Online Series: NETFLIX (The General All Things Netflix Thread)

[chicagoskycam]

Is the new Epstein documentary worth checking out? (As much as his past reaaaally irks me)

It's good and disturbing. I had watched a bit of one prior and this is more in-depth.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Highly recommend Space Force! Don't listen to the "critics" out there, show is very well done. Once you are a few eps in you get completely hooked. Pretty sure those "critics" bashing it either thought they were getting the Office part 2, or only watched the first ep.

Definitely looking forward to season 2!

I had never watched The Office until this spring. So that was really fresh in my mind and I had been looking forward to Space Force as a direct followup. And yeah, I fell into the trap of expecting it to be a comedy along the same lines. Of course it turns out it's not remotely like that. I'm not sure Space Force really knows what Space Force wants to be. It's not really funny enough to watch it for laughs, and it's not realistic enough to watch it for tension or drama or character building. It's caught somewhere in between, and I'm not sure in a good way.

I watched it, generally somewhat enjoyed it, will watch any future seasons too. Just I hope it finds more of an identity that works better, maybe?

 

[beowulf]

I really liked the film Snowpiercer. Chris Evans and Tilda Swinton in particular do a very good job.

Try to watch it without knowing anything about it.

But I can't say whether it would spoil the TV series.

Not really the original graphic novel from the 80s, the movie and now the tv series all have the train in common, going around the world with three classes and the 4th group at the rear but that's almost it. The movie changes a fair bit from the novels, both characters and plot and the tv series further changed things from the novels and now the tv series.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Dead to me season 2 is disappointing.

 

[SSF]

Dead to me season 2 is disappointing.

Yea it really was.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

EW can exclusively announce that nearly three years after its cancellation, Kingdom is headed to Netflix on July 1. Created by Byron Balasco, the drama, which is set in the world of mixed martial arts, aired for three seasons (and a total of 40 episodes) on DirecTV from 2014 to 2017. It stars Frank Grillo as Alvey Kulina, a former MMA fighter, gym owner and father. Jonathan Tucker and Nick Jonas play his sons, with Matt Lauria, Kiele Sanchez, Joanna Going, Paul Walter Hauser, and Mac Brandt rounding out the cast.

The underdog series was a critical darling but struggled to find a platform that would allow it to reach more viewers. (The seasons only recently hit iTunes.) But now, Netflix will mark the series’ streaming debut.

The news comes about two months after Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn tweeted about the show, calling Kingdom one of the “10 most underrated, binge-worthy shows of the 2000s.”

 

[Chaels Arms]

I watched about 4-5 episodes of The Order yesterday. I have no idea what to even think about this show. The dialogue and the characters are very cheesy and fall into established college student archetypes but I'm also having a lot of fun watching it. It's kind of like Hogwarts for American college students.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Working through Space Force. John Malkovich is kicking all the asses.

 

[Osprey]

Working through Space Force. John Malkovich is kicking all the asses.

Malkovich's character is how I imagine kihei. I can see him watching old movies in his dimly lit home theater, wearing a cardigan sweater with his legs crossed and holding a glass of wine in one hand and a Roku remote in the other.

 

[hb12xchamps]

Watched "The Old Guard" last night. I enjoyed the movie but think it could have been a big time series. Would have loved to see more background into the characters throughout their time alive throughout history and what they accomplished. Ending kept the door open for a sequel so I'd suspect Netflix goes that route if it's a hit

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Dead to me season 2 is disappointing.

Finally powered through. Saw the ending coming. I’ll give season 3 a chance but this was not nearly as good as season 1. Every episode was 60% crying.

 

[Tuggy]

Me and the wife finished Messiah. We both liked it.

Not sure if there will be a second season. I think it works as a one off season and there could be more. I'm good either way.

 

[DaaaaB's]

I recently watched the first two seasons of Stranger Things and was pretty disappointed. Season 1 was decent enough but season 2 was terrible imo. I'd heard quite a few people say it was really good so I expected it to be better.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Watched "The Old Guard" last night. I enjoyed the movie but think it could have been a big time series. Would have loved to see more background into the characters throughout their time alive throughout history and what they accomplished. Ending kept the door open for a sequel so I'd suspect Netflix goes that route if it's a hit

Just finished it a few minutes ago and I agree. I would love this in a series format

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Dead to me season 2 is disappointing.

