What are you watching on Netflix?

[Lisa D]

I'm watching Archer. It's like Get Smart meets The Office. Funny stuff, although a little on the raunchy side.

[NV Whino]

1. Hack

A two season show set in Philly, 2003 and 2004.

A crooked cop turned cab driver runs around helping people and solving crimes with his former partner. Mostly your average cop show, but there have been a few extraordinarily good stories. The holiday show (Thanksgiving) in the first season is one of the best holiday shows I've seen. Some nice cast changes for the second season.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Hmmm..is that streaming?

'Cause I could not find it just now on the dvd menu.

[NV Whino]

10. Yes

I just did a search. It's there. It's Hack, not Hack!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

31. Based on a Japanese program that I used to watch on VHS tapes

from the Japanese import store in Portland.

[DrDan]

2. Madmen . . . last season

for the second time - in preparation for the new season beginning 4/1.

This may be the best series ever produced in the U.S.

[Lisa D]

4. Mad Men is on my queue list.

I've never seen it, but heard it's good.

[MaineDem]

3. PIE IN THE SKY and THE AMBASSADOR

1) A British police inspector tries to retire to open a restaurant but keeps getting called back on cases.

Richard Griffiths, who played Harry Potter's uncle, is the main character. Like many British shows, it's a comedy/drama. Nothing too deep though.

2) The Ambassador stars Pauline Collins as the British Ambassador to Ireland. Not bad.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. Just finished Season 8 of MI-5

I'm home sick with a bad cold/mild flu and my mind is too foggy for work.

[Lisa D]

6. Hope you feel better soon! n/t

[cbayer]

7. I have been setting up my queue from the expiring soon list at instant watcher.

I filter by rating and by RT recommendation. It has led me to some amazing Indy films, documentaries, episodes of Frontline and American Experience that I missed and great classic movies.

I don't find Netflix recommendations of much use at all, but this system is just right.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. Ok..guilty pleasure here..

Justified.
out on dvd, Seasons 1 and 2.

"This cop drama centers on Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant), a rookie U.S. Marshal whose penchant for taking the law into his own hands, frontier-style, gets him relegated to a real backwater post -- the Appalachian town where he grew up. As Givens squares off against escaped convicts, drug dealers, white supremacists and other hardened crooks, he also works to come to terms with his troubled father, Arlo (Raymond J. Barry)."
http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Justified/70166092?strkid=277034472_0_0&strackid=717432a01616c81f_0_srl&trkid=222336

Pluses:
Written by Elmore Leonard ( Fargo, Get Shorty, Jackie Brown)
so has lots of droll humor.
Has Walton Goggins, Alabama actor, in it, who is so mesmerizing they re-wrote the show to keep him as a recurring character.
You will recognize him when you see him.
Has a lot of unknown actors/actresses who are very very good.
And lead character is is kind of yummy.
Interesting music.
It can be addictive, perfect escapist series to watch in this cold, damp, depressing weather.

Minuses:
Supposed to take place in Kentucky, yet filmed in Pa. and of course Cal.
It is a mite distracting to see Ca. hills in the background.
But, for those who do not pay attention to details like that, no biggee, I guess.

[Merlot]

15. That sounds really good -

Since I"ve never been to Kentucky, doubtful I'll notice any wayward California mountains.

It's not streaming yet though...

[jannyk]

11. The Ruth Rendell Mysteries - a UK crime series

Not bad.

[Skittles]

12. THE SHIFT

homicide squad in Indianapolis

[Still Blue in PDX]

13. Desperate Housewives

I'm just beginning the 2nd season and liking it a lot, although I'm not at all sure I'll get through the entire series. I'm going to probably alternate this with Murder in Suburbia.

[PatSeg]

14. The Grand

Someone here recommended it a while back and it will help me with Downton Abbey withdrawal. It takes place in a 1920s upscale British hotel and like "Upstairs Downstairs", it tells the stories of both the privileged and the servants.

[Lisa D]

26. That sounds good

I'm in Downton Abbey withdrawal too, so I might give it a try.

[PatSeg]

27. Thank goodness for Netflix

I'm able to feed my addiction for British Television. Also the original Upstairs, Downstairs is available for streaming now. I'm going to watch that when I'm done with The Grand.

[YankeyMCC]

16. Lillyhammer

I can't decide if I like it or not. Seems like every time the thought that "this is just silly" something interesting or funny happens so I keep watching.

Also, I watched Archer a few months ago...good stuff

[shcrane71]

21. I watched the first one, but had the same reaction... so it doesn't get much better?

Sometimes after the characters develop, a show really takes off.

[YankeyMCC]

22. It's strangely frustrating

seems like the characters are always just on the point of, I guess 'filling out' is the best way I can phrase it. It keeps you expecting things to really gel but then you finish the episode and feel like you just walked away from the table without finishing a good meal.

[shcrane71]

23. They used the most stereotypical mobster guy you could find; so, I'm not surprised that if he

doesn't evolve to a more 3-demensional person. It's rather a let down. Good premise for a series, but I think I'll skip watching the rest.

[NMDemDist2]

17. Desperate Housewives marathon

we're almost done with Season 6 so we'll be done by next week I expect

[Luciferous]

18. I've been watching Psych. Gus cracks me up.

I might have to check out Archer, it sounds interesting.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

19. MI-5 and Kingdom

I'm a TV Anglophile, I guess.

[MaineDem]

20. I just saw the first episode of "Kingdom"

We weren't thrilled with it but sometimes the first episodes leave a bit to be desired. I'll give the next few a view and see how we like it.

[Glimmer of Hope]

24. Trial and Retribution. Thanks to jannyk's 5 star rec!

[jannyk]

25. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

32. Between Netflix and Acorn TV, I've seen all six seasons

Too bad there aren't any more.

[MaineDem]

28. We're going back through the "Midsomer Murder" series again

Waiting for the latest available DVDs to be delivered next week.

[rosejasmin56]

29. Just Searching

Right now I'm searching a latest movie This is 40 on netflix....

[bif]

30. Half way through the movie "96 Minutes".

It's pretty depressing.

[cbayer]

33. Newer movies, documentaries and stand up comedy. 2 Days in New York last night.

Hilarious.

[bif]

34. "Archangel". Excellent 3-part thriller

Staring Daniel Craig.

[GentryDixon]

35. The Protectors.

20 part Danish series, subtitled. It is like a Danish MI-5, only not as gruesome.

I am enjoying it.

[Lars39]

36. X Files, Rosemary and Thyme

[Tunkamerica]

37. I got on a documentary tear...

actually bought a Jimmy'z tee after watching:

https://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Rising%20Son%3A%20The%20Legend%20of%20Skateboarder%20Christian%20Hosoi/70055804?trkid=438403

and

https://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Bones%20Brigade%3A%20An%20Autobiography/70228180?trkid=438403

watch the second one first... it's definitely a continuing story line of skating in the eighties (in California) and early nineties. The first fills in the holes of the second while being completely original.

[catchnrelease]

38. The Last Enemy

I just finished the 5 part mini series with Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock). It was good, but the ending really left me thinking about it for days. How close to future reality will this end up being?

[Lisa D]

39. I'm currently watching Breaking Bad.

Wow--interesting show. What a great example of character motivation and conflict. It's hard to believe the main character is the same one who used to play the goofy dad in Malcolm in the Middle.

[LeftInTX]

40. I'm a Bollywood freak

I also watch a lot of documentaries. My favorite documentary is: Jazz by Ken Burns. I've also watched most of the American Experience videos.

Documentaries are a mixed bag. Some are nothing more than lame attempts at people watching, others can take an obscure topic and make it fascinating.