Netflix Thread

I’ve been on a binge streak these last couple weeks…not sure why…maybe it’s the weather…but I’ve watched some pretty entertaining series. All on Netflix.

Squid Game — very entertaining and binge worthy. Most here have probably already seen it. I was late to the game on it. If you can, I would watch it in a Korean and do English subtitles. The dubbing is brutal.

Midnight Mass — starts a little slow, but I liked it. Interesting premise. May not be everyone’s cup of tea.

Archive 81 — I liked this one very much. Another unique story.

Hellbound — I’m 4 episodes into this 6 episode series. Whoa!! I have no idea what the hell is going on…but it’s crazy. Another Korean show.

Just a head’s up…Midnight Madness and Hellbound deal with Christian fanaticism.

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Originally Posted by Nigel Tufnel

I’ve been on a binge streak these last couple weeks…not sure why…maybe it’s the weather…but I’ve watched some pretty entertaining series. All on Netflix.

Squid Game — very entertaining and binge worthy. Most here have probably already seen it. I was late to the game on it. If you can, I would watch it in a Korean and do English subtitles. The dubbing is brutal.

Midnight Mass — starts a little slow, but I liked it. Interesting premise. May not be everyone’s cup of tea.

Archive 81 — I liked this one very much. Another unique story.

Hellbound — I’m 4 episodes into this 6 episode series. Whoa!! I have no idea what the hell is going on…but it’s crazy. Another Korean show.

Just a head’s up…Midnight Madness and Hellbound deal with Christian fanaticism.

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Midnight mass is most def not about Christian fanaticism. If anything it’s a lesson about false gods and false prophets.

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Originally Posted by Nigel Tufnel

I’ve been on a binge streak these last couple weeks…not sure why…maybe it’s the weather…but I’ve watched some pretty entertaining series. All on Netflix.

Squid Game — very entertaining and binge worthy. Most here have probably already seen it. I was late to the game on it. If you can, I would watch it in a Korean and do English subtitles. The dubbing is brutal.

Midnight Mass — starts a little slow, but I liked it. Interesting premise. May not be everyone’s cup of tea.

Archive 81 — I liked this one very much. Another unique story.

Hellbound — I’m 4 episodes into this 6 episode series. Whoa!! I have no idea what the hell is going on…but it’s crazy. Another Korean show.

Just a head’s up…Midnight Madness and Hellbound deal with Christian fanaticism.

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Squid game was awesome!

Not Netflix, but Hulu…..highly recommend yellowjackets…very lord of the flies. Christina Ricci and Juliette lewis are outstanding in it

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Midnight mass is most def not about Christian fanaticism. If anything it’s a lesson about false gods and false prophets.

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They were Catholic and they were fanatical to the point they did some pretty awful things in the name of God…so there’s that.

If you have HBO Max, I can’t recommend Peacemaker enough. Cena is fantastic. It’s hilarious, lots of action…and if you have an affinity for late 80’s hair bands, the sound track will blow you away.

Mare Of Eastown is solid too.

On Amazon Prime, Reacher and The Boys are both very entertaining.

Hey, guys. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes and support during the in game thread after my dad passed. I did t have a chance to respond because I was at the hospital with my mom for 9 days after he passed. Was not fun.

Again…not Netflix. But can’t recommend Winning Time enough on HBO. I can’t believe how well done it is. Can probably pencil in John C. Reilly as next year’s best actor. And I think a bunch of the cast could be nominated. The guy they found to play Magic? Wow. Then there are the characters that play Kareem, Jerry West, Paul Westhead and Buss’ mom (Sally Field). Just better than I could have imagined. If you have HBO and are especially in that 45-70 age group, you will enjoy and remember.

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Hey, guys. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes and support during the in game thread after my dad passed. I did t have a chance to respond because I was at the hospital with my mom for 9 days after he passed. Was not fun.

Again…not Netflix. But can’t recommend Winning Time enough on HBO. I can’t believe how well done it is. Can probably pencil in John C. Reilly as next year’s best actor. And I think a bunch of the cast could be nominated. The guy they found to play Magic? Wow. Then there are the characters that play Kareem, Jerry West, Paul Westhead and Buss’ mom (Sally Field). Just better than I could have imagined. If you have HBO and are especially in that 45-70 age group, you will enjoy and remember.

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My dad is 58 and LOVES it. I am 36 and plan to watch it, but probably wont have as great an appreciation for it.

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Again…not Netflix. But can’t recommend Winning Time enough on HBO. I can’t believe how well done it is. Can probably pencil in John C. Reilly as next year’s best actor.

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Winning Time is GREAT! They show a lot of great nudity, which is always a plus.

Another HBO show I have been watching is The Invisible Pilot. It is fascinating.

