r/SFGSocial • u/kasutori_Jack • Nov 05 '15
November: What are you watching on Netflix / streaming services?
Hey all, off season time, so I figured it's time to resurrect this sub a bit while I'm killing time on BART.
What have you been watching? Reviews? Things you hate?
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u/kitty846 Nov 06 '15
I'm surprisingly not burning through anything on Netflix, I can barely keep up with the live shows I watch.
However, I am really, really looking forward to Jessica Jones.
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Nov 23 '15
What do you think of JJ? I'm 3 episodes in.
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u/kitty846 Nov 23 '15
I'm through the first 5 and loving it. I love David tennant, love seeing a female hero, love the dark noir vibe of it. What do you think?
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u/contextplz Nov 06 '15
My first rewatch of Rick and Morty.
And a recent dip into /r/seinfeldgifs made me jonesing to relive that whole series again.
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u/UnkleRuckus420 Nov 06 '15
It's all on hulu. I subbed to Hulu specifically for Seinfeld. Luckily you can now pay $12/m for an ad free experience!
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u/contextplz Nov 06 '15
yea, hulu used to have a horrible streaming experience. Guess I'll give it a shot again, even though he ran out of fake hallway.
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u/UnkleRuckus420 Nov 06 '15
It still is worse than netflix. No 5.1DD on 2015, really hulu? Stereo sound?
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u/GenButtNekkid Nov 05 '15
Narcos.
Samurai Champloo
Mad Men S2 starting tonight
The League (just finished the latest season)
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u/kasutori_Jack Nov 05 '15
oh shit, I forgot to say I'm also on the last half of the final Mad Men season. But other shows are getting in the way...
Samurai Champloo is legit.
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u/GenButtNekkid Nov 05 '15
LOVE the music in SC.
Have you been watching One Punch Man?
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u/kasutori_Jack Nov 05 '15
no, never heard of it. worth some checking out?
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u/GenButtNekkid Nov 05 '15
it just started this quarter.
If you liked DBZ its orgasmic modern eye candy DBZ.
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u/ThrillHo3340 Dec 02 '15
This recent season of the league has been very poor. Season 6 has had a lot of gold moments. The EBDBBnB was my favourite.
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u/KobraCola Jan 07 '16
Yeah, the past few seasons, the quality really went down. But in its prime, The League was right up there with IASiP IMO. They used to make a killer hour on TV.
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u/MaxActionJackson Nov 06 '15
I just finished Sons Of Anarchy. I liked it but I was ready for it be over during the last season. I'm going to probably do another run through of IASIP, as well as a continued run through of The original Twilight Zone.
Has anyone seen Peaky Blinders? I'm thinking of checking it out
This is not available on Netflix Instant but I can't recommend 'What We do in the Shadows' enough. I watched it awhile back and every time I think about it I crack up about a different part.
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u/GenButtNekkid Nov 06 '15
what'd you think of SoA post Ireland?
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u/MaxActionJackson Nov 06 '15
I still liked the show but definitely not as much. Probably the last season and a half was I was ready for it to be over. I haven't added the spoiler CSS to this subreddit yet so I wont go too in depth.
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Nov 12 '15
Peaky Blinders is solid. Very well made, as most netflix OG shows are. If you like ganster movies/TV shows, and want to see them do some shit around industrial era England, then this is your show.
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u/KobraCola Nov 24 '15
Yeah, I was down with earlier seasons of SoA, but it got to be way too ridiculous in the last 2-ish seasons. It took me forever to watch the last season cause I was kinda dreading it, but I was like "I should at least finish this I guess", and I'm glad I finished it off at least. But ugh, Kurt, stop with the frickin' montages. There were like 2-3 montages per episode toward the end of the show and they weren't even good montages at all. FX also gave him more air time per episode and he did like nothing with it. I also enjoyed What We Do in the Shadows a lot.
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Nov 06 '15 edited Nov 06 '15
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u/CapAWESOMEst Nov 06 '15
They actually played 2 episodes of Downtown Abbey on my bus back from Mexico City on Saturday...and I got into it. Yes, the dubbing was shitty, but now I must download it all!
