Netflix - What gems have you found? (NO SPOILERS) (Vol. 2)

[generationx]

stemll said:

Don't know if it's been mentioned earlier but there is a second season of The Gentlemen confirmed.

Also confirmed second seasons of Wednesday, A Man On The Inside and Fubar

I think Fubar was confirmed a long time ago. Still waiting…

[Clockwork Cupcake]

stemll said:

Don't know if it's been mentioned earlier but there is a second season of The Gentlemen confirmed.

Also confirmed second seasons of Wednesday, A Man On The Inside and Fubar

Pretty sure the the 2nd season of Wednesday was announced before the first had even finished airing.

[pidsy]

Anyone who watched Snowpiercer- the 4th and final season was made but Netflix never picked it up.

ITVX have it.

[stemll]

generationx said:

I think Fubar was confirmed a long time ago. Still waiting…

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Pretty sure the the 2nd season of Wednesday was announced before the first had even finished airing.

I sort of assumed as much but was scrolling down this evening and noticed them.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

stemll said:

I sort of assumed as much but was scrolling down this evening and noticed them.

Feels so long ago now. Good to hear it's still on track.

[Bullett]

pidsy said:

Anyone who watched Snowpiercer- the 4th and final season was made but Netflix never picked it up.

ITVX have it.

Is it awful? They kept it very quiet.

[rider73]

Bullett said:

pidsy said:

Anyone who watched Snowpiercer- the 4th and final season was made but Netflix never picked it up.

ITVX have it.

Is it awful? They kept it very quiet.

I loved s1, and s2 but then it drifted and I don't think I watched part s3 ep 2.

[quigonjay]

You returns April 24th for 5th and final season

[quigonjay]

Black Mirror season 7 April 10th

[kevinon]

I've just started Adolescence - a 4 parter.

Amazing review (5* ) in the Guardian. I avoided any proper info, but with Stephen Graham as a lead actor, and producer I didn't need much persuading.

First episode is totally immersive. It was police procedural - but I don't think we'll be seeing car chases. All psychological, taut, emotional. Actors who play the lead detective and the boy hold their own with Steven Graham.

I'm totally invested.

[C5_Steve]

quigonjay said:

Black Mirror season 7 April 10th

Not sure if it's just the way the trailer is edited but I got the impression there's a common thread through all the episodes. I hope not anyway, it's supposed to be totally seperate stories with subtle nods at best. It's been a series of diminishing returns unfortunately for a bit now, not sure all the new talent will change anything unless the writing vastly improves.

[LittleBigPlanet]

Smollet said:

Parkland. An excellent docudrama of the JFK assassination

I can't seem to find this?

[Smollet]

LittleBigPlanet said:

Smollet said:

Parkland. An excellent docudrama of the JFK assassination

I can't seem to find this?

Probably because it’s on Amazon. Apologies

[lauda]

kevinon said:

I've just started Adolescence - a 4 parter.

Amazing review (5* ) in the Guardian. I avoided any proper info, but with Stephen Graham as a lead actor, and producer I didn't need much persuading.

First episode is totally immersive. It was police procedural - but I don't think we'll be seeing car chases. All psychological, taut, emotional. Actors who play the lead detective and the boy hold their own with Steven Graham.

I'm totally invested.

I finished watching this today. I thought it was outstanding and some of the best tv I’ve watched in a long time.

Each episode is shot in real time as a continuous take (or at least seems to be). As a parent of kids of similar age to those in the show it made for compulsive but also terrifying viewing.

[quigonjay]

Never know whether to put Netflix films in here or the Films thread, anyway

The Electric State

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick



Starring Millie Bobby Brown/Chris Pratt and directed by the Russo brothers
Thought it was great entertainment, no doubt will get slated to hell as most Netflix films do but 7/10 from me

[stemll]

lauda said:

kevinon said:

I've just started Adolescence - a 4 parter.

Amazing review (5* ) in the Guardian. I avoided any proper info, but with Stephen Graham as a lead actor, and producer I didn't need much persuading.

First episode is totally immersive. It was police procedural - but I don't think we'll be seeing car chases. All psychological, taut, emotional. Actors who play the lead detective and the boy hold their own with Steven Graham.

