What was the last show you binge-watched?

[brooklynite]

I just burned through the first season of Netflix's THE SOCIETY, a modern version of "Lord of the Flies" (10 episodes)

[Shrek]

1. Game of Thrones

Got the season 1 DVDs from Redbox and burned through them in two nights.

[rampartc]

77. same here

the blu ray seasons 1-7 were available so i got them all. watched in about 3 weeks (drove my ol' lady crazy.)

[Doreen]

2. Little Hiuse On Thw Prairie.

Eureka, Renegade, Highlamder, The Mist, and UnderThe Dome. Can you tell that I do not really have a life?

[in2herbs]

3. Heartland. There was a Mother's Day marathon. nt

[unblock]

4. binge-watching has become our normal way of watching these types of shows.

wait until there's a full season (at least) of a show before even the first episode.

we've been into british crime dramas more than usual of late. this week, "line of duty".
before that, "shetland" and "hinterland".

we've been watching game of thrones in real time only because spoilers are everywhere.

[Shrek]

27. I can recommend "Broadchurch" if you haven't seen it

British crime drama and really well-done.

[Codeine]

100. Shetland! Love that one. nt

[unblock]

103. kinda makes you want to visit, so beautiful

until you realize they have 3 murders a week on an island with only 79 people on it!

[Codeine]

104. All that Viking blood boiling up. nt

[jberryhill]

5. Sweatin' To The Oldies

[2naSalit]

35. Whaaat?!?

LOL I couldn't tale five minutes of that.

[jberryhill]

37. Volume 6 is worth the buildup

[Kali]

87. !

[jberryhill]

94. When I binge, I go all in

[underpants]

6. As a Family - LOST

Not really binge watching more like one a day during dinner. I hate sitting at a dinner table.

We started on the old Twilight Zone but now we are watching Modern Family.

[hlthe2b]

18. How did you feel about it? All these years later and having seen the finale...

I sort of wish I'd never watched it (in real time when it was originally broadcast)--like to have those hours back.

But, it was the "thing" at the time. I'm just hoping I don't end up feeling like that about GOT.

[underpants]

24. Forest for the trees

It was painfully obvious that they were all dead the whole time. They were in a plane crash in the middle of the ocean for crying out loud. They would have at least starved.

My daughter turned to us midway through the 3rd season and said, “They’re dead!” We looked at each other and said “Maybe you should watch some more”.

We watched it convincing ourselves there was more to it. In the end it ended as it started, with Jack. It was about his redemption. Were the others also on a journey of redemption or was all of it in Jack’s mind as his life (or his re-imagined life) flashed in front of his eyes? The title alone said it all - He was LOST. Every episode ended in the boom Black like when someone dies.

[mr_lebowski]

39. Well, other than that the show makers have clearly said they were not dead all along

I guess it was painfully obvious

https://www.eonline.com/news/521687/lost-bosses-finally-answer-were-they-really-dead-the-whole-time-what-was-the-whole-show-about

They should've packed in some more answers in Seasons 3 and 4 and ended it at Season 4 finale, IMHO.

Seasons 5 and 6 were weak but the first four were pretty fun.

MHO.

[underpants]

43. Well an artist's intention and the audiences consumption are two different things

Thanks. The purgatory thing was the common assumption. My personal theory was that it was about magnets (actually read a really in depth post about that here on DU) but I just stayed on that to tease my wife.

I thought it was really well done especially with my take on it.

[samnsara]

85. That was the first show I binge watched...the show didnt hold together as well as if...

..i had a whole week between episodes to forget some of it. Towards the end it was just plain silly. You could tell the writers were struggling with the story line.

[PBC_Democrat]

7. The Ranch on Netflix

Starring Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Debra Winger, Elisha Cuthbert, and Sam Elliott.

Easily one of the funniest shows I've ever seen.

[dewsgirl]

38. My husband absolutely loves this show.

[Kali]

89. oooh yeah, watched the first season of that and never got back to it

[Delmette2.0]

8. How to get away with murder.

I didn't have time to get involved when the program first started. Then I found 5 seasons on Netflex. It quickly became my afternoon obsession.

[JonLP24]

9. From start to finish The Americans or Sneaky Pete

[Bayard]

10. Old X-Files on BBC

I record them all when they are running them.

