The Netflix Thread

[ledfloyd]

I think the algorithms are much more attuned to genre than actors or directors, but yeah, they aren't terribly helpful.

[MadMan]

I'm always amused that I get recommendations based one movie I watched. And sometimes I don't even like the movie I watched, and yet they are offering recs based off a movie I didn't care for.

[Gizmo]

I'm always amused that I get recommendations based one movie I watched. And sometimes I don't even like the movie I watched, and yet they are offering recs based off a movie I didn't care for.

Yeah, I may start something and decide I don't care for it after 20 minutes and turn it off. Then I get a whole list of recommendations based on the fact that I started it.

[Winston*]

http://i.imgur.com/MiDQNul.jpg

http://usvsth3m.com/post/86216234768/a-netflix-app-is-glitching-and-creating-weird-new-films

[number8]

Those are amazing.

[ledfloyd]

For people who like awesome cartoons, Adventure Time Season 2

For people who like lame cartoons, Regular Show Season 2
I was just going back through this thread looking for viewing ideas and came across this. I greatly prefer Regular Show to Adventure Time. It's not even close.

[EyesWideOpen]

I was just going back through this thread looking for viewing ideas and came across this. I greatly prefer Regular Show to Adventure Time. It's not even close.

That's too bad.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I was just going back through this thread looking for viewing ideas and came across this. I greatly prefer Regular Show to Adventure Time. It's not even close.

Ew. Your taste is usually fairly well lined up with mine. Not sure I've ever disagreed with you so strongly.

[ledfloyd]

I think you guys are just underestimating Regular Show.

[EyesWideOpen]

I think you guys are just underestimating Regular Show.

I've seen it. I didn't care for it at all.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I think you guys are just underestimating Regular Show.

Definitely not. My kids watch both. Adventure Time has a sweetness that's present through all the random and demented humor. It is vastly superior to Regular Show.

[MadMan]

Longmire Season 2 is finally available. About time. I know what I'm watching this week.

[eternity]

Regular Show is fantastic.

[Spun Lepton]

I find Adventure Time and Regular Show watchable, but nothing extraordinary. I realize that I may feel this way toward these shows because I'm old and not their demographic. That said, Adventure Time's uniqueness makes it stand out from Regular Show.

[ledfloyd]

I just feel like I'm humoring Adventure Time a lot more often. The premise intrigues me, but I spend a lot of time merely tolerating it. It seems much more directed towards children, and if I was in the target demographic I would probably prefer it.

Regular Show is much more on my wavelength at this point in my life.

[Ivan Drago]

For me, both of them are great in their own way. Adventure Time is a cartoon with substance, a trippy visual style, and a major Don Hertzfeldt influence. Regular Show is a cartoon that's hilarious in every facet, from its visual jokes, the banter between its main characters, and its concept of making normal life abnormal. Plus, it has an anthropomorphic gumball machine and a blue jay named Mordecai.

[Henry Gale]

I love Adventure Time to death but I feel like major hurdle for people getting into it that if they start from the beginning, so much of the first season is made up of its most basic and self-contained stories that don't amount to much other than some hilarious but mostly inconsequential gags and ideas. Once things become more serialized, surreal and even gorgeously esoteric with long-term repercussions (particularly in Season 5 and what's out so far of Season 6), it truly becomes something entirely its own, especially for something objectively intended for kids.

I mean, this is a show that's giving Masaaki Yuasa free rein for an entire episode next month:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg1kGCXO9zs

Regular Show, on the other hand, is... alright I guess. Some of the stories are fun and it definitely has a cool universe that I find myself liking a lot of stuff in, but I honestly just find Mordecai and Rigby to be such annoying sociopaths that I always wished the show would find some ways to throw consequences or even hackneyed lessons their way, or at the very least center its storylines around the other characters. I really feel like the voice acting for the two of them is so obnoxiously overplayed and sucks the comedy out of so much of that goes on too. Maybe it's similar to Adventure Time in that changes over time, but I'm not sure how much I care since I really couldn't bother making it through that first season.

[Mysterious Dude]

Sherlock, series 3! Guess what I'm watching tonight!

[MadMan]

Sherlock, series 3! Guess what I'm watching tonight!I'll start it after I'm done rewatching Series 2.

[Thirdmango]

For those of you on letterboxd or if you haven't seen a need for it, one cool thing is they now have a search where you can find movies based on if they're on netflix instant. So for instance here are the movies from 1976 that are on netflix instant:

http://letterboxd.com/films/popular/year/1976/on/netflix-instant/size/small/

and here are the films directed by Woody Allen that are on netflix instant:

http://letterboxd.com/director/woody-allen/on/netflix-instant/

[Dukefrukem]

For those of you on letterboxd or if you haven't seen a need for it, one cool thing is they now have a search where you can find movies based on if they're on netflix instant. So for instance here are the movies from 1976 that are on netflix instant:

http://letterboxd.com/films/popular/year/1976/on/netflix-instant/size/small/

and here are the films directed by Woody Allen that are on netflix instant:

http://letterboxd.com/director/woody-allen/on/netflix-instant/

That's cool and all, but damn that's an NSFW cover for Sebastiane.

[MadMan]

Wow I guess I better get cracking on the Allen movies they have listed. I've only seen 8 of them on Netflix.

[Ezee E]

Grat option, and I don't know why Netflix doesn't have that available.

[Watashi]

You failed to mention that it's only for PRO users.

[Thirdmango]

I'm not a pro user.

Hmmm, I tried it off of a browser not connected to my account and it does say you need to be pro. I just told a friend who also doesn't have pro and he can do it. And I'm fairly certain Duke isn't a pro member either so you probably just have to be logged in?

[ledfloyd]

I'm not a pro user and it's working for me.

[Watashi]

I'm logged in and everything. Still won't let me.

[Spun Lepton]

Holy shit, I'm going to lose hours upon hours on this Letterboxd site. Sweet.

[Skitch]

Oldboy remake
Grand Piano with Elijah Wood and John Cusack looks pretty good. We will see...

[Sycophant]

I like that you can add /on/netflix to seemingly any Letterboxd page to filter it down, including the film's you've seen and (perhaps most usefully) your watchlist.

Koreeda Hirokazu's I Wish is on instant and people should watch it.

