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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8264471" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>There are always a number of great conversations about geek culture and/or media on enworld, included but not limited to some of the following:</p><p></p><p>1. The latest MCU TV show on Disney+.</p><p>2. Snyderverse ... let's argue.</p><p>3. The latest MCU movie on Disney+.</p><p>4. Star Wars movies ... let's argue.</p><p>5. The latest Star Wars show on Disney+.</p><p>6. Books ... does anyone read anymore?</p><p>7. The latest 15 Star Trek shows on CBS All... um, Paramount+.</p><p>8. The Expanse. Am I still allowed to enjoy it?</p><p>9. There's yet another show on Netflix you haven't heard of. It has fantasy/sci fi stuff. Watch it before the next one comes out in 4 hours.</p><p>...and so on.</p><p></p><p>But one thing I was hoping to see is a thread where people on this board go off the beaten path a little, and make a recommendation that isn't your typical "geek media" recommendation. Or, for that matter, isn't your typical "prestige TV" recommendation. Because we're all somewhat up-to-date on the geek media and prestige TV that's out there- or could be.</p><p></p><p>Instead, I'd like to hear some recommendations for gems that are off the beaten path. Things we wouldn't normally discuss, or that you wouldn't normally watch, but you nevertheless found enthralling. Because I'm all about rules, here's a few to help guide. Feel free to ignore them if you must!</p><p></p><p>1. NO GEEK MEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS. View this as you wish, but that means (for example) no superheroes, no Star Wars or Star Trek, no science fiction or fantasy, no anime. We already have enough of that ....</p><p><img src="http://www.dizruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/giphy.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>2. Suggest TV shows or movies, please. First, no one reads anymore. And by "no one," I mean me. Illiteracy- it's what's for breakfast. Second, I don't want everyone to recommend Dua Lipa. We get it. Future Nostalgia is just straight bangers. But we need something fresh.</p><p></p><p>3. No "prestige TV." Again, we all know Billions and Succession are "good." We are aware the Alias Grace was tragically unappreciated. But muted color and snappy dialogue isn't everything in life (or so someone needs to tell Snyder and Whedon).</p><p></p><p>4. It has to be something you have watched. Preferably, something that surprised you with how good it is.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Good?</p><p></p><p>Okay, so I will start this off with my entry and recommendation:</p><p></p><p><em>Formula 1: Drive to Survive</em>. Look, I like cars. But I've never been a fan of car racing- NASCAR just seems like a bunch of guys turning left over and over again, and F1 just seems like a bunch of European poseurs driving way too fast.</p><p></p><p>And you know what? F1 IS a bunch of Euro poseurs (okay, there's an Australian in there too) driving way too fast. But this series (three seasons so far) has made me incredibly interested in a sport that I thought was stupid. Okay, that's not completely fair. I STILL think it's stupid- but it is so GLORIOUS in its stupidity, and pettiness, and politics, and personalities, that I love it.</p><p></p><p>Somehow, every person I have told about this has also became insanely interested in this; which is to say ... hear me now and believe me later, but this is like some kind of viral drug to get you into the sport. Who knew?</p><p></p><p>So that's mine. Follow my recommendation at your own risk, lest you start thinking, "Hey, maybe rockin' some cool Ferrari gear wouldn't be so bad?" (Protip: it would be that bad).</p><p></p><p>What about you? What do you recommend that we don't normally discuss here?</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>EDITED TO ADD SUGGESTIONS:</strong></p><p>1. <em>Formula 1: Drive to Survive </em>(Netflix) (suggested by me)</p><p>2. <em>Biography: "Macho Man" Randy Savage</em> (A&E) (payn)</p><p>3. <em>All Creatures Great and Small </em>(Reboot) (PBS, Amazon Prime, PBS Passport) (Umbran)</p><p>4. <em>Call of the Midwife </em>(Netflix) (Sacrosanct)</p><p>5. <em>Doc Martin </em>(Pluto/Hulu?) (Alzrius)</p><p>