[Irishxs]

11. Les Mis on PBS

[northoftheborder]

12. Breaking Bad, The Crown

[Kali]

90. I was going to say Breaking Bad

but was reminded of the Ranch. Haven't finished either one of them. I don't watch much tee vee.

[IADEMO2004]

126. Breaking Bad

[Kaleva]

13. The Tick. Binge watching Bosch right now,

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Other shows I've binge watched:

Archer
Attack on Titan
The Sopranos
Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul
Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell
The Crown
Peaky Blinders

[yellowdogintexas]

14. we are currently binging "Corner Gas" on Prime.

Very funny Canadian show about a very small town in Saskatchewan which is full of very quirky characters. The writers are very talented. Highly recommend.

[Kaleva]

17. Letterkenny is another Canadian show that's supposed to be very funny

It's on Hulu

[yellowdogintexas]

135. Thank You! We love quirky comedies

Have you seen "The Grand Seduction" ? It's about a small town in Nova Scotia which has a shot at landing a stable employer but the employer won't commit because there is no doctor in the town.

Enter a young doctor with a tragic past who comes to the town to just get away from his life.

The townspeople begin plotting ways to keep him there long enough to convince the employer's site committee that in fact there is a doctor and a clinic in the town..

It is a delightful film and full of quirky characters.

[Kaleva]

143. I'll look for it and save it for future watching

My wife and I like to binge watch and we just finished Bosch and started on Narcos.

[hlthe2b]

19. Oh, I highly recommend too. I fall asleep to episodes. Easy to watch and often very funny.

BTW, when you finish the series, Amazon has the full-length movie they did a few years later. You have to sort of search for it on prime, but it is there.

[csziggy]

15. I have a whole group I watch - one or two episodes a day for each

Right now I'm working through:
Waking the Dead (just now watching the last episode
Silent Witness
Bosch
Babylon 5
Farscape
Eureka
Classic Doctor Who (up to the Fifth Doctor)

[JonLP24]

22. As far as Bosch I recommend binge reading Bosch & Lincoln Lawyer books

I liked him better as a Vietnam vet tunnel rat.

[Codeine]

163. B5 and Farscape are fantastic.

And the Fifth Doctor is still the best.

Is Farscape streaming anywhere?

[csziggy]

168. Farscape is on Amazon Prime

I'm now into the second season, maybe the last episode this afternoon.

I prefer the Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, or maybe the Tenth, David Tennant.

Though I have to admit I missed most of the Peter Capaldi Doctor and have seen none of the episodes of the most recent one.

[Beringia]

16. After Life with Ricky Gervais

[Generic Brad]

47. Me too

Now I'm burning through Veep on HBO.

[Brother Buzz]

20. The Adventures of Jim Bowie

I didn't remember any of the stories, but I totally remembered the theme song. Hokey as Hell, but an interesting niche of Americana.

[earthshine]

21. Do you recommend the Society? Thx.

[Fla Dem]

23. Quicksand on Netflix, a Swedish drama with subtitles.

6 episodes all about 45 -55 minutes long. Kept me interested. 3+ out of 5 stars. Not exactly binge watched, did about 1-2 episodes each night.

[Codeine]

164. I'd say that qualifies as a binge.

Even one episode a day is a binge in my book.

[Chipper Chat]

25. Forensic Files on HLN

Very educational

[Va Lefty]

26. 11.22.63 on Hulu

Stephen King adaption about a man who goes back in time to prevent JFK from being killed

[happybird]

31. How was it?

I've had the book on my Kindle for a while but haven't gotten around to reading it. I've seen mixed reviews.

[Va Lefty]

45. I thought it was pretty good. I'd give it an 8.5 out of 10

[still_one]

28. No binge watching here. Waste of time. What I do is watch the first couple of episodes, one or two

of the middle ones, and the last one

You might be amazed at how much filler, and dragging out the writers do, and I've found one loses very little in the plot line

[jberryhill]

40. Reader's Digest should have re-tooled

[still_one]

46. LOL. ya hit the nail on the head jb. Not sure how many even are aware of

"readers digest condensed books anymore

[yellowdogintexas]

138. My mother had something like 38 years worth of them

I read a lot of my first grown up fiction thanks to those books. Many of these books became beloved favorites and I read the complete versions later.

