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Following last week's amazon prime thread, what's good to watch on there?
Have done James may stuff, grand tour etc plus the odd film, oh, and a Faroese drama, but there's got to be more?
Docs, crime drama, war films - any suggestions?
Reacher.
The Expanse.
The Boys.
The Death of Stalin.
Jack Ryan.
EDIT - The Man In The High Castle.
The above ones plus
Preacher
Hell on Wheels
Last Man on Earth
Black Sails
Vikings (first three series then pretend it ends there)
Vikings (first three series then pretend it ends there)
Plus one to ending at season 3
As said
Reacher
Vikings
The boys
Also see
Into the badlands
Hacks
Bosch
The expanse is terrible…..
Bosch & Bosch Legacy
Man in the high castle
Reacher
The Shield on Freevee
Patriot
Jack Ryan
Start up
Godless
Justified
The expanse is great...
Picard, a Star Trek spin off
Elementary, American Sherlock homes. Well set in the us, female Watson
The Amazing Mrs Maizel, probably very marmite but season 2 and 3 in particular had us in stitches
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Few things to crack on with there!
Paper Girls. It's absolutely brilliant, trust me and go with it.
Good rec's above, I'll just add.. if your into this kinda thing,
James May 'our man in Japan'
James May 'our man in Italy'
Eccentric travel documentaries but if you know James may you'll know what to expect, I found the japan one really interesting 😀
Also
'Travel man' - Richard Ayoade takes various comediens on awkward but funny city breaks.
I don't think they are new but if you like that sort of thing, there's plenty of episodes.
Oh and 'the spiders web'. A pretty mind blowing/depressing documentary about british capitalism.
Moonfall is worth a watch……. from a distance of at least 30ft, whilst in another room and preferably blindfolded wearing noise cancelling headphones.
Did anyone mention The Boys?
Seriously, don't miss that, it's the best thing they've done.
Man in the high castle is very watchable too.
Did anyone mention The Boys?
Seriously, don’t miss that, it’s the best thing they’ve done.
If you're into extremely dark twisted violent superhero stuff. I think it's probably the most twisted tv show I've ever seen.
Wayne.
Invincible.
Bone tomahawk.
Arctic.
Set up a watchlist of films you're interested in, then you can see when they flip from pay-per-view to free-to-view.
Wayne
Definitely this.
I quite enjoyed The Walking Dead, until I didn't.
If you’re into extremely dark twisted violent superhero stuff. I think it’s probably the most twisted tv show I’ve ever seen.
I'm struggling to get into The Boys, maybe because reading the first comic book (also free on Amazon Prime Reading!) spoilt it a bit.
However, as Funkmasterp mentioned, Preacher is fantastic. Messy, dark, (even more?) twisted, chaotic and fabulous. It's the only series where I've been impatient for the next season to arrive.
American Gods is in the same mold, but I didn't enjoy it so much (despite Ian McShane being predictably rogue-ish)
I quite enjoyed the first couple of seasons of Bosch, but lost interest
It's worth checking back every so often too. In my region they've just made the first three John Wick films available, so I'm catching up.
However, as Funkmasterp mentioned, Preacher is fantastic. Messy, dark, (even more?) twisted, chaotic and fabulous
I thought it started well but got lost along the way. Had some extremely funny stuff though.
First season was really good, second season got a bit vague, but the third season got better and better, and then finished really well. I was really glad they didn't try to keep on going.
Wayne is awesome. Reacher is worth watching just to experience terrible acting and a ridiculously simple storyline. It's awful.
Reacher is worth watching just to experience terrible acting and a ridiculously simple storyline. It’s awful.
Reacher is preposterously silly, it's meant to be. I thought it was entertaining because of the silliness. If you're looking for a prestige drama with believable plots and characters it's not what you want.
+1 for The Expense
Mr Robot (one of the best things I've watched in ages, IMO). Thriller/drama about a hacker trying to make the world a better place.
Have seen most of those mentioned above. It has to be said though that the quality of TV shows on Prime is utter pants compared to Netflix.
It has to be said though that the quality of TV shows on Prime is utter pants compared to Netflix.
Yep, a few good things but not in the same league.
Plus most stuff you seem to have to pay extra for...
As mentioned above many times, there's loads of good stuff, depending on your tastes, the expanse is something i watched for years and loved, same with man in the high castle and so on. Bosch is a really good detective drama based on the books, it's a pretty simple format and works for me. The Boys again is great, same with Preacher, think the one good thing about Amazon back a few years ago was they funded projects and didn't get involved too much, letting them do their job and not interfering.
They do a few decent new series, slow burners like Outer Range or Night Sky, again they are only one series old and working slowly, but both have stellar casts and interesting plots.
There's just loads of stuff available on there, i've tried others but not really got into them, like the wilds, nine perfect strangers, etc, they will be for a lot of folk, but i just get distracted way too easily and end up binning it for something else.
Plus most stuff you seem to have to pay extra for…
Yeah, that irks me no end. Are you a subscription service or a pay-as-you-go service? I'm damned if I'm paying twice over.
