On Prime..
The Sands of Iwo Jima Starring: John Wayne
I know I've seen this multiple times over many years
but I was bored and didn't remember over half of what
I saw.
For a film from 1950..It was great!

Indy, I know, the character list is intimidatingly enormous. I am a bit worried about it, but I'm not ashamed to Wiki-cheat!

SoulfishHawk wrote:Stoked for another season of Ozark. Such a killer show.

We're bout halfway through the new season. I love Wendy's story arc.........she's gone from innocent blindsided mom and wife to full on gangster.

Sgt. Largent wrote:

Hawk-Lock wrote:

Hey there all you cool cats and kittens.


Joe actually doesn't have a bad voice, he's just so damn cheesy. This doc is bananas, so nuts that when one of his employees gets her arm ripped clean off by a tiger, they decide to just gloss over it and interview her with no arm.

That's how much crazy redneck insanity is packed into this show, the producers are like "hey she got her arm ripped off.............MOVIN ON!!"

Except it's not his voice in the videos..........

ZorntoLargent wrote:

Sgt. Largent wrote:

Hawk-Lock wrote:

Hey there all you cool cats and kittens.


Joe actually doesn't have a bad voice, he's just so damn cheesy. This doc is bananas, so nuts that when one of his employees gets her arm ripped clean off by a tiger, they decide to just gloss over it and interview her with no arm.

That's how much crazy redneck insanity is packed into this show, the producers are like "hey she got her arm ripped off.............MOVIN ON!!"

Except it's not his voice in the videos..........

Garth Brooks? All country singers sound the same so hard to tell.

Even an expert on the subject of murder has weighed in on the Baskin incident...

O.J. Simpson (@TheRealOJ32) Tweeted:
Tiger Sashimi #TigerKing https://t.co/VuQzT3OAvM https://twitter.com/TheRealOJ32/status/ ... 50144?s=20

On Prime, Eastbound & Down
I have never seen a series quite like this one.
If you like baseball and Tiger King then check
this out...

If anyone is into monster movies, I recommend Sweetheart on Netflix.

As for shows, I really liked Slasher, and I am currently on S3 of Ozark. My brother & his wife are really into that show "You", all those shows are also on Netflix.

Ozark 3 was great. On My Block 3 kind of lost me. Still need to try Hunters. Westworld is really cool but I don't understand wtf is going on.

These days I'm mostly just watching YouTube videos of people unboxing and eating old military rations.

Getting a free month of EPIX from YouTubeTV and I'm really digging their War of the Worlds series about halfway through the season. Berlin Station was solid too.

Now that we're all quarantined together with our wives, I know it's hard to find good couples shows that are interesting for both people, so I thought I'd give you guys a list of shows my wife and I both like to watch (and have watched).

Killing Eve (Hulu/BBC)
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Fleabag (Amazon)
The End of the F'ng World (Netflix)
Dead to Me (Netflix)
Better Things (FX)
Russian Doll (Netflix)
Afterlife (Netflix)
Escape at Dannemora (Showtime mini-series)
Sharp Objects (HBO mini-series)
Atypical (Netflix)
Bodyguard (Netflix)


That's a good start for anyone needing some much needed binge worthy couple's watch material. Feel free to add to my list.

Sgt. Largent wrote:Now that we're all quarantined together with our wives, I know it's hard to find good couples shows that are interesting for both people, so I thought I'd give you guys a list of shows my wife and I both like to watch (and have watched).

Killing Eve (Hulu/BBC)
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Fleabag (Amazon)
The End of the F'ng World (Netflix)
Dead to Me (Netflix)
Better Things (FX)
Russian Doll (Netflix)
Afterlife (Netflix)
Escape at Dannemora (Showtime mini-series)
Sharp Objects (HBO mini-series)
Atypical (Netflix)
Bodyguard (Netflix)


That's a good start for anyone needing some much needed binge worthy couple's watch material. Feel free to add to my list.

Afterlife was fantastic. Thanks for the list I feel like I am starting to run out of things to watch. I will have to try some of the others.

My wife and I liked Travelers on netflix.

Well sitting here suffering from vertigo so I watched ozark s3. Great season again! Although i read it may get cancelled which would be awful.

