Could I be the last person

[babylonsister]

in the country to get Netflix??

I'm asking for you to share your favorites/recommendations so I can catch up, which most likely isn't possible. We started with Ozark; the format so reminds me of The Sopranos. You watch, find out what the story line is all about, then BAM! Except the start of it hooked us. Bam! Bam!

I will soon get rid of the dreaded cable so will also be looking at sling. These two combined with the wifi will still be cheaper than the rip-off I'm paying for.

Thanks!

[badhair77]

1. It's on my list of things to do.

My husband will not part with the cable or I’d ditch it, too. I hate that Comcast bill.

[babylonsister]

9. There's so much on there. I just get tired

of finding nothing on weekends on cable, at least nothing that interests me that much. I hope you get it!

[Xipe Totec]

2. The Mind Hunters

[babylonsister]

6. Oooh, that looks good. I'd read a book like this, so am

sure I'd like it. Thanks!

[MuseRider]

38. Agreed!

I love Jonathan Groff and I too also read the book. I have not gotten real far with it yet, it is like pulling teeth to get my husband to watch episodes but eventually we will get through it. It is well done and interesting.

[Xipe Totec]

39. I call it creepily realistic.

Some of the scenes with Cameron Britton's portrayal of Ed Kemper are asphyxiating in their realism.

I still get goosebumps from his powerful performance.

[Ohiogal]

3. (raising hand)

We don't have Netflix, either

[katmondoo]

4. Amazon prime has some really good movies, you have to pay for prime

but I feel it is worth the money as free shipping is included and a few other features. Some movies are rental, however I only rent if it is under five dollars and if I think the movie is worth the extra money.

[AndJusticeForSome]

5. Happy Valley! n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

42. OMG, was that ever dark! I loved it!

[Xipe Totec]

7. Travelers

[flotsam]

8. Ummm-check out HULU

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Next day or two they're having a sale-1 year at 99 cents a month and then back up yo about 8$ but you can quit anytime...and here's a link:https://www.facebook.com/hulu/

[babylonsister]

11. Thanks! I have got to watch

A Handmaid's Tale. The daughter of my high school pal directed the first one. I will check it out!

[dhol82]

14. I really like Hulu

There is no end to what I actually want to watch.
I also have Amazon Prime. Lots of movies I can really like.

[klook]

20. Thanks for the tip.

Been wanting to try Hulu, so this special may push me over the edge. The Handmaid's Tale series they did is excellent (so far -- I've seen only the ones available on DVD from the library), so that alone will make it worthwhile for us.

[lunasun]

22. Hey thank you . I am signing up. Good deal

[Phoenix61]

10. Black Mirror, Miss Fischer's Murder Mysteries

Farm Girls, The Paradise. I love Netflix but it can be dangerous. Way to easy to binge watch when I should be doing other things.

[babylonsister]

12. Having watched for the past two days, I know exactly what

you mean! I have a minor surgery coming up, so thought I'd pick some brains. Thanks for your suggestions.

[Lochloosa]

17. Miss Fischers is excellent.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

51. +1

[Lochloosa]

13. Must see. Death in Paradise.

[babylonsister]

16. Looks bloody amusing!

[MLAA]

34. Oh, I love this one too.

[Ferrets are Cool]

54. Yes, Death in Paradise is a keeper...

who knew could be so many homicides on one little island.

[demmiblue]

58. I am on the last season.

[House of Roberts]

15. I doubt if I'll ever get Netflix.

I'll have to get better internet before I try any kind of service at all. Google Fiber is coming to my neighborhood eventually.

[hunter]

45. We watch Netflix on an inexpensiv medium speed DSL connection.

A single stream of SD (Standard Definition) Netflix works fine for us, but maybe it's because we're not fussy. It seems about equivalent to DVD quality, and better than video cassettes. (Yes, we still have a video cassette player...)

https://help.netflix.com/en/node/87

Our router is set up to give Netflix priority. If anyone else in the house tries to watch internet video while my wife and I are watching Netflix on the big television, they're out of luck.



