Series you've recently watched, are now watching or have given up on

[Son_of_a_Rich]

I’m binging on I Claudius. I can’t believe I’ve never watched it before. What a show!

[jsc1953]

Where are you watching it?

[Son_of_a_Rich]

YouTube. It has them all.

[Little_Nemo]

I’m currently watching Agatha All Along. It’s right on the verge of being silly but so far (I’m halfway through) they’ve managed to not cross over the line.

[vislor]

@hogarth

@Cumberdale

Just finished the first season of Reacher, and really enjoyed it.

I finished watching season 1 last week, too. I had fun but it was pretty ridiculous, like a remake of “Commando” where Arnold is playing Sherlock Holmes instead of John Matrix. I usually find “evil conspiracy” shows stretch my suspension of disbelief as well.

I enjoyed season one but heard s2 wasn’t great so didn’t watch it. I enjoyed s2 a lot when I finally watched it! I started s3, I waited that long on s2, and I’m finding it hard to get into it. There are too many things that could go wrong with the plan. I also found it annoying when he is pressed for time but then stops to tell a half hour story. I do like the lead in it, though.

I think I liked s2 for the reasons some didn’t, which is Reacher is supposed to be a loner but s2 was about a group of people. I liked having a group compared to one person.

As for the movies, I think I have read two Reacher books so knew Cruise didn’t meet the height requirements but he seemed to have the attitude just fine.

I need to get back into What We Do In The Shadows.

@Chefguy

Finished Zero Day last night. A decent enough mini-series, and De Niro does a solid job. I gets a bit preachy, politically, and as always I can really do without the throbbing background “music” that is meant to tell you that things are tense.

I enjoyed this but there were times I had to ignore big plot holes.

@XOldiesJock

We just got to it, and you’re right. It’s inexplicable.

We’re done with this series. Season 3 was so bad, we only stuck with it to the end because we had enjoyed the first two seasons and thought we’d already invested so much time in it. Several episodes (especially those involving Harry’s romance with the bird lady) were just awful. There was far too much personal angst involving just about every character, and frankly, we didn’t care. And Harry, a likeable if goofy character, became a real schmuck.

We tried to get back into it and in a rewatch, Harry is always a schmuck. I think it’s easy to ignore it during a first watch because I wanted to like him. It made a second watch too difficult and we never caught up.

@Just_Asking_Questions

@not_what_you_d_expect

I’ve been watching old NCIS episodes, mostly to fall asleep to. I hate the character of Gibbs. If he slapped me upside my head even once I’d file a complaint and he does it constantly. The misogyny and sexism is so gross.

I don’t know if I’d have been as bothered by it if I’d watched it when it was new, but I don’t like it at all now.

I watched the pilot, and that was enough. Hate Gibbs. Hate him so much I’ve started hating other Harmon characters, going back to Adam-12.

I somehow got through a lot of seasons of this as something to watch but I did question why Gibbs was in charge a lot. I think the two hands, one keyboard, is very early in s1, but kept going for all of the other characters but not Gibbs. Too bad Michael Wetherly turned out to be a complete ahole due to Bull and what happened with Dushku.

@Intergalactic_Gladiator

My wife and I just finished Running Point on Netflix and it was pretty decent. The show stars Kate Hudson and it’s modeled after Jeanie Buss. I am not really into basketball or the Lakers and I am not familiar with Buss but it was a fun show.

Hudson’s character takes over as CEO of her families LA basketball team after her father dies and one of her brothers has to go into rehab. Hijinks ensue. I liked the storyline, I liked the interactions with the basketball players, and I liked some of the family stuff. A lot was a little too goofy and some of it was predictable but there was a surprise or two at the end.

I binged this and I’m not a sports fan or the biggest Hudson fan but I agree that it was a lot of fun!

@XOldiesJock

How about them Evil Swedes?

bunch of fargin iceholes.

@hogarth

Marry My Husband:

For anyone confused like me, this is on Prime, not Netflix.

I need the list of shows in this thread!

Thanks for the discussion!

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@Kimstu

Giri/Haji: I don’t know if this counts so much as a “workplace drama”, given that the protagonist is an LEO coping with a surge in yakuza gang warfare, so more of a police procedural/thriller? Not much comedy so far (um, I’ve seen like 1.5 episodes).

As someone else mentioned this is a crime drama and it isn’t actually Japanese, but a BBC/Netflix TV production, The main Japanese detective is played by the same actor who played Ishido in the recent Shogun series. He was partially chosen because he could already speak English, not always a given with Japanese actors.

