On a Binge

beachbum thought this was worth mentioning said Wed, Jul 1st 2015 at 9:33am ET

Due to previous commitments, I have watched very little television over the years. Now I find myself with some excess time on my hands and have discovered the joys of Netflix, Crackle and more.

What do you suggest I watch? I prefer series over movies, but am open to everything.

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jsh139 said Wed, Jul 1st 2015 at 9:37am ET:

Lost
Breaking Bad
Dexter

To name a few...

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- @jsh139 Yes, Dexter 'twas quality.
  
  connorbush said Wed, Jul 1st 2015 at 3:37pm ET
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Willijs3 said Wed, Jul 1st 2015 at 10:01am ET:

Black Mirror is a great Twilight Zone like show about technology. Six episodes @ 45 min each.

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- @Willijs3 One of the best shows in recent years. No episode is real dud, though some are stronger than others. I wish the Christmas Special would get added to Netflix. It was incredible.
  
  ChadP said Wed, Jul 1st 2015 at 10:10am ET
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- @Willijs3 Sounds interesting.
  
  beachbum said Wed, Jul 1st 2015 at 5:44pm ET
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mehdaf said Wed, Jul 1st 2015 at 11:00am ET:

I was sick for a few days last year and my guilty pleasure was to watch the entire Eastbound and Down series front to back. Maybe not the absolute best thing I have ever seen, but it made me laugh hard.

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JonT said Wed, Jul 1st 2015 at 11:26am ET:

I'm not sure what's on Crackle, but there is SO MUCH on Netflix.

Here's my quick list off the top of my head kind of in order from what I think you should watch first:

Breaking Bad
House of Cards
Firefly
30 Rock
Arrested Development
Black Mirror
Orange Is the New Black
Sons of Anarchy
The Office
Parks & Rec
Bojack Horseman
The Fall

Enjoy your 100s of hours of catching up!

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- @JonT of this list I second: House of cards, Arrested Development, Orange is the New Black, Parks and Rec. I add Weeds.
  
  connorbush said Wed, Jul 1st 2015 at 3:37pm ET
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- @JonT I'm already on the last season of Sons of Anarchy. I was thinking about Orange is the New Black next.
  
  beachbum said Wed, Jul 1st 2015 at 5:44pm ET
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- @JonT +1 for OITNB on Netflix. Also Marco Polo was a reasonable distraction (also on Netflix). If The Americans is available on Netflix, throw that one in there too.
  
  ruouttaurmind said Fri, Jul 3rd 2015 at 11:56pm ET
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mfm24 said Wed, Jul 1st 2015 at 5:35pm ET:

We've been watching Rake on Netflix. It's Australian and really good.

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- @mfm24 And 'The Booth at the End' on Hulu (free version) is one of the best series I've seen. 5 short (23min) episodes per series, all set in the same booth in a diner. It's mesmerizing.
  
  mfm24 said Wed, Jul 1st 2015 at 5:38pm ET
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beachbum said Thu, Jul 2nd 2015 at 8:00pm ET:

@jsh139 @willijs3 @mehdaf @JonT @connorbush @mfm24 Thank you for your great suggestions!

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lisaviolet said Fri, Jul 3rd 2015 at 10:21am ET:

Amazon:
Justified (SoA Venus (Walton Goggins) is a main character)
Bosch (SoA Jimmy O'Phelan (Titus Welliver) is the lead in this)

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- @lisaviolet Thank you!
  
  beachbum said Fri, Jul 3rd 2015 at 4:35pm ET
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djslack said Sat, Jul 4th 2015 at 2:50pm ET:

Some excellent suggestions in this topic. To add another: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix is funny if you're into Tina Fey's writing and 90's references.

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SIMBM said Mon, Jul 6th 2015 at 10:49am ET:

Sherlock. Only 9 90 minute episodes, so not difficult to catch up.

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