Bump when you find something good to stream from Netflix or Amazon or whatever

tGreenWay wrote:The Lincoln Lawyer series on Netflix is good so far. I’m three episodes in.

Loved the books. Loved the movie. I hate to say I wasn't a fan this Mickey Haller. The acting just seemed bad/off.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:The Lincoln Lawyer series on Netflix is good so far. I’m three episodes in.

Loved the books. Loved the movie. I hate to say I wasn't a fan this Mickey Haller. The acting just seemed bad/off.

I agree. There’s something not totally on, but the stories — so far — have made up for his lacking. I’ve tried to figure it out and maybe it’s just his halting speech pattern due to his accent. Told my wife they should’ve used Ryan Phillippe as Mickey. He’d’ve been good and it would’ve been funny since he was the bad guy in the movie.

btw, until this series, I didn’t know tLL was a series. I thought it was a one-off. So now I have new books to read. Yay me.

I don't remember Netflix saying they were going to roll out an ad-supported tier but here we are.

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Floyd Robertson wrote:I don't remember Netflix saying they were going to roll out an ad-supported tier but here we are.

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Probably going with ad-free, only because the ads inserted on Peacock are so awkward and annoying. What am I saying? All viewing decisions belong to Mrs. GW, anyway. I’ll get what offers and like it. lol

tGreenWay wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:I don't remember Netflix saying they were going to roll out an ad-supported tier but here we are.

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Probably going with ad-free, only because the ads inserted on Peacock are so awkward and annoying. What am I saying? All viewing decisions belong to Mrs. GW, anyway. I’ll get what offers and like it. lol

Ads on Peacock, as well as other streaming services, are targeted specifically to you, much like many other internet ads.

So while the ads for little people size dominatrix outfits might seem awkward and annoying, maybe there is a reason that they're being served to you?

MiamiSpartan wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



Probably going with ad-free, only because the ads inserted on Peacock are so awkward and annoying. What am I saying? All viewing decisions belong to Mrs. GW, anyway. I’ll get what offers and like it. lol

Ads on Peacock, as well as other streaming services, are targeted specifically to you, much like many other internet ads.

So while the ads for little people size dominatrix outfits might seem awkward and annoying, maybe there is a reason that they're being served to you?

An ad like that would not be objectionable. However, what I find annoying is how Peacock inserts ads at any time inside a program. It doesn’t wait for the end of a scene; it just abruptly breaks regardless of what’s happening onscreen. It’s weird.
Now, tell me more about this little person dominatrix, please.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:Anybody else here watching Andor on Disney+?

I have watched 4/5 episodes so far and this thing is pretty damned awesome. Right up there with Rogue One as the best Star Wars has to offer.

My only complaint is Disney doing a weekly episode release after dropping the first three episodes at once. Fuckers.

I've been waiting until all episodes are available. So, cool... good reviews are hard to find.

A+ good shit.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

I've been waiting until all episodes are available. So, cool... good reviews are hard to find.

A+ good shit.

Well done start to finish.

Slow Horses on Apple +. (just watched season 1... season 2 is currently getting the slow rollout)

If you like British spy stuff. Pretty good.

Any one else watch The Peripheral on Amazon? I'm 4 episodes in, although I should watch Ep 1 again since I wasn't paying 100% attention and think I missed some things. Kind of interesting so far, maybe a mix of Matrix and Westworld? Sci Fi show with Chloe Grace Morentz as the main character.

InTenSity wrote:Any one else watch The Peripheral on Amazon? I'm 4 episodes in, although I should watch Ep 1 again since I wasn't paying 100% attention and think I missed some things. Kind of interesting so far, maybe a mix of Matrix and Westworld? Sci Fi show with Chloe Grace Morentz as the main character.

Yeah, I'll give it 4 stars. Will watch season 2. Discussion would lead to spoilers.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Slow Horses on Apple +. (just watched season 1... season 2 is currently getting the slow rollout)

If you like British spy stuff. Pretty good.

I watched Season 1. Didn't know that 2 was out, but I don't have Apple+ at the moment. I'll probably sign up for it again when the new season of Ted Lasso comes out.

Season 1 was solid. Gary Oldman is great, of course.

