Netflix Gems

[Carl Weathers]

Thought I'd create a thread for us to discuss all the cool shows/movies we've found on Netflix (or other streaming service).

I've found Trailer Park Boys. Hilarious mockumentary out of Canada following the residents of a Canadian Trailer Park. 7 seasons @ ~22 mins a pop with 6-10 episodes per season. As with any show, you gotta give it a couple episodes before really understanding the characters and the interplay between them. Check out IMDB for reviews. A lot of people call it stoner comedy but I think it goes far beyond that.

I'm also a big fan of Cosmos on Netflix. Carl Sagan walks us through the Cosmos in hour-long episodes, teaching us the science of the stars in a very simplified manner, all while wearing a turtleneck and sportcoat ensemble. God I love that guy.

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I hate to admit this but I really liked Romantics Anonymous.

Friday Night Lights, the entire series
Burn Notice
Sherlock season 1---- the awesomeness of this cannot be over stated.

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Battlestar Galactica
Breaking Bad
The Walking Dead (only season 1 so far)

Sherlock season 1---- the awesomeness of this cannot be over stated.

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I keep hearing that. I'm going to have to check this out soon. it's been in my queue for awhile.

I'm ashamed to admit it, but I didn't start watching Breaking Bad until they put it on Netflix. Amazing show.

Besides that...

Battlestar Galactica
Wilfred
Burn Notice
Shameless (the UK version, I love the US version on showtime and wanted to see the source material)

Just added Sherlock to the queue as well. ^_^

Some of my favorite tv shows have already been mentioned (Breaking Bad, Burn Notice, Walking Dead) and here are some others:
Top Gear (U.K.)
Archer
Drawn Together
Firefly
Nikita (the series)
Weeds

and my guilty pleasure: Desperate Housewives

As for movies, I enjoyed some of these Asian cinema flicks:
The Good, the Bad, the Wierd
IP Man 1 and 2

My daughters are big into Anime now, so they got me so sign up for Hulu Plus so they can watch Bleach and InuYasha, but I am annoyed that Hulu still has adverts even after I pay for their service.

Speaking of Anime, I've also been watching Fruits Basket, which is fairly family friendly, and pretty damn funny.

Just started watching Alphas...very well done

firefly
sherlock is amazing
sons of anarchy (why aren't you watching it already?)
glad you like trailer park boys, Carl- Davitch would be proud (he was a massive fan)
yes top gear uk is a great time waster.

BRONSON

This movie was way out there, based on a true story apparently. I thought Tom Hardy's acting was pretty good..

glad you like trailer park boys, Carl- Davitch would be proud (he was a massive fan)

What do you mean was? Haha, good find Carl. Actually, I am seriously considering setting up Netflix so appreciate the suggestions guys.

Blank, I've been watching a lot of Archer lately and the Ip Man's are very good!

Nice recs guys, I'll add a few of these to my already-overloaded queue.

I tried a few Animes thanks to Netflix. DeathNote and another one (forgot the name) which had to do with a guy waking up naked outside the White House with a cellphone giving him access to a billion dollars. I was going to watch Cowboy Bebop since it came highly recommended, but before I could watch it Netflix dropped it from streaming. I still have a few others in queue (including Archer), I just never have the time to watch them what with Rugby, MMA and TPB each week

Lol Dav and Zero, yeah I love the 'Boys'. Even got my dad watching them. He's clueless about all the stoner stuff, but with such great characters it doesn't matter much. Season 6 and 7 have faltered a bit imo, but I stick with them because they deserve it. I hear they do a live show now, but it never comes West Coast so I'll have to wait.

Oh, speaking of manga I should have mentioned Shinobi: Heart Under Blade. It's a live action portrayal of Basilisk. Very much in the same vein as Naruto.

Just started watching Alphas...very well done

Love that show. With House gone, Alphas is the only show I make time to watch on airing

JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI

hey carl
they have a feature film too which is epic http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425601/

JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI

No way! I almost rented that a couple days ago; going to go add that right now.

Thanks! ^_^