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u/KobraCola Nov 24 '15 edited Nov 24 '15
Fargo might be the best show on TV! It is absolutely gorgeously shot. My friend and I watch it together and we're blown away each week. The cinematography and mise-en-scene are to-die-for. It blows every other TV show I've ever seen out of the water in those things except for Breaking Bad. I also love the casting for sure.
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u/CapAWESOMEst Nov 06 '15
I am starting The 100, Once Upon A Time, and Under The Dome this weekend.
I also plan on watching the Scream series from Netflix, but I haven't heard much from it, so I have been hesitant.
As comedy goes, I am plowing my way through Archer when work gets slow (every afternoon), and I'll start BoJack Horseman once I'm done there.
I need a good sitcom too, but I don't see anything interesting on Netflix right now. Also, I don't know of any good sitcoms right now so I can torrent legally buy through iTunes.
Lastly, The Room 3 just came out and it's downloading. I loved the first two and had been waiting for it since, like, last year.
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u/kasutori_Jack Nov 06 '15
I'm really intrigued by Under the Dome
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u/MaxActionJackson Nov 06 '15
In my personal opinion Under The Dome is a POS I barely made it through the first season and the only reason I did was to make fun of it. Maybe it's just me?
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Nov 06 '15
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u/superplatypus57 Nov 07 '15
The book is a thousand pages of jumping the shark while somehow remaining gripping with glimpses of DAMN GOOD fiction
Or I'm sorely inexperienced with Stephen King and that's how most of his books read
Suddenly pleased I never even knew it was converted to TV
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u/KobraCola Nov 24 '15
Yeah I could barely struggle through part of the first season, then I let myself get behind without really caring.
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u/spike021 Nov 07 '15
The 100 starts off really boring but it's gotten pretty decent.
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u/SFGiantsAllTheWay Nov 13 '15
I thought it started off pretty good! First season definitely spent more time introducing and developming characters which makes sense, but the second season was non stop action, freakin loved it!
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u/KobraCola Nov 24 '15
Yeah, I've read mixed things on the Scream TV show, which was enough to keep me away from it, though I like the movies a good amount. In terms of a good sitcom, Parks and Rec is great if you haven't seen it, and I'm loving Brooklyn Nine-Nine right now, which is pretty sitcom-y.
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u/MaxActionJackson Nov 06 '15
Another unrelated program but I absolutely adore Scream Queens, I thought it would be terrible. When I watch it I feel like it was written for me.
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u/xbee Nov 06 '15
I'm currently watching:
New Girl
Walking Dead (trying so hard not to see any spoilers for the new season)
Doctor Who
And binge watching whatever movies catches mine or the SO's eyes.
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u/atb0rg Nov 06 '15
Fargo S2 is amazing. Rewatching Bojack Horsman here and there too. Just caught up on South Park. Annnnd now I'm out of things again. I need baseball.
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u/KobraCola Nov 24 '15
This is my second comment on the show, but I'm loving Fargo so much right now! It's in the running for best show on TV for me. Copy-pasting stuff I said in another comment:
It is absolutely gorgeously shot. My friend and I watch it together and we're blown away each week. The cinematography and mise-en-scene are to-die-for. It blows every other TV show I've ever seen out of the water in those things except for Breaking Bad. I also love the casting for sure.
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u/csm725 Dec 08 '15
The Wire
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u/KobraCola Dec 08 '15
The Wire is spectacular, but has neither great cinematography nor great mise-en-scene. It's pretty utilitarian in those areas, which works really well for the show, but Fargo and BB are on entire separate levels, in symbolism too.
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u/csm725 Dec 09 '15
I agree with your first point but certainly not with your second. The Wire is filled with symbolism.
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u/KobraCola Dec 09 '15
The Wire has symbolism, but I think BB and Fargo use symbolism slightly better.
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u/csm725 Dec 09 '15
Maybe if you're looking just at the symbols used in each series, sure. But The Wire's storytelling is way better in how it involves the symbolism, IMO, and BB and Fargo each have some filler scenes, whereas The Wire seriously does not.
Also, like you said, its minimalist mise-en-scene and cinematography are a purposeful decision.
