Netflix - Recommendations

uberwolf

I see the other thread, but it's not quite hitting the question I have.

From browsing some of the other threads on Netflix on boards, there's a small list of series for me to watch

Dexter
Breaking Bad
Arrested Development

any other recommendations for quality series worth giving a chance to?

Reamer Fanny

uberwolf wrote: »

I see the other thread, but it's not quite hitting the question I have.

From browsing some of the other threads on Netflix on boards, there's a small list of series for me to watch

Dexter
Breaking Bad
Arrested Development

any other recommendations for quality series worth giving a chance to?

Walking Dead is pretty good

Heroes it's cancelled now but was an interesting series

sgb

All the Prime Suspect is on there

Helen Miram finest role

Dman001

The first few seasons of The Office are very good! 24 is another highly rated show, that I've yet to get around too. Worth watching Heroes for the first season alone, excellent TV!

The 4400 is good, but I soon got bored of it. Have also heard good things about Brotherhood!

Minstrel27

Brotherhood is on there? Nice one. Been meaning to watch that for a while

basillarkin

Breaking Bad, you will not be disappointed

CamperMan

Trailer Park Boys!

DeWitt

I started with Twin Peaks ¬_¬ Don't judge me.

mooeire

How can i watch netflix through my xbox? Do i need xbox live? I havent a clue

Reamer Fanny

mooeire wrote: »

How can i watch netflix through my xbox? Do i need xbox live? I havent a clue

Yes you need an Xbox Live Gold subscription you can buy them fairly cheap at xboxlivecodes.com

moonflower

I've been watching Weeds, it's pretty good.

AntiRip

justryan wrote: »

Yes you need an Xbox Live Gold subscription you can buy them fairly cheap at xboxlivecodes.com

It's abit unfair having it on the live subscription isn't it. Is it the same with sky player on xbox?


Btw The Walking Dead isn't on it, the Irish version anyway

fusuf

I started watching Weeds, it's hilarious and the main character is a total milf.
Today I watched about two seasons of The Office in HD it's the funniest series I've ever seen (the uk version would be a welcome addition to the Netflix library). I might get into watching Breaking Bad after seeing the first episode

Reamer Fanny

AntiRip wrote: »

justryan wrote: »

Yes you need an Xbox Live Gold subscription you can buy them fairly cheap at xboxlivecodes.com

It's abit unfair having it on the live subscription isn't it. Is it the same with sky player on xbox?

Yup and you also need to be a sky customer, just dont buy your XBL subscription from Microsoft as they shaft you on the price.

Reamer Fanny

AntiRip wrote: »

justryan wrote: »

Yes you need an Xbox Live Gold subscription you can buy them fairly cheap at xboxlivecodes.com

It's abit unfair having it on the live subscription isn't it. Is it the same with sky player on xbox?


Btw The Walking Dead isn't on it, the Irish version anyway

There's a workaround for changing your DNS settings to point at American servers this will allow you to see American content.

mooeire

justryan wrote: »

Yes you need an Xbox Live Gold subscription you can buy them fairly cheap at xboxlivecodes.com

Can i buy a connection and watch it from my laptop on my tv? Its an old tv

hobochris

fusuf wrote: »

I started watching Weeds, it's hilarious and the main character is a total milf.

I just finished the three seasons available on netflix. I'm a bit disapointed that our version of netflix doesn't have all seasons available like the US one does.

gafarrell

Just finished 3 series's of The Inbetweeners. Funny enough.

NotorietyH

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.

They also have Sports Night. Aaron Sorkin's TV show that he did before the West Wing.

S.M.B.

hobochris wrote: »

I just finished the three seasons available on netflix. I'm a bit disapointed that our version of netflix doesn't have all seasons available like the US one does.

I don't think Weeds season 4 and beyond was ever shown in the UK or Ireland so Netflix would have to pay a substantial amount of money for "first airing" rights I'd imagine.

Doesn't make sense to do that at the moment I guess.

Minstrel27

S.M.B. wrote: »

I don't think Weeds season 4 and beyond was ever shown in the UK or Ireland so Netflix would have to pay a substantial amount of money for "first airing" rights I'd imagine.

Doesn't make sense to do that at the moment I guess.

Sky have shown it. Season 5 and 6 are available on Sky Anytime+ so probably wont be seeing any more seasons on Netflix over here for a while. I just wish they would release seasons 4 and onwards on Blu-Ray over here. They were region free until season 3 in the states :mad:

S.M.B.

Ah right, fair enough. It gets a bit ****e after season 3 anyway.

:pac:

Technocentral

Just found US version has Red Dwarf, every episode and all Father Ted's and Blackadder's!

Tragamin2k2

there a way of gettin netflix for free? i dont mean the one month trial, i mean after it

Minstrel27

Tragamin2k2 wrote: »

there a way of gettin netflix for free? i dont mean the one month trial, i mean after it

No. You will need to pay for it.

heebusjeebus

I'd recommend "The Thick of It". Shame they don't have the movie "In the Loop".

Orizio

Check out 'Breaking Bad' most definitely. Does anyone know if and how they will be expanding their selection? Seems a bit sparse at the moment.

DeWitt

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.

8-10

Can anyone tell me if Six Feet Under is available on it? I've gone back to Season 1 (can't believe that was over 10 years ago :eek: ) as the girlfriend hasn't seen it. I only have seasons 2 and 5 on boxset so need to stream the other 3.