I'm totally invested.

I finished watching this today. I thought it was outstanding and some of the best tv I’ve watched in a long time.

Each episode is shot in real time as a continuous take (or at least seems to be). As a parent of kids of similar age to those in the show it made for compulsive but also terrifying viewing.

As a parent of a slightly older child, that is a hard watch. Absolutely brilliant

[croyde]

stemll said:

lauda said:

kevinon said:

I've just started Adolescence - a 4 parter.

Amazing review (5* ) in the Guardian. I avoided any proper info, but with Stephen Graham as a lead actor, and producer I didn't need much persuading.

First episode is totally immersive. It was police procedural - but I don't think we'll be seeing car chases. All psychological, taut, emotional. Actors who play the lead detective and the boy hold their own with Steven Graham.

I'm totally invested.

I finished watching this today. I thought it was outstanding and some of the best tv I’ve watched in a long time.

Each episode is shot in real time as a continuous take (or at least seems to be). As a parent of kids of similar age to those in the show it made for compulsive but also terrifying viewing.

As a parent of a slightly older child, that is a hard watch. Absolutely brilliant

Just watching it now. The custody unit has brought back unhappy memories of having to be the responsible adult for both of my sons. Very realistic apart from the long waits in real life.

[Alltrack]

croyde said:

stemll said:

lauda said:

kevinon said:

I've just started Adolescence - a 4 parter.

Amazing review (5* ) in the Guardian. I avoided any proper info, but with Stephen Graham as a lead actor, and producer I didn't need much persuading.

First episode is totally immersive. It was police procedural - but I don't think we'll be seeing car chases. All psychological, taut, emotional. Actors who play the lead detective and the boy hold their own with Steven Graham.

I'm totally invested.

I finished watching this today. I thought it was outstanding and some of the best tv I’ve watched in a long time.

Each episode is shot in real time as a continuous take (or at least seems to be). As a parent of kids of similar age to those in the show it made for compulsive but also terrifying viewing.

As a parent of a slightly older child, that is a hard watch. Absolutely brilliant

Just watching it now. The custody unit has brought back unhappy memories of having to be the responsible adult for both of my sons. Very realistic apart from the long waits in real life.

The first episode is the best bit of television I’ve seen in years.

[TGCOTF-dewey]

quigonjay said:

Never know whether to put Netflix films in here or the Films thread, anyway

The Electric State

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick



Starring Millie Bobby Brown/Chris Pratt and directed by the Russo brothers
Thought it was great entertainment, no doubt will get slated to hell as most Netflix films do but 7/10 from me

Best I could say about it was that it was inoffensive. I thought it was a waste of the IP to be honest. I have the book, and the film is nothing like it...simply uses some of the aesthetics.

The book is much darker and dystopian.

[StevieBee]

lauda said:

kevinon said:

I've just started Adolescence - a 4 parter.

Amazing review (5* ) in the Guardian. I avoided any proper info, but with Stephen Graham as a lead actor, and producer I didn't need much persuading.

First episode is totally immersive. It was police procedural - but I don't think we'll be seeing car chases. All psychological, taut, emotional. Actors who play the lead detective and the boy hold their own with Steven Graham.

I'm totally invested.

I finished watching this today. I thought it was outstanding and some of the best tv I’ve watched in a long time.

Each episode is shot in real time as a continuous take (or at least seems to be). As a parent of kids of similar age to those in the show it made for compulsive but also terrifying viewing.

It was. I've been reading how they did it.

Normally, when going for a single take effect, it's several scenes that are blended together using careful camera positioning and hidden cuts in the edit. But for Adolescence, each episode was genuinely shot as a single take.

The actors treated like they would a play.

Took ages to choreograph everything and required careful planning to keep crew out of shot but close enough to step in to set up the grips, take the camera from a drone to a gimbal to handheld. To make it easier, a lot of the crew were also extras. There's a scene when the van arrives at the DiY store and you see someone in the background with a trolley and some pipes and stuff - looking like they've bought something from the store. In fact, it's the bonnet mount for the camera that was attached to the van on the drive from the house. It was the only way they could get it out of the shot convincingly.

Each episode was shot 10 times!!

Amazing bit of work.