We have to bring this thread here too! It was one of my favourite places to get opinions on new shows to watch. Recently I finished watching quite a few shows. This is Us, Season 2. I hate to love that show. It's a little too much drama for me, but at the same time I'm sucked into the stories of the characters now.
Girl Boss: Quirky. There were a couple episodes that almost caused me to abandon ship, but I kept watching. Glow: I finished both seasons. LOVE this show. Female wrestlers in the 80s. highly recommend. Good Girls: That was fun.
Maniac: What a weird show! Anyone else watch this? It's about two people who end up in a psych experiment together.
Heartland Season 11: Another Canadian show. This one is my guilty pleasure. It's just a feel good show.
Atypical Season 2: Just as good as season 1. I hope they keep this show going.
I started watching:
Life in Pieces. I really like this one! Cute family humor.
Season 3 of Schitt's Creek is on Netflix now. I love this show! Canadian and funny. Thumbs up.
My husband and I recently tried out an episode of Quantico. I don't think he's sold. He doesn't like network TV shows. I didn't mind it though. Just enough action and "who done it?" for me.
Bosch. Sometimes it's a bit long and a bit dry, but overall it's good. We are 3 or 4 episodes in.
We seem to have completely abandoned Shameless, The Crown, Sneaky Pete, The Man in the High Castle, Riverdale, The Last Man on Earth, The 100, The Rain, and Money Heist. I also abandoned ship on Dynasty. It was awful.
Anyone else watching Survivor? It's a great season called David vs Goliath. There are some really great personalities. I'm hoping Jane the Virgin comes back soon. I loved that show.
My husband and I have been marathon watching the UK show Taskmaster. It’s basically a bunch of comedians, actors, and/or musicians having loads of fun together through meaningless competition. It’s better to just watch it rather than try to explain it. :D If you are looking for fun and laughs, I recommend it! The show has become so popular that now there are loads of spinoff series in other countries around the world, but so far, we have only watched the original UK version. You can check out the first 10 series/seasons on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Taskmaster/playlists
I don't have an Apple TV subscription at the moment but when I do again I'm definitely watching Severance. I've heard so many good things about it.
We've been catching up and after finishing Succession we watched White Lotus and just finished Hacks. It took me a few episodes to get into both shows but then I loved them. We never saw Veep so we'll start on that but I'm hoping to find something more current.
Dh and my son watched The Boys. It didn't sound like something I'd like so I didn't join them, despite their encouragement. Perhaps I'll take a second look...
Anyone jumped on the Severance bandwagon yet? So good. One of the best shows I've seen this year.
I also binge-watched The Boys in four days. It was so entertaining; I had a good time watching it.
I'm currently watching Forensic Files II because I'm super interested in True Crime. I listen to a lot of TC podcasts. 😬
I'm finally watching Succession. We're 3 episodes in and I'm hooked. We're trying to savor and only watching one episode at a time. They are all just horrible, horrible people but it's so good.
We decided to stop at one season of the Flight Attendant. I heard it wasn't as good as the first (which I had mixed feeling about). But will the re-evaluate if anyone thinks it's worth it. :)
If you have any interest in the UFO phenomenon, Unacknowledged and Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind are two fantastic documentaries about UFO history, government disclosure, weird science, and the nature of consciousness. They're on Amazon Prime.
Barry was so good! Definitely something that dh and I could enjoy together. We don't always have the same tastes. Now two episodes into The Flight Attendant. We're hooked. However all her drinking makes me anxious. I guess that's part of the vibe. Anyway, since there's only 2 seasons (I think) we're trying to savor this one.
Also, Staircase series on HBO Max
The Bear has dropped Season 1 on Hulu is EXCELLENT. (Stars Jeremy Allen from "Lip" Gallagher on the Showtime dramedy series Shameless). Synopsis: "The Bear is about food, family, the insanity of the grind, the beauty of Sense of Urgency and the steep slippery downsides. As Carmy fights to transform both The Original Beef of Chicagoland (restaurant) and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges kitchen crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family."
Only Murders in the Building is back on Hulu this week for season 2. 😊
Did you watch Somebody Somewhere on HBO? I can’t remember. That was a great feel-good series, so was Julia. The Wire is amazing gritty crime drama. I enjoyed season one of The Flight Attendant on HBO. I’m probably forgetting something.
Because I'm on a Molly Shannon kick we went back and watch Divorce on HBO. I had only watched the first season but dh hadn't so I rewatched it with him and then we binged seasons 2 and 3. We enjoyed it. Now we are on Barry and I know that we are going to love it. I only let us watch 2 episodes so it isn't over too soon. That said, I like the short episodes.
Any other good HBO TV shows, even older ones, that I may have missed?
I loved Julia. Glad there will be a 2nd season! I may give Barry a try based on your rec. HBO keeps extending my deal but I haven’t been watching as much there lately.
Julia on HBO was so fantastic. It was renewed, so I look forward to season two.
I just started JULIA on HBO and it looks like it'll be great fun.. I finished Gentleman Jack season 2 was terrific What do you all think of SnowPiercer?
@skwigg I love Barry. It's so well done. Bill Hader is a terrific writer, director, and actor. I caught up and then binged S3. Wild and fantastic.
I'm trying to get into Peaky Blinders now and I can see the appeal but the first couple are sloooow. I'm also rewatching Everybody Hates Chris. It has some cringe moments but it's really funny and the cast is stellar.
People told me I had to keep watching Barry. I’m glad I did. It’s wonderfully nutty, as well as dark and violent. Laugh out loud funny, then murder, then romance, then jaw-dropping plot twists. I like that they are short episodes and only 8 per season. I finished season one and understand the buzz now.
Somehow I missed that some of my favorite reality shows are back on Hulu. So I binged Masterchef Junior, Masterchef Back to Win (kind of like an all stars) and So You Think You Can Dance and I'm all caught up. :)
We started Stay Sweet, Pray and Obey last week and have two episodes to go (I think there are only 4). Well done but kind of depressing which may be why we keep putting it off.
Thanks Renee I recommend on Hulu Better things PEN15 highly recommend
Not that I’ve been able to find @ETANA FINKLER. One way to jump to the last post in a thread is to click on the notification bell in the upper right, then click the most recent post in that conversation.
On my iphone I see the oldest message first. Is there any way to change to see newest first like on my computer?