[Ivan Drago]

Oldboy remake

I can't wait to continue to ignore its existence, just like S. Darko and the Yogi Bear movie.

[eternity]

Won't let me filter. Am not a Pro user. Might become one now, though. That's so useful.

[EyesWideOpen]

They finally added the second half of Comedy Bang Bang season 2.

[Skitch]

I can't wait to continue to ignore its existence, just like S. Darko and the Yogi Bear movie.

I watched it. It was completely devoid of life.

[Mysterious Dude]

Into the Woods is getting deleted in five days. If you haven't seen it, you should, because it's so fucking good.

Some other undisputed classics from my queue that are expiring soon:

Dr. Strangelove
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Gattaca
Rubber

[MadMan]

I've seen all of those except for Gattaca and Into The Woods.

[Skitch]

I've seen all of those except for Gattaca...

GET ON IT.

[MadMan]

Back in high school I watched a good chunk of Gattacca for my bio class. Never got to see the rest though.

[Dukefrukem]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htgcz87-Wqk

[Mysterious Dude]

What a boring trailer.

[Skitch]

I'll watch that.


Journey to the West
Red Vs. Blue: The first five seasons!
Marvel's Avengers Assemble (animated show)

[Spun Lepton]

Yay, Journey to the West!

[EyesWideOpen]

The Immigrant
The Master

[Lazlo]

The original Mad Max, which I've not seen and has been on "Very Long Wait" for quite some time.

[EyesWideOpen]

Cosmos
Nymphomaniac I & II
The Spoils of Babylon
Air Bud
Air Bud: Golden Retriever

[Spun Lepton]

Cosmos
Nymphomaniac I & II

Hooray!


Air Bud: Golden Retriever

OMFG FINALLY!

:|

[MadMan]

Spun doesn't want anyone to know its really his favorite movie.

[Spinal]

I looked to see if Battle Royale is still on Instant - it's not - and I found this user review:

Where are Ozu and Kurosawa now that Japan really, really needs them? Since their passing, Japan has been turning out crap like this for far too many years now, trying to beat Hollywood at its action movie game and losing badly. Yes, "Hunger Games," 12 years younger than this abomination, appears to have lifted the story of "Battle Royale" -- but it was a much better movie. (Both of them owe a lot to "Ten Little Indians" and "Lord of the Flies.") What, specifically, is wrong with this flick? It incorporates all the modern, typical Japanese B-movie mistakes: mixing extreme gore with over-the-top sappiness, bad writing, worse acting, and even worse ham-handed direction. There are plot holes you could drive a tank through and improbabilities galore. In two words, it stinks. If you're still curious, I'll save you two hours of your life and give you the movie in one minute. Here's what happens: A "teen" gets shot about 50 times. (Doesn't matter which teen; all 40 of them look alike in their identical school uniforms, and the girls look pretty much like the boys. At least American movies in this genre give us racial diversity to help us tell one cast member from another.) He or she gets up and stabs his or her killer about 30 times because, evidently, all. the guns fire nothing but fake blood. The killer staggers about and then dies, most likely because he or she has seen how this epic is going and wants to bow out of it. The victim lies down, talks for about two minutes, then dies in a very over-dramatic fashion and is mooned over briefly by a survivor or two. Repeat about 20 times and you've got your movie in a nutshell. Which is really where it belongs -- in a nutshell.

[Pop Trash]

I looked to see if Battle Royale is still on Instant - it's not - and I found this user review:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdDMrncAy4U

[Skitch]

(Doesn't matter which teen; all 40 of them look alike in their identical school uniforms, and the girls look pretty much like the boys. At least American movies in this genre give us racial diversity to help us tell one cast member from another.)

"Hunger Games: helping racist idiots tell the difference between the non-whites since 2012."

[MadMan]

I didn't finish reading that review. Really terrible bit of writing from someone who's oh, probably racist. Or at least an idiot. Or even both.

[MadMan]

BTW for Doctor Who fans they added both the 50th Anniversary episode plus Matt Smith's final bow as the Doctor. Its included at the tail end of Series 7.

[Mysterious Dude]

Repeat about 20 times and you've got your movie in a nutshell. Which is really where it belongs -- in a nutshell.
I admit, I laughed.

[Spun Lepton]

Is "belonging in a nutshell" a bad or a good thing? And how does this explanation help us to understand why it belongs in a nutshell? Does the author have a full grasp of the metaphor? I'm not sure.

[Skitch]

The Machine
The Protector 2
BLUE RUIN

[Ezee E]

Yeah, really looking forward to Blue Ruin. Hoping they put on the other 2014 indies that I missed out on (Cold In July, The Double...)

[Skitch]

The Double goes up sometime in September.

[MadMan]

I've been watching Criminal Minds since they added it last week.

[D_Davis]

Air Bud
Air Bud: Golden Retriever

Just let me know when MVP: Most Vertical Primate gets added so I can ditch my VHS copy.

[ledfloyd]

There Will Be Blood

[EyesWideOpen]

All is Lost
Big Top Pee Wee
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Le Weekend
Rigor Mortis
Roman Holiday
Your Sister's Sister

[quido8_5]

Le Weekend

I don't know if I'm excited or saddened by this. So many people will now have either one of their favorite or least favorite film experiences.

[EyesWideOpen]

Best of Teletubbies

This is a good thing to watch if you always wanted to binge on the series but felt like the sheer number of episodes was to much to get through. You'll get a good feel for the series as a whole and it touches on each season's overarching plot without spoiling too much.

[Ivan Drago]

Best of Teletubbies

This is a good thing to watch if you always wanted to binge on the series but felt like the sheer number of episodes was to much to get through. You'll get a good feel for the series as a whole and it touches on each season's overarching plot without spoiling too much.

Setting up my vaporizer as we speak.

[dreamdead]

Manakamana
Ti West's The Sacrament

[MadMan]

Wahoo new Ti West.

[Dukefrukem]

Manakamana
Ti West's The Sacrament

Oh fuck yes! Ti West!

[Skitch]

Oh fuck yes! Ti West!

Fuck yeah! I hear this is nuts.

Also....
3 Days To Kill
Silver Linings Playbook

[Dukefrukem]

3 Days to Kill blows

[Skitch]

The Colony
Silver Linings Playbook
Filth

[Ezee E]

Been meaning to watch The Sacrament, nice.

