Streaming Discoveries

[fljoe0]

I started this thread on the old board and figured I would resurrect it. This is a place to post movies or shows that you find on Netflix or Amazon (or another) streaming services that you can recommend.

Shameless (UK version) - This is a long running UK show but those of us in the States may not be familiar with it (although there is a US version going on Showtime nowadays). This is a hysterically funny comedy/drama that is about a large family living in the same house. There is a single alcoholic dad with 8 kids. Dad is kind of useless and the household is more or less run by the older kids. I'm only 5 or 6 episodes in but it is very good. I'm struggling a little with the dialog. It takes a little while to process the English slang words and figure out what they mean but I'm learning.

Shameless (TV Series 2004– ) - IMDb

 

[Dana Jean]

The fall.

The following.

Sherlock.

Tons of documentaries the names you can find in documentary thread. So many good ones.

The office.

 

[skimom2]

The Bridge (original)
Whitechapel
Luther
Moone Boy
Bedlam
The IT crowd
The Fades
UltraViolet (TV show, not the movie--haven't seen that)
The Take

(trying not to repeat DJ--she had good ones, too )

 

[skimom2]

I discovered a Brit cop show that I'm really liking! It's called Line of Duty, and the main actor is Lenny James (Morgan on Walking Dead, amongst other things). Really, really good show

 

[Mr Nobody]

Just watched the pilot of a show called The After, by Chris Carter (of The X Files fame), on Amazon (UK's) streaming service. (It used to be called LoveFilm, but Amazon bought it a while back and has now rebranded the LoveFilm Instant streaming service to Amazon Instant Video.)
Have to say I was pretty impressed with it. The profanity is a bit overdone in places (though there's a tacit acknowledgement of such within the show) and, right now, there's just a single ep - the pilot - available, since it's done by Amazon Studios and they've run it up the flagpole to see who salutes, but there was enough about it to make me want to see more - hence the shout out.

 

[fljoe0]

Just watched the pilot of a show called The After, by Chris Carter (of The X Files fame), on Amazon (UK's) streaming service. (It used to be called LoveFilm, but Amazon bought it a while back and has now rebranded the LoveFilm Instant streaming service to Amazon Instant Video.)
Have to say I was pretty impressed with it. The profanity is a bit overdone in places (though there's a tacit acknowledgement of such within the show) and, right now, there's just a single ep - the pilot - available, since it's done by Amazon Studios and they've run it up the flagpole to see who salutes, but there was enough about it to make me want to see more - hence the shout out.

Also, check out the pilot episode for "Bosch" based on Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch books. I assume there is a series coming soon but all that is on Amazon right now is the pilot and it's good.

 

[Mr Nobody]

Also, check out the pilot episode for "Bosch" based on Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch books. I assume there is a series coming soon but all that is on Amazon right now is the pilot and it's good.

I saw it was available and kind of 'put it behind my ear'. The only one of Michael Connelly's books I've read is The Poet. Don't know why because I was pretty impressed with it when I first read it way back when.
But anyway, I'll check the pilot ep out, cheers.