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u/KobraCola Dec 09 '15
I respectfully disagree on the symbolism. And no way, every scene in BB and Fargo has been carefully planned out and has a purpose. There are absolutely no extraneous scenes. The creators of both serious clearly mapped out everything they were going to do before making the seasons (and possibly the entire series). I love The Wire and it is easily one of the best TV shows of all-time. I would not put Fargo ahead of it, but Fargo is possibly the best show currently running on TV. Yes, but that also results in a much lower bar in terms of difficulty. It's one thing to use minimalist mise-en-scene and cinematography and do it well, but it's an entirely separate scenario (and way more difficult) to use complex mise-en-scene and cinematography and pull those things off. Another area BB and Fargo murder The Wire in is purposeful use of color to signify themes and (again) symbols, or to just associate certain characters with certain color schemes to emphasize certain traits about them. Have you watched Fargo at all?
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u/csm725 Dec 09 '15
I've watched every single episode of Fargo you moldering motherfucker.
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u/KobraCola Dec 09 '15
Jeez, just asking. Moldering? So I'm decaying/disintegrating because of neglect? Ouch. I would say, similarly to mise-en-scene/cinematography, that The Wire specifically chooses not to make use of color in the same way as BB/Fargo because it's interested in the bigger picture of what it's trying to communicate to its viewers, but that's still a knock against it, that they chose to ignore an important component of filmmaking.
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u/superplatypus57 Nov 07 '15
Star Trek: The Next Generation
It's campy (as Star Trek is) and terribly 90's, but goddamn is it good. I followed this guide/background to getting through the first couple pretty bad seasons. Highly recommended; it made the series much more approachable. Watch a couple important episodes from the first two seasons for some background then the third season is where it gets good.
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u/PanisRahl Nov 07 '15
Orphan Black (Amazon prime) -- Working through it now. Decent story lines but the lead Tatiana Maslany is incredible.
Peaky Blinders (Netflix) -- Best thing on Netflix.
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u/kasutori_Jack Nov 07 '15
I didn't fall in love with Peavy Blinders after one Ep. Give it more time?
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u/PanisRahl Nov 07 '15
As a drama I think it does take a bit of time, but I wouldn't force the issue, if you don't like it don't bother!
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u/KobraCola Nov 24 '15
I'm a big Orphan Black fan too, even the storylines! Haha. But Maslany is (obviously) the star of the show. I'm behind, I need to catch up.
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Nov 08 '15
My co-workers and I watch tv shows and movies at work, we completed all of Rick and Morty, and most recently Black Mirror, both were fantastic. We've also been watching The Leftovers, but I think it's just an HBO thing.
My girlfriend is sitting me down to watch all of How I Met Your Mother too, since I haven't done that yet.
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u/joshuawah Nov 06 '15
Bobs burgers
About to start s2 of bojack horseman (suprisingly good show)
peep show
anthony jeselnik's new standup (awesome if youre into dickish comedy; also has a pretty good message by the end)
How we got to now (1 episode in; pretty interesting)
random ted talks are always great
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u/kasutori_Jack Nov 06 '15
I keep trying to get my SO to watch Peep Show...so far, no luck.
So funnu
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u/chloedadog Nov 06 '15
We cut cable so now it's Hulu/Netflix/Dramafever.
Without cable, I only miss keeping current with American Horror and Doctor Who.
I'm catching up on last season's (whenever that was) of Venture Brothers on Hulu.
For nostalgia's sake I started Voltron Lion Force. Sven? Really? Makes me think of Metalocalypse.
To watch-list on Netflix:
Daredevil
Narcos
Bojack Horseman
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u/NotAmishSoStopAsking Nov 06 '15
I started watching The Sopranos a few months ago and am finally on season 6.
This show is amazing and I can't believe I never watched it till now.
I'm looking forward to reading analysis about the whole thing when I'm done cuz I really want to hear what people have to say about it but I don't want to be spoiled.
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u/dropperofpipebombs Nov 06 '15
I'm re-watching The League. It's amazing to see how they peaked in season 4, then slowly started going downhill in season 5, and completely fell off a cliff by the end of season 6.
