Netflix - Recommendations

budhabob · 19-01-2012 9:55pm

I've started watching Jericho at the minute. People on here have recommended it before so giving it a go. Really enjoying it so far.

sillo · 19-01-2012 10:48pm

budhabob wrote: »

I've started watching Jericho at the minute. People on here have recommended it before so giving it a go. Really enjoying it so far.

Really enjoyed that show when it aired, was a pity when it cancelled but I thought they had a lot of fun in the last half a season or so....Nuts!

20-01-2012 1:21am

sillo wrote: »

Really enjoyed that show when it aired, was a pity when it cancelled but I thought they had a lot of fun in the last half a season or so....Nuts!

It's been continued through the medium of comicbook. You can pick up season 3 online and it's well worth a read for fans of the show.

JONJO THE MISER · 20-01-2012 3:49am

Just watched a doco on the evils of walmart.

LaVail · 20-01-2012 4:26am

Watched a movie there "hard candy" Jesus I don't know what to make of it. It was an ok film but it's kinda fked up...if you watch you'll know what I mean :eek:

Don't know what to make of netflix at the moment. Not much of a selection on there and the layout is kinda crappy. Not gonna pay after my month is up until they start adding decent titles to it.

Kirby · 20-01-2012 9:30am

LaVail wrote: »

Watched a movie there "hard candy" Jesus I don't know what to make of it. It was an ok film but it's kinda fked up...if you watch you'll know what I mean :eek:

Indeed. It's a good movie but hard to watch if you are a bloke. I tell you one thing.....you will never look at Ellen Page the same way again!

Fair played to her though, she does the part justice. It was kind of her breakout role and got her noticed for stuff like x-men, juno, inception etc.

Technocentral · 20-01-2012 8:13pm

Watched Senna last night, fantastic and dramatic documentary and I've no interest in Formula 1.

Zirconia · 22-01-2012 5:03pm

While the streaming technology seems to be excellent, I think I'll be cancelling my subscription before the free month is up unless they significantly improve their very crappy selection of movies - very poor!

Minstrel27 · 22-01-2012 5:54pm

Zirconia wrote: »

While the streaming technology seems to be excellent, I think I'll be cancelling my subscription before the free month is up unless they significantly improve their very crappy selection of movies - very poor!

This is a recommendations thread

Technocentral · 22-01-2012 6:04pm

Great documentary called "Best, Worse Movie" about a awful film called "Troll 2" that has become a cult hit because of its awfulness, some whacky characters in the documentary.

JONJO THE MISER · 22-01-2012 6:59pm

Zirconia wrote: »

While the streaming technology seems to be excellent, I think I'll be cancelling my subscription before the free month is up unless they significantly improve their very crappy selection of movies - very poor!

I agree no way will i pay when the selection is very very bad, its a petty because i would of payed if they put more titles up, i know a good few other people that will cancel as well.
Very bad decision on Netflix part because these people would of payed after there first month if they was a decent selection.

adox · 22-01-2012 7:47pm

Every episode of Battlestar Gallactica is available on the US site.

I'll definitely keep the sub for a while. There is tons of stuff I want to watch.

Chavways · 22-01-2012 8:28pm

The Yellowstone documentary in HD is pretty unbelievable.I dont know how they get some of this footage.

Technocentral · 23-01-2012 2:59am

Just watched a few episodes of the original Twilight Zone, lovely stuff.

Dodge · 23-01-2012 11:03am

Friend found every episode of Married With Children last night. Each to their own...

Personally I've been catching up with Party Down and Parks and Rec

mcwhirter · 23-01-2012 2:05pm

The movie The lives of others and comedy inbetweeners

Mezcita · 23-01-2012 2:11pm

Workaholics is pretty funny.

smallerthanyou · 23-01-2012 4:05pm

Started Dexter on Netflix and blown away! It's the best series I've ever seen and can't believe I only discovered it now. Only first two series on Netflix though. The selection in general is pretty poor. Not sure it's worth the monthly charge but will stick with it for a while anyway. Selection would want to improve drastically for me to stay long-term though.

Dodge · 23-01-2012 4:23pm

smallerthanyou wrote: »

Started Dexter on Netflix and blown away! It's the best series I've ever seen and can't believe I only discovered it now. Only first two series on Netflix though. The selection in general is pretty poor. Not sure it's worth the monthly charge but will stick with it for a while anyway. Selection would want to improve drastically for me to stay long-term though.

