Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

fin12 · 10-07-2020 10:44pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

You trust the internet and Google to be right about facts wow.

To be honest I never watched the second season of making a murderer because I felt it was very biased and had an agenda from the start eg showing how Steven was innocent but for all this I actually came away from the documentary believing Stephen is guilty, his nephew now that’s another story.

10-07-2020 10:49pm

S.M.B. wrote: »

Two weeks and you'll have a hayu subscription as you'll need to get your fix elsewhere.

Just signed up to hayu

Fysh · 11-07-2020 11:15am

There's a thread for The Old Guard but thought I'd briefly mention it here too. Lumpen load of arsegravy, not worth your time as anything more than background noise. Over 2 hours long and most of that is filled by bad writing and the cast trying to do their best. What action is there is good albeit unexceptional, but there's too little of it. Disappointing guff.

MonkstownHoop · 11-07-2020 12:49pm

gmisk wrote: »

There are 12 series of the original unsolved mysteries on Amazon prime!

Roll red roll was excellent if seriously disturbing

Do you know what season that episode is on?

gmisk · 11-07-2020 3:38pm

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Do you know what season that episode is on?

Oh apologies for confusion roll red roll is a totally separate thing nothing to do with unsolved mysteries.
It isnt an easy watch but highly recommend it, it's available on Netflix or iplayer

appledrop · 11-07-2020 11:35pm

completedit wrote: »

Has anyone watched the last of the tsars(czars)?

Watched Deutschland 83 and the Americans, both so good. Kinda cool because the events of both series occur during the same year in history.

I have watched last of tsars. Now don't be expecting anything like standard of Deutschland or the America's.

The acting etc a bit woeful at times but it's strength is that jumps between that +"actual historians telling the story which I have always been fascinated with so for that reason I enjoyed it. Put it this way watch one episode + then you will know if you can watch the rest.

appledrop · 11-07-2020 11:45pm

Thanks for all the recommendations for unsolved mysteries.

Just watch first 2 episode + we are hooked.

1st one the police are to blame for this been still unsolved. Basicially no investigation whatsoever apart from guy on documentary.

2nd one don't know what happened but who the f**k changes the locks on door so their stepchild can't get into house the day after his mother goes missing.

flasher0030 · 12-07-2020 3:10pm

Watched the first episode of Dark there. Intriguing already. I was reading that's its complicated.
Is it extremely difficult to follow or just a bit where you get the general gist of it as it plods along.
I do like the bit of time travel in movies, so that wouldn't put me off. And generally have decent patience. I'm not the person who needs to know exactly what's happening all of the time.

km79 · 12-07-2020 3:15pm

flasher0030 wrote: »

Watched the first episode of Dark there. Intriguing already. I was reading that's its complicated.
Is it extremely difficult to follow or just a bit where you get the general gist of it as it plods along.
I do like the bit of time travel in movies, so that wouldn't put me off. And generally have decent patience. I'm not the person who needs to know exactly what's happening all of the time.

It’s extremely difficult to follow especially from season 2 on
Requires your full attention at all times
End even then you probably won’t know exactly who is who or what is going on

PsychoPete · 12-07-2020 8:17pm

Watched a couple of episodes of unsolved mysteries, didn't find it that interesting. Was expecting a lot more intriguing mysteries

MonkstownHoop · 12-07-2020 8:19pm

PsychoPete wrote: »

Watched a couple of episodes of unsolved mysteries, didn't find it that interesting. Was expecting a lot more intriguing mysteries

The older ones are better if very dated, all on Prime

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 12-07-2020 9:17pm

I've been watching some of Chef's Table today. I usually don't like American food shows but this one is really good, it's really more about the individual chefs and their personal journies and connections with food. I've only watched two, Mashama Bailey in Savanah, Georgia and Asma Khan in London via India. I've heard of Khan before but her story is really inspiring.

limnam · 13-07-2020 12:23am

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I've been watching some of Chef's Table today. I usually don't like American food shows but this one is really good, it's really more about the individual chefs and their personal journies and connections with food. I've only watched two, Mashama Bailey in Savanah, Georgia and Asma Khan in London via India. I've heard of Khan before but her story is really inspiring.

