Indirectly asking for recommendations on what to watch.
1. FROM (got hooked during the second season. third season is being filmed now. feels reminiscent of LOST but with darker undertones. so far, a frustratingly few answers have been provided, but i’m really rooting for this mystery series. rich characters, great performances and a plot that leaves you trying to figure it all out for days after.)
2. The Killing (surprisingly intelligent cop drama with excellent character dev and great tension)
3. The Terror (first season - based off the 1845 arctic voyage in search of a viable northern passage shipping route and the ship’s subsequent abandonment after getting by stuck in the ice. the end jumps the shark a bit but the acting is excellent. the concept, environment and mood throughout is captivating.)
4. Nathan For You (loved The Rehearsal and The Curse too, but i don’t think he will ever top NFY. plus, he graduated with really good grades)
5. Mrs. Davis (a lucid acid trip down modernized mythology)
6. On Becoming a God in Central Florida (brilliant satire)
7. 12 Monkeys (2015 series. vibrant, gritty sci-fi)
8. The Bridge (original Danish version)
9. River (cerebral detective drama starring Stellan Skarsgard)
10. Waco / The Aftermath (absolutely love Michael Shannon in this respectful retelling of a highly controversial series of events that had a profound impact on american society)
11. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (hard to watch but such an important story. feels like a love letter from past to future generations)
forgot to include:
- The Chosen One (2023. subpar reviews but unique, cinematic and worth the watch imo)
- Midnight Mass
- Midnight Gospel
- The Jinx (an unexpected season 2 is now in production)
I really like FROM. I’m always worried about it getting canceled before they answer my questions!
FROM is the new LOST. it’s wonderful.
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Band of Brothers and Pacific
Well if you liked them remember there’s a new one by the same people; “Masters of the Air”.
It’s currently streaming somewhere (I myself fly the Jolly Roger, so idk where). There’s like one or two more episodes coming, we’re up to 8 or 9 by now.
Yes. Just started watching it and I think it’s just as good as the other two.
Star Trek TNG. I’m slowly watching DS9 but it’s not as fun
DS9 gets way better in the last few seasons, IMO. Worth sticking with it.
Couldn’t agree with this more. First few seasons they find their footing, but when they do they have some of the most incredible story lines and pay offs. It has become my favorite.
If you’re really struggling you can probably watch the episodes rated 7.0+ on IMDb in seasons 1 and 2 and still get a lot of what’s happening in season 3 and later, but you’ll definitely miss some backstory. Deep space nine being stationary generally did a good job with continuing characters and stories over time imo.
I’m on season 3 now
Season 3 is good. Season 4 is where it starts to hit home run after home run.
Moon. Extremely underrated Sci-fi movie
Vera. Excellent British detective show
The Owl House
Yeesssssssssssss
I’m still salty about that cancellation.
Sense8 is a total shitshow, and I love it!
That might be the best possible way to describe it
Into the Spiderverse is a perfect movie.
Pluto
Blue Eye Samurai
Oh and Guardians of the Galaxy I thought would be so stupid but really liked it.
After a LONG stretch of mediocre Star Wars content, I was burnt out on the franchise and had pretty much tuned out from new releases cuz they all sucked.
…saw people rave on and on about Andor, finally dove in expecting it to be more of the same half-assed shit we’d been getting for years leading up to it.
IT IS SO FUCKING GOOD!
Like holy shit, it felt so good to actually enjoy SW content again!
ONE WAY OUT! ONE WAY OUT!!
almost all of them
except the really bad ones, of course
Man, the bad one sucked.
I kinda liked that one, to be honest. But I wouldn’t recommend it to others, no.
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Brothers in Arms the Expanse
sound like a really cool show.
This. I have to tell everyone that I recommend this show to to power through the first few episodes as it is not a noir space crime drama that is appears to be when following around some random detective on a space station.
The Expanse, people keeps recommending it and I kept ignoring it thinking it was the Extant. I hope it gets picked up again.
This for sure.
I kept putting it off, then watched it all in one go when I finally managed to get through the 1 and 2nd episodes i think.
Just finished the last season of For All Mankind yesterday and it can be seen as a sort of prequel to The Expanse.
Yeah, by Season 4 of FAM I was definitely thinking the same thing.
But also, very, very good show in its own right.
The actor who played Alex Kamal was fired for being a creep I think, so I doubt it’ll come back. But there are more books to enjoy on wich the series ist bases.
They killed off the character and carried on without him.
They made a season without him. For the last three books they could just recast everyone, they’re set 30 years after what was covered by the show.
Well they killed off Alex in the TV version. And he honestly doesn’t have a particular big role in the final arc. So they could just give his little arc with his family to someone else.
Dr Who
Before I watched the “New Who” episodes on the stern recommendation of an obsessed girl friend, I was extremely reluctant.
I just saw more and more friends and aquatences go into watching the series, normal as one can be.
Them, they watched the series on Netflix.
It changed them, giving them an almost unhealthy level obsessed obsession with the show.
I too had the same change, but on a much less level than some.
The Wire. Everyone always ranted and raved about it. And I was like “no way it’s that good”.
It’s better.
Yessss, I am rewatching it right now and it’s been long enough that I can’t believe how good it is… again.
Hell yeah dude. Enjoy!
