Streaming recommendations (including Netflix)

Just finished Rivals on Disney+. Great fun, really looking forward to the next series :⁠-⁠)

Rivals was fantastic!

On a completely different note we watched the first episode of Lockerbie on Sky. It’s pretty horrific, as you can imagine but excellently done.

We’re about 3/4 of the way through Mr & Mrs Smith on Prime. Not sure what to think tbh – it started well, really interesting premise, but as the series has gone on it’s got further and further from the “best TV of 2024!!/ Must Watch This!!” write-ups I’ve seen. Good to see Wagner Moura pop up, but frankly that episode is where it starts to go downhill. Will finish it, but with reduced expectations.

Also into the latest Shetland. Interesting one, coming together quite nicely (we’re at episode 4 of 6)

Also into the latest Shetland. Interesting one, coming together quite nicely

Do I understand that you are watching Shetland for some reason other than the scenery ?  Interesting.

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Just seen this. You really didn’t realise I was joking?? kinell.

Bullet Train is on All 4 another couple of weeks and is worth a watch for fun escapism.

Very Guy Ritchie-esque but not in an annoying way.

Any Netflix/Prime recommendations after this for People Who Like This Sort Of Thing?

The Gentlemen? Going older, maybe Killing Eve?
Still not watched it myself, Barry is meant to be very good in the slightly comedic + hitman/assassin genre.

Still not watched it myself, Barry is meant to be very good in the slightly comedic + hitman/assassin genre.

It’s really good, but even when I had Sky I could never seem to find it (it’s a HBO show).

Maybe one day I’ll pay to watch S2 and onward.

Up to episode 5 of Black Doves, enjoying it so far but not exactly sure how to approach it.

It seems to be taking itself quite seriously but that requires some suspension of disbelief… around episode 3-4 I started treating it as “light-hearted fun, don’t take it too seriously” instead which seems to work better but makes parts seem overly serious…  The best way to enjoy this is by not thinking into it too much!

Helen seems odd, competent in some areas and terrible and well out of her depth in others (she’s a terrible liar especially when put on the spot). Not entirely sure if this is intended or not – it kinda makes sense in context of the story and her background.

Loving all the scenes with the female assassins though. Sam/Ben’s expressions after some of their comments just finishes it off perfectly.

Penguin showed promise but I’m struggling to stick with it, its all gone a bit Channel 5 Saturday teatime.

Any Netflix/Prime recommendations after this for People Who Like This Sort Of Thing?

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The Gentlemen was a lot better than I was expecting, that said, I was, however, not expecting much.

Currently watching The Rig, which is reasonable (if a bit generic) sci-fi fare.

Also watching second series of Devil’s Hour. The first was a decent enough mystery (with a side order of ghosty sci fi fantasy elements). So far so reasonable.

Just watched first episode of silent witness 28(!) cos it’s January. All the folks fretting about plot holes in Black Doves etc would sh1t the bed. SW was awful. Hopefully the second episode sees the series shoot itself in some assisted dieing twist and it’s done