What's new and good on Netflix these days? Other tv viewing options out there?

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

I quit in early spring cos Id seen everything and I needed to devote all my time to working on my house.

Now with fall approaching I feel myself wanting to snuggle up with a good movie or tv binge.

Anything new on Netflix worth signing up for?

Also wondering what other tv/movie viewing options there are out there .... since I really did watch just about everything last winter that had any interest whatsoever.

Ive thought about getting the upgraded version of netflix, but the sending dvds back and forth would be maddening. Lets just say that things tend to get lost in the chaos of a house that is perpetually under construction LOL.

TIA

[avebury]

1. Do you like British TV?

You can try a free month of Acorn and if you like it, the monthly rate is not bad. Although I signed up for a year at an even lower rate cumulatively.

[angstlessk]

2. Britbox has even more British teevee

[Iggo]

4. Amazon Prime has a shit-ton of Brit cop shows all of a sudden.

Some great. Some not so.

I'm rolling my eyes at Whitechapel right now. It's no Sherlock, but it's entertaining.

[Iggo]

3. Work through Netflix's original series.

Best thing about 'em is you can start 'em and if you don't like 'em you can pass on 'em guilt-free 'cause you didn't buy 'em.

And if you feel like going back (which I've done), they're still there. They ain't going nowhere.

[Locrian]

5. netflix - some of what we've watched

Stranger Things - probably heard of it...
The Doctor Blake Mysteries - 50's in Australia
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - 30s in Australia
Land Girls - British during WW2
Glow - 80s "Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling" - hilarious Netflix original
Foyles War - British WW2 (I think they took it off rotation)
Doc Martin - British
Death in Paradise - British-French crime comedy-drama television series
Murdoch Mysteries - Canadian television late 1900s

[femmocrat]

33. We have the same tastes!

I am currently watching "Dr. Blake Mysteries" and I've seen many of the ones you mentioned.

"Land Girls" is one of the best series ever made, IMO, as is the wonderful "Foyle's War." Did you see Michael Kitchen in "The Collection" last night?!

"Doc Martin" is an absolute treasure.

May I add to your list, "Shetland" and "Hinterland." I liked both of them, especially Shetland, but neither one has many episodes.

[Locrian]

35. thanks I'll check out Hinterland and Shetland

We were also watching "The Bletchley Circle" but I think they pulled it off rotation

And thanks for "The Collection" - had never heard of it - will definitely have to check it out.

[femmocrat]

36. Oh yes, "Bletchlely" was another great one!

I was so sorry when it ended.

"The Collection" is currently on PBS, Sundays at 10 pm. They have shown two episodes so far.

[Fla Dem]

6. Some suggestions on Netflix

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Stranger Things 1 season....Supernatural story with very likeable kids and Winona Ryder
Grace & Frankie 3 Seasons ... Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Martin Sheen, Sam Waterson
House of Cards 5 Seasons..... Political Drama w/ Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright
The Crown...1 season..... Excellent drama about Queen Elizabeth's Life.
Santa Clarita Diet ...1 Season.... Funny show about suburban woman (Drew Barrymore) who becomes a vampire.
OA...1 Season... Semi supernatural, scifi drama.
Paranoid...1 Season British Crime drama
The Fall....Limited Series. 3 Seasons. Dark British serial killer mystery. Gillian Anderson & Jamie Dorman
The Partriot...1 season...Not a comedy, but drama about bumbling CIA operatives trying to prevent Iran from going nuclear.


Man In The High Castle...2 Seasons.. Drama about what would have happened if the Germany and Japan had won WW2 (Amazon)

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. Ozark.

Definitely Ozark....if you haven't already seen it.

Best TV drama since Breaking Bad, IMHO.

[Upthevibe]

21. I loved Ozark! It was so intense with out of the park performances by Jason Bateman and

Laura Linney (and the rest of the cast as well).....

[onlyadream]

24. Yesssss! Ozark!!!

Unfortunately, it's only like ten episodes. We finished watching months ago and I'm still thinking about it.

[MosheFeingold]

8. Narcos

I'm enjoying Season 3.

[CherokeeFiddle]

9. Bosch on Amazon

is an amazing series. I am absolutely hooked on it!

Ironically Amazon posted the entire pilot episode on YouTube for all to watch. There are 3 or 4 seasons.

[NJCher]

13. 3 seasons, fourth under production right now

saw that at the author's web site.

Re next season of "Better Call Saul," that is slated for first quarter of next year.


Cher

[jalan48]

16. I like it too. Also, it has some of the Wire cast in it.

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

22. Really - which Wire cast? Dont ordinarily go for cops/violence unless its mind-blowingly good story

[jalan48]

23. Lance Reddick and Jamie Hector have major roles. It's not as good as the Wire, IMO, but better than

most. It's not all about blood and gore.

