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  • Chip Douglass
    Hall Of Fame
    • Dec 2005
    • 12256

    #226
    Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

    Would put Mad Men in the "well-made and well-acted, but kind of boring" category.

    The only things I liked about the show (and I gave up on it after one and a third seasons) were Draper and the 60s cultural touchstones. Other than that, meh.
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    • TheShizNo1
      Asst 2 the Comm Manager
      • Mar 2007
      • 26341

      #227
      Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

      I love Mad Men. If someone asked me why, I'd have no idea what to point to. Easily the most entertaining boring show I've ever watched.

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      • trobinson97
        Lie,cheat,steal,kill: Win
        • Oct 2004
        • 16366

        #228
        Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

        Originally posted by KSOR24
        Is Mad Men worth watching? I've heard great things about it, and I've watched the first 6 episodes. Besides the mystery aspect of Don Draper and the 60's elements, is there anything else that's great about it? It's been kind of boring so far, but I've learned that you can't judge a series by its first season.
        It's slice of life. If you're in it expecting something to "happen" it's probably not the show for you. I mean, stuff happens but the plot isn't really centered around something happening. The entertainment (for me anyway) is found in the themes, the interactions, the subtleties in the acting and dialogue. You see stories and characters develop but there are no "events".
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        • Beantown
          #DoYourJob
          • Feb 2005
          • 31523

          #229
          Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

          Aka "I'm trying to justify the fact that the show is boring as ****."

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          • LBzrule
            Hall Of Fame
            • Jul 2002
            • 13085

            #230
            Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

            Wentworth is pretty good.

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            • trobinson97
              Lie,cheat,steal,kill: Win
              • Oct 2004
              • 16366

              #231
              Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

              Originally posted by Beantown
              Aka "I'm trying to justify the fact that the show is boring as ****."



              Lol, I've never found it boring.
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              • JayBee74
                Hall Of Fame
                • Jul 2002
                • 22989

                #232
                Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

                Originally posted by LBzrule
                Wentworth is pretty good.
                Really good. Some great characters.

                Originally posted by KSOR24
                Is Mad Men worth watching? I've heard great things about it, and I've watched the first 6 episodes. Besides the mystery aspect of Don Draper and the 60's elements, is there anything else that's great about it? It's been kind of boring so far, but I've learned that you can't judge a series by its first season.
                Well worth watching. The first season saw too much screen time with Betty Draper, and IMO that was to the show's detriment. Don't give up on it.
                Last edited by JayBee74; 04-03-2015, 11:37 PM.

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                • AshamanCarnage
                  Rookie
                  • Jul 2006
                  • 1252

                  #233
                  Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

                  Sorry if it has already been answered but is 3rd Rock any good? Just saw it on Netflix and was thinking about going through it.

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                  • JayBee74
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 22989

                    #234
                    Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

                    A refresher for those who think nothing happens on Mad Men. (If you've only watched a handful of episodes spoiler alert)

                    Mad Men's Most Memorable Moments

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                    • Gibbz
                      All Star
                      • Aug 2005
                      • 8240

                      #235
                      Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

                      A lot of people don't have the patience/attention span for Mad Men. It's a top three drama series for me and one of the most well-written programs in television history.

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                      • HealyMonster
                        Titans Era has begun.
                        • Aug 2002
                        • 5992

                        #236
                        Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

                        Originally posted by Gibbz
                        A lot of people don't have the patience/attention span for Mad Men. It's a top three drama series for me and one of the most well-written programs in television history.
                        I agree. If it bores you, don't watch it. Its not a crime show or the wolf on wall street. People aren't getting whacked out, doing insane amount of drugs,etc. It is though, a heck of a story about the world in the 1960s, with focus on one mans journey through the turbulent time, and going through his own turbulent times during the same period.

                        When people who lived through that time period watch the show, they are compelled by how familiar the show seems with what they remember. If you don't have any interest in that time period, you probably aren't going to like the show.

                        Its one of my top 5 shows Ive ever watched

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                        • KSOR24
                          Pro
                          • Jul 2011
                          • 949

                          #237
                          Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

                          Jon Hamm and the rest of the cast being phenomenal are the only reason I'm still watching. Thanks for the responses guys.
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                          • areobee401
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Apr 2006
                            • 16771

                            #238
                            Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

                            The folks on Bloodline sure do enjoy thier beverages, lol.

                            Oh, and Ben Mendelsohn crushes his role as Danny.
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                            • JayBee74
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 22989

                              #239
                              Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

                              Originally posted by areobee401
                              The folks on Bloodline sure do enjoy thier beverages, lol.

                              Oh, and Ben Mendelsohn crushes his role as Danny.
                              They just got the green light for season 2.

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                              • Hiro1
                                MVP
                                • Sep 2009
                                • 1229

                                #240
                                Re: What's good to watch on Netflix

                                I tried to watch Mad Men, but it's hard for me to watch shows set in the mid 1900-1980s.
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