[MadMan]

Finally they put New Girl Season 3 up. Hurray. I'm now eagerly awaiting Season 2 of Arrow too although that probably won't be on Instant Viewing for a while.

[eternity]

Finally they put New Girl Season 3 up. Hurray. I'm now eagerly awaiting Season 2 of Arrow too although that probably won't be on Instant Viewing for a while.

Arrow S2 was supposed to come on last week but it got delayed until the day S3 premieres on CW.

[MadMan]

Damn. I was really looking forward to finally watching Season 2 of Arrow. Especially since it has The Flash.

[EyesWideOpen]

Bunch of Woody Allen stuff got added:

Alice
Bananas
Cool World
Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex
Interiors
Love and Death
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Radio Days
September
Shadows and Fog
Sleeper
Stardust Memories
Zelig

[ledfloyd]

Arrow S2 was supposed to come on last week but it got delayed until the day S3 premieres on CW.

This tact makes no sense to me. Fox does the same thing with New Girl. Don't you want people to be able to get caught up before the new season. Like, I would have watched the New Girl premiere, but I didn't, and that is entirely why.

[Kurosawa Fan]

This tact makes no sense to me. Fox does the same thing with New Girl. Don't you want people to be able to get caught up before the new season. Like, I would have watched the New Girl premiere, but I didn't, and that is entirely why.

Exactly. As soon as I found out about the delay, I went ahead and acquired S2 of Arrow on my own. Maybe that's a shit thing to do, but so be it. My son and I got to catch up in time to watch S3 together as it airs, something we wouldn't have been able to do without my doing so.

[D_Davis]

This tact makes no sense to me. Fox does the same thing with New Girl. Don't you want people to be able to get caught up before the new season. Like, I would have watched the New Girl premiere, but I didn't, and that is entirely why.

Yep. One of the reasons why I'm always a season behind. Old media just doesn't understand today's landscape. They are woefully out of touch.

[EyesWideOpen]

Arrow Season 2

[MadMan]

Finally. And unfortunately for me they have The Following Season 2. That show is craptastic and I can't stop watching.

[Dukefrukem]

The entire FRIENDS Series is coming to Netflix next year.

Now we just need Seinfeld and we're pretty much complete right?

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/15/friends-on-netflix/?ncid=rss_truncated

[Skitch]

Sons of Anarchy: season 6
Battle Royale
Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Taking of Deborah Logan (watch this)
DJANGO UNCHAINED

[Mysterious Dude]

Does anyone else scramble to watch the movies that will expire at the end of every month? Normally, I wouldn't complain about this, but there were several movies on my queue that expired throughout the month of October. I have plans for what movies I'm going to watch, and it's slightly annoying to have to postpone those plans to watch a different movie before it expires. I now have three days to watch For a Few Dollars More, American Psycho (both unseen by me), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Apocalypse Now (previously seen by me, but it's been years). First world problem, I know. I just wish they'd give me a little more than one week's warning.

[Dukefrukem]

Yes. But I don't fret because I feel like they'll return in a few weeks. I have so many movies in my queue that it's no big deal.

[EyesWideOpen]

Snowpiercer
Salem Season 1

[Ezee E]

I hear Carnahan's latest, Stretch is on.

[MadMan]

Does anyone else scramble to watch the movies that will expire at the end of every month? Normally, I wouldn't complain about this, but there were several movies on my queue that expired throughout the month of October. I have plans for what movies I'm going to watch, and it's slightly annoying to have to postpone those plans to watch a different movie before it expires. I now have three days to watch For a Few Dollars More, American Psycho (both unseen by me), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Apocalypse Now (previously seen by me, but it's been years). First world problem, I know. I just wish they'd give me a little more than one week's warning.I find it annoying, but I usually don't bother to watch those films anyways because I hate deadlines. Well that and I'm still using their DVD service, although some movies/TV shows aren't even available on that, either.

[Skitch]

Altman - I can't wait to watch this doc!

[Mara]

Snowpiercer


Whoa... I heard this wasn't coming until the end of November and I've been wanting to see it for ages.

[MadMan]

Snowpiecer has been added to my queue.

[Skitch]

Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season one!

[Dukefrukem]

Woo hoo!

[MadMan]

I watched the first episode tonight. It was solid.

[Ezee E]

I enjoyed the exclusive Doug Benson stand-up.

[ledfloyd]

The new Chelsea Peretti special is so good.

[Dukefrukem]

The new Chelsea Peretti special is so good.

I wonder sometimes how she is famous.

[dreamdead]

As in, you don't find Peretti funny at all, or just too obscure? I found her special to have some good material. Nothing brilliant or innovative, but it's entertaining enough. The caricature bit was good. I think of her special like Wyatt Cynac's Netflix-exclusive. Both are diverting but just kind of there.

[Dukefrukem]

As in, you don't find Peretti funny at all, or just too obscure?

As in she isn't funny.

[Neclord]

Chelsea Chazz Palmenteri Peretti is really funny.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Haven't seen the special yet, but she's definitely funny.

[ledfloyd]

Guys, Duke said she's not funny. We're clearly wrong.

[Dukefrukem]

Haven't seen the special yet, but she's definitely funny.

In what?

[Kurosawa Fan]

In what?

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

[number8]

Just watched the standup. Fucking hilarious.

[number8]

Duke's sense of humor is like a bear wandering the woods trying to find a place to shit. It's like, open your eyes, man. Just shit. It's obviously okay.

[Mysterious Dude]

I always liked her on World's Dumbest (though I'm not proud that I watched it).

[Dukefrukem]

I don't watch crap TV comedies (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and her stand up on netflix lasted 8 minutes on my TV. She's the female equivalent of John Mulaney (also baffling how he became famous)

[Kurosawa Fan]

I don't watch crap TV comedies (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and her stand up on netflix lasted 8 minutes on my TV.

Good for you.

[Dukefrukem]

Good for you.

Yes it is good I don't waste my time with crap.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Yes it is good I don't waste my time with crap.

So, just so I have this right, you've never seen an episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine? And you watched eight minutes of Chelsea Peretti's stand up? Is that correct?

[Dukefrukem]

So, just so I have this right, you've never seen an episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine? And you watched eight minutes of Chelsea Peretti's stand up? Is that correct?

