Amazon Prime Original Series and Netflix Original Series

[DapperButch]

Hey, guys. I really enjoy watching the original series on these sites. However, it is good to know if something is worth it before I pick it.

This is the place to ask others if certain series are good and to share the ones you love!

[DapperButch]

I am ready to start a new original series on either Amazon or Netflix. I seem to prefer the Amazon series to the Netflix ones.

Has anyone seen Hand of God (on Amazon)? What did you think of it?

Other series you recommend?

I just saw the two seasons of Fortitude. I would rate it as a B. Worth watching.

[*Anya*]

I am ready to start a new original series on either Amazon or Netflix. I seem to prefer the Amazon series to the Netflix ones.

Has anyone seen Hand of God (on Amazon)? What did you think of it?

Other series you recommend?

I just saw the two seasons of Fortitude. I would rate it as a B. Worth watching.

Have you seen Goliath with Billy Bob Thornton? It's really good.

Bosch, based on Harry Bosch book series-I have liked all 3 seasons.

The series based on the Phillip K. Dick story, Man in the High Castle. Very well-done.

If you want comedy, Catastrophe is truly funny. I binged 3 seasons in a weekend. Of course, the seasons were only 6 episodes each. :)

I am sure you probably have already watched Transparent, the Golden Globe winner.

I tried Sneaky Pete with Giovanni Ribisi but I could not get into it. It had good reviews.

Those come to mind.

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[DapperButch]

Have you seen Goliath with Billy Bob Thornton? It's really good.

Bosch, based on Harry Bosch book series-I have liked all 3 seasons.

The series based on the Phillip K. Dick story, Man in the High Castle. Very well-done.

If you want comedy, Catastrophe is truly funny. I binged 3 seasons in a weekend. Of course, the seasons were only 6 episodes each. :)

I am sure you probably have already watched Transparent, the Golden Globe winner.

I tried Sneaky Pete with Giovanni Ribisi but I could not get into it. It had good reviews.

Those come to mind.

:scarytv:

Thank you! I was wondering about many that you mentioned.

[IrishAmazon]

Harlots has kept me coming back each week, and I am revisiting Being Human.

[*Anya*]

Harlots has kept me coming back each week, and I am revisiting Being Human.

Harlots is on Hulu if you get that Dapper.

Irish, is it also on Amazon?

[*Anya*]

One Mississippi, season 2 with Tig Notaro streaming now.


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[*Anya*]

>. The Handmaid’s Tale wins Outstanding Drama at the Emmys (Hulu)

> Elisabeth Moss wins Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy for The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

> The Handmaid’s Tale wins the Emmy for Best Directing for a Drama Series (Hulu)

> Black Mirror wins Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series (Netflix)

> Master of None wins Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Netflix)

[Kätzchen]

Good Behavior .... an original TNT series is coming out soon.
My BFF is going to dvr it for me so.i can watch it later, next time I go hang out with her. It's new season premiers this fall, maybe in October or November. We saw a trailer for the new season and it's really good!

http://tvline.com/2017/07/27/good-behavior-season-2-premiere-date/

[girl_dee]

One Mississippi, season 2 with Tig Notaro streaming now.


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i was not a fan of this one.

[homoe]

Good Behavior .... an original TNT series is coming out soon.
My BFF is going to dvr it for me so.i can watch it later, next time I go hang out with her. It's new season premiers this fall, maybe in October or November. We saw a trailer for the new season and it's really good!

http://tvline.com/2017/07/27/good-behavior-season-2-premiere-date/

I really enjoyed season 1 and am so glad to hear it is coming back!

[LaDivina]

Have you seen Sense8?

[*Anya*]

Have you seen Sense8?

I have plowed on through most of it.

I love how beautifully it is filmed. I love the diversity of the cast and I love all of the filming locales around the world.

All of that being said: half the time, I don't understand or get what the hell is going on.

I understand that they share a consciousness (or something) but I really just lose the train of thought or process way too frequently. It ceases to be enjoyable for me each time I say WTF is happening now?

It was cancelled but I read that pornhub or xhamster offered to do another season but there is no word on Netflix responding in any way...

[LaDivina]

They're doing a 2-hour special to wrap things up. There are also a lot of people trying to fight for a 3rd season, but the shooting was just so expensive.

I also loved how beautiful it was!

[*Anya*]

Not easy to watch, if listening to Ed Kemper or Richard Speck would be difficult for you, it might be tough to watch.

That said, it is really, really, well done.

It is the story of the beginning of the Behavioral Science unit at the FBI.

10 episodes.

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[Kätzchen]

Not easy to watch, if listening to Ed Kemper or Richard Speck would be difficult for you, it might be tough to watch.

That said, it is really, really, well done.

It is the story of the beginning of the Behavioral Science unit at the FBI.

10 episodes.

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This is timely Anya because i am going to house sit the first week.of November, and I am adding this to my list of shows to watch!

I also looked into the back story on the series and discovered that's it's based loosely off the book of the same name, written by John Douglas, whose career was as an behaviour analyst (profiler) with the FBI.

