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Catmusicfan

(816 posts)
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 09:35 PM Jul 2017

How many people like to Binge watch?what is your Favorite series?

I just got HBO and am watching Game of Thrones. Seeing it fully for the first time. Seen segments but not the full show. I'm in season 5 now and yes, I know a out Shreene (sp?)

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How many people like to Binge watch?what is your Favorite series? (Original Post) Catmusicfan Jul 2017 OP
Grace and Frankie wasupaloopa Jul 2017 #1
That is good as well. Catmusicfan Jul 2017 #2
GoT. Poldark (2015 version). Preacher. Walking Dead. Fear the Walking Dead. Outlander. eom BlueCaliDem Jul 2017 #3
Stranger Things.....best binge watch ever! Netflix AJT Jul 2017 #4
Breaking Bad Zoonart Jul 2017 #5
I didn't see Breaking Bad while it was on the air FakeNoose Jul 2017 #19
Six Feet Under. The Sopranos. Breaking Bad. The Leftovers. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2017 #6
Midsomer Murders shenmue Jul 2017 #7
Excellent show. Lochloosa Jul 2017 #8
My favorite.... CherokeeDem Jul 2017 #31
Was one of my favorite British crime dramas... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #35
One of my favorites too! I also love Grantchester on PBS as well. smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #44
Call a Midwife and Sense8 Lochloosa Jul 2017 #9
I just couldn't get into Sense8 but I made myself NightWatcher Jul 2017 #36
The West Wing elleng Jul 2017 #10
Me, too PJMcK Jul 2017 #27
Every couple years. eom Smickey Jul 2017 #47
Sopranos, House of Cards, Homeland we can do it Jul 2017 #11
Stranger Things. The Wire. Breaking Bad. Codeine Jul 2017 #12
House of Cards, Breaking Bad, Stranger Things. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #13
Broadchurch DUgosh Jul 2017 #14
"Broadchurch" is a hidden gem Shrek Jul 2017 #24
Broadchurch, Longmire and The Killing were excellent. Will have to check on the others. Hoyt Jul 2017 #29
Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul lunamagica Jul 2017 #15
Wentworth (Netflix) DesertRat Jul 2017 #16
Mad Men. Man.....it's intense to binge watch on. n/t Upthevibe Jul 2017 #17
Not necessarily binge watching... hurple Jul 2017 #18
NCIS without a doubt... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #20
I've been bingewatching NCIS and Law & Order SVU yellowdogintexas Jul 2017 #34
Monk---Foyle's War---Psych---Columbo---L&O---(there's a theme here.....). WinkyDink Jul 2017 #21
The Wire JonLP24 Jul 2017 #22
Yesterday I finished season 1 of "The Sopranos" Shrek Jul 2017 #23
I saw it years after too JonLP24 Jul 2017 #25
My Wife and I binge watch Big Brother . stonecutter357 Jul 2017 #26
Dexter PJMcK Jul 2017 #28
12 monkeys and sadly one season left TEB Jul 2017 #30
All the Star Treks KatyMan Jul 2017 #32
The original Mission Impossible and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. csziggy Jul 2017 #33
The Artful Detective a.k.a. Murdoch Mysteries frogmarch Jul 2017 #37
Dr Who, Longmire... Lars39 Jul 2017 #38
Just finished S5 of House of Cards. Scary how it parallels our current situation. Fla Dem Jul 2017 #39
Peaky Blinders, Better Call Saul, The Night Of, Quarry... VOX Jul 2017 #40
"The Killing". I can't recommend enough. Laffy Kat Jul 2017 #41
I binged watched the Dr. Blake Mysteries for all three seasons and now I'm on Father Brown. mackerel Jul 2017 #42
we're bingewatching Breaking Bad right now NJCher Jul 2017 #43
Many noted which I've binge watched so I'll add a few new ones (all Netflix) seaglass Jul 2017 #45
Shameless kairos12 Jul 2017 #46
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D! yuiyoshida Jul 2017 #48
MASH and Seinfeld. CTyankee Jul 2017 #49

Zoonart

(11,834 posts)
5. Breaking Bad
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 09:51 PM
Jul 2017

I watched it in real time, serialized across several years...then I binged it and it was a Revelation. It is amazingly powerful without the time lag.

