OT: Netflix Gems

Orange is the New Black

Just started watching and I am really struggling not to go on an all-out binge. 

"Mitt" was just released on Netflix and is very interesting.  Whether you were for or against Mitt doesn't matter, because it's a pretty interesting documentary to see him and his family while on the campaign trail, and how brutal the trail can be.

Also, Mitt was just on Jimmy Fallon's show the other night, "Slow Jamming The News"

Restrepo.

I had surgery in December and was off work for about four weeks. Watched all 115 episodes of the Wonder Years. Winnie is a little whore. Always going steady with a different guy.

Breaking Bad

One thing that I found recently that makes me rather nostalgic and mad (only because I foolishly bought the DVD compilations of these shows years ago) is series like "Cheers", "MacGyver", "The A-Team" and few others ("Star Trek" and "Star Trek: TNG" as well) , as well as some of my favorite BBC stuff like "Black Adder" and "Fawlty Towers" and the UK version of "The Office". 

Cancelled my account after they got rid of king of the hill streaming.

Firefly!

The IT Crowd and Better Off Ted are both solid.

they just put up an idiot abroad; makes me so happy. 1 weird ass suggestion, try "rubber". The description alone will have you hooked.

I mean, the only answer here is G.I. Joe.  Like the original G.I. Joe.

Sherlock is awesome! There's also The Killing and The Fall (Gillian Anderson in her sexy maturity). Both are murder mystery/crime thrillers that are originally European. Dutch remade American and Irish respectively. There's so much good stuff on Netflix that I'd cancel DirecTV if not for sports. Also The IT Crowd.

The West Wing

Not gonna lie, I've seen every episode of South Park multiple times, and I still was pissed when they pulled it from Netflix.

Obviously.

Lie to me, Momento, Oldboy, 13 assassins, warrior

Only one season, but pretty great

I plan on reviewing 24 before the new spinoff starts, you can't go wrong with Jack Bauer.  X-Files was also great to re-watch.

MIAMI CONNECTION. You can thank me later.

I'm not sure if it's available on netflix streaming but Orphan Black is amazing. 1st season was 10 episodes so very easy to binge-watch it. If not on netflix I'm sure you can find a torrent of it. Season 2 starts on BBC America in April. I can't recommend that show enough.

I strongly recommend Memento and In Bruges, if you haven't seen either. I also enjoyed Cocaine Cowboys, Monsters (directed by the same guy who is doing the Godzilla reboot), and Equilibrium, which features a pre-Dark Knight Christian Bale. I remembered renting it several years ago after he was cast and was pleasantly surprised.

Hidden gems that surprised me: Funeral Kings, Prince Avalanche, Joe the King, Diggers

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil is a fun flick, also if you're into comic type stuff then check out Arrow.

The movie Exam. It's a British movie and the plot is about one of the most seemingly boring topics ever...a job interview. It's surprisingly awesome.

Found it on Netflix and was very happy.

Sherlock also obviously.

John Dies at the End, The Brass Teapot, Tucker and Dale vs Evil, God Bless America, Dog Pound, Offender.

Its a movie but check out 'Drinking Buddies'. It stars Anna Kendrick, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston, and Olivia Wilde.

Thursday. awesome movie starring Thomas Jane and a handful of other famous folks.

Friday Night Lights. Very board relevant too

Senna, whether you are a fan or motorsports/Formula One or not, is an amazing documentary. 

This movie did really well with the critics but mediocre at the box office. Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, doesn't get any better.   

Really like Freaks & Geeks and Undeclared when it comes to TV shows. Wish those would have lasted longer on air.

Really enjoyed World's Greatest Dad (movie) starring Robin Williams. He's a single dad, english teacher and struggling aspiring writer. His son is a complete jackass and pervert and kills himself while asphyxiating himself during masterbation. Robin Williams pens a suicide note and makes it look like his son killed himself, as well as forging a diary from his son which becomes a big hit. It's a pretty funny flick, but is also pretty thought provoking IMO.

Check out Luther.

I'll say you're welcome now, because you don't know who I really am and won't get the chance to thank me in-person.

Gotta watch Trailer Park Boys

If you haven't watched it yet, I highly suggest watching David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks'. The only show that I say competes with Breaking Bad and The Wire.

and I liked Seal Team Six, Sideeffects, Double Jeapordy, Restrepo, Limitless, Enemy at The Gate, Alpha Dog, American Psycho (do not watch with women),Perfect Getaway, Traitor, Pulp Fiction, Colditz, Counterfeiters, Inglorious Bastards, I could go on and on but its getting late so I will say goodnight Dick, Goodnght Dick. Go Blue!!!

Most of the 30 for 30 docs are available for streaming.  I tend to watch a lot of the British TV series, such as "MI-5," the Poirot & Marple mysteries, etc., as they're just nice to have on in the background while I'm working around the house.  In my queue, but haven't started yet, because I want to devote my full attention to it, is "Twin Peaks."

