Netflix shows

[colls]

Netflix seems to be creating so many original shows now that I can't keep up. Some have become wildly popular (Stranger Things?) and others are quiet gems (Longmire?). There's also a ton of Marvel tie-ins that I always have a hard time keeping straight.

A couple days ago, Huffington Post decided to Rank The Best Shows On Netflix You Can Stream Right Now

- What shows do you follow?
- What's in your queue?
- Which shows look interesting, if you had Netflix?

Comments

[colls]

This post is brought to you by the fact that I'm behind in watching both Stranger Things and Longmire. So far behind that I'm not even in the current season.
*sigh*

But SO MANY interesting looking shows are cropping up. Has anyone watched Alias Grace?

[shadowkat]

LOL! I'm in the same boat regarding Longmire...although will state that I'm only behind by a season on Stranger Things. Been saving them for the Thanksgiving Holiday - perfect time for television binge-watching on netflix.

[china_shop]

I've just got Netflix, so right now everything I watch is via that (except the Kdramas).

Watched Stranger Things s2 last week, now catching up on Star Trek Discovery and season 2 of The Good Place (much better than season 1, imo). Also have You Me Her, The 100, and Stranger (with Doona Bae) in my queue.

I've heard good things about GLOW, but I don't know if it's available on NZ Netflix. *checks* It is! *adds to list*

[kore]

Oh yeah we've also been watching Star Trek! at the Disco (I will cling to that joke til I die), altho it's not on Netflix here for once and is everywhere else, which is greatly amusing all my friends outside the US.

[colls]

Star Trek Discovery!!!! <33333
I'm a few episodes behind and forget that it's a Netflix show for a lot of people. (LOL)

I've heard good things about The Good Place. I may have to consider adding it to my queue.

[kore]

I really want to see Alias Grace -- I loved the book, and loved the Hulu Handmaid's Tale adaptation too. We tried out the Punisher and noped out after about three episodes. Mindhunter, total nightmare fuel, no thank you. I think if I tried to watch Bojack Horseman my psyche would implode. Unlike everyone else I know I'm not interested in Stranger Things*. She's Gotta Have it has gotten some good reviews, and Master of None is always good. For some reason I went slightly off Maria Bamford's show after loving her standup. I totally need to see The Get Down and finish Sense8.

We did watch out of total eh-it's-on not-quite-curiosity the Manhunt: Unabomber Discovery miniseries, which turned out to be surprisingly good and very character-driven. Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington were excellent. There was a little too much of "this ONE man helped catch the killer," when in reality it's always a web of less famous law enforcement, but that's typical of shows/movies/books about long complex investigations.

For people who hadn't seen them yet I'd highly recommend Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. Defenders was very patchy (someone just lock Finn Jones in a basement and recast him NOW) but had some very good parts, especially Simone Missick (Misty Knight), Jessica Henwick (Colleen Wing) and of course Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple). Netflix was teasing me with some possible Daughters of the Dragon action in Iron Fist S2.


*possibly because I was alive in the eighties, am not at all nostalgic for the eighties, and view the manufactured nostalgia for a simulacrum of the eighties with all the same horror I witnessed the Boomers making a secular temple of their youthful experiences in the sixties, in the eighties. In 1988 Newsweek's most famous cover was about the 1968 protests. If I were in a better mood I might find my living AGAIN through a craze of fake nostalgia sort of funny, but I haven't had enough coffee. Meanwhile the nineties have dropped off the face of the earth ("It was all grunge! Just watch Singles!").

[colls]

I don't have Hulu, so haven't seen the Handmaid's Tale yet. I'm hoping it'll be made available in some other way soon? But loved the book and definitely have Alias Grace in my queue.

I'm really not interested in the Punisher, I watch some of the Marvel shows sporadically but if I pick any of them back up again I think it'd be Jessica Jones. What was the reason you chose to stop watching?

I was a kid in the 80's, too! I actually found some of the 80's references amusing, but didn't find it added to or detracted from the show for me.

[mfirefly10]

I agree with everything you said about the Netflix Marvel shows. Jessica Jones and Luke Cage are the best of the bunch and I'm desperate for more Claire/Colleen/Misty interaction.

[st_aurafina]

possibly because I was alive in the eighties, am not at all nostalgic for the eighties

So interesting and weird because I was alive (and that age) in the eighties, and I find the nostalgia in Stranger Things super fascinating. I wonder if it's because I have that slight distance from the specifics of the Stranger Things kids, not being from the US? It's like being nostalgic for media culture of the eighties, not the actual eighties that I remember...

