Movies and TV Must Watch Series - Page 52

**Buehler445** · 07:36 PM

All this talk about series, how network TV Sucks, and how hard it is to find quality shows, and some excellent shows that fly under the radar, I need a comprehensive review of all the series I need to see.

For good entertainment, I would be willing to buy DVD sets. But I've recently picked up HBOGO by kiping it from my parents, and recently got Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Here is a listing of shows that I currently own or have seen all the episodes of. If it isn't on the list, just assume I haven't seen it.

Spoiler!

Here is a listing of shows that I'm currently watching

Spoiler!

Here is a listing of shows on my list to watch (mostly due to this thread)

Spoiler!

I work a ****ton, so it is hard for me catch a series while it is on to get it on the DVR, but I recognize the entertainment value and am willing to go after the Must See shows. Accordingly, I'm not necessarily looking for anything that is still running. I'm up for watching stuff that has run its course.

So what say you, Planet? Which shows should I see?

UPDATED for the shows I've seen recently.

**Baby Lee** · 01-17-2019, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

You're the Worst started back up

It's like inception, . . . for pooping.

**Buehler445** · 01-17-2019, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

Frontier with Jason Momoa is badass

I posted some thoughts about it earlier.

Momoa is awesome. The production is awesome. The rest of it, meh. I ****ing dig shit like this, but I just can't bring my self to give a flying feces about the other characters. I was sorta into that Indian chick following Harp around, but this season they had her doing reeruned stuff and it took me out of it.

It's like there isn't any cohesion in the writing from story to story.

patteeu · 01-17-2019, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

I posted some thoughts about it earlier.

Momoa is awesome. The production is awesome. The rest of it, meh. I ****ing dig shit like this, but I just can't bring my self to give a flying feces about the other characters. I was sorta into that Indian chick following Harp around, but this season they had her doing reeruned stuff and it took me out of it.

It's like there isn't any cohesion in the writing from story to story.

I agree with this. I was underwhelmed.

ShowtimeSBMVP · 01-31-2019, 05:42 PM

Just started show called Pure pretty damn good

DJ's left nut · 02-01-2019, 11:05 AM

Going to call an audible here.

I just started hunting around Netflix for something 20ish minutes long I could watch in the background while chasing around twins and a puppy.

Man, I've always been a 'Cheers' guy in the Cheers v. Seinfeld debate but I'd really forgotten how truly excellent Cheers was. Netflix and Prime both have the whole series, start to finish, available.

Any of you guys who haven't watched it in awhile need to give it another run and you'll be reminded quickly of how that show stuck around for 11 years and was still killing it when it ended. It's just so damn good, all the way to how they utilize the multi-cam format and the distinction between a studio audience in the background and a laugh track. The characters are warm and likeable and the humor is just a hell of a lot more dry than I remembered at times. And because there's not a laugh track hammering it at you, those little almost throwaway jabs are just amazing.

"Hey, I know you - what's your name?"
"Sam Malone"
"That's it...."
"Yeah, I usually get it right..."

And it's just here and gone; no laugh track and the obnoxious Yankee fan almost steps on the line so it's just this sharp delivery and onto the next beat. The multi-cam across the entire bar gives it an expanse that you don't feel at all on modern sitcoms - the bar feels genuinely huge and some of the scenes that pan across it just make it seem more human when they're raising voices and it's trailing off across the set. You also occasionally see them stifling little laughs and grins here and there and it's just...real feeling. Almost like a play in the way they shot it rather than a traditional sitcom. The chemistry of the key players is spectacular. And the humor is timeless. That's what separates it from Seinfeld to me (that and the fact that all the characters in Seinfeld are just assholes) - Seinfeld's jokes just don't work as well.

It's not surprising that Mike Schur - who writes the best comedies on the air right now - is a Cheers acolyte. And comedy that has been working so well since The Office (also involved Schur) has the DNA from Cheers all over it.

Just an absolutely fantastic show. Seriously - go watch Cheers.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 02-01-2019, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Going to call an audible here.

I just started hunting around Netflix for something 20ish minutes long I could watch in the background while chasing around twins and a puppy.

Man, I've always been a 'Cheers' guy in the Cheers v. Seinfeld debate but I'd really forgotten how truly excellent Cheers was. Netflix and Prime both have the whole series, start to finish, available.

Any of you guys who haven't watched it in awhile need to give it another run and you'll be reminded quickly of how that show stuck around for 11 years and was still killing it when it ended. It's just so damn good, all the way to how they utilize the multi-cam format and the distinction between a studio audience in the background and a laugh track. The characters are warm and likeable and the humor is just a hell of a lot more dry than I remembered at times. And because there's not a laugh track hammering it at you, those little almost throwaway jabs are just amazing.

