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Post by Realitychick on Sept 25, 2019 19:34:38 GMT
Retribution - British crime drama with only four episodes. Murdered newlywed couple and how the families of the deceased deal with "justice"... Not going to explain anymore as I don't want to give anything away. But the show was nuts. The ending I thought was going one way but went a different way. Some of the episodes dragged on but would still recommend.
Paranoid - Another British crime drama and just NO. Was not a fan at all. Between the acting, the main woman police detective being so incredibly off her rocker when it comes to relationships and the silly plot... I was very disappointed. The ending was bleh.
American Horror Story (Hotel) - It got better as the episodes continued. Still so much blood and violence but I get it. I was entertained.
Jack Ryan - This reminded me of Homeland (which I love). Really enjoyed this. CIA Jack Ryan saving the world from terrorists one forehead furrow at a time. But I kept waiting for Pam and Dwight to show up since the character Jack Ryan is played by John Krasinski (Jim from The Office). Looking forward to the second season coming up in Nov.
Hanna - I remember seeing the movie when it came out years ago. This was better. Hanna is this extraordinary girl who is living with her father in the woods secretly in hiding from bad people. Then all hell breaks loose. Can I say how much I love Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman together? Ahhh they are so good acting together. I enjoyed this series, action packed.
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Post by cornholio on Sept 26, 2019 14:30:11 GMT
Just finished binging on Fleabag - Emmy winning show, dark comedy... British... excellent.
Now I'm binging Marvelous Mrs. Maisel! Starting on Season 2.
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Post by Girly18 on Oct 1, 2019 20:46:16 GMT
Hulu Into the Dark monthly movie Pure - Several teenage girls at a father daughter Purity Retreat participate in a secret ritual and start to see a supernatural entity. It's as odd as all the other movies but better than most.
Lifetime's VC Andrews Casteel series - I didn't think I would like it but I was hooked. I had to know what happened to Heaven and her family.
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Post by waywyrd on Oct 4, 2019 11:42:11 GMT
Tore through both seasons of Yellowstone (Paramount) - the first episode was a bit of a slog but the drama ramped up after that. Loved it, can't wait for the new season next summer. Beth is one of my favorite characters ever. Disenchantment season 2 (Netflix) - fun animated series, Simpsons style. Almost done with season 3 of Penny Dreadful (Netflix) - I don't want to finish it yet!
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Post by pikachu on Oct 8, 2019 16:41:41 GMT
I just started watching The Walking Dead this weekend.
It seems like I was meant to watch this show eventually. Just a few minutes into the first episode of the first season, Rick walks to a gas station and in the background you can see a wrecking truck with a phone number on the door. The phone number is my phone number! There's no area code but the main part of the number is the same as my home phone.
How crazy is that?? It's a miracle I haven't gotten a ton of prank calls with people calling me to report seeing zombies wandering around. LOL!
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Post by Brooks on Oct 8, 2019 19:48:53 GMT
Half way through the six seasons of House of Cards. It's part of my Washington series - first VEEP and then Designated Survivor. All pretty horrifying in their own way. I can only hope they don't really represent how Washington (dys)functions.
I boycott anything to do with Bill Cosby these days (he's such a hypocrite) but I found I'm ok watching Kevin Spacey play a loathsome creature because at least it's in character!
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Post by libgirl2 on Oct 13, 2019 16:38:33 GMT
We watched Chernobyl. It was a tough watch but very good. I remember when it happened but didn't realize the details. The horrific loss of life.
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Post by Realitychick on Oct 13, 2019 20:12:41 GMT
High Seas - Large cruise ship in the 40's and people keep dying. I came into it thinking it was going to be a thriller but it played more like a spanish soap opera. Lots of twists but I found myself bored and exhausted as I felt they were trying too hard. A new season starts soon debating if I want to invest time in it. Ehhh.
Godless - Western (which I usually am not into) in which a town loses majority of men in a mining accident and the town is filled with the widows. Very good, violent but excellent acting. Wow Jeff Daniels was an excellent bad guy.
American Horror Story Roanoke - Just no. My least favorite of the series. I thought it was a mess. Hope the next season is better.
