Indirectly asking for recommendations on what to watch.
The Expanse, people keeps recommending it and I kept ignoring it thinking it was the Extant. I hope it gets picked up again.
Just finished the last season of For All Mankind yesterday and it can be seen as a sort of prequel to The Expanse.
The actor who played Alex Kamal was fired for being a creep I think, so I doubt it’ll come back. But there are more books to enjoy on wich the series ist bases.
They made a season without him. For the last three books they could just recast everyone, they’re set 30 years after what was covered by the show.
Edge of Tomorrow. Blew my mind once I finally got around to watching it.
I watched this thinking it was gonna give my inner teenager a kick but it was so good. It still gave my inner teenager a kick.
Still hoping for that sequel. It’s not dead yet!
White Lotus is what first came to mind for me. Left me on the edge of my seat. And during every episode I always felt like I KNEW what had / will happen, only to be debunked and on a completely new theory by the end of the next episode. Loved it and an looking forward to season 3.
That show is absolutely ridiculous and I am here for it. I didn’t realize they renewed it again seeing as it was originally meant to be a limited series with just the one season.
The original Cowboy Bebop series. Brilliant episodes with a great story arc, good characters and awesome Jazz soundtrack. The first few episodes do the overall experience no justice.
My only issue with Cowboy Bebop is that my brain autocorrects it to Cowbop Beboy.
Star vs The Forces of Evil. Such a good show.
almost all of them
except the really bad ones, of course
Man, the bad one sucked.
Lars and the Real Girl. It sounds like a risible premise that is actually super human and skillfully executed.
Resident Alien
I feel like that show is more of a reminder of how good Alan Tudyk is. That show might be pretty mediocre without him running point.
Seconding this one. I went into it knowing absolutely nothing about the show, except the name of one of the actors, and boy did it pay off.
I’m really anal about spoilers, to the point where I consider even trailers to be spoilers. Thos has resulted in watching a lot of shitty stuff, but now and then it results in pure unadulterated surprise and enjoyment.
Other shows and movies I liked going into them blind:
The Prestige
Chernobyl (although basic history knowledge had already spiled the plot for me)
The 4400 (highly underrated)
Breaking Bad (recommended by a coworker who was scarce on details)If you like Alan Tudyk and are okay with mild horror, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil is one that I loved going into without any spoilers
Have you seen Cabin in the Woods? It’s also one that is best seen with no idea what it is. And it is amazing.
Third season has started rolling out, if you’re not already aware
The Expanse
Also Fringe
Olivia is a dead fish for a main but fortunately all the other actors and cow carry it
Fringe is one I revisit every few years, and if I ever get a tattoo it’ll be a white tulip.
I rewatch the whole thing once a year or so. Thats my favorite episode by far. Walter has one of my favorite arcs of any character in TV. Olivia isn’t far behind.
I check reviews before watching stuff so there’s not a lot, but I remember going into Mad Max Fury Road blind and was blown away. The Killing of A Sacred Deer as well, but I was already aware of Yorgos and his style, I just didn’t know if the movie was good or not.
Based on the trailers back when Kung Pow released, I wouldn’t have thought anything about it. It didn’t seem like a good movie. But then I saw it because my mom made me drive my two younger siblings who wanted to see it to the theatre and nothing else was playing that I hadn’t seen so I just went with them.
It’s one of my top 10 comedies.
I’ll take a pound of nuts
That’s a lotta nuts!
Do books count? I spend most of my life hearing Blood Meridian being the American Novel and avoided it for the better part of a decade because of how overjerked I felt like it was… until I read it and said “yeah, maybe it is that good.”
Miami Vice (2006) - intense, gritty and stylish.
I avoided Bojack Horseman for years because I thought it was going to be like so many other edgy adult cartoons. I thought I knew what it was going to be like. I was so wrong.
I came here to recommend BoJack. Especially after that moment in the middle of Season 1, it’s a masterpiece.
The show is also unique for me in the sense that IMO the later seasons were the best, this making it a series that actually gets better and better over time.
Only show I’m afraid to re-watch because of how it made me feel.
Better call Saul. I avoided it at first but then dared myself to watch it when Netflix was getting real skimp on its shows. Loved it.
I’m with ya. I loved BB. Thought, nah, Saul was annoying as fuck. Then it happened. Watched and got pulled in. It’s good stuff.
It’s better than the original because Breaking Bad wandered around a lot [remember the shoplifting arc that never developed]
This one was laser focused from the start.