You know I dont watch TV. I say it all the time. Sports is the only thing I watch with the exception of cartoons. I dont really care about this argument or Peretti. I was asked to clarify what I meant by my original post and it wasn't meant to get Match Cut all up in arms about my taste in comedy or where I should poop. Get mad MC. You've been particularly offended by several of my posts lately KF. Not sure why but R.E.L.A.X.

[Kurosawa Fan]

You know I dont watch TV. I say it all the time. Sports is the only thing I watch with the exception of cartoons. I dont really care about this argument or Peretti. I was asked to clarify what I meant by my original post and it wasn't meant to get Match Cut all up in arms about my taste in comedy or where I should poop. Get mad MC. You've been particularly offended by several of my posts lately KF. Not sure why but R.E.L.A.X.

I'm not offended, Duke. I'm just confused as to why you would call a show crap that you've never seen (not all TV is the same), and why you would write someone's entire career off having seen eight minutes of material. I mean, speaking of wasting time with crap, bothering to get your opinions lands on that list if this is your idea of having an informed one.

[Dukefrukem]

Why even bother to respond to my posts if my opinions are crap? To call me out? I stopped watching her stand up because she wasn't funny. I exaggerated the 8 minutes. Who knows how long I watched? 5. 10. 15. It was painful.

[Skitch]

There really is no genre as subjective as comedy.

[number8]

There really is no genre as subjective as comedy.

Yup. Duke thinks what is probably the funniest sitcom on TV right now and the only one I watch regularly is crap. I think he frequently goes BWAHAHAHA at horrifically unfunny internet videos. It is what it is.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Why even bother to respond to my posts if my opinions are crap? To call me out? I stopped watching her stand up because she wasn't funny. I exaggerated the 8 minutes. Who knows how long I watched? 5. 10. 15. It was painful.

How can I take your opinions seriously when you call a TV show that you've never seen crap, and completely write off a comedian based on a few minutes of a single performance? As I said, those are not informed opinions.

[Dukefrukem]

Yup. Duke thinks what is probably the funniest sitcom on TV right now and the only one I watch regularly is crap. I think he frequently goes BWAHAHAHA at horrifically unfunny internet videos. It is what it is.

Trick post- all current sitcoms are crap.

[Dukefrukem]

How can I take your opinions seriously when you call a TV show that you've never seen crap, and completely write off a comedian based on a few minutes of a single performance? As I said, those are not informed opinions.

Here's an idea, don't take them seriously.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Here's an idea, don't take them seriously.

Great idea. Done.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Brooklyn 99 can be a very funny show, and Peretti can be funny on it. I haven't seen her standup, as a little of her personality can go a long way for me. All sitcoms are not crap. All TV is not crap. All of anything is not crap. Law of averages. What a weird argument.

[Dukefrukem]

Brooklyn 99 can be a very funny show, and Peretti can be funny on it. I haven't seen her standup, as a little of her personality can go a long way for me. All sitcoms are not crap. All TV is not crap. All of anything is not crap. Law of averages. What a weird argument.

It's not weird. It's MC. Duke says something that 99 other people disagree with and we all pile on. Typical day.

[Dead & Messed Up]

It's not weird. It's MC. Duke says something that 99 other people disagree with and we all pile on. Typical day.

The disagreement is a side-effect of you simultaneously judging all television sitcoms as crap and immediately copping to not watching any of them. Do you not see why that demonstrates ignorance? I mean, it's literal ignorance.

[Dukefrukem]

The disagreement is a side-effect of you simultaneously judging all television sitcoms as crap and immediately copping to not watching any of them. Do you not see why that demonstrates ignorance? I mean, it's literal ignorance.

Pretend we're at a bar, and you ask me what I'm watching on TV, and I respond everything on TV is crap. Would this be something you'd try to break down logically and try to prove to me that what I said is so untrue that I am ignorant for having said it? Or would you laugh it off and think oh that's Duke being Duke and carry on to the next topic? Also factor in that you've known me for around 10 years.

[D_Davis]

I only go to hipster bars, so we probably wouldn't be drinking at the same place.

[Dukefrukem]

I only go to hipster bars, so we probably wouldn't be drinking at the same place.

Actually I attend the bars that have the best beer. If there's one thing hipsters and I have in common, it's good taste in beer. (no not PBR or heineken)

[Kurosawa Fan]

Pretend we're at a bar, and you ask me what I'm watching on TV, and I respond everything on TV is crap. Would this be something you'd try to break down logically and try to prove to me that what I said is so untrue that I am ignorant for having said it? Or would you laugh it off and think oh that's Duke being Duke and carry on to the next topic? Also factor in that you've known me for around 10 years.

But that's not what you did. I brought up Brooklyn Nine-Nine and you responded "I don't watch crap TV shows." So in your bar example, I (or DaMU) would be discussing Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and you would chime in "That show is crap" without ever having seen an episode. That's why it's an ignorant comment.

[Dukefrukem]

But that's not what you did. I brought up Brooklyn Nine-Nine and you responded "I don't watch crap TV shows." So in your bar example, I (or DaMU) would be discussing Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and you would chime in "That show is crap" without ever having seen an episode. That's why it's an ignorant comment.

I did exactly what you did the other day when I posted something as funny and you said it's not. The only difference is I was trying to make a joke of it... calling something you think is funny not funny, when it was supposed to be obvious I have never watched a single minute of the show, and have no idea if it's funny or not.

In short, I was calling something crap, for the sake of just making it fit my argument thinking we'd do a quick back and forth and it snowballed into this.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I did exactly what you did the other day when I posted something as funny and you said it's not. The only difference is I was trying to make a joke of it... calling something you think is funny not funny, when it was supposed to be obvious I have never watched a single minute of the show, and have no idea if it's funny or not.

In short, I was calling something crap, for the sake of just making it fit my argument thinking we'd do a quick back and forth and it snowballed into this.

Well, if that was your intention, I obviously missed it completely. And I did that to you about yet another "Fuck her in the pussy!" meme, which I've seen countless times, certainly enough to make an informed judgment. That might have been why your joke was lost on me.

[Skitch]

I'll be watching this soon.

http://i.imgur.com/fvE3lzY.jpg

[Dukefrukem]

Well, if that was your intention, I obviously missed it completely. And I did that to you about yet another "Fuck her in the pussy!" meme, which I've seen countless times, certainly enough to make an informed judgment. That might have been why your joke was lost on me.

