Apparently James Norton has left Grantchester because his newer series McMafia is such a big hit.
I’m in the middle of season 4, and there’s now this huge, gaping hole in the show.
I just started watching this:
www.netflix.com/title/81071666?source=android
and it’s causing head explosions. Will Smith is an excellent host/narrator, the astronauts are all experts at the art of explaining science to the masses, and whoever wrote the script knows how to make things easy to understand without talking down to the audience. I’m learning new stuff.
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Once we get Netflix, I’ll have to check that out, it looks terrific. (I’m waiting until Lucifer comes on before signing up.)
Dad and I were on TBD yesterday when Because Science came on, and we both enjoyed it.
It’s also a YouTube channel. As a breezy, fun explanation of the science behind sci-fi, it’s pretty cool.
I also like Dust, another show they air. It’s a collection of sci-fi short films, so it’s a mixed bag, but there’s usually something worth the effort. It’s also a YouTube channel, and a Roku channel.
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I love Dust! So much impressive work there.
Lucifer is on Netflix in Canada at least:
www.netflix.com/title/80057918?source=android
Because Science looks fascinating. Thank you for mentioning!
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I wasn’t one of the people mocking the people who thought this was all a cool idea, but now that I’ve seen the documentary - basically they were selling a beer commercial come to life. Yeah, the whole thing was so ridiculous and so sad.
Oh yeah, I watched the other Frye fest documentary on Hulu and here’s the skinny - each was made by a social media company to whitewash their own role in the scam. 
seriously, even the documentaries are grade a douche.
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Yeah, I caught the Fyre Fraud one (Hulu) this morning, and it seemed like they were trying real hard to give McFarland an out.
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True Detective…
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There’s basically nothing on Netflix in the U.S. anymore. Now that the IP owners believe streaming rights are worth real money, Netflix’s whole business model has stopped working.
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I’m waiting on the new season of Lucifer, which is rumored to debut in April. There’s enough free content over the Roku to keep me busy until then, I think, since we aren’t using it that much. Of all the subscription channels, Netflix and Britbox are the most tempting so far.
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Well, except for all the stuff that is on there. Their own stuff is often great (because they seem to give content producers a great deal of independence) and they still have a fair amount of films and shows not their own.
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Meh, some really good points, but like most of these lists, it exaggerates. It really is a cheap alternative to cable if you can get over your FOMO.
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i agree – only a couple of these things hold true for me. i DEFINITELY spend a lot of time clicking around, and i purposely don’t turn on my speakers until i’ve found something to watch, because the autoplay irritates the hell out of me. it’s certainly been cheaper for us than cable was!
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IT’S JUST JOKES!
(although some of the true stuff could be said for Amazon Video also)
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Humans, Series 3. First episode is, like, wow. How can things get worse?
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I have Amazon currently, but once I catch up on The Man in the High Castle I’m not sure how long I’ll keep it. The number of shows I want to watch on it is pretty limited, and that it doesn’t support Chromecast makes it a real PITA for me. (My Blu-Ray was sold with streaming apps, but Sony discontinued updates for it shortly after I bought it. It would be a good unlock project for someone with the relevant skill set.)
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I rewatched IT last night for some background noise while I painted. I’ve never been a die-hard Stephen King fan, because I find him to be too verbose, though I loved Four Seasons and like decent movie adaptations.
Anyhow, I was curious about how much of the storyline was true to the book, so I went to Wikipedia:
With the help of The Turtle, Bill is able to defeat It and send it back to its slumber. After the battle, the Losers get lost in the sewers until Beverly has sex with all the boys to connect childhood and adulthood while bringing unity back to the group.
Okay, I have no issue with pornography in the right context, but here I have to say, W.T.F.?
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haven’t lived in a Netflix house for several years until this month
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years ago, when I searched for something, I found the thing and watched it
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now, when I search for something, they do not have that
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yes, they have other things one could hypothetically watch instead, but that is not the same service at all, in fact it’s a great deal like broadcast TV
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One of the primary reasons I subscribed to Amazon Prime was for Amazon Video, but soon realized it was a struggle to find “top shelf” stuff I wanted to see.
It feels like any subscription service is the same, cataloging only the C-grade stuff, and making you pay extra for the best – even cable’s On Demand service.
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