Streaming recommendations (including Netflix)

If you’ve enjoyed Wayne and have a Twitter account, give a shout to @Simms2673 @PrimeVideo saying we want series 2!
(Commissioning is still in doubt, though the writer has it ready to go)

(and @WayneonPrime 🙂 )

Just started Wayne last night from this thread

Thank you, it’s awesome!

For some MTB content I sat through ‘magnetic’ last night

It’s stunning visually and covers big wave surfing, MTB, kite surfing, skiing and wind surfing

I was only arsed about surfing and MTB

The surfing covers Nazare and teachupo (sp) pretty amazing footage from the last ‘big wednesday’ at Nazare. Notable from when a Tahitian surfer almost dies, on film, then runs off to catch another monster wave when he’s got his breath back

The MtB footage is some French trials riders on ebikes hooning around Sameons. Looks great though

Mightily fkd off when Prime suddenly removed The Americans from the free to me list, i hate that by the way, its not frigging free is it!! but i was up to series 5 and absolutely loving it. at least Netflix give you warning when they plan to remove stuff… anyway led me to return to Fargo. id given up on season 3 early on. finished that now, great stuff, nice amount of weird, loved the Thaddeus flash back episode!! theres a fourth season already in the universe. hopefully NF will get hold of it soon?

Sherpa is great too.

Wayne. enjoyed the pilot, didnt last much longer.

basically an American remake of ‘End of the F**king World’ but nowhere near as good.

basically an American remake of ‘End of the F**king World’

Incorrect. But there’s always one 😆

I’ll bet he can’t dance as well as Wayne and that’s why he’s slagging it off.

Jesus! Alice in Borderland is pretty **** up and weird.

Wayne was a great recommendation 👍

Just started watching Thunder Force. I can only imagine the creators watched The Boys and thought what a great premise, only let’s remake it without any of the comedy, edge, plot, dialogue, interest engaging characters and originality.

Can’t see me watching it any further.

Recommended however, and mentioned up there 👆 Sherpa is a great watch

Just started watching Thunder Force.

Worst thing I’ve seen for ages,

Sherpa is great too.

Watched it tonight. It triggered me as I haven’t ranted at TV like that for quite a long while. And I’ll never forget the sight of a Sherpa’s broken body being ‘rescued’, swinging from the helicopter’s winch-cable, carried away like litter.

**** hell. ‘The Great Adventure’?

Is it ethical for trekking companies to accept payment from clients to then place them in high risk traffic jams at over 8000m?… pic.twitter.com/MmzVFy6Na5

— Ash Routen (@AshRouten) May 23, 2019

We got through the whole lot of Bosch over the past few months, really enjoyed, thanks for the recommendation. Looking forward to series 7 later this year. Liked the fact that multiple things happened in each episode and mostly avoid using the cliff-hanger-at-end-of-episode format.

We both want more of the same, any recommendations there? The OH wants to watch Thin Blue Line, but it hasn’t grabbed me, something about the name, or maybe being a British cop show, puts me off, completely irrational as I know nothing about the show or even watched a single minute of it.

Currently watching Wayne.

EDIT: LOL Thin Blue Line, never did find that funny much. I do of course mean Line of Duty, maybe it’s the subconscious association with crap nineties comedy that’s putting me off 😀

Afew netflix films ticked off this weekend. Stowaway; Meh, not bad but not good either. Love and Monsters; Liked that TBH, good film.

Are Netflix offerings all the same – I can’t find Wayne listed!