It's very well produced some amazing stories too. Very little actual food in it. Still very interesting

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 13-07-2020 12:51am

limnam wrote: »

It's very well produced some amazing stories too. Very little actual food in it. Still very interesting

I've watched 4 episodes now, some more interesting than others. The different mindsets and work/life balance attitudes are fascinating though. 2 of the eps featured chefs who sort of fell into cooking as adults having studied to be something else, and the other 2 were chefs who had been working in kitchens since they were 14/15. The 2 who fell into it seem to be living much happier and relatively stress free lives compared to the other two. Maybe that's a side effect of dedicating your whole life to something rather than just doing it because you love it. Anyway, I'm finding it all very interesting.

peteeeed · 13-07-2020 8:11am

Rogue Warfare: Death of a Nation
As their leader recovers from trauma, a global team of elite soldiers must regroup and stop the deadly plans of an extremist mastermind within 36 hours.

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budgemook · 13-07-2020 10:00am

I watched Mission Impossible:Fallout last night after catching up on the series by watching Rogue Nation (not currently on Netflix) during the week. In the end I found it to be a bit too long, a little bit OTT (I know, I know, it's MI) and that it had too many characters. It was pretty good but Rogue Nation was far better.

For the whole movie I was expecting a plan crash that never came because I was sure I remembered hearing about some crazy stunt where they went out and really crashed a plan. After some Googling I can only conclude that this memory is a mismash of hearing about Tom Cruise holding on to a plane in Rogue Nation and the landing scene in Made in America. Not sure though.

Hurrache · 13-07-2020 10:23am

I think that scene you're thinking of maybe in the forthcoming Tenet?

budgemook · 13-07-2020 10:28am

Hurrache wrote: »

I think that scene you're thinking of maybe in the forthcoming Tenet?

I was just about to reply saying no way definitely not but who knows, could well be. I was 100% it was MI so it could be anything I suppose.

mightyreds · 13-07-2020 1:26pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

Well the first two episodes are very enjoyable, they screwed the pooch with the last one imo. Definitely worth a watch though.

If ever a show can be criticised for jumping the shark it was that 3rd episode of Dracula very good up until that.

S.M.B. · 13-07-2020 1:55pm

Can a show 'jump the shark' in it's third episode?

Or has the term become so broad that I no longer understand what it means without context?

joeguevara · 13-07-2020 1:58pm

S.M.B. wrote: »

Can a show 'jump the shark' in it's third episode?

Or has the term become so broad that I no longer understand what it means without context?

I think youre right. It has to be widely popular and then due to a stark decrease in popularity makes a crazy stunt to generate publicity in a hope to regain popularity. Not simply, going sh1te early on.

FunLover18 · 13-07-2020 2:08pm

I tried to watch Floor Is Lava over the weekend, absolutely terrible which is a shame because the concept is quiet good. It's so over produced and almost scripted, you can tell the contestants are using prepared lines because they're terrible actors. There's a moment in the first episode where two contestants on the same team make the same joke simultaneously, almost word for word. Avoid.

Electric Nitwit · 13-07-2020 2:13pm

FunLover18 wrote: »

I tried to watch Floor Is Lava over the weekend, absolutely terrible which is a shame because the concept is quiet good. It's so over produced and almost scripted, you can tell the contestants are using prepared lines because they're terrible actors. There's a moment in the first episode where two contestants on the same team make the same joke simultaneously, almost word for word. Avoid.

I know it's not what you intended, but you've slightly piqued my interest in it now, just to see how bad it is :pac:

FunLover18 · 13-07-2020 4:17pm

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

I know it's not what you intended, but you've slightly piqued my interest in it now, just to see how bad it is :pac:

I went in for the exact same reason, I heard a terrible review. I was hoping it might be so bad it was good but it wasn't, not for me anyway. If you get more enjoyment out of it, fair play.

mightyreds · 13-07-2020 6:37pm

joeguevara wrote: »

I think youre right. It has to be widely popular and then due to a stark decrease in popularity makes a crazy stunt to generate publicity in a hope to regain popularity. Not simply, going sh1te early on.

Ah right i didn't know that i thought it was just a term for going off the rails. I missed out on the original shark jumping.

Electric Nitwit · 13-07-2020 6:44pm

mightyreds wrote: »

Ah right i didn't know that i thought it was just a term for going off the rails. I missed out on the original shark jumping.

The original shark jumping was a literal shark jump :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahxG3iPeVcU

Aidric · 13-07-2020 9:29pm

Netflix true crime output has been really strong and engaging. A strong theme emerging from some of their best docs is the endemic corruption in police forces across the world.