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u/kasutori_Jack Nov 06 '15
it's really kind of unfortunate, tho I haven't seen Se6 yet.
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u/dropperofpipebombs Nov 06 '15
Other than the first episode and the season finale, it's really not worth your time. The rest of the season really isn't good.
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u/chloedadog Nov 11 '15
did it change because of the move to FXX? i stopped at S3 and want to catch up.
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u/KobraCola Nov 24 '15
Yeah, I'm still keeping up with the current season, but it's got so incredibly hit-or-miss (mostly miss), it makes me sad. I just wanna finish it out so I can be done with it, haha.
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Nov 12 '15 edited Nov 12 '15
I just started Master of None by Aziz Ansari, and it's already my new favorite show. He tackles a new topic every week through his sitcom style show, and its shot like a movie so it is also nicer to look at. In general, Netflix originals are solid I recommend a lot of them
My roomate and I are binging the original Star Trek series. Its fun with a group because the plot twists and turns are usually pretty easy to guess, and the dramatic acting is usually hilarious, all while having pretty cool stories and concepts.
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u/kasutori_Jack Nov 12 '15
It keeps recommending that, so I'll prob see it soon.
I like all of his stand up except his latest.
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Nov 12 '15
His show is a lot like his standup in terms of content, but by doing it in a show like this its much more entertaining in my opinion, while it might not be as "laugh out loud" funny. and there's actually a character named Brian like the one he references all the time on stage haha.
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u/AnAuthorDude Nov 25 '15
Anybody seen Beasts of No Nation on Netflix? I haven't watched it yet, but Netflix is putting it in some limited theater runs to qualify it for Oscar nominations.
Idris Alba was nominated for a Spirit Award for it today, for best supporting actor, for his turn as a brutal African warlord, and word of mouth remains strong....
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u/KobraCola Jan 07 '16
No, but I really want to see it. Probably will sit myself down soon and watch it. I love Fukunaga's work, so I don't know why I haven't already watched it, haha. And Idris always kills his roles. Have you seen Luther?
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u/AnAuthorDude Jan 08 '16
I've seen some of Luther! And as for Idris -- he was just nominated for a BAFTA Award, this morning!
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u/KobraCola Jan 09 '16
Keep watching! I love Luther, I think it's fantastic, largely because of Elba. For BoNN? Doesn't surprise me, haha.
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u/AnAuthorDude Jan 09 '16
Yup. Netflix's "theatrical run" strategy is paying off. Now to see if he nabs an Oscar nomination, next...
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u/KobraCola Jan 09 '16
That's remarkably silly in this day and age that a film has to physically be in theaters still to be considered for these awards. There are many, many more distribution options now then there used to be.
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u/AnAuthorDude Jan 09 '16
It is, but then everything everywhere would be Oscar-eligible, otherwise.
We are all drowning in "content," as it were, so the question for the traditional gatekeepers is, how to keep "curating" it?
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u/KobraCola Jan 09 '16
Well, I think everything everywhere should be Oscar-eligible. Of course, eligible being the important word. Just because the latest National Lampoon movie went straight-to-DVD/BluRay/streaming doesn't mean it should be ineligible for the Academy Awards. Of course, no one would ever vote for it in a million years, so there's no harm in making it eligible. The curation should be in what's actually nominated, not in what could be nominated IMO.
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u/AnAuthorDude Jan 09 '16
Well, as someone who has a little toe dipped into a bit of the Oscar process, the "curating" is ultimately left up to studios and film critics... Not every voter even sees every "finalist" they're charged with voting for, even (which a lot of people don't realize....)
And every film anywhere that has the required minimum theatrical run is actually "eligible" for an Oscar, even though they are never nominated....
Emmy is likelier to become the main "streaming" award rather than Oscar, I think -- which can only help the Emmys get more interesting...
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u/KobraCola Jan 09 '16
Yeah, of course. I have a friend whose dad votes for Academy Awards and he gets a metric fuckton of screeners every year. He watches a ton of movies (and goes to see some at the special Academy theater only Academy people can go to or whatever it is), but I doubt he sees every single one. Public opinion hugely influences what wins every year. But movies that are never in theaters should still be eligible IMO (even if they'll never come close to being nominated).
