# Tell me what to watch on Netflix Instant Watch **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 4, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188 "2011-09-04T21:35:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/1 "2011-09-04T21:35:21Z")
No further details provided; I’m curious as to what you’ll recommend, Teeming Millions. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/2 "2011-09-04T21:43:00Z")
I stumbled across \*[Survellance](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409345/)\*on Netflix streaming. It’s a pretty cool mystery / serial killer / funny shit in it too, weird little movie. Also, there are a plethora of MST3K episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/3 "2011-09-04T21:59:39Z")
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (a documentary about one family) Dracula- Dead and Loving It (featuring the hilarious Leslie Nielsen) March of the Penguins (also a documentary) Mad Men Season 1 ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/4 "2011-09-04T22:30:02Z")
Oh, so much. Looking through my history I recommend: **TV** Dr. Who Doc Martin the first two seasons of Hotel Babylon The League Black Adder Red Dwarf Party Down (Seriously watch this if nothing else I recommend) Twin Peaks Better Off Ted Louie Veronica Mars Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Guild Friday Night Lights Movies will be a new post. That list is already long. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/5 "2011-09-04T22:44:09Z")
Next list: \*\* Documentaries:\*\* Wal-Mart: The high cost of low prices The Business of Being Born Nerdcore Rising King of Kong King Corn Seven Up Food Inc Enron: the smartest guys in the room Helvetica Live Nude Girls Unite Beer Wars Gogol Bordello: Non Stop American Grindhouse The Parking Lot Movie Exit Through The Gift Shop American: The Bill Hicks Story The Flaming Lips: Fearless Freaks The Rise and Fall of the WCW (I am not a wrestling guy at all, but I found this fascinating.) Persepolis (not really a documentary, but non fiction so I think it counts.) Ken Burns: Baseball, The Civil War, National Parks, Jazz I’ll leave normal movies for other people to list. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmundex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Sigmundex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmundex)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/6 "2011-09-04T23:27:21Z")
Just go back and read NAF1138’s post, and then watch Party Down. Rinse and Repeat. I don’t know if I would watch anything else on Netflix BUT Party Down. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/7 "2011-09-04T23:30:12Z")
Triangle. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/8 "2011-09-04T23:52:56Z")
_Torchwood_ ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/9 "2011-09-05T02:48:09Z")
MI-5, seasons 1-9. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/10 "2011-09-05T03:00:54Z")
Twin Peaks. At least watch the pilot. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/11 "2011-09-05T03:56:40Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > The Rise and Fall of the WCW (I am not a wrestling guy at all, but I found this fascinating.) Huh, I _AM_ a wrestling guy and I wouldn’t recommend this to someone who wasn’t already interested in the subject. If you don’t mind my asking, I really am curious, could you elaborate on what it was you found interesting? The backstage machinations, and bad business decisions have a certain quality unto themselves to be sure. Watching a second tier company rise to being number one to being out of business over the course of about 5 years, it’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion. To address the OP.. A surprising amount great TV sci-fi and fantasy from the last 20 years is available for streaming. All the Star Trek shows except for DS9 are available. X-Files Highlander Buffy and Angel Lost Battlestar Galactica. Dr. Who _Cheers_ is available and it might be the best sitcom of all time IMHO. The _Sherlock Holmes_ series starring Jeremy Brett is very good. Very faithful to the tone of Doyle’s stories if not always to the details. I also always have to recommend Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and it’s spinoff Xena: Warrior Princess. Both of these shows are campy, and goofy, and silly but in a very good way. A lot of action shows in the late 90’s tried to ride their coat tails but nothing ever matched how charming these shows were. A friend once described them as shows you start out laughing _at_, and then laughing _with_ once you figure out they have their tongue firmly in cheek. Occasionally they rise to the level of legitimately good drama as well. Also, _The Man From Earth_. An indy film about a man who claims to be immortal, or at least very long lived. It’s low budget and consists almost entirely of a conversation between a group of people sitting in a living room. Very good and very thought provoking. I caught it thanks thanks to a recommendation in a previous thread. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/12 "2011-09-05T11:34:39Z")
This [Sherlock Holmes](http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Sherlock-Series-1-The-Great-Game/70174781?trkid=438403) series was quite good, but too short! I’m hoping we see season two. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/13 "2011-09-05T12:54:18Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > This [Sherlock Holmes](http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Sherlock-Series-1-The-Great-Game/70174781?trkid=438403) series was quite good, but too short! I’m hoping we see season two. I came in here just to recommend **Sherlock**! We found it when we were noodling around, bored and looking for something marginally entertaining. What a pleasant surprise! I found the first installment to be the best, but they’re all very good. From what I’ve read, they’re currently working on a second “season” of three, and I can’t wait to see them! Benedict Cumberbatch is really good as Holmes. His looks are very arresting, and he captures that brilliant-but-abnormal Holmes vibe perfectly. But I’m totally in love with Martin Freeman as John Watson! He really nails Watson as a quite capable, experienced man, who despite his intelligence is constantly flummoxed by Holmes’s odd ways and brilliant insights. Enough about Sherlock, I also highly recommend **Party Down**. And **Archer**. Especially if you like Arrested Development, you must see Archer. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/14 "2011-09-05T13:08:57Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > Huh, I _AM_ a wrestling guy and I wouldn’t recommend this to someone who wasn’t already interested in the subject. If you don’t mind my asking, I really am curious, could you elaborate on what it was you found interesting? The backstage machinations, and bad business decisions have a certain quality unto themselves to be sure. Watching a second tier company rise to being number one to being out of business over the course of about 5 years, it’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion. Knowing almost nothing about pro wrestling I thought it was a really interesting look at the industry from the perspective of the underdog. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/15 "2011-09-05T13:16:46Z")
I’ve veered into movies from India. Check out Dhobi Ghat, it’s mostly in English. It begins when a beautiful Wall Street business woman returns to India for sabbatical. Meets an artist and a ratcatcher. Their lives become intertwined in Bombay. Or perhaps you have a taste for some older bbc prductions. Scarlett Pimpernel w/elizabeth McGovern, or ELizabeth R with Glenda Jackson. Hetalia Axis Power is a fun anime satire of world politics. Sadly I just put my netflix on hold for a few months. ---
**Author:** ![Meme\_Chose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Meme\_Chose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meme_Chose)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/16 "2011-09-05T15:43:44Z")
Wire in the Blood The multi-episode series on India and on China Dear Zachary (Letter to Zachary??..or somesuch) Legend of the Seeker Dexter ---
**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:** [September 5, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/17 "2011-09-05T16:27:45Z")
> [@Meme\_Chose](#): > > Dear Zachary (Letter to Zachary??..or somesuch) [Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Zachary:_A_Letter_to_a_Son_About_His_Father) Warning. It’s sadder than Grave of Fireflies, at least it was to me. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/18 "2011-09-05T16:38:10Z")
La Femme Nikita (original French version) Helvetica The Iron Giant Going for a little variety. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/19 "2011-09-05T16:42:30Z")
Party Down The League He Died With a Falafel in His Hand Sirens Children of the Revolution ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188/20 "2011-09-05T16:48:01Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > [Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Zachary:_A_Letter_to_a_Son_About_His_Father) > > Warning. It’s sadder than Grave of Fireflies, at least it was to me. On the one hand I am tempted to watch it to see how ANYTHING could be sadder than Grave if the Fireflies, on the other if you are righ I don’t think I want to do that to myself. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188.md?page=2)