IMO the final for The Americans is among the best ever, it was very well done, almost too good by network tv standards

Not really a TV series to watch but Nat Geo channel is showing the Oscar winning Free Solo documentary commercial free Sunday night at 9et and 10:45et.

Suffice to say this dude is insane to climb without ropes, and just watching the trailer made my palms sweat and stomach queasy.

Bosch is entertaining. Love the LA feel, and the fact he can get from the Hills to downtown in 30 minutes. Season 5 is coming out in April

Enjoyed this, might be a little crude for some. I was ready to dismiss this as a 'chick comedy' after 10 mins but glad I stayed with it.

Two great and mostly overlooked shows that fit your criteria, both are completed according to the writers.

Mr Inbetween - black comedy/drama about an Australian hitman balancing work with family and friends. Three seasons, twenty six episodes 22-28 mins long. It's on HULU

Patriot - comedy/drama about a damaged intelligence officer that has to fake his way into a piping company in order to work overseas for some unofficial espionage. Two seasons, eighteen episodes 37-57 mins long. It's on Amazon

I can't even imagine being a fan of the mob genre and just starting Sopranos now. You definitely have hours of quality TV ahead of you.

Just finished 'Le Bureau Des Legendes' or simply 'The Bureau' a French spy saga/drama that was very well done. Highly recommended if you are Ok with subtitles as there are multiple languages used. Basically it follows the DGSE(French equivalent of the CIA) as it goes about its business in Syria, Iran, Turkey, Russia and points in-between. A very basic understanding of Middle-East politics/conflict probably helps to follow some of the storylines.

The first 4 episodes are on Amazon Prime and if you get hooked you would need AMC+ for the next 46 episodes. I did their trial for $1.98 for 2 months then just set a reminder to cancel

Very true. I was a late adopter to EBAD but found it hilarious. Vice Principals basically what would happen if Kenny Powers became a principal. It took a season to get rolling but def worth watching. Nothing wrong with that.

Only on episode 2 of Righteous Gemstones but will stick around for the potential payoff

Thanks to Walton I have added 'running through the house with a pickle in my mouth' to my list of random useful phrases

Kinda quit on Ozark after season 2 mostly b/c I just forgot about it. Not a big fan of 'bingeing' shows that still havent finished. Is season 4 the last season?

Never saw this show but I see it on people recommendation lists all the time. Worth the time investment?

If you like Danny McBride humor you will devour those two recommendations. I preferred EBAD over VP but I am confident you will end up watching both.

Thanks for the rec! Finished this after about a month of moderate dedication, I honestly don't think I could've finished this over 7 years with weeks or months between episodes.

I would rate Sons of Anarchy 'very good'. To me a notch below HOF tier The Wire, The Shield, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad but definitely worth the watch. I found myself alternating between caring about all of the characters and then none of the characters - sometimes even in the same episode. That's probably a nod to how well the series was done, a true Shakespearian tragedy as you can count the 'winners' on your thumbs and even that would be debatable.

I went to Justified after I finished SOA and thoroughly enjoying it, currently S5E2. As you said, Olyphant and Coggins are great and the storylines keep moving along so its relatively easy watching.

Better Call Saul co-creator (and Breaking Bad writer/producer/director) confirmed today Walt and Jesse will be making appearances in the final season which airs April 18th on AMC

This is a tough one to recommend as many are put off by animated shows and it takes almost a full season to hit it's stride.

After that your reward is 5 seasons of absolute brilliant comedy and one that deserves to be mentioned among all-time great shows.

Watched the first couple episodes of Bosch: Legacy. It's on a free Amazon sub channel called FreeVee or something like that so it does have limited commercials but it's 'free' even if you don't have Prime.

Anywho. Basically it's like Bosch season 8 except he is now retired and working as a PI and his daughter is a rookie cop. I expect from previews that several characters from Bosch will make appearances

Definitely watch Bosch first if you haven't but if you have jump right in and enjoy

Very suspicious of Letterkenny.

Can there really be that many smokin hot chicks in one rural Ontario town?

Finished Shoresy. More A++ Canadian tv; obviously a spin-off of single Letterkenny character but I appreciates how they allowed it to stand on its own and didn't litter it with cheap cameos.

Not sure I cared enough about Ozark to actually hate it but it sure felt like an 'obligation' to finish it rather than something I was looking forward to watching. Glad its over and doubt I would recommend it and certainly wont ever re-watch it, it just felt cobbled together with no real story direction and there were zero characters I felt invested in.

Hulu

Total Noob question.

Can I use Apple TV in Android World? Seems to be a lot of decent stuff there but not interested in buying any more dongles.

I don't see any app on my Sony smart tv, I'm opposed to using my phone to cast but not even sure if Apple supports Chromecast. I also have a Firestick if that would work.

Added Apple TV. Should come as news to no one but Ted Lasso S1 is outstanding, I suspect finding $5 a month value from this will be easy.

Kind of a pain for me to stream though. My Sony XBR-65X850C does not support the Apple app and my Firestick (V1) is from 2015 so it appears to also not support the app. My only options so far are run Apple website from laptop and Chromecast to TV or Apple website from phone (Google Pixel 6 pro) and Google Home to screencast to TV. Screencasting is a last resort as it takes your phone out of commission for the duration of the stream.

Guess I will order the newest version of Firestick and see if I can get it to work there.

Exactly - I can stream via Chrome and cast to TV but its normally good for 1 or 2 episodes before Apple locks up and I need to reset my stream. Since it only stops after the end of an episode and not all the time they may be sending a signal that I am blocking. Probably need to view my pi-hole logs and see if there is anything getting caught by the network adblocker.

