Netflix - What gems have you found?

[SAB888]

Gompo said:

..Thanks for the replies and recommendations for a detective series. Some I've watched or I'm aware of, others I will explore. Cheers.

Line of Duty is excellent but each series is about 6 hours long in total, Another one not mentioned is Hinterland, with less episodes per series and mostly separate cases each episode.

[Oakey]

Is 1983 worth a watch? It looks like a cold war era Man in the High Castle type thing, maybe without the SciFi element?

[Bullett]

Nightflyers - Joint Netflix and SyFy thing based on a George R.R. Martin story looks interesting, not out in the UK yet the advert is up and says 2018.

Looks like it aired on the 2nd Dec in the U.S. Reviews seem to be mediocre for the critics but generally positive from viewers.

[LoonyTunes]

Bullett said:

Nightflyers - Joint Netflix and SyFy thing based on a George R.R. Martin story looks interesting, not out in the UK yet the advert is up and says 2018.

Looks like it aired on the 2nd Dec in the U.S. Reviews seem to be mediocre for the critics but generally positive from viewers.

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[opieoilman]

Brads67 said:

Started watching Norsemen, bloody hell,! have been pissing myself at it.

Episode 1 and the stty finger in the slaves mouth had me in bits and set the standard lol. Well worth a watch.

I watched it a week or two ago, absolutely brilliant, the humour reminds me of Blackadder.

[Steamer]

Punisher

Totally new to me as I'm into anything Marvel based, but this caught my attention.

Loved it! The action scenes are great and frequent - just on the edge of being a tad gruesome.

Pretty much binged it all over 3 days.

[Jonesy23]

Ash vs Evil Dead.

They've only got the first of the three seasons but it's worth a watch. A proper TV followup to Evil Dead 2 / Army of Darkness involving the right people and done the right way.

[ATM]

Aquarius

Malder from X files. Set in the 60s in LA which adds to it a bit - free love and racial tension. Police investigating crimes. New crimes every episode and some on going saga too. It's quite good.

[Mark Benson]

Oakey said:

Is 1983 worth a watch? It looks like a cold war era Man in the High Castle type thing, maybe without the SciFi element?

We're 4 episodes in, it's OK but pretty hard to follow and quite slow paced. I can't decide if I like it or not but we're sticking with it, so make of that what you will.

[Oakey]

Mark Benson said:

We're 4 episodes in, it's OK but pretty hard to follow and quite slow paced. I can't decide if I like it or not but we're sticking with it, so make of that what you will.

I'm halfway through episode 2. I do find it kind of intriguing though, the alternative cold war timeline thing. I like the aesthetic as well, especially about 3/4 of the way into Episode 1 when the cold war totalitarian visuals suddenly get a jolt of cyberpunk to them when he's going through the city. I'll keep pressing on with it.

[stuarthat]

Yes agreed this show is awesome in every way

Jonesy23 said:

Ash vs Evil Dead.

They've only got the first of the three seasons but it's worth a watch. A proper TV followup to Evil Dead 2 / Army of Darkness involving the right people and done the right way.

[DocJock]

Steamer said:

Punisher

Totally new to me as I'm into anything Marvel based, but this caught my attention.

Loved it! The action scenes are great and frequent - just on the edge of being a tad gruesome.

Pretty much binged it all over 3 days.

I enjoyed that too. There's a second series on the way.

[Kev_Mk3]

Rick101 said:

Am a bit disappointed with content on Netflix tbh. I us the US Netflix and although it's got more than the UK, it's still not that good for popular films.

Loads and loads to browse through, though if I've ever searched for something specific, guaranteed it's not there.

I signed up last week as I was getting annoyed with kodi. So far found it crap TBH and wont be going past the 30 day trial

[joema]

Seen some good words about Maniac. Took a while to get into but up to Ep. 5 now and it's been quite fun.
Creative story, credit to the writers for imaging that up. Got a bit of an 80's feel to it too.

[nmd87]

Kev_Mk3 said:

I signed up last week as I was getting annoyed with kodi. So far found it crap TBH and wont be going past the 30 day trial

I use both Kodi (with Real debrid approx £3 a month) and Netflix (but signed up via Turkey so approx £4.50 a month instead of £8).

Netflix is useful for ease of accessing their quality Originals such as Narcos, Ozark, etc, and there's also some good films from time to time such as Annihilation and Buster Scruggs.

The biggest issue I have with Netflix is the interface in terms of what it recommends to watch. I normally search for something on Rotten Tomatoes first because the Netflix percentages are pretty useless. Also, the lists seems to be in a different order every time I use it. Maybe I'm just not using the interface properly.

Some of the Netflix bought-in stuff is disappointing. I'd rather see more quality stuff like Castle Rock and less rubbish like Designated Survivor.

Edited by nmd87 on Friday 7th December 14:44

[anonymous-user]

nmd87 said:

Also, the lists seems to be in a different order every time I use it. Maybe I'm just not using the interface properly.

they change it as well as adapting the film preview image to your viewing history. it can be a frustrating interface sometimes.

[Brads67]

Treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable.

Wow,,, just wow. What an amazing story.

[130R]

Just finished season 1 of Money Heist and it is rather good. Thank God you can watch it with original Spanish audio and subs rather than dubbed though.

[anonymous-user]

Brads67 said:

Treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable.

Wow,,, just wow. What an amazing story.

i watched it as well

it just seemed so unreal, the white people taking the treasures from Africa, sealed it for me, as hirst mentioned Venice plundering art to sell it as its own, devoid of it's real history. Finding the gold seemed unreal, when the real true treasures were the statues, in situ. a very clever pisstake. it seems done brilliantly by the artist. great message really. great art

Edited by Thesprucegoose on Friday 7th December 21:43

Edited by Thesprucegoose on Friday 7th December 21:52

[WilliamWoollard]

We watched Don't Breathe last night, highly recommended, loads of suspense and very well done. Why did I find myself rooting for the burglars rather than the old boy who's home they had broken into?