over lit/over saturated, multi camera, 90s sitcom with a laugh track, a very dark/serious show. Like going back and forth between The Sopranos and Blossom. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oubiQsc9Hw8/maxresdefault.jpg "Kevin Can F\*\*k Himself | Official Trailer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oubiQsc9Hw8) ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8758 "2026-04-15T15:50:24Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > Watching _Scarpetta_ on Prime. I’ll probably wind up watching it all but I have to admit it’s pretty bad. Full of people acting and talking in unnatural ways. Good cast but all of them annoy me. > > Yeah, I gave it three episodes and not sure I’ll be returning. It’s _so_ much more of a family drama soap opera than a serial killer detective story. Jamie Lee Curtis is just doing her same character from The Bear. And I have now seen the plot point of “family members talking to AI avatar of dead relative” on _three_ separate series within the past month and it’s just as stupid every time. Watched 2 episodes. I’ll see if my wife is still interested. I hate most of the characters and keep thinking to myself “People don’t talk like that.” So far I don’t mind Bobby Carnevale’s character. That sums up most of his career for me. I’ve liked him in things I’ve otherwise disliked. His son is also fine as his younger version. So far anyway. The Scarpetta character is pretty bland. Kidman does an ok job. The actor playing her younger self is very believable as a young Kidman. The relationship between the sisters is so toxic that it makes it unbelievable. Simon Baker has proven he can do an excellent American accent. Apparently he can’t do a southern American accent. He sounds awful. Jamie Lee Curtis has become unwatchable. She makes modern day Al Pacino look subtle. Way too over the top. She would have driven away everyone in her life long ago. The AI plot makes me think of when tv writers in the 1970s who knew nothing about computers wrote about computers. Maybe if they confuse the AI wife the computer will start spitting out punch cards. Only insane Jamie Lee Curtis is reacting sanely to the idea of spending 24 hours a day with a dead AI wife. How is everyone looking at that and saying “she’s fine leave her be”? I know my mother read all of the books. No idea how close the show is to them. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8759 "2026-04-15T16:29:49Z")
It appears **The Terror** is getting a third season 7 years after the last one, that is a surprise. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8760 "2026-04-15T20:15:00Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Jamie Lee Curtis has become unwatchable. She makes modern day Al Pacino look subtle. Way too over the top. She would have driven away everyone in her life long ago. Huh. She was great in Everything, Everywhere, All At Once. Haven’t seen her a ton elsewhere…oh, she was OK in the latest Halloween films. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8761 "2026-04-15T20:23:31Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > However, a different show that I’ve probably mentioned here and can highly recommend is Kevin Can Fuck Himself. I loved this show, and, yes, there was not a trace of Alexis in her characterization. The show was risky but it worked. I thought the ending was perfect. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8762 "2026-04-16T06:34:29Z")
I’m currently watching _True Blood_. For a show that’s named after a product, it’s kinda odd how few of the characters actually use it. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8763 "2026-04-16T09:48:09Z")
I finished slogging my way through _The Hunting Party_ on NetFlix. Stupid plot, predictable action. Not sure why I watched all 10 episodes. Not recommended. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8764 "2026-04-16T10:01:19Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I’m currently watching _True Blood_. For a show that’s named after a product, it’s kinda odd how few of the characters actually use it. This was one of the few series which we never made to the end. It was such a drop in quality that we couldn’t even hate watch more than one season (I think we did that with Season 5), and just couldn’t bear a second episode of Season 6. It was interesting just then to find out they kept going for ANOTHER season after that. It’s sad in its drop in quality, the characters were REALLY good at first. I see the actors appear in other places and have little flashbacks to a good character, and one of those series where the lead was the least interesting character (like Orange is the new black). Lafayette, Pam, Tara, Eric, Jessica, even Jason, were all good fun. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8765 "2026-04-16T12:23:59Z")
Started “The Count of Monte Cristo” on PBS. Typically well-acted period piece. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8766 "2026-04-16T13:16:14Z")
> [@XOldiesJock](#): > > It’s no Schitt’s Creek. So… it’s actually engaging? I gave up on **Schitt’s Creek** a few months ago. Could not get past season one. Couldn’t even get very deep into it. I’m pretty sure I didn’t even make it to episode 5. Just did not give two shits about any of the characters or their situation. On the humor scale, it was at best a “heh” at a rate of once an episode. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/8767 "2026-04-16T13:36:09Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Started “The Count of Monte Cristo” on PBS. Typically well-acted period piece. Seconded. I’m reading the book now. Re: _Schitt’s Creek_ > [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > Just did not give two shits about any of the characters or their situation. On the humor scale, it was at best a “heh” at a rate of once an episode. Seconded. I’ve always hated cringe comedy. Didn’t watch _Curb Your Ethusiasm_ for the same reason. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=437) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=439)