Wayne is on Prime

Recent watches and recommendations for me.
Sherpa
The octapus teacher

Sentinelle is OK, short sharp 1 hour 20 of a diversion

I know it’s late to the party but watched ‘uncut gems’ last night. Pretty flawless, id forgotten how enjoyable a taut, well paced thriller can be

We’re in the market for some high quality brain out silly comedy because we’re up to date with Brooklyn 99 and only have just about finished New Girl

Stuff we’ve enjoyed for this year

Brooklyn 99
New girl
Friday night dinner
Cuckoo
Man down
Master of none
Sex education
Afterlife
Dead to me
White gold
Detectorists
Dead pixels
The job lot
Him and her

I gave up on ‘white lines’ after three episodes. Just annoying cartoon mancs and an annoying central character. Plus couldn’t give a shit who’s killed Axel Collins. I’d have done it myself given the chance

It even has Laurence Fox with a manc accent. Not that bad to be fair. But I’ll forgive Phil Spector being an outright arsehole but not Laurence fox. Something to do with quality of output

I found Uncut Gems unwatchable, just nothing about it was enjoyable, hated all the characters, there just wasn’t any way into it, completely unrelatable, so turned it off.

Looking at reviews it’s very Marmite.

Call my agent-not watched a French series before but it’s really enjoyable and funny. The actors are really good and the characters are really varied and interesting. I enjoy listening to the French language also as I’m trying to learn it.

Firefly lane, Behind her eyes, Grand Army (powerful teen drama covering some difficult issues facing young people today), Snow piercer fun but ridiculous.

We’re in the market for some high quality brain out silly comedy

Have you done Schitt’s Creek?

I wasn’t convinced at first but got sucked in deep very quickly. Episodes are 21 minutes which makes it very easy watching.

high quality brain out silly comedy

Frank of Ireland on ch4?

I swear this is the one everyone will be talking about in a year’s time. Mark my words 😛
It’s weird and nuts and I can watch em over and they just get funnier.

I do of course mean Line of Duty

Line of Duty is funnier than Thin Blue Line, but not as well acted and far less realistic. I found the jokes did get a bit tiring after the first couple of series, so stopped watching.

I know it’s late to the party but watched ‘uncut gems’ last night. Pretty flawless, id forgotten how enjoyable a taut, well paced thriller can be

I would recommend Good Time. Same directors, same tenseness. Nice low budget indie feel. Think its on Netflix or Prime

Me and my lad (11) really enjoyed Lupin..
can’t wait for season 2..

DrP

Snowpiercer is worth a look.

So long as you accept that the initial premise is utterly daft, it’s a pretty well made slice of post apocalyptic sci-fi.

We’re in the market for some high quality brain out silly comedy because we’re up to date with Brooklyn 99

Try Great News and Unbreakable Kimi Schmidt.

Two of the best comedies on the ‘flix.

Also, the first two or three seasons of Community are very good, then it goes up it’s own arse (a bit like Schitt’s Creek, IMO.

Highly recommend Eighth Grade on Netflix.

One of the best films I’ve ever seen.

Passed me by last year but just watched Palm Springs (Prime). I’m a big fan of Andy Samberg & the mrs likes rom-coms so I thought it would be a reasonable compromise… I hadn’t read or heard anything about it so the twist caught me completely by surprise, which was awesome! Love it when that happens, which is pretty rare these days. Really great movie also, can’t recommend it enough.

Enjoyed Wayne very much – thanks

Lupin, Americans, Bridgerton, Ozark were also very good but I think everyone has heard of them

Yep Palm Springs was funny, clever and very well executed.

Highly recommend Eighth Grade on Netflix.

One of the best films I’ve ever seen.

I saw it a couple of years ago, it is very good, not sure I can face squirming through a rewatch though!

Not really in the same vein but “Babyteeth” is very good.

We’re in the market for some high quality brain out silly comedy

More than few years old, but Parks & Recreation on Netflix if you haven’t seen it already?

And stands up to re-watching if you have!

Yep enjoyed Eighth grade, It’s a great little film.

Watched Nomadland on Disney over the weekend. I really enjoyed it. It’s a ‘spare’ film. it forgoes a  full-on stroyline to just go where the main character ends up and both crushing and uplifting at the same time. The “actors” come across as very real life (for obvious reasons) and are pretty seamless with the professionals.

Reminded me a little of leave No Trace, which is also very watchable

not sure I can face squirming through a rewatch though

I know what you mean, captured that young teenage awkwardness so well though.

Very funny in places too as well.

Yeah Nomadland reminded me of Leave No Trace as well, though I preferred that film overall.

Also reminded me of The Straight Story.