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I just finished Season 2 of Better Call Saul, which is the latest available on Netflix. A quick google search suggests that Season 3 will show up on Netflix a few weeks before Season 4 is released on AMC. Hopefully, that will occur around the end of March.

In the mean time, I just started binge watching Halt and Catch Fire.

This show hits home, it's very good. No explanations are needed - I know the background well.
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I just finished watching Manhunt: Unabomber. It was very well done and focused on the FBI agent who developed the new field of forensic linguistics to track down the Unabomber.

It was particularly interesting to me because in the summer of 1995 I was working at a large tech company in the Bay Area. We were evacuated mid one afternoon for a thankfully false Unabomber scare.
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Now playing on Netflix:

Dreamland is a hilarious Australian office comedy about a hapless team trying to build major infrastructure projects, painfully accurate for anyone who's worked in public service on any continent.
https://www.netflix.com/title/80063251

Norsemen is an exceptionally violent deadpan Norwegian Viking comedy, a bit like Monty Python but for Norwegians instead of Brits (and with the less-famous Norwegian sense of humor)
https://www.netflix.com/title/80180182

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Six part Netflix documentary series "Dirty Money". Series is fascinating exploration of recent scams & scammers. Episodes cover payday loan practices, bank money laundering of drug cartel money, Volkswagen cheating on diesel emission tests, pharmaceutical company shenanigans, sticky business in the Canadian maple syrup industry, and the dealings of a multimillion dollar con-man.

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The Good Place
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The Great British Baking Show
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Crown
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The 100
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srt7 wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:46 pm The Ranch.

It took me a couple episodes to warm up to it but now I am hooked. Sam Elliott's character is the best IMHO.
Agree, I wasn't too sure at first but the humor around the ugg boots got me rollin.
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I am late to the party, but I am watching Breaking Bad.
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Sockpuppet wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:04 pm I am late to the party, but I am watching Breaking Bad.
Great show, great ending. Lots of filler episodes though. May have been the point, but I'm not sure.
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mxs wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:19 pm
Sockpuppet wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:04 pm I am late to the party, but I am watching Breaking Bad.
Great show, great ending. Lots of filler episodes though. May have been the point, but I'm not sure.
I've been amazed how much that I thought was filler came backto play a major role later on. Had no idea that an old dude with a bell on his wheel chair was going to play such a major role.
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Sockpuppet wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:25 pm
mxs wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:19 pm
Sockpuppet wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:04 pm I am late to the party, but I am watching Breaking Bad.
Great show, great ending. Lots of filler episodes though. May have been the point, but I'm not sure.
I've been amazed how much that I thought was filler came backto play a major role later on. Had no idea that an old dude with a bell on his wheel chair was going to play such a major role.
I was more referring to an episode mostly about someone chasing a fly the whole time. May have showed obsession or something, but I thought it was a waste.
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Working our way through to catch up with The Crown.
Very well done.
As with many books/movies like this, we always wonder how accurate some of the behind the scenes portrayals are, but the big picture itself is so interesting.

And we are waiting, waiting for the return of Billions.
Fascinating intersection of several "parts of life": finances, politics, interpersonal behavior...

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mxs wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:27 pm
Sockpuppet wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:25 pm
mxs wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:19 pm
Sockpuppet wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:04 pm I am late to the party, but I am watching Breaking Bad.
Great show, great ending. Lots of filler episodes though. May have been the point, but I'm not sure.
I've been amazed how much that I thought was filler came backto play a major role later on. Had no idea that an old dude with a bell on his wheel chair was going to play such a major role.
I was more referring to an episode mostly about someone chasing a fly the whole time. May have showed obsession or something, but I thought it was a waste.
Okay, I’ll give you that one.
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Am halfway through the new season of Frankie and Grace and loving it. Particularly the story line about Grace’s need for a knee replacement and her total denial of the reality of her situation. Also her friend’s worsening dementia. The show is doing a great job of portraying the drip... drip... drip of aging.
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Also, any fans of mysteries will love Broadchurch. Twists and turns galore!
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Goinganontoday wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:40 am The Good Place
Sherlock Holmes
The Great British Baking Show
+1 on Sherlock Holmes. I think Benedict Cumberbatch nails it ... every single time!
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My wife and I recently watched "The Toys That Made Us", and we really enjoyed it. Each episode is a documentary covering the history of a different toy line, from its creation up to the present day. There are tons of interviews with everyone involved in the process, and it is an entertaining behind-the-scenes look at what goes into bringing toys to market. There are only four episodes currently, covering Star Wars, Barbie, He-man, and G.I. Joe. They are currently working on four more episodes, from what I've read.
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Madam Secretary, binge watching. Uses - and anticipates - current events
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La Casa de Papel - crime thriller set in Madrid.