Just watched the first episode of The Terminal List on Amazon Prime. I can’t say if the entire season is going to be good…but the first episode? Holy shit!! Super intense and I have no idea what the hell is going on. I’m definitely all in at this point. If it starts sucking, I’ll update. But that first episode…whoa.

Extremely late to the game on this one, but just finished the first season of Stranger Things...Awesome! Really excited to see where it goes next.

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Extremely late to the game on this one, but just finished the first season of Stranger Things...Awesome! Really excited to see where it goes next.

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Prepare to be disappointed for two seasons, but evidently season 4 is really good

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Prepare to be disappointed for two seasons, but evidently season 4 is really good

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Just had this conversation yesterday

I watched the true crime documentary called "Girl in the Picture" on Netfilx last night on and enjoyed the hell out of it.

Two thumbs up!

Here is a synopsis of this true story.


https://decider.com/2022/07/06/girl-...y-documentary/

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Just watched the first episode of The Terminal List on Amazon Prime. I can’t say if the entire season is going to be good…but the first episode? Holy shit!! Super intense and I have no idea what the hell is going on. I’m definitely all in at this point. If it starts sucking, I’ll update. But that first episode…whoa.

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Have you gotten to watch anymore? Interested to hear if it’s worth the time or not.. critics have kind of panned it, but general population seem to give it two thumbs up.

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Prepare to be disappointed for two seasons, but evidently season 4 is really good

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Yeah 'ville,
This is spot on. The 1st season was freaking great, but they were not able to come close in the following seasons. The whole thing is geared toward an under 18 audience. I managed to complete it, but the writing is just silly most of the time and it's was VERY difficult to finish it out because of that. Most of the young cast will struggle to do anything other than a Domino's commercial.

NOW, if you want to see what I consider the very best in this particular genre..... It's LEGION, hands down! It's the MCU on an acid trip with Pink Floyd in the back seat. The young actors here are simply in another stratosphere.

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Yeah 'ville,
This is spot on. The 1st season was freaking great, but they were not able to come close in the following seasons. The whole thing is geared toward an under 18 audience. I managed to complete it, but the writing is just silly most of the time and it's was VERY difficult to finish it out because of that. Most of the young cast will struggle to do anything other than a Domino's commercial.

NOW, if you want to see what I consider the very best in this particular genre..... It's LEGION, hands down! It's the MCU on an acid trip with Pink Floyd in the back seat. The young actors here are simply in another stratosphere.

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I ashamedly breezed thru the second season already :) . It was ok… the introduction of max and her brother was weird and not really needed, and thought the ‘sister’ storyline was also kind of stupid, though I’m assuming that isn’t over. I was impressed with the character, will’s acting, but yeah overall the second season was a large letdown from the first.

different genre but just thought of it due to the kid actor concept, yellow jackets was absolutely fantastic… can’t wait for that next season to arrive.

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Have you gotten to watch anymore? Interested to hear if it’s worth the time or not.. critics have kind of panned it, but general population seem to give it two thumbs up.

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Yea not surprised critics gave anything else with Chris Pratt involved. If I go further, I’ll need to go to the politics thread…

Severance on Apple TV is also excellent, albeit very uncomfortable. The show feels like you are the frog in the pot with the slowly increasing water temp until it boils over.

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Severance on Apple TV is also excellent, albeit very uncomfortable. The show feels like you are the frog in the pot with the slowly increasing water temp until it boils over.

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Agreed.. that was an incredible first season. The last episode blew my mind.

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Have you gotten to watch anymore? Interested to hear if it’s worth the time or not.. critics have kind of panned it, but general population seem to give it two thumbs up.

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Yeah…watched the entire season in 3 days. I enjoyed it. Elements of First Blood later in the season. I’m a Pratt fan…and he is very good in his role. I try not to be too discerning about what critics say. And agree with noteeggs…it was entertaining.

On a side note…I have an 18, 16 and 14 year old. It’s hard to find something we can all watch. Our family really enjoyed watching Only Murders In The Building. Kids didn’t get any of the references Martin and Short were making…but they thought they were both hilarious. If you have teenagers, I would recommend it. There is some language…but that doesn’t personally bother me that much.

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Yeah…watched the entire season in 3 days. I enjoyed it. Elements of First Blood later in the season. I’m a Pratt fan…and he is very good in his role. I try not to be too discerning about what critics say. And agree with noteeggs…it was entertaining.

On a side note…I have an 18, 16 and 14 year old. It’s hard to find something we can all watch. Our family really enjoyed watching Only Murders In The Building. Kids didn’t get any of the references Martin and Short were making…but they thought they were both hilarious. If you have teenagers, I would recommend it. There is some language…but that doesn’t personally bother me that much.