I second the recommendation of "The Fall," and would add "Prime Suspect" (the original with Helen Mirren), "Inspector Lynley," "George Gentley" and "Foyle's War" if you like mysteries.

Since there are a lot of Detroit (and Michigan people) on here, you should check out the Doc called A Band Called Death.   About 3 black brothers from inner city Detroit that started a Punk rock band in the 70s.   2 Brothers are still alive today and has interviews with their sons and stuff.  Pretty interesting as their music was pretty damn good too.  

Another documentary on Netflix for the Detroit folks on here (as well as others) is 'Burn'. It follows a company of firefighters on the Eastside. 

Link to trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioiMZvMdvas

If you don't mind your tv shows with 50% subtitles, it's HILARIOUS. It stars Steven van Zandt and it's about a mafia guy that has to move to norway. Highly recommended. And like most people have said, House of Cards and Orange is the New Black are amazing. 

They're probably available on Netflix, but you can seen them on YouTube: Cabal, Vendetta and Ratking.  They're fabulous, set in Italy, very compelling, sophisticated, complex and edgy. You may have to watch each episode twice.  I haven't read the books on which they're based, but I'll do it sometime soon.

Apparently they cost so much to produce that the second season was not produced AFAIK.

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Clue
The Conversation
Days of Heaven
The Act of Killing
Seven Chances
Melancholia
The Apartment

LOST
New Girl
Archer

BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE!!!

And Trailer Park Boys!

If you are a fan of music I definitely recommend Who is Harry Nilsson and Why is Everybody Talking About Him?
Great documentary about one of the greatest artists in music history.

buckaroo bonzai across the 8th dimension

you won't regret it

The League. If you're into fantasy football, then it's a plus. Otherwise, it's a hilarious TV show

The Tudors was just flat-out AWESOME. Also, Hemlock Grove is probably the best show on netflix. It has a werewolf/vampire type motif but it's fantastic. And I'm in my 30's.

Lillehammer.  Watch it...Just do it.

The Killing.  Underrated.  It's slow but in a good way.  i.e. the murder doesn't get solved in one unrealistic episode but it's no slow in that plenty happens each episode and has one on edge often.  Great acting, storyline, plots, twists.  Of course it's based off of a Swedish show but that likely makes it all the better.

Dirty Wars.  Check it out.  A documentary about....well, yea.

Manhatten for a Woody Allen flick.

Longmire is okay to kill some time...40 minute episodes about crime out West.  Good acting but unlike the above each episode is a new crime.  Interesting enough.

Maron.  Comedian Mark Maron doin a show.  Funny shit

Louie if you've never watched it.  Best comedian and a damn good actor I have to say.

Brew Masters.  Dogfish Head brewery dude does a show about making cool/weird beers and of course the everyday happenings at a big micro/craft brewery.

Hard Eight.  Movie.

Crystal Fairy.  Check it out.  Michael Cera is in it.  If it sounds interesting enough by the brief description, pull the trigger, I'd recommend it.

The Silence.  Pretty interesting mystery about missing girls, years apart.  Swedish I think...so it's good.

Luther is very good too as others have said (British); crime/murder/detective show.  I also like Anika Bengston, a Swedish crime show.

Wish You Were Here.  Drama.  Good flick.  Good plot twists and a realistic story.

The Ninth Gate.  Johnny Depp yo, doing his thing.  Good suspense/thriller.

As for new movies, I haven't seen Wolf of Wall Street or American Hustle (though by my tastes I can already tell I'll like WoWS more), but check out Dallas Buyers' Club when you can.  Awesome.

the netflix generated sub-genres are fascinating and generally suggest some great content.

For the guys looking to watch something with the significant other, I'll recommend Baby Daddy. It's an ABC Family show but it's surprisingly funny. And it doesn't hurt there is a steady stream of cute actresses in the show.

Schooled: the price of college sports. Very interesting and really puts NCAA rules in perspective

Movies:

Tell No One

Dead Again



TV:

Avatar ( if they still have it )

I would recommend Detropia, pretty interesting documentary.

Just do like I do and only watch Workaholics.

#YouGottaBeFresh

I'm  a sucker for scifi based series:

Warehouse 13 - ridiculous and intelligent at the same time.  The actor chemistry is amazing.

Lost - yeah it doesn't answer all the questions, but its a hell of a ride.

Dollhouse - Joss Whedon - watch it love it...

Firfely - Whedon again - love it...

Lost Girl - really amazing show - totally surprised me how it snuck up on me.

Luther - another vote from me - Idris Elba is an amazing actor

Torchwood - only the first 3 seasons before Starz took over, but a fun clever show - if you like Dr Who you'll like Torchwood

Asylum - crazy good acting and show - spooky and each season its own self contained show.

