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graciegirl 07-23-2020 07:21 AM

I really like to watch past episodes of LivePD. They show real people talking to other real people and trying to keep peace and restore order and protect. If people reading my post have never seen any episodes here is a typical group of five or so segments that are interesting and educational.

live pd tv show episodes - Bing video

SFSkol 07-23-2020 09:54 AM

Classic British Humour "Green Wing"
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 1791225)
I am so glad you started this thread. I need some new ideas, too.

Recently, I have gone back to one of my favorites, The Vicar of Dibley. (I think we get it on BritBox.) The. village of Dibley gets a new vicar — and they are quite taken aback because the vicar is (gasp) a woman! The characters are really quirky and make me laugh out loud.

Another British show we like is The IT Crowd. Two hilarious geeky guys are their company's IT department. They are relegated to the basement of the building, along with their manager who knows nothing about computers. (Quirky characters all around in this one, too.) I think we get it on Netflix or Amazon.

Although I definitely have an affinity for British humor, my favorite American go-to sitcom is Third Rock from the Sun. John Lithgow is one of my favorite actors. He is a comedic genius when he is Dick Solomon in 3rd Rock and then does a fantastic job as Churchill in The Crown. What a range. :)

If you like British humour, like Fawlty and Monty, check out "Green Wing" on regular free youtube. Weirdest bunch of characters in a hospital. Some actors have gone on to become quite famous.

Bjeanj 07-23-2020 11:45 AM

Broadchurch on Netflix. Really good BBC series. We just started season 2. Stars David Tennant, who also played Dr. Who years ago.

Ecuadog 07-23-2020 11:57 AM

I really liked Unbelievable on Netflix. It started a little slow, but I'm glad I stuck with it.

Stu from NYC 07-23-2020 12:14 PM

We started with Prime Video a month or so ago and really enjoyed Bosch, Jack Ryan and Amazing Mrs Meisel.

Year ago had seen a few episodes of Burn Notice but now that we can get entire series started watching from beginning.

Will give Red Rock a try down the road a bit as we keep hearing good things about it.

Bosoxfan 07-23-2020 01:42 PM

Just finished American Playboy on Prime excellent series

The Shield on Hulu

Warehouse #13 on IMDB

I'll be Me Glen Campbell's last years
Neetflix- Longmire
The Ranch
Yellowstone
Ozark

Bonnevie 07-24-2020 07:14 AM

I just stumbled across a South Korean TV series called "Signal" on Netflix. Although the premise isn't something I usually go for...a found walkie talkie allows a detective profiler from 2015 to communicate with one in the past, I noticed it received best drama awards and best actress awards in it's country so I gave it a try. I think it's excellent...very suspenseful and despite using sub-titles I've grown very involved with the characters.

Stu from NYC 07-24-2020 08:08 AM

Watched the first episode of Rome yesterday on Prime video and enjoyed it but very disappointed that it was the only free episode being offered.

Madelaine Amee 08-16-2020 07:30 AM

I watched the newest episode of The Silk Road last night on BBC and thought it was excellent. I cannot get the rest of the series unless I pay for Curiosity Streaming which I am more than willing to do, but before doing so need some imput from other watching Curiosity.

I can buy regular for about $20 per year, but they are offering 4H for almost $60 per year. What is the difference and is it worth it?

Thanks.

Stu from NYC 08-16-2020 07:59 AM

Watching Burn Notice now on Prime and will finish Hannah in a day or two and contemplating the one to watch next.

Karadad 08-16-2020 08:13 AM

Those are all great ones!!! All of Breaking Bad, Ozark, Narcos, Narcos Mexico. Just started “Alone”.

Boomer 08-25-2020 06:34 PM

Madelaine Amee,

Thank you for this thread.

Last night we started watching “Gold Digger” on Acorn. Two episodes in.

Mr. Boomer did not like it.

I am intrigued. Who is this guy? (I thought about begging you to tell me. I am so curious and it looks like it will be a while before I can find out. But I will keep watching.)

