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Streaming Services - Hidden Gems & Chilled Watching
Dazzler21
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Thought it may be worth starting a thread for those hidden gems in the streaming services.
Some of those that surprised me
NowTV
9-1-1
- Shocking acting predictable stories, but somehow enjoyable
The Rookie
- Another with questionable acting, but Nathan Fillion carries the show well.
Netflix
Rust Valley Restorers
- Not good tv but I love a muscle car and have learned of ones I never knew about in this series. Owner of the workshop is a very typical hoarder.
The Last Kingdom
- An enjoyable twist on history. Well worth a watch if you liked Vikings. Think it was bought off the BBC.
Amazon Prime
Vikings
- Blood violence and decent acting for the most part... Also Lagertha.
The Boys
- Nice twist on the Superhero genre
Sure some of these aren't greatly hidden, but they are all decent enough for some chilled watching.
Some of those that surprised me
NowTV
9-1-1
- Shocking acting predictable stories, but somehow enjoyable
The Rookie
- Another with questionable acting, but Nathan Fillion carries the show well.
Netflix
Rust Valley Restorers
- Not good tv but I love a muscle car and have learned of ones I never knew about in this series. Owner of the workshop is a very typical hoarder.
The Last Kingdom
- An enjoyable twist on history. Well worth a watch if you liked Vikings. Think it was bought off the BBC.
Amazon Prime
Vikings
- Blood violence and decent acting for the most part... Also Lagertha.
The Boys
- Nice twist on the Superhero genre
Sure some of these aren't greatly hidden, but they are all decent enough for some chilled watching.
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Having not gone near the Netflix series for fear of being immersed, I finally bowed to the recommendations of a mate of mine. The best one, which I finished on saturday afternoon, and went back to the start of on sunday, is The Queen's Gambit. Absolutely amazing tale of a young orphan who turns out to have a gift for Chess. It's well acted, a roller coaster ride, well shot, and the ending is sublime. I couldn't recommend it highly enough.
His other rcommendations were also good. The Last Kingdom was a good saga about vikings in England in what was the dark ages - it seemed to cover the point where several small kingdoms merged into England, and was again, both visually and story wise, a really enjoyable saga. White Lines both caught me up and annoyed me - it was good enough to keep me watching until the end but also had enough ffs moments to make me wonder whether I really needed to know how it ended. It also left enough untied threads to allow the possibilty of a really weak second season.
I'm now on The Crown as Mrs Shabby fancied it. It's splendidly well done, but a few of the historical inaccuracies are a bit baffling. But it's got me hooked for the moment, though really I just fancy a wet afternoon, a blanket and binge watching The Queen's Gambit to be honest.0 -
A second vote for The Queen's Gambit. The chess was well-researched and is well done on screen.
For those who enjoyed The Vikings, be sure to check out Norsemen ... a fine parody.1 -
Oh boy Lagertha
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Lagertha (Kathryn Winnick) is a stunning woman.
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Norseman is funny but has sadly been cancelled.
Loved the following recently:
Big Mouth
The Queens Gambit
The Crown
End of the f***ing world
Start Trek Discovery
Atypical
Aunty Donna's Big Old House Of Fun (wasn't sure of this at first as it's a bit.... odd)
Dick Johnson is Dead
Community (was originally on TV in the states, not sure if it made it over here. I watched all episodes again, still funny now)
The Boys
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Season 4 has been cancelled, but S1, 2 and 3 are still available.Glovepup said:Norseman is funny but has sadly been cancelled.
Loved the following recently:
Big Mouth
The Queens Gambit
The Crown
End of the f***ing world
Start Trek Discovery
Atypical
Aunty Donna's Big Old House Of Fun (wasn't sure of this at first as it's a bit.... odd)
Dick Johnson is Dead
Community (was originally on TV in the states, not sure if it made it over here. I watched all episodes again, still funny now)
The Boys
No bad thing as Season 3 wasn't great ... but there is joy to be gained from the early episodes.1 -
Looks safe to say that if there was a vote Queens Gambit would win series of the year for 2021, even beating the lesser mentioned Unorthodox which was nearly as good.1
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OZ on Sky catch up.
hard hitting Prison drama from HBO. don't recommend for those who are easily offended.
was on channel 4 but very late in the night when it first was aired. which doesn't surprise me as the sopranos was also aired late in the evening on channel 4.0 -
Strong gif choice, however early seasons Lagertha covered in the blood of her victims is next level.Dazzler21 said:Lagertha (Kathryn Winnick) is a stunning woman.1 - Sponsored links:
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Just noticed all of Futurama are on sky catch up. that's my Christmas viewing sorted.0