[NightWatcher]

10. I'm watching Crossing Lines right now. It's pretty good

It's a global cop show with several international actors. It's a pretty fast paced show and has held my attention so far.

[Heddi]

11. Ozark, Narcos, House of Cards

Stranger Things, Better Call Saul

[Tiggeroshii]

12. Love

[lunatica]

14. Do you get STARZ?

There's a Ray Donovan binge going on.

I started watching this weekend and can't stop! I turn it on as soon as I get home from work. I love it.

[Archae]

15. Skylanders Academy

On first glance, it does look like a kids' program, but a lot of the humor would sail over the rugrats' heads.

Season 2 trailer:

[shenmue]

17. The Last Kingdom

[PennyK]

18. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

It's from Australia, and they're planning a movie version to be started soon.
Miss Fisher is a modern woman in 1928, an aristocrat who was bored with flower-arranging and the sons of the privileged upper class, and decided to make herself an exciting life. She becomes a detective and solves murders and other crimes. This series ran for three seasons and is pretty impressive in its dramatization of Kerry Greenwood's books...frank talk about gays and Lesbians, birth control, and what a woman's place in society can be. Plus great scenery, vintage vehicles, and gorgeous clothes! And fun.

[hurl]

19. Not that new but...

I find Bojack Horseman to be pretty funny

[GregW]

20. Norsemen

Think Games of Thrones meets Monty Python. Really hilarious.

[onlyadream]

25. Unbreakable Kimmie Schmitt is great

We stopped watching after the second episode, but got bored wth summer TV and went back, and it got really good, and very funny. Now I'm sad there's no more.

[GentryDixon]

26. Intellegence

Canadian 2 season series about the drug trade, the cops/spooks tracking them. Very close to real life.

[wcmagumba]

27. Peaky Blinders...

1920's Brit. gangster series, loved it...from BBC, they are currently taping season 4...
first three seasons are on netflix but season four won't be there until after it airs
on the Beeb...you can watch the BBC direct with a vpn or smart dns service....

[bagelsforbreakfast]

28. BLOODLINE; Narcos (3rd season best), KIMMY SCHMIDT and also

TONS of great Korean and other foreign feature films. They do a good job with that. And American Horror Story and I'm also going through some old series like the Scott Bacula Star Trek. They also have the Brit Sherlock Holmes and also American Horror Story - on seasons 2 and 4 now.

[procon]

29. Amazon - Tin Star

Great show! Binge watched all 10 episodes straight through, chilling, suspenseful, a bit gory, surprising plot twists and a punch in the gut finale.

The story is about a British detective who moves his family to a small town in the Canadian Rockies to become the local sheriff. The arrival of a massive new oil refinery changes everything and puts his family a risk.

I get both Netflix and Amazon, but Amazon is offering a lot more new and original content than Netflix, lots of Syfy, including the classics and campy old B-movies. For a price you can also subscribe to some of the same premium channels found of cable.

[pandr32]

30. Resurrection: Etugrul (sp?)

The title is lost in translation...nothing to do with "Resurrection" as in the biblical sense.
It is a Turkish series with English subtitles. There is so much action you won't even notice after a while.
The show is a dramatized account of the beginning of the Ottoman Empire. Lots of swordplay and horses. A group of over 40 horses that are being bred to be as close as possible to the original breed (extinct) is used.
The nomadic people are Muslims (also rather hybrid between a nomadic traditional background and adoption of Islam)--caught trying to preserve their ways between Mongols and Crusaders. Both menacing fronts are historical, as is the growing corruption within their own communities.
Netflix has 2 seasons with many episodes because the shows 2 hour episodes are broken into 4.
If you like Vikings, you will love this.

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

31. PBS + Netflix

WeLL I ended up making a $60 contribution to my local pbs and now can stream lots more video for 1 yr - binged on season 1 of "the Durrells in Corfu." What an annoying family! But entertaining.

Still debating whether to get the upgraded Netflix or not. Do they have a streaming option or do you have to futz around with sending DVDs back and forth? I guess there is no fine anymore but does that mean you can just keep it indefinitely - if you like it, or it gets lost?

[Orrex]

32. I miss the Netflix that showed more movies

Yes, a lot of their original programming is terrific, but the main reason I got Netflix in the first place was to watch films.

At the very least, why don't they offer a vast library or public domain films? It would cost them nothing, after all.

[Miles Archer]

34. Addicted to "Longmire."

Great cast, beautiful locations. It's set in Wyoming but much of it is filmed in New Mexico.

6th (and final) season premieres Nov. 17.

[Yavin4]

37. Rectify.

Great show.

[Nac Mac Feegle]

38. Amazon: The Tick

Only six episodes, but absolutely hilarious as a sendup of the Superhero genre.

I REALLY hope they make more.