If you are interested in crime/mystery dramas, another one that is now available on Netflix is Galileo where Physicist uses his knowledge of science to reluctantly help the police solve crimes. I find it amusing, but your mileage may vary.

@Kimstu

The Hot Spot: not-very-feisty middle-aged-ish resort hotel clerk finds out about the unusual abilities and background of one of her colleagues, and the situation sloooowwwwly spirals in the general direction of out-of-control, although remaining firmly anchored in mundane-realism details that may strike some viewers as plain tedious, though I confess the series has really grown on me. New weekly episodes still arriving.

This is one is fun, but definitely one that is more fun if you get the cultural references. The same is true of Aggrestuko (also available on Netflix) which is great anime series that deals with workplace relations.

One thing to note is that in general Japanese drama’s do not get a second season. Usually they are one and done, with a few exceptions. There is usually a definite end point that is unclear until the final few episodes. This is refreshing to me as you aren’t left on tenterhooks at the end of a season.

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[Chefguy]

Started Dope Thief on Apple+. The first episode was pretty well done with some actors I’m not familiar with. Basically a couple of small-time drug thieves find themselves in a whole big pile of doo-doo.

[Elmer_J.Fudd]

@Son_of_a_Rich

I’m binging on I Claudius. I can’t believe I’ve never watched it before. What a show!

Do you have the Augustan family tree handy? One came with the DVD set I got 20 years ago and it made it all a lot more comprehensible than my first viewing on PBS a million years ago.

[Son_of_a_Rich]

I probably should get one. I have been going back and forth to Wiki and some other sites and compare disparate accounts of the same events. I’ve been doing a lot of historical reading lately. Rome, up until Christianity ruined it, is fascinating. I keed, but it’s more fun before Jesus came along

[hogarth]

@vislor

For anyone confused like me, this is on Prime, not Netflix.

I stand corrected; I assumed that all of the Korean shows I’ve watched were on Netflix.

[Chad_Sudan]

Adolescence, available on Netflix.

A 13-year-old is accused of murder.

This miniseries consists of four episodes, each filmed in one continuous shot (reportedly without special effects).

This astonishing technical feat aside, Adolescence packs a real emotional punch, while also feeling remarkably true-to-life. Highly recommended.

[Elmer_J.Fudd]

I watched the first two episodes of Pixar’s Win or Lose on Disney Plus. The conceit seems to be the physical manifestation of anxiety. The first episode was cute and had a clever conclusion, but the second was downright depressing. Is there any reason to finish the season?

[LVBoPeep]

This series was really good, especially the episode with the psychologist. That was intense and no doubts about the kid’s acting ability.

[Maserschmidt]

@Chefguy

Started watching Foyle’s War on Acorn last night. One of those British murder mystery series that’s done well. Each episode is basically a two-hour movie. Takes place in wartime England and has an excellent cast. I don’t think I realized that Rosamund Pike is British.

@Chefguy

Well, for some reason I thought there were only three or four seasons of Foyle’s War. Turns out there are nine! I’m not sure we can take that much of it.

We’re watching this now. Tony Horowitz is such a clever writer, and these are great. I wish there were more.

[vislor]

@Son_of_a_Rich

Rome, up until Christianity ruined it, is fascinating. I keed, but it’s more fun before Jesus came along

I also like Rome and Roman history. I majored in history and liked Rome back then. Took several classes on it and Latin. I haven’t used the real knowledge as much as I want. I would suggest the Colleen McCullough Masters of Rome series. It’s been a while but they had a lot of detail.

I just finished Penguin and I guess it’s a version of him. I’m not sure what to think of it.

Thanks for the discussion!

[Dewey_Finn]

@GuanoLad

There’s a new British Murder Mystery show called Ludwig, about a puzzle book writer who becomes embroiled in police work through machinations that are a bit convoluted. It stars David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin, with Sophie Willan, and it’s a good fun bit of nonsense. I’ve only watched the first episode (of six) but I am into it.

It’s on the BBC. I have no idea when and where non-Brits can see it, unless you acquire it the way I did.

I read today that this program (Ludwig, starring David Mitchell) will be available in the US on the Britbox streaming service starting on March 20.

[Gyrate]

Have watched the first two episodes of Adolescence and it is absolutely gripping. Plus the acting involved and the requirement to get the extensive choreography right in one hour-long take is amazing.

[Chefguy]

I just saw that there is yet another season of Silent Witness coming out this year, which will be its 29th!

[Dung_Beetle]

Husband ran across an old British comedy last night called The Mighty Boosh. It was dumb and weird and I’d like to see a lot more of it.

[Hoops]

Oooh, I love The Mighty Boosh! Did you start with the first season? Later seasons get less dumb and a lot weirder!