[still_one]

145. Ok, so there is 3 of us

[MyOwnPeace]

109. Yep! You nailed it!

[forgotmylogin]

29. Russian Doll

I've committed to watching it with a friend, so still not through it yet.

[happybird]

30. Rewatched all of Deadwood, getting ready for the movie

later this month. It was just as good on the second watch.

Been thinking about doing The Venture Brothers over from scratch. I binged the latest season a couple months ago and it was great (as always). With all this dreary weather I need some comedy.

[nolabear]

50. Ian McShane is a god!

Well, these days on American Gods he literally is, but just in general they don’t come any better. And Deadwood is absolutely fantastic. I cannot wait for the movie!

[MyOwnPeace]

111. It's become a cult........

there's even a book: "Dirty Words in Deadwood - Literature and the postwestern."

David Milch is "walking on water" for some and I can't wait to see the movie!

[MyOwnPeace]

32. Won't binge-watch..........

because I don't want it to end too soon!

Gone through them twice (watching 1 show of the series every other night):

The Wire
Justified
Deadwood
The Good Wife

Can't wait for the Deadwood movie on May 31!

[Kurt V.]

33. lord of the flies was a shiity book. it was only elevated later bc exploitation and dominance

had to be made mainstream. in a real scenario those kids would have come together to survive and thrive

[rampartc]

79. like they do at high school?

lord of the flies is tragically accurate.

[Codeine]

105. Exactly.

Groups of young men left unsupervised rarely get up to any good.

[2naSalit]

34. "My Name is Earl" or something like that...

I don't have ateevee but my sister does and when I went to visit her last year she had the whole series so we drank a bottle of wine and laughed our asses off at a horrible but hilarious and absurd comedy.

[rampartc]

81. i can tell you don't live in the south

"my name is earl" is an accurate portrayal of working class ("white trash" in classist terms) life.

[2naSalit]

120. Well...

I have been to the south a number of times and never wanted to live there. And I have seen that lifestyle in several places all over the country, especially southern California in the '70s.

But the series was hilarious.

[rampartc]

121. sometimes on that show i saw people that i met in alabama or mississippi.

well. not the actual people but you know what i mean.

please imagine sarcasm emojis all over these replies.

[dewsgirl]

36. The Americans for the second time.

[muntrv]

41. Game of Thrones.

[shenmue]

42. Endeavour

[Karadeniz]

44. Not precisely a show, but I've gotten away from it all day by looking at every video of

Dances, interviews, fellow workers for fosse and verdan. My favorites if you want a perfect getaway: verdant pony dance, whatever Lola wants, who's got the pain...fosses early choreography has a sense of humor, just what we need now.

[MuseRider]

130. I am loving Fosse/Verdan

I never thought to look for bits of their shows and dances. D'oh, how stupid. I am listening to a biography of Fosse right now, listened before but wanted to as the F/V show comes to an end.

[WorkDoctor]

180. Cheers for Verdon

I like that Gwen stood up to the asshole over time. Smart lady. After that, Fosse couldn't abuse her any more. He was the one dependent on their relationship.

[MuseRider]

186. He was quite something wasn't he?

It is nice that she is getting the recognition for being as big a part of his success as he was.

[llmart]

48. The Handmaid's Tale Season 2

Dark, dark, dark. I was depressed afterwards thinking this may not be so futuristic.

[lunatica]

170. I cried a lot through it

I think I would cry harder if I saw it now with the new oppressive anti abortion legislation.

[The Figment]

49. Pinks Allout,

Cant help myself I lubs me some home grown Drag Racing.

[GP6971]

51. Law & Order SVU. n/t

[OnlinePoker]

52. Just finished both seasons of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Prime. n/t

[EveHammond13]

53. The Terror

[DUgosh]

54. Line Of Duty

On Acorn - we need a man like Hastings on our side

[applegrove]

55. Escape At Dannemora

[madaboutharry]

56. Dead to Me

On Netflix. Fantastic.