Found some very good, not exactly paid for, streams for it but would prefer no hassle searching for links.

Quality show btw. If it's on Netflix I'll sign up today.

thirtythirty

If you like "different" UK series', check out Nitey Night (think that's how it's spelled).

It's one of those unknown but pretty entertaining series

sweetie

On the us version I recommedend Portlandia and the Increasingly bad decisions of todd Margaret

rashers10

There are some very good docs up there too:
'Man on Wire' is excellent. And 'Encounters at the End of the World' is well worth a watch.
A movie you may have missed is 'The Lives of Others' ... excellent.

I'm currently working my way through 'Arrested Development' . Don't know how I missed it on TV.

Also if you like your gaming 'King of Kong:A fistful of quarters' is a quirky one.

(All the above are on the Irish version, I'd be mindful of spoofing the DNS... MS could roll out the ban hammer)

adox

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.

Theres actually a huge selection of both. The main page can be very misleading with the few titles it has and even the alphabetical search only calls up a few from each letter.

Its not a very good UI. The best way is to think of a TV show or movie and enter it in the search field. Far from ideal, but it does spring up some nice surprises.

adox

rashers10 wrote: »

I'd be mindful of spoofing the DNS... MS could roll out the ban hammer)[/I]

What??

rashers10

adox wrote: »

What??

If you are on an xbox you can mess with your DNS and get access to the US version of Netflix.
But I'd be careful of that as it probably violate usage terms and Microsoft could ban your Xbox live account. Unlikely, but definitely possible

adox

rashers10 wrote: »

If you are on an xbox you can mess with your DNS and get access to the US version of Netflix.
But I'd be careful of that as it probably violate usage terms and Microsoft could ban your Xbox live account. Unlikely, but definitely possible

Ah ok, sorry I was wondering where the MS reference was coming from. I have it set up on my PS3.

rashers10

adox wrote: »

Ah ok, sorry I was wondering where the MS reference was coming from. I have it set up on my PS3.

My bad, it was a confusing post

The excellent Boss should be appearing on the American version in the coming days, most likely this coming Friday.

I'm watching it at the minute and it's by far the stand out show of last year. Intelligent adult drama with a great premise, fantastic writing and superb performances.

Technocentral

Alas thats not going to happen, Starz removing all their content in February.

http://techthingdaily.com/2011/09/02/starz-content-leaving-netflix-in-february/

Technocentral

Technocentral wrote: »

Alas thats not going to happen, Starz removing all their content in February.

http://techthingdaily.com/2011/09/02/starz-content-leaving-netflix-in-february/

I imagine that Netflix will get the most out of the Starz content while it lasts so I can see Boss appearing for the month that's left. Be ridicolous for them not to considering the recent win for Grammer.

sillo

Having already seen most all the shows mentioned in this thread I'm currently watching Damages on Netflix - starring Glen Close as a machiavellian lawyer and Ted Danson as her target, a businessman accused of ripping off his clients. I'm quite enjoying it.

Charlie19

Found these two on Netflix that I could recommend.

11:14 2005
Good movie from start to finish.
Its about a group of people and how their lives are linked in a crazy set of circumstances, That occurs at 11:14 pm.

United states of Leland 2003
Not a bad film, Worth a watch.
About a quiet lad that commits a brutal murder of a disabled kid.

kraggy

How do most people use their netflix account? Through their laptop and then tv cable to Tv?

If so, does the transfer of picture through the tv cable decrease the quality?

I've always found that downloaded video was nowhere near the quality of a dvd.

adox

kraggy wrote: »

How do most people use their netflix account? Through their laptop and then tv cable to Tv?

If so, does the transfer of picture through the tv cable decrease the quality?

I've always found that downloaded video was nowhere near the quality of a dvd.

Ps3 on to my plasma through HDMI. Pq is fantastic.

Technocentral

kraggy wrote: »

How do most people use their netflix account? Through their laptop and then tv cable to Tv?

If so, does the transfer of picture through the tv cable decrease the quality?

I've always found that downloaded video was nowhere near the quality of a dvd.

PS3 to TV, quality is indistinguishable from DVD and sometimes approaching bluray or broadcast HD, laptop to TV wouldn't be the best quality I'd imagine .

Professey Chin

kraggy wrote: »

How do most people use their netflix account? Through their laptop and then tv cable to Tv?

If so, does the transfer of picture through the tv cable decrease the quality?

I've always found that downloaded video was nowhere near the quality of a dvd.

2 PS3s, Xbox, Tablet & phone :pac:

Perfect all around!

Technocentral

Technocentral wrote: »

PS3 to TV, quality is indistinguishable from DVD and sometimes approaching bluray or broadcast HD, laptop to TV wouldn't be the best quality I'd imagine .

Most laptops can out put in full HD these sets. Pretty much any half decent one will have a HDMI output.

Technocentral

Deleted User wrote: »

Most laptops can out put in full HD these sets. Pretty much any half decent one will have a HDMI output.

Yeah thats probably true if its HDMI cable, I assumed op meant analogue.

podgemonster

BBC's Sherlock

3 x 90 minute episodes. Excellent modern day interpretation of the books.
Good as any movie.

me-skywalker

Does anyody know if the DNS switch around does actually violate the terms of the PSN or XBLA? Will this result in IP banning for your console immediatly? Also will this not give the US Stores?

Dodge

http://instantwatcher.com/genres/282

That site has a list of TV series on the US netflix. I find the 'normal' search awful

Quite a list...