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This looks like fun in between binging shows:

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for history buffs (and with wives who don't mind seeing a little beefcake), the Last Kingdom series just restarted. Lot of rampaging Vikings (like a certain credit card commercial), over the top sex scenes, a gruesome Game fp Thrones war scenes. Fun way to learn English history.
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I like a lot of the shows listed above and The Wire is my all time favorite. However, I can't watch shows with violence with my wife. Our best binge watching experience of a show we both enjoy is "This is Us". We pay $2.50 an episode to see it without commercials. Amazing characters and plot twists. Addictive.
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Never Have I Ever on Netflix

It's John McEnroe's first comedy.
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bearister said:


That's a good one. A couple of other Jarmusch favorites are Mystery Train and Only Lovers Left Alive.
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Just gave "Bosch" another look and I'm hooked. In fact, I'm having trouble remembering if I ever really watched it. I thought I had and had quickly bored. But then when I began S. 1, E. 1, it was all new. I'm really enjoying it. As a northern Californian, the southland has always been observed from afar. Have visited enough to get a good flavor for it, but never spent any extended time down there. So "Bosch" has been really enjoyable to watch and absorb the LA vibe. The Las Vegas stuff is nice too. Funny how his partner considers Vegas to be "fakery out in the desert," but Bosch corrects him to say LA is also in the desert, but happens to border an ocean, somehow conferring legitimacy to it.

Glad I gave it a second look. Thanks for the rec.
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I started binge watching Bosch from the recs here @10 days ago and am halfway through season 4. It's been pretty good so far. The former Miramonte/Cal football player is pretty goofy -Crate
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It's been mentioned before but "Money Heist" on Netflix is addicting.
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Joel Kinnaman is a cool actor. He and his co star from The Killing (which I really liked) are in this ( the action sequences are Bourne movie quality):



* As I work my way through the episodes the quality is waning. Thin writing is leading to padding and sluggish editing.
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bearister said:

Joel Kinnaman is a cool actor. He and is co star from The Killing (which I really liked) are in this ( the action sequences are Bourne movie quality):



I saw that picture. And I immediately knew where it was taken. (It's a weird ability I have.)

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You are the Official BI Dean of All Things Southern California Entertainment Industry!

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bearister said:

You are the Official BI Dean of All Things Southern California Entertainment Industry!



My first reaction to seeing this video was "That video was filmed at the Starbucks on Beverly Blvd, just west of La Brea."


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Kind of renewed my interest in some great older movies on Netflix and Amazon. For instance, the Dirty Dozen, Eye of the Needle, A Bridge Too Far, Bond, James Bond, Raider of the Lost Ark, Spy Who Came in from the Cold, among others.

You don't have to get trapped in one of those 30 episode bingers. There's other good stuff to watch and appreciate. For instance, I was stunned to learn the number and variety of top name male actors in A Bridge Too Far: Robert Redford, Sean Connery, Ryan O'Neal, Laurence Olivier, Gene Hackman, James Caan, Elliot Gould, Anthony Hopkins, Edward Fox, Max Schell and about 50 other lesser known performers. It's like reliving the 70's and 80's. I thought it was well written and well performed.
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okaydo said:

bearister said:

Joel Kinnaman is a cool actor. He and is co star from The Killing (which I really liked) are in this ( the action sequences are Bourne movie quality):



I saw that picture. And I immediately knew where it was taken. (It's a weird ability I have.)


Kinnerman is a rising star. Would not be surprised if he is considered to be a Bond in the future. .
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okaydo said:

A really good show from the past that I'd recommend binging is this show called Baywatch.

It's a complex crime drama about lifeguards in Southern California.

The episodes are remastered in HD on Amazon Prime.



So there was one guy who focused on the plot, and not the eye candy.
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UrsusTexicanus said:

We stream a lot of British shows through Acorn Online, Britbox and PBS. Their detective dramas usually have far more involved plots and twists than American shows. Our favorite, "Inspector Morse", came out in the 90's, followed by its sequel, "Inspector Lewis." We also like "Foyle's War" and for something lighter, "New Tricks." "New Tricks" is a dramedy, a clever combination of drama and comedy. There's also the very long running "Midsomer Murders." You'll never look at those charming English villages the same way again.
For those who like English shows, I can't recommend Foyle's War enough.
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Here is this Irishman's list of favorite Brits:

Sherlock (TV Series 2010 ) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1475582/


Line of Duty (TV Series 2012 ) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2303687/



DCI Banks (TV Series 20102016) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1652216/

Marcella (TV Series 2016 ) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5269594/

Shetland (TV Series 2013 ) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2396135/


Happy Valley (TV Series 2014 ) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3428912/


The Fall (TV Series 20132016) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294189/


Unforgotten (TV Series 2015 ) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4192812/


Scott & Bailey (TV Series 20112016) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843678/



Hinterland (TV Series 20132016) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2575968/

Broadchurch (TV Series 20132017) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2249364/

Luther (TV Series 2010 ) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1474684/

Grantchester (TV Series 2014 ) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3747572/


Ripper Street (TV Series 20122016) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2183641/


River (TV Mini-Series 2015) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4258440/

Collateral

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6729080/

Bodyguard (TV Series 2018 ) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7493974/

The Night Manager (TV Series 2016) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399664/



...and two set in Ireland:

Jack Taylor (TV Series 2010) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6954652/

Dublin Murders (TV Series 2019 ) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7768192/

From Australia/New Zealand:

Top of the Lake (TV Series 20132017) - IMDb


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2103085/
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Just finished binging Bosch. It was pretty good. Especially liked all the classic jazz.