[Midnight Writer]

57. Justified on Amazon. This is the best cast of character actors and the scripts let them go to work.

[lunasun]

58. Unforgotten A British drama series

My one kid is binge watching Lucifer and every time I catch a little when I’m in the room , I realize how silly (in a good haha outrageous way ) it is , yet sometimes the show will have real thought provoking episodes like this

https://ew.com/tv/2019/05/15/lucifer-db-woodside-season-4-racism-episode/

[emmaverybo]

62. Loved Unforgotten, red herrings and all. Seasoned, terrific acting.

[lunasun]

64. More to come What will it be about next season 4?

Unforgotten season 4: What will it be about?

Cassie and Sunny will be back to investigate another emotionally charged and compelling cold case - but no details surrounding the historical crime has been shared yet.

In previous series we’ve seen murders motivated by revenge and sexual assault, while prevalent issues such as racism, homophobia, online trolling and historic sexual abuse have also impacted cases
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-05-15/unforgotten-series-4-air-date-channel-cast-plot-trailer-nicola-walker-sanjeev-bhaskar/

I want to check out Dark Heart as Chris Lang is also connected to that series writing for both
but I have not yet

[emmaverybo]

65. Wow. TY for telling me. And for the other show tip.

[Codeine]

102. I just finished Unforgotten about an hour ago.

Man I love Nicola Walker. Fabulous in everything. Have you seen the series “River” with her and Stellan Skårsgard?

[lunasun]

114. No, but I will check it out . I mentioned above to another reply

that I wanted to check out Dark Heart also -another series .
Both have the writer Chris Lang contributing
She is so good &

I will look in to the River series
I only know her from Unforgotten
Thanks
Just finished series 3?

[emmaverybo]

156. Those who Kill--Danish thriller, police/procedural with shrink. Gruesome crimes. Good stories.

[MontanaMama]

59. The Magicians.

Total fantasy. Total escape.

[radical noodle]

60. Grace & Frankie

A funny show to get trump out of my head for a weekend.

[MLAA]

76. Me too!

[SeattleVet]

61. Deutschland '86

Reagan-Era spy drama, extremely well done. In German with subtitles, and lots of plot twists.

[NBachers]

63. Bosch

I'm now watching one episode a night of The Outer Limits. Last night's episode featured David McCallum.

I'm also occasionally watching episodes of The Rifleman. Actually good writing, characters, and story lines.

I'm always on the lookout for past and future stars on these old network shows. You'd be surprised how often Harry Dean Stanton shows up in some supporting role, often credited as Dean Stanton.

[oasis]

66. Peaky Blinders.

[mr_lebowski]

78. That was a cool show!

I was watching it as came on, the first 3 seasons ... of course as they released a season at a time (as per usual on NF) I binged it every year. If I had NF I would love to finish it.

Still need to watch the last season of Boardwalk Empire, come to think of it (which I can since I have HBO Now atm) ... Oh, and OITNB ... watched that every year til the very last one.

[oasis]

82. "Peaky" was a great production in every category. nt

[pressbox69]

67. Barry season one.

[Doc_Technical]

68. I, Claudius

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074006/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1

[Zoonart]

127. I, Claudius is an absolute classic!

Seeing a lot of Deadwood and American Gods in the thread...

For those who love Ian Mc Shane... may I recommend Desraeli from Masterpice Theater... same vintage as Caludiius.
BBC classics on youtube

[yellowdogintexas]

137. We own the DVD set of "I Claudius" and re watch it every 2 or 3 years

Never get tired of it.

[fierywoman]

69. Montalbano

[beveeheart]

70. No Offence

[SleeplessinSoCal]

71. "crazy ex girlfriend" with timeout for binging GOT fan videos.

[sarge43]

72. Season 4, Lucifer n/t

[lunasun]

116. I may have to go back and watch the whole series I mentioned in post 58

mine kid is binge watching Lucifer and every time I catch a little when I’m in the room , I realize how silly (in a good haha outrageous way ) it is , yet sometimes the show will have real thought provoking episodes like this

https://ew.com/tv/2019/05/15/lucifer-db-woodside-season-4-racism-episode/
I’ve got a little bit of the other series when she was watching before
I need to really go back and look at it all it’ll be backwards but that’s OK

[sarge43]

122. I rewatched the whole series

It was helpful because there is a lot call back in season 4.

This season is much darker. Luci found out that being Satan isn't all fun and games.

