What are you watching now?

[sneakypete]

That's the way Blacklist ended. It didn't really 'end' in that sense. It just suddenly stopped. And that was it.

@240B

I suspect they leave it "open" at the end so they can bring it back if what replaces it tanks. Probably with a few new lead actors/actresses the producers can pay less,and a fresh approach to the same problems.

And,frankly,after several years of watching the same characters on a tv show,lots of the viewers get bored and go  look for something else to watch.

The one exception I can think of is Shameless. I miss the hell out of it,but it HAD to end when it did because it was about a family of children surviving despite their father and mother,and eventually,children grow up,get married,and move out. It's the natural order of things.

Of course,"Frank" will live forever in MY mind as living proof that there is really no such thing as a level too low for some people to slither under. Frank was probably THE most despicable character to appear on a tv series.

[verga]

That's the way Blacklist ended. It didn't really 'end' in that sense. It just suddenly stopped. And that was it.

I thought "Blacklist would be returning, just without the Elizabeth Keen charecter.

[Gefn]

One of the worst endings was on Alien Nation.

It was clear this show wasn’t planning on being cancelled and the movies that came after weren’t as good imho.

[Gefn]

Btw, I’m bing watching manifest. I can’t stop, it’s that good. First two seasons in 2 1/2 days.

[DCPatriot]

Btw, I’m bing watching manifest. I can’t stop, it’s that good. First two seasons in 2 1/2 days.

LOL  I feel ya, @Gefn !  Did the same to me.   

[verga]

Watched Limited series "Anatomy of a Scandal" on Netflix over the weekend. Crime drama from Britain. A senior member of Parliament is accused of raping a aid he had an affair with. Lots of twists and turns. Leaves you guessing right up until the end.The cinematography is top notch. Well written and paced. the characters are all believable, and even the secondary characters add a lo to the story.

Started watching "In from the Cold" also on Netflix. Starts out as a run of the mill spy thriller, but takes a Sci-Fi turn during the second episode. Single mom who was a Soviet era Sleeper agent is recruited by the CIA while on a figure skating Competition trip with her daughter in Spain.
Interesting use of setting, characters are realistic, storyline seems like it has a lot going for it.

[DCPatriot]

Watched Limited series "Anatomy of a Scandal" on Netflix over the weekend. Crime drama from Britain. A senior member of Parliament is accused of raping a aid he had an affair with. Lots of twists and turns. Leaves you guessing right up until the end.The cinematography is top notch. Well written and paced. the characters are all believable, and even the secondary characters add a lo to the story.

Started watching "In from the Cold" also on Netflix. Starts out as a run of the mill spy thriller, but takes a Sci-Fi turn during the second episode. Single mom who was a Soviet era Sleeper agent is recruited by the CIA while on a figure skating Competition trip with her daughter in Spain.
Interesting use of setting, characters are realistic, storyline seems like it has a lot going for it.

Thanks, @verga

Really enjoy British crime mysteries.  Will check it out! 

[240B]

If you want light clean fun try Jim Gaffigan. He's on Prime and NF. Has about 6 specials out and they are all good. Just pick one.

Just finished watching Final Table on NF. Enjoyed it. It is a competitive cooking show with a twist.

[Gefn]

LOL  I feel ya, @Gefn !  Did the same to me.   

Just finished it. Been watching since Sunday.

Series four is due sometime towards the end of the year….so I’ll wait.


Now I’m starting Russian Doll.

[Gefn]

Started watching the original “4400” on Netflix.

[berdie]

I just finished Breaking Bad. Even given the subject matter...it was excellent.

Whoever patched El Paso and Baby Blue into the final episode was a complete genius.

[Gefn]

I just finished Breaking Bad. Even given the subject matter...it was excellent.

Whoever patched El Paso and Baby Blue into the final episode was a complete genius.

This is also on Netflix and I really should put it in my que. I’m just afraid it’s going to be very violent

@berdie

[240B]

I just finished Breaking Bad. Even given the subject matter...it was excellent.

Whoever patched El Paso and Baby Blue into the final episode was a complete genius.

I was impressed by that as well.

[berdie]

This is also on Netflix and I really should put it in my que. I’m just afraid it’s going to be very violent

@berdie

Well, @Gefn , I won't say that it's not violent because it is. But not to excess. I need to qualify that statement with this...I usually watch older tv shows and movies. So in truth, it may not be any more violent than any other of the newer shows.

I got more caught up in the psychology of the characters. The writing was excellent with lots of plot twists. It held my attention. The acting is excellent as well. jmho 

[goatprairie]

I am binge watching old episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" that were filmed in the mid fifties and early sixties.
I finally get all the droll references Hitchcock made in his presentations of the episodes that totally went over my head when I first watched them when I was six years old.

[Gefn]

I am binge watching old episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" that were filmed in the mid fifties and early sixties.
I finally get all the droll references Hitchcock made in his presentations of the episodes that totally went over my head when I first watched them when I was six years old.

My favorite is the one with the lady who killed her cheating hubby with a leg of lamb

[sneakypete]

This is also on Netflix and I really should put it in my que. I’m just afraid it’s going to be very violent

@berdie

@Gefn

There are more threats of violence or talking about violence than there is actual violence. Even when there is real violence,it is never really graphic.