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Post by Girly18 on Oct 17, 2019 16:45:33 GMT
Back To Life - BBC - Quick 20 min. six episodes. Miri returns home from prison after 18 yrs and attempts to integrate back into her old life. With a terrible event from her past hanging over her the town won't be easy. It's a dry comedy drama that had me cracking up. It premieres on Showtime in November. The Capture - BBC - When a British soldier is charged with a crime, the tenacious young detective handling his case begins to uncover a multi-layered conspiracy. If you liked The Bodyguard you will love this. Some could say it is better than The Bodyguard. It was so good! The pace and suspense was consistent throughout. Nos4a2 on AMC - Based on Joe Hill's New York Times best-selling novel, Charlie Manx is a seductive immortal who feeds off the souls of children and has his whole world threatened when a girl discovers she has a dangerous gift. I was engaged for 10 episodes but I felt like the story didn't really develop or move forward. With that said, it's been renewed for season 2 and I'll watch. First Wives Club – BET+ - A quick watch. It had its moments but it's a show that won't stay with you. There was no investment in these characters. Light as a Feather Part 2 Season 2 - Not sure why I keep watching this. I guess its an easy play while I work. It was better than Part 1 but still bad. Good Trouble The Fosters spinoff Season 2 - A cute show to fill time but Callie is still the worst.
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Post by Girly18 on Oct 22, 2019 17:36:17 GMT
Looking for Alaska - Hulu series - Based on a book, teenager Miles enrolls in boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life; after an unexpected tragedy, Miles and his friends try to make sense of what they have been through. I had never heard of the book before watching but coming from someone that grew up reading many young adult novels, this series felt like I was reading the book. Creator and writer Josh Schwartz specialty is coming of age dramas and he did not disappoint here. Touched my little heart.
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Post by Critical on Oct 23, 2019 19:02:07 GMT
I watched the entire season of Modern Love on Amazon yesterday. I really enjoyed most of the episodes. Didn't love a good deal of the Anne Hathaway one (she does tend to overact, IMO) and the one with Julia Garner as a character with a daddy fixation was just uncomfortable, although it would have been terrible in the hands of a lesser actress. The last episode had me in tears. Overall, I thought it was terrific. Nice little vignettes. Loved the cast too. I'd be happy to see another season.
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Post by waywyrd on Nov 5, 2019 12:44:19 GMT
The Boys on Amazon Prime. I really liked it, a lot better than I thought it would be. I want season 2 now!
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Post by Girly18 on Nov 21, 2019 16:24:03 GMT
Keeping Faith, Acorn – Season 2 was much better. It picks up with her husband returning and still having to pick up his illegal mess.
The Truth Will Out, Acorn – Swedish series about a Detective hired to create a team of investigators to crack cold cases when the police suspect that a notorious serial killer is a fraud, and therefore eight killers might have gone free. Very good crime drama!
Manhunt, Acorn – 3 episode series about Colin Sutton, who was the senior investigating officer in the hunt for Levi Bellfield, the killer of Marsha McDonnell, Amelie Delagrange and Milly Dowler in the early 2000s. Another good crime drama.
Finding Joy, Acorn series - Joy was recently dumped and is forced to temporarily take over for a vlogger. It throws her out of her OCD level of control and forces her to have new experiences. Aisling Bea pops up as her roommate whom I love. This show cracked me up. If you like Phoebe Waller-Bridge comedy you will like this.
Dollface – Hulu series, After being dumped by her boyfriend of five years, Jules tries to rekindle the female friendships she left behind. This may be a hit or miss for some. The girls were perfectly cast and hilarious. There are fantasy sequences that don’t get too cheesy. It was a cute show about friendship.
Limetown – Facebook series based off a fictional podcast. Journalist Lia attempts to solve the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee. I had never heard of the podcast. Jessica Biel was fantastic. This girl will do or say anything to figure out this mystery. The mystery was not fulled revealed so that was disappointing. Apparently there are two seasons to the podcast so maybe they plan to make a season 2.
Impulse – YouTube season 2 about the girl who teleports. Henri continues to be the worst person ever but the show is still good.
Mayans MC – season 2 was better but I want more character development. Not only focus on 4 people out of a 10+ cast who is great.
Mr. Mercedes – DirecTV season 3. This season was the weakest but Bill Hodges is a bad ass so I enjoyed every minute.
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Post by Girly18 on Dec 13, 2019 16:55:29 GMT
Sorry for your Loss- Facebook season 2, Elizabeth Olsen is still grieving from the loss of her husband. They gave more insight on his life which I appreciated. She took a few steps forward but by the end of the season she took 10 steps back. If there is a season 3 I need something more.
Reprisal Hulu series - A woman sets out for revenge against the gang that tried to kill her. WOW I absoutely loved this series. Abigail Spencer was fantastic! It was a fun ride that was perfectly executed. The visuals, the story, the characters were so fresh. The first episode throughs a lot at you but keep with it and you will pick up on the who what and why. Also, they don't tell you what year it all took place so don't hang on that. I need a season 2!!
