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

[JayBee74]

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Tulsa King gets better every week.

[RockinDaMike]

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Tulsa King gets better every week.

Seems like Paramount plus is worth the charge. I'll probably wait till its over and I'll binge that along with all the other good stuff on the service.

[Armor and Sword]

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Wife and I wasted 8 hours of our life binging 1899. We could not stop watching because of how well acted it was was. But the payoff was……ugh. Convoluted mumbo jumbo that was so all over the place with far too many unanswered questions of the “why”.




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[tarheelguy4736]

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Wednesday came out today. I'm 5 episodes in and I love it.

Jenny Ortega plays a fantastic Wednesday Addams. All of the other characters are interesting and fun too.

There is mystery and dark fun all wrapped together in 1 enjoyable package.

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Wife and I were searching for something to watch on Thanksgiving after everyone left. Saw Wednesday pop up on Netflix and decided to give it a try.
It was definitely worth it. Finished it in two days, but could have stayed up all night watching it. It is easily one of our top shows. The acting is tremendous and the twist on the whole show was excellently done. I definitely recommend this to anyone. Hoping they make a 2nd season.

[KSUowls]

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Yeah we ended up finishing Wednesday in 2 days as well.

My wife normally falls asleep if we start watching anything past like 8pm, and she kept asking for 1 more episode as we hit 9 and 10pm because she was so invested into it.

Great acting, interesting mystery, and just some really fun characters.



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[Blzer]

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I'm five episodes into Wednesday. I'll admit that I started watching because of Jenna Ortega and I continue watching because of her as well. She heightens every part of the show, and without her I think this would just be something akin to the CW shows out there that I simply ignore (and as someone who is not a fan of anything else Addams Family related).

Yet, she is amazing and she lifts the show up so much. I wanted to try and pace it out to like an episode a week, but I'm sure I'll finish it by this weekend.

I believe the plan is to have multiple seasons, so I'm looking very forward to that.

[tarheelguy4736]

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I'm five episodes into Wednesday. I'll admit that I started watching because of Jenna Ortega and I continue watching because of her as well. She heightens every part of the show, and without her I think this would just be something akin to the CW shows out there that I simply ignore (and as someone who is not a fan of anything else Addams Family related).

Yet, she is amazing and she lifts the show up so much. I wanted to try and pace it out to like an episode a week, but I'm sure I'll finish it by this weekend.

I believe the plan is to have multiple seasons, so I'm looking very forward to that.

Yes, her acting as Wednesday is superb. Her emotionless face at times that needed emotion was on point. I honestly can't think of anyone better that could have played that role right now.

Also - saw that Thing was an actual hand. The man wore a green screen (or blue screen) suit all the way up to his hand and then did all the walking with his hand. That is just next level for this show for me.

[Blzer]

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Yes, her acting as Wednesday is superb. Her emotionless face at times that needed emotion was on point. I honestly can't think of anyone better that could have played that role right now.

Also - saw that Thing was an actual hand. The man wore a green screen (or blue screen) suit all the way up to his hand and then did all the walking with his hand. That is just next level for this show for me.

I figured as much about Thing. Given some of the items it interacted with and the "too good of CGI" it would have been, I think that's much easier to do than any alternative, really. Glad to hear confirmation on that.

Regarding Wednesday the character, What's really better about those emotionless parts are when she does convey emotion (like a little smile), or how she lets emotionless gestures still show emotion (especially when she lowers her head and looks through her eyebrows, so to speak).

I also like that she doesn't do things (like that dance at the Raven) just to "be weird." She’s legitimately just being herself, and is completely okay with that. She’s not putting on a show of confidence or quirkiness. It’s literally just her being her.

[KSUowls]

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Yeah I think Wednesday's character was very well written and very well acted. The statuesque posture with dead pan delivery really made those moments stand out where she did show anything. I also liked Enid a lot. She too was a great contrast to Wednesday. A few other characters and points of interest were very CW like and/or would have benefitted from a couple of extra episodes to provide more context. Overall a thoroughly enjoyable show imo.

The dance was painfully awkward, but at the same time I loved it. it really did seem to fit.

Loved all the different pet names that Gomez had for Wednesday too

[Hammerhunker]

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Facing Nolan on Netflix and the Willie Mays doc on HBO are two excellent docs.

[mkharsh33]

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I watched the "Spielberg" documentary on HBO (I think) a few nights ago. Very interesting!

[LambertandHam]

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Long post warning:



So I finished bingeing Wednesday, stayed away from the thread until I finished it . Went in not really knowing Jenna Ortega at all, came out a huge fan of hers. She carried the show as the title character. Her mannerisms, way of speaking, stage direction etc. Out of the supporting characters, really enjoyed Enid and the contrast they had for most of the show with

Spoiler

the payoff at the end

. The rest of the cast was a mixed bag for me, definitely falling into CW territory with some of the characters. Felt like they could have had an episode or two fleshing out some of them more.



I love Louie Guzman as an actor, since I saw him first in "The Count of Monte Cristo" but I felt he was miscast as Gomez in this. Catherine Zeta Jones was spooky and fine. Happy they found a nice role for Christina Ricci, always liked her too. I liked the dance scene mentioned above, felt like they told Jenna to just do some moves, it seemed in character to me . That and the rooftop cello scene were some really solid character moments.


Hope it gets renewed, really enjoyed it. Netflix can be a bit iffy when it comes to renewing and canceling newer shows. Fully on board with another season. That is as someone who really doesn't get into the CW drama type stuff but loves the Victorian/Gothic aesthetic. With this and Tokyo Vice I'm spoiled for the year. Would be a shame if it went the way of the Tom Hardy show "Taboo" with only one really interesting season.

[RockinDaMike]

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No doubt Wednesday gets renewed, it got the Netflix record of most watched English show beating Stranger Things…amazing. It really captured a bunch generations from fans of the 50s show, my generation of the 90s movies to todays youth. It has a Harry Potteresque vibe with the school and delightful weirdness to it.

I even went back and watched the Addams Family movies in the 90s and it’s much more funnier today than it was as a kid. Haven’t rewatched in over 20 years. Jokes went over my head back then. It’s so good


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[Hammerhunker]

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The dance was painfully awkward, but at the same time I loved it. it really did seem to fit.

I laughed and laughed. It was the equivalent to the African Anteater Ritual Dance and Elaine's Little Kicks. Cringy and hilarious.

[lowpaiddonkey10]

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No doubt Wednesday gets renewed, it got the Netflix record of most watched English show beating Stranger Things…amazing. It really captured a bunch generations from fans of the 50s show, my generation of the 90s movies to todays youth. It has a Harry Potteresque vibe with the school and delightful weirdness to it.

I even went back and watched the Addams Family movies in the 90s and it’s much more funnier today than it was as a kid. Haven’t rewatched in over 20 years. Jokes went over my head back then. It’s so good


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50's? I ain't that old that show was from the 60's.