Here's an interesting article as well, which talks a bit about the show, too. The article actually covers how behavior analysts arrive at identifying psycho/sociopaths. Very interesting reading.


http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/holden-ford-mindhunter-psychopath.html

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[Violette]

I enjoyed Atypical (Netflix)

[*Anya*]

A very enjoyable western series on Netflix.

I just read Netflix may greenlight season 2.

I hope that it does:

Frank Griffin, an outlaw terrorizing the 1880s American West, hunts down Roy Goode, his partner turned enemy. Roy hides out at a ranch as Frank's chase leads him to La Belle, New Mexico - a town made up entirely of women.:thud:


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[DapperButch]

The series Trapped on Amazon. Holy crap it is good!

[Kätzchen]

Oh hey, Anya, I know it's not Netflix, but your recent post about an Netflix series getting the Green light for a second season reminds me that I recently read about Big Little Lies on HBO getting ready to film season 2!

Next fall,,,,,,,, I can hardly wait!!! :cheer:

[*Anya*]

I really loved this documentary.

It shows the heart and soul of the people of Cuba reflected by a journalist/cameraman that returned to Cuba over a 45-year period.

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[candy_coated_bitch]

Not easy to watch, if listening to Ed Kemper or Richard Speck would be difficult for you, it might be tough to watch.

That said, it is really, really, well done.

It is the story of the beginning of the Behavioral Science unit at the FBI.

10 episodes.

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I LOVED this. I thought it was very well done, too.

[girl_dee]

Not easy to watch, if listening to Ed Kemper or Richard Speck would be difficult for you, it might be tough to watch.

That said, it is really, really, well done.

It is the story of the beginning of the Behavioral Science unit at the FBI.

10 episodes.

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i posted about this in another thread, i forgot this thread existed.

This is SOOOOOO well done! i love how it actually looks vintage, the music etc is all just perfect.

i can’t wait for the next season!

[*Anya*]

I kept seeing reviews for Dark but did not really read what it was about. I am glad that I didn't because it was so absorbing to watch it unfold. It is German but a Netflix original. I just looked at a trailer on YouTube that was subtitled but I am watching an English version that came up automatically. It must be dubbed but if it is, very quickly, I stopped even thinking about it. It has been compared to Stranger Things but for me, that comparison did not last long.

It is really, really good. I was going to watch one episode this morning and now I am on number 8 :watereyes: . I read season 2 was just given the green light by Netflix and I am really glad! I am only including the teaser trailer here in case you want to find out for yourselves...

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[girl_dee]

i finished the Tudors, it was magnificent!

[homoe]

Jerry Seinfeld has moved his series Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee to Netflix........it will start Jan 5th ....:movieguy:

[Kätzchen]

I watched The Keepers....and original Netflix docu-series about the late Sister Catherine Cesnik who was murdered back in the late 1960s. Two of Cesnik's students, trying to figure out how many others were sexually molested by the horrible Baltimore parish priest, created an social media page, where 'Jane Doe' (an victim) revealed herself to thousands of others, and has been an critical in the lay-person investigation of this crime. Very good docu-series.

Last night I found an interesting original HBO series called Crashing.....season 1 has seven episodes and season 2 premiers on the 21st of January (this month)! OMG, I really enjoyed this program. It's about an man who not only fails in his marriage but fails as an stand up comic, but it's incredibly hilarious, LOL :jester:

Eta: Sarah Silverman has an cameo role on this series, and for those of you who enjoy the cooking shoe by Rachel Ray, she's in it too.

Here's an trailer to last year's season, so you can catch an glimpse of this HBO series! :)

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[*Anya*]

Terrific Amazon Prime Series now streaming!

It is an anthology of Philip K. Dick's stories (called appropriately):

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.

I have watched 2 of the 10 so far and they are very good.

I will jump out here and say that the ones I've seen impressed me more than Black Mirror this season!


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[DapperButch]

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. OMG Freaking awesome. I binge watched in two days.

[homoe]

Netflix......


Trying to get caught up on the current season of Orange is the New Black...

[Clyde]

I'm at the beginning of Season 2 of The Crown, and I really like it. I think I have a crush on young Queen Elizabeth.

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[*Anya*]

Pretty good 10-episode series on Amazon prime.

On occasion, I thought that it defied belief but I did not figure out who-done-it and I usually do, so I appreciated that.

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[homoe]

Altered Carbon.....................

