What's good to watch on Netflix And Other Streaming Platforms

[JayBee74]

Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

I'm going to have to go against the grain and say that Stranger Things was good, but not great. The parts with the younger kids, and the Chief were excellent, but I really didn't feel the rest of the narrative or characters.

To each his own-I'm sure not everyone will love it. There was virtually never a dull moment in it for me. Even The side plot with the brother photographer, the girl and the cool kid worked for me, and Winona Ryder was superb.

I was going to give the series a pass because I'm not at all nostalgic for that early 80's stuff, but the high praise here made me give it a chance. Ironically, I think the creators of the show did their job too well, because it had that, "Good for its time, but doesn't really hold up", feel that most of that old stuff has for me.

Not sure what that means. You're saying that the creators were so good at replicating the 80's that movies like Fast Times AT Ridgemont High or The Last American Virgin feel like this series??

By the way, this is not a defensive post because you didn't love this series. Many times I scratch my head at why a movie or TV show is so popular.

[headzapp]

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The girl in the Photographs is decent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QJie9p9-jU

Deathgasm. I started it, but my center speaker has been low and I couldn't hear the dialog that great, but it has a Todd and the Book of Pure Evil feel to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-c7UpJZLQ

[DieHardYankee26]

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I'll probably binge Stranger Things this weekend, I'm a big sci-fi fan but dont know how I'll feel about it given that every review and comment talks so much about how well they re-create the 80's and...I wasn't alive so that won't matter to me. Should be interesting. Netflix is doing really well with their Originals though, seems like this one came out of nowhere (to me at least). Good to see that while the networks are trying to squeeze them for every penny.

[RockinDaMike]

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Honestly they don't stuff 80s nostalgia down your throat. Reference to Atari once but most the stuff they reference was D and D and comicbooks.

GREAT horror sci-fi mixed with friendship adventure with a fantastic soundtrack and theme song. My friend described it as what he wanted in Super 8 but didn't get like he did with Stanger Things. There is a lot of homage to 80s movies but it's subtle and you'll probably see clickbait soon about the easter eggs through out the season.

For me, this show is an instant classic.

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[daflyboys]

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Good to see that while the networks are trying to squeeze them for every penny.

Can you elaborate a bit on that? I know nothing about this.

[jake44np]

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To each his own-I'm sure not everyone will love it. There was virtually never a dull moment in it for me. Even The side plot with the brother photographer, the girl and the cool kid worked for me, and Winona Ryder was superb.



Not sure what that means. You're saying that the creators were so good at replicating the 80's that movies like Fast Times AT Ridgemont High or The Last American Virgin feel like this series??

By the way, this is not a defensive post because you didn't love this series. Many times I scratch my head at why a movie or TV show is so popular.

I think he is saying that 80's movies aren't very good and we who grew up on 80's movies like this series because it is like the movies we grew up on, even tho they are not very good to him.
That we only like this series because it is like the movies with grew up on.

I would totally agree and disagree! lol
Does part of me like this series so much because I grew up in the 80's and it reminds me of my childhood and the movies I grew up on?
Yes
But part of that is because the movies I grew up on are so Awesome!
And this series is so Awesome!

I am 5 episodes in and it has me on the edge of my seat every second.
I love everything about this series and I am sure we will see a second season.

[DieHardYankee26]

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Can you elaborate a bit on that? I know nothing about this.

Just the way the companies/channels that own the show are negotiating with Netflix. It's my main fear with stuff getting taken off all the time. With Netflix jumping in and making their own shows, the channels that sell the rights to their own are looking at them as a competitor as opposed to an alternative. Im not sure the full implications but you can already see the different services having different exclusives and whatnot, those relicensing deals are going to be more and more expensive as Netflix makes more and more money.

There's an article from about a month ago in the Times called "How Can Netflix Survive in the World It's Created" that explains it much better than I can. Seems like the networks think they deserve the money because it's their content and Netflix thinks they deserve it because it's their service.

[daflyboys]

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Pffff... **** the networks. Let em put more product placement in their shows and how about not paying an actor 1 gazillion dollars / episode.

[Bellsprout]

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After all the hoopla of the first Making a Murderer, the media around here quickly interviewed the new lawyer. They asked her about the new evidence and she said look for something in 30 days. Those 30 days are long gone.

It's been quiet as a church mouse since then.

Also, a few months after Making a Murderer, the two trial lawyers went around speaking to the public with paid admission to hear them talk about the trial.

And I remember Linda C from ER and she was a hot nurse.

From what I've followed, admittedly through Reddit, she had her appeal deadline pushed to August 29. That's the day to look for.

Also I don't think she's straight appealing but trying to have the conviction just straight up vacated? It's weird. She's still talking lots of **** and I'm optimistic something will come of this, but I wouldn't be surprised if not a whole lot does.

Weirdly, I feel like Netflix must know something about Zellner's plan. Otherwise they greenlit this completely blindly and I don't think they're that dumb.

[jfsolo]

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Can't watch these yet, but soon, soon.


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[The JareBear]

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Can't watch these yet, but soon, soon.

Gonna be AWESOME, can't wait

[RockinDaMike]

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ahh man, what a great teaser, can't wait for Luke Cage.

EDIT.

WOOO IRON FIST!

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[bvb24]

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Just the way the companies/channels that own the show are negotiating with Netflix. It's my main fear with stuff getting taken off all the time. With Netflix jumping in and making their own shows, the channels that sell the rights to their own are looking at them as a competitor as opposed to an alternative. Im not sure the full implications but you can already see the different services having different exclusives and whatnot, those relicensing deals are going to be more and more expensive as Netflix makes more and more money.

There's an article from about a month ago in the Times called "How Can Netflix Survive in the World It's Created" that explains it much better than I can. Seems like the networks think they deserve the money because it's their content and Netflix thinks they deserve it because it's their service.

Are there any network shows worth watching? I'm not trying to be a jerk, its just that Netflix and HBO are the only things I watch now. I've been meaning to look at some of the Amazon and Showtime originals as well.

[Watson]

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Holy **** the fourth episode of this season's BoJack Horseman is out-****in'-standing

[jfsolo]

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Are there any network shows worth watching? I'm not trying to be a jerk, its just that Netflix and HBO are the only things I watch now. I've been meaning to look at some of the Amazon and Showtime originals as well.

It's just depends on your taste. The Blacklist, The Flash, Agents of Shield, Mr. Robot, Blindspot, are just a few of the network shows that I think are top notch. So, yeah there is still a lot of quality content that will always be a point of contention between Netflix, Hulu, et al. and the networks.