Netflix/Amazon Binge Worthy Shows

[Muzicatty]

Hi FirePlaces,

Thanks for the recommendations. Yes, I let The Americans slip right past me even though everyone told me it was so good. I have watched almost 5 seasons in about 12 days. That's the only good thing about insomnia. 

The Killing is excellent! I know a lot of people criticized it and preferred the Danish version, but I just loved Mireille Enos (The Catch) and Joel Kinnaman (House of Cards) in it. I was so happy when Netflix picked it up and did the prequel. I think it was cancelled by the network way too soon, but so are most of the shows I enjoy. 

Did you ever see Borgen? It is also Danish, aired on PBS here, but I caught on too late and watched it online. It's about a female Danish Prime Minister's rise to power. Such a good show, and again, another one cancelled too soon. 

Another show that I am excited about (and it premieres on Amazon Prime the 28th) is The Last Tycoon, with Kelsey Grammar, Matt Bomer and Lily Collins. Last summer Amazon tested the pilot along with another show and only picked up The Last Tycoon. It's about old Hollywood and studio execs who basically came from nothing, moved to Hollywood, re-invented themselves and became the heads of various studios. If you are into that sort of thing, I think it's going to be really good based on the pilot. 

Friends from College and Love are both on my list to watch. Good to know you are enjoying them. 

Also, if you haven't seen The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu I highly recommend it. It's so on point with what is going on in our country now. Elizabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes and Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter) are in it. 

Thanks so much for the suggestions. I really appreciate it! If you come across anything else, please keep me posted. It makes the nights go faster. 

p.s., Since you like crime shows, have you seen Broadchurch? The first 2 seasons are the best, but it's another really good show. Oh, and another one on TNT right now that I like is Animal Kingdom. The Australian movie was the best, but I really like the U.S. TV version. 

LOVE the Handmaid's Tale....but my SO and I just finished up the first season of Broadchurch....SOOO good. I can't wait until we can sit down and watch season 2. I think netflix only has the first two seasons.

Friends from college is cute too, I was always a fan of Key & Peele though.

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Has anyone started watching Ozark yet? Is it any good? I'm finally on season 5 of The Americans and looking for my next binge-worthy show for nights when I can't sleep. 

I saw that Netflix was advertising this and did a read up on it, I like Jason Bateman...may be interesting. Not sure he can top Arrested Development for his characters though.

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Parenthood.  Not a parent or husband yet but this show is addicting. (Not a 'netflix show' per se...was on HBO but is on flix now)

Yeah, I kind of fell into this show too..I ended up watching it all. Kind of a feel good show!

Parenthood the movie with a Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Diane Weist and Keanu Reeves, or Parenthood the TV show with a Lauren Graham, Peter Krause, Monica Potter, Dax Shepard, Mae Whitman, Miles Heizer, Craig T. Nelson, etc...? I'm a little confused because you said it was on HBO now. My guess is that if it is the TV show, then you probably live in a different country., since they tend to air a lot of American TV shows on networks like HBO in other countries (I noticed this in Australia and the Philippines, too.  In the U.S. It was on NBC and is now on Netflix. Anyway, it was a great show and cancelled too soon in my opinion. Great writing and a great cast!

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Also, I'm a little lost as to who is says what on this thread (it's like gmail on a computer runnning the e-mails together and trying to figure out the first and last comments in a string of e-mails, if that makes sense), but re: Jason Bateman, he is one of my favorite actors and will always be a Michael Bluth to me. Loved the show and think it was his best role ever. Ozark has me intrigued and it's on my list of shows to watch. If you watch it before I get to it, please let me know what you think. Thanks!

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Also, counting the days to season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale, too. 

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ComeDayGoDay, 

Ok, I think I get it now. The older e-mails were confusing me (remember, I don't sleep  ), but I think you were trying to answer my questions by showing other posts. Would that be right?

Anyway, I have seen all 3 seasons of Broadchurch and seasons 1 and 2 are the best. Season 3 has a great cast - actors that I had not seen in a long term time). I'm bummed that it was cancelled. David Tennant and Olivia Coleman are so good in it! Actually, the whole cast is excellent.

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Oh, and Rectify was also one of my all time favorite shows. I hated that they ended it though. The last season all seemed to be a bit rushed. I think it was ne of the best written shows on TV and am sorry that it never really found it's audience.

I get a bit confused trying to read through past replies...as everything tends to pile on each other, if that makes sense...We just started Broadchurch 2 last night....I love the characters too. And the landscape is just gorgeous. I had to look up where it was actually filmed last night, and "Broadchurch" in the show is actually filmed on multiple locations, which is normal for filming. But the cliffs are just beautiful!

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Just started with Black Mirror - I agree, good show.

I watched the first episode of Black Mirror a long while back, and was so disturbed that it turned me off to watch any more episodes....But, recently I picked it back up again and watched the episodes in season one and am on to season 2. It's good...I like how you have to think about the overall idea of the plot and how it can relate to humanity and technology these days...technology can be very scary, yes indeed!

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Oh, by the way, did anyone catch a Big Little Lies on HBO with Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz and Alexander Skarsgard? It seems as though you either loved it or hated it and I happened to love it. Looking forward to a possible season 2.

I really want to see Big Little Lies, but mostly because I read the book first. I don't have HBO, so I guess I'll have to wait a bit, or find someone who does. I'm curious to see how it compares to the book...it's always fun to see books made into movies/shows sometimes because you already know what's going to happen, but the movie and shows tend to add some spice to the story at times! And you get an actual visual and can compare it to what your visual of the book story was in your mind.

Hi CDGD,

Yes, I have heard both, that some people who read the book enjoyed the show, while others liked the book better. I haven't read it yet, but I want to to see how different it is, and I hear it is different. Both Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon said that they tried to stay true to the author's intent and I know the Liane Moriarty, the author, has said she was very pleased with the show, but that the book went into more detail regarding the background of one of the characters who played a significant role in the series finale. To the viewer, it probably would have made more sense as to why the series ended the way it did. That character would be her focus on the next book, which she is already working on. 

I think HBO NOW, which is available to non-subscribers for $15/month, offers a free 30 day trial. I don't know if it works on a PC or other tablet. It's an app. Also, I probably shouldn't be saying this, so Charon slap me if I am out of line, but with a good VPN there are plenty of websites that offer it for free. It is only 7 episodes, so probably not enough to justify subscribing, but they have been having some good originals lately. The Showtime GO app, also for non-subscribers, also has a free 30 day trial and some of my favorite shows are on that channel. 

Hope your week is going well! 
M.