But nineties nostalgia I just can't do. Tried to listen to a nineties channel and completely lost my shit over it. So weird.

[graculus]

I'm currently a couple of episodes away from the end of Mindhunter and have been pleasantly surprised by how much I've enjoyed it - not only is Jonathon Groff pretty convincing (unexpectedly), there's also a significant amount of screentime for Anna Torv, who has been criminally under-employed since Fringe finished.

I've also ended up starting a Fringe rewatch as a result and just finished season 1...

Other than that, I got bored with Master of None midway through season 2, I don't think the writing is as good as the first season.

Apparently The Good Place just got picked up for a 3rd season? So I'm happy about that, even if we have to wait till January for new episodes.

[colls]

Anna Torv?!?!
I didn't realize she was in Mindhunter. Sign me up!

I just mentioned above that I might have to consider The Good Place - people seem to really enjoy that show.

[kore]

Anna Torv is so great! I heard she was the lead in an Australian thriller type series, altho I haven't worked out where to watch it yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_City_(TV_series)

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2R-DPhzfFY

[st_aurafina]

Anna Torv was so great!! And yeah, I'm considering a Fringe rewatch because of Mind Hunter. I miss Olivia Dunham.

[aryas_zehral]

I was impressed by Jonathan Groff. I thought it was such weird casting but actually he's been so good in it.

I liked Mindhunter but I couldn't binge it. A couple of episodes in and my head needed a break and then a few days later when I was in the mood I could watch some more.

Fringe rewatch sounds like an awesome idea. Wonder if I should see if anyone is still round at that fringe comm I started a bajillion years ago?

[mfirefly10]

- What shows do you follow?

Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Defenders, Sense8 (though that got canceled), Stranger Things, Santa Clarita Diet...I'm sure I'm forgetting some...


- What's in your queue?

Alias Grace and Mindhunter

[st_aurafina]

How funny and underrated was Santa Clarita Diet? I loved it! There's going to be a second series, thank goodness.

[yourlibrarian]

> What shows do you follow?

There's some stuff I started on Netflix and then went to broadcast like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. I also began Jane the Virgin which seemed fun but we only got through a few episodes before having to break for returning shows on the DVR. So just throwing out a few things we came to on Netflix which includes Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, and Death in Paradise.

We've also been watching House of Cards and Stranger Things, but I haven't seen S2 yet because we're very behind on joint viewing and as result our DVR is very full so we're trying to keep that manageable. Hopefully this coming weekend we'll have more time to do a bit of catch up.

I just finished watching Alias Grace which I thought was quite interesting.

> What's in your queue?

Good question -- why does Netflix not put your queue at the top? I'm forever scrolling trying to find it. I'm not even sure what's on it. I have a DVD queue of over 100 titles but most of that is movies. I do want to try The Good Wife.

[kore]

Dammit, everyone keeps telling me Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries is really good, and I keep forgetting it. Top of the Lake is also supposed to be good. I haven't even finished Orphan Black or The 100!

[glitteryv]

- What shows do you follow?

Most of the Marvel shows (with Jessica Jones edging out Luke Cage by almost nothing.) Yes, this meant I sat through the :-/ that was Iron Fist.

Sense8 and the under-watched The Get Down.

I've felt some hardcore hype backlash about the super popular Stranger Things (I'm not someone who is deeply nostalgic. Also, I grew up in the 80s so watching what seems to be a remixed version of 80s media makes me go meeeeeh.)

Aside from that I tend to side-eye and avoid The Crown since there's really nothing about that specific period in Royal history that really pings me.

- What's in your queue?

Mindhunter, Paranoid (a British crime drama), Versailles (exactly what it sounds like), and a lot of K-dramas. And random movies.

- Which shows look interesting, if you had Netflix?

Alias Grace. I'm in the fence about The Punisher, tho.

[kore]

I've felt some hardcore hype backlash about the super popular Stranger Things (I'm not someone who is deeply nostalgic. Also, I grew up in the 80s so watching what seems to be a remixed version of 80s media makes me go meeeeeh.)

We need to form a club. A tiny, grumpy club. I'm sure there are at least three other people out there who don't like the show.

[shadowkat]

What shows do you follow? : The Crown, Stranger Things, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Longmire, Sense8, Wyonna Earp (well I watched it on it at any rate), Gilmore Girls (re-watch), The Great British Bake-Off (re-watch),

What's in your queue? Stranger Things S2, The Crown S2, Sense8 Series Finale (2018), Longmire, Grace & Frankie S2-3

Which shows look interesting, if you had Netflix? Alias Grace, Lady Dynamite, The OA, Mindhunter...but may be too focused on serial killers for my taste...