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Godless was great. I’ve just binged two seasons of The Crown.
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The Good Place.

Couldn’t binge watch it because it got old quick but after a couple days I wanted to watch another episode or two.

A kinda sh!tty woman does and accidentally gets sent to heaven and she doesn’t want to leave so she tries to fake being a good person. The flashbacks to her being an awful person when she was alive were hilarious.
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FreemanB wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2018 12:25 pm My wife and I recently watched "The Toys That Made Us", and we really enjoyed it. Each episode is a documentary covering the history of a different toy line, from its creation up to the present day. There are tons of interviews with everyone involved in the process, and it is an entertaining behind-the-scenes look at what goes into bringing toys to market. There are only four episodes currently, covering Star Wars, Barbie, He-man, and G.I. Joe. They are currently working on four more episodes, from what I've read.
These were super interesting. The Barbie one was especially fascinating.
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Noobvestor wrote: Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:29 am Dark is amazing. Ideally, switch to German w/English subtitles to watch. Also, try to get through an episode and a half before deciding to drop it - the first episode doesn't even really reveal the nature of the series, though it does open some interesting questions.

I totally agree this series was awesome and I cant wait for the next season. I agree switch to the original German audio with English subtitles. There was so many little nuances in the series I am probably going to binge watch it a second time.
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I really enjoyed "Cooked" by Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma.
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Already recommended but I must second:

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Dirty Money came out recently and is very captivating and insightful. I’d highly recommend to anyone interested in business ethics.
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SimonJester wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 9:18 am
Noobvestor wrote: Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:29 am Dark is amazing. Ideally, switch to German w/English subtitles to watch. Also, try to get through an episode and a half before deciding to drop it - the first episode doesn't even really reveal the nature of the series, though it does open some interesting questions.

I totally agree this series was awesome and I cant wait for the next season. I agree switch to the original German audio with English subtitles. There was so many little nuances in the series I am probably going to binge watch it a second time.
Yeah. This was the first time I've ever gotten through a show and thought 'I could immediately watch this again.' Lots to catch on a second pass!
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Anyone here have an opinion of Ozarks on Netflix?
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TallBoy29er wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:32 pm Anyone here have an opinion of Ozarks on Netflix?
It has a very "Breaking Bad" feel. I personally thought the first season was excellent, though not quite on par with "Breaking Bad".
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I liked Season 1 of dark a lot. I may try German with subtitles next time.

Mindhunter was pretty good.

Watched Ozarks a while back and enjoyed it. Agree it is breaking badish but not really the comic/quirky streak running in B.B. More serious.

Just starting into Vikings on Amazon. So far so good. It is holding my attention. My wife liked it quite a bit.

Maybe I’ll try godless. For some reason the promo didn’t appeal to me but I might like the show.

I haven’t been able to bring myself to second season of stranger things yet. The first season had good plot and was suspensesful but I find the whole speilberg thing of little kids saving the world offputting. Gives it a bit of a Disney feel.
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TallBoy29er wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:32 pm Anyone here have an opinion of Ozarks on Netflix?
My wife and I got bored after watching a handful of episodes. I don't know, it seems very strained, no real suspense, characters have no depth and are hard to identify to, this just didn't click.

We're currently watching The Break, a murder story in a small (and very wrecked) town in Belgium. Now that's different. All the characters are quite disturbing, I mean, all of them, and yet everything feels very real. Impressively well done.
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Hell on Wheels. Five seasons on the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Great fictional main character among several actual historical figures or characters based on them.
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Recent watches:

Black MIrror season 4 - probably the best series on Netflix. Often great, always interesting
iZombie - episodes are very formulaic when binged, but surprisingly smart and non-cliche'd writing
Dark - felt too much like Stranger Things at the beginning, got interesting towards the middle, then fell apart at the end into a sea of plot holes
Ozark - people in the Ozarks don't actually talk like that
Mindhunter - wanted to like it but couldn't get past 2 episodes

