The "did you know this streams on Netflix?" thread

[Sullyute]

The "did you know this streams on Netflix?" thread

What's the content like? Reviews seem very favorable; surprised it hasn't had more press.

It is for mature audiences: it takes place mostly in London, so fair share of F-bombs, a couple quick sex scenes, a few shootouts, drug use, some cutting off of fingers (Japanese mafia atonement), etc. the finger cutting was the only thing that I thought was a little too graphic. I really enjoyed the use of sound, good music (Japanese and English) in parts that are supported by silence in other parts. The climax/ending was a little strange since it included an interpretive dance routine.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Giri/Haji is really good. A crime drama based in London and Tokyo. A Japanese detective has to go to London to track down his gangster brother. Really artistic, lots of subtitles and subplots, unique filming with a little anime. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Thanks for the heads up. I will check it out. I watch a lot of japanese programming on netflix.

BTW, don't waste your time with The Outsider - netflix movie about an american guy who joins the yakuza. Absolutely horrible.

[falafel]

Thanks for the heads up. I will check it out. I watch a lot of japanese programming on netflix.

BTW, don't waste your time with The Outsider - netflix movie about an american guy who joins the yakuza. Absolutely horrible.

For a moment I thought you were talking about the upcoming HBO series The Outsider about a child murder in the U.S. and I thought "the yakuza?!?"

[BigPiney]

For a moment I thought you were talking about the upcoming HBO series The Outsider about a child murder in the U.S. and I thought "the yakuza?!?"

That is the Stephen King adaption. It will probably suck even though the book was pretty good.

[falafel]

That is the Stephen King adaption. It will probably suck even though the book was pretty good.

Looks pretty good.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Did anyone watch Messiah? Despite garnering a lousy 41% on RT (7.9 on IMDB), I found it mildly entertaining, if a bit ponderous at times. The eponymous character is a mysterious character who many in the Middle East and the U.S. believe may be THE Messiah, but the CIA and others think he's at least a fraud, and possibly a terrorist. One element I found amusing was that the show's POTUS, who wonders if the mystery man is the real deal, turns out to be LDS. The implication is that because of POTUS's belief in things like angels and golden plates (specifically mentioned), he's more inclined to believe the guy. I would think an LDS POTUS would be far less likely to believe such a thing, unless RMN had tipped him off that the guy was legit...

POTUS's name is President Young, btw.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Did anyone watch Messiah? Despite garnering a lousy 41% on RT (7.9 on IMDB), I found it mildly entertaining, if a bit ponderous at times. The eponymous character is a mysterious character who many in the Middle East and the U.S. believe may be THE Messiah, but the CIA and others think he's at least a fraud, and possibly a terrorist. One element I found amusing was that the show's POTUS, who wonders if the mystery man is the real deal, turns out to be LDS. The implication is that because of POTUS's belief in things like angels and golden plates (specifically mentioned), he's more inclined to believe the guy. I would think an LDS POTUS would be far less likely to believe such a thing, unless RMN had tipped him off that the guy was legit...

POTUS's name is President Young, btw.

We are a couple episodes in. I like the premise.

[PaloAltoCougar]

We are a couple episodes in. I like the premise.

It raises interesting questions about belief. BTW, the POTUS element of the story is a very minor one, and I don't think he appears until episode 8 or so.

[creekster]

It raises interesting questions about belief. BTW, the POTUS element of the story is a very minor one, and I don't think he appears until episode 8 or so.

Thanks for the suggestion. I skipped it assuming it was probably some lame modern version of the gospels. In fact, I very much like it.

[Katy Lied]

First episode of Little America, free on AppleTV. This show purports to be true stories of indian immigrants in America. The first one is about a 12-year old indian boy, who helps his parents to run a motel in Green River, UT. They get called back to India, leave the kid in the care of an "uncle" who soon deserts the kid. The 12-year old ends up running the motel for years until his parent successfully return with their US visa. The kid is now about 20.

[Walter Sobchak]

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[Donuthole]

First episode of Little America, free on AppleTV. This show purports to be true stories of indian immigrants in America. The first one is about a 12-year old indian boy, who helps his parents to run a motel in Green River, UT. They get called back to India, leave the kid in the care of an "uncle" who soon deserts the kid. The 12-year old ends up running the motel for years until his parent successfully return with their US visa. The kid is now about 20.

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Yeah this this the second time in as many weeks KL has demonstrated that she struggles with the idea of separate threads for each of the major streaming providers.

[LiveCoug]

First episode of Little America, free on AppleTV. This show purports to be true stories of indian immigrants in America. The first one is about a 12-year old indian boy, who helps his parents to run a motel in Green River, UT. They get called back to India, leave the kid in the care of an "uncle" who soon deserts the kid. The 12-year old ends up running the motel for years until his parent successfully return with their US visa. The kid is now about 20.

I know it's obvs the wrong thread, but was that kid in the spelling bee a few years back? I swear I remember a Green River motel kid being in the bee....

[myboynoah]

Did anyone watch Messiah? Despite garnering a lousy 41% on RT (7.9 on IMDB), I found it mildly entertaining, if a bit ponderous at times. The eponymous character is a mysterious character who many in the Middle East and the U.S. believe may be THE Messiah, but the CIA and others think he's at least a fraud, and possibly a terrorist. One element I found amusing was that the show's POTUS, who wonders if the mystery man is the real deal, turns out to be LDS. The implication is that because of POTUS's belief in things like angels and golden plates (specifically mentioned), he's more inclined to believe the guy. I would think an LDS POTUS would be far less likely to believe such a thing, unless RMN had tipped him off that the guy was legit...

POTUS's name is President Young, btw.

We are a couple episodes in. I like the premise.

Is it safe for mrs. myboynoah?

[PaloAltoCougar]

Is it safe for mrs. myboynoah?

Not sure what the standard is here, but I'd say "probably." There's a little rough language, and one brief sex scene, but Mrs. PAC wasn't bothered. The series is produced by Christian TV moguls Mark Burnett and Roma Downey.