What have you binged due to quarantine that you wouldn't have looked twice at otherwise?

[Timbo]

Thread title speaks for itself.

I've binged a number of shows - old and new - during quarantine that I probably never would've watched if I had been allowed to get out of my house and socialise on the weekend. I thought perhaps some others were in the same boat, and it could be a bit of fun to share and see if we have any recommendations?

• Justified - Amazon Prime. Timothy Olyphant as a US Marshal in rural Kentucky. Walton Goggins being full Walton Goggins. Awesome, would watch again.
• Psych - Amazon Prime. Terrible police procedural show. Continually asked myself why I was still watching.
• Longmire - Netflix. Started strong until I realised it was essentially Misomer Murders set in Wyoming. Also shoehorned a nonsense lovestory in for the last two seasons.
• Banshee - Foxtel on Demand. How had I never heard of this show? Show about a criminal who has to impersonate the dead sheriff of a small town. Awesome.
• Futureman - Foxtel on Demand. Another one that seems to have gone under the radar. Comedy about a dude who beats a video game and discovers that it was a test to work out who the saviour of the world would be. Hilarious and pokes fun at time travel and post-apocalyptic tropes. Only 30 odd episodes.
• Dispatches from Elsewhere - Amazon Prime. Show about four strangers who find themselves in the middle of an augmented reality game. Really quirky. Ending very divisive, not sure if I loved or hated it.
• Lodge 49 - Amazon Prime. Surreal but feel good show about a down on his luck guy that joins a fraternal society. I thought it was phenomenal, but it got axed on a cliffhanger after two seasons.
• High Fidelity - SBS On Demand. Very faithful adaptation of the book by Nick Hornby. I loved the book and the movie with John Cusack, was expecting this to suck but it's awesome and would highly recommend to anyone who liked them too.
• Ballers - Foxtel on Demand. Basically Entourage, but about NFL players instead of actors and Dwayne Johnson as the Ari Gold. It's fine. Perfect to have on whilst cleaning the house.
• For All Mankind - Apple+. Alternate history about what would've happened if the Russians made it to the moon first. It won't appeal to everyone (it's very 'woke', which doesn't bother me but will irk some) but I loved the way they recreated the 60s aesthetic and tried to extrapolate what would've happened if Nixon hadn't defunded NASA.
• Miracle Workers - Stan. Danielle Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi in an anthology show. Season 1 is about Buscemi as God and Radcliffe as a junior angel, season 2 is about Radcliffe as the crown prince and Buscemi as a peasant in a medieval kingdom. Season 1 is quite good, but season 2 is brilliant.

Would recommend - Justified, Banshee, Futureman, Lodge 49, High Fidelity, Miracle Workers.
On the fence - Dispatches from Elsewhere, Ballers, For All Mankind.
Give a miss - Psych, Longmire.

 

[RedVDave]

I just finished watching all 5 seasons of orphan black. I really enjoyed it, the main actress is super talented.

 

[Matua]

I thought For All Man Kind was great, definitely in the would recommend box for me. If someone is put off by it being too woke then they're the people who probably should be watching it.

I just watched the pilot of Futureman on SBS ... was pretty funny.

Also really liked Miracle Workers even though I can't remember the name of it.

Oh and I've been bingeing The Last Kingdom and mainly complaining about it on the Netflix thread yet somehow I'm still watching.

 

[mackdadday]

I thought season 1 of Futureman was hilarious but couldnt get through season 2.

Have binged:
End of the F**king World season 2 - excellent once again. 8.5/10

Preacher - Wached all 4 seasons. Definiely picks up steam in season 2 and just gets wilder and ore ridiculous episode by episode wih a satisfying conclusion. Herr Star is possibly the greatest character ever. 9/10

Solar Opposites - New Cartoon from the Rick and morty creator. Just as funny. Only eight episodes so far.
9/10

Childrens Hospital - I think this was one of those Adult Swim 11 minute episode shows. Wached all 7 seasons with wine. Every episode is a riot. 10/10.

medical Cops - A spin off of Childrens Hospital on Netflix. Equally stupid and funny.

Not sure whats next..Just downloaded the three seasons of Father Ted which i have never watched.

Got Vikings and Walking Dead too but can't be assed finishing them. Latest seasons of Glow and true Detective still unwatched as well as the last three episodes of Chernobyl. Want to finish deadwood too now i know there is a film that wraps it up.

 

[Parra]

I thought season 1 of Futureman was hilarious but couldnt get through season 2.

Have binged:
End of the F**king World season 2 - excellent once again. 8.5/10

Preacher - Wached all 4 seasons. Definiely picks up steam in season 2 and just gets wilder and ore ridiculous episode by episode wih a satisfying conclusion. Herr Star is possibly the greatest character ever. 9/10

Solar Opposites - New Cartoon from the Rick and morty creator. Just as funny. Only eight episodes so far.
9/10

Childrens Hospital - I think this was one of those Adult Swim 11 minute episode shows. Wached all 7 seasons with wine. Every episode is a riot. 10/10.

medical Cops - A spin off of Childrens Hospital on Netflix. Equally stupid and funny.

Not sure whats next..Just downloaded the three seasons of Father Ted which i have never watched.

Got Vikings and Walking Dead too but can't be assed finishing them. Latest seasons of Glow and true Detective still unwatched as well as the last three episodes of Chernobyl. Want to finish deadwood too now i know there is a film that wraps it up.