I read the book years ago but I'm pretty sure season 1 is the entire original story. Seasons 2-5 are what you get when Hulu needs to make more money

My Apple TV show grades (Only on S2E4 of Tehran)

Ted Lasso A+

Sudeikis absolutely nails his role and the supporting cast is phenomenal. Storylines keep moving with a brilliant mix of comedy and drama.

Severance A

Fans of Black Mirror or Dark will love this sci-fi show, starts off a bit confusing but everything is slowly revealed and eventually ties together. I would urge others to stick with it as I cant wait for season 2

Tehran B+

Probably should rate as incomplete since I haven't finished it yet but so far it reminds me a lot of The Bureau. Who among us doesn't love a good, subtitled international espionage story? I'm pretty sure this is the first Israeli show I have seen it more than holds its own for entertainment value.

Mythic Quest B

This is the toughest to grade; fans of IASIP will love seeing Rob McElhenney showing what would happen if Mac moved to California and worked for a software startup. Feels like an uneven mix of comedic actors so scenes with Hornsby (who was also in IASIP) and newcomer Charlotte Nicdao work but others seem to lack chemistry and just feel forced. Seems like they pulled in Danny Pudi and only asked him to play his character Abed from Community?? The lesbian software testers? Stop it - that storyline didn't land as comedy, drama, romance or anything else - was just screen time filler. I thought the CW backstory and revenge episodes were great

Started this, first two episodes interesting enough. It's a true crime adaptation that will likely appeal to anyone that liked shows like Mindhunter.

Gonna reserve grading on this until its over. Has some solid acting by the leads but has some weakly acted secondary characters that bother me - maybe a result of some poor scripting? I always feel shows like this really need to stick the landing to be worthwhile but its only six 1 hour episodes over the next month so I will watch it.

Example of terrible, hokey scripting - this entire exchange took place in 30 seconds while they were dropping *Hero* off at a new prison to befriend the serial killer.

Hero: I don't want to do this!

FBI agent: C'mon man we really need you!

Hero: Alright, I'll do it!

When somebody mentions a show with no context, no review and no network mentioned I just assume they really didn't care enough for the show as they think they did.

Great show that really doesn't hit its stride until a couple seasons in and the cast chemistry begins to shine - then you just enjoy the ride

Just finished a re-watch of BoJack Horseman. Animated black-comedy/drama on Netflix. Anthropomorphic, self-loathing horse attempts to make a comeback in Hollywood but instead leaves a wake of destruction with friends, coworkers, family and pretty much everyone else he meets. Deftly handles some very mature themes like mental illness, alcoholism, drug addiction, suicide etc. As an added bonus it has a fantastic soundtrack.

Six seasons, 25 min episodes makes for easy watching but you gotta pay better attention than I did on first watch to really appreciate it.

Originally I graded this show as 'pretty good' but upon 2nd viewing I'm changing my grade to 'elite'

Just finished "Drops of God" on Apple - thought it was was very well done and highly recommend but since its in French, Japanese, Italian and English its not gonna work for anybody that is put off by subtitles.

French wine connoisseur/publisher who was living and teaching in Japan dies and leaves his vast wine collection worth 150M to either his estranged French daughter or his star student from Japan depending on how they perform on a series of wine challenges. Probably best not to read too much about it and just dive in as the episodes pace quickly and as the story unfolds it all starts to make sense and its only eight one hour episodes

"Fishes" & "Forks" were just two absolute stellar episodes back to back. My two personal favorites.

Love how the show is using the 2nd season to add real depth to all the characters, esp Richie. Season 1's hothead loudmouth is seen from a completely different perspective when you see how his relationship was with Mikey, Carmy, and Tiffany 5 years ago vs current day and Ebon Moss-Bachrach is knocking it out of the park, his Taylor Swift phone call was the heartbreaker we all (except him obv) knew was coming.

I really hope the writers strike doesn't kill this show's momentum and it gets the satisfying ending it deserves.

S1 is only 9 episodes long so don't expect it to 'pick up' its more like a slow simmer psychological thriller. The story advances as the characters learn more about their situation but its never gonna advance to action movie pace. Anxiously awaiting season 2

Entertaining is a good way to describe it - good enough to leave on but not something that really demands your attention either. I thought the baseball game episode "My Wife's Boyfriend" was the best so far.

Lol

Hulu Canada? We aren't supposed to get season two on Hulu US until Oct 27th

Anybody a fan of The Simpsons?

Currently working my way thru The Simpsons (s5e6) on Disney+, it looks like the consensus 'best seasons' are between 1 and 11 so at what point can I just quit? Seems like 35 seasons would be a major grind just for the sake of completion and if the quality isn't there probably not worth my time.

I'll take "Things that were never said in 'The Wire' for $1000"

"Omar is coming" <> "Omar coming" but thanks for posting the video

Not just you; it sucks.

Great rec! Only thru 10 episodes but loving it so far.

Dark comedy as sarcastic, acerbic recovering alcoholic (Ron Livingston from Office Space) leads a rag tag group in AA/NA as they try to confront their issues while working/not working on himself. It's on Netflix

I purchased a region free Blu-ray/DVD player several years ago when Northern Exposure was released in the EU with all original music. Pretty much idiot proof as it has a color coded remote that you just need to set to the correct region before playing your DVD. Pay close attention to the listing as the cheaper models require a $40 'upgrade' to play region B&C Blu-ray

https://www.220-electronics.com/region-free-blu-ray-players.html