Wrong Missy was pretty good
The wife loved it , decent comedy and we could all probably use aa good laugh

Wife and I have been digging into Schitt's Creek. Holy Hell the son (David) has us belly laughing at least twice an episode. If you are in need of some good laughs check it out. Good humor all around but David is the true treasure.

'Primal' on Adult Swim was pretty great. 5 episodes (so far) of animated dinosaur violence. Basic premise, cave man and a t-rex become friends after both their families are killed by bigger t-rex's. There is no dialogue, but the visual storytelling is fantastic.

Space Force is my new favorite. Steve Carrell and John Malkovich are hilarious. Good cast, good quips and timing...Worth the watch.

Kind of late to the party but just finished The Outsider. Felt it should have been 6-7 episodes, few of them were 100% filler. Pretty typical Stephen King dud of an ending but the transition from episode 9 ending to first 15 min of 10 was terrific. Great acting, directing, editing, etc as is expected for HBO shows. Very clearly built for a second season. Wasn't my favorite show but anything led by Ben Mendelsohn deserves a chance. Maybe it can pull a Leftovers and improve past the source material into a supernatural detective show.

Just starting I know this much is true, also on HBO. So far Mark Ruffalo knocks it out of the park in both roles.

Sgt. Largent wrote:My two favorite shows of 2019 were Chernobyl and The Boys.............and The Boys is the surprise hit of the year, hands down. Very little buzz and hype for such a highly produced and awesome show.

Fantastic premise, "what would happen if superheroe's were corrupted and amoral a*hole," and even better execution. Dude who plays Homelander is insanely good.

IMO, the premise is actually just "What if superheroes were real?"

Look how power corrupts in politics. Imagine the average politician with superhero powers.

I Know This Much Is True on HBO is really good. Sad, depressing, dark and devoid of basically any semblance of hope or happiness, but really good. Ruffalo is phenomenal here with multiple roles.

IF you guys are craving a non PC/woke show that reminds you of the good old glory days of 80's boobie suspense movies and tv shows, check out White Lines on Netflix.

It's not high art, but the production is insane, and it's just a fun easy show to get into.....especially if you need a show to watch with your lady friend. Lots of eye candy.

Cool, been eye-ballin' that one. Will check it out.

I hope folks don't mind if I post in this thread using "Netflix" sort-of generically for streaming services, since I think they are different in Australia to the US.

I can heartily recommend "Years and Years" which is a 2019 BBC/HBO production for TV.

Wikipedia: "The six-part series follows the British Manchester-based Lyons family: Daniel is married to Ralph, Stephen and Celeste worry about their kids, Rosie is looking for a new partner, and Edith is engaged in one humanitarian cause after another. Presiding over them all is Gran, the imperious Muriel. All their lives converge on one crucial night in 2019, and the story accelerates into the future, following the lives and loves of the Lyons over the next 15 years as Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances."

Another is "War of the Worlds" - specifically this is a 2019 TV series

Wikipedia: "War of the Worlds is a television series produced by Fox Networks Group and StudioCanal-backed Urban Myth Films. The series is written by Howard Overman, and directed by Gilles Coulier and Richard Clark. The series is a loose adaptation of the H.G. Wells 1898 novel of the same name, and is the third television adaptation of the Wells Martian invasion novel. War of the Worlds consists of eight episodes, and first premiered in France on October 28, 2019. It has been renewed for a second season."

"The series takes place in present-day Europe, but it serves as a re-imagining of the classic H.G. Wells' novel.

In this new take on War Of The Worlds, when astronomers detect a transmission from another star, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. Earth's population waits for further contact with bated breath, but does not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out, with just pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world. As alien ships appear in the sky, the survivors ask a burning question — who are these attackers and why are they hell-bent on our destruction?"

It gets a lot of dreadful reviews on imdb.com but I'm riveted! The invaders are not from Mars, and it is indeed only very loosely based on the original novel, although I admit I have never read it. I've never seen either of the movies, either, or the other two TV adaptations.

Comments, anyone?

Kingdom on Netflix. Not the Korean zombie one, but there's an American show called Kingdom too. Stars Frank Grillo, he's an old MMA fighter, now has a gym, his sons fight now. It ended in 2017, but was on 3 years, 40 episodes. I guess it was a DirectTV show?? Never knew such a thing existed.

