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

tGreenWay wrote:

Rocinante wrote:Fair. Some of the ones I like the most don’t sound like they’re from wrexham though. Clearly I’m a scholar of uk dialects.

A few years ago, someone — I think it was Craig Ferguson — said there’s a place somewhere in Scotland where everyone talks like pirates. It’s just their natural accent. Can’t decide if I’d be amused or annoyed by that if I ever visited. Probably both.

tGreenWay wrote:Miami, I know you’re into espionage stories, and I found one I’m only two episodes into called The Ipcress File. No idea if it’s a miniseries or multi-season show. I like it.

Writeup from IMDB:

As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must use his links to find a missing British nuclear scientist.

Rocinante wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



A few years ago, someone — I think it was Craig Ferguson — said there’s a place somewhere in Scotland where everyone talks like pirates. It’s just their natural accent. Can’t decide if I’d be amused or annoyed by that if I ever visited. Probably both.

His late night show was so good. Best interviewer, best sketches.

MiamiSpartan wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:Miami, I know you’re into espionage stories, and I found one I’m only two episodes into called The Ipcress File. No idea if it’s a miniseries or multi-season show. I like it.

Writeup from IMDB:

As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must use his links to find a missing British nuclear scientist.

That's on AMC+ or Sundance Now or something, right? I've heard of it, but I don't regularly subscribe, so it is one of those things that I want to watch next time I sign up for a month. One of those networks has a show called Shadow Lines, that is a Finnish spy series, which I've heard really good things about. And a French series, The Bureau, is on AMC+, which I've seen highly recommended by a lot of real life spooks.

One of my current favorites in this genre is Tehran, which I know a couple of people here have mentioned. On Apple TV, it is an Israeli series that is about 1/3 in Hebrew, 1/3 in Farsi, and 1/3 in English. Maybe not huge in building character depth, but it' fast paced and keeps me on the edge of my seat. Iranian spies supposedly are suspected as being around the set and the Mossad confirmed that one or two of them actually auditioned for roles.

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.

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.

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.

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.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Wife is dragging me down the Netflix Dahmer road.  Ug, gross, not enjoying. But she likes it. Or maybe since we are like 5 into it is invested enough to keep going.  I don't know... whatever... but no redeeming stuff in it yet.

Nordic wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Wife is dragging me down the Netflix Dahmer road.  Ug, gross, not enjoying. But she likes it. Or maybe since we are like 5 into it is invested enough to keep going.  I don't know... whatever... but no redeeming stuff in it yet.

Yeah, I did the first episode. Seems well dine, but I'm gonna pass.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Wife is dragging me down the Netflix Dahmer road.  Ug, gross, not enjoying. But she likes it. Or maybe since we are like 5 into it is invested enough to keep going.  I don't know... whatever... but no redeeming stuff in it yet.

tGreenWay wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Wife is dragging me down the Netflix Dahmer road.  Ug, gross, not enjoying. But she likes it. Or maybe since we are like 5 into it is invested enough to keep going.  I don't know... whatever... but no redeeming stuff in it yet.

A friend of mine says grisly true crime stories get her privates stirring. You should see if that’s true for Mrs. Joe.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



A friend of mine says grisly true crime stories get her privates stirring. You should see if that’s true for Mrs. Joe.

Is your friend Elvira Mistress of the Dark? Cause that's a little weird.

The Pantry wrote:Just talked with my friend from Arkansas.  His dad and my dad were crewmates flying B-17s late '44, early '45.  Friend is now president of the board of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation, aka "The Bloody Hundredth".

As a major historian (few, if any, have cronicled it better in writing and artifacts) of the airwar in Europe, he's going on the trip of a lifetime in a couple weeks.  11 days in the UK doing the first tour of air bases and other significant WW2 sites that will be featured in the upcoming (Spring/Summer 2023) Apple TV+ 9-10 part miniseries Masters of the Air, produced by Spielburg and Hanks.  Wiki lists the series budget at $200-250M.  Friend says it will be more like $400M.  All pretty much no-name actors, but could be the greatest movie/miniseries ever made.  They're shooting for authenticity.

The pre-tour he's going on will eventually be made available to the public, permanently.  Talking with him, he's geeked!  Will get to tour Thorpe Abbotts, the airfield our dads' flew out of.  Said if he gets the chance he going to sit in the chair Churchill sat in in the planning bunker for the Normandy invasion.

Said he'll send pics as the tour progresses.  

I gotta get all the streaming stuff figured before this series comes out.

Nordic wrote:Finished S1 & S2 of Barry. Highly entertaining.

How is S3? First episode had a different feel.

Rocinante wrote:

Nordic wrote:Finished S1 & S2 of Barry. Highly entertaining.

How is S3? First episode had a different feel.

It gets pretty dark man.

Rocinante wrote:

Nordic wrote:Finished S1 & S2 of Barry. Highly entertaining.

How is S3? First episode had a different feel.

It gets pretty dark man.

tGreenWay wrote:Barry season 3 seems to have lost a lot of the magic of the first two seasons. I’ll power through, in hopes it gets better. Some series just do a fast fade after awhile and this might be the case here.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:NoHo hank is the best character anyway.

Rocinante wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:Barry season 3 seems to have lost a lot of the magic of the first two seasons. I’ll power through, in hopes it gets better. Some series just do a fast fade after awhile and this might be the case here.

I think it’s good TV. It just feels like not much of a comedy anymore. I said previously that this wood be a good place to end it but I read that they’re working on the next season.

InTenSity wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Paper Girls on prime... 80s, pre teens, sci-fi... you seen this before right? No. This is a ton better than Stranger Things. (Swearing, so no little kids)

What do you mean by,  swearing,  so no little kids. 
I'll check it out though. 
The Watcher... wtf,  so fucking weird.