[lunasun]

131. I missed just too much popping in and out of this season's episodes while my kid was watching

Where did Eve first come in, as an example of missing info on this latest series for me

With stuff like that I found casually catching a part of an episode here and there harder to follow this season even more than the earlier series and my kid is almost done now , or is done , with watching 4 .
I did not see enough for any spoilers to be ruined so all good and yes,I really need to start from season 1

Thanks
Good to know going back to the beginning will help lead into the latest season and what ever comes next on season 5

[sarge43]

134. Eve showed up at the end episode three.

I hope there's another season as you'll see in the closing scene.

[ronatchig]

73. American Gods

Lots of snide commentary . On what, is the puzzle for me.

[yellowdogintexas]

139. I hope that gets released out to Hulu, Prime or Netflix one of these days.

The book if you have not read it might help with the snide commentary

[samnsara]

74. The IT Crowd

[50 Shades Of Blue]

153. I've watched some of that -- it's a hoot!

[area51]

75. Firefly.

Browncoats unite.

[Codeine]

183. Makes me sad to imagine what could have been. nt

[mr_lebowski]

80. Westworld ...

Started it when season 2 was already started so binged it to catch up.

Before that, Season 7 of GoT which I'd missed due to no HBO at the time.

Before that, I think it was season 1 of Ozark (that's all that was out at the time).

[Runningdawg]

83. MindHunter

[zipplewrath]

84. West Wing

I was laid up and started one of those 1 month free subscriptions to Netflix.

[FailureToCommunicate]

146. YES! We as well. Sad, I know, but night after night of

Rachel as the other “binge watch” needs an antidote.

[tiredtoo]

86. The Imposters on Netflix

Also just watched Dead to me. Enjoyed both shows.

[hibbing]

88. Flowers - Netflix

[patphil]

91. Ahh...Wheeler Dealers?

Just kidding.

[BHDem53]

92. The Real McCoys preceded

by the Mod Squad. RIP, Peggy.

[Sedona]

93. Big little lies on HBO

Season 2 starts in June

[OnDoutside]

95. Longmire on Netflix. Six great series.

[hay rick]

96. Bosch.

I watched one episode every 3 or 4 nights. That's a bender for me. I mostly avoid watching TV.

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

97. Derry Girls - finished it once, then watched again - LOL funny nt

[Codeine]

98. A British detective show called Unforgotten.

I’ll watch anything with Nicola Walker; she’s just outstanding.



Sanjeev Bhaskar from The Indian Doctor co-stars.

[Sneederbunk]

106. She was also great in River.

[Codeine]

107. That was the show that made me a fan.

Two slow-burn actors at their best.

[wishstar]

190. I recently enjoyed her show The Split on Sundance TV

and of course Last Tango in Halifax on PBS

[Upthevibe]

99. Dead to Me with Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini...

It's fantastic! It's promoted as a Dramady but let me tell you, they were in an interview and came up with the word Traumady and believe me, it is. I watched the series in two sittings. About half on Friday night and finished it the next Saturday morning. I recommended it to three friends and they all loved it. Having said that, I had no expectations so that may be part of why I was so impressed. Still, I highly recommend it.

[Brainstormy]

101. 21 SEASONS

of Silent Witness on BritBox. We saw the stars, literally, age before our eyes. Not sure whether to be proud of this or embarrassed by it. But if you're into forensics, this is your series.

[padah513]

108. Strange things on Netflix

[BigmanPigman]

110. Tony Bourdain No Reservations.

[doc03]

112. Currently watching Designated Survivor. nt

[Codeine]

113. I just saw that Season 2 of Fleabag is out.

My weekend is planned! Phoebe Waller-Bridge is brilliant and that show is a total emotional trainwreck.

[emmaverybo]

154. Good stuff. Dysfunctional family dinner ends in slug-fest and Phoebe's new crush is... nt

[calguy]

115. WestWorld

Had to cram it in while I'm subscribed to HBO. Cuz after Game of Thrones is over, so is my subscription to HBO.

[lpbk2713]

117. I watched three eps of Hill Street Blues tonight.

Probably the best cop show ever.

[yellowdogintexas]

140. I have that on my watchlist on whichever streaming service

is showing it right now. Hulu, I think

[lpbk2713]

141. That's where I get it.

I'm right at the end of Season Four.