I loved it, I haven't binged watched a show that hard in a long time. If you like fighting, $ex, drugs, and adult drama..... there ya go.

https://popculture.com/sports/news/king ... streaming/

Away with Hillary Swank is absolutely brilliant. Just finished all 10 episodes and it far exceeded my expectations on just about every level.

Aros wrote:Away with Hillary Swank is absolutely brilliant. Just finished all 10 episodes and it far exceeded my expectations on just about every level.

Watched it and agree, who doesn't love a Character named Misha also.

I wonder if there is a second season coming or not, seems like a lot of Netflix shows that were doing ok to well have been cancelled if there is a lot of CGI stuff in them.

It doesn't really strike me as a series meant to continue, it felt like a solid one off series, but then again I could see the potential for one if they really wanted to.

It's cheesy as hell, but anyone who grew up with the Karate Kid has to check out Cobra Kai.

Two seasons out now on Netflix, both Ralph Macchio and William Zabka do a great job, especially Zabka. In a PC world the Johnny Lawrence character spewing offensive stuck in the 80's one liners is a breath of fresh air.

Again, super cheesy, but has enough humor and heart to keep you binging, as well as some great cameos from old cast members.

Watched the first two seasons of Cobra Kai when they aired on Youtube Premium and really enjoyed it. I'm interested to see what happens with season 3. Apparently they had already filmed it and it was going through post production when the pandemic shut everything down. Netflix should release it sometime next year.

I'm about 4 episodes in to season 1, digging it so far.

SeatownJay wrote:Watched the first two seasons of Cobra Kai when they aired on Youtube Premium and really enjoyed it. I'm interested to see what happens with season 3. Apparently they had already filmed it and it was going through post production when the pandemic shut everything down. Netflix should release it sometime next year.

Gotta bring back Elisabeth Shue right?

She's been working on The Boys on Amazon and some other projects, but now that the producers have Netflix's brinks truck of cash, I see no reason why they can't get her on board.

I was surprised by Cobra Kai, I started it up, thinking this is going to be awful, what a joke!

Was wrong, I got sucked in! Johnny is hilarious, very entertaining show.

PS Have anyone started Kingdom yet?

twisted_steel2 wrote:I was surprised by Cobra Kai, I started it up, thinking this is going to be awful, what a joke!

Was wrong, I got sucked in! Johnny is hilarious, very entertaining show.

PS Have anyone started Kingdom yet?

Started watching this after post(s) in here.
If you liked the original movies you will like this show
The dojo and cars live on

Ratched. Just two episodes in and I can tell you it’s yet another worthy Netflix Original to binge.

Seems like on Cobra Kai Johnny is the protagonist the main one. Really in the movies he came off a jerk. But now he is like an anti-hero.

Anyone ever see this video from 2015? He made the case Daniel was the bully the whole time, this was years before the show. He actually makes some good points. It's interesting the show kinda picks up on this idea (though not as exaggerated)

twisted_steel2 wrote:Anyone ever see this video from 2015? He made the case Daniel was the bully the whole time, this was years before the show. He actually makes some good points. It's interesting the show kinda picks up on this idea (though not as exaggerated)

Too funny..Good find

Can't wait to check out Rached. Cuckoo's Nest is my all time favorite movie. She's a great actress too. Glad to hear it's solid.

Apologies if I'm repeating myself here (I can't remember!)...
LOVED these listed below. And I am a notoriously lazy "watcher", if you know what I mean. I always have books I am reading, when it is leisure time. In contrast, my father always said he needed more reading time, because he spent so much time watching things on TV.

The Salisbury Poisonings (4 episodes of one hour approx) - UK
War of the Worlds (8 episodes of one hour approx) - UK/French
Years and Years (6 episodes of one hour approx) - UK

Lovecraft Country - watched first episode and enjoyed it. Haven't watched further yet, and I'd appreciate any opinions, please!

Aros wrote:It doesn't really strike me as a series meant to continue, it felt like a solid one off series, but then again I could see the potential for one if they really wanted to.