To take 3 docs as an example, namely 'Who killed little Gregory', 'The confession killer' and 'The Innocent Man', each case was defined by corrupt law officials trying to close out a case to satisfy public appetite. They were content to coerce innocent people from a poor background to confess to crimes they never committed. If it wasn't for DNA evidence a lot of these innocent people would rot in jail.

Homelander · 13-07-2020 9:41pm

flasher0030 wrote: »

Watched the first episode of Dark there. Intriguing already. I was reading that's its complicated.
Is it extremely difficult to follow or just a bit where you get the general gist of it as it plods along.
I do like the bit of time travel in movies, so that wouldn't put me off. And generally have decent patience. I'm not the person who needs to know exactly what's happening all of the time.

It does get really complicated towards the end of S2 and through all of S3. The first season isn't very complicated in isolation, though there are tons of small, seemingly insignificant details that are important later on.

Basically, everything from the first episode is connected right through to the finale of S3.

What appears to be "filler" at times is anything but, there are tons of callbacks throughout S2 and S3 to everything that's happened prior, which can make it complicated.

I suspect most viewers have failed to connect the dots on numerous occasions, even if they're still following the "general" storyline.

I had to rewatch some episodes more than once to tie stuff together, and spend a lot of time on google in between/during certain others as well.

I have it down now, and it's truly a masterpiece, but it's so unbelievably intricate and complicated towards its end-game.

chicorytip · 13-07-2020 10:19pm

Has anybody watched "The Last Days of American Crime"? Mauled by the critics. I see Patrick Bergin plays a prominent role. Maybe that's the reason why.

Mam of 4 · 13-07-2020 10:24pm

Aidric wrote: »

Netflix true crime output has been really strong and engaging. A strong theme emerging from some of their best docs is the endemic corruption in police forces across the world.

To take 3 docs as an example, namely 'Who killed little Gregory', 'The confession killer' and 'The Innocent Man', each case was defined by corrupt law officials trying to close out a case to satisfy public appetite. They were content to coerce innocent people from a poor background to confess to crimes they never committed. If it wasn't for DNA evidence a lot of these innocent people would rot in jail.

It makes you wonder how often this happens to people . Time and time again we see or read of , innocent people being released (if they're lucky) after spending half their lives in prison , just because the law officials want to stamp case solved on the files .

Who Killed Little Gregory was very sad .

Notdeco · 14-07-2020 12:11am

Mam of 4 wrote: »

It makes you wonder how often this happens to people . Time and time again we see or read of , innocent people being released (if they're lucky) after spending half their lives in prison , just because the law officials want to stamp case solved on the files .

Who Killed Little Gregory was very sad .

Yep, and 2 more cleared yesterday. After what? 20 years !

Edit :30 years..

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8518305/Judge-dismissed-charges-against-two-men-jailed-30-years-1985-Connecticut-murder.html

Mam of 4 · 14-07-2020 12:29am

Notdeco wrote: »

Yep, and 2 more cleared yesterday. After what? 20 years !

Edit :30 years..

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8518305/Judge-dismissed-charges-against-two-men-jailed-30-years-1985-Connecticut-murder.html

That's truly awful , it's frightening tbh how easy it seems to be for a person to be imprisoned wrongly .

I'm not sure of the name but The Innocence Files (I think!) on Netflix are worth a watch if you haven't seen it already .

peteeeed · 14-07-2020 8:15am

The Business of Drugs
To understand the origins and true impact of the business of drugs, a former CIA analyst investigates the economics of six illicit substances.

Urzila Carlson: Overqualified Loser
Stand-up comedian Urzila Carlson keeps the crowd roaring with her thoughts on recasting "The Biggest Loser," sex tape regrets and boxed wine hangovers.

We Are One
Activists around the world fight injustice and drive social change in this documentary that follows their participation in the music video "Solidarité."

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Derry girls season 2 has gone

Basq · 14-07-2020 8:26am

peteeeed wrote: »

Derry girls season 2 has gone

Must be a record.. was only on there for like 5 days!

peteeeed · 14-07-2020 8:59am

Basq wrote: »

Must be a record.. was only on there for like 5 days!

yep , 9th July

Mickeroo · 14-07-2020 9:08am

I only got a notification on my phone yesterday telling me it was added! I suspect something around licenses has come up and it will pop up again soon.

Tim76 · 14-07-2020 9:22am

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga - Nil pwah

The only saving grace is getting to look at Rachel McAdams for a couple of hours.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 14-07-2020 11:26am

Mickeroo wrote: »

I only got a notification on my phone yesterday telling me it was added! I suspect something around licenses has come up and it will pop up again soon.