Well 2 boxsets of Dexter would cost you a fair bit more than €7 so I'm not sure you can argue about value

smallerthanyou · 23-01-2012 6:08pm

Dodge wrote: »

Well 2 boxsets of Dexter would cost you a fair bit more than €7 so I'm not sure you can argue about value

That's a valid point. But I look at it as being poor value compared to the US prices and content. And also the few times there's something I want to watch online cos I can't get it on tv there's the option just illegally stream it so free to 6.99 is another comparison you could do. I'm a bit of an innocent and illegal streaming doesn't sit well with me so I'm happy to pay to view.

If it was €6.99 for the American content I think that's good value and keep up the subscription. But if there's nothing I want to watch on it I'll just cancel the subscription. At the moment there's not that much I want to watch on it. Can easily see me running out of things before the free month is up.

iguana · 23-01-2012 9:06pm

I was happy to find both seasons of Russell T Davies' The Grand on the US version. It's a period drama made in 1997, set in a Manchester hotel in the aftermath of WW1. It's a bit grim though. Davies has since said that he made the mistake of equating good drama with tragedy and if he was writing it again might lighten it up a bit. Still though, I've yet to see anything as tragic as events of ep 5 of Children of Earth so I'll keep watching.

I was also really disappointed to see a couple of recasts between series 1 and 2. It's hard to accept that a character you've gotten to know has just had a complete head, body and voice transplant. (Especially as it took me a bit of effort to accept Stephen Moyer as a young upper middle class Brit with PTSD rather than a Confederate vampire.)

PCwiggum · 23-01-2012 11:22pm

just came across jim jeffries: alcoholocaust. watching now...excellent aussie stand up. maybe not everyones cup of tea

nicklauski · 23-01-2012 11:35pm

It's been said a fair bit so far. But Dexter!

Only a couple of episodes in but it's great so far. Kinda reminds me of American Psycho a little.

Also watched The IT Crowd, great laugh.

King Of Kong was insane watching. The lengths those boys go through. I like my gaming, but not that much. And your man Billy Mitchell looks like a right prick

calex71 · 24-01-2012 12:16am

Movie I haven't seen in years and discovered in my recommendations section and loved as much as the other 10 times I saw it...... "Dazed and Confused" great music from start to finish to .... love that song at the end (Slow Ride by Fog Hat ... I think)

Twin Peaks is getting a look too.

I'd kill for some more kind of discovery channel / bbc documentary on it

Redditor · 24-01-2012 3:22am

I didn't see anything much when I looked at the list of stuff the other day, but this thread has shown me a fair few great shows. Might give it a spin after all.

Pity they don't accept laser, a lot of people including myself have ditched the evil credit card.

Technocentral · 24-01-2012 11:59am

Redditor wrote: »

I didn't see anything much when I looked at the list of stuff the other day, but this thread has shown me a fair few great shows. Might give it a spin after all.

Pity they don't accept laser, a lot of people including myself have ditched the evil credit card.

So have I, I use a prepaid Mastercard for things like this.

Technocentral · 24-01-2012 12:10pm

Watched this documentary last night on it, jaw dropping and disturbing stuff about a family of hillbilly criminals in Virginia, never seen as much open drug use and scary characters in any film including Scarface!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ysuG2O0zw

Skinfull · 24-01-2012 6:56pm

DeWitt wrote: »

Has anyone found any shows or movies not listed in the genre selections? Looking through their tv category there's not much, but I saw another subscriber talking about Dirty Sexy Money, did a Y search & whatd'ya know there it was. Strange it's not listed in their catalogue.

Yeah Ive noticed this too. Loads of flaws in the search function. Should be able to search for actor / character too. And a trailer / snippet of movie or tv show before you press play would be good.

On another note, Just started watchign the 4400 and I'm really enjoying it.

adox · 25-01-2012 2:21pm

NotorietyH wrote: »

If you have access to the US Netflix they have every episode of Friday Night Lights. Just watched first episode and really enjoyed it. Supposed to be a great series.

Just started watching it last night. Four episodes in and really enjoying. Ir seems like its disguised as a teen drama but has a lot more bite to it.

Hope the standard remains high.

Jax Teller · 25-01-2012 2:47pm

adox wrote: »

Just started watching it last night. Four episodes in and really enjoying. Ir seems like its dusguised as a team drama but has a lot more bite to it.

Hope the standard remains high.

Keep watching It great show it is .

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