Looking forward to Altered Carbon tomorrow though
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LadyGeek wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:11 pm I just finished Season 2 of Better Call Saul, which is the latest available on Netflix. A quick google search suggests that Season 3 will show up on Netflix a few weeks before Season 4 is released on AMC. Hopefully, that will occur around the end of March.
Loved Season 2. But I'm finding Season 3... kind of a chore. :annoyed
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Bloodlines
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JBTX wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:13 pmJust starting into Vikings on Amazon. So far so good. It is holding my attention. My wife liked it quite a bit.
My wife liked it so much that my son was given a very prominent "Viking" name, which makes for an interesting discussion with his Hispanic surname. Season 3 is very meh, otherwise it is a fantastic series.
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We binge watched "The Crown" and loved it. Wish there were more. We trying watching Ozarks (actually filmed just north of Atlanta) but found we just didn't care for any of the characters.
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Bordertown - Finnish crime drama
Shetland - crime drama set in Shetland (I loved this)
Occupied - Norwegian near-future drama about Russian occupation
The Returned - spooky French drama
The Fear - aging gangster with dementia in Brighton
Fauda -- Palestinian/Israeli drama
Broadchurch -- British crime drama - detective investigating a child's murder
No Second Chance - French adaptation of a Harlan Coben novel about a woman whose child is missing
The OA - very odd but interesting
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Charlieville wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:12 pm Bloodlines
Started very strong but progressive got worse. After a while you just grew angry at the stupidity of some of the characters.

I enjoyed it if nothing else being set in the keys. Memories from Florida.
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JBTX wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:53 pm
Charlieville wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:12 pm Bloodlines
Started very strong but progressive got worse. After a while you just grew angry at the stupidity of some of the characters.

I enjoyed it if nothing else being set in the keys. Memories from Florida.
Agreed. Season 1 was absolutely great but they should’ve just stopped there. Season 2 was watchable but season 3 was a complete mess.

I absolutely love the Keys and that was part of the allure of the show for me.
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JBTX wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:53 pm
Charlieville wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:12 pm Bloodlines
Started very strong but progressive got worse. After a while you just grew angry at the stupidity of some of the characters.

I enjoyed it if nothing else being set in the keys. Memories from Florida.
Agreed. Glad it was only 3 seasons.
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pennstater2005 wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:44 pm
JBTX wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:53 pm
Charlieville wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:12 pm Bloodlines
Started very strong but progressive got worse. After a while you just grew angry at the stupidity of some of the characters.

I enjoyed it if nothing else being set in the keys. Memories from Florida.
Agreed. Glad it was only 3 seasons.
Puts it up there with some other notable shows that started great then fizzled.

- Dexter - great for several seasons but last season or so was weak and finale awful
- House of cards - really liked first season, 2nd ok but just deteriorated after that. Now almost hard to watch. I guess KS recent news probably has put a fork in it
- longmire - not great but good show that kind of abruptly wrapped itself up in last season.
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Watching "The Last Man on Earth". Very well written....funny stuff.
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Other good shows

Hell on Wheels - started kind of slow, I actually stopped watching it when I was DVRing it. Year or so later went back and plowed through it on Netflix. I found it really grew on me the more I got into it and was sad when I completed it.

Colony - 2 seasons on Netflix. First was good but at times I got frustrated at characters stupidity. 2nd season was stronger - more sci fi ish and more apocalyptic.
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MrNewEngland wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:44 pm
JBTX wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:53 pm
Charlieville wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:12 pm Bloodlines
Started very strong but progressive got worse. After a while you just grew angry at the stupidity of some of the characters.

I enjoyed it if nothing else being set in the keys. Memories from Florida.
Agreed. Season 1 was absolutely great but they should’ve just stopped there. Season 2 was watchable but season 3 was a complete mess.

I absolutely love the Keys and that was part of the allure of the show for me.
Exactly!
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Doom&Gloom wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:17 am
MrNewEngland wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:44 pm
JBTX wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:53 pm
Charlieville wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:12 pm Bloodlines
Started very strong but progressive got worse. After a while you just grew angry at the stupidity of some of the characters.

I enjoyed it if nothing else being set in the keys. Memories from Florida.
Agreed. Season 1 was absolutely great but they should’ve just stopped there. Season 2 was watchable but season 3 was a complete mess.

I absolutely love the Keys and that was part of the allure of the show for me.
Exactly!
Liked all the seasons, but agree 1st was just that good that it put to shame all the other ones. Absolutely HATED the ending and like many good shows/ movies completely ruined the whole series for me.

Just finished Shetland and loved it.

Also, finished Manhunt (think that was the title about the Unabomber) and liked it as well.

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The Blacklist. Seasons 1-4 are on Netflix. James Spader is a great actor.
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