Boomer

Nucky 08-25-2020 06:59 PM

Just finished a replay on every episode of The Blacklist! Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!

Up to Season Six on Chicago P.D. Love this show also!

Stu from NYC 08-25-2020 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 1822819)
Just finished a replay on every episode of The Blacklist! Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!

Up to Season Six on Chicago P.D. Love this show also!

Blacklist is an incredible show, interesting how they finished the last episode.

Watching Burn Notice, Vikings and also Goliath on Prime Video

Viperguy 08-26-2020 03:24 PM

Internet service?

Madelaine Amee 08-26-2020 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cgilcreast (Post 1823276)
Internet service?

Are you asking what service we are using .... I am on Xfinity or Comcast. So far, so good.

I am totally hooked on streaming. I absolutely love Curiosity site and I usually watch that during my down time in the mid afternoon. I like court room drama during my evening watching.

I went from having nothing to watch on cable to having too many choices now. :)

tophcfa 08-26-2020 09:31 PM

Check out the netflix production "Game Changer". As a life long carnivore it makes me take pause and think about the possibility of changing my diet going forward. I just watched it and have not made any changes yet, just thinking about it.

Dana1963 08-27-2020 09:57 AM

I too dropped cable/HBO use Neflix, Amazon, free streaming Cinema, Typhoon, Cat Mouse for TV shows (without commercials) and current movies. Movies are available within 30 days of theater showings sometimes sooner. For TV and locals Orlando we use NvisionTV. We went thru Comcast/Direct and Dish Network years ago because all they have in common is price increases.

Polar Bear 08-27-2020 02:13 PM

Wifey and I are watching Grimm. Enjoying the first season very much and most reviews say later seasons get better. :)

Boomer 08-31-2020 08:18 AM

This question is for Madelaine Amee — and for anyone else who watched Gold Digger.

Good morning,

I finished watching Gold Digger.

Now, I have a question for you. Did you trust that guy?

(I tried to look up whether there would be a second season but so far I can’t find any definite plan for that.)

I did not trust him. Maybe I am just being cynical in my interpretation. But 30 years sure seems to be 99% about the money. We most often see that kind of age difference with men being the older one. And though I am all for equality — either way, that many years — ??$$$.

I think, near the end, there was something thrown in by the writers that alluded to a Freudian issue. But, even so, that just adds to the creep-factor.

Am I being unromantic?

Boomer

Madelaine Amee 08-31-2020 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 1825888)
This question is for Madelaine Amee — and for anyone else who watched Gold Digger.

Good morning,

I finished watching Gold Digger.

Now, I have a question for you. Did you trust that guy?

(I tried to look up whether there would be a second season but so far I can’t find any definite plan for that.)

I did not trust him. Maybe I am just being cynical in my interpretation. But 30 years sure seems to be 99% about the money. We most often see that kind of age difference with men being the older one. And though I am all for equality — either way, that many years — ??$$$.

I think, near the end, there was something thrown in by the writers that alluded to a Freudian issue. But, even so, that just adds to the creep-factor.

Am I being unromantic?

Boomer

Hi Boomer: No I did not trust him. I think it is due to looking in the mirror and saying someone like that would not be interested in this. Now if all I was looking for was a qickie now and then yea I'd trust him, hell yes! I think my biggest fear would be having someone think he was my son ...............

Also, Boomer, her first husband had been very controlling and in the last episode Ben was becoming very controlling and over protective. I could never live with that. So no, I would not trust him at all.

Dean62 08-31-2020 09:44 AM

I've been watching some classic TV shows on Netflix. Finished all of the Star Trek original series. Currently watching all the original Twilight Zone espisodes. On Amazon Prime we are watching the World's Toughest Race

Ecuadog 08-31-2020 12:25 PM

I just finished watching the recently-released, fifth season of Rita on Netflix. I'm sorry that it's supposedly the last season.