It was terrible

 

[Club]

Surviving R Kelly was really f***ed.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Surviving R Kelly was really f***ed.

What's f***ed is what that show tells you..

That so many people knew, people knew, no one wanted to say anything until that tape was leaked. Now imagine how many of those incidents could have been stopped. Now think about how so many others are getting away with it that have the same rumors/rumblings said about them, how they groom teenaged girls etc, like Drake, Marques Houston, etc.

R Kelly, for decades, did what he did, with so many people knowing, but all people cared about was "How famous can I get if he does a feat or I do a feat on his song?"

Or how much money he could make them, until the rumors became fact because of a stolen tape. Imagine if that tape was never stolen. He would have kept doing what he was doing for longer.

 

[montreal]

What's f***ed is what that show tells you..

That so many people knew, people knew, no one wanted to say anything until that tape was leaked. Now imagine how many of those incidents could have been stopped. Now think about how so many others are getting away with it that have the same rumors/rumblings said about them, how they groom teenaged girls etc, like Drake, Marques Houston, etc.

R Kelly, for decades, did what he did, with so many people knowing, but all people cared about was "How famous can I get if he does a feat or I do a feat on his song?"

Or how much money he could make them, until the rumors became fact because of a stolen tape. Imagine if that tape was never stolen. He would have kept doing what he was doing for longer.

I didn't see it but it's certainly is sad that people knew and did nothing though no surprise. Just look at Bill Cosby as it was said that a lot of stand up comics knew about him, or Jeffery Epstein who for years reporters dubbed his plane the lolita express, so clearly they knew something very wrong was going on and did nothing to report on it that I'm aware of at least. Same with that piece of shit Harvey Weinstein, it was said many in the industry knew about him as well.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I didn't see it but it's certainly is sad that people knew and did nothing though no surprise. Just look at Bill Cosby as it was said that a lot of stand up comics knew about him, or Jeffery Epstein who for years reporters dubbed his plane the lolita express, so clearly they knew something very wrong was going on and did nothing to report on it that I'm aware of at least. Same with that piece of shit Harvey Weinstein, it was said many in the industry knew about him as well.

It's sad to think about, because in all of those cases, it was either too late or people knew and just didn't want to be the one to say anything.

In Cosby's case, it took a stand-up routine for people to say "Oh wait, yeah that ain't right" and then people started to come out from their fear of speaking up and spoke up.

 

[Jussi]

Snowpiercer season 1 ended. I'm wondering if this show deserves it's own thread? Anyway, what a way to end the season. Season 2 teaser showed Sean Bean as Wilford and I guess it's almost finished filming.

 

[Langdon Alger]

I watched it, it's okay. Very watchable but I've never seen better shows like Veep so why am I watching it? Also I hate John Malkovich and the accents he puts on in stuff like this or Poirot.

I have never in my life heard anyone say they hate John Malkovich. Why do you hate him out of curiosity?

 

[tacogeoff]

Snowpiercer season 1 ended. I'm wondering if this show deserves it's own thread? Anyway, what a way to end the season. Season 2 teaser showed Sean Bean as Wilford and I guess it's almost finished filming.

Absolutely deserves its own thread. What a great series. I didnt know what to expect from it but was pleasantly suprised.

 

[Voight]

Netflix Explores the New York Mafia Takedown in 'Fear City' Trailer.

Saw a trailer for this on Monday, looks promising. As a person whos read a lot and done a lot of research into the mob, I'm excited for this.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Snowpiercer season 1 ended. I'm wondering if this show deserves it's own thread? Anyway, what a way to end the season. Season 2 teaser showed Sean Bean as Wilford and I guess it's almost finished filming.

I really liked the series but was disappointed in the ending. Don’t think I’ll watch season two. Without posting spoilers the ending seemed just too far fetched to me. Liked the movie ending better.

 

[Jussi]

I really liked the series but was disappointed in the ending. Don’t think I’ll watch season two. Without posting spoilers the ending seemed just too far fetched to me. Liked the movie ending better.

Apparently it's straight from the graphic novel.