FakeNoose

(32,596 posts)
19. I didn't see Breaking Bad while it was on the air
Sat Jul 8, 2017, 07:45 AM
Jul 2017

But now I'm binge watching it from the first show to the end.

It's going to take me awhile but I'm OK with that. Summer is a good time for binge watching that types of shows.
It is really great!

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
44. One of my favorites too! I also love Grantchester on PBS as well.
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 12:35 AM
Jul 2017

You can watch the first two seasons for free on Amazon Prime.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
36. I just couldn't get into Sense8 but I made myself
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 08:23 PM
Jul 2017

and then I saw they were cancelled.

This is a good thread for reference. We are all out of shows to watch at our place and two nights ago I spent nearly two hours flipping through on demand options for movies from xfinity.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
12. Stranger Things. The Wire. Breaking Bad.
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 10:48 PM
Jul 2017

Fargo (so, so good).

Right now I'm working my way through season one of The West Wing.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,607 posts)
13. House of Cards, Breaking Bad, Stranger Things.
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 11:39 PM
Jul 2017

I also binge-watched a terrific Danish series called "Borgen," which is basically a Scandinavian version of "The West Wing" with a female Prime Minister, lots of interesting parliamentary-system intrigue, and quite a bit of sex. If you can find this I highly recommend it.

Shrek

(3,975 posts)
24. "Broadchurch" is a hidden gem
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 09:53 AM
Jul 2017

Finished season 1 a couple of nights ago and watched the first two episodes of season 2 yesterday.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
29. Broadchurch, Longmire and The Killing were excellent. Will have to check on the others.
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 10:15 AM
Jul 2017

I think there is none more season of Longmire coming up.

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
16. Wentworth (Netflix)
Sat Jul 8, 2017, 12:52 AM
Jul 2017

It's a grittier Orange Is the New Black. Set in Australia.

Also OITNB, Grace and Frankie, House of Cards

hurple

(1,306 posts)
18. Not necessarily binge watching...
Sat Jul 8, 2017, 03:01 AM
Jul 2017

But, in this house Doctor Who and Red Dwarf rule the TV.

"Go to red alert!"
"Are you sure, sir? It will mean changing the light bulb."

"Call it extreme if you like, but I propose we hit it hard and hit it fast with a major - and I mean major - leaflet campaign."

"It's better to have loved and lost than to listen to an album by Olivia Newton-John."

"I'm so gorgeous, there's a six month waiting list for birds to suddenly appear, every time I am near!"



Wounded Bear

(58,604 posts)
20. NCIS without a doubt...
Sat Jul 8, 2017, 10:16 AM
Jul 2017

and, to a lesser degree the spinoffs NCIS-LA and now NOLA. But original is the fave. Love the characters, the stories are pretty creative.

yellowdogintexas

(22,231 posts)
34. I've been bingewatching NCIS and Law & Order SVU
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 06:48 PM
Jul 2017

I just came up for air after a bingewatch of the original CSI which was on HULU . Unfortunately, CSI New York and CSI Cybercrimes are not available anywhere. I watched CSI Miami when it was on the air. My husband and I watched Criminal Minds recently.
We also liked Royal Pains, Death in Paradise, both on NetFlix.

Since we just reinstalled HBO Now pending the return of Game of Thrones, there is a good bit of bingewatching ahead for us. Starting with Last Week Tonight right now.

We pulled it in via Amazon this time, and we can pull it in on our computers. For some reason the last time we could only get it on our TV through the ROKU No amount of calling or emailing could get HBO to resolve that issue.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
22. The Wire
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 05:43 AM
Jul 2017

I've watched the show from beginning to end at least 5 or 6 times and I always pick up something new I missed before. Like Lester Freamon said, "All the pieces matter". Not to mention it was probably the greatest collection of talent all the way down to the guest actors.

I loved Breaking Bad as no other show had me wanting to know what's next but I found it doesn't have much rewatch value. I think Better Call Saul is overall a better written show as I have seen seasons 1 & 2 at least a couple of times.

