Recommended series (TV)

[Ned Christiansen]

I took a cursory look and didn't see another thread where this would fit. If I missed it, apologies and mods, and I'll be happy to repost this in the right place.

So...... post Mandalorian, post Homeland, post Yellowstone, Bosch, The Boys, etc., what's good now? Here's where I've been lately and found them good--

The Family Man. A product if India but I'm telling you, give it a 1.5 episode try, I really liked it. It is in English. I think originally there were conversations in Hindi but they are dubbed back to English. Indian CT cops, some comedic personal quirks and situation but pretty good writing and acting. The gunplay, much better than one has a right to expect from a total non-gun culture.

Low Winter Sun. Detroit homicide cops doing the wrong thing to get the right things done. Loved it because as a Michigander there's some weird fascination to me seeing the decay in Detroit but rooting for the city to overcome it. I've been to all those places. The city as a whole is not as bad as they show it but there are areas. Good writing and acting again although it's from 2013.

Goliath-- maybe a year ago. Could not stay with it.

[JediGuy]

Goliath’s two seasons were good, I dropped off the third about an episode in.

Better Call Saul is good, I think the final season is out but not on streaming yet.

Fauda has been worth watching.

[Inkslinger]

Yellowstone. Oops, I didn’t see you mentioned that. The Sinner on Netflix is pretty good.

[arptsprt]

We’ve been looking for something too... everyone has different tastes and preferences but some that we’ve watched lately include:

Ted Lasso - Apple TV+ (ATV) - feel good, funny and well done.

Tehran - ATV - Israeli spy thriller. Decent.

For All Mankind - ATV. Alternate history. Decent.

Mad Dogs - Prime. Comedy, drama, crime. Pretty good. Different.


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[SteyrAUG]

Originally on AMC and now on Netflix, Turn: Washington's Spies is especially well done.

[Vandal]

Currently re-watching Chuck on Amazon Prime. Good, mindless TV that just entertains me. Also has Yvonne Strahovski as the female lead, thank me later.

[joeyjoe]

Agreed, Turn: Washington's Spies is fantastic. Highly recommended for people interested in late 18th century N. American history.

Other exceptional shows off the top of my head:
1) Barkskins (17th century Algonquian, Iroquoian, Anglo, Franco history)
2) Taboo (dark, early 19th century England)
3) HBO's John Adams (highest degree of historicity of any AWI depiction I've ever seen...and I've seen em all. Spectacular treatment of the Jefferson/Adams dynamics).
4) Raised by Wolves (Ridley Scott science fiction)
5) Peaky Blinders (early 20th century England)
6) The King (Henry V era England)

[just a scout]

Battlestar Galactica 2003
The Americans
Vikings
The Witcher
Wu Assassin


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[gunnerblue]

I enjoy Snowfall from FX, also streaming on Hulu. Also just started rewatching Justified. Black Sails is also a series I've watched three times and will do so again.

[Ned Christiansen]

Turn was the best! Finished it a couple years ago. Not a series but a friend loaned me John Adams on DVD a couple years ago that was great.

The Americans was good but after a couple seasons I kinda just started forgetting to watch it. Battlestar Galactica, yeah. Anything with robots get me and.... well, you know the other thing.

Raised By Wolves looks right up my alley but my co-watcher put up a wall on certain things. Somer eally good suggestions here that are shows I saw previews of and said "that's next" and then forgot-- like Tehran and Barkskins.

Oh I see John Adams was mentioned. It's always enjoyable when you start something and you go, crap, they cast that guy as the main character? He's always a greasy weasel / loser / pervert, what the....? And then he plays the part superbly. Kudos to Paul Giamatti. Always thought he played his parts well but didn't know he could break out of the mold so well.