Amazon Prime Original Series and Netflix Original Series

MrSunshine · 06-25-2019, 11:56 AM

I just invested in Hulu. Best Originals ever! There is a series called “the handmaid’s tale” this is by far one of the best series I’ve ever seen. Californication was also amazing.

homoe · 08-07-2019, 06:40 PM

Heidi works at Homecoming, a facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later when the Department of Defense questions why she left, Heidi realizes there's a whole other story behind the one she's been telling herself.

It really didn't appeal to me when it was first announced, but after the 1st episode I was hooked...

charley · 08-30-2019, 10:33 PM

I just finished watching season 2 of Mindhunter (Netflix release), the main theme of all season 2 episodes was about catching the guy who had committed the "Atlanta child murders".

Very interesting... about the FBI, and how they coined the phrases "serial killer" and developed what they also coined as "profiling".

It appeared quite realistic and showed just how catching these monsters is affected by politics, racism, beliefs and just about everything else: including bureaucracy, sloppy police work - you name it!

The writer(s)? took quite a few liberties. Of the three main characters portrayed in the series, one was written in as single lesbian psychology professor and working in the basement HQ of their unit at Quantico (and she also has an affair with a woman). In reality, the woman who worked with the real Douglas was straight, a forensic nurse specializing in victimology, and never actually set foot in Quantico and was married and had kid(s).

Having never read Douglas's book, I don't know about the rest of Douglas's real partner, and/or the veracity of his partner's story line in the series - his troubled kid and wife...

One is given glimpses of quite a few of the serial killers they interviewed, as they worked out how to get profiles of these people (Manson, Kemper, Wayne Williams, etc.)

What I liked about the series is that they didn't show any of the ugly assaults that they monsters actually committed... so far... Actually, I don't like films like that, and don't watch them and have been known to usually fast forward if those scenes appear; I prefer seeing how they catch the bad guys and the interaction between the cops/detectives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHlJQCyqiaI

charley · 12-20-2019, 05:43 PM

The Witcher just got released (Netflix), and I finished watching the first of the episodes (first season has 8 episodes)...

Well, it's a high fantasy series - full of magic, mystery, witches, wizards and mages (and our hero, Geralt the Witcher). It's really very well done, and an adaptation of a series of books (The Witcher saga) by a guy called Sapkowski. The setting is medieval, with great cinematography, the music is good, and so is the writing, and there are monsters and such like. Lots of action, battles, even romance...

"The Witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSqi-8kAMmM

Bèsame* · 04-16-2020, 05:46 PM

FYI

I received an email saying HBO will be unlocked for awhile on HULU

Binge time!

Orema · 04-16-2020, 06:59 PM

SLING TV (https://www.sling.com) is offering their BLUE channels for free from 5 till midnight “every day,” though I don’t know how long it will last.

All you need to do is sign up and you don’t have to give them a credit card number.

I’m getting ready to watch S3 E1 of Killing Eve.

Orema · 11-17-2020, 04:30 AM

From Amazon Prime YouTube page:

“If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.” —Jamaican proverb.

Small Axe is a collection of five films inspired by real-life events about ordinary people showing courage, belief, and resilience to overcome injustice and achieve something transformative in their West Indian community. The television debut by Academy Award winning director Steve McQueen. Premiering on BBC One and coming to Prime Video in the US on 11/20.

https://www.youtube.com/PrimeVideo

06-25-2019, 11:56 AM	#1
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08-30-2019, 10:33 PM	#3
charley Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: gentle stonebutch [vanilla] Relationship Status: single Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: canada Posts: 497 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 906 Thanked 1,204 Times in 422 Posts Rep Power: 0	Mindhunter I just finished watching season 2 of Mindhunter (Netflix release), the main theme of all season 2 episodes was about catching the guy who had committed the "Atlanta child murders". Very interesting... about the FBI, and how they coined the phrases "serial killer" and developed what they also coined as "profiling". It appeared quite realistic and showed just how catching these monsters is affected by politics, racism, beliefs and just about everything else: including bureaucracy, sloppy police work - you name it! The writer(s)? took quite a few liberties. Of the three main characters portrayed in the series, one was written in as single lesbian psychology professor and working in the basement HQ of their unit at Quantico (and she also has an affair with a woman). In reality, the woman who worked with the real Douglas was straight, a forensic nurse specializing in victimology, and never actually set foot in Quantico and was married and had kid(s). Having never read Douglas's book, I don't know about the rest of Douglas's real partner, and/or the veracity of his partner's story line in the series - his troubled kid and wife... One is given glimpses of quite a few of the serial killers they interviewed, as they worked out how to get profiles of these people (Manson, Kemper, Wayne Williams, etc.) What I liked about the series is that they didn't show any of the ugly assaults that they monsters actually committed... so far... Actually, I don't like films like that, and don't watch them and have been known to usually fast forward if those scenes appear; I prefer seeing how they catch the bad guys and the interaction between the cops/detectives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHlJQCyqiaI

12-20-2019, 05:43 PM	#4
charley Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: gentle stonebutch [vanilla] Relationship Status: single Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: canada Posts: 497 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 906 Thanked 1,204 Times in 422 Posts Rep Power: 0	The Witcher The Witcher just got released (Netflix), and I finished watching the first of the episodes (first season has 8 episodes)... Well, it's a high fantasy series - full of magic, mystery, witches, wizards and mages (and our hero, Geralt the Witcher). It's really very well done, and an adaptation of a series of books (The Witcher saga) by a guy called Sapkowski. The setting is medieval, with great cinematography, the music is good, and so is the writing, and there are monsters and such like. Lots of action, battles, even romance... "The Witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSqi-8kAMmM

04-16-2020, 05:46 PM	#5
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11-17-2020, 04:30 AM	#7
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08-07-2019, 06:40 PM	#2
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04-16-2020, 06:59 PM	#6
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