"Hey, I know you - what's your name?"
"Sam Malone"
"That's it...."
"Yeah, I usually get it right..."

And it's just here and gone; no laugh track and the obnoxious Yankee fan almost steps on the line so it's just this sharp delivery and onto the next beat. The multi-cam across the entire bar gives it an expanse that you don't feel at all on modern sitcoms - the bar feels genuinely huge and some of the scenes that pan across it just make it seem more human when they're raising voices and it's trailing off across the set. You also occasionally see them stifling little laughs and grins here and there and it's just...real feeling. Almost like a play in the way they shot it rather than a traditional sitcom. The chemistry of the key players is spectacular. And the humor is timeless. That's what separates it from Seinfeld to me (that and the fact that all the characters in Seinfeld are just assholes) - Seinfeld's jokes just don't work as well.

It's not surprising that Mike Schur - who writes the best comedies on the air right now - is a Cheers acolyte. And comedy that has been working so well since The Office (also involved Schur) has the DNA from Cheers all over it.

Just an absolutely fantastic show. Seriously - go watch Cheers.

Cheers was a great show. The story behind the theme song is fun too.

**Baby Lee** · 02-01-2019, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

Cheers was a great show. The story behind the theme song is fun too.

Speaking of interesting Cheers related lore

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-...park-st-under/

**Buehler445** · 02-01-2019, 12:30 PM

Good call DJLN.

There is good TV right now but a lot of it is intensive. I need to have something on while I work in the office. I’ll give it a look.

**Buehler445** · 02-01-2019, 01:14 PM

On that note, I watched A Young Doctors Notebook and Other Stories

I’m a pretty big Mad Men and by extension John Hamm fan so I gave it a look.

It started off pretty goddamned funny. It ends up Dark as ****.

I finished it a week or so ago and still don’t know where I’m at on it. It’s 8 episodes so it’s an easy watch and I’m glad I did. But at the end of it all it hangs with a guy.

I’d encourage you guys to watch it and share your thoughts, just understand it’s not light and funny like it starts out as.

Specifics in the spoiler

Spoiler!

**Baby Lee** · 02-03-2019, 10:05 AM

Russian Doll is flying by and living up to the hype

Like if Broad City made Groundhog Day.

**Buehler445** · 02-03-2019, 10:24 AM

Hey BL, have you caught the Young Doctors Notebook? Seems it might be in your wheelhouse and I'd be interested in what you thought of it.

**Baby Lee** · 02-03-2019, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

Hey BL, have you caught the Young Doctors Notebook? Seems it might be in your wheelhouse and I'd be interested in what you thought of it.

Kodi providers aren't finding streams of it right now. I've got it on lookout.

**Buehler445** · 02-03-2019, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Kodi providers aren't finding streams of it right now. I've got it on lookout.

I watched it on Netflix.

keg in kc · 02-03-2019, 12:04 PM

Just caught the first season of Barry on HBO (which I haven't had since season 7 of GoT ended...). Bill Hader is a depressed hit man from Cleveland who goes to LA for a job and ends up in an acting class run by a crazed Henry Winkler. Great stuff.

rocknrolla · 02-03-2019, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Russian Doll is flying by and living up to the hype

Like if Broad City made Groundhog Day.

I really liked it, takes a few episodes to see where its going. Only 8 30 min episodes, any longer would have killed it.

