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VelvetVinyl Sun 02-Mar-25 18:15:51

What series are you currently watching, or what are some of your favorites? I recently watched What If on Netflix, as well as Anatomy of a Scandal. I enjoyed both, but I love the evil character that Renee Zellweger plays on what if. I heard a second season may be in the works.

VelvetVinyl Mon 03-Mar-25 00:00:30

Anyone watch Dr. Odyssey on Hulu?

VelvetVinyl Mon 03-Mar-25 00:01:07

RosieandherMaw

VelvetVinyl

I’m not familiar with most of these things posted. Is tv thst different from in the US?

Well given that we have totally different channels-BBC/ITV/C4 etc it would be wouldn’t it?
Satellite -Netflix /Sky /Apple etc available on both sides of the pond but imagine most people are talking about terrestrial/freeview channels.

I suppose so. I figured. Thanks

Grannmarie Mon 03-Mar-25 00:09:33

I'm just watching Agatha Christie's Towards Zero on BBC i player, enjoying it.

I've recently watched Toxic Town, based on real events in post industrial Corby, very good, quite heartbreaking. It resonated with me, we live in a former steel town.

I watched Robert de Niro in Zero Day, Netflix. He plays the former President, asked to help the Government after a coordinated cyber attack causes thousands of deaths. Quite gripping.

And I have just found the latest season of Snowpiercer - post apocalyptic drama, where an enormous perpetual motion train, 879 carriages long, circles the frozen, inhospitable Earth carrying a mixed bag of survivors - on ITVX.

Some of my favourites over the years,
24, The West Wing, Homeland, V, Mad Men, A Place to call Home, Years and Years, Game of Thrones...

Jane43 Mon 03-Mar-25 01:39:04

Mancjules

Watching rerun of The West Wing on C4...brilliant writing and a fabulous cast. That's me sorted for several weeks!

The Newsroom is by the same writer and is very good, it stars Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer and Dev Patel.

VelvetVinyl Mon 03-Mar-25 04:13:06

Grannmarie

I'm just watching Agatha Christie's Towards Zero on BBC i player, enjoying it.

I've recently watched Toxic Town, based on real events in post industrial Corby, very good, quite heartbreaking. It resonated with me, we live in a former steel town.

I watched Robert de Niro in Zero Day, Netflix. He plays the former President, asked to help the Government after a coordinated cyber attack causes thousands of deaths. Quite gripping.

And I have just found the latest season of Snowpiercer - post apocalyptic drama, where an enormous perpetual motion train, 879 carriages long, circles the frozen, inhospitable Earth carrying a mixed bag of survivors - on ITVX.

Some of my favourites over the years,
24, The West Wing, Homeland, V, Mad Men, A Place to call Home, Years and Years, Game of Thrones...

Zero Day was good. I watched it all in one sitting.

RosieandherMaw Mon 03-Mar-25 06:38:35

VelvetVinyl

Anyone watch Dr. Odyssey on Hulu?

Never herd of Hulu. Whats rhat?

kittylester Mon 03-Mar-25 06:51:43

I think we may have that. We have all sorts of strange channels with our Sky.

Greenfinch Mon 03-Mar-25 06:57:53

It seems to be an American channel not freely available in UK. I may be wrong.

eddiecat78 Mon 03-Mar-25 07:34:14

We've just re-watched all 3 series of Hamish Macbeth on BBC iPlayer

Jaxjacky Mon 03-Mar-25 08:09:36

My favourite was Detectorists, one of the few I can happily re watch

jusnoneed Mon 03-Mar-25 08:37:16

I enjoyed Strike and look forward to the next series.

A 2021 series I have been watching on 4 is Before We Die, crime thriller.
And as a slightly lighter watch I have been catching up with some of the newer version Of Hawaii Five O. From around 2010 so a little late, but it passes 45 minutes (I record and whizz through ads) nicely. Bit more humour from what I remember of the old series.

Sago Mon 03-Mar-25 08:59:13

Just discovered The Good Wife on Prime.

Outstanding.

dragonfly46 Mon 03-Mar-25 09:04:51

I am enjoying Parenthood on Netflix.

Greyduster Mon 03-Mar-25 09:11:26

I loved West Wing. I have just finished watching, for the second time, Rizzoli and Isles on Prime. It’s based on Tess Gerritson’s detective novels and is about the chalk and cheese relationship between a Boston homicide detective and the chief medical examiner. It has tension, humour and human interest with a lot of interwoven relationships coming into play.

MiniMoon Mon 03-Mar-25 09:42:12

Hulu is a US streaming channel which isn't available in UK. Some of it's content is shown on Disney+ Star channel.
We don't subscribe to Disney.
I'm currently enjoying Wednesday on Netflix, about Wednesday Addams of The Addams Family. It's aimed at teenagers, but I'm a big kid. 😃

Knittypamela Mon 03-Mar-25 13:11:15

Love Rats on Netflix. It's a series of true stories of people scammed in Romance Fraud. Very interesting.

Evangeline Mon 03-Mar-25 13:13:43

Yellowstone

rocketstop Mon 03-Mar-25 13:16:53

I am watching 'Dope girls' I hated it at first but now have been drawn in as it's quite arty and the clothes are sumptuous !

Barbadosbelle Mon 03-Mar-25 13:17:25

grannydarkhair

'This is Us' is amazing. Really interesting premise. I was addicted to it a few years ago and am rewatching it again now.
Very recommended.
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Frenchgalinspain Mon 03-Mar-25 13:19:32

The only soap opera I tune into is:

Emanet (Turkish) which means Legacy in English, is a Turkish soap opera translated into Spanish on NOVA T.V. Monday through Friday.

Sarah65 Mon 03-Mar-25 13:19:47

I've enjoyed "Slow Horses" on Apple TV & have started "Derry Girls" on Netflix as I didn't watch it when it was on Channel 4 originally, it has made me laugh out loud in parts which doesn't happen very often. I can also watch Lucy Worsley's programmes many times and always enjoy them.

Fudgemonkey Mon 03-Mar-25 13:20:28

Running point on Netflix

MaggsMcG Mon 03-Mar-25 13:32:48

Not all Netflix, Prime and Disney etc. are the same in US either. They often have different things that UK can't get. I cancelled my Netflix having not found anything I wanted to watch for ages. I still have Prime & Disney and I am a Sky subscriber, at least for now.

Lovetotravel Mon 03-Mar-25 13:44:55

Deedaa

I really like The Chelsea Detective on Drama. Shakespeare and Hathaway is fun and I like Father Brown.

I went to school with Mark Williams and was probably in the same hospital when we were born as we were born a few days apart. He loved drama when we were at school.

SillyNanny321 Mon 03-Mar-25 13:51:37

Dont watch most series on tv as I prefer Ancient historical documentaries. Do watch re runs of Ancient Aliens!