Netflix just posted on Twitter that they put it up before they were supposed to.

Osmosis Jones · 14-07-2020 12:04pm

The Channel 4 player has all of Derry Girls for free without even needing to make an account btw

ShamoBuc · 14-07-2020 1:48pm

Cursed.

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but it arrives on Friday, all the episodes apparently.

It looks really good, a lot going on and Loki is in it, gotta love Loki.

gmisk · 14-07-2020 3:45pm

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Cursed.

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but it arrives on Friday, all the episodes apparently.

It looks really good, a lot going on and Loki is in it, gotta love Loki.

I think reviews are embargoed that's not always a good sign but fingers crossed.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 14-07-2020 6:48pm

I've been enjoying Never Have I Ever. Very funny and zips along at a good pace. The John McEnroe voiceover takes a bit of getting used to though.

peteeeed · 15-07-2020 8:32am

24 Hours in A&E 2 seasons
In one of Britain's busiest accident and emergency departments, the staff takes on medical trauma and high drama around the clock.

Body Fixers season 1
A team of experts sets out to help everyday people with their beauty blunders and cosmetic woes.

Brüno
Flamboyantly gay television reporter Bruno stirs up trouble with unsuspecting guests and large crowds through brutally frank interviews.

Buy It Now season 1
Entrepreneurs must pitch their products to an audience of shoppers in hopes of securing an order from a national retailer in only 90 seconds.

Celebs Go Dating 4 seasons
At the Celebrity Dating Agency, clients mingle with everyday singletons for a chance to find love with the non-famous

Crashing season 1(Phoebe Waller-Bridge)
In exchange for low rent, a hodgepodge group of 20-something tenants set up residence as property guards in a disused hospital, where hilarity ensues.

Dark Desire (mexican)
Married Alma spends a fateful weekend away from home that ignites passion, ends in tragedy and leads her to question the truth about those close to her.

Hotel Del Luna season 1 (Koreon)
When he's invited to manage a hotel for dead souls, an elite hotelier gets to know the establishment's ancient owner and her strange world.

The Players (italian)
From campy lies to sexy surprises, this collection of vignettes captures the follies of several men as they fumble with fidelity and relationships.

Skin Decision: Before and After season 1
Skin and beauty expert Nurse Jamie and plastic surgeon Dr. Sheila Nazarian use the latest procedures to bring out their clients' best selves.

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Lisha · 15-07-2020 8:32am

I just saw this on Netflix twitter, I know it annoyed some people when u stopped watching something and it remained in continue watching row, now you can remove it...

PSA: You can now remove a film or series from the Continue Watching row.
On your mobile device, simply click the three dots below the title and select Remove From Row.

https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1283163648903376896?s=21

donfers · 15-07-2020 10:37am

I finished stateless, an excellent show based on real-life events

only 6 episodes so won't keep you long

fin12 · 15-07-2020 12:27pm

Anyone watching single wives club?

Very good, another reality dating show. The Aussies make some good dating shows.

joeguevara · 15-07-2020 12:34pm

fin12 wrote: »

Anyone watching single wives club?

Very good, another reality dating show. The Aussies make some good dating shows.

I'll give it a go. Quite like the dating shows which is embarrassing. Loved too hot to handle and the love is blind one (US).

Gloomtastic! · 15-07-2020 1:07pm

Lisha wrote: »

I just saw this on Netflix twitter, I know it annoyed some people when u stopped watching something and it remained in continue watching row, now you can remove it...

PSA: You can now remove a film or series from the Continue Watching row.
On your mobile device, simply click the three dots below the title and select Remove From Row.

https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1283163648903376896?s=21

Any ideas how on a laptop/tv?

Got through the three episodes of Paula. An Irish/BBC production that goes a bit mad and pointless. :rolleyes:

Gruffalux · 15-07-2020 1:17pm

Heres a soppy one, maybe mentioned. I watched Ladies in Black a few days ago, even had a teary moment. Just thought it was delicate, elegant, poised and a bit of wholesome fun in these jaded times. Really liked it.

Caranica · 15-07-2020 2:03pm

Gruffalox wrote: »

Heres a soppy one, maybe mentioned. I watched Ladies in Black a few days ago, even had a teary moment. Just thought it was delicate, elegant, poised and a bit of wholesome fun in these jaded times. Really liked it.

Loved it. Think I posted about it at the time but that's months ago

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