I'm also historically bad at jokes on these forums. Let alone subtle insidery ones.

[MadMan]

New Girl and Community prove that sitcoms aren't crap. Also what I've seen of Brooklyn Nine Nine has been really funny.

Anyways Sabotage has been added. I think that movie calls for a booze night.

[Skitch]

Anyways Sabotage has been added. I think that movie calls for a booze night.

I was all excited too. I've started it twice. It is fucking painfully awful.

[dreamdead]

Forbes put together a list of best-of-2014 (http://www.forbes.com/sites/samfragoso/2014/11/24/streaming-video-cheat-sheet-25-acclaimed-2014-releases-now-on-netflix/) streaming titles. I do believe we'll be watching The Final Member soon. Bethlehem and It Felt Like Love also look good.

[number8]

It's a good list. Final Member is gonzo crazy and hysterical to watch.

[MadMan]

I was all excited too. I've started it twice. It is fucking painfully awful.
That's what I'm afraid of.

[Ivan Drago]

Saw these were new a few days ago:

We Are The Best!
Nebraska
You're Next
Monsters

[Spun Lepton]

December has some interesting titles popping up. (This is a US list, sorry Canadians.)

http://www.thetvaddict.com/2014/11/25/now-streaming-on-netflix-us-december-2014/ (http://www.thetvaddict.com/2014/11/25/now-streaming-on-netflix-us-december-2014/)

[EyesWideOpen]

December has some interesting titles popping up. (This is a US list, sorry Canadians.)

http://www.thetvaddict.com/2014/11/25/now-streaming-on-netflix-us-december-2014/ (http://www.thetvaddict.com/2014/11/25/now-streaming-on-netflix-us-december-2014/)

That's awesome I've been wanting to watch Broadchurch and The Honorable Woman.

[Sycophant]

Yeah, Peretti's special is really great. The audience reaction shots are a really awesome touch.

[number8]

Yeah, Peretti's special is really great. The audience reaction shots are a really awesome touch.

Made it the first standup in a while where I felt like I couldn't take my eyes off the screen.

[Ezee E]

I just watched Chelsea Peretti's special, and dug it a lot. I haven't watched Brooklyn 99 enough to know how she is on there, and never heard of her until this thread. I'll be paying attention to her now.

I thought the audience reactions and other moments were actually distracting and hurt the momentum she had going. They weren't needed.

[MadMan]

That's awesome I've been wanting to watch Broadchurch and The Honorable Woman.
I've seen half of Broadchurch. It's pretty good.

[Skitch]

Batman Forever - Some might argue the best of the 90s Bat-films (not saying much)
Black Rain
The Omen
Damien: Omen 2
The Omen 3: The Final Conflict
The Dark Crystal
Darkness - underrated
Friday The 13th parts 1-8
Heavenly Sword - animated film based on the video game
The Hustler
Knights of Badassdoms
Labryinth
The People That Time Forgot - sounds too weird to ignore
Reincarnation
Runaway Train
Thief
Nightbreed (directors cut)

Goldfinger
Live and Let Die
The Living Daylights
For Your Eyes Only
From Russia With Love
Never Say Never Again
A View To A Kill
You Only Live Twice

[Mal]

The One I Love, aka the only movie I've enjoyed starring a Duplass, is now available.

[EyesWideOpen]

They also added the both seasons of Black Mirror a show I've been dying to watch.

[MadMan]

Runaway Train and Thief are priorities. As is The Hustler.

[Grouchy]

Batman Forever - Some might argue the best of the 90s Bat-films (not saying much)
Huh, I would strongly argue against that. Mask of the Phantasm and Batman Returns are way better.

[Skitch]

Huh, I would strongly argue against that. Mask of the Phantasm and Batman Returns are way better.
Yes Mask of Phantasm is, I agree. BR I disagree with but thats okay. All the Burton/Schumachers are varying degrees of awful imo.

[Dukefrukem]

Yes Mask of Phantasm is, I agree. BR I disagree with but thats okay. All the Burton/Schumachers are varying degrees of awful imo.

I just re-watched both of Burton's movies and I agree- he made Batman and Bruce Wayne look like such a fucking pussy it's hard to like them. Batman basically wins by accident 3 times.

Rewatch this scene:

1. Scare bad guys with cape
2. Get shot 4 times
3. Get back up and raise arms with cape again
4. Kick bad guy 1
5. Hold bad guy 2 over ledge and drop off the side right after saying, "I'm Batman".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqXpqSzjFkQ

In the second scene he gets knocked out by a bad guy and saved by Vicki Vale's camera flash. Where's the fucking writing here? PS- the voice activated car looks very doable in 2014.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T78lwKBIQYs

[TGM]

Time to rank some shit!

The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Batman Forever
Batman
Batman & Robin
Batman Returns
The Dark Knight Rises

Upon rewatching the Burton/Schumacher films a few years back, it was actually surprising to see how poorly Burton's films had aged in comparison to Schumacher's, and I think a lot of that comes down to how unintentionally goofy they were without really realizing it at the time, where as Schumacher's films fully embrace their camp.

I think the only animated Batman films I've seen are Gotham Knight and Under the Red Hood, both of which were okay, though I'm not sure where I'd rank them really. Probably need to get around to seeing more of the animated films at some point...

[Dukefrukem]

The Dark Knight
The Dark knight Returns P1 & 2
Batman Begins
Batman Forever
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman & Robin

[Ivan Drago]

Batman Returns
The Dark Knight
Batman
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin

I'm dying to see The Dark Knight Returns.

[Peng]

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 and 2
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman Begins
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman

Batman Forever is fun. Haven't seen Batman and Robin.

[number8]

The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Batman & Robin
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Forever

I don't know why we're including two of the animated movies and not the half a dozen others.

[TGM]

I don't know why we're including two of the animated movies and not the half a dozen others.

I think the idea is we're just including the one's we've seen. That was my assumption, at least.

[Ivan Drago]

If we are including the animated movies, this is what my list looks like:

Batman Returns
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
The Dark Knight
Batman
Batman Begins
Batman: Sub-Zero
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman: Under The Red Hood
Batman Forever
Batman: The Movie (1966)
Batman & Robin

[Dukefrukem]

I don't know why we're including two of the animated movies and not the half a dozen others.