[*Anya*]

Netflix has 54 original series and movies in March:

Streaming March 1st
21 Thunder: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Adel Karam: Live from Beirut — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 2nd
B: The Beginning: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Flint Town: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Girls Incarcerated: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Les Affamés — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Malena Pichot: Estupidez compleja — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Natalia Valdebenito: El Especial — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 5 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 4th
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Streaming March 5th
The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 6th
Borderliner: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Gad Elmaleh: American Dream — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 8th
Bad Guys: Vile City: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Ladies First — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Marvel’s Jessica Jones: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 9th
A.I.C.O. Incarnation: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Collateral: Limited Series — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Love: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Malala Yousafzai — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Nailed It: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Outsider — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 13th
Children of the Whales: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Ricky Gervais: Humanity — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Stretch Armstrong: The Breakout — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 15th
Tabula Rasa: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 16th
Benji — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Edha: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
On My Block: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Spirit Riding Free: Season 4 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Take Your Pills — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Wild Wild Country: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 20th
The Standups: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 23rd
Alexa & Katie: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Dinotrux Supercharged: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Game Over, Man! — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Layla M.— NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Requiem: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Roxanne Roxanne — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Santa Clarita Diet: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
SWORDGAI The Animation: Part 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Mechanism: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 30th
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
First Match — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Happy Anniversary — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Rapture: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Reboot: The Guardian Code: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Sofía Niño de Rivera: Selección natural — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Titan— NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Trailer Park Boys: Season 12 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Trump: An American Dream: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

http://bgr.com/2018/02/23/netflix-movies-march-2018-original-series-list/

[*Anya*]

The first episode is currently streaming on Hulu. Hulu doesn't make all episodes available of their series at once. Each episode is available on Wednesdays.

If the rest of the episodes are as good as the first one is, it will be very worth a watch.

Portion of a review in The Atlantic:

The Gripping History of The Looming Tower

The new Hulu series is a suspenseful, star-studded excavation of the failure to prevent 9/11.

SOPHIE GILBERT MAR 1, 2018
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Produced for television by Lawrence Wright with the Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney and the veteran showrunner Dan Futterman, The Looming Tower is a taut, tense restaging of the internecine squabbles between the FBI and the CIA in the lead-up to 9/11.

Like Wright’s (Pulitzer Prize-winning) book, it makes the case that the failure of U.S. intelligence agencies to share information thwarted any chance they might have had of stopping the attacks. But where the book focused primarily on the people who conspired to orchestrate the worst terrorist attack on American soil, the series reorients itself around the people who failed to stop them.

On one side is John O’Neill (Jeff Daniels), a larger-than-life FBI counterterrorism chief grappling with the increasing threat of al-Qaeda. On the other is Martin Schmidt (Peter Sarsgaard), O’Neill’s CIA counterpart. O’Neill was a real person; Schmidt is reportedly an amalgam, although there are reasons beyond his initials to deduce whom he’s based on.

From the very first episode, O’Neill and Schmidt are at each other’s throats for reasons that are hard to ascertain. Schmidt guards CIA intelligence with fanaticism, while O’Neill resorts to spewing profanities and epithets when he can’t get what he wants.
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Entire review:

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/03/the-looming-tower-review-hulu/554477/

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[homoe]

We binged watched 8 Seconds........


Very interesting to say the least, and I hope it's picked-up for another year!

[Lyte]

Wow! A much appreciated post! I've made the mistake of getting "into" a new series only to have it cancelled. So now, I won't start watching something until it has (or starting) three seasons! Thanks for the update! :koolaid:


Netflix has 54 original series and movies in March:

Streaming March 1st
21 Thunder: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Adel Karam: Live from Beirut — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 2nd
B: The Beginning: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Flint Town: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Girls Incarcerated: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Les Affamés — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Malena Pichot: Estupidez compleja — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Natalia Valdebenito: El Especial — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 5 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 4th
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Streaming March 5th
The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 6th
Borderliner: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Gad Elmaleh: American Dream — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 8th
Bad Guys: Vile City: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Ladies First — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Marvel’s Jessica Jones: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 9th
A.I.C.O. Incarnation: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Collateral: Limited Series — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Love: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Malala Yousafzai — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Nailed It: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Outsider — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 13th
Children of the Whales: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Ricky Gervais: Humanity — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Stretch Armstrong: The Breakout — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 15th
Tabula Rasa: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 16th
Benji — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Edha: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
On My Block: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Spirit Riding Free: Season 4 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Take Your Pills — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Wild Wild Country: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 20th
The Standups: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 23rd
Alexa & Katie: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Dinotrux Supercharged: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Game Over, Man! — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Layla M.— NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Requiem: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Roxanne Roxanne — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Santa Clarita Diet: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
SWORDGAI The Animation: Part 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Mechanism: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 30th
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
First Match — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Happy Anniversary — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Rapture: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Reboot: The Guardian Code: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Sofía Niño de Rivera: Selección natural — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Titan— NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Trailer Park Boys: Season 12 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Trump: An American Dream: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

http://bgr.com/2018/02/23/netflix-movies-march-2018-original-series-list/

[DapperButch]

Netflix has 54 original series and movies in March:

Streaming March 1st
21 Thunder: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Adel Karam: Live from Beirut — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 2nd
B: The Beginning: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Flint Town: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Girls Incarcerated: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Les Affamés — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Malena Pichot: Estupidez compleja — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Natalia Valdebenito: El Especial — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 5 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 4th
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Streaming March 5th
The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 6th
Borderliner: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Gad Elmaleh: American Dream — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 8th
Bad Guys: Vile City: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Ladies First — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Marvel’s Jessica Jones: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 9th
A.I.C.O. Incarnation: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Collateral: Limited Series — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Love: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Malala Yousafzai — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Nailed It: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Outsider — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 13th
Children of the Whales: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Ricky Gervais: Humanity — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Stretch Armstrong: The Breakout — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 15th
Tabula Rasa: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 16th
Benji — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Edha: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
On My Block: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Spirit Riding Free: Season 4 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Take Your Pills — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Wild Wild Country: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 20th
The Standups: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 23rd
Alexa & Katie: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Dinotrux Supercharged: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Game Over, Man! — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Layla M.— NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Requiem: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Roxanne Roxanne — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Santa Clarita Diet: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
SWORDGAI The Animation: Part 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Mechanism: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Streaming March 30th
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
First Match — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Happy Anniversary — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Rapture: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Reboot: The Guardian Code: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Sofía Niño de Rivera: Selección natural — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Titan— NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Trailer Park Boys: Season 12 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Trump: An American Dream: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

http://bgr.com/2018/02/23/netflix-movies-march-2018-original-series-list/

Thank you for posting this. I have wondered how we find out when another season comes out for a show? Can we set up an alert or something on Netflix and/or Amazon?

[*Anya*]

Dapper, I have not found a source other than Variety and The New York Times. Every month they post the best new show or series.

I just try to remember to check each month.

A very good documentary series that I have been watching on Netflix is called Flint Town.

A partial review:

Flint Town Is an Alarming Portrait of Cops, Politics, and a Reeling City

By Matt Zoller Seitz

Not many TV shows can be as transporting as a well-made, long-form documentary series about a specific time and place. Flint Town is that kind of series. It takes you to a place that you probably wouldn’t visit unless someone you knew already lived there, a place that Hollywood’s fiction makers would likely never go, either, because so much of the dramatic landscape consists of deprivation, disappointment, and constant challenges, none of which will be solved by the arrival of a clever hero who doesn’t play by the rules.

In their Netflix docuseries, director-cinematographers Zackary Canepari, Jessica Dimmock, and Drea Cooper spend a year embedded with the police department of Flint, Michigan, a city reeling from a series of vicious blows to its body politic, sustained over a period of decades.

First, General Motors, the city’s biggest employer, closed plants, laid off workers, and ultimately relocated to the suburbs (a move subsidized by the city of Flint itself). Then came the water crisis, which started when the city changed the source of its drinking water to the Flint River to save money but failed to treat the water properly, exposing more than 100,000 residents to lead contaminants.

The city depicted in Flint Town is a husk of its former self, and so is the police force that provides its focus. Despite its simple yet sweeping title, the series focuses on the day-to-day challenges of the city’s police department. It’s ultimately less of a “portrait of a city” documentary than a Cops-style look at the particulars of police work that just happens to be set in Flint, with artier, more atmospheric filmmaking (lot of tight, abstracted close-ups of objects illuminated by flashing red-and-blue lights), a much more frank assessment of how race and class issues affect community relations, and the kinds of glimpses of the officers’ home lives that the Fox series abandoned early in its run.

The overall erosion of Flint and the cratering of its police department are intertwined, of course: In 2016, one of the African-American officers featured in the series, Brian Willingham, wrote a New York Times editorial that asked, “How can citizens in Flint trust the police to protect them when they can’t even trust their government to provide them with clean water?” But for the most part, Flint Town considers these issues in a universalizing way that could apply to any police department in any city with a diverse population.

As the series tells us, this is an underfunded and understaffed department scrambling just to get by. When the story starts in November 2015, the Flint P.D. has just 98 officers, down from 300 a few years earlier, and daily police work looks and sounds a lot like triage. An early call by Officer Bridgette Balasko sees her responding to a robbery 27 hours after the initial phone call.

The rest of the story sees a change in management at both city hall (the election of Mayor Karen Weaver) and the police department (Tim “Two Guns” Johnson). The latter responds to an unconscionably high crime rate by promising to implement a more aggressive, “broken windows” style of policing that puts the citizenry on edge. The newest batch of 18 recruits includes a pair of officers who’d be criticized as too contrived if they appeared in a fiction series: Dion Reed and his mother Maria.

As intelligent and considerate as it is, the series has a somewhat repetitious feel until the third episode, which jumps ahead to July 2016, six months into the Chief Johnson’s tenure. From here through the end of the story, Flint Town shows how the mentality of American police is shaped by their personal politics, which in turn are shaped by their consistently unpleasant and sometimes fearful experiences on the job, as well as reactionary and sometimes racist attitudes handed down throughout the inception of modern policing.

The series eventually starts weaving community reaction to the police into the story more insistently, in a way that creates dialogue between the officers and the public they’re supposed to protect and serve. Rather than just show how civilians react during traffic stops or at town meetings, the filmmakers have them sit for interviews (framed head-on, in the manner of a mid-period Errol Morris documentary) and go into nonpolice locales, such as Melly’s barbershop, where the predominantly African-American clientele speak freely.

http://www.vulture.com/2018/03/flint-town-netflix-review.html

[pajama]

Netflix......


Trying to get caught up on the current season of Orange is the New Black...

