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Shadowy Man

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So, I've been watching tv series on Netflix and I've come to a pause in my watch list. My recent series watched are (in reverse chronological order): Better Call Saul, season 1; Daredevil, season 2; all of Breaking Bad; Person of Interest, season 1 and 8 episodes of season 2; Jessica Jones, season 1; Dark Matter, season 1; Continuum, season 4; The 100, season 2; Agents of Shield, seasons 1 and 2; Alphas, seasons 1 and 2.

I prefer arc-driven stories, rather than episodic ones, though episodic series with season-wide arcs are acceptable: note that Person of Interest has that, but just something about the show wasn't holding my interest well and I found the episodic parts too tedious to get through to appreciate the underlying arc -- maybe it gets better but I stuck it out through season 1 but faltered in season two, when I switched to finally completing Breaking Bad.

Anyway, I like science fiction, but also good dramas with thematic arcs and good characterization. Lazy writing bothers me, and I'll find myself really nitpicking obvious plotholes.

Anyway, please send me some suggestions. I've started How to Get Away with Murder because I really like Viola Davis, but I want some alternatives for after that or if I don't find it interesting.

Thanks!
 
I've heard Louie is good, although it deals with a lot of depressing subject matter.
 
You said Netflix, but do you have Prime?

Bosch and Justified are pretty sweet.
 
If you like mysteries I suggest
Wallender (the PBS series with Kenneth Branagh),
George Gently,
Jack Taylor, and
Case Histories.

All are detective stories that intersperse the mystery with the drama of personal lives of the main characters.
 
Da Vinci's Demons
Black Mirror
Luther

Not sure if Netflix US has these though.
 
I've seen Orphan Black. I saw Wallender -- enjoyed it.

Lillyhammer and Black Mirror are on my list. Been thinking about those.

We do have Amazon Prime, so I can look into those.
 
What was surprisingly entertaining was The Good Wife. A really good legal and political drama.

Also, Downton Abbey is really stupid and boring, but in an extremely intelligent and engaging way. I keep wondering what the hell it is that keeps me so damned interested about such an insipidly useless plot, but I can't get enough.
 
Shadowy Man said:
So, I've been watching tv series on Netflix and I've come to a pause in my watch list. My recent series watched are (in reverse chronological order): Better Call Saul, season 1; Daredevil, season 2; all of Breaking Bad; Person of Interest, season 1 and 8 episodes of season 2; Jessica Jones, season 1; Dark Matter, season 1; Continuum, season 4; The 100, season 2; Agents of Shield, seasons 1 and 2; Alphas, seasons 1 and 2.

I prefer arc-driven stories, rather than episodic ones, though episodic series with season-wide arcs are acceptable: note that Person of Interest has that, but just something about the show wasn't holding my interest well and I found the episodic parts too tedious to get through to appreciate the underlying arc -- maybe it gets better but I stuck it out through season 1 but faltered in season two, when I switched to finally completing Breaking Bad.

Anyway, I like science fiction, but also good dramas with thematic arcs and good characterization. Lazy writing bothers me, and I'll find myself really nitpicking obvious plotholes.

Anyway, please send me some suggestions. I've started How to Get Away with Murder because I really like Viola Davis, but I want some alternatives for after that or if I don't find it interesting.

Thanks!
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Bloodline and Jessica Jones are great.
 
Are the old HBO series' Rome and Deadwood on netflix?

Great both of them.
 
I'm binging on Jericho right now. How to Get away with Murder is awful--it gets worse after a passable run of good shows opening Season 1, but I've watched both seasons because I too like Viola Davis. I do feel sorry for her being in this series though
 
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I'm binging on Jericho right now. How to Get away with Murder is awful--it gets worse after a passable run of good shows opening Season 1, but I've watched both seasons because I too like Viola Davis. I do feel sorry for her being in this series though
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I've seen Jericho. How to Get Away with Murder is kind of getting out of hand. Kind of makes you wonder whether the writers really had it all thought out or not. Some of the things that happen are a bit contrived, to put it mildly.
 
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