Because they're the only two I've seen?

[Mysterious Dude]

I came into this thread, saw all these lists, and thought, "Oh my God, all the Batman movies have been added to Netflix, and a bunch of people decided to share this news all at once!" I am rather disappointed now.

[Skitch]

I don't know why we're including two of the animated movies and not the half a dozen others.

I was planning to do em all. Need to think a bit though. Theres only two I would swap on your list and thats barely a nitpick, we are barely off being identical.

[MadMan]

The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight
Batman (1989)
Batman Begins
Batman (1966)
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman and Robin

Still need to see the animated movies. Love Batman TAS.

[Skitch]

The Dark Knight Returns
Under the Red Hood
Year One
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman Begins
Batman: Gotham Night
Mask of the Phantasm
Son of Batman
Assualt on Arkham
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin

Other movies featuring Batman...
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Justice League: Doom
Justice League: The New Frontier
Justice League: War
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

[EyesWideOpen]

For people that hate themselves:
Anchorman 2
Sharknado 2

For people that don't hate themselves but are not in the like column either:
American Horror Story: Coven

[Spun Lepton]

For people that hate themselves:
Anchorman 2

Oh, come on. It wasn't that bad.


Sharknado 2

...


For people that don't hate themselves but are not in the like column either:
American Horror Story: Coven

D'aw! This series is charmingly batshit.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
The Dark Knight Rises
(The Lego Movie)
The Dark Knight
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
The Batman Movie
Batman Begins
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman: Year One
Batman and Robin

[Ivan Drago]

D'aw! This series is charmingly batshit.

I'm watching Freak Show despite not having seen Coven. I can finally catch up!

[Skitch]

For people that hate themselves:
Anchorman 2

I love the first Anchorman, but im glad i waited for Netflix. Expecs set to low.

[ledfloyd]

Dunno if it's been mentioned, but Los Angeles Plays Itself is on there.

[Spinal]

It blows me away that anyone could enjoy Batman Forever more than The Dark Knight Rises.

[D_Davis]

They also added the both seasons of Black Mirror a show I've been dying to watch.

Same here! Looking forward to it.

[D_Davis]

It blows me away that anyone could enjoy Batman Forever more than The Dark Knight Rises.

Let me blow your mind!

[Neclord]

Batman Forever is ledfloyd's favorite movie.

[Winston*]

Black Mirror is great. The first and the 5th are my favourite. There's going to be a Christmas episode with Jon Hamm next week.

[ledfloyd]

Batman Forever
Batman Begins
Batman: The Movie
Batman
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight
Batman Returns

Or something.

[Scar]

The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Batman Returns
Batman
Batman Forever
Batman vs Robin

[Watashi]

Batman
Batman Returns
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Batman and Robin
Batman Forever

[Neclord]

Oh fine.

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman Returns
Batman Begins
Batman
Batman: The Movie
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin

[EyesWideOpen]

The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin










Batman
Batman Returns

[Dukefrukem]

The Dark Knight
The Dark knight Returns P1 & 2
Batman Begins
Batman Forever
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman & Robin

Since posting this, I watched Under the Red Hood and Batman: Assault on Arkham (which was Waaaaay better than I thought it was going to be).

So my list looks like this now.

The Dark Knight
The Dark knight Returns P1 & 2
Batman Begins
Batman: Under The Red Hood
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Batman Forever
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman & Robin

[ContinentalOp]

The Dark Knight Returns
Batman Begins
Under the Red Hood
Mask of the Phantasm
Assualt on Arkham
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman: Gotham Night
Year One
Batman
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Son of Batman

[D_Davis]

Batman Returns
Mask of the Phantasm
Batman
Adam West Batman
Batman Forever

the rest

[Melville]

The Dark Knight Rises
Mask of the Phantasm
Batman
The Dark Knight


Return of the Joker
Batman Returns
Batman Begins





Batman Forever
Batman & Robin

[Spun Lepton]

The Dark Knight Rises
Batman Returns
The Dark Knight
Batman
Batman Begins
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin

[EyesWideOpen]

It's a Beautiful Day
The Village
The Wolf of Wall Street

[Ezee E]

It's a Beautiful Day
The Village
The Wolf of Wall Street

You see, with the last several posts or so, you made me think I was suppose to rank these.

Thanks for getting us back on track! haha.

[Kurosawa Fan]

It's a Beautiful Day

This one is It's Such a Beautiful Day, and anyone who hasn't seen it yet needs to prioritize it.

[Mysterious Dude]

A lot of titles are expiring on New Years, apparently. (http://www.bestmoviesonnetflix.com/netflix-titles-expiring-january-2015)

December 15th 2014
Brokeback Mountain
Broken Flowers

December 16th 2014
3 Musketeers
The Bay
Broken Flowers

December 18th 2014
Atlas Shrugged Part 2
The Mighty Macs
General Orders No. 9

December 21st 2014
The Avengers

December 23rd 2014
These Amazing Shadows

December 24th 2014
Tales from The Golden Age

December 27th 2014
The Time That Remains
Certified Copy

December 31st 2014
The Expendables 2
Absolute Wilson

January 1st 2015 – (last day to watch is 12/31)
Happy Gilmore
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Himalaya
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Silence of the Lambs
Imitation of Life (1959)
Rain Man
The Usual Suspects
Stargate (1994 movie)
Hotel Rwanda
Far and Away
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Battle Beyond the Stars
The Breakfast Club
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan!
Death Race 2000
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Frighteners
Without a Trace
Grand Canyon
Backdraft
Beethoven
Beethoven's 2nd
Sneakers
The Hard Way
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Annie Hall
Slap Shot
Where the Buffalo Roam
Duck Soup
12 Angry Men
The Parent Trap (1998)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Heart and Souls
Going Ape!
Can't Buy Me Love
Novocaine
Witness for the Prosecution
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Company Men
Turner and Hooch
The Mighty Ducks
D3: The Mighty Ducks
Red Dawn (1984)
Manhattan
From the Hip
House Arrest
Nick of Time
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Bananas
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex
Sleeper
Love and Death
Interiors
Stardust Memories
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Zelig
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Radio Days
September
Alice (1990)
Shadows and Fog
The Gambler (1974)
The Parallax View
Paths of Glory
Hit!
Fat Man & Little Boy
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Fourth Angel
The Mighty Macs
Beverly Hills Cop
Kramer vs. Kramer
Batman
Gandhi
Gladiator
Bad Boys (1995)
Hitch
From Here to Eternity
Death Race 2
The Sons of Katie Elder
Affliction
My Girl
My Girl 2
Carrie (1976)
The Rage: Carrie 2
Titanic (1997)
Fly Me to the Moon
Big Trouble in Little China
Braveheart
G.I. Joe (1983 cartoon)
The Transformers (1984 cartoon)
Beast Wars: Transformers
WWE: The Top 100 Moments in Raw History

January 5th 2014
Brothers & Sisters
Desperate Housewives
Greek
Kyle XY
Scrubs
Ugly Betty
Secret Life of the American Teenager

[Dukefrukem]

How can the Avengers be expiring? Doesn't Netflix have exclusive streaming rights to Marvel movies?