Yeah. After years of fighting it. I have slowly, but steadily, made my way through all five seasons effective this morning. I liked it, but dang that was painful. My mind is ready for something else.



Altered Carbon.....................

I'm tentatively enjoying this one. However, it is not a show you can have running in the background. You (or I and my gf) have to actively watch and listen to get it. But so far it seems pretty cool.



Thanks for the suggestions and thread!

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[*Anya*]

This is what I access each month to find streaming shows and movies. So far have not hit a paywall:

http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/netflix-hulu-amazon-prime-march-2018-1202711273/

[*Anya*]

I took a chance on this new Netflix series. The acting is excellent and the story is absorbing and well-written. This is season 1.

From IMDb:

When 15-year-old black cyclist Brenton Butler dies in a hit-and-run accident -- with a white police officer behind the wheel of the vehicle -- Jersey City explodes with racial tension. This crime drama explores the aftermath of the accident, which includes an attempted cover-up by the police department and a volatile trial. Assistant prosecutor KJ wants to prosecute the hit-and-run as a hate crime, in addition to a negligent homicide. The longer the case drags on without a resolution, the more tense the situation becomes.

Regina King stars.

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[DapperButch]

I took a chance on this new Netflix series. The acting is excellent and the story is absorbing and well-written. This is season 1.

From IMDb:

When 15-year-old black cyclist Brenton Butler dies in a hit-and-run accident -- with a white police officer behind the wheel of the vehicle -- Jersey City explodes with racial tension. This crime drama explores the aftermath of the accident, which includes an attempted cover-up by the police department and a volatile trial. Assistant prosecutor KJ wants to prosecute the hit-and-run as a hate crime, in addition to a negligent homicide. The longer the case drags on without a resolution, the more tense the situation becomes.

Regina King stars.

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This looks excellent. I planned to watch it after only reading the first sentence of the description. I stopped watching the trailer part way through because trailers always spoil it for me.

I am going to start watching this tonight! I have been searching for something to watch and not finding anything I liked.

[girl_dee]

Currently binging on Call the Midwife....

i’m enjoying it! (Thanks Mel)

[homoe]

Stranger Things.............Season 3 is coming

[homoe]

The Killing of a Sacred Deer.......


A bit to out there for me...........but check it out just in case

[homoe]

The Killing of a Sacred Deer.......


A bit to out there for me...........but check it out just in case


Sorry I screwed up! I posted this in the wrong thread. This is a movie and not a series, original or otherwise!

[charley]

Watched all 6 episodes of Wild Wild Country, most excellent and informative documentary series.
Had no prior knowledge of Osho (aka Bhagwan/Rajneesh) prior to watching series... as have never been involved in "cults" (christian or otherwise - grinz).
Reflections afterwards: glad that I'm a Canadian! Between the fear of those Oregonians involved in this story and Sheela's fear of losing power, was amazed that the so-called guru (Osho) who preached awareness was so unaware of what was going on under his very nose (ditto for all of Osho's followers).

[homoe]

Netflix has slotted April 13 for the launch of its Lost In Space remake of the 1965 series!

[Gemme]

Netflix has slotted April 13 for the launch of its Lost In Space remake of the 1965 series!

This looks really good!

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[Chained Daisy]

Currently binging on Call the Midwife....

i’m enjoying it! (Thanks Mel)

Love Call The Midwife !!

[*Anya*]

Season 4 of Bosch on Amazon Prime streaming now.

I think it is the best season yet. I've been binging it the last couple of days and unfortunately am on episode #10, the last one. :watereyes:

I checked online and it was renewed for season 5.

If you get Hulu, season 2 of the Handmaid's Tale will begin streaming April 25th. Fantastic series.

The only negative with Hulu is that they only stream one episode per week so no binging is possible!

Putting in another plug for The Looming Tower, also on Hulu. I finished it this week. If you have Hulu, it is truly a series worth watching. All 10 episodes are now available.

[charley]

Oh my, such a fine series, questions the nature of reality and who and what we are :thumbsup:

[Orema]

Oh my, such a fine series, questions the nature of reality and who and what we are :thumbsup:

I watched this for the first time last night and was intrigued by it. Not sure if I”ll continue to watch it (there may be too many triggers for me and I’m not a big fan of Thandie Newton), but it is thought provoking with some of my favorite actors (Jeffrey Wright and Ed Harris). Looks like another good series from HBO.

[Orema]

Oh my, such a fine series, questions the nature of reality and who and what we are :thumbsup:

I watched this for the first time last night and was intrigued by it. Not sure if I”ll continue to watch it (there may be too many triggers for me and I’m not a big fan of Thandie Newton), but it is thought provoking with some of my favorite actors (Jeffrey Wright and Ed Harris). Looks like another good series from HBO.

charley, we posted this in the wrong thread. This thread is for original Amazon Prime and Netflix series! (Not HBO).

Apologies for posting in the wrong thread, everyone!

[charley]

charley, we posted this in the wrong thread. This thread is for original Amazon Prime and Netflix series! (Not HBO).

Apologies for posting in the wrong thread, everyone!