Anyone watch 1899 on Netflix? If you like shows that are always making you wonder what is going on, this is for you. I do like shows like that, and enjoyed this.

caught a couple of episodes of the "Harry and Meaghan" thing (or whatever it's called) on Netflix with my wife.

man, what a freakin' trainwreck of an existence those poor folks had to live with. Shout out to Harry - seems like a good dude putting his family first.

I mean slow your roll Bob he’s a member of the British Royal family.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:caught a couple of episodes of the "Harry and Meaghan" thing (or whatever it's called) on Netflix with my wife.

man, what a freakin' trainwreck of an existence those poor folks had to live with. Shout out to Harry - seems like a good dude putting his family first.

I kind of want to watch it because Harry seems to put his family first. However, I think I might have to claw my eyes and ears out 20 minutes in. I feel bad for her and I’m sure she really felt some covert and may be overt racism, and he was really cool to understand that. However, if you want to talk about privilege, well, it’s the royal family. I hope she got the proper counseling and I hope she lived a great life, but I don’t think they are very put upon in their existence.

Rocinante wrote:I mean slow your roll Bob he’s a member of the British Royal family.

well, yeah, but as far as the British Royal family goes, he seems to be at the top of the litter.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Slow Horses on Apple +. (just watched season 1... season 2 is currently getting the slow rollout)

If you like British spy stuff. Pretty good.

Enjoyed however many of the first season I’ve seen, but drifted away when we got interested in other shows. It just kept getting bumped. Gotta start that up again because I liked it.

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan starts up again in one week. Season 3 with John Krasinski and Wendell Pierce begins airing 12/21 on Prime. Really surprised this started up again as it’s been three years since the end of season 2 aired. Figured it was a victim of Covid.

tGreenWay wrote:Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan starts up again in one week. Season 3 with John Krasinski and Wendell Pierce begins airing 12/21 on Prime. Really surprised this started up again as it’s been three years since the end of season 2 aired. Figured it was a victim of Covid.

I had searched about it a couple of times the last couple of years, so I knew it was in the works. I believe the delay was due to covid, but I don't know if that was all of the delay or not.

What's people's preference on streaming. All at once so you can binge watch or one new episode/week?
I think I prefer the one/week, unless I've got a bunch of time to kill.

MiamiSpartan wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan starts up again in one week. Season 3 with John Krasinski and Wendell Pierce begins airing 12/21 on Prime. Really surprised this started up again as it’s been three years since the end of season 2 aired. Figured it was a victim of Covid.

I had searched about it a couple of times the last couple of years, so I knew it was in the works. I believe the delay was due to covid, but I don't know if that was all of the delay or not.  

I actually stopped searching a year ago when so many series were jump-starting again after the long layoff. Never found anything so I figured it was done. Glad it’s back. Might have to binge the first two seasons again to remind myself of what happened. Can’t let the brain of an old man go without info for three years and not expect some show amnesia.

Jake from State Farm wrote:What's people's preference on streaming. All at once so you can binge watch or one new episode/week?
I think I prefer the one/week, unless I've got a bunch of time to kill.

Not really into sitting for hours on end but will binge a miniseries or season over the course of a week. If all the eps are available, I’d like to get all the answers. Once a week is fine if that’s all that’s available.

Jake from State Farm wrote:What's people's preference on streaming. All at once so you can binge watch or one new episode/week?
I think I prefer the one/week, unless I've got a bunch of time to kill.

Depends on the show. If it's one of my favorites, I like it weekly. It allows it to kind of marinate with me. And with some shows you get the online discussion/theorizing which can be enjoyable (at least sometimes). If all episodes are available, I won't wait a week between episodes on my own though.

But for shows that I'm just checking out or am a more casual fan of, I don't mind being able to blow through a season in a day or a weekend.

Prefer to wait until they are all available then crank it out in a week.

Watched "The Santa Clauses" on Disney +. 6 part mini-series. I enjoyed it very much.

Wednesday is great.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Prefer to wait until they are all available then crank it out in a week.

Tell us more, AvgMSUJoe.

The movie "Mom and Dad" is streaming on Hulu. A pandemic reverses the parental urge to protect children, so that parents now feel an uncontrollable need to kill their kids.  And Nic Cage is one of those parents. If you ignore the thematic messages about parenthood, it's a fun oddball of a movie.