[Lucky]

How can the Avengers be expiring? Doesn't Netflix have exclusive streaming rights to Marvel movies?

Maybe they're releasing a special edition DVD in prep for the sequel.

[number8]

These lists never mean shit. Sites usually compile them just based on the "Available until" dates on the titles, but those are just the end of the current licensing period. For most of the titles that get put on these lists, Netflix renews the license and they stay up and the "available until" dates then get updated to another year or so. If there are stuff that are going to be permanently taken down, Netflix usually announces them officially.

[Mysterious Dude]

This same thing happened last year (http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/happy-streamageddon-eve-why-85-movies-will-vanish-from-netflix-at-midnight). Some titles did return (Braveheart and Titanic are on both lists), but many did not. And I'm not aware of Netflix ever making official announcements about expiring titles.

[dreamdead]

Not Netflix per se, but if you've got Amazon Prime:

Locke
Coherence
Night Moves

[EyesWideOpen]

Maron Season 2
Comedy Bang Bang Season 3 Part 1
Nymphomaniac Extended Edition
The Honorable Woman Season 1
Pee Wee's Playhouse (whole series)
Broadchurch Season 1

[Skitch]

Child of God. Curious about this one.

[EyesWideOpen]

Agent Cody Banks 2
Batman & Robin
Beauty Shop
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Friends (Complete Series)
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Kangaroo Jack
Taking Lives
Uptown Girls (RIP)

[Skitch]

The original War of The Worlds. Watching now for the first time, and its great.

[Spun Lepton]

The original War of The Worlds. Watching now for the first time, and its great.

Yay! I haven't seen that in years.

[Skitch]

Yay! I haven't seen that in years.

Granted I haven't seen this before, but this HD transfer is remarkable for a film this old. Wow.

[D_Davis]

Pee Wee's Playhouse is just as amazing as I remember.

[Dead & Messed Up]

The original War of The Worlds. Watching now for the first time, and its great.

Ooh, I didn't love it the first time around, but this'd be fun to check out again.

[Skitch]

Ooh, I didn't love it the first time around, but this'd be fun to check out again.

This was my first viewing, but the HD transfer on Netflix seemed pretty amazing to me.

[Spun Lepton]

Pee Wee's Playhouse is just as amazing as I remember.

I was 15 when it came out and I think I watched it twice before dismissing it as "THIS IS FOR BABIES!!" It was a bit disheartening, since I adored (and still adore) Big Adventure. (Which is also on Netflix and which I have already watched). I watched a few episodes this last week and I admire what they were doing, but it's still not for me.

Edit: That damn theme song gets stuck in my head quite easily.

[Dukefrukem]

I just saw this recently.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiDHUNiurqY

[Skitch]

Started Marco Polo last night. Not bad! Kinda surprised how hard R it was. Netflix kicks so much ass. I cant wait for Daredevil on April 10th.

[bac0n]

Netflix is dropping Dr. Who at the end of January, along with a lot of other BBC shows, apparently. I'm only about 2/3 the way through Matt Smith's first season as The Doctor. I had better get watching!

[MadMan]

I guess I'll finally finish Luther.

[Sycophant]

These companies are pretty bad at messaging how these contract negotiations work.

[Skitch]

And the Oscar Goes To... - Doc about the Oscars, probably more interesting than actual Oscars
Bleach: The Movie: Hell Verse - anime!
The Brothers Bloom
Cecil B. Demented - My favorite John Waters flick!
The Deaths of Ian Stone - Sounds too cool to be true.
Joe
King Arthur - This is one of those flicks I've watched several times and can never remember if I like it or not.
Naruto Shippoden: The Movie - More anime!
Re-Animator
Spartacus: Complete series - I cannot wait to dive on to this again.
Horns
The Town That Dreaded Soundown (2014) - Looked promising.
Chef

[Dukefrukem]

The Deaths of Ian Stone is so bad.

[Ezee E]

Been meaning to watch Chef.

[Ivan Drago]

THEY ADDED THE TELEPHONE BOOK.

THEY ADDED THE FUCKING TELEPHONE BOOK.

I love Netflix.

[number8]

Yeah, they added it a while back. I nodded to myself in approval when I saw it on there.

[MadMan]

I'm watching Chef now. It's really good so far.

[eternity]

Oh man, time to make people I have tense awkward relationships with watch The Telephone Book!

[number8]

Wow.


Starting today, people in Cuba with Internet connections and access to international payment methods will be able to subscribe to Netflix and instantly watch a curated selection of popular movies and TV shows.

But... isn't most of their internet still regulated and at dial-up speed? I suppose it doesn't really matter to Netflix either way.

[Dukefrukem]

Hbo standalone app revealed - $15 a month

http://www.slashfilm.com/hbo-now-streaming-service/

[Dukefrukem]

How to Train Your Dragon 2

[dreamdead]

and Force Majeure!

[D_Davis]

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Nice. I know what I'm watching tonight.

[number8]

and Force Majeure!

Nice. I know what I'm watching tonight.

[D_Davis]

Nice. I know what 8's watching tonight.

[Winston*]

Just got Netflix guys. Only a month after Cuba.

[D_Davis]

Nice. What are you watching tonight?

[Winston*]

Nice. What are you watching tonight?

I watched a Maria Bamford stand-up special btw. Was great.

[Spinal]

I watched a Maria Bamford stand-up special btw. Was great.

Was it the one shot in her parents' house?

