What have you found on netflix

[kally]

some great ideas here. How do I save to a list please?

[TVRodriguez]

Sherlock
Broadchurch
Midsomer Murders
Murdoch Mysteries
Columbo
Murder, She Wrote
Rosemary & Thyme
Jane the Virgin (hated the premise but gave it a try and really enjoy it)
Orange is the New Black
Master of None
Scrotal Recall (bad name, funny and sweet show)
Call the Midwife
Grace and Frankie
House of Cards
Comedy specials -- I liked the Tig Notaro documentary this summer, too
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

[freshstart]

some great ideas here. How do I save to a list please?

can you book mark the thread? or c+p to make 1 big list

[Miss Cellane]

Seconding:

Miss Fisher's Mysteries
Sherlock
Foyle's War
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Death in Paradise

Adding:

Doctor Who
Longmire
Life
30 Rock
Lie to Me
Doc Martin
The IT Crowd

[iris lilies]

I would suggest going to websites for The Emmys and Golden Globes to find the shows nominated for best dramas, comedies, miniseries.

many of the ones mentioned here are on those lists, but some are not --- tv Rodriguez, Murder She Wrote??????!!!!

Also, just googling "best tv dramas of the year" or " best tv dramas of the decade" and etc brings up good lists.

Top critically acclaimed tv dramas of recent years include

Breaking Bad
Orange is the New Black
Justified
House of Cards
Fargo
Homeland
True Detective
The Bridge
The Affair
Bloodline
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
Downtown Abbey
Better Call Saul
Ray Donovan


and if you want to,go. Back to the dawn of excellent tv, it starts with The Sopranos and continues with

Deadwood
The Wire
The Shield
West Wing


ones from the UK include, and these are all murder mysteries

Broadchurch
The Fall
Happy Valley

I tire of detective and mystery shows pretty quickly, I like something else propelling the narrative.

[TVRodriguez]

many of the ones mentioned here are on those lists, but some are not --- tv Rodriguez, Murder She Wrote??????!!!!

I love Mrs. Fletcher! How can you not love a show that had a widow of a certain age as the protagonist who was not only allowed to be intelligent and interesting (if nosy) but also allowed to be brave, independent (without super spy powers) and even a love interest now and then? She was the bomb.

I wanted to like The Fall but even though I loved the actors, I hated it. Had to fast forward to Gillian Anderson's part in each episode. I hate when there is too much footage from the criminal's perspective. Seems too much like a snuff film. Same reason I can't watch Criminal Minds. Yuck. It's like torture porn. I've honestly and sadly been privy to too much real life sex crime that I cannot find the entertainment value in it.

[iris lilies]

I love Mrs. Fletcher! How can you not love a show that had a widow of a certain age as the protagonist who was not only allowed to be intelligent and interesting (if nosy) but also allowed to be brave, independent (without super spy powers) and even a love interest now and then? She was the bomb.

I wanted to like The Fall but even though I loved the actors, I hated it. Had to fast forward to Gillian Anderson's part in each episode. I hate when there is too much footage from the criminal's perspective. Seems too much like a snuff film. Same reason I can't watch Criminal Minds. Yuck. It's like torture porn. I've honestly and sadly been privy to too much real life sex crime that I cannot find the entertainment value in it.

And funny, I liked The Fall because we really got to know that perp and he was interesting.

But I Agree that there is a lot of torture porn on tv, and for the network shows, they are so weak that it simply is not worth watching.

Justified had some awful and violent scenes, but I made it through them without closing my eyes, and that show is so well weitten and played that the violence was secondary.

I had to give up on Sons of Anarchy a few seasons in, too much awful,violence even though I loved those guys.

[Dhiana]

Lessisbest's list is our go-to viewing and often what I'll play in the background as I'm working.

Just going through and watching the old classics is fun. The costumes, the cars, the lines!

My husband is currently enjoying the original Bixby/Ferrigno Hulk tv series while I'm laughing at the bad makeup,
and other shortcuts and effects done in old tv shows.

Other viewing I'd recommend:
Firefly & Serenity (YES!, the movie is back on Netflix!)
Headhunters - It's like Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels but edgier, Norwegian I think
Lilyhammer - Mobster decides he wants to live out his time in witness protection program in Lilyhammer.
Redirected
Ragnarok
Ascension

I find really bad disaster movies like Category 8 hilarious. MST3K worthy!
My husband likes to watch the mountain climbing movies and documentaries.

Enjoy the rabbit hole in your searches...if you don't like something, turn it off and watch something else.
Doesn't cost extra to try

PS - Snowpiercer was awful! Don't waste your time.

[Sloeginfizz]

There's a lot of really nifty documentaries, including the Ken Burns PBS ones. Also, a lot of Nova episodes. I probably watch too much TV but my favorite hobby is knitting or crochet, so it makes sense to have on something that I get a lot out of just listening.

Ones I've liked:

Ken Burns- Prohibition
Ken Burns- The West
Secrets of Underground London
Titanoboa
Dinosaur 13
Bigger than T-ReX
The Emperor's Ghost Army
The Search for General Tso
The Poisoners' Handbook


Any other favorite documentaries on Netflix? As you can see, I'm a sucker for history and paleontology.

[kally]

Now these documentaries are something I wouldn't normally watch. Anyone got any more docs that were good?