(I wanted to watch the World Origami Championships, even that was on paper-view...)
There's a doc originally broadcast on S4C called 47 Copa available on Prime. It's about the dragons back race where a bunch iof lunatics run up and down the mountains of Wales for a week. In Cymraeg, but with english subs. Well worth a watch IMO
Safety to Nome is worth a watch as well, it's about a race on the Idetarod trail.
There's a fair bit of stuff like that tucked away on prime. The main problem I find is that the search is complete bollocks and the 'stuff like this' reccomendations are crap.
All or Nothing: XXX
If XXX = is a sports team of interest to you. One currently being released weekly is the Arsenal one.
I liked it Cougar.
Yeah (not that 99% of Netflix stuff isn't garbage - it is - but it certainly has more good shows). Decent selection of older movies, I guess. Probably wouldn't bother paying for the telly if it were separate but I very much look on it as a freebie that comes with the delivery service 🤷♂️Have seen most of those mentioned above. It has to be said though that the quality of TV shows on Prime is utter pants compared to Netflix.
Having watched "The Boys" (probably my fave thing on any channel recently) the best thing about Prime for me is you can get Britbox pretty cheap for a few months! Can't believe I missed Upstart Crow the first time round 🤣
There is that new LOTR thing coming fairly soon I guess, although I fully expect that to be a bit shite!
I wouldn't pay for Prime just to get the telly, but I tend to get enough value out of the free delivery and the programmes are a bonus. There's enough good stuff to keep you occupied for a fair few evenings.
(I wanted to watch the World Origami Championships, even that was on paper-view…)
Bet you folded and paid up in the end.
Possibly worth noting the interface has got a lot less horrible in the update that's rolling out across devices at the moment. A lot more Netflix-like and finally you don't have the same thing listed separately as HD & UHD versions (I don't think). Still has the nasty mix of free / free-with-adverts / paid for content all mixed up together though as far as I can see.
There's not enough good stuff on either to justify long-term subscription. I tend to wait for something I actually want (The Boys, Better Call Saul), dip in to get that, and hoover up anything decent that's around at the same time (Godless). Cancelled Prime once the Boys finished, and Netflix will stop a week after the BCS finale. Life's too short to be ploughing through straight-to-video guff.
Bosch is a really good detective drama based on the books, it’s a pretty simple format and works for me.
Not only that, it has a couple of the producers from The Wire, and it shows - it's well-scripted, lean (not too baggy with exposition and filler episodes) etc.
Bet you folded and paid up in the end.
I considered it, but the price just increases.
Prime as an expat:
I can buy family presents and have them delivered easily (celebrations, birthdays, etc)
Prime Video is the only high quality streaming service open in the country i am currently living in (1080-4kUHD) All others require a VPN on which usually means 360-480p video quality, on a 55" TV.
Subtitles are a pain though. Mostly only English. Netflix has many others. We are expats and nationals here. Not everyone speaks English to a high enough level. Due to work this means hardly ever watching TV on my own. British TV is a culture window.
Im considering Britbox because there are series i want to watch, old series, and I know the quality may be low visually on my TV from that time period (The New Statesman, etc)
There’s not enough good stuff on either to justify long-term subscription. I tend to wait for something I actually want (The Boys, Better Call Saul), dip in to get that, and hoover up anything decent that’s around at the same time (Godless). Cancelled Prime once the Boys finished, and Netflix will stop a week after the BCS finale. Life’s too short to be ploughing through straight-to-video guff
I am taking this approach at the moment, having recently cancelled Netflix.
Currently I’m watching stuff available on Freevee - the free with adverts stuff on Prime. The adverts are far less obtrusive than on ITV!
Currently enjoying Sprung on there. A comedy drama about a group of people in the US released early from prison due to the Covid outbreak.
The Blacklist
Cheers for the heads up about Sprung. Enjoying it so far 😁
Goliath
This is Us.....thought it was pretty incredible.
Hacksaw Ridge is free to view on Prime at the moment.
Gonna throw this one in the ring that's not been mentioned but you'll either love it or hate it: The Marvellous Mrs Maisel...not a fan of her actual standup sequences but the set, costume etc are great. Loved it when they all went to the Catskills but that's a later season. Parents are brilliant, as is Susie her agent.
+1 for The Marvellous Mrs Maisel.
Absentia, The Mentalist and Supernatural are all more than binge-worthy.
+2 for Mrs Maisel
Last night we watched Everything Everywhere All At Once. Great film starring Michelle Yeoh.
13 Lives is worth a watch too.
New Lord of the rings series is off to a strong start... Very good so far.
Cheers for the heads up about Sprung. Enjoying it so far 😁
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Under no circumstances should you waste 90mimutes of your life on Moonfall.
It makes Independence Day look credible.
Agree with above
Hannah is currently seeming quite good.
The Recruit is pretty good.
Currently re-binging Person Of Interest on Freevee.
Hanna was quite good. Nice extension to the movie.
Not Jack Ryan or whatever the Tom Clancy thing is. Weak.