I posted this TV series in this thread, as I did a search for "HBO" and "HBO series" and "HBO television" and came up blank, and didn't know where else to put it - still a newbie in a sense.
I'm sorry Orema that Westworld was a trigger for you. Meditation is a way of life for me and I have used triggers to follow my reactions and dissolve them (at least, if one goes to the very end of the reaction - everything being connected inside).

[Orema]

I posted this TV series in this thread, as I did a search for "HBO" and "HBO series" and "HBO television" and came up blank, and didn't know where else to put it - still a newbie in a sense.

I totally get it, charley. Finding the right thread can sometimes be an exhausting task. I've done (and will probably do again) the very same thing. It happens. :) I just know how frustrating it can be for the regular posters of a thread.

I'm sorry Orema that Westworld was a trigger for you. Meditation is a way of life for me and I have used triggers to follow my reactions and dissolve them (at least, if one goes to the very end of the reaction - everything being connected inside).

Thank you. It sounds like you have some good coping mechanism—good on you.

[Lyte]

Watched the whole thing over the weekend! I never really cared for the original but this one was SUPER!! 1. The gals are large and in charge!! 2. FX are quite good. 3. Other changes re: cast were a surprise and done very well! :koolaid:


Netflix has slotted April 13 for the launch of its Lost In Space remake of the 1965 series!



HBO's Westworld tv series ... heck yeah!! Another excellent remake ... rework... whatever... thumbs up!!


Oh my, such a fine series, questions the nature of reality and who and what we are :thumbsup:

[Lecheloco]

Anyone watching the new lost in space?
Ally sheady is is awesome in her role
Great spin on the series totally digging this

[Martina]

I am thinking of watching Safe on Netflix. Dexter actor with a British accent.

I just watched Berlin Station. I love espionage. It was good.

[*Anya*]

The series finale of Sense 8 will be on Netflix on June 8th.

I had commented in another thread (can't remember which one) about the series.

I loved the diversity of the cast, the truly beautiful locales and I also found the series utterly confusing.

I will watch the last one anyway as it may tie it all together for me.

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PS: A side note of trivia that is interesting, back in 2016, flilm director Lilly Wachowski came out as a transgender woman. She was the creator of the Matrix series of movies. Lilly and her sister Lana, created Sense 8.

Sense 8 has as its leads, a gay male couple, a lesbian couple and a straight couple. One half of the lesbian couple is a transwoman. (Not my assumption, I looked it up online).

It is this diversity of cast that feels really good to watch. "Our family" represented front and center, if you will.

[girl_dee]

If you are into crime drama, this one is a good one

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57eb49ecd482e9f4d478f454/t/5af36f1df950b75ec164bafb/1525903137670/netflix-evil-genius-1200x426.jpg

[homoe]

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Safe .......

[Orema]

Amazon Greenlights Barry Jenkins & Plan B’s ‘Underground Railroad’ Limited Series With Jenkins Directing All 11 Episodes
(https://deadline.com/2018/06/amazon-barry-jenkins-plan-b-the-underground-railroad-limited-series-jenkins-directing-all-11-episodes-1202404221/)
Amazon Studios landed the new take on the story of the underground railroad from Jenkins’ PASTEL and Brad Pitt’s Plan B, in March 2017 with a script-to-series commitment.

The project is based on Colson Whitehead’s bestselling novel The Underground Railroad, which won a Pulitzer Prize a month after Amazon bought the adaptation. The book, which drew critical praise for its imaginative blend of history and magical fable – moving beyond the boundaries of realism in its depiction of a mythical underground train that transports slaves across an alternate America — also was a 2016 National Book Award winner and Oprah Book Club pick.

The Underground Railroad, which will be released on Amazon Prime Video, centers on young Cora, a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is coming into womanhood—where even greater pain awaits. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape.

The underground railroad is no mere metaphor — engineers and conductors operate a network of tracks and tunnels constructed in secret beneath the very Southern soil upon which they’ve been enslaved. Cora and Caesar’s first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But its placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, a relentless slave catcher of mythic origin, is close on their heels. Forced to flee again, Cora embarks on a harrowing flight, state-by-state, seeking true freedom in a heroine’s journey carved through the soil and soul of America.

“It’s an absolute gift to have Barry Jenkins commit to directing all the episodes for our upcoming limited series The Underground Railroad,” said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios. “Barry’s eye for character and sustained exhilarating, emotional storytelling style ensures that this project is in the right hands. We can’t wait to get started and bring this significant story to our Prime Video audience.”

Amazon has found success with another alternate-history drama series, The Man In The High Castle, set to return for Season 3 later this year.

Pastel, founded by Jenkins, Adele Romanski and Sara Murphy as a home for artists to create provocative, boundary-pushing work in film, television and beyond, is executive producing The Underground Railroad with Brad Pitt’s Plan B.

https://deadline.com/2018/06/amazon-barry-jenkins-plan-b-the-underground-railroad-limited-series-jenkins-directing-all-11-episodes-1202404221/

[justkim]

We binged watched 8 Seconds........


Very interesting to say the least, and I hope it's picked-up for another year!

