# 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:** 60
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1181 "2022-04-08T09:47:16Z")
I just restarted an old (1998? is that old) BBC series called Ultraviolet about vampires. Has young Jack Davenport and a baby Idris Elba. Very good and it’s on Amazon video I think. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1182 "2022-04-08T10:07:34Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Just finished the last episode of **The Dropout** on Hulu. Very well done and apparently stuck very close to the actual story. Mrs. solost and I just finished this last night as well. Agreed, very well done, and I thought Amanda Seyfreid did a great job with the character. Between ‘The Dropout’, ‘Inventing Anna’ and ‘The Thing About Pam’, it’s been a weird trilogy of devious women literally or metaphorically getting away with murder for awhile until they face a reckoning. Speaking of ‘The Thing About Pam’, anybody watching that? It’s a really good watch, very entertaining. It actually has an oddly lighthearted, comedic tone for a series about a woman who’s a con artist and murderer. I almost feel guilty for laughing at the funny parts. Renee Zellweiger is killing it (hehe) as Pam. ---
**Author:** ![Papermache\_Prince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1183 "2022-04-08T18:21:54Z")
Watched the trailer for ‘The Thing About Pam’ 3 times. Where’s Renee, I wondered? 4th time - oh, d’oh. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1184 "2022-04-08T18:32:08Z")
> [@Papermache\_Prince](#): > > Where’s Renee, I wondered? 4th time - oh, d’oh. Yes, she is quite hidden under that fat suit. All the more amazing what a great performance she gives. ---
**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 8, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1185 "2022-04-08T23:54:41Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Mr. and Mrs. Murder. Australian comedy/mystery series abut a pair of crime scene cleaners who solve murders. The female lead is great, but the male is smarmy and annoying. Oh, I liked him! I loved the throwaway lines he’d mutter under his breath. Makes sense he’s a comedian. Also, I loved their house in that show. I have a real soft spot for that type of Australian Victorian cottage . ---
**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 8, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1186 "2022-04-08T23:59:22Z")
> [@Uniqueorn](#): > > Just watched the first two episodes (they are coming out on a weekly basis) of Slow Horses, an espionage thriller/workplace drama. Slow Horses (Slough House) is where disgraced MI5 agents get sent in order to live out their lives or rehabilitate their reputation. > Great casting with Gary Oldman and Kirstin Scott-Thomas and other fantastic actors. Very atmospheric and so far, a joy to watch. Where is this??? I loved the books. My kind of spy stories. Does Gary Oldman play Jackson Lamb? > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I found the first episode interesting enough to keep going even though Gary Oldman’s stocking feet are the most repulsive thing on TV right now. Well, I guess I have my answer! ---
**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:** [April 9, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1187 "2022-04-09T00:08:58Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Where is this??? I loved the books. My kind of spy stories. Apple TV ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1188 "2022-04-09T00:11:29Z")
I’m really enjoying that show. It’s presented differently than the books, but very good entertainment all the same. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1189 "2022-04-09T04:44:41Z")
Ok Mandalorian question, if it isn’t a massive spoiler but why does he not like droids? ---
**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:** [April 9, 2022, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1190 "2022-04-09T05:39:37Z")
It’s not a huge spoiler, there are flashbacks that give it away in the first few episodes. His parents were killed by Super-Battledroids during the Clone Wars. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1191 "2022-04-09T12:05:54Z")
In my ongoing rewatch of _Peaky Blinders_ in preparation for the final season, Aiden Gillen’s role came to my attention. That guy had a nice run of parts over about a 15 year period, no? Important roles in _The Wire_ and _Game of Thrones_ made for a pretty good CV. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1192 "2022-04-09T15:11:42Z")
Ahhhh right , thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1193 "2022-04-10T18:03:31Z")
Also carrying on with The Right Stuff on Disney , they seem to have done a pewtty decent job with the likness ro the real people . I know these people were very competitive, but I wonder if it is a little over blown, Sheperd is comingoff as a serious arsehole, although he may well have been. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1194 "2022-04-10T18:11:19Z")
> [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > Sheperd is comingoff as a serious arsehole, although he may well have been. I suspect that was closer to the real Shepard than the jokey Scott Glenn characterization in the movie doing his Jose Jimenez impersonation. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1195 "2022-04-11T01:15:52Z")
Hulu has a series named “The Boonies” that was on National Geographic originally. It follows some different people living off the grid. Pretty interesting so far! One lives in a cave, another lives on an island in Lake Michigan, 18 miles from the mainland, another couple lives in a sort of tree house… > **[The Boonies (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5360318/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2)** > > The Boonies: With Gary Malin, Jeanny Leverett, Dan Burton, Joe Ray. Several people making a life living off the grid. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1196 "2022-04-11T03:46:15Z")
> [@Uniqueorn](#): > > Just watched the first two episodes (they are coming out on a weekly basis) of Slow Horses, an espionage thriller/workplace drama. Slow Horses (Slough House) is where disgraced MI5 agents get sent in order to live out their lives or rehabilitate their reputation. > Great casting with Gary Oldman and Kirstin Scott-Thomas and other fantastic actors. Very atmospheric and so far, a joy to watch. I started to watch this over the weekend. It’s good and I’m looking forward to seeing the mysteries resolved. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1197 "2022-04-11T09:59:27Z")
Having set aside _The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel_ mid-Season 1 due to other distractions, I’ve picked it up again and am enjoying it immensely. I’ve probably laughed out loud more at this show than any other sitcom I’ve watched recently and there are so many great characters well-acted, plus I never tire of Luke Kirby’s excellent Lenny Bruce. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1198 "2022-04-11T21:27:30Z")
Just finished Downton Abbey, loved it. Liked how each Crawley had their servant doppelganger (Mary/Thomas, Robert/Carson, Cora/Hughes, Edith/Moseley, etc), wasn’t too bothered by historical inaccuracies, and was such a white show that I called Lord Gillingham ‘the ethnic one’. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1199 "2022-04-11T21:59:57Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > Hulu has a series named “The Boonies” that was on National Geographic originally. Reading up in imdb, it seems that this only lasted one season. I notice that it ends with them preparing for winter—that, to me, would be the most interesting part. I’ll watch the rest of them but it’s disappointing that it will end there. If you can find it, another “reality” type of series from years back, this was on PBS and it was **excellent.** They tried to keep true to the period etc. You may be able to watch it all on youtube now…there were only six episodes. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m7ovkbu7cw) ---
**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:** [April 11, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/1200 "2022-04-11T22:16:05Z")
The pbs reality shows were fun and educational. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=59) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108.md?page=61)