Giving Stranger Things a try now.
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I saw most of these on the list. I liked them all
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wifeisafurd said:

okaydo said:

bearister said:

Joel Kinnaman is a cool actor. He and is co star from The Killing (which I really liked) are in this ( the action sequences are Bourne movie quality):



I saw that picture. And I immediately knew where it was taken. (It's a weird ability I have.)


Kinnerman is a rising star. Would not be surprised if he is considered to be a Bond in the future. .

He's too old. 40, almost 41.

By the time the next Bond releases his first film, he'll be in his mid-40s.
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bearister said:

Here is this Irishman's list of favorite Brits:
... ... Broadchurch (TV Series 20132017) - IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2249364
seconded, esp for Doctor Whovians, due to abundant cross-casting. also wait for a short arc fairly late by a hideous lawyerly type (ain't they all).. a much younger Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
ps: avoid spoilers, duh, season one esp; not even the killer nor rest of the cast knew who dunnit.
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I had a perfect record watching The Killing of not figuring out whodunnit for the three murder investigations (until it became obvious). Too many writer play fakes.

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okaydo said:

wifeisafurd said:

okaydo said:

bearister said:

Joel Kinnaman is a cool actor. He and is co star from The Killing (which I really liked) are in this ( the action sequences are Bourne movie quality):



I saw that picture. And I immediately knew where it was taken. (It's a weird ability I have.)


Kinnerman is a rising star. Would not be surprised if he is considered to be a Bond in the future. .

He's too old. 40, almost 41.

By the time the next Bond releases his first film, he'll be in his mid-40s.
Moore was 46 when he did his first Bond. Throwing out Connery, most of the Bonds were around 40 when they started. He is in good shape. Depending on when they start production, he might be the guy. He can do many accents and speak many languages which also helps these days. The current favorites (though it goes in cycles) is Idris Elba who is 46 and Tom Hardy who is 42.
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bearister said:

I had a perfect record watching The Killing of not figuring out whodunnit for the three murder investigations (until it became obvious). Too many writer play fakes.


Badass show
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GoCal80 said:

I like a lot of the shows listed above and The Wire is my all time favorite. However, I can't watch shows with violence with my wife. Our best binge watching experience of a show we both enjoy is "This is Us". We pay $2.50 an episode to see it without commercials. Amazing characters and plot twists. Addictive.
I started out liking "This Is Us" a lot when it first began to air*, but then I liked it a little less each year, to the point where I haven't watched it this season. I just felt like the characters, you're just supposed to looooove them all (well, not Kevin most of the time). Except for I didn't, especially after a couple of seasons. Yes, it's a good one to watch with the wife, plus it gives me something to talk about with my mother-in-law. Maybe I will pick it up again, after I finish The Last Dance. I only have a few hours a week to "binge".


* Attention, young'uns: When a show is on a "network", the episodes don't "drop", they "air". Long story...
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Big C said:

GoCal80 said:

I like a lot of the shows listed above and The Wire is my all time favorite. However, I can't watch shows with violence with my wife. Our best binge watching experience of a show we both enjoy is "This is Us". We pay $2.50 an episode to see it without commercials. Amazing characters and plot twists. Addictive.
I started out liking "This Is Us" a lot when it first began to air*, but then I liked it a little less each year, to the point where I haven't watched it this season. I just felt like the characters, you're just supposed to looooove them all (well, not Kevin most of the time). Except for I didn't, especially after a couple of seasons. Yes, it's a good one to watch with the wife, plus it gives me something to talk about with my mother-in-law. Maybe I will pick it up again, after I finish The Last Dance. I only have a few hours a week to "binge".


* Attention, young'uns: When a show is on a "network", the episodes don't "drop", they "air". Long story...

I really couldn't get into This Is Us for some reason. I really don't know why.

(But seriously: Before This Is Us premiered, the show wanted to use my parents house for some shooting. But then the scouting people found a better house on the next block.)

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wifeisafurd said:

okaydo said:

wifeisafurd said:

okaydo said:

bearister said:

Joel Kinnaman is a cool actor. He and is co star from The Killing (which I really liked) are in this ( the action sequences are Bourne movie quality):



I saw that picture. And I immediately knew where it was taken. (It's a weird ability I have.)


Kinnerman is a rising star. Would not be surprised if he is considered to be a Bond in the future. .

He's too old. 40, almost 41.

By the time the next Bond releases his first film, he'll be in his mid-40s.
Moore was 46 when he did his first Bond. Throwing out Connery, most of the Bonds were around 40 when they started. He is in good shape. Depending on when they start production, he might be the guy. He can do many accents and speak many languages which also helps these days. The current favorites (though it goes in cycles) is Idris Elba who is 46 and Tom Hardy who is 42.


Too bad they didn't 'roid him up like Edward Norton in American History X and make him Jack Reacher. He may have been on a taste of HGH for this film:

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Gardeners' World with host Monty Don on Britbox.
This BBC production started in 1969, but the recent series with Don has been going since 2011.
Very informative and quite enjoyable.
Check it out.
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Kinnaman in Altered Carbon on NF is also a pretty good watch if you aren't sci-fi averse.
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For some light fluff, Never Have I Ever from Mindy Kaling on Netflix was pretty fun. John McEnroe narrating while trying to slip in humble-brags was pretty dang funny.
 
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