Is this on Netflix? We watched Fearless (I believe that is what it is called) It is about the Brazilian bull riders in the PBR. Great show. It was sad to see and hear that most of the riders felt they were treated differently than the American, Canadian and Australian riders. Since we do follow the PBR I can see how and why they felt the way they do. The language barrier seems to be the biggest obstacle that the Brazillian riders and their families face. I also learned (must live under a rock) most people who are from Brazil speak Portuguese, who knew? We also found out that the Brazillian people have a similar event in Brazil like the World PBR finals that take place in Vegas. Except it is bigger and every seat in the arena is filled, unlike some previous PBR events my wife and I have attended. Anyway, sorry to ramble. Happy binge watching!

[justkim]

Is this on Netflix? We watched Fearless (I believe that is what it is called) It is about the Brazilian bull riders in the PBR. Great show. It was sad to see and hear that most of the riders felt they were treated differently than the American, Canadian and Australian riders. Since we do follow the PBR I can see how and why they felt the way they do. The language barrier seems to be the biggest obstacle that the Brazillian riders and their families face. I also learned (must live under a rock) most people who are from Brazil speak Portuguese, who knew? We also found out that the Brazillian people have a similar event in Brazil like the World PBR finals that take place in Vegas. Except it is bigger and every seat in the arena is filled, unlike some previous PBR events my wife and I have attended. Anyway, sorry to ramble. Happy binge watching!


I should have read up on what 8 seconds was before replying. Sorry. The 8 Seconds Homoe was posting about has zero to do with the rodeo. Once again, I’m sorry for the derail I was trying to delete it but can’t figure it out.

[homoe]

The Break With Michelle Wolf... started June 3, with new episodes every Sunday.

If the name sounds familiar, she's the comic they hired for the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

She might not be everyone's cup of tea but I enjoy her!

[Lyte]

Almost to the end of BOSCH. Good stuff but does not make me miss LA! :blink:

[homoe]

Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee ....Jerry Seinfeld & various comedians


New season started July 6th

[Chained Daisy]

I can highly recommend Unforgotten, a BBC police drama. First 2 seasons are on Netflix, I just finished the latest season on BBC 1 and enjoyed it so much I binged watched the 1st 2 seasons again. Its always a cold case, hence the title. Keeps you guessing til the end and it doesnt shy away from what is at times pretty harrowing subject matter {could be triggery}

[homoe]

Amazon Original Series Forever, casts Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph as a suburban married couple who decide to get out of the daily routine they’ve followed for the past 12 years. Their decision ends up being a bigger one than either of them intended.


King Lear is modern retelling of the famous Shakespeare tragedy. The series’ star-studded ensemble cast is led by Sir Anthony Hopkins as the titular king, whose efforts to divide his kingdom among his daughters meet with tragic results as he descends into madness. Joining Hopkins in the cast are Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Jim Broadbent, Andrew Scott, Jim Carter, and Christopher Eccleston, among others familiar faces.

I'm sorry I don't have the exact dates these premier.

[Lyte]

Never cared for Jerry or Seinfeld but I love this show!! :koolaid:

And for those who dug OZARKS... S2 is now on Netflix!

Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee ....Jerry Seinfeld & various comedians


New season started July 6th

[Dutch Leonard]

As I watched this, I thought "This is like there was a transporter accident involving Martha Stewart and Dita Von Teese. (Star Trek, Voyager reference, the Tuvix episode.)

There are evil amoral puppets and elaborate baked goods. Just in time for Halloween. Now streaming on Netflix.

And then, for me, a truly delightful surprise!

[homoe]

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Season 2 was recently released and ready for binging!

[Bèsame*]

Amazon... Bosch.

I've binged on 2 seasons...yay, there is a season 3!

[Ender]

Series of Unfortunate Events is pretty good. I watched the first season on my University's WiFi but never finished seasons 2 or probably won't be able to watch 3 for a while either. Though, I'm looking forward to them. Neil Patrick Harris is hilarious as Olaf too!

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[homoe]

The Kominsky Method | Netflix Michael Douglas & Alan Arkin


Just binged watched the first season......

[JDeere]

Kingdom on Netflix, zombie time piece. Only 1 season with 6 episodes.

[homoe]

Netflix Original.....ReMastered The Two Killings of Sam Cooke


While Sam Cooke rose to stardom as a soul singer, his outspoken views on civil rights drew attention that may have contributed to his death at age 33.


I'm sorry I don't have an exact date for this!

[JDeere]

The last 2 episodes of Kingdom on Netflix.

Then start the Ted Bundy one.

[homoe]

Started watching something called White Dragon.....so far so good.......:hangloose:

Gist: Back in London, professor Jonah Mulray gets word that his wife of three years, Megan Harris, died in her adopted home city of Hong Kong. Shaken to his core, he flies there to identify her body; he’s told to go to the consulate first and see a woman named Sally Porter.