[Winston*]

Was it the one shot in her parents' house?

Her house, but yeah. It's a thing that you'd think would be a gimmick, but actually bolsters the material.

[Spinal]

Her house, but yeah. It's a thing that you'd think would be a gimmick, but actually bolsters the material.

Yes, I liked that one a lot. I was surprised at how completely she committed to the bit.

[number8]

I like Bamford a lot particularly because she always commits fully to her bits. She rarely breaks or winks after saying something outrageous, which even the most deadpan/in-character comedians can't help but do often in stand-ups.

[Winston*]

I like this paragraph from Nathan Rabin's review at the AV Club

"Self-consciously “edgy” comedians often have an obnoxious habit of repeatedly calling attention to their purported outrageousness. Of late, Ricky Gervais is particularly guilty of this: In his stand-up, Gervais simultaneously pats himself on the back and gives himself a playful little spank for being such a naughty, button-pushing little bad boy, when all he really does is take easy shots at vulnerable targets. There is none of that self-congratulatory nonsense in the stand-up of Maria Bamford, whose comedy is all the more daring for not constantly calling attention to how daring it is. Bamford doesn’t flatter her audience or herself for their courage in plunging headfirst into some of the deepest, darkest waters in all of comedy, stand-up or otherwise. She trusts her audience to follow her down whatever stormy paths her muse takes her. "

[Skitch]

In case I haven't mentioned it here yet, Danger 5 is the greatest thing ever, and you should all be watching it.

[Spun Lepton]

The Babadook coming on April 14th. Sweet.

[number8]

Also A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night! Two of my favorites from last year. Yay.

[MadMan]

About damn time I had a chance to see both films.

[Skitch]

Yume to kyôki no ohkoku...doc about Studio Ghibli!

[Spun Lepton]

Crank, which I may watch tonight.

[Skitch]

Auschwitz: Blueprints of Genocide
Planet Earth: The Complete Collection - Must watch!
Life - This was the sequel series to Planet Earth. Can't wait to see it!
Ocean Giants - One of many David Attenborough nature docs that have been added. I won't list them all.
Swimming with Killer Whales
Time to Remember - Uses stock footage from the Victorian era through 1945. Looks intriguing.

They've readded all the animated JL series':
Justice League
Justice League: Unlimited
Young Justice

Also added a few newer released movies:
Noah
Hot Fuzz
The Babbadook
The Man With The Iron Fists 2

[Dukefrukem]

I'm trying to decide what I'm going to Marathon next after the Wire.

Any suggestions?

I'm honestly thinking of doing the entire Star Trek arch.

[Spinal]

I'm trying to decide what I'm going to Marathon next after the Wire.

Any suggestions?

I'm honestly thinking of doing the entire Star Trek arch.

Have you watched Ken Burns' Baseball?

[Dukefrukem]

Nope. What is it?

[Spinal]

Nope. What is it?

An in-depth documentary about the history of baseball. Really fascinating stuff if you enjoy the historical aspect of the game. It's even-handed, exploring the good with the bad. You get insights into the colorful characters throughout history, as well as scandals (gambling, fixing games, drug use, etc.) and the game's many years of segregation. Burns' style is very dry, but his scope is hard to beat.

[Spinal]

I realize that's nothing like The Wire or Star Trek, but I know you're a sports fan.

[Spun Lepton]

I tried the Star Trek thing. If you follow-through on that, you may just want to stop when you get to Voyager. Things get really rocky around there. TNG and DS9 are both worth watching, though. LOTS of episodes in each, should keep you busy for a while.

[D_Davis]

Planet Earth: The Complete Collection - Must watch!
Life - This was the sequel series to Planet Earth. Can't wait to see it!
Ocean Giants - One of many David Attenborough nature docs that have been added. I won't list them all.
Swimming with Killer Whales


Awesome.

Have you watched the Wild series? I really like those.

[D_Davis]

An in-depth documentary about the history of baseball. Really fascinating stuff if you enjoy the historical aspect of the game. It's even-handed, exploring the good with the bad. You get insights into the colorful characters throughout history, as well as scandals (gambling, fixing games, drug use, etc.) and the game's many years of segregation. Burns' style is very dry, but his scope is hard to beat.

Ken Burns' The National Parks is my favorite.

But I then again, I really like just about everything he has done. Dry, yes, but endlessly informative and well made.

[Dukefrukem]

An in-depth documentary about the history of baseball. Really fascinating stuff if you enjoy the historical aspect of the game. It's even-handed, exploring the good with the bad. You get insights into the colorful characters throughout history, as well as scandals (gambling, fixing games, drug use, etc.) and the game's many years of segregation. Burns' style is very dry, but his scope is hard to beat.

I'll definitely check it out- i should have been more clear in my ask though- I was asking for recommendations on the next series I should go through.

[Dukefrukem]

I tried the Star Trek thing. If you follow-through on that, you may just want to stop when you get to Voyager. Things get really rocky around there. TNG and DS9 are both worth watching, though. LOTS of episodes in each, should keep you busy for a while.

Yeh this seems like a big thing to tackle- but I've never watched a single Star Trek episode. Loved everything with Picard (First Contact is my favorite ST movie) and figured I could manage through the Kirk and cheese years.

Also thinking about starting the Arrow but I'd rather not since it's ongoing.

[Spinal]

I'll definitely check it out- i should have been more clear in my ask though- I was asking for recommendations on the next series I should go through.

Yeah, I know. It's a series. But it's also a documentary.

[Dukefrukem]

Yeah, I know. It's a series. But it's also a documentary.

Oh how crap. Now I'm really intrigued.

[Spun Lepton]

Yeh this seems like a big thing to tackle- but I've never watched a single Star Trek episode. Loved everything with Picard (First Contact is my favorite ST movie) and figured I could manage through the Kirk and cheese years.

Also thinking about starting the Arrow but I'd rather not since it's ongoing.

Frankly, for me, TNG was much more enjoyable than the original series. Go back and watch the movies after watching the TV shows and you may find yourself underwhelmed by them. They play really loose with the characters in the movies.

[Skitch]

Awesome.

Have you watched the Wild series? I really like those.

ALL of them. Currently on Wild Iberia.

[Dukefrukem]

House of Cars???? Heh

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/jeremy-clarkson-former-top-gear-5688163