# What's good to watch on Amazon Prime video? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604 "2018-11-16T04:41:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/1 "2018-11-16T04:41:36Z")
I just started my free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. I don’t plan to renew, but I’d obviously like to watch as much as I can before my trial expires. What are the best things to watch? Right now, I got three series on my watch list: Ronja, The Robber’s Daughter: Studio Ghibli’s first televisions series and one of the few things by them I haven’t seen The Man in The High Castle Patriot: ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/2 "2018-11-16T04:48:40Z")
Justified Breaking Bad Sopranos ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/3 "2018-11-16T04:57:30Z")
Every episode of Frasier and Inspector Morse is free. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/4 "2018-11-16T04:59:21Z")
The Expanse The Tick ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/5 "2018-11-16T05:12:37Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > The Expanse > The Tick That’s what I was going to say. Those plus Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Also Forever. And Spaced and Dead Like Me. High Castle is overrated IMO. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/6 "2018-11-16T05:49:49Z")
I feel _Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams_ is underrated. It’s very good sci-fi. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/7 "2018-11-16T08:18:27Z")
Marvelous Mrs Maisel Catastrophe (If you like comedy. If you don’t, probably not your style) ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/8 "2018-11-16T13:50:41Z")
Bosch, Homecoming, The Night Manager ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/9 "2018-11-16T14:47:01Z")
Justified Psych Poldark Victoria Hung Being Erica House Downton Abbey A Gifted Man The Durrells in Corfu Goliath One Mississipi Dead Like Me The Newsroom Mr Selfridge ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/10 "2018-11-16T15:40:27Z")
The entire run of _Dark Shadows_ is available. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/11 "2018-11-16T17:30:06Z")
Sneaky Pete Penn & Teller: Bullshit! A Bit of Fry & Laurie Spaced ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/12 "2018-11-16T19:16:34Z")
Some of the nature-related 4K content is amazing. I’m a sucker for that kind of programming in general, Blue Planet, Smithsonian, &c. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/13 "2018-11-16T20:14:28Z")
Some of my favorites: Rifftrax movies; if you like Mystery Science Theater 3000, Rifftrax is Mike and the bot voices with no skits, just pure movie and riffs. Zodiac The Indiana Jones movies The Expanse Top Gear Nova Spongebob Squarepants (don’t judge me) American Pickers Curb Your Enthusiasm Dukes of Hazzard ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/14 "2018-11-16T20:17:54Z")
For Amazon originals, I recommend Sneaky Pete, Hand of God and Electric Dreams. Not sure how much you can get through in 30 days. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/15 "2018-11-16T20:22:37Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > That’s what I was going to say. Those plus Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Also Forever. And Spaced and Dead Like Me. > > High Castle is overrated IMO. **High Castle** : Season one is great, 2 not so much and 3 wasn’t even good. But **Marvelous Mrs. Maisel** was outstanding and **The Tick** was a lot of fun. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/16 "2018-11-16T20:29:36Z")
I’ve been bringing The Americans from season one. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/17 "2018-11-17T00:30:52Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Marvelous Mrs Maisel > Catastrophe > (If you like comedy. If you don’t, probably not your style) Both are great. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/18 "2018-11-17T01:43:25Z")
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape The Kids Are Alright (The Who) Galaxy Quest ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/19 "2018-11-17T02:28:55Z")
Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In Pretty much anything with “Star Trek” in the title (including the animated series and two of the new movies), except for Star Trek Into Darkness and the new series on CBS All Access ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604/20 "2018-11-17T02:39:35Z")
If you’ve got any interest in Doctor Who, Amazon Prime is the only place you’ll see the new series in the USA. They also have classic game shows and they have the James Bond movies this month [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604.md?page=2)