After he identifies Megan, tearing up over all the memories they had, and then gets the gruesome details of her death at the police station, he sees a man being questioned while holding her picture. Jonah follows the man out and when they confront each other, he finds out the horrible truth: The man is David Cheng, and he’s been married to Megan for twenty years. Jonah is flabbergasted, not able to comprehend that this woman he loves so much has been lying to him this whole time. Sure, she spent most of her time in HK, and wanted him to visit. But he has no idea why she’d keep her life there such a secret.

[JDeere]

Netflix I finished the Ted Bundy Tapes

Now tonight will be to finish damnation and maybe start the 2 killings of Sam Cooke

[Lyte]

Finished up VANITY FAIR last night. Pretty good... not great... different but also similar to KNIGHTS TALE, with modern music set to a 18th century drama.

[MrSunshine]

I just invested in Hulu. Best Originals ever! There is a series called “the handmaid’s tale” this is by far one of the best series I’ve ever seen. Californication was also amazing.

[homoe]

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Heidi works at Homecoming, a facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later when the Department of Defense questions why she left, Heidi realizes there's a whole other story behind the one she's been telling herself.


It really didn't appeal to me when it was first announced, but after the 1st episode I was hooked...

[charley]

I just finished watching season 2 of Mindhunter (Netflix release), the main theme of all season 2 episodes was about catching the guy who had committed the "Atlanta child murders".

Very interesting... about the FBI, and how they coined the phrases "serial killer" and developed what they also coined as "profiling".

It appeared quite realistic and showed just how catching these monsters is affected by politics, racism, beliefs and just about everything else: including bureaucracy, sloppy police work - you name it!

The writer(s)? took quite a few liberties. Of the three main characters portrayed in the series, one was written in as single lesbian psychology professor and working in the basement HQ of their unit at Quantico (and she also has an affair with a woman). In reality, the woman who worked with the real Douglas was straight, a forensic nurse specializing in victimology, and never actually set foot in Quantico and was married and had kid(s).

Having never read Douglas's book, I don't know about the rest of Douglas's real partner, and/or the veracity of his partner's story line in the series - his troubled kid and wife...

One is given glimpses of quite a few of the serial killers they interviewed, as they worked out how to get profiles of these people (Manson, Kemper, Wayne Williams, etc.)

What I liked about the series is that they didn't show any of the ugly assaults that they monsters actually committed... so far... Actually, I don't like films like that, and don't watch them and have been known to usually fast forward if those scenes appear; I prefer seeing how they catch the bad guys and the interaction between the cops/detectives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHlJQCyqiaI

[charley]

The Witcher just got released (Netflix), and I finished watching the first of the episodes (first season has 8 episodes)...

Well, it's a high fantasy series - full of magic, mystery, witches, wizards and mages (and our hero, Geralt the Witcher). It's really very well done, and an adaptation of a series of books (The Witcher saga) by a guy called Sapkowski. The setting is medieval, with great cinematography, the music is good, and so is the writing, and there are monsters and such like. Lots of action, battles, even romance...

"The Witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSqi-8kAMmM

[Bèsame*]

FYI

I received an email saying HBO will be unlocked for awhile on HULU

Binge time!

[Orema]

SLING TV (https://www.sling.com) is offering their BLUE channels for free from 5 till midnight “every day,” though I don’t know how long it will last.

All you need to do is sign up and you don’t have to give them a credit card number.

I’m getting ready to watch S3 E1 of Killing Eve.

[Orema]

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From Amazon Prime YouTube page:

“If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.” —Jamaican proverb.

Small Axe is a collection of five films inspired by real-life events about ordinary people showing courage, belief, and resilience to overcome injustice and achieve something transformative in their West Indian community. The television debut by Academy Award winning director Steve McQueen. Premiering on BBC One and coming to Prime Video in the US on 11/20.

https://www.youtube.com/PrimeVideo

[homoe]

Pretend It's a City | Netflix

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This just aired last night and if you're a fan of Fran, you'll love it....:hangloose:

[cinnamongrrl]

I believe it’s a Netflix original.....

I watched ONE episode of Virgin River thinking I’d find it hokey (and it IS somewhat Hallmark channeling) but then I watched another and another and I think I’m nearly finished with season 2. :eatinghersheybar:

[Bèsame*]

on Netflix, I've completed Beef.

It just rolls into one revenge after another. They just have a beef!

Won, Golden Globes.

[Kätzchen]

Baby Reindeer

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/netflix-baby-reindeer-abuse-stalking-richard-gadd-rcna148889

We’re watching this small, true-story, original series over on Netflix.

It’s cathartic for both me and my partner. As both of us are sexual assault/abuse survivors, it gives us a deeper way to process events that has changed us in ways we still struggle to process, even after years has gone by.

[Kätzchen]

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[Bèsame*]

Love Is Blind

Great soul searching in love.

I love (real) love!

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Exploding Kittens on Netflix - named after the card game. Really cute and funny, and (so far) no kittens have actually exploded.

[Gemme]

Exploding Kittens on Netflix - named after the card game. Really cute and funny, and (so far) no kittens have actually exploded.

Whaat?!? I love the card game.

*off to look for it*

[Bèsame*]

baby reindeer

Kinda twisted, but the lead actress got a nomination for an Emmy.