Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

joe40

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118031928#Comment_118031928

The British French on was really good imo. I enjoyed it more than the Scandinavian one.

Homelander

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118029659#Comment_118029659

Third season was the last and was planned as the last so it is "complete", but while I genuinely liked the first season apart from the finale and the direction the story went, I thought S2 and S3 were completely awful.

Need a Username

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118031836#Comment_118031836

Yes - the tunnel. The crime occurs in the Channel Tunnel.

Need a Username

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118032400#Comment_118032400

Okay thanks.

cdgalwegian

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118031836#Comment_118031836

And a German/Austrian one, called Der Pass. It's pretty good (though it's on Sky).

B.A._Baracus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117822780#Comment_117822780

He actually was.

Sky One used to show Bob Ross in the mid-90s. But it was on like 10am week days.

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118030399#Comment_118030399

Only watched episode one but rather like it so far. Bar the really awful OTT music.

Stone Deaf 4evr

was watching 'Maid' with herself, and we got as far as episode 6 before pulling the plug and googling what happens.

I think its possibly the most anxiety inducing thing we've ever watched, definitely not the sort of thing to watch if you want to relax and forget your troubles.

peteeeed

Howards End - When a husband, acting in his family's "best interest," does not accept his wife's deathbed wish, providence dictates that he pay for his duplicity

The Next Three Days - When his wife becomes a murder suspect and is sent to prison, a professor plots a meticulous plan to take back her freedom and reunite his family.

Quo vadis, Aida? (Serbian) - In 1995 Srebrenica, a translator strives to protect her family from Serbian troops and help thousands of civilians seeking protection at the U.N. base.

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peteeeed

https://twitter.com/NetflixUK/status/1450137176692383744?s=20

https://twitter.com/NetflixUK/status/1450137176692383744?s=20

FunLover18

I watched Phil Wang's special over the weekend, having enjoyed him on Taskmaster I was a bit disappointed. It was funny but fairly generic and tame, it didn't jump out in the same way that James Acaster's specials did. Still enjoyable though.

Charlie19

I watched a Norwegian movie last night staring Naomi Rapace.

The Trip... It's about a strange couple going through a bad relationship and set out on a weekend get away to their holiday home in the woods.

This is a crazy dark comedy and I enjoyed every minute of it, totally bonkers and loads of over the top fun.

Earthhorse

Anyone else having difficulty streaming tonight? Works on my iPad but not on my Mac. The browse screen won’t even load for me, just a blank page.

Gremlinertia

Finished Perfume the other day. German murder thriller, quite good, kept me guessing and didn't hang about too much..

dr.kenneth noisewater

Like others loved Chestnut man and moved onto Valhalla murders now

Caranica

Playing fine on my Vodafone TV box

S.M.B.

Had problems on the nowtv Netflix app so assume it's related.

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118038584#Comment_118038584

Both really good, chestnut man probably slightly better for me

johnny_ultimate

Quo Vadis, Aida? has been added - one of the best films of the past year. Set largely in a UN base, it focuses on one translator’s effort to save her family against the backdrop of the Srebrenica massacre. It’s a compassionate study of the human response to unspeakable horror, but also a damning critique of those who do nothing to save lives or hide behind heartless formalities in times of disaster. Not an easy watch, but an essential one.

peteeeed

The Spokeswoman (Spanish) María de Jesús Patricio -- also known as Marichuy -- is the first Indigenous woman to run for president of Mexico, with a modest but radical campaign

Theo Von: Regular People - Comedian and podcaster Theo Von holds court with some wild tales about "regular people" from his small-town life in this stand-up special.

In for a Murder (Polish) - A stay-at-home mom and avid reader of crime stories discovers the deepest secrets of a small town's residents while investigating a woman's murder

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Man Vs ManUre

The Bridge was shown on bbc4 about a year ago over few Sat/Sun nights. I missed it, and it’s a tough one to catch on any tv or streaming. It’s one of the few big series I haven’t seen.

Amazon Prime seems to have season 2 of the US version. I like all things Mexico/Juarez but can’t watch it without seeing season 1. I don’t believe it’s up to the heights of the original Swedish show anyway.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I see Maid is doing big numbers. I don't see a lot of conversation around it (outside of here) so I'm pleasantly surprised. It's on track to beat The Queen's Gambit as Netflix's most watched scripted limited series. I haven't gotten to finish it yet because my broadband has been off for a week and won't be back for another week, but with only 2 eps left it's one of the best shows I've watched this year, and definitely one of Netflix's best original series.

https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1450564897599754244?s=20

S.M.B.

I certainly prefer it over The Queens Gambit. I hope it's success leads to other similar shows been green lit and not an unnecessary move away from it being a limited season and developing a second season instead.

peteeeed

Found - After DNA tests reveal them to be cousins, three girls adopted by different American families travel to China in hopes of meeting their birth parents.

Stuck Together (French) - When Paris goes into lockdown during the pandemic, the quirky residents of an apartment building must adjust to a new life -- and one another.

Night Teeth - A young driver picks up two mysterious women for a night of party hopping. But when his passengers reveal their true nature, he must fight to stay alive

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The Raging Bile Duct

Night Teeth looks like it could be fun.

archfi

Stuck Together is going on my list

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I've had Found on my list since I saw the trailer a few weeks ago. All 3 of those sound good actually. Raging I'm without Internet at home for another week! 😤

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Interesting article about Netflix viewing figures here. I knew about the 2 minutes watching being counted as viewers but the completion rates are interesting. They're also changing the way they do it, counting hours watched instead of number of viewers.

https://twitter.com/guardianculture/status/1450775947334938625?s=20

CastorTroy

I had a quick read of the article. Wouldn't that mean shows with longer/more episodes would rank higher?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118048187#Comment_118048187

Yeah, it still doesn't seem like the best metric for viewing figures, to be honest. The completion stats are probably the only ones that seem relevant. It mentions in there too that Sex Education launched on the same day as Squid Games and did just as well but hasn't had any of the fanfare. I suppose anyone watching S3 of Sex Education on the day it's released has already seen S1&2, so already has an account, and probably has for a while. Hyping something new up is maybe more likely to attract people who haven't got accounts. It's especially weird considering, as people have pointed out, there are shows/films very similar to Squid Game, Alice in Borderland being the obvious one, that have been on Netflix for ages but didn't get any of the hype or promotion.

I was hugely surprised when Netflix renewed Warrior Nun for a second season. Apart from releasing a trailer for it they didn't give it much attention or promote it, but apparently it had really big numbers globally in it's month of release, and presumably a high completion rate, and yet most people probably don't even know it's on there, never mind that there's a 2nd season coming.

It's interesting to see the company in the UK figured out better ways of measuring things and are making money off it. Good for them.