Pervis Muldoon wrote:The movie "Mom and Dad" is streaming on Hulu. A pandemic reverses the parental urge to protect children, so that parents now feel an uncontrollable need to kill their kids.  And Nic Cage is one of those parents. If you ignore the thematic messages about parenthood, it's a fun oddball of a movie.

So, not Raising Arizona.

Been seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark a lot recently..

At the end when the Ark burns/evaporates everyone, why is Belloq not shown as one of them?

The Pantry wrote:Been seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark a lot recently..

At the end when the Ark burns/evaporates everyone, why is Belloq not shown as one of them?

Take Indiana Jones out of that movie and the story remains the same. The Nazis eventually find the Ark, take it to a remote island, open it, and they all vaporize. Indiana Jones had absolutely nothing to add to that story.

The Pantry wrote:Been seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark a lot recently..

At the end when the Ark burns/evaporates everyone, why is Belloq not shown as one of them?

They show his head explode in a ball of fire after the other two dudes' faces melt.

InTenSity wrote:Wednesday is great.

Put me in the 10% on this one. Wife watched it and loved it (most did).  I wanted to like it. Just couldn't get into the characters/story.

Motown Spartan wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Been seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark a lot recently..

At the end when the Ark burns/evaporates everyone, why is Belloq not shown as one of them?

Take Indiana Jones out of that movie and the story remains the same. The Nazis eventually find the Ark, take it to a remote island, open it, and they all vaporize.  Indiana Jones had absolutely nothing to add to that story.

Mind. Blown.

tGreenWay wrote:

Pervis Muldoon wrote:The movie "Mom and Dad" is streaming on Hulu. A pandemic reverses the parental urge to protect children, so that parents now feel an uncontrollable need to kill their kids.  And Nic Cage is one of those parents. If you ignore the thematic messages about parenthood, it's a fun oddball of a movie.

So, not Raising Arizona.

No, Cage was a better parent when he kidnapped a kid.

Motown Spartan wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Been seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark a lot recently..

At the end when the Ark burns/evaporates everyone, why is Belloq not shown as one of them?

Take Indiana Jones out of that movie and the story remains the same. The Nazis eventually find the Ark, take it to a remote island, open it, and they all vaporize. Indiana Jones had absolutely nothing to add to that story.

Brilliant!

Motown Spartan wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Been seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark a lot recently..

At the end when the Ark burns/evaporates everyone, why is Belloq not shown as one of them?

Take Indiana Jones out of that movie and the story remains the same. The Nazis eventually find the Ark, take it to a remote island, open it, and they all vaporize.  Indiana Jones had absolutely nothing to add to that story.

Gotta disagree.  Only if you look at the last half hour or so of the movie, is that true.  The Nazis didn't knownehere the headpiece to the staff of Ra was.
They only found Marian because they followed Indy to her.  There is no indication that they even knew she had the piece.  Only Indy knew that.  

Whether they would have ever found her, or gotten their hands on the headpiece if they had, is just speculation.

No Marian, no headpiece, no idea where to dig, no Ark.

MiamiSpartan wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

Take Indiana Jones out of that movie and the story remains the same. The Nazis eventually find the Ark, take it to a remote island, open it, and they all vaporize. Indiana Jones had absolutely nothing to add to that story.

Gotta disagree. Only if you look at the last half hour or so of the movie, is that true. The Nazis didn't knownehere the headpiece to the staff of Ra was.
They only found Marian because they followed Indy to her. There is no indication that they even knew she had the piece. Only Indy knew that.

Whether they would have ever found her, or gotten their hands on the headpiece if they had, is just speculation.

Completely agree. If not for Indy, the Ark doesn't wind up in a nondescript government warehouse in a plain wooden crate, buried among millions of other secrets (or one secret and millions of other empty crates).

MiamiSpartan wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Been seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark a lot recently..

At the end when the Ark burns/evaporates everyone, why is Belloq not shown as one of them?

They show his head explode in a ball of fire after the other two dudes' faces melt.

Thanks. The way that was sequenced thought that was the rabbi.