Thanks. Looks a good one for with the wife. Shame it's not on Prime Japan.
Television Lack of interest in TV and Films
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I'll share some stuff I've seen and enjoyed, maybe you'll like some of it. In no particular order;
Netflix
Breaking Bad
The Big bang Theory
Friends
Prison Break
Power
Suits
Gotham
Fresh Prince of Belair
The last Kindgom
Peaky Blinders
Narcos
Mad Men
Chapo
The People Vs OJ Simpson
Manhunt: Unabomber
Sons of Anarchy
Daredevil
Orange is the new black
IT Crowd
The Get Down
Arrested Development
Ozark
Good Girls
Working Moms
On my Block
Kims Convenience
Titans
House of Cards
Sacred Games
Narcos Mexico
Amazon Prime
Vikings
The man in the high castle
4 blocks
Sneaky Pete
The Boys
Black Sails
Other Internet sources
Fraiser
The Sopranos
The Wire
The Shield
Stuff in blue is comedy.
Stuff in red the wife might like too.
Stuff in green is under rated and a little different
Ey, so, what's yer 'hing?
Manhunt: Unabomber is one of my favourites of recent years, I've watched that a few times.
I've seen quite a few of those listed, which is probably why I'm stuck.
Ozark, Vikings, Narcos, Last Kingdom are probably the ones I've been tempted by but havent watched so far, for whatever reason.
Mad Men would be good, but not available on either Netflix or Prime Japan. That would easily fill the current gap.
Highlight which ones you've seen and i'll give you my opinions on the rest.
Of those you listed my preference is;
1. Vikings
2. Narcos
3. Ozark/Last Kingdom
Mad Men is an excellent show, i'd watch it ahead of all of the above 4, it's something you can enjoy with your partner. Very different to these shows, which are a bit violent.
wow, you've seen a lot of the same TV as me.
Right....
Power - Its about a gangster who becomes a businessman, wants to leave the life behind, it won't let him go. In terms of quality, a bit like Suits. You'll watch it and enjoy it, the last season is a joke, but it's not Breaking bad. Still enjoyable tv to pass the time. 6.5/10.
The last kingdom - Watch Vikings instead, it's the much better show. This is still a good show in it's own right, but a 7/10 really. Still very enjoyable and it's only the dodgy accent on the main character which puts you off a little.
Mad Men - Epic, a show about an ad agency in the 50's i think. Covers love, women in the workplace, a mans relationship with his past, loads of stuff, lots of criss crossing stories. Thoroughly enjoyable. 9/10, maybe even a 10, certainly in it's own Genre.
Chapo - A series about the mexican gangster Chapo. Really good, but not as good as Narcos. Still worth a watch. 7.5 or an 8/10.
The get down - Very quirky, very different. A tale of some young lads growing up with hip hop and disco. Very different to anything else on our list, solid 8/10 at least. I'd reccomend, it's a short show too, i think it's only 10 episodes.
Ozark - A show about a man who becomes an accountant for gangsters. Covers his family and their role in it. A bit dark, not as violent always, but quite edgy. 7 or 8.
Good Girls - 3 suburban housewives need money so they become robbers. Quite a light show overall, but really heavy in parts. It does toy with your emotions sometimes. 7.5/10.
Working Moms - it's about mums who have babies and families and them balancing their work lives with their family lives. Quite funny, and actually well made. I'm a bloke, i did not expect to enjoy this show, but actually i did. 7/10.
On my Block - American teens, love stories, some gangs, some funny capers, relatively light. 6 or 7/10. its fun to watch, you won't rewatch.
Kims Convenience - Light comedy, about some Korean immigrants. idk if you are Japanese or living in Japan, but being of immigrant stock i could relate to some of it. 6/10. Worth a giggle.
Titans - Very heavy dark super hero show. Not sure if they're heroes or not though, more like powerful beings. Apparently it's a comic too, so the fans will kill me if i say anything out of place. 6/10 for me, but will defo be watching the next season.
Narcos Mexico - very good, picks up where narcos stops. No escobar, so a massive let down for me, but still a very good show. 8/10.
Vikings - 9/10. Very violent, very gory, probably factually inaccurate, but a great viking show. Everything i imagined vikings to be. You will enjoy.
4 blocks - A german show about Turkish gangsters based in a German city. Some aspects of friendship, love, trust, betrayal, power struggles, touches on trying to fit in. 7/5 or 8/10.
Sneaky Pete - Pete is a conman, steals a mans identity, tries to con his family, gets sucked into the families problems. Really good show though. 8/10.
Also i missed out an absolute GEM, a solid 9/10. Life in Peices on Amazon prime. 4 short stories, 5 minutes a story, all linked to one family. Funny mostly, a little bit of emotion at times. I loved watching this show to switch off, my wife loved it too.
Thanks, a few in there that I will give a try
Totally agree. I thought it was just me getting older.
Especially tv programmes (UK) are in the main mind numbingly boring and full of clichés. Cheap and tacky at best.
One of the few articles on culture that has aged well
Do you enjoy music?
I do feel a bit like you, lots of stuff I can't get excited about so I watch (new) tv/films very rarely. I maybe rewatch reliable good stuff too much though.
I do feel a bit like you, lots of stuff I can't get excited about so I watch (new) tv/films very rarely. I maybe rewatch reliable good stuff too much though.
I mostly enjoy sitcoms, mystery thrillers and comedy films. Feels like they've just stopped making any good ones nowadays, so my interest in tv and films has dropped over the last few years.