Netflix - What gems have you found?

[blindswelledrat]

TinyCappo said:

Press and HOLD the Center button.

>stares suspiciously at TinyCappo< Is this a trick?

[TinyCappo]

Apparently when playing something on netflix through apple TV just press and hod the center button and it will bring up the subtitle menu.

I know its an apple product I haven't told you to Microwave it have I :P

[ajprice]

House MD, season 1-8 has been added to UK Netflix.

[nick s]

Been using my friends Netflix account for the last couple of weeks, to watch It's always Sunny in Philadelphia. It's been a few years since I cancelled my subscription, as it didn't have great content. Is it just me or has it improved massively? It's tempting me again! I'm getting the feeling that it's going to get even better over the next year or so...

What are people's thoughts? Worth subscribing again?

[Lost soul]

nick s said:

Been using my friends Netflix account for the last couple of weeks, to watch It's always Sunny in Philadelphia. It's been a few years since I cancelled my subscription, as it didn't have great content. Is it just me or has it improved massively? It's tempting me again! I'm getting the feeling that it's going to get even better over the next year or so...

What are people's thoughts? Worth subscribing again?

Its what £6 a month , it would cost that to rent a blueray movie

its well worth it

[JohnStitch]

Well worth it if you use unblock-us to get all regions. At least you can subscribe on a month by month basis and aren't tied in at all, so if you find you don't use it you can easily unsubscribe.

[blindswelledrat]

JohnStitch said:

Well worth it if you use unblock-us to get all regions.

I did this a bit and didn't really find anything much extra on the US one. Am I missing something?

[WildCards]

It depends what you're looking for really. The US and Canadian regions are good, as are Brazil and Columbia.

My favourites;

New Battlestar Galactica
West Wing
Breaking Bad
24
House
Fringe

[BorkFactor]

I have been watching a lot of Sons of Anarchy the past few weeks, it is brilliant!

Also watched Homeland and looking forward to watching the new series.

Watched The Mist on Saturday, what a film! Very impressed

[blindswelledrat]

BorkFactor said:

I have been watching a lot of Sons of Anarchy the past few weeks, it is brilliant!

Definitely.
I don't really recommend that to people as it feels a bit puerile and yet I absolutely love it. Ranks up there with anything on TV in the past few years.

[BrabusMog]

blindswelledrat said:

BorkFactor said:

I have been watching a lot of Sons of Anarchy the past few weeks, it is brilliant!

Definitely.
I don't really recommend that to people as it feels a bit puerile and yet I absolutely love it. Ranks up there with anything on TV in the past few years.

I've watched a couple of episodes, didn't get massively into it, and then my mate tells me there is a "brutal" gang rape scene in it. I was put off after that and stopped watching before I saw the episode.

[BorkFactor]

BrabusMog said:

I've watched a couple of episodes, didn't get massively into it, and then my mate tells me there is a "brutal" gang rape scene in it. I was put off after that and stopped watching before I saw the episode.

It is obviously an unpleasant scene, but I wouldn't describe it as "brutal". It focusses more on the aftermath, and during said scene you don't see anything - it is all implied. Not very long either.

I think it is a great show and worth sticking with, it doesn't focus on torture / brutality like some other TV shows and films do.

[BrabusMog]

Ok, I'm at a bit of a loose end for a new series to watch at the moment so I'll try getting back into it - said mate does have a tendency to exaggerate things...

[e600]

Started watching a French subtitled police crime drama. Not Sprial. Think its called Braquo, quite gritty, if a little over the top on violence.

Do French cops really behave this badly?

[BrabusMog]

I loved Spiral so I'll try and find this. Thanks for the tip.

[blindswelledrat]

BrabusMog said:

Ok, I'm at a bit of a loose end for a new series to watch at the moment so I'll try getting back into it - said mate does have a tendency to exaggerate things...

I don't think there is such as thing as a lovely gang rape scene, but I think the impression you got was that it was gratuitous when it was all pretty integral to the story and properly shocking.
If it sways your decision, I hate gratuitously violent action films and loved SOA

[DMN]

The Great Raid.

A bit of a whiff of a made for TV film about it, but the seasons of the Japanese brutaility hold little back. Theres better war films about, but its not a bad way to waste two hours. Based on a true story, and supposedly very accurately done.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326905/

[Mastodon2]

I had just spotted they'd put House on there the other day, I know what I'll be watching when I wrap The Shield up.

[VEA]

Mastodon2 said:

I had just spotted they'd put House on there the other day, I know what I'll be watching when I wrap The Shield up.

Yup, I think I'm going to have to go back and watch all of it again.

[BrabusMog]

blindswelledrat said:

I don't think there is such as thing as a lovely gang rape scene

I'd be worried if you did.