Weird thing about that show, which I have to say, I totally loved, was that last year I sat down to write a television show almost exactly in the same format.

It was very interesting how similar the characters were to the characters I'd developed, the pace of the story, the manner of story telling, going back and forth in time for each. It felt like I was watching a very re-written and completed version of what I had started, which was super neat.

The point I was going to make in all of that, however, was that my whole thought process going in was in regards to The Expanse, which I absolutely love. I thought it would be neat to bridge the gap from our modern times to the time leading up to that of the first season of The Expanse. My first season was going to be a time period of the trip from Earth to Mars and basically popping the tent for the first colony. All the filler throughout the season was jumping back and forth in time for each character. Anyways, you get the drift.

The subsequent seasons would each span 20-30 years, with aging apparent throughout the seasons, the Mars colony expanding rapidly, the technology expanding rapidly, till what, 6-8 seasons and we're looking at The Expanse...

Anyways, loved Away, it was great.

Finished watching Ratched this weekend. If you're a fan of American Horror Story, you'll love it. It honestly felt like Ryan Murphy and Sarah Paulson just decided to stealth make a new season of that show.

Yeah I really enjoyed Ratched. Definitely binge-worthy.

Aros wrote:Yeah I really enjoyed Ratched. Definitely binge-worthy.

Looking forward to season 2, it was a whole lot of her back story and set up, going forward should be interesting, at least we know now where she developed that demeanor in the One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest even if subtlety displayed.

Zebulon Dak wrote:Ozark 3 was great. On My Block 3 kind of lost me. Still need to try Hunters. Westworld is really cool but I don't understand wtf is going on.

These days I'm mostly just watching YouTube videos of people unboxing and eating old military rations.

Steve1989MREInfo?

I love that channel. I also watch Ashens... not MRE's, but he eats a bunch of old crap.

My new favorite channel is Matt's Off Road Recovery. I don't drive off road and he's the hillbilliest of looking guys but I just can't get enough of him pulling out rental cars from the Utah sands.

SonicHawk wrote:

Zebulon Dak wrote:Ozark 3 was great. On My Block 3 kind of lost me. Still need to try Hunters. Westworld is really cool but I don't understand wtf is going on.

These days I'm mostly just watching YouTube videos of people unboxing and eating old military rations.

Steve1989MREInfo?

I love that channel. I also watch Ashens... not MRE's, but he eats a bunch of old crap.

My new favorite channel is Matt's Off Road Recovery. I don't drive off road and he's the hillbilliest of looking guys but I just can't get enough of him pulling out rental cars from the Utah sands.

Hahahaha yes!! MRE Steve is the best! We spend a lot of time trying to theorize on what the rest of his life is like. Probably very unsuccessfully. But you know, he helped get us through lockdown.

The Haunting of Bly Manor (the newest "The Haunting of" series developed by Mike Flanagan of "The Haunting of Hill House" fame) is another excellent offering and completely binge-worthy. I love how he uses a lot of the same cast from Hill House. Same great acting, same creepy elements and twists...Loved it.

Watched Vampires vs. The Bronx tonight before the game. It's an entertaining little movie. Nothing spectacular, but there are worse ways to spend an hour and a half.

Aros wrote:The Haunting of Bly Manor (the newest "The Haunting of" series developed by Mike Flanagan of "The Haunting of Hill House" fame) is another excellent offering and completely binge-worthy. I love how he uses a lot of the same cast from Hill House. Same great acting, same creepy elements and twists...Loved it.

I'm only 3 episodes in but I'm not finding it as gripping as Hill House. Still that good dark, creepy vibe though. The kids are excellent.

Zebulon Dak wrote:

Aros wrote:The Haunting of Bly Manor (the newest "The Haunting of" series developed by Mike Flanagan of "The Haunting of Hill House" fame) is another excellent offering and completely binge-worthy. I love how he uses a lot of the same cast from Hill House. Same great acting, same creepy elements and twists...Loved it.

I'm only 3 episodes in but I'm not finding it as gripping as Hill House. Still that good dark, creepy vibe though. The kids are excellent.

Oh I still think Hill House was superb and superior, but this is very good as well. Definitely keep watching.

Definitely more a mind bender horror take. I enjoyed it.