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Netflix Recommendations 2.0 *READ FIRST POST*

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  • #5882
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,571 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Empresses of the Palace...not the usual kind of series! Apparently the original had 76 episodes, this was reduced to 6. It was very well done in terms of sets and costumes but a completely - to western eyes - foreign ambiance. Reasonably incomprehensible and exasperating but somehow compulsive. Very pretty.


  • #5883
    Gloomtastic!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,360 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    The Man Who Invented Christmas is a lovely tale of Charles Dickens and how he came to write The Christmas Carol. Good family movie for older kids and filmed in Dublin to boot!


  • #5884
    dulux99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,795 ✭✭✭dulux99


    cmac2009 wrote: »
    Interesting. Was considering Line of Duty as my next watch, but not a huge fan of Jed Mercurio, found Bodyguard over the top and a little ridiculous, especially some of the acting. Seems Line of Duty could be in a similar vein.

    Agreed. Bodyguard was ridiculous. Dont understand all the praise it garnered


  • #5885
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    I see The Good Place is coming to E4 soon. Does that mean it'll be going off Netflix?

    I started watching it recently and can't say I'm loving it but I'm wondering do I need to binge it now before it disappears?


  • #5886
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    I see The Good Place is coming to E4 soon. Does that mean it'll be going off Netflix?

    I started watching it recently and can't say I'm loving it but I'm wondering do I need to binge it now before it disappears?

    No they’re getting season 1.


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  • #5887
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Netflix seem to have a per-week airing agreement, I'd be surprised if that got canned midway through the third season.


  • #5888
    QuickEmail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭QuickEmail


    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    Bodyguard is far worse. I recommend season 4 to begin with for LOD. It’s fairly self contained. And the acting isn’t ropey.

    LOD is one of the least self contained shows I can think of season by season wise. Watching it from the start is essential


  • #5889
    Mr.Wemmick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭Mr.Wemmick


    looksee wrote: »
    Empresses of the Palace...not the usual kind of series! Apparently the original had 76 episodes, this was reduced to 6. It was very well done in terms of sets and costumes but a completely - to western eyes - foreign ambiance. Reasonably incomprehensible and exasperating but somehow compulsive. Very pretty.

    Agreed. Got really drawn in and binge-watched most of it.

    “Female is real, and it's sex, and femininity is unreal, and it's gender.

    For that to become the given identity of women is a profoundly disabling notion."

    — Germaine Greer



  • #5890
    Slattsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,775 ✭✭✭✭Slattsy


    EPAndlee wrote: »
    Started season 3 of F is for family, its off to a very good start with the first few episodes

    Its the best show ever!!


  • #5891
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    QuickEmail wrote: »
    LOD is one of the least self contained shows I can think of season by season wise. Watching it from the start is essential

    No it’s not. I watched season 4 first. there’s literally one reference to a previous season, the overall arc isn’t really relevant.


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  • #5892
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,194 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    No it’s not. I watched season 4 first. there’s literally one reference to a previous season, the overall arc isn’t really relevant.

    By knowing what happened in the previous 3 seasons, you know the characters and how they got there, how they work together, what their trust is based on, the scars they carry etc.
    That really does add to the enjoyment of season 4.
    Disagree if you want but most posters would seem to agree.
    Anyway, let's move on, I can't wait for season 5 :)


  • #5893
    Ozymandius2011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,597 ✭✭✭Ozymandius2011


    1983. An alternate-history drama series about Poland if things had gone the other way, and Al Gore is president of the USA.


  • #5894
    Immortal Starlight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,291 ✭✭✭Immortal Starlight


    I love Still Game and The Windsors.


  • #5895
    timthumbni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭timthumbni


    Ozymandius2011 wrote: »
    1983. An alternate-history drama series about Poland if things had gone the other way, and Al Gore is president.

    Of Poland????


  • #5896
    Pelvis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭Pelvis


    ShamoBuc wrote: »
    By knowing what happened in the previous 3 seasons, you know the characters and how they got there, how they work together, what their trust is based on, the scars they carry etc.
    That really does add to the enjoyment of season 4.
    Disagree if you want but most posters would seem to agree.
    Anyway, let's move on, I can't wait for season 5 :)

    No, it's a run of the mill cop show. Season 4 is grand on its own. You're giving it far too much credit.