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Post by lonnie on Dec 13, 2019 19:11:02 GMT
Has anyone seen a Norwegian detective show called Monster? I started watching it, and it seems decent so far. It's on Starz right now. www.imdb.com/title/tt5157290/
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Post by shortlived on Dec 14, 2019 18:22:51 GMT
The Bold Type in Hulu. I admit, I was sleeping on the series from Freeform. I loved it. It was a younger, hipper version of Sex and The City.
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Post by libgirl2 on Dec 16, 2019 17:41:20 GMT
We just finished binge watching (though 6 episodes isn't too much of a binge) of Good Omens. I loved it. As a 12/13 year old, I remember discovering Douglas Adams on PBS, this reminded me of that. David Tenant and Michael Sheen are fabulous.
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Post by Critical on Dec 18, 2019 7:04:36 GMT
Comcast has a free preview of Acorn TV this week, so I'm taking the opportunity to watch as much British and Aussie TV as I can! Today I watched season 4 of Doctor Doctor (one of my favorite Aussie shows) and I just started on Line of Duty, a police drama with an insanely good cast (literally on my screen right now are Lennie James and Gina McKee).
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Post by Girly18 on Dec 18, 2019 16:28:30 GMT
Comcast has a free preview of Acorn TV this week, so I'm taking the opportunity to watch as much British and Aussie TV as I can! If you want some recommendations, Keeping Faith, Hidden, Lochness, Rebecka Matinsson, The Disappearence, Manhunt, The Truth Will Out, The Secret, Finding Joy.
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Post by Critical on Dec 19, 2019 23:49:55 GMT
Comcast has a free preview of Acorn TV this week, so I'm taking the opportunity to watch as much British and Aussie TV as I can! If you want some recommendations, Keeping Faith, Hidden, Lochness, Rebecka Matinsson, The Disappearence, Manhunt, The Truth Will Out, The Secret, Finding Joy. I'll definitely come back to this list in the future if (when) I do an Acorn subscription! I watched one episode of 800 Words and fell in love. I guess I'm a sucker for quirky Aussie shows. Now I'm in a race to finish all of the episodes before I go out of town for the holidays!
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Post by Gutmutter on Dec 20, 2019 13:04:33 GMT
A new season of “Expanse” on Amazon Prime. Love the book series and they’re knocking it out of the park. It’s a futuristic deep space adventure.
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Post by MFWalkoff on Dec 21, 2019 14:22:54 GMT
Started watching Fortitude on Amazon - sort of like a European "Fargo" but with other surprise elements that slowly unfold. Beautiful winter landscapes, with a mostly European cast and then Dennis Quaid shows up.
It's a slowly-unraveling murder mystery so it takes patience, and there's some gore. But it's an interesting watch if you have the time and patience.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 30, 2019 20:48:08 GMT
Teen Titans season 1 and 2 on DC Universe - was OK could be better, surprised it was not as Greg Berlanti's name is attached as a producer.
The Witcher - Netflix.
Lost in Space season 2 - Netflix.
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Post by princesskim on Dec 31, 2019 23:18:57 GMT
Just binge watch seasons 1 and 2 of Fleabag. I highly, HIGHLY, recommend it!
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Post by Kao on Jan 1, 2020 17:13:02 GMT
Comedy Central has an all day marathon of Chapelle's Show on right now so I'm watching that.
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Post by Arielflies on Jan 1, 2020 17:24:19 GMT
I'm binging Lucifer on Netflix. Almost done with the third season. I can't remember how they got to the ending of season 4, so I'm anxious to get there.
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Post by Bearcata on Jan 2, 2020 0:56:44 GMT
The Mandalorian - Disney + - OMG, it was drivel. Give maybe a D+ or C-. Everyone is raving about this lame, plodding, plot holes all over, timelines that don't make any sense, really bad western in space series. What Koolade are they drinking? Did they watch another series and got the names confused?
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Post by Bearcata on Jan 3, 2020 7:37:31 GMT
The holidays can be so exhausting:
Survivor finished last 2 episodes, the finale and the reunion. MTV's The Challenge finished the last 2 episodes and the reunion. The Witcher - Netflix Teen Titans - DCUniverse - Season 1 Teen Titans - DCUniverse - Season 2 Lost in Space - Netflix - Season 2 The Gift - Netflix - it wasn't (a gift) The Mandalorian - Disney+ Late Night - Amazon Prime Fast Color - Amazon Prime - please rename to super slo mo color The Great American Baking Show - Holiday Edition - ABC
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Post by beerbelly on Jan 3, 2020 10:07:26 GMT
While on the plane, I found the show "Hotel Del Luna" - it's a Korean tv show about a hotel for ghosts. It's soo good! I got to episode 5. I couldn't stop watching and was the only one awake on the plane it seemed.
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Jan 7, 2020 19:41:11 GMT
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