Edit. Probably in the thread already - The Peripheral. Enjoyed that.
Very much enjoying The Devils Hour, well creepy
Good to have an update (as the search and menu is terrible).
I've recently watched:
The Devil's Hour - Fantastic in more ways than one. Good twists and turns to keep you on your toes.
The Toll - Great British dark humour. A Welsh Fargo wannabe
The Little Things - Classic Denzel cop movie with a dark storyline
all recommended
Just watching The Rig. Spooky mystery thriller type thing on a fog bound rig off Scotland.
Hardly a must watch, but when you're sofa bound with a knackered ankle you can't be too choosy.
Prime has definitely been failing me lately (but we have it for deliveries etc) , may need to try a month on Netflix to see what new.
30 Rock is available on "freevee" on Prime now, with some not-too-intrusive adverts.
Quite possibly the funniest, cleverest sitcom ever.
never seen it for some reason, I really should get around to it!Quite possibly the funniest, cleverest sitcom ever.
Netflix definitely WAY better right now. There's a handful of interesting shows on Prime, but most of their new content is very play-it-safe, lowest common denominator stuff e.g. Jack Ryan. Disney has some great new content too, though.may need to try a month on Netflix to see what new.
Netflix definitely WAY better right now. There’s a handful of interesting shows on Prime, but most of their new content is very play-it-safe, lowest common denominator stuff e.g. Jack Ryan. Disney has some great new content too, though
agreed. Disney I think is the current best value one. Followed by Netflix (Witcher and Wednesday were real fun).
Prime is tricky because like others I see it as a bonus on top of delivery. Plus it is fairly polarised - some brilliant things like Mr Robot, The Peripheral; some interesting stuff like Night Sky; some popular stuff like LOTRROP; and then the rest.
AppleTV+ has some gems, but if it weren’t for Family iCloud I’d likely not have it.
Iron Sky, The Coming Race.
Quite possibly the funniest, cleverest sitcom ever.
Sorry, but that's Curb Your Enthusiasm not 30 Rock, although it is good
Not watched Prime in ages since we got a Discovery+ subscription…. ABSOLUTELY ADDICTED to Alaskan Bush People!
Anyone seen "Fall" on Prime?? Any good?
The Boys then cancel
Have done with Prime so trying out iPlayer, 4OD etc.
Just finished, on BBC iPlayer, Series 1 of Happy Valley, really good👍
I started watching The Boys then it got insanely mindlessly violent and lost interest!
Literally had no ideas when that guy was just going to zap people in two with his eyes… it was just a bit far fetched for me.
Much rather watch Peep Show - who wouldn’t!
Started watching The Rig tonight. Hoping it's not going to be as dreary as the last couple of things I started on Netflix.
Before that spent a very pleasant couple of hours watching music videos through YT music with one of my sons who has similarly loud tastes while Mrs gd and the other son were out. Actually a much better way to waste an evening than most of the TV we've watched this week.
So many things people mention, like The Blacklist I was watching ages ago on one of the Sky channels.
The only thing I made a point of signing up for was The Periferal, now season one has finished, I’m cancelling, but I’ll sign up again for season two. I don’t buy enough stuff from Amazon to justify forking out for Prime, and I just don’t have the time or inclination to watch hours of telly - I’ve got entire seasons of stuff already recorded that I haven’t watched yet.
I started watching The Boys then it got insanely mindlessly violent and lost interest!
It's definitely not for you then.
The Peripheral was good, although I don't really understand what happened.
The Recruit is pretty good.
Agreed. Binge watched it over a few evenings last week...though it's on Netflix not Prime if anyone else is looking out for it. It sort of morphed from a comedy about a dysfunctional CIA into a more regular spy/action thriller...
The Recruit is pretty good.
Yes, it's better than I expected. Utterly stupid comedy/thriller, I think having a likeable cast made the difference.
Sorry, but that’s Curb Your Enthusiasm not 30 Rock, although it is good
We may have to agree to differ on that one, though I drifted away from Curb about 15 years ago I think.
Which streaming service is it on?
Another vote for Hanna. A few ep's into S1 at the moment and enjoying it
I quite enjoyed Tales from the Loop. Sci-Fi based influenced by the artwork of Simon Stålenhag. It's mostly quite gentle by modern standards.
Hunters season 2 next Friday (13th) Enjoyed S1 afew years ago.
I liked tales from the loop.. slow sci-fi with a story you had to concentrate on.
hanna is bloody brilliant
handmaids tale.. epic but hard going
want to try peripheral
Jack ryan might be another…
I really can't get into peripheral.. I can't get through the first episode without switching to something else... it's just got too much of a dull generic american teeny bopper drama vibe to it.
The Rig is worth a watch in a lot of ways, but let down by some poorly written characters.
I'll have a go at tales from the loop, it might be my thing... I've avoided Hanna as I assume it's a crappy spin off from the film/ she's like an assasin or something?
I’ve avoided Hanna as I assume it’s a crappy spin off from the film/ she’s like an assasin or something?
I've run out of Hannahs! 😭😭😭
I loved it.
What next?