But . . . but . . . but . . . not even the Dead Parrot Sketch?? 
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never woulda called that one 
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Meh.
Considering Iām now an educated feminist, I know right?
Still, I watched it in syndication when I was 10 or 12 and laughed my ass off, so it still has nostalgic value for me.
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Something something Life of Brian
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Something something, History of the Worldā¦
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So, while home dying of the plague, Netflix finally put it together that between Travellers, Timeless, Arrivalā¦ that I might just like time-travel shows, so it suggested El Ministerio Del Teimpo.
Time travel, with a Spanish Bureaucracy twist. Plus, rather than the usual āpeople from our era travelling in timeā, it adds in the culture clash of making the agents from all the various time-periods.
Overall, itās not bad. Not incredibly original (but who is with time-travel, really?) but so far, pretty good.
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How about interwar German police mystery with Communist factions, dirty cops, and The Coming Menace of Fascism?
āBabylon Berlinā is indeed that. And not bingeableā, just brainable.
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Have you tried continuum?
Now this might be the right audience for this question ā I would love to see the Cormoran Strike series the BBC has been doing (looks like theyāre nearly through all the published novels), but I canāt find a way to watch them on-line except for the BBC player, and not being in the UK that doesnāt help me.
Anyone got any ideas? Iād rather find a legit streaming site, but since none of my regular places seem to be picking it upā¦
(Hey Netflix. Get on this!)
ETA: Hm. May have found something. Iāll report back if anyone is interested.
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Ooh, definitely be interested!
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Check this out then:
Thereās this weird jerky motion to it, like theyāve dropped every ninth frame or something, but the audio and the exposure seem to be good.
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Interesting contrast!
About the only humor I recall not getting into was Firesign Theater. But then I wasnāt into drugs at school, so maybe thatās why. Now EtOH, that was different.
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Ethanol?
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Yup!
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Thatās a long way from ethanol.
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Indeed; thatās my vice of choice.
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You mentioned upthread that you felt the show is too heavy to be bingeable. Can you explain your criteria for bingeability? Iām not arguing with you, Iām just curious. Iāve been watching an episode most evenings over the past week or so, and in a few cases two episodes back-to-back, which for me qualifies as binging. (I currently have two episodes to go, so no spoilers please 
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When Iām as invested in a show as I am in Babylon, I keep coming back to it rather than watching shows that interest me less, and with all the subplots, it helps to keep everything straight if I donāt leave long gaps between viewings. Iām actually less likely to binge on light half-hour comedies, which would be like eating a whole box of chocolates at once.
I will say that Netflixās The Keepers, about child abuse and murder by priests, was one show I had to steel myself to watch, and one that I canāt imagine binging, but I think the main difference is that it is a true story.
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I just spent a couple of minutes searching for a comedy show that could be abbreviated EtOH. 
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