We don't have cable, satellite, or broadcast television, just the inexpensive DSL connection and Netflix.

Other than that we watch DVDs we mostly find in thrift stores, or rent from the RedBox in our neighborhood grocery store.

[Jarqui]

18. I've tried it twice

Can get it really cheap as a second on my daughter's account.

Found it hard to find a movie on it I wanted to see that I had not seen.

[klook]

19. Some we've enjoyed:

• Schitt's Creek (hilariously silly)


• Godless (violent and intense western, worth it for Jeff Daniels alone)


• Shetland (detective series set in the Shetland Islands -- use subtitles for help with the Scottish accents!)


• Grace and Frankie (hilarious series with Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sam Waterston, and Martin Sheen


• Deadwind (murder mystery mini-series set in Finland -- you'll need subtitles)


• Designated Survivor (well-done political thriller -- only watched 3 episodes, but so far so good)


• River (Surreal psychological police detective thriller)


• Sky Ladder (fascinating documentary about Chinese pyrotechnic artist Cai Guo-Qiang)


• 13th (important political documentary about how the American "justice" system continues to screw Black people)

There are plenty more, but that's a few that spring to mind.

One of my major complaints about Netflix is that it's often hard to find specific movies I'm looking for, and something that's available one month will be gone the next. But they do have a lot, including TV series you may have missed the first time around, like The I.T. Crowd, Better Call Saul, Portlandia, and so on. And they have Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, which for me is a great diversion when the Reality TV (p)residency gets to be too much.

[babylonsister]

26. This is great, thanks. Lots of info for me, the

neophyte.

[stjohndoe]

21. The Kominsky Method

I've been thoroughly enjoying this today.

[guillaumeb]

23. We do not have it.

So, no, you are not the last.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. Lots of good stuff.

The Lava Fields - Icelandic mini-series, subtitled
The Fall - very dark British/N. Irish TV series
The Forest - French TV series, subtitled
Occupied - very good, timely Norwegian political thriller, subtitled
Broadchurch - British mystery series

[babylonsister]

27. Wow, I love this. Are they really good?

And you must read fast?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

32. My taste runs to dark murder mysteries,

especially the Scandinavian ones. I also liked Norsemen, which is sort of The Vikings meets Monty Python. Subtitles don't bother me (Icelandic is so wordy that you have enough time to read them; it sounds like a Martian trying to speak Norwegian) but some people don't like them so I mentioned the shows that have them.

[BlueInRedHell]

25. A lot of my favorites have already been listed so, I'll add r/o

Occupied (Okkupert) seasons 1 & 2

The series was created by Jo Nesbø.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. Occupied is one of the best things I've seen on Netflix.

It's hair-raisingly timely and the Russians hated it. I've read that they are coming out with a 3rd season next year.

[BlueInRedHell]

36. I, too, read that season 3 is confirmed. And I also agree with r/o

everything you wrote!

[Brainstormy]

28. I'd sooner give up my cellphone than Netflix

Binge-watching Designated Survivor with Keifer Sutherland this week. LOVE me my Netflix.

[California_Republic]

30. "Nothing to hide" French with dubbed English

The power of the mobile phone

[yonder]

31. We are latecomers, sharing our daughters account and have only recently started watching.

I'd recommend this Coen brothers movie I saw last week: "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs".

Six western-themed short stories that in my view, get better as they go along. Very good, well crafted and the period dialogue stands out too, IMO.

[MLAA]

33. Miss Fischer's mysteries and Grace and Frankie.

The first is a marvelous period piece about an independent woman living in Melbourne in the 20s or so. And the second stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlinson and is just a marvelous and terribly funny show.

[flotsam]

35. On Netflix

Try "Lillyhammer" with Little Steven Van Zandt as a mob informer who decides to enter witness protection in Norway. But he's a mobster and hasn't really totally reformed. I loved the series.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

43. That was another good one - very funny.

[MarvinGardens]

37. Netflix + Hulu no cable

Black Mirror (on Netflix) was mentioned upthread. I second that. Plausible, near future scenarios that make you think. Sometimes they turnout badly for the characters, but sometimes there's a happy ending.

