Amazon Prime Video, what gems have you found? (NO SPOILERS)

[Croutons]

I'm up to episode 6 of S1 of The Americans, so far, bar the unexpected scene in the pilot/ trailer, so wholly predictable.

Does it improve?

[DoctorX]

Not exactly the theme of this thread but I notice Evo magazine is on a Prime Reading. Not bad for nowt (sort of).

[scrw.]

Bullett said:

Comrade detective.

It's pretending to be a Romanian Cold War cop show which is dubbed into English. Very amusing.

Watching this now, really good. Someone mixed up Red Heat and The Professionals lol

[silobass]

Croutons said:

I'm up to episode 6 of S1 of The Americans, so far, bar the unexpected scene in the pilot/ trailer, so wholly predictable.

Does it improve?

We really like the Americans. If you don't like it after a couple of episodes, I guess you're not going to get into it.

[anonymous-user]

silobass said:

Croutons said:

I'm up to episode 6 of S1 of The Americans, so far, bar the unexpected scene in the pilot/ trailer, so wholly predictable.

Does it improve?

We really like the Americans. If you don't like it after a couple of episodes, I guess you're not going to get into it.

I loved The Americans. I found it gripping right from the first episode through to the last episode so far. But then, I love anything to do with the Cold War, espionage, spying etc.

As above, if you don't like it after a couple of episodes, I think you should maybe try something different!

[anonymous-user]

S4 of Halt & Catch Fire is up

[johnxjsc1985]

"The Tick" its one of those programmes you really should not like because its awful but I love it with shades of early Batman thrown in.

[Pickled]

johnxjsc1985 said:

"The Tick" its one of those programmes you really should not like because its awful but I love it with shades of early Batman thrown in.

Had a bout of insomnia last night so binged the whole series, The Tick even sounds like Adam West, and Overkill is clearly a Deadpool ripoff - good brain out fun though

[ClockworkCupcake]

I just watched The Tick as well.

Very amusing. But over all too quickly.

The cliffhanger at the end made me burst out laughing though.

[ClockworkCupcake]

Pickled said:

Overkill is clearly a Deadpool ripoff

Gosh really?

I think you might possibly have missed the fact that all of the characters are parodies of the superhero trope.

[anonymous-user]

digimeistter said:

S4 of Halt & Catch Fire is up

Yessssssssss!

Thank you for the tip off!

[Croutons]

I'm still on The Americans. S2 does get better. Lots of good and unexpected complexity, meaning the stories and interplay between the characters is all worth watching.

I've watched a massive number of utterly ste films though:

- Rock 'n' Rolla. Purlease, you're not Lock Stock, so why try so hard?

- From Paris with Love. Diabolical.

- Contraband. The same. I don't know why I expected something with Mark Wahlberg as the lead so long after the cheesy-but-very-watchable Shooter (also on Prime) to be any good.

- Last Man Standing. Bruce Willis with a voiceover, avoid.

At least there is a lot of good on there at the moment, Chinatown, Contagion, The Firm, Shutter Island, Kiss the Girls and Along Came A Spider... Even Luke Goss in Interview with a Hitman is a surprisingly good yarn.

[bexVN]

Bit late to this thread but just to confirm what others have said

Bosch - brilliant
Black Sails - just watching season 4 now - really enjoyed this one
The Americans - hubby liked this one, not for me though.
The Tick - watched the pilot, will be watching the series.
The Grand Tour - had to really, it was why we got Amazon Prime initially!

Will be scrolling through this thread to see what others people recommend.

[Cotty]

bexVN said:

Will be scrolling through this thread to see what others people recommend.

Lucifer - only two series but definitely worth a shot
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilot/dp/B01B1SWLL0/ref=s...

[Ace-T]

Cotty said:

bexVN said:

Will be scrolling through this thread to see what others people recommend.

Lucifer - only two series but definitely worth a shot
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilot/dp/B01B1SWLL0/ref=s...

Seconded by me (and thirded by Ali )

[bexVN]

Ace-T said:

Cotty said:

bexVN said:

Will be scrolling through this thread to see what others people recommend.

Lucifer - only two series but definitely worth a shot
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilot/dp/B01B1SWLL0/ref=s...

Seconded by me (and thirded by Ali )

Thank you, will look at that one. Think we are doing Vikings next. Though I am having major withdrawals from knowing we've finished Black Sails, I thought it was brilliant! So much so I have just started reading Treasure Island!!

[chris watton]

bexVN said:

Thank you, will look at that one. Think we are doing Vikings next. Though I am having major withdrawals from knowing we've finished Black Sails, I thought it was brilliant! So much so I have just started reading Treasure Island!!

Vikings is very good, and I ended up liking that more than Black Sails, which had a little too many long-winded conversations at times, I thought.

[bexVN]

chris watton said:

bexVN said:

Thank you, will look at that one. Think we are doing Vikings next. Though I am having major withdrawals from knowing we've finished Black Sails, I thought it was brilliant! So much so I have just started reading Treasure Island!!

Vikings is very good, and I ended up liking that more than Black Sails, which had a little too many long-winded conversations at times, I thought.

And yet that is what I really liked about Black Sails

[anonymous-user]

bexVN said:

chris watton said:

bexVN said:

Thank you, will look at that one. Think we are doing Vikings next. Though I am having major withdrawals from knowing we've finished Black Sails, I thought it was brilliant! So much so I have just started reading Treasure Island!!

Vikings is very good, and I ended up liking that more than Black Sails, which had a little too many long-winded conversations at times, I thought.

And yet that is what I really liked about Black Sails

I liked them both. both got massively better as they went on, we need more pirate and Viking shows really.

[anonymous-user]

Most people have probably seen it but I’ve been watching Preacher on amazon prime. Enjoying it so far. It’s got a god devil angels vibe about it, but not as dark as American gods.