    Plus, yer man that plays the lead is a woeful actor.


  • #5897
    Ozymandius2011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,597 ✭✭✭Ozymandius2011


    timthumbni wrote: »
    Of Poland????
    No. Of America.


  • #5898
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    Narcos is brilliant, absolutely brilliant

    hope it gets released to terrestrial telly


  • #5899
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,194 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Pelvis wrote: »
    No, it's a run of the mill cop show.

    I've seen plenty of run of the mill cop shows, and it really isn't one at all, it's most enjoyable.

    But different posters have different likes and dislikes.


  • #5900
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,016 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    No it’s not. I watched season 4 first. there’s literally one reference to a previous season, the overall arc isn’t really relevant.

    Pretty inaccurate.

    You need to watch them from the start OP.


  • #5901
    policy75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 90 ✭✭policy75


    David tenant in bad samiritan is scary. Very good film


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  • #5902
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,197 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    policy75 wrote: »
    David tenant in bad samiritan is scary. Very good film
    Saw it a few months back.. two cracking leads in Tennant and Sheehan, but just got really ridiculous towards end... and it wasn't particularly plausible in the first place.


  • #5903
    km79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,546 ✭✭✭✭km79


    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    No it’s not. I watched season 4 first. there’s literally one reference to a previous season, the overall arc isn’t really relevant.

    It really is


  • #5904
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    km79 wrote: »
    It really is

    I’m pretty sure plenty of people have watched these series out of order. It got more popular as it went along. Moved channels on the BBC, to the more popular BBC 1, and series 4 got more than twice the viewership of the first series. 10M to 4M in fact.

    You no more need to know about series 1 of LOD to understand series 4 then you need to watch murder she wrote in order. There’s a small overall arc about general corruption but the main story on season 4 is about the investigation into the cop played by Thandie Newton.

    Anybody who didn’t like series 1 should try series 4. Newton is brilliant.


  • #5905
    el diablo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,803 ✭✭✭el diablo


    fryup wrote: »
    Narcos is brilliant, absolutely brilliant

    hope it gets released to terrestrial telly

    Not not we'd call a hidden gem though eh.

    Orange pilled.



  • #5906
    Optimalprimerib
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,885 ✭✭✭Optimalprimerib


    Slattsy wrote: »
    Its the best show ever!!

    Um you know what, um you know what, um you know what, it's great.


  • #5907
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,798 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    No it’s not. I watched season 4 first. there’s literally one reference to a previous season, the overall arc isn’t really relevant.
    I haven't seen LoD.
    But if you watched S4 first, how would you have known what was a reference to previous season?
    Just a thought.


  • #5908
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 31,115 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    With the possible exception of anthology series (although maybe not even them) I don’t know if there’s any TV series* I’d encourage people to watch out of order. I mean, I’d feel a bit peeved if I watched an episode of Brooklyn 99 before a previous one, let alone a multi-series drama :pac:

    *(Actually, you can probably skip season 5 of the West Wing except for the Glenn Close episode)


  • #5909
    crustybla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 922 ✭✭✭crustybla


    Angela's Christmas is a lovely little thing. About half an hour long, it's about Frank McCourt's mother (Angela) as a child and her little Christmas adventure. Set in Limerick and lovely for kids.


  • #5910
    EPAndlee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,170 ✭✭✭EPAndlee


    Watched all of season 3 of F is for family on Friday, I think it's the funniest season so far and some brilliant lines in it


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  • #5911
    batgoat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,423 ✭✭✭batgoat


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    With the possible exception of anthology series (although maybe not even them) I don’t know if there’s any TV series* I’d encourage people to watch out of order. I mean, I’d feel a bit peeved if I watched an episode of Brooklyn 99 before a previous one, let alone a multi-series drama :pac:

    *(Actually, you can probably skip season 5 of the West Wing except for the Glenn Close episode)

    You can also skip most of season 2 of Twin Peaks. Line of Duty would be desperate to watch out of order, the arc is pretty expansive.


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