With Hulu, you get most of your regular network TV shows, sitcoms, etc. I recommend the combo.

[Flaleftist]

40. Peaky Blinders

It's about an Irish gang/mafia type family in post WW1 Britain. If you like shows like The Sopranos, you might enjoy it.

[elleng]

41. The West Wing

[babylonsister]

48. Whoa! I would love to see that now. nt

[elleng]

49. I'm on my #5th or so round of it,

but (sadly) I don't have netflix at my house, just at friend's house, whom I visit 'occasionally.' Next time, Dec 6, for a few days.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

44. I thought of another one: Hinterland.

A British-Welsh mystery series, very good.

[Laffy Kat]

46. I still think "The Killing" is one of the best series on NF to binge watch.

It's dark, of course. Some of the foreign works are really good. Have fun. Unfortunately, NF has made me even less social than usual. Why go out when there is so much on to watch. I'm a thread away from pulling my cable, too.

[Cracklin Charlie]

47. I don't have Netflix.

My daughter has been threatening to get me a fire stick, whatever that is.

I told her “You hand me a fire stick, you might pull back a nub”.

[blogslut]

50. Here's my advice

Netflix has a lot so take your time and don't stress out because there's plenty there. It's not complete. It's not live nor does it carry first-run episodes of shows from networks. Netflix's original programs are for the most part, pretty decent. The site's search and suggestion filters are terrible and kind of upselly.

I go to https://flixable.com/ to search for new releases and https://instantwatcher.com/ to search by genre/category.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

52. Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

Several surreal Western Tales.

[nolabear]

62. That was sooooo good!

I laughed out loud in places where I maybe shouldn’t have, but the Cohen Bros. are like that. But thecsyories and the dialogue were wonderful. I may watch it again.

[hibbing]

53. There is a Netflix/streaming forum here

I've found a lot of good recommendations there, just an FYI.

Peace

[MerryBlooms]

55. Many great suggestions in this threadm so I'll add just a few...

Midsomer Murders, Absolutely Fabulous, Devious Maids.

[hurl]

56. Babylon Berlin

This German production is set in Weimar Republic period between the wars. Great characters and gripping stories, it's really well done.

https://www.babylon-berlin.com/de/

[demmiblue]

57. In addition to some of my favs mentioned above:

[Coventina]

59. I don't have Netflix n/t

[babylonsister]

60. WOW! You all are great, thanks so much! I'll

see you in a couple of years!

[Lochloosa]

61. How could this be left off. Longmire. Well worth watching.

I'm on my second go round

[Little Star]

63. Movies New to Netflix in December

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/new-movies-netflix-december-lebowski-lobster-1202022443/

[Little Star]

64. Oh yeah, my very favorite Netflix Series is.......

Halt and Catch Fire ~ An engineer, a design prodigy and a visionary leader are among the pioneers who made Texas a proving ground for the burgeoning computer industry.

https://www.netflix.com/title/70302182

One of the best shows I've ever watched in my life.

You're Welcome.

[Stuart G]

65. You are not the last one..I don't have Netflix. No plans to get it ..but maybe..??

[Number9Dream]

66. Don't have it either - Read my library books

[HeiressofBickworth]

67. While there are some very gripping crime drama series,

a favorite for sheer outrageousness is the Australian series Rake. Its about the life and blunders of an attorney operating just this side of ethical propriety. Just when you think he cant fuck up any worse, he does. Its currently in its fifth season. Overall, he is a lovable screwball.

[VOX]

68. "Godless" is a top-notch Western. Jeff Daniels received an Emmy for his role as the heavy.

"Maniac" is another outstanding series that defies explanation. Don't let the title mislead you. It's (roughly) about some people who are in an experimental-drug-virtual-reality-something-something. But I recommend it highly.

[zanana1]

69. Nurse Jackie

It's about a nurse addicted to opioid painkillers. You'll love/hate her.

[Wounded Bear]

70. I don't have Netflix...

and no immediate plans to sign up.