What did you watch on Netflix/Hulu/other streaming sites?

[charley]

I have been watching a Norwegian crime/mystery - sci-fi series (1st HBO Nordic release, 2019- - btw, HBO Nordic offers a free trial) called "BEFOREIGNERS" or its original Norwegian name "Fremvandrerne", in Norwegian with English subs.

https://beforeigners.com/overview/

Reviews are pretty good, and it's interesting. From the past, people begin appearing mysteriously, coming out of the water in a flash of light into a modern-day Norway. All these people come from the distant past, so one has quite a few Vikings and others from 2 other different epochs in Norway's history, who are all roaming around in the present day. Most of the series takes place about 7 years later. This is also a global phenomenon, and the series centres around Oslo, the police, and a Viking warrior, Alfhildr, (a woman ) who finds a job as a police officer, and partners up with a detective, and then it becomes a crime series.

"In the near future a new phenomenon starts happening all over the world with powerful flashes of light occurring in the ocean and people from the past mysteriously reappearing. Called “beforeigners,” these people come from three separate time periods: the Stone Age, the Viking era and late 19th century. A couple of years later, Alfhildr – who comes from the Viking Age – has to partner up with a burned-out police officer, Lars Haaland, to investigate the murder of a beforeigner. The pair begins to unravel a larger conspiracy behind the origin of the mysterious mass arrivals."

What fun - combining two of my favourite kinds of TV series: crime/mystery and sci-fi.

In some respects, it reminded me of the sci-fi series, "Alien Nation". Anyways, I am enjoying this series.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Been watching "The Rookie". It's not really compelling, but it's okay bubblegum for the brain. I'd hoped for more humor from Nathan Fillion.

[C0LLETTE]

Lately, I've been turning to Netflix while doing my taxes which means that I can listen but not watch all those Swedish (etc ) to English subtitles whiz by.

Netflix, please tell me in advance if that morbid murder/detective mystery I'm about to watch is at least dubbed without me having to check out the details.
After tax season I'll watch any morbid murder/detective mystery available but till then, pls give me a heads up.

Btw, no heads up needed for French, Polish morbid murder/detective mysteries. Then again, no one does "morbid murder" better than those small, cold Northern countries. I'll hold off on then till after April 30.

[charley]

hmmm.... I am just about to begin watching the 1st of the 4-part docu "Hillary" (Hulu, 2020).

Am quite interested in watching it for soooooooooo many reasons: what kind of woman stays with an a**hole (he cheated on her, etc. - most importantly, yeah but the most important fact of his general character - bleh! )? why didn't - and still do... thinking of Warren - so many Americans view a woman as electable as President (I know, she won the popular vote... but... in general, conditioned misogyny by both women and men) - and since I was so busy at the time she was running, I hadn't really followed that election, so my curiosity is really to discover a bit about her (was it just that people didn't like her because she "may" have just been a b*tch - idk? and, indirectly, how her behavior may have influenced people's view of Warren - people like to compare ) and also broaden my understanding on many issues which I can't go into on this site.

Having said the above, I also have qualms* about watching this, and wonder whether I will have the stomach to actually watch all 4 episodes right through to the end. Apparently (?), Bill appears in this doc and I can't stand his voice, perhaps the most extreme example of "ashes in the mouth" - so corrupt... (cough!)

*[I have seen a few excerpts and when Hillary spoke about her "husband", her voice went into the "ashes" mode (she was lying), and when she talks about her career, it moved into a more heart-based sonority - the "real" Hillary.]

So, I shall see how much of this doc I can take. The imdb reviews this doc presently at 4.7/10! - pretty bad - but this has just come out, it may change.

I have read a few excerpts from her book, and wasn't impressed.

[Ginger]

Originally Posted by charley

I have been watching a Norwegian crime/mystery - sci-fi series (1st HBO Nordic release, 2019- - btw, HBO Nordic offers a free trial) called "BEFOREIGNERS" or its original Norwegian name "Fremvandrerne", in Norwegian with English subs.

https://beforeigners.com/overview/

Reviews are pretty good, and it's interesting. From the past, people begin appearing mysteriously, coming out of the water in a flash of light into a modern-day Norway. All these people come from the distant past, so one has quite a few Vikings and others from 2 other different epochs in Norway's history, who are all roaming around in the present day. Most of the series takes place about 7 years later. This is also a global phenomenon, and the series centres around Oslo, the police, and a Viking warrior, Alfhildr, (a woman ) who finds a job as a police officer, and partners up with a detective, and then it becomes a crime series.

"In the near future a new phenomenon starts happening all over the world with powerful flashes of light occurring in the ocean and people from the past mysteriously reappearing. Called “beforeigners,” these people come from three separate time periods: the Stone Age, the Viking era and late 19th century. A couple of years later, Alfhildr – who comes from the Viking Age – has to partner up with a burned-out police officer, Lars Haaland, to investigate the murder of a beforeigner. The pair begins to unravel a larger conspiracy behind the origin of the mysterious mass arrivals."

What fun - combining two of my favourite kinds of TV series: crime/mystery and sci-fi.

In some respects, it reminded me of the sci-fi series, "Alien Nation". Anyways, I am enjoying this series.

I loved this series. It's so cool, the early Celtic stone-age seeming folks mixing with the modern folks. I love how she uses moss for her period, all those little touches to contrast the different periods. I also liked how tough and yet emotionally open the women are.

[charley]

Earlier today, I watched the last episode (10th) in the first season of Star Trek: Picard, I loved it.

And, the reason I am mentioning it was that I also watched (this afternoon) the first episode of the sci-fi mini-series "Devs" - If you have seen Picard, you will remember Dr. Jurati (Alison Pill) - she also plays Katie in Devs. It was kinda strange to move from one series to another series and see the same person in both. (lol)

I watched Devs on FX, which is in one of my cable bundles. (It is associated with Hulu).

"A computer engineer (Lily) investigates the secretive development division in her company, which she believes is behind the disappearance of her boyfriend."

Reviews are really good, and I am enjoying it. It's a sci-fi series, but has a mystery/crime element. Music is interesting and the locals are beautiful, San Fran and beautiful nature scenery. It got me hooked 'cause you aren't told what Devs actually is, and that is also part of the mystery.

[Kelt]

Valhalla murders, on Netflix. A couple of episodes in…

Fairly pedestrian murder mystery but set and shot in Iceland. The almost monochromatic color scaling and stark aesthetics of the landscape are really the show. In Icelandic with subtitles.

I was looking for something kind of warm and fuzzy after watching all the virus news today. This definitely isn’t it. A good distraction different from the rest of the stuff out there though.

[FireSignFemme]

A true story about a gay activist guy living a threesome lifestyle who decides – Oh how I love Jesus I must be straight, and now that I think about it monogamous too. Then joins the LDS church, comes to hate it, and leaves. Which compels his bestie/girlfriend/fiance, to split with the church. And then he starts his own church. With her as his first disciple. I'm pretty sure this is the same one I read about who was gay for awhile, then became an ex-gay and then went back to being gay again. If so I don't if he's still holding church services. Maybe he is just now he preaches for MCC.

[The_Lady_Snow]

Netflix- Tiger King - I am on episode 4- having a hard time digesting it all....

[Bèsame*]

HBO

The Outsider. I'm so not a sci-fi, no, not me! Lol
it caught me up, and sucked me in.

The Mule. Who can't resist Clint Eastwood.

Ma. It got to gory ..yuck

McMillions. Interesting.