What are you watching/streaming?

[Crispy]

Blindspot was good, i think i still have to finish the last season, but like may shows ive seen and watched, i had to find alternative means to watch like Coen, as we didnt get them here and /or i refuse to pay more ontop of the $170 a month for multiple services and Internet.

Like CRG - the ads on Amazon shit me, but i refuse to pay more currently, but they are nothing compared to HBO ads
And stuff like lower decks was on Amazon for the first couple and then, lo and behold you have to pay for paramount to watch it or find it somewhere

Oh and another one to watch is Silo, set in the future after an apocolypse on earth ( well the US at least) there are currently 2 seasons with 2 more coming to complete the entire story.

 

[luvmytoolz]

I'll throw Mobland out there, terrific series with seriously high quality starpower.

Helen Mirren especially is just psychotic!

 

[Windows]

Someone mentioned Robin Hood earlier. Is it any good? I haven’t heard anything about it.

 

[luvmytoolz]

Someone mentioned Robin Hood earlier. Is it any good? I haven’t heard anything about it.

It's not great, but it's enjoyable enough and a good waste of time. I don't mind it at all. If I had to pay to watch it though that would be different.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Apple TV content is mostly watchable but I hate having to wait a week to see the next episode. (spoiled by Netflix) So I usually wait for a season to be completed before watching. A couple years ago that wait-and-see habit bit me hard when while paying for HBO to watch Westworld. They dumped the whole series (as a cost cutting accounting maneuver) just a week after the last episode streamed while I still had several more to see. Does anyone know where the last season resides now?

 

[johnmpf]

I have always been partial to The Wire. All five seasons were great. I really liked how each season had a new theme, while still keeping the main characters in the loop.
My guilty pleasure was watching The Gilmore Girls with my wife. Great writing and characters.

 

[rvieceli]

While I like streaming a series, sometimes I just want a movie and not have to fret about the next however many episodes there are.

I am very fond of 1950 and 60 science fiction, more and more are becoming available (usually for free to stream. Amazon Prime used to have a decent selection of titles.

Them!, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Tarantula etc.

For those not of that persuasion here is a great watch.

2012 release "Stand Up Guys" starring Al Pacino, Alan Arkin and Christopher Walken.

Kind of a dark comedy, crime drama, buddy film. Great movie and an enjoyable watch.

Ron

 

[luvmytoolz]

I am very fond of 1950 and 60 science fiction, more and more are becoming available (usually for free to stream.

I love old sci-fi's, Day of the Triffids, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Time Machine, Things to Come, etc, just terrific stuff.

Equally love the old Bogie films, The Maltese Falcon in particular. Fantastic film.

It's funny to think about now, but when mum eventually got a colour TV (which was a massive investment!) we weren't allowed to watch any black and white shows on it as it was a waste!

So no more Superman with George Reeves, Monkey, etc!

 

[peter halle]

When you mention getting a color tv it took me back to being a kid. When my parents immigrated to Arizona there was no extra money. At that time - late 1950's - early 1960's) when something came on tv they rented one. The coverage of the assassination of Kennedy was on a rented tv - black & white - and the first tv I can remember watching. A rented color TV was used for the 1968 Olympics. We did get a used color tv soon after.

Peter

 

[luvmytoolz]

I was flicking through my media and found a series I can't believe I haven't mentioned already, quite possibly the best series we've produced in Oz so far, "Mr Inbetween".

Don't know if you guys can access it via your streamers, but it is just fantastic and absolutely worth a watch if you can get it!

 

[Michael Kellough]

I was flicking through my media and found a series I can't believe I haven't mentioned already, quite possibly the best series we've produced in Oz so far, "Mr Inbetween".

Don't know if you guys can access it via your streamers, but it is just fantastic and absolutely worth a watch if you can get it!

Never heard of that but it’s supposed to be available on Hulu here. I’ll check it out.

 

[4nthony]

Oh and another one to watch is Silo, set in the future after an apocolypse on earth ( well the US at least) there are currently 2 seasons with 2 more coming to complete the entire story.

Silo was great. Season 3 has wrapped up filming with a planned early 2026 release.

 

[luvmytoolz]

Never heard of that but it’s supposed to be available on Hulu here. I’ll check it out.

It's an absolutely awesome series and Scott really nails the role so much you end up rooting for him, this short gives an idea of the tone of the series:

 

[Windows]

I watched the first episode of the Robin Hood show and it was OK, but a bit dry. Competently shot and acted, but earnest rather than dramatic (and not fun like some of the Robin Hood shows go for).

If you want some Robin Hood action, I’d recommend mid-‘80s Robin of Sherwood over this based only on the 1st episode.

I’d watch another episode if it were free, but I’d have to pay, so not going to chase it down. I got the first episode free on Amazon. Just missing that spark. You’ve really got to impress with that first episode in today’s world of overabundance and immediate access.

 

[bertv]

I watched the first episode of the Robin Hood show and it was OK, but a bit dry. Competently shot and acted, but earnest rather than dramatic (and not fun like some of the Robin Hood shows go for).

If you want some Robin Hood action, I’d recommend mid-‘80s Robin of Sherwood over this based only on the 1st episode.

I’d watch another episode if it were free, but I’d have to pay, so not going to chase it down. I got the first episode free on Amazon. Just missing that spark. You’ve really got to impress with that first episode in today’s world of overabundance and immediate access.

The problem with a lot of series is that they are too long. I get it that the producers would rather have 8 episodes than 6 (more for the money!), but often the quality would really improve if they would go for brevity. Robin Hood suffers from that issue -- the story develops too slowly and the number of storylines is too great for any kind of depth. (Eg what is Rebecca’s role supposed to be, apart from bad gril versus good girl?)

 

[luvmytoolz]

I watched the first episode of the Robin Hood show and it was OK, but a bit dry. Competently shot and acted, but earnest rather than dramatic (and not fun like some of the Robin Hood shows go for).

If you want some Robin Hood action, I’d recommend mid-‘80s Robin of Sherwood over this based only on the 1st episode.

I’d watch another episode if it were free, but I’d have to pay, so not going to chase it down. I got the first episode free on Amazon. Just missing that spark. You’ve really got to impress with that first episode in today’s world of overabundance and immediate access.

Yeah it's a bit slow, I'm on ep5 and it started picking up quite well by about ep3 and is an enjoyable enough series, but if I had to pay I wouldn't bother.