# 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:** 489
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9768 "2026-10-12T14:58:50Z")
Oh, it is? OK, I’ll give it more of a chance too then; thanks for the info. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9769 "2026-10-12T15:13:15Z")
I slogged my way through S2 of The Gentlemen on Netflix. The plot went into multiple very dark directions, with an extremely disturbing and bloody ending to the finale. I didn’t much care for the story line during the last few episodes. I have read that S3 is in the works, to be released late 2027 or early 2028. I doubt if I’ll watch it. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9770 "2026-10-12T16:28:17Z")
Hmm, that’s next on my list to watch. I won’t get my hopes up, which is a shame because I really enjoyed s1. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9771 "2026-10-12T17:28:08Z")
The only new show I’m currently watching is the new Scrubs. It’s still quirky. Not a bad watch. Hoping some more of my favorite characters show up (RIP Ted). I’m waiting mostly patiently for the next seasons of School Spirits, Wednesday, and Welcome To Derry. I have high hopes… but not too high. I am also rewatching Midnight Club. I read the short novel years and years ago, and the series is a good reimagining. Was cancelled before they could end it properly, but you can find the outline of what would have happened in the final season online. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9772 "2026-10-12T18:30:31Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > I won’t get my hopes up, which is a shame because I really enjoyed s1. I felt the same. I even rewatched S1 before starting S2 in case I had forgotten something (which I had). Maybe your experience will be different than mine. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9773 "2026-10-12T19:12:46Z")
I have some memory deficit: I can rewatch a show after a few years and not remember any details at all. This might be fortunate! I’d much rather rewatch a **great** series than watch a mediocre series for the first time. So I’ve just re-binged the first dozen episodes of _ **Lucifer** _. Maybe my interest will diminish after another season or two, but right now I’m thinking that _this is one of the very greatest TV series ever!_\* I often prefer series which are realistic and believable; and I usually avoid comedies (except “dark comedies”!) but I **love** _Lucifer_ despite that its humor is “low-brow” and that its ridiculousness is way “over-the-top”! The stories are exciting; the characters are interesting; the acting is excellent; and – I confess – I’m a sucker for a well-done sentimental love story. **Very few series are as entertaining as this one.** The tone varies wildly from scene to scene or episode to episode, but that keeps interest alive. If a story-line requires far-fetched context, why not go all the way? _Mobland_ is also unrealistic, has a slightly higher IMDB rating than _Lucifer_, but to me is mostly just a tedious shoot-em-up. (And almost all the recurring characters in _Lucifer_ are likeable while none in _Mobland_ are.) Reviewing past comments on _Lucifer_ I’m not surprised to see opinions vary from “one of my favorites” to “unwatchable dreck.” For my taste I’ll call it #1 among the fantasy/superhero genre. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9774 "2026-10-12T19:16:55Z")
> [@Gordon\_G](#): > > I have some memory deficit: I can rewatch a show after a few years and not remember any details at all. If that’s a memory deficit I have it, too. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9775 "2026-10-12T19:19:10Z")
We are watching and enjoying Blue Skies. Great scenery, and a good dog. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9776 "2026-10-12T19:37:34Z")
> [@solost](#): > > We watched the pilot episode of _Eternally Yours_, a sitcom about a vampire family. _What We Do in the Shadows_, it ain’t. Not much bite to the comedy. It really kind of sucked, to be honest. Left me feeling emotionally drained. I don’t think this show should have ever seen the light of day. I doubt we’ll keep watching-- it’s not my cross to bear. I might further add that it does not reflect the talent of the Ghosts (US) creative team. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9777 "2026-10-12T19:52:27Z")
Yes, I was surprised when @Dewey_Finn mentioned upthread that it was from the makers of _Ghosts US_. As I said in reply, I’ll give it another try based on that info. But sometimes lightning just doesn’t strike twice. I enjoyed _Superstore_, so when I saw a show called _American Auto_ was coming out that was made by the creator of Superstore, I was looking forward to it. But it was pretty bad, and I gave it an entire season to prove itself. Never got better. Oh and, speaking of _Ghosts_, we also started watching _Ghosts Australia_, which is pretty good. About 4 eps in, I’d rank it 3rd on the list of _Ghosts_ we’ve watched, after the UK and US versions, respectively. But, a _strong_ 3rd place. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9778 "2026-10-12T20:04:17Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > [@solost](#): > > > > We watched the pilot episode of _Eternally Yours_, a sitcom about a vampire family. _What We Do in the Shadows_, it ain’t. Not much bite to the comedy. It really kind of sucked, to be honest. Left me feeling emotionally drained. I don’t think this show should have ever seen the light of day. I doubt we’ll keep watching-- it’s not my cross to bear. > > It’s from the people behind the American adaptation of Ghosts, so I’m sticking with it for now. I can see it now: Ghosts Cinematic Universe ---