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I’m sure they have heard those words before.



That’s what I keep telling myself about my neighbors after the Bill blew a lead with 13 seconds left in the playoffs.

Have not watched season 4 of Strangers Things yet.
Enjoyed the Terminal List.
I like Only Murders in the Building premise but I'm not a Short fan. Too much overacting for me.

I like the Sinner series. Tried Stranger Things, but for me it seems like it's geared for 12 year olds.

Season four of stranger things is bad ass. Season 3 was awful but season 4 completely makes up for it.

Just finished The Bear on Hulu. If you are a foodie, do it. Didn’t know anyone in the cast except Oliver Platt and John Berethal. And they had limited roles. But I thoroughly enjoyed season 1.

There is a channel on Roku called Freevie. Free to download. There is a show on there called Sprung. It is absolutely hilarious. Have to watch adds…but 100% worth it.

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Just finished The Bear on Hulu. If you are a foodie, do it. Didn’t know anyone in the cast except Oliver Platt and John Berethal. And they had limited roles. But I thoroughly enjoyed season 1.

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Loved the Bear, but it is one of those shows where it is at an 11 the entire time.

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Loved the Bear, but it is one of those shows where it is at an 11 the entire time.

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Definitely agree. My son watched the first episode and liked it, but said, “lots of yelling.”

I watched the Manti Teo documentary. It’s good. Made me feel uncomfortable and just awful for Manti. He may have been naive…but it shouldn’t have cost him everything he lost (millions of dollars). The media should be ashamed of themselves for how they handled that situation.

Black Bird on Apple+ was phenomenal
Severance on Apple+ was really good once you got past the first 2 episodes
Biography: WWE Legends on A&E and WWE Rivals on A&E have been outstanding
Ghosts on CBS is really good

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There is a channel on Roku called Freevie. Free to download. There is a show on there called Sprung. It is absolutely hilarious. Have to watch adds…but 100% worth it.

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Yeah N.T......because of you I did just that!

It is a non-stop gut buster! I came away thinking this is the most well written AND acted comedy anywhere.

The way they focus on the early days of Covid is absolute GENIUS!!

Woodstock 99' 3 part series on Netflix was highly entertaining. I was 3 years out of school and I don't remember how much of a literal shit show it turned out to be. Fascinating watch IMO

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Woodstock 99' 3 part series on Netflix was highly entertaining. I was 3 years out of school and I don't remember how much of a literal shit show it turned out to be. Fascinating watch IMO

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Almost went to it… after watching that doc, glad that I didn’t!!

Mr. InBetween on Hulu is incredible. Just finished the first season. Can’t believe I’ve never heard of this show. There are 3 seasons. Can’t wait to start Season 2 soon. Australian show…so may need captions to catch everything. My advice? Don’t even look up what it’s about. Go in blind. Wife and I did and we both love it.

Also started The Patient on Hulu. Only 2 episodes so far. Steve Carrell. So far, very good.

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I watched the Manti Teo documentary. It’s good. Made me feel uncomfortable and just awful for Manti. He may have been naive…but it shouldn’t have cost him everything he lost (millions of dollars). The media should be ashamed of themselves for how they handled that situation.

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Proud father on this one as my son Stephen was a gaffer in the credits for the Manti Te’o documentary, “Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist.”

Watched all quiet on the western front last night. In a word, outstanding. It was extremely powerful to the point that I was almost physically sick after watching it, but just incredible all around. I know there are a lot of war movies out there but I think this one and 1917 are two of the absolute best.

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Ted Lasso is great!


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I had zero idea what Ted Lasso was going to be about. Just finished the first season. Definitely a thumbs up. Each episode did not disappoint.

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I had zero idea what Ted Lasso was going to be about. Just finished the first season. Definitely a thumbs up. Each episode did not disappoint.

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We look forward to a new episode every week now, but that’s not enough. We went back to the beginning to have more to binge. There is one odd and dark episode that seemed out of character, but we really enjoy the show.

We recently got into Shrinking, but I think we’ve blown thru all the episodes available.

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We look forward to a new episode every week now, but that’s not enough. We went back to the beginning to have more to binge. There is one odd and dark episode that seemed out of character, but we really enjoy the show.

We recently got into Shrinking, but I think we’ve blown thru all the episodes available.

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Yeah Shrinking is great. Only one season so far and yeah they are all out.

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Yeah Shrinking is great. Only one season so far and yeah they are all out.

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After I posted that I got curious and looked it up. The good news is they got renewed for another season. No idea when it will come out.

Not sure if this has been mentioned earlier in the thread but Trailer Park Boys. It is so f'in stupid but I can't stop watching it. It's so funny. Episodes are only about 25 minutes so it goes quick.