suggestions for shows on Netflix
03-01-2021, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by My time
Peaky Blinders is a good story but violent. The Queen's Gambit was great. Marvelous Mrs. Mavel was great. Really funny. Unorthodox was really good if you don't mind subtitles. Many of the murder mysteries are good as well.
03-01-2021, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tropit
Started watching, "Peaky Blinders," and got hooked. It has such an odd title; you'd never know what it's about. I see the show as a cross between, "The Godfather," and "Downton Abbey." Love it!
We just saw The Sinner- it is super weird but I have to say we liked it. Bill Pullman is great in it.
But like I said- it's a weird set of stories (3 in all)
03-02-2021, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by tropit
Started watching, "Peaky Blinders," and got hooked. It has such an odd title; you'd never know what it's about. I see the show as a cross between, "The Godfather," and "Downton Abbey." Love it!
But seriously, any show with Cillian Murphy and "those eyes!" , right?
Another show we are catching on PBS is Miss Scarlet and the Duke--it's set about the same time frame and we really like it too.
03-02-2021, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by illinois
Looking for recommendations for shows on Netflix. Somewhere I saw people recommending "something Lane". Now I've forgotten the first word. Can somebody fill in the word for me, please? And I'd like other suggestions of actual entertainment --good stuff! I think I've watched all the episodes of Virgin River and loved that one.
03-03-2021, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by quiltingshorttimer
according to my son, who's a bit of an information nerd, there really were Romany gangs in industrial English cities like Birmingham, etc at turn of century and between the wars, and they really did use their peaked caps (hence the name) with bits of glass sewn in the fronts (cause razors were still straight edges at that time ) to use as weapons.
But seriously, any show with Cillian Murphy and "those eyes!" , right?
Another show we are catching on PBS is Miss Scarlet and the Duke--it's set about the same time frame and we really like it too.
But seriously, any show with Cillian Murphy and "those eyes!" , right?
Another show we are catching on PBS is Miss Scarlet and the Duke--it's set about the same time frame and we really like it too.
The Godfather I and II are my favorite movies of all time. (Leave the gun, take the cannolli.) This show has so many similarities. "Michael, is so much like, "Tommy."
03-03-2021, 02:35 PM
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I agree about The Godfather. Hands down one of the best movies ever made. My Dad didn't like anything Hollywood or TV. He only watched the news but........ he LOVED The Godfather movies.
tropit- did you watch The Sopranos? I think it's one of the best TV series ever ever ever!! (just my op though)
tropit- did you watch The Sopranos? I think it's one of the best TV series ever ever ever!! (just my op though)
03-03-2021, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SusieQOH
I agree about The Godfather. Hands down one of the best movies ever made. My Dad didn't like anything Hollywood or TV. He only watched the news but........ he LOVED The Godfather movies.
tropit- did you watch The Sopranos? I think it's one of the best TV series ever ever ever!! (just my op though)
tropit- did you watch The Sopranos? I think it's one of the best TV series ever ever ever!! (just my op though)
I was reading up on Peaky Blinders and the writer said that he purposely didn't watch any other movies, or TV shows, for fear that he might be influenced by them. I dunno...the script definitely has some Godfather influence...no doubt about it. Lots of other people have noticed as well. Here's just one: https://vocal.media/geeks/peaky-blinders-the-godfather
Never the less, I still really like Peaky Blinders. I'm into season 4. My only complaint is that many of the female characters have medium length, dark, brown hair. I'm getting them all confused.
I also love Tom Hardy's and Adrien Brody's performances.
I really should be doing the bookkeeping.............nah.
03-04-2021, 11:12 AM
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tropit- you need to watch The Sopranos !!!! 
I think we saw it on Prime, maybe Netflix. When it came out I believe it was on HBO( didn't have it) which is why I just saw it last winter. It was made quite a long time ago. James Gandoloffini has been gone a long time. Wow, he was fab!!!
I want to watch it again!
I think we saw it on Prime, maybe Netflix. When it came out I believe it was on HBO( didn't have it) which is why I just saw it last winter. It was made quite a long time ago. James Gandoloffini has been gone a long time. Wow, he was fab!!!
I want to watch it again!