Or at least that is the way I  remember it,but my memory for recent events sucks,and it's been a while since I finished it.

[sneakypete]

I am binge watching old episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" that were filmed in the mid fifties and early sixties.
I finally get all the droll references Hitchcock made in his presentations of the episodes that totally went over my head when I first watched them when I was six years old.

@goatprairie

That,and The Twilight Zone with Rod Sterling narrating will forever remain a couple of my all-time favorite series.

I start laughing everytime that fat old man walks out on stage and mumbles, "Good Even-ing,tonight's episode ......"

He may have invented "droll sense of humor".

BTW,in case you haven't noticed,Hitchcock appears in walk-in roles in a lot of the episodes.

[goatprairie]

My favorite is the one with the lady who killed her cheating hubby with a leg of lamb

His shows were known for their twists at the end. Not every episode had one, but most of them did. I haven't gotten to the leg of lamb one yet. I seem to remember watching that one, but we're talking 60+ years ago. I still remember getting pretty scared over a ghost episode.

[sneakypete]

His shows were known for their twists at the end. Not every episode had one, but most of them did. I haven't gotten to the leg of lamb one yet. I seem to remember watching that one, but we're talking 60+ years ago. I still remember getting pretty scared over a ghost episode.

@goatprairie  @Gefn

The only old black and white teebee episode I remember from the 50's is an episode of Rod Sterling's "The Twilight Zone".

It was about a bookish geek in the 50's who lived alone and had no friends because he only had time for reading books. His dream was to one day be able to read books all day when he retired.

Being the mid-50's,he had a bomb shelter in his back yard. One day the "go to your bomb shelter sirens" started blasting that the US was under a nuclear attack by the USSR,and for everyone to go to a bomb shelter.

So this guy gets as giddy as a school girl at the thought of being locked away in his shelter all alone with his hoard of books,and starts down the ladder. As he reaches up to pull the trap down down and screw it tight,his eye glasses fall off and shatter on the cement floor. The look on his face was both priceless and heart-breaking.

I have never forgotten that one.

I have also never forgotten that I was VERY happy I didn't have Sterlings dreams.

[berdie]

@goatprairie  @Gefn

The only old black and white teebee episode I remember from the 50's is an episode of Rod Sterling's "The Twilight Zone".

It was about a bookish geek in the 50's who lived alone and had no friends because he only had time for reading books. His dream was to one day be able to read books all day when he retired.

Being the mid-50's,he had a bomb shelter in his back yard. One day the "go to your bomb shelter sirens" started blasting that the US was under a nuclear attack by the USSR,and for everyone to go to a bomb shelter.

So this guy gets as giddy as a school girl at the thought of being locked away in his shelter all alone with his hoard of books,and starts down the ladder. As he reaches up to pull the trap down down and screw it tight,his eye glasses fall off and shatter on the cement floor. The look on his face was both priceless and heart-breaking.

I have never forgotten that one.

I have also never forgotten that I was VERY happy I didn't have Sterlings dreams.

There were so many great episodes of TZ. The one that always creeps me out is Billy Mumy "wishing people to the cornfield".

Alfred Hitchcock was also one of the best.

[Gefn]

There were so many great episodes of TZ. The one that always creeps me out is Billy Mumy "wishing people to the cornfield".

Alfred Hitchcock was also one of the best.

Oh my yes! The cornfield and the Jack in the box.

[sneakypete]

There were so many great episodes of TZ. The one that always creeps me out is Billy Mumy "wishing people to the cornfield".

Alfred Hitchcock was also one of the best.

@berdie

I know he wasn't billed as a comedian,but he had a really droll sense of humor. All he had to do to crack me up was walk out on the stage and mumble "Good Even Ning."

[Fishrrman]

Sneakypete wrote:
"So this guy gets as giddy as a school girl at the thought of being locked away in his shelter all alone with his hoard of books,and starts down the ladder. As he reaches up to pull the trap down down and screw it tight,his eye glasses fall off and shatter on the cement floor. The look on his face was both priceless and heart-breaking."

I believe the episode was named "Time Enough At Last".

Burgess Meredith was the protagonist.
He was a bank teller and was in the vault when the bomb dropped.

I -think- you can watch it again here:
https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/series/the-twilight-zone/season/1/episode/time-enough-at-last-1959-1-8

[sneakypete]

Sneakypete wrote:
"So this guy gets as giddy as a school girl at the thought of being locked away in his shelter all alone with his hoard of books,and starts down the ladder. As he reaches up to pull the trap down down and screw it tight,his eye glasses fall off and shatter on the cement floor. The look on his face was both priceless and heart-breaking."

I believe the episode was named "Time Enough At Last".

Burgess Meredith was the protagonist.
He was a bank teller and was in the vault when the bomb dropped.

I -think- you can watch it again here:
https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/series/the-twilight-zone/season/1/episode/time-enough-at-last-1959-1-8

@Fishrrman

Thanks,but I am still trying to "unwatch it".

BTW,how the HELL did you manage to track that one episode down?