Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations

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@martin-futter said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@matthew-biggins i found it part comedy part drama part insanity! loved it lol

I agree with the insanity part haha. I just wasn't a fan of how they've tried to create a narrative, like I dont think theres even that much of a story there.

Every episode was something different, I was expecting it to have a theme, like the episode when they first mentioned Baskin killing her husband I was like 'oh so this is the story' and then it hardly got mentioned again. Then the other guy came in and took the zoo and I was like 'ohh is this the story?' then that kind of went away and then there was the murder for hire thing and then I was like 'well this must be it, they must actually kill her' (not that I wanted anyone to die or anything). Fair enough he went to prison for it but even then it didnt feel like it was a story worth telling.

I'm surprised because some of the other Netflix documentary stuff like making a murderer or the Jeffrey Epstein one were really intriguing but this one just felt like they were making it up as they went along.

Martin

@matthew-biggins i found it part comedy part drama part insanity! loved it lol

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@angus-macleod said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

I know I'm probably late to the party with this but Ozark? I was told about it by a mate so I started watching it and its much better than I thought

Just started watching that, it looks very good so far.

Also, a bit late with this one, but whats with the love for that Tiger King? All I felt after watching it was that I could not care less about what happens to any of them. They're all crooks.

Richard Latimer

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

Bit of an older one but I can recommend Black Sails to everyone as well. Thoroughly enjoyed that.

Very good. Lots of sex too haha

Matt Wood

Bit of an older one but I can recommend Black Sails to everyone as well. Thoroughly enjoyed that.

Matt Wood

@gary-brown I really want to like the Witcher as the books are good and I like Henry Cavil.

Also Henry Cavill for the next Bond! He could totally pull it off.

Matt Wood

@gary-brown I know what you mean recent stuff just somehow doesn't seem so good. Both of those were on my watchlist so I will have my cynics eye open for those.

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@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@gary-brown Yes. Stick with it though, it took 3 or 4 episodes for me to like it.

i give it a go.
I tried watching a few things recently and gave up like the frontier and even white lines i gave up watching that half way through the series.

The witcher i didn't stick with i just watched one programme and gave up.

Not sure if they were worth sticking at and trying again.

Matt Wood

@gary-brown Yes. Stick with it though, it took 3 or 4 episodes for me to like it.

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@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@gary-brown Should be on Netflix

thanks matt so its called Umberella Academy?

Richard Latimer

Or Kodi haha

Matt Wood

@gary-brown Should be on Netflix

Richard Latimer

@matt-wood true haha

Matt Wood

@richard-latimer Nooooooo don't say things like that! ahahah

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is this a amazon prime selection guys? I only have Netflix and so not heard of this one.

Richard Latimer

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@john-folan Absolutely. I am an OLD SCHOOL X-men fan so thought this would be a crap rip off. I was also getting fed up with all the cookie cutter marvel films. But this series is its own thing and really good! Much more adult/dark/real person aspect to it.

Is it true to the comic? Did the comic come first?

I read the other day author is the lead singer from My Chemical Romance

Matt Wood

@john-folan Absolutely. I am an OLD SCHOOL X-men fan so thought this would be a crap rip off. I was also getting fed up with all the cookie cutter marvel films. But this series is its own thing and really good! Much more adult/dark/real person aspect to it.

Is it true to the comic? Did the comic come first?

John Folan

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@richard-latimer 100% stick with it, there are plot twists and character twists.

It’s excellent isn’t it? Can’t wait for the next series. Bought the comic as well.

Matt Wood

@richard-latimer 100% stick with it, there are plot twists and character twists.

Richard Latimer

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

Gotta say Umbrella Academy was great, really didn't think I would like it for first few episodes but the storyline and characters got really interesting. Refreshingly different take on superhero marvel type stuff. 2nd season to start in July I think.

Watched 2nd espisode last night and it seems worth plugging away.