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Buehler445 Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS Casino cash: $204734	Must Watch Series All this talk about series, how network TV Sucks, and how hard it is to find quality shows, and some excellent shows that fly under the radar, I need a comprehensive review of all the series I need to see. For good entertainment, I would be willing to buy DVD sets. But I've recently picked up HBOGO by kiping it from my parents, and recently got Netflix and Amazon Prime. Here is a listing of shows that I currently own or have seen all the episodes of. If it isn't on the list, just assume I haven't seen it. Spoiler! Great Shows – Must See Game of Thrones Mad Men Longmire Burn Notice House Spartacus House of Cards Justified True Detective Breaking Bad The Assets The Wire Sherlock (BBC) The Americans The Walking Dead Deadwood Netflix: Daredevil Jack Taylor Luther Bosch Good shows Travelers Ozark The Leftovers Conviction Medici The Last Kingdom Firefly Dollhouse The Good Wife Hell on Wheels Big Bang Theory Falling Skies Suits White Collar Agents of SHIELD Arrow Boss Rome Orange is the New Black Orphan Black The Knick Goliath (Amazon) Iron Fist Show Me a Hero Hell on Wheels Shooter Mediocre Robin Hood (BBC) Vikings How I met your Mother Scrubs Chuck That 70's Show Top Gear Graceland Hung (HBO) Gotham Conviction Crap Camelot Top Shot Defiance Legends of Tomorrow Here is a listing of shows that I'm currently watching Spoiler! Great Good Boardwalk Empire Westworld Mediocre Crap Here is a listing of shows on my list to watch (mostly due to this thread) Spoiler! The Sopranos 24 Fargo (missed getting it on the DVR ) Band of Brothers The Pacific The Comeback 6 Feet Under John Adams Battlestar Glactica Friday Night Lights I work a ***ton, so it is hard for me catch a series while it is on to get it on the DVR, but I recognize the entertainment value and am willing to go after the Must See shows. Accordingly, I'm not necessarily looking for anything that is still running. I'm up for watching stuff that has run its course. So what say you, Planet? Which shows should I see? UPDATED for the shows I've seen recently. Last edited by Buehler445; 08-09-2017 at 07:36 PM..*
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02-01-2019, 11:05 AM	#770
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $929099	Going to call an audible here. I just started hunting around Netflix for something 20ish minutes long I could watch in the background while chasing around twins and a puppy. Man, I've always been a 'Cheers' guy in the Cheers v. Seinfeld debate but I'd really forgotten how truly excellent Cheers was. Netflix and Prime both have the whole series, start to finish, available. Any of you guys who haven't watched it in awhile need to give it another run and you'll be reminded quickly of how that show stuck around for 11 years and was still killing it when it ended. It's just so damn good, all the way to how they utilize the multi-cam format and the distinction between a studio audience in the background and a laugh track. The characters are warm and likeable and the humor is just a hell of a lot more dry than I remembered at times. And because there's not a laugh track hammering it at you, those little almost throwaway jabs are just amazing. "Hey, I know you - what's your name?" "Sam Malone" "That's it...." "Yeah, I usually get it right..." And it's just here and gone; no laugh track and the obnoxious Yankee fan almost steps on the line so it's just this sharp delivery and onto the next beat. The multi-cam across the entire bar gives it an expanse that you don't feel at all on modern sitcoms - the bar feels genuinely huge and some of the scenes that pan across it just make it seem more human when they're raising voices and it's trailing off across the set. You also occasionally see them stifling little laughs and grins here and there and it's just...real feeling. Almost like a play in the way they shot it rather than a traditional sitcom. The chemistry of the key players is spectacular. And the humor is timeless. That's what separates it from Seinfeld to me (that and the fact that all the characters in Seinfeld are just assholes) - Seinfeld's jokes just don't work as well. It's not surprising that Mike Schur - who writes the best comedies on the air right now - is a Cheers acolyte. And comedy that has been working so well since The Office (also involved Schur) has the DNA from Cheers all over it. Just an absolutely fantastic show. Seriously - go watch Cheers. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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Buehler445 Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS Casino cash: $204734	Good call DJLN. There is good TV right now but a lot of it is intensive. I need to have something on while I work in the office. I’ll give it a look.
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02-01-2019, 01:14 PM	#774
Buehler445 Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS Casino cash: $204734	On that note, I watched A Young Doctors Notebook and Other Stories I’m a pretty big Mad Men and by extension John Hamm fan so I gave it a look. It started off pretty goddamned funny. It ends up Dark as **. I finished it a week or so ago and still don’t know where I’m at on it. It’s 8 episodes so it’s an easy watch and I’m glad I did. But at the end of it all it hangs with a guy. I’d encourage you guys to watch it and share your thoughts, just understand it’s not light and funny like it starts out as. Specifics in the spoiler Spoiler!** It is really a hardcore coming of age story following a dark ass path. The tone of the episodes follow a naive kid that develops an addiction and ends up heavy as hell. Really made me think. There isn’t a lot that can affect me much anymore - maybe I’m old and jaded like the doctor - but it really got me thinking. But the massive change in tone and the short episode structures can turn a guy off. And as heavy as it gets I can see how people hate it. But it’s worth a watch IMO.
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02-03-2019, 10:24 AM	#776
Buehler445 Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS Casino cash: $204734	Hey BL, have you caught the Young Doctors Notebook? Seems it might be in your wheelhouse and I'd be interested in what you thought of it.
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keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	Just caught the first season of Barry on HBO (which I haven't had since season 7 of GoT ended...). Bill Hader is a depressed hit man from Cleveland who goes to LA for a job and ends up in an acting class run by a crazed Henry Winkler. Great stuff.
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