Chernobyl kept me riveted. Don't know how you stopped that one mid stream.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

The x files, 200+ episodes really helped fill the time

 

[soc123_au]

Chernobyl kept me riveted. Don't know how you stopped that one mid stream.

Same. I f**ked up though & downloaded all the eps instead of streaming on foxtel. For some reason they went into my library in reverse order so accidentally watched ep5 first. The way the ep ran I thought it was a bit odd at first, but then thought ok, being only 5 eps they are doing things a bit differently. At the end of the ep when they ran through the stats it dawned on me. Ha ha.

I then watched from ep 1 through to the end again. It still had me hooked.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

The Grand Tour.

I just got Amazon Prime to watch “The Test“. Had completely forgotten the ex Top Gear lads had their “new” show.

Unsurprisingly it’s not far removed from the old format, with a few differences. But it’s as enjoyable as Top Gear.

The Seaman episode is one of the best travel specials they’ve ever done, probably my favourite. And Richard Hammonds crash in the electric supercar on a hillclimb was jawdropping .. (spoiler alert, he survived).

The other binge I’ve done is Money Heist.

 

[mackdadday]

Been watching Jeff and Some Aliens which is again an aliens wih human scenario. Hilrarious. Jus 8 episodes sadly.

Also getting through The Outsider. I hope Batemen continues to direct more shows because i love his style.

Back on Futureman again and finding it better than i remember

 

[azzah72]

Watch the first and only season of terriers.

Man that show should have been renewed, it was f**king excellent, such a shame.

 

[Timbo]

Run - Foxtel On Demand. Do not watch this show. Never goes anywhere, ends with a massive whimper, very poorly written.

Strike Back - Foxtel On Demand. Have you ever wondered ‘what if James Bond was a TV show’? If so, this show is for you. High recommend.

 

[Pugzley]

Castle: Formula Police procedural but I watch a couple of episodes a night to help me get to sleep.

 

[mackdadday]

Watch the first and only season of terriers.

Man that show should have been renewed, it was f**king excellent, such a shame.

Decided to watch this upon your recommendation and wasnt disappointed. Started slowly but just buılds and buılds the momentum interweaving different stuff. They set up a lot of things for a season two but at least it got a suitable ending to everything going on. Such a great little group of characters especially the sister Steph and his old partner.

Also started Futureman again and binged the final 1.5 seasons. Hilarious stuff especially season 3. Fitting finale too i thought. Damn that adorable time travelling Bin Laden!!

 

[azzah72]

Decided to watch this upon your recommendation and wasnt disappointed. Started slowly but just buılds and buılds the momentum interweaving different stuff. They set up a lot of things for a season two but at least it got a suitable ending to everything going on. Such a great little group of characters especially the sister Steph and his old partner.

Also started Futureman again and binged the final 1.5 seasons. Hilarious stuff especially season 3. Fitting finale too i thought. Damn that adorable time travelling Bin Laden!!

Yeah futureman was great.

 

[Matua]

Decided to watch this upon your recommendation and wasnt disappointed. Started slowly but just buılds and buılds the momentum interweaving different stuff. They set up a lot of things for a season two but at least it got a suitable ending to everything going on. Such a great little group of characters especially the sister Steph and his old partner.

Also started Futureman again and binged the final 1.5 seasons. Hilarious stuff especially season 3. Fitting finale too i thought. Damn that adorable time travelling Bin Laden!!

I watched it when it first came out (maybe 10 years ago) and my internet was so slow I had to download it overnight to watch the next day. I used to read the blog What's Alan Watching and he recommended it. I was gutted when it got cancelled. The title really didn't help.

I've only just started watching Futureman and am enjoying it, some eps are way funnier than others.

 

[Pommy]

I thought For All Man Kind was great, definitely in the would recommend box for me. If someone is put off by it being too woke then they're the people who probably should be watching it.

I just watched the pilot of Futureman on SBS ... was pretty funny.

Also really liked Miracle Workers even though I can't remember the name of it.

Oh and I've been bingeing The Last Kingdom and mainly complaining about it on the Netflix thread yet somehow I'm still watching.

See I don’t mind Woke if it’s good and they make something new for it. Orange is the new black is every woke and it’s strangely one of the event things I’ve watched in ages. I can’t stand making something I already love Woke though. For all mankind was great though.

The last kingdom is brilliant in my opinion, much better than Vikings.

 

[Matua]

See I don’t mind Woke if it’s good and they make something new for it. Orange is the new black is every woke and it’s strangely one of the event things I’ve watched in ages. I can’t stand making something I already love Woke though. For all mankind was great though.

The last kingdom is brilliant in my opinion, much better than Vikings.

I found The Last Kingdom to be a poor facsimile of Vikings until it became a story about Utrecht and his band of merry men (and odd woman) and it became a fun watch. Before that though I actually found it tiresome and nearly chucked it in a couple of times.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

The Crown. I’m on day 11 (of 14) in quarantine.

Really enjoying it, although unless you’ve got an interest in history it may not be to your liking.

And I’d def go for Princess Margaret.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Just done The Mighty Boosh series 1 and 2 with the kids.

They love the psychedelic humour.

Flight of the Conchords and Garth Marenghi next.

Another good one on the agenda is Bogan Pride. Rebel Wilson is great in this.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Youtube videos of Reddit posts about "relationships". I've never even seen Reddit but some of the vids are hilarious.