[stopbush]

118. The Widow starring Kate Beckinsale.

[Danascot]

123. The Widow is superb

Other recent binges of great shows:

Hanna
Wanted
Secret City

All four have strong, complex female characters.

[LudwigPastorius]

119. The Americans

I found it pretty disturbing.

While there was a twinge of sympathy for the protagonists (having been brainwashed in their youth), they were still, ultimately, monsters.

[ancianita]

124. Bosch. Jack Ryan. Billions.

[bluecollar2]

125. Killing Eve....n/t

[Upthevibe]

128. Killing Eve is next on my list...

What say you?

[bluecollar2]

136. Are you watching season 1

And 2?

No question in my mind...it is one of the most fascinating shows I have seen in awhile.

I'm enjoying it very much.

[oregonjen]

149. Love Sandra Oh AND Jodie Comer! Jodie's chameleon acting is fantastic

[bluecollar2]

158. I agree

And the script has taken a fascinating turn this week...but then it was time to throw in a curve.

[Upthevibe]

129. Also, The O.A. (spoiler below)

I LOVED it but it's pretty out there - Having said that, it's actually in sync with my line of thinking - parallel universes...

[B Stieg]

132. 10 Seasons of The Big Bang Theory

I'd actually never seen it before last summer and last night I watched the last episode!

[Crowman2009]

133. The new Mst3k!

Especially those gawd awful "sword & sorcery" movies they watched.

[MFGsunny]

142. The Americans

[Paladin]

144. The final season of "Veep."

I'd already seen it, but I ended up sitting down and watching it again, straight through, a few days ago. You really have to see it a second time, just to catch most of the non-stop wisecracks and lewd remarks. First-rate show; I'm going to miss it, but I'll be catching reruns when I can.

[Upthevibe]

172. VEEP is simply steller....

Julia Louis-Dreyfus deserves EVERY Emmy she's ever won and the entire cast is amazing. I'm gonna miss this show.

[Mosby]

147. the marvelous mrs maisel.

[Lefta Dissenter]

157. YES!

It’s such a fun show.

[rlegro]

148. Patriot

... streaming on Amazon Video. Only two seasons (18) episodes so a quick binge, but totally worth it given the show's quality and rich plotting. Now just beginning to ram through "The Good Fight" (CBS All Access) via DVD.

[oregonjen]

150. Has anybody watched Schitt's Creek?

My daughter is currently binge watching and I’m wondering what you all think.

[GoCubsGo]

151. Grace and Frankie.

And, a mini-binge of "Veep."

[50 Shades Of Blue]

152. Dark Shadows on Amazon Prime

I have a lot more episodes to go!

[flor-de-jasmim]

155. Outlander

[Lunabell]

159. The Walking Dead

I've watch the series from the beginning and I love it. Going back and binge watching I have seen new things. It's a great show.

[mokawanis]

160. The Wire

My son had been bugging me to watch it for years and I finally gave it a try several weeks ago. Now I'm half-way through season 4 and loving it.

[Codeine]

165. Almost certainly the best television ever produced

up to that point. Breaking Bad surpasses it, I believe, but only because it had the foundations laid by The Wire to build on in terms of audience acceptance of that sort of storytelling.

[mokawanis]

167. I agree about Breaking Bad

Also binge watched that one with my wife about 4 years ago. We watched all the seasons in a three-week period. I remember one night I had a tooth-ache and told her I needed to see a dentist on an emergency basis and she asked me of if I could just wait until the episode of Breaking Bad was over...lol.

I put The Wire right up there among my favorites: Sopranos, Madmen, Vikings, and the best - Breaking Bad.

[Upthevibe]

173. Breaking Bad....Yea....I"m a MAJOR

T.V. watcher, binger, etc. and there may be other shows in the future that will top it but I don't believe so in my lifetime (I'm 61). I think there's a kind of a consensus that it's the best (even though I know a whole lot of folks have said GOT is - I can't comment because I never watched it)….

[Codeine]

185. GoT is bigger in scope and theme,

and there’s an epic quality to it that Breaking Bad could never achieve. That said, Game of Thrones has holes and missteps, while Breaking Bad never put a foot wrong and had the tightest plotting I’ve ever seen.

