Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

i've been watching Peaky Blinders. someone on here said after watching it now they know where the alt-right came from and that's sort of otm, it gives me the same kind of feeling as i had when watching Sons of Anarchy, this really in your face masculine criminal bullshit where the crooks are more honorable than the despicable law enforcement goons, and the main guy is trying to go on the straight and narrow and is haunted by his past. also: irresistible to women, liked by everyone, practically a christ figure to some, etc.

on FB i said it was like watching UK Proud Boys cosplay Boardwalk Empire as written by Kurt Sutter. it has about as many likable characters as SoA, too. which is pretty much zero, as far as the main cast goes. the only music they ever play on this show is Nick Cave or PJ Harvey, apparently? well, there was an Arctic Monkeys cover version of Red Right Hand, which is now a song i never need to hear again.

had no idea that was what that show was about. never watching it now
i watched SoA for 2 seasons I think purely on goodwill from Hunnam/Segal/Perlman's previous work

SoA is probably the worst of the long-running cable prestige series, it was about as dumb as Hunter or Airwolf and half as entertaining and a tenth as likable.

I could definitely list the ills of SoA all day, but in an absence of anything to praise it's not even worth the time.

official peaky blinders playlist:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/playlists/zzzzqp

The terrible accents and Guy Ritchiesh horse-riding opening scenes put me off this from the jump, but so many people love it that I was going to give it another chance. Won't bother now.

my roommate's been watching this a lot, i cant get into it

it's dumb.

i stopped watching sons of anarchy when it dawned on me that they were the worst criminals in history. they couldn't do anything illegal without a major bloodbath. there is a case to be made that a super-realistic show about dead end criminals who fuck up all the time and never get rich or happy - which would be most criminals - could be compelling. but that was obviously not the show they were trying to make.

and with peaky blinders it was a similar feeling of: jesus, who cares if these people die. i'm supposed to root for them? i mean tony soprano was a terrible monster but i did kinda root for him and his family.

Anyone watching Neo Yokio? Pretty into it so far. It's kind of ... FLCL meets Gossip Girl?

every episode of Sons of Anarchy was like the motorcycle gang shootout in Waco, minus all the interesting stuff. all the shit that was bad about The Shield (and there was more than people might admit) was in SoA 10x as much. and every character was extremely stupid. same deal w/PB, for sure. and re: Tony Soprano, he was such a well-drawn and human character with recognizable emotions and feelings, everyone on the former two shows is a Facebook macro quote meme with a drawing of a skull somewhere.

Anyone watching Neo Yokio? Pretty into it so far. It's kind of ... FLCL meets Gossip Girl?

haha holy shit has anyone informed brad yet

it stars jaden smith

SOA was dumb and silly and I hatewatched the last season but I do not regret watching it
Jax and Opie were hot af = worth it

haha holy shit has anyone informed brad yet

― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, September 26, 2017 11:14 AM (thirty-eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i've heard good things about it but idk

maybe i'll jump into it after finishing bojack horseman

Tony Soprano, he was such a well-drawn and human character with recognizable emotions and feelings

Having rewatched recently I disagree, though the first two seasons show some signs of wear it's still mostly classic

I've never felt any impulse whatsoever to watch The Sopranos

maybe someday, idk

eh, sorta. that show really doesn't hold up well at all imo, though i appreciate its contribution to TV

― Nhex, Tuesday, September 26, 2017 3:17 PM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

1000% disagree. Although 2nd season was a def dropoff to an extent

The mockumentary American Scandal is REALLY GOOD. A pitch-perfect send-up of crime docs, ostensibly put together by two high school students in their school’s media lab, it details their attempt to exonerate the school dumbass from the charge of spray-painting 27 giant dicks on the teachers’ cars.

The crosshairs are fixed on shows like Serial, and (after a couple of shaky early episodes) it actually becomes quite affecting / meta / knowing w/r/t its characters. The depiction of high school feels SO much more contemporary than anything else on tv now.

i totally want to watch that!!!!!

the world needs wayyyyyy more deflating of po-faced tru crime / quirky tearjerking "driveway moments" imo

The Ira-Glassish voiceovers ‘why are we doing this? What do we hope to prove? Had we gotten too close to the source?’ are gold. And the lead actor, who plays a wannabe Johnny Knoxville, is astoundingly good... especially in the end, when he’s required to show some vulnerability and self-awareness.

"as I watched the young man approach the stand.. I only had one question... How did I feel about all of this?"

Just searched for it, and I think it’s called American Vandal. Thanks for the rec!

i will check it out. i thought it was a real documentary thing and thus avoided it.

i will check it out. i thought it was a real documentary thing and thus avoided it.

― scott seward, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 9:53 AM (fourteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

same!!

I was watching this thinking it was terrible and then my roommate pointed out it was a pastiche of Serial/Making of a Murderer etc. and it almost instantly become funny

I thought it was real too!

that reminds me of a story a friend told me: he was somehow involved in the organization of a new downtown sculpture park, and a wealthy family was footing a lot of the bill and donating a couple sculptures currently in their front yard

this older wealthy woman kind of nonchalantly says: "oh, we'll have to have our restoration person clean one of the statues. the high school students have painted a penis on it again"

lol "executive producer: Mr. Baxter"

I've been enjoying Norsemen in a lowkey kinda way.

I enjoyed Norsemen but it was really kind of flimsy.

Proof if proof be need be though that the Guardian know nothing about TV. Python? Basil Fawlty?

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/sep/14/norsemen-netflix-review

"If you liked Norsemen, watch: Viking Apocalypse (Netflix), Chelmsford 123 (All4)."

Lol! a bit of a Rory McGrath boost from the Graun recommendation bot. GL to anyone who tries that "forgotten gem".

And Viking Apocalypse seems to be a serious, fairly in-depth doc about why the viking population in Britain died out.

I was just going to say that I enjoyed Norsemen. Meant to find this thread and say it. Now see others beat me to it.
But then again it was a recommended series in the Guardian G2 last week so probably has a few new watchers anyway.

I assume there's a 2nd season coming at some point.

& has the bald head baddy been in other things,, think I recognise him but not sure.

He was in Lilly hammer and 1 ep of Ripper Street.

I recognised the ineffectual leader as the international sex-pest drug trafficker from recent BBC3 teen thriller Clique, and as the boss of the company who have bought Perfect Curve (FUN) in the brand new series of W1A.

I got halfway through American Vandal last night. I've got to finish this and will not be able to sleep until I know... who did the dicks?!

Cannot figure out what I think of Neo Yokio after a couple of eps. Such a jarring meshing of references

Only just figured out it’s New Yorkio or whatever. Is it interesting? What Is it?

It's the second, fourth, fifth, and sixth search result for "'wes anderson' anime"

you mom's the second, fourth, fifth, and sixth search result for "'wes anderson' anime"

def jam 25 is good stuff

omg the 3d handjob recreation

American Vandal is brilliantly constructed and the payoff with the lead is really well done.

Mr. Kraz reminds me of so many teachers I’ve worked with / detested. The moment he storms off the stage during the teacher of the year award is A+++

really impressed with American Vandal

the cast of Big Mouth:

john mulaney, nick kroll, jenny slate, jason mantzoukas, maya rudolph, fred armisen, jordan peele

I watched the first three episodes and enjoyed it. I like it a lot, but the characters seem to be drawn a lot younger than I think they should look, if that makes sense? Like, they look like they're just a step above Rugrats, but they're all going through puberty. Odd disconnect. But it's funny and unexpectedly sweet.