I'm also a big fan of Washington Spies and also binge watched Prison Break the absurdity of it cracked me up and it had a very wondering what's next feel like BB. There were so many unpredictable twists.

I binge watched The Walking Dead but I don't like it that much.

Shrek

(3,975 posts)
23. Yesterday I finished season 1 of "The Sopranos"
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 09:51 AM
Jul 2017

I realize I'm nearly two decades behind the curve but so far I enjoy it a lot.

I try to watch one episode a day to help pass the time at the gym while I'm on the treadmill.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
25. I saw it years after too
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 10:04 AM
Jul 2017

I enjoyed the show but Tony Soprano reminded me of Archie Bunker but didn't appear to learn much about his views. Also there was this scene where he's asking these evangelicals if it is OK w/ god to take Viagra when he's killing people.

Also Donald Trump's name is mentioned several times including Tony's wife attempting to sell a house to Ivanka Trump. I finished the series earlier this year.

PJMcK

(21,998 posts)
28. Dexter
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 10:14 AM
Jul 2017

Great plots built into season-long story arcs. Terrific casting. Gratuitous sex and violence. Excellent music and photography.

KatyMan

(4,180 posts)
32. All the Star Treks
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 11:00 AM
Jul 2017

(except TOS ), Stargate Atlantis and the remake of Battlestar Galactica. We especially love DS9 and Voyager.

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
33. The original Mission Impossible and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 01:44 PM
Jul 2017

One of the alternative channels locally runs binge sessions some weekends where they run 1960s and 1970s series continuously over several days. It's great fun.

frogmarch

(12,153 posts)
37. The Artful Detective a.k.a. Murdoch Mysteries
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 08:34 PM
Jul 2017

and Father Brown, even though I'm an atheist. I am watching Father Brown now, in fact.

Lars39

(26,107 posts)
38. Dr Who, Longmire...
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 09:53 PM
Jul 2017

Just finished Crossing Lines, and have started The
Father Brown Mysteries. It's also been fun to roll thru The Rockford Files, Columbo, the original Hawaii Five O. Chuck was excellent as was Warehouse 13, and Eureka. Big favorite was Fringe.

Fla Dem

(23,591 posts)
39. Just finished S5 of House of Cards. Scary how it parallels our current situation.
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 01:45 PM
Jul 2017

Have also enjoyed:

On Netflix
Stanger Things
OA
Santa Clarita Diet
Grace & Frankie
Orange is the New Black
The Crown

Man in the High Castle (Amazon)

Fargo ( FX)3 seasons so far, all different stories so you don't have to watch in order.

The Fall (BBC America) Only 3 seasons long.
Orphan Black (BBC America)

VOX

(22,976 posts)
40. Peaky Blinders, Better Call Saul, The Night Of, Quarry...
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 08:06 PM
Jul 2017

But the Sopranos and Breaking Bad are still the top two for me.

Laffy Kat

(16,373 posts)
41. "The Killing". I can't recommend enough.
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 08:08 PM
Jul 2017

It's dark, that is true. But great for a binge on a rainy weekend or two.

NJCher

(35,622 posts)
43. we're bingewatching Breaking Bad right now
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 12:22 AM
Jul 2017

Totally hooked. We watched Better Call Saul first, though.

Since people are using this thread for reference, I am going to mention two series that we really, really loved. They were the first two shows we binge watched. We were talking just the other day about how even though series like BCS and BB keep us in suspense and hooked, these two series are witty and unsurpassed.

The first one is a British show called "Waiting for God." It's about residents in a senior apartment complex in England. It is so witty that you could watch it three times and not catch all the clever remarks.

The other is "Dead Like Me." Can think of few series I've enjoyed more than this one. It's a supernatural topic, but even if you're not into that, you'll enjoy this.

I think we'll be re-watching both of these yet this summer.


Cher

seaglass

(8,171 posts)
45. Many noted which I've binge watched so I'll add a few new ones (all Netflix)
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 10:35 AM
Jul 2017

The Detectorists
Shetland
Jane the Virgin

The ones that I've binged that I loved the most (excluding the above):
The Fall
Breaking Bad
Grace and Frankie
OITNB (though the latest season was not my fav)
The Magicians
Broadchurch
Prison Break

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