I’d love to see something better than Breaking Bad (because that would be amazing) but like you I suspect it’s never to be topped.

[IronLionZion]

161. Vikings

on Amazon Prime, they just got the second half of the 5th season. It's a fascinating series.

[Codeine]

166. I sorta dropped out right after they captured Paris.

No particular reason, just a short attention span I suppose. I should go back and watch the rest.

[VOX]

176. Love this series, but it's been tough without Ragnar.

Travis Fimmel has a quirky charisma, and he really shined as Ragnar.

Still hanging in with the show, though, but Ivar’s starting to wear on me. His character doesn’t have much shading, in contrast to all the other main cast.

[IronLionZion]

188. Bjorn is easily the most Ragnar-like of the sons

Ivar is an interesting character, and quite different from the other brothers. Sometimes you need that contrast in a show. Don't want to spoil anything for you if you're not caught up.

[VOX]

191. No problem, I'm fully caught up.

[Codeine]

162. Watched Season 2 of Fleabag this afternoon.

Just as good, and dark, and bittersweet as I was hoping. If you have Prime you owe it to yourself to give this series a try.

[lunatica]

169. Dead to Me

Just finished it a couple of days ago. About an odd relationship between women that becomes a friendship. Definitely not your run of the mill stereotype story about women characters or friends. I liked it and recommend it.

[sellitman]

171. Watching Jerico now

I'm close to the end of the 1st season. Love it.

[yuiyoshida]

174. One of these three....

1.

2.

3

[patricia92243]

175. Malcome in the Middle - have never seen it and am now on the final season.

[yellowdogintexas]

177. That is a hilarious show.

[Codeine]

182. I didn't discover that one until it was in reruns.

Luckily it was all over basic cable in the early 2000s so I got to see it regularly. So much more real than any other sitcom.

[patricia92243]

184. I read where Frankie Mutz(SP) had two strokes when he was 27 and can't remember a lot of things

about the show. I wish they would do a reunion episode. I would like to know what all the characters are doing now.

[Codeine]

187. That's awful.

Explains why he just sort of disappeared.

[VOX]

178. "The Last Kingdom" on Netflix.

At first, I felt it was kind of a “Vikings” knockoff, but 3 episodes in, I was hooked. My wife got hooked in as well.

Many excellent performances, highly recommended!

[Codeine]

181. Mixed feelings on that one.

Good performances and a great story (the source books are probably Bernard Cornwell’s best writing) but so many utterly idiotic and jarring moments where they butcher the history that it makes my skin crawl, none of which occur in the novels.

The Anglo-Saxons and Danes should have broadly the same equipment, yet the Saxon warriors carry these ridiculous little square shields that accomplish nothing. The Danish “shield wall” is some absurd parody of a Roman testudo with no basis in reality, and everyone’s armor is just all over than damned place in terms of accuracy.

That said, great story.

[VOX]

192. It's true, and historical inaccuracies can sink a weaker story.

I’m also an extreme stickler for getting the details done right, when it comes to historical pieces, but it’s a rare thing to see. A couple examples:
- In the final episode of the outstanding “Band of Brothers,” the guys are playing baseball, but the gloves they’re using are clearly 1960s-80s vintage, definitely NOT what what you’d use in 1945.
- In John Houston’s masterful (but cut to pieces by studio execs) “Red Badge of Courage,” the Union infantry have 1876 crossed-rifles insignia affixed to their kepis, so NOT Civil War era correct. Also, due to budgetary constraints, the film was shot in Calabasas and Chico, California. Dry grass, native oak trees...all straight out of “Steinbeck country,” definitely not Virginia.

Being a history buff myself, when I see these goofs, it pulls me out of the story. So, as with a series like “Last Kingdom,” I just have let accuracy slide a bit, and focus on the characters and the basic narrative.

[WorkDoctor]

179. Bosch

On Amazon. Best police drama on TV. Less formulaic than all the Dick Wolf productions.

[trev]

189. Currently on Season 6 of 7 of "Mad Men."

Second time through it.

[musette_sf]

193. Shtisel

and it just got renewed for a third season!

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/arts/television/shtisel-netflix-orthodox-judaism-hasidim.html