Miscellaneous watches - Jericho, Alias, Nikita, Blue Mountain State, Continuum, Dr. Who, Prison Brea, The League, Chuck, etc...

I could go on an on, but that is the top of my TVlsit

It's all about Mystery Science Theater 3000!!

I also forgot to mention Primer. I've watched it like six times and still can't wrap my head around it.

For any zombie movie lovers I highly recommend a foreign film on Netflix called "dead snow". I believe it's from Sweden, it was extremely entertaining and lots of gore!

"Elvis 56" narrated by Levon Helm. A fascinating look at the year Elvis broke big with a lot of great full song footage from early TV appearances.

Parenthood

One of my favorite shows on TV right now

My girlfriend got me hooked on the Walking Dead. I never thought I'd watch that sort of show. Before that, I watched Breaking Bad and Orange is the New Black. 

Disclaimer: I believe all of these are available on Netflix, but my apologies if one or two of them is not, and is on Amazon Prime instead. I can't keep them all straight.

Primer (as mentioned above already) -- a low-budget (but very effective) ride into the not-so-glamorous effects of time-travel. Yeah, this ain't Back To The Future, here.

Timecrimes -- And if you liked Primer, give this a try. IMO, it's even better. It's in Spanish, with English subtitles -- but don't let that scare you away. The first few minutes, you'll be like, "...the fuck...?" but stick with it. Trust me on this one; this movie has a great payoff.

Let The Right One In -- The best vampire movie I've ever seen. But be sure to watch the original (in Swedish, with English subtitles), and not the English-version remake.

Kenny -- An Australian "mockumentary" about a guy in the portable toilet rental company business. Yes, seriously. It's got a lot of heart, and the central character, Kenny, has an outlook on life that more people should embrace. One word of advice, though: watch it with the subtitles on, unless you're a native Australian. There's a lot of good dialog and nuanced language in there, easy to miss for a Yank.

The Killing (TV series) -- This 3-season TV series originally aired on AMC, and I watched it in its original run. An enjoyable, atmospheric murder mystery, with some really, really strong acting.

Room 237 -- A documentary about the hidden messages and meanings in the film The Shining, and specifically, about the mad genius of Stanley Kubrick. I found myself sarcastically saying, "Oh yeah, sure...right" at several points throughout, followed minutes later by "Holy shit..." Sure, it may be ALL bullshit, but I wanted to line up and buy that bullshit (with an extended warranty + undercoating) after watching this movie. That's all I'm gonna say about this one. :-)

13 Assassins -- Disclaimer: I'm not into these kinds of movies, at all. Meaning, stylized Japanese samurai films. But damn...this is just an impressive and very enjoyable movie. Everything looks amazing, and the fight sequences are incredible. I really enjoyed this one, MUCH more than I thought I would.

Hardly a hidden diamond in the rough, but Dexter is certainly worth watching if you have a lot of time.  If you like the show, I've found it's sometimes easier to pause in the middle of an episode rather than deal with the cliffhanger they sometimes throw in at the end of an episode.

Good one to watch with the missus

'League of Gentlemen' - this is a British comedy series that you really have to be a little sick and twisted to really appreciate. If you don't like extremely dark humor, this is not for you...

I lived in London when it originally aired and bought the UK DVDs and kept an old DVD player that was 'cracked' to be able to play DVDs from any region around for several years...just to be able to play them. Was delighted when it showed up on Netflix. 

Better write-up here than i can give it http://voices.yahoo.com/the-league-gentlemen-monty-python-meets-alfred-1609895.html

It was a stage show for several years first, so the characters and stories were refined over a long period before going onto TV and for it requires repeated viewing to catch all the humor as some is quite subtle and there is just a lot of complexity to the characters and plots

If you don't get why a butcher shop called 'H. Briss & Sons' is funny, maybe take a pass on this.

(not to be confused with movie 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen')

This show has been on for 6 years, so may not be much of a hidden gem - Sons of Anarchy.  I say it because there's quite a bit of people that haven't seen it,  as they are like me who originally didn't watch it because I can't relate to Harley fanatics who are outlaws.  The show is solid all-around, though- great writing, great acting, original plot ideas, and a lot of twist and turns that you don't see coming, and the show has never really lost its touch after 6 seasons.  I recommend you give it a try and at least watch the first season.

Elizabeth Moss (Peggy from Mad Men) stars in this...miniseries from New Zealand. It's really dark but very, very well done. I think it's 6-7 episodes and I highly recommend it

I watched The Paperboy last night(movie) and wasn't expecting much but it actually is a damn good flick. Good acting by all. Nicole Kidman is hot as hell in this movie. Lots of star power too.. Mathew McConaughey, John Cusack and Zac Efron.

In The Loop -- This movie bills itself as a comedy...but I gotta say, it probably rings fairly true as to how politics work and huge decisions are made. In any event, it's a highly enjoyable and very-well acted film. Strongly recommended.