What TV Shows Are You Watching? Series VI - Programmes of Power

[Takhisis]

What is it with streaming service UI btw? There isn't one streaming service that has good UI.

I don't know whether it technically counts as a ‘streaming service’ but ever since the local cable company forcibly ‘upgraded’ our system to a newfangled digital one (which even reads ‘accessing stream’ at times) I've been getting my fair share of headaches. It's getting to grips with a new OS and, worse, a remotely-operated one with faulty connections.

 

[Fippy]

Apple?

 

[lymond]

Moderator Action: FYI - Moved (or copied) posts related to what could be the show of the year in "Severance" over to a new spoiler thread started by Kyriakos in A&E

 

[Zkribbler]

binge watching RUMPOLE of the Bailey.

 

[tjs282]

Netflix seems to have fallen off my radar the last couple weeks, I have mostly been watching Disney+.

Finished Firefly (again; sadly Disney doesn't have Serenity), Agent Carter S1, Castle S1 and Miraculous Ladybug S4 (part 1? Was only 12 episodes...). Now nearly halfway through Agent Carter S2, 6–7 eps into Castle S2, and also started Gargoyles S1 on a whim.

(I never saw the latter on its original run, but vaguely remembered reading somewhere — possibly Wikipedia, though I have no recollection why/how I might have found my way to that page — that it was well-reviewed at the time).

 

[EgonSpengler]

What is it with streaming service UI btw? There isn't one streaming service that has good UI. It's all mediocre or bad or in the case of apple really bad. Viewing options always seem limited in some way, even if the navigation is smooth and logical. I've gotten used to it, but if it was better I would be watching more... It's like they don't want me to watch too much or something

In some cases, it's because they want to steer viewers into certain things. Of course anything the streamer itself has produced will get top priority, because they get to keep all of the money. But the myriad business deals are so Byzantine, I wouldn't be surprised if some aspects of the licensing deals are related to how many views they get. I've noticed that Amazon - which puts movies up for sale and short-term rental, in addition to the stuff you get for 'free' with a subscription to the service - will put rental movies up for a reduced price if they're due to be available soon on another streaming platform. For a movie that normally rents for $6.99, it's better to get $1.99 out of you now if the movie is going to be available on Netflix or Hulu in two weeks, I guess.

Paste Magazine, 18 August 2021 - "Amazon Prime Video’s Library Is Now Genuinely Impossible to Browse"

 

[EgonSpengler]

Netflix seems to have fallen off my radar the last couple weeks[...].

Same. I've suspended my subscription, for a little while. I'll probably reactivate it when s4 of Stranger Things lands.

Finished Firefly (again; sadly Disney doesn't have Serenity), Agent Carter S1, Castle S1 [...].

These are all favorites of mine. Have you watched What If..?

What If..? ep 1 spoiler

Spoiler :

There are rumors that Hayley Atwell could return to the MCU as the live-action Captain Carter. She got herself into fighting form for Mission: Impossible, and she did the voice of Peggy for the animated series, so she clearly hasn't put the character in her rear-view mirror. I think Chris Evans is done being America's [Butt], so a movie or series about Peggy & Steve in the late '40s seems unlikely. If Atwell does return, Captain Carter seems like a no-brainer.

 

[lymond]

I plan on suspending Netflix as well. Never done that before, and I’ve been a member over 20 years ( DVD era). Had to finish up “Last Kingdom” though, and “Ozark” finale out next month. After that they get a break, especially after raising prices again.

 

[Fippy]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6611916/
Did you see this one? Very good, is or was on Netflix.

 

[lymond]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6611916/
Did you see this one? Very good, is or was on Netflix.

Yep, we discussed that one before too, young lady

 

[Fippy]

Oh okay

 

[MaryKB]

@tjs282, @EgonSpengler, and @lymond don't suspend your Netflix accounts yet! Bridgerton season two comes out on Friday!!

 

[EgonSpengler]

@tjs282, @EgonSpengler, and @lymond don't suspend your Netflix accounts yet! Bridgerton season two comes out on Friday!!

I haven't watched season 1.

 

[MaryKB]

I haven't watched season 1.

So go watch right now!

 

[lymond]

I haven't watched season 1.

It's very good

 

[warpus]

@tjs282, @EgonSpengler, and @lymond don't suspend your Netflix accounts yet! Bridgerton season two comes out on Friday!!

This might be a rude question, but I googled this show and it seems it's a romance sort of show. On a scale from 0 to 10 how's the nudity?

 

[MaryKB]

This might be a rude question, but I googled this show and it seems it's a romance sort of show. On a scale from 0 to 10 how's the nudity?

Netflix rating is TV-MA.

 

[Birdjaguar]

This might be a rude question, but I googled this show and it seems it's a romance sort of show. On a scale from 0 to 10 how's the nudity?

Not enough!

EDIT: Watching Juvenile Justice on Netflix. Korean crime drama. First two episodes were pretty good.

 

[lymond]

This might be a rude question, but I googled this show and it seems it's a romance sort of show. On a scale from 0 to 10 how's the nudity?

There really wasn't much nudity at all, but there are a few fairly intense sex scenes. Strangely, and I can't remember where I saw this, but some site or article had some stills of one of those scenes with the chick (forget her name..) partially nude, but that did not happen in the actual show that I recall.

 

[Grendeldef]

This might be a rude question, but I googled this show and it seems it's a romance sort of show. On a scale from 0 to 10 how's the nudity?

Practically non-existent.

Netflix rating is TV-MA.

That's just weird.

Still an oddly good show, though.