# What should I watch with 1 month of Amazon Prime free streaming video? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 26, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400 "2011-12-26T05:13:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/1 "2011-12-26T05:13:32Z")
I bought myself a Kindle Fire with some Christmas money, and it comes with a free month of Prime membership. I watched Time Bandits last night, and this evening I saw the first episode of The Tudors. I’ll probably watch at least a few more episodes of that, but I’m not in love with it. I’ve seen Arrested Development and all the new Doctor Whos. There are quite a few classic Who eps I haven’t seen, but besides that, what should I watch? So far, I have to say I’m not very inclined to pay the $79 to keep Prime after the month is up. In fact, I’m seriously thinking about returning the Kindle Fire. It’s a bit too heavy to hold all the time and the browser (which they tout highly for its unprecedented speed) is painfully slow. On top of that, it lacks most of my favorite apps, and doesn’t really do much that my laptop or phone won’t. (It’s good for accessing ComiXology away from the laptop, which is very nice, but not enough for $199, even with the exclusive deal for DC graphic novels on the Fire.) I wouldn’t part with my reflective screen 2nd gen Kindle for love nor money, however. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/2 "2011-12-26T15:40:12Z")
How about the original Swedish version of Girl with the Dragon Tatoo? ---
**Author:** ![Haredye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@Haredye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haredye)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/3 "2011-12-26T17:17:18Z")
Friday Night Lights tv show though the movie is good as well. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/4 "2011-12-26T19:13:29Z")
Those are both good suggestions! Unfortunately, Friday Night Lights isn’t available for free with Prime, but I might pay to watch it anyway. Thanks for reminding me of it. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/5 "2011-12-26T20:25:01Z")
I got Amazon Prime several months ago and have yet to watch a movie with it. I got it because of the free shipping, which has already paid for itself a couple times over. Are the streaming movies in 1080? ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/6 "2011-12-26T22:55:36Z")
[Let the Right One In](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/) [Exit Through the Gift Shop](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587707/) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/7 "2011-12-27T03:45:00Z")
If you wanna have a little rock ‘n’ roll party, I can recommend _Kiss Rock The Nation Live_ and _Todd Rundgren Live in San Francisco_. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/8 "2012-01-01T04:14:44Z")
You should watch **Heartless**. It’s one of the most recently added movies. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/9 "2012-01-01T05:57:05Z")
[Mother](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216496/) > [@What\_the](#): > > How about the original Swedish version of Girl with the Dragon Tatoo? Also the two sequels: [The Girl Who Played With Fire](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216487/) [The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343097/) ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/10 "2012-01-01T06:26:53Z")
Thanks for all the suggestions! Keep 'em coming! I watched The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and then started watching Dollhouse, which no one suggested, but I’m a rebel like that! ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/11 "2012-01-01T15:53:20Z")
[Flame & Citron](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0920458/) ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/12 "2012-01-01T16:32:22Z")
Firefly! I never knew, til just now, that we got free streaming with Prime. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-watch-with-1-month-of-amazon-prime-free-streaming-video/607400/13 "2012-01-02T14:06:00Z")
Is there a way to connect your Kindle Fire to a larger monitor?