**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:** [October 12, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9779 "2026-10-12T20:15:53Z")
It’s like you’re angling to write for the next season. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9780 "2026-10-12T20:19:29Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I can see it now: Ghosts Cinematic Universe Coming soon on CBS: **Mummy Dearest** : a show about an overbearing mother-in-law…who also happens to be a 2,000 year old undead preserved corpse! Comedy you can really get wrapped up in. **Franklin Stein** : A new comedy about a High School student who doesn’t understand why he just doesn’t fit in with the other kids-- until his parents tell him, well, he wasn’t so much _adopted_ as…_assembled_. It’ll have you in stitches! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9781 "2026-10-13T01:04:47Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > I might further add that it does not reflect the talent of the Ghosts (US) creative team. Some of the later episodes of Ghosts did _not reflect the talent of the Ghosts (US) creative team._ Lots of cringe comedy with Samantha being caught in a silly lie. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9782 "2026-10-13T03:18:42Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Coming soon on CBS: > > **Mummy Dearest** : a show about an overbearing mother-in-law…who also happens to be a 2,000 year old undead preserved corpse! Comedy you can really get wrapped up in. > > **Franklin Stein** : A new comedy about a High School student who doesn’t understand why he just doesn’t fit in with the other kids-- until his parents tell him, well, he wasn’t so much _adopted_ as…_assembled_. It’ll have you in stitches! These sound like something straight from **Mad Magazine** , exactly what they did best. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9783 "2026-10-13T12:38:03Z")
I thought of another one, if I may be so indulged. I’ll stop after this, I promise… Coming soon to CBS, from the makers of _Ghosts (US)_ and _Eternally Yours_: **Who’s the Beast** : She’s an ailuranthrope. He’s a lycanthrope. This odd couple has mated for life, yet they fight like cats and dogs! You’ll be howling with laughter. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9784 "2026-10-13T12:54:58Z")
There was a real-world dramatic series, first in the UK and then North America, called _[Being Human](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_Human_(British_TV_series))_, in which the premise was a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost are roommates. It was actually really good, though not comical. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9785 "2026-10-13T13:14:14Z")
And a spinoff series with a _different_ ghost, vampire and werewolf combination called _Becoming Human_. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9786 "2026-10-13T13:31:37Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Now about a third of the way into Season 5 of the original Perry Mason series (1957-1966). One humourous thing I’d note is that Mason seems to have no income, but nevertheless employs detective Paul Drake and all his “operatives” on his cases. > > (snip) > > Regardless, the mystery stories continue to be fun! It really is creative scriptwriting in the best sense of the word. You people have got me hooked on Perry Mason. I’m most of the way through Season 1, JFC there’s 39 episodes in Season 1, this is taking forever to binge. WRT payment, at least a few of his clients this season have been throwing thousands his way as retainers, pretty well offsetting the sweet old lady who just paid him a grand total of $30. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9787 "2026-10-13T15:19:48Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > There was a real-world dramatic series, first in the UK and then North America, called _[Being Human](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_Human_(British_TV_series))_, in which the premise was a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost are roommates. It was actually really good, though not comical. Interesting cast in both the American and British versions. It was my first introduction to several actors that I have seen in many things since. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=488) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=490)