What did you watch on Netflix/Hulu/other streaming sites?

[Chancie]

Has anyone been watching Reservation Dogs?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13623580/

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I've been watching a slew of holiday movies with LGBTQ+ characters:

Exmas - Amazon Prime Video
A family that's really into the Christmas holiday invites their son's ex-gf to share in the holiday. She's been part of the family for 5 years, and the son has to stay out of town to work. He goes home at the last minute and hilarity ensues. His sister is a lesbian going through something similar, and that story gets plenty of screen time. This is a good one.

Christmas is Cancelled - Amazon Prime Video
Girl comes home for Christmas to find her dad is dating her high school nemesis. The bff is gender queer. I didn't mind spending 2 hours on this, but it may not be everyone's cup of tea.

The Happiest Season - Hulu
Gf loves the Christmas holidays, while her gf is ambivalent and content to stay home petsitting. 1st gf convinces other gf to travel home with her for the holidays, but doesn't bother to tell gf she isn't out to her family until they are on the road. I enjoyed this, although - lots of angst.

Let It Snow - Netflix
A group of teenagers tries to throw a Christmas party at the local Waffle Town. A couple of teens are lesbians and they spend the movie trying to get their act together. All the other (straight) teens do the same. This was a pretty good movie.

[cinnamongrrl]

Idk if YouTube counts, but I discovered an amazing channel that I’m fascinated by.

It’s called Banijay History. It basically follows true cases that are being investigated by a forensic anthropologist in the UK. The difference is, she and her team investigate cases of the long dead. Like 400 years or more 😳 I admit, I stay up far too late watching. But it’s just fascinating. The science, the stories….

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I watched Little Reindeer on Netflix because I found the idea intriguing, but also because of the hype. It is deeply disturbing, triggering, cringeworthy and NOT what I would call "dark comedy", as Netflix has billed it. It's just dark.

Basically, it's about a bartender/comedian who gets a stalker. Complexly, it is about so much more: abuser grooming and rape, questioning one's sexuality, mental illness, the people in his life who try to save him, self-worth, the unhelpful police system. What really makes this miniseries a serious contender for an Emmy, however, is the ending. So much becomes clearer - and even more complex - at the end.

Little Reindeer is definitely worth watching if you can work yourself up for it. It's only 7 episodes, so at least you get through them quickly. I highly recommend it. Now that I've read some reviews, I'll probably watch it again to catch all the things I missed the first time around.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I've been watching The Conners on Netflix. I never really got into Roseanne, because I just don't like the kind of "humor" that Roseanne Barr does. But ever since IRL she opened her mouth about some conspiracy theory (I think) and she went so far that the network (Spoiler Alert) killed her off, the show is much better. It's still about a dysfunctional family that (most of the time) does the best they can, but without so much hurtful sarcasm.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I've been watching Madam Secretary on Netflix, and it's really good! I never thought I would be able to get into it, but I don't know why - I was a huge fan of West Wing. It's not quite as good as WW, but what is?
Anyway, it's about an academic who gets called on to step into the Secretary of State role when the current SoS gets killed. She's smart and good at her job. She has a semi-functional family. She's friends with the president. I'm only halfway through the first season, but so far so good.

[cinnamongrrl]

Another YouTube channel captured my attention. The channel is called Wes Wherever. It’s a young man who stealth camps in very strange and interesting places. The first episode I watched involved him camping on a rotary (also called a round about I learned) on the Cape. Very cool stuff.