[colls]

I'm looking forward to the Sense8 finale. Sad that it was canceled, but I'm so glad they were able to create some sort of conclusion.

[st_aurafina]

Aussie netflix is a bit different to the US, but here's me:

What shows do you follow?
All the Marvel series The Good Place, Stranger Things 2, Wynonna Earp, Santa Clarita Diet
Mindhunters (that was a surprise for me, but I really enjoyed it)
Lucifer (just finishing up S1)
Shetland (aka Scottish Murders, new episodes are sure to pop up one day)
Free Rein (this adorable and ridiculous BBC kids drama about ponies filling the Dance Academy gap in my life)
The Expanse,
Anne with an E
Star Trek Disco!

What's in your queue?
Brooklyn 99 (we just got s4)
Riverdale S2
Lomgmire (but I'm not sure if I'm going to watch it? Ee, it got very dark)
Shadow Hunters (but really I'm waiting for someone to make me a Magnus Bane edit)
Maximum Ride (so addicted to YA shows)
Helix (the bad science keeps making me stop)
Orphan Black (need to watch the last season)
Glitch (Aussie back-from-the-dead type show, first two eps were promising)
Outlander (S2 onwards)

I watch a lot of tv in the middle of the night when I can't sleep...
the last few eps of Marco Polo (they got so grim!)

[colls]

THE EXPANSE!!!!!!!!! ♥

Season 1 of Wynnona Earp is on Netflix in the U.S. and I mainlined it a bit ago - quite a fun show!

[jo]

Currently, it's really only Riverdale that's in my queue. Netflix recommends loads of shows to me, but I've seen most of them already because I am too impatient to wait for them to appear eventually on Netflix -- so I torrent them. I do follow The Last Kingdom on Netflix, so waiting for the next season of that, ditto The Crown, but that's about it.

I am really not a fan of all the Marvel/superhero shows. Not sure why, they just don't really interest me much. I did slog my way through Jessica Jones because everyone said it was so good. It was OK. Zero interest in any of the others.

Loved Mindhunter. If you're a fan of police procedurals, the BBC series Line of Duty is superbly brilliant. Netflix Canada also has the original Danish-Swedish series The Bridge (Bron/Broen). So, so good (much better than the US remake). Looking forward to the next series of that.

[colls]

I saw a couple episodes on the U.S. version of The Bridge and thought the premise was interesting, but it didn't hold my interest. I've had my eye on the Swedish version for a while, I might have to see if it's still on U.S. Netflix.

The only Marvel shows I've watched are Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Jessica Jones and I never got around to finishing either one.

[mr_picard]

I'm watching Narcos at the moment. Loved the first two seasons, not sure yet what to make of the third!

[yabamena]

Ah, Netflix. My friend, my foe. My issue is I have all these shows in my queue to watch, but I just can't seem to find the time to binge like I want to.

I still need to watch a bunch of the popular shows: a majority of the Marvel shows (DareDevil S2, Luke Cage, The Defenders, and now The Punisher) as well as Stranger Things S2.

And the lesser known gems I'm aiming to peep: Ripper Street (I'm three seasons behind now argh!), Hotel Beau Sejour, and Wynonna Earp.

Oh, and Descendants of the Sun because I gotta get my kdrama in at some point.

[china_shop]

Oh, and Descendants of the Sun because I gotta get my kdrama in at some point.

This sent me haring off to Netflix. Alas, Descendants of the Sun isn't on NZ Netflix. (I have downloads, but I'd love to watch it all shiny and legit. ;-P )

[aryas_zehral]

I tend to binge watch things on Netflix which I'm not entirely sure helps when it comes to getting fandommy with them. Which is sad. That said shows I've watched and enjoyed on there had been

Stranger Things Season 1 and 2
Star Trek Disco
Mindhunter
Jessica Jones (love)
Daredevil (prefered season 1)
The Defenders

Started but not finished The Expanse
Started but not finished Sense8
Started but not finished Luke Cage
Started but not finished Iron Fist
I started some thing about an asteroid coming towards Earth and the rich arrogant white dude who plans to save us all but I can't remember what it's called and I wandered away from it so maybe I won't watch it.

I add lots of things to my queue but then never feel like actually watching them in favour of watching like Disco or Mock the Week or documentaries I've already seen again. Sometimes brain not want new, brain want familiar. :)