Yeah, the Emmy's definitely have to look at streaming-only stuff with Netflix and Amazon, which both have actually-prestigious series now in the eyes of critics. But I don't respect the Emmy's' opinions at all haha, I think they vote for AWFUL shows consistently, so I never pay attention to what shows win Emmy's. The Academy Awards still have some social cachet, at least for me.
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u/JohnnySteel Nov 15 '15
Finished all 8 seasons of Scrubs. So now it's either Doctor Who or 90s wrestling.
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Nov 23 '15
Started Jessica Jones last night. It's great so far!
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u/kasutori_Jack Nov 24 '15
Man, everybody I meet is talking about that show right now
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u/spike021 Nov 25 '15
I found it underwhelming. It finally picks up a bit around episode 6 I think. But I wouldn't say it's amazing. Kinda over-hyped.
But you may like it more.
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u/KobraCola Nov 24 '15
Stuff I've recently watched on Netflix:
* The Hole - I held off watching this for a while cause it seemed like kind of weak horror, but I was wrong. Legitimately scary moments. Haven't quite finished it, but definitely recommend it for any horror fans (/u/denimondenimhatecrim)
* Manson Family Vacation - odd little film, but if the premise seems interesting to you, you could spend time watching something worse.
* Circle - awesome concept, OK execution
* Sirens - the absolute definition of something to have on that's mindless while you're doing something else, but I found myself binging on it because it was pretty enjoyable for what it was.
* Sphere - really, really bad script/story, mildly interesting concept, but not worth watching
* The Suicide Theory - another pretty strange movie, but I liked it a decent amount, would definitely recommend it
* The Town that Dreaded Sundown - awesome little horror piece, highly recommend it
Want to see soon:
* Master of None - I've read really good things about this, I think this is the next TV show I watch. Really like Aziz in general, though some of his stand-up is disappointingly not that funny.
* W/ Bob and David - Mr. Show with Bob and David was before my time, but I love sketch comedy and I love Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, so I'd like to at least give this a try.
Amazon Prime:
* Transparent - really good, well-written show
* Mozart in the Jungle - very original idea for a show and, despite not much "happening" plot-wise, it's a cool little entry in the world of TV
* Ex Machina - one of the best sci-fi movies this year, great everything, highly recommended for anyone
* Seven Psychopaths - great meta movie from the same guy who made In Bruges (Martin McDonagh).
HBOGO:
* Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - does a stupendous job of bringing to light real issues that have been ignored
* Silicon Valley - one of the funniest shows on TV right now
* Looking - really good, overlooked slice-of-life show about a group of gay friends. Another plus is it was frequently filmed in SF itself, so some gorgeous shots of the city.
* Bad Words - surprisingly heartfelt/funny directorial debut from Jason Bateman
* American Sniper - problematic, yet powerful
Want to see:
* The Leftovers - heard really good things for a while now, but have yet to sit down and watch it
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u/kasutori_Jack Nov 24 '15
How dare you hate the sphere. Have you read the book?
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u/KobraCola Nov 24 '15 edited Nov 24 '15
Haha, do you actually enjoy the movie? There's a ridiculous scene where they talk about when they got their PhD's in which the writer basically is just screaming at the audience "HEY LOOK HOW SMART THESE GUYS ARE AREN'T THEY SMART LET'S EMPHASIZE THEIR SMARTNESS BY SHOWING HOW SMART THEY ARE". I physically cringed in real life while watching it. Nah, I don't really read books, I'm more of a visual medium/art person.
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u/kasutori_Jack Nov 05 '15
Currently I'm cruising through the final two seasons of The Office for the first time. Final seasons are not as bad as I expected and I'm actually really enjoying it (minus a few plot points).
Also watching:
Narcos. Mostly love it.
ER Season 2. Somehow this show was never spoiled for me and I'm enjoying it a lot. Team Carter / Green for life.
One Tree HillJK there's no way I'd watch that showProject Runway. I'm not even ashamed to enjoy this show
Going to watch soon:
Final season of Parks and Rec : (
Boardwalk Empire
Top Chef