Boomer 09-03-2020 05:12 PM

Coming Soon To A Recliner At Your House
 
Remember Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?

Netflix has a new show coming in mid-September. Ratched is the title. If you Google the title and Netflix, you will find the trailer. It’s worth a Google just to watch the trailer. It’s creepy even by itself.

They are calling it a prequel so I guess we are going to find out how that infamous nurse got her start. (shudder)


Edit: I did not watch this one. It had bad reviews when it came out, but mostly I chose not to because it looked like it would be too weird, gruesome, and creepy for me.

Jima64 09-04-2020 05:33 AM

Watching
 
Spiral on Hulu, Fear the walking Dead, really don't watch any network television anymore. Too many good shows to stream.

Boomer 10-03-2020 06:46 PM

Can’t teach an old dog. .
 
“New Tricks”

BBC on Amazon

Three brilliant detectives (old enough to have been living in TV for years) are called out of retirement to help solve cold cases. Each of the guys comes with his own baggage, quirks, and methods of detective work that get the job done, sometimes crossing the line — just a little.

This show is smart, funny, gives you a murder to solve, and no gore.

We are binge-watching right now — up to episode 4.

Boomer

Nucky 10-03-2020 09:19 PM

A couple of months back Youtube TV added on about $15 to the monthly bill and added 5 channels that I didn't need and don't want. Still a good deal at $65 a month.

Today they took away one Fox Sports Channel. It happened to be a Channel I really like. Not that I really care but where is the money back for losing a channel? Just an observation. Let's see how fair they are going to be now. :ohdear:

Stu from NYC 10-03-2020 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 1842422)
A couple of months back Youtube TV added on about $15 to the monthly bill and added 5 channels that I didn't need and don't want. Still a good deal at $65 a month.

Today they took away one Fox Sports Channel. It happened to be a Channel I really like. Not that I really care but where is the money back for losing a channel? Just an observation. Let's see how fair they are going to be now. :ohdear:

Unless people cancel they will do nothing

Madelaine Amee 10-04-2020 12:24 AM

We got addicted to Man Hunt with Martin Clunes AKA Doc Martin. Watched the first three episodes on Acorn. Then it disappeared. It is now available on Prime but you have to buy each episode to finish watching the rest of the episodes. Annoying.

Carla B 10-04-2020 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 1827829)
Remember Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?

Netflix has a new show coming in mid-September. Ratched is the title. If you Google the title and Netflix, you will find the trailer. It’s worth a Google just to watch the trailer. It’s creepy even by itself.

They are calling it a prequel so I guess we are going to find out how that infamous nurse got her start. (shudder)


Edit: I did not watch this one. It had bad reviews when it came out, but mostly I chose not to because it looked like it would be too weird, gruesome, and creepy for me.

My son highly recommended this show and we watched the first two episodes last night. He recommended it for the photography. It is set in the late 1940s and the cars, clothing, and scenery of the northern California coast are filmed in brilliant, almost startling, color.

I may turn it on from time to time, mute the sound, and glance at it to take in the setting. But at this point, the story line is exaggerated and all those things you said, mainly creepy.

Bjeanj 10-04-2020 10:15 AM

Madelaine Amee, I love this post and all the responses! I have been following it and been taking notes. :-)

Netflix-Enola Holmes (who is played by Millie Bobby Brown, from Stranger Things)

Apple TV+ - Ted Lasso. The character in this series, American college football coach Ted Lasso, is recruited to coach an English Premier League team, AFC Richmond, despite having no experience in association football. It is worth the time.

Madelaine Amee 10-04-2020 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Bjeanj (Post 1842728)
Madelaine Amee, I love this post and all the responses! I have been following it and been taking notes. :-)
.

Thank you ................. but, I cannot take the credit for this thread because Boomer has given us some greatt programs to watch. We are all limited to who we purchase as our provider, so unfortunately I am missing Netflex and Apple and Hulu, but there is so much available.

I actually find some great programs through You Tube, it takes some time to wade through everything on there, but I am watching a couple of archeological programs that I love, they are great fo filling a half hour slot.

I do think Streaming is going to become much more expensive, but the content is so extensive compared to cable that it is hard to argue with the cost. My husband watched an old John Wayne last night for 99cebts ,,,, cannot beat that.

oldtimes 10-07-2020 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 1842389)
“New Tricks”

BBC on Amazon

Three brilliant detectives (old enough to have been living in TV for years) are called out of retirement to help solve cold cases. Each of the guys comes with his own baggage, quirks, and methods of detective work that get the job done, sometimes crossing the line — just a little.

This show is smart, funny, gives you a murder to solve, and no gore.

We are binge-watching right now — up to episode 4.

Boomer


Great show Boomer, thanks for the tip. We are now enjoying it also.

LI SNOWBIRD 10-07-2020 10:17 AM

Great picture of yourself!

eweissenbach 10-07-2020 10:33 AM

Started “Schitts Creek” last night, watching the first four episodes. If you liked Eugene Levy and Catherine OHara in Christopher Guests movies, you will probably like this. A bonus is Chris Elliott as the mayor of Schitts Creek. This series recently garnered every award it was nominated for in at the Emmy Awards.

Jima64 10-07-2020 10:51 AM

yes
 
The Dublin Murders off of one of the Sling channels.

Steveccnj 10-07-2020 04:04 PM

The Man in the High Castle
Ozark
Altered Carbon
Dark (German SciFi w/sub titles)
Upload
Travelers
Cobra Kai - silly but watchable
Star Trek Discovery

Madelaine Amee 10-07-2020 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 1842389)
“New Tricks”

BBC on Amazon

Three brilliant detectives (old enough to have been living in TV for years) are called out of retirement to help solve cold cases. Each of the guys comes with his own baggage, quirks, and methods of detective work that get the job done, sometimes crossing the line — just a little.

This show is smart, funny, gives you a murder to solve, and no gore.

We are binge-watching right now — up to episode 4.

Boomer

Boomer, thanks for reminding us abut Old Tricks. Cute show, easy to watch and fun. Last night I watched her in the episode dealing with forged art, she is gorgeous when she is done up, really very attractive, but what a mouth.

I have been watching The Yorkshire Vet for the last part of our evening. I find if I watch politics I am up most of the night, but the Yorkshire Vet is just so relaxing and easy to watch.

Madelaine Amee 10-17-2020 07:08 AM

Streaming, having to pay for more sites and more questions
 
Has anyone noticed that more and more sites for streaming are starting to charge.

I downloaded PBS as a free site. Watched Masterpiece Flesh and Blood Episodes 1 and 2, great mystery show and I am hooked. Then to get Episode 3 I had to either join PBS Passport with a monthly charge of $5.99 or I can pick it up on several other British sites and pay by the episode.

This also happened with another really good crime show my husband was watching. I know the cost is far cheaper than going out to the movies, but I have already purchased the main site where it is located and cannot get more than two episodes. Am I correct in thinking that the original show has been purchased from the BBC and to watch it you have to pay either the BBC or the site that buys it.

Also, does anyone know what the new Exfinity Peacock is all about. I got a full page blurb from them recently asking me to sign up for it, but with no cost provided.

Madelaine Amee 10-17-2020 07:13 AM

New subject
 
I recently lost two sites I pay for and it turned out that ROKU was managing these sites, and ROKU was updating their software and my sites got eaten.

I have never used Geek Squad, but in desperation after hours of trying to reach someone at Roku, I went in and had someone come to the house. I think he was about 12 yrs old and had been born with a coputer in his hands, it took him all of 10 mins to clear my problem, he then cleaned up my treaming site and got rid of a load of mess. It was the best money we have ever paid. If anyone is interested, I have his card and will gladly give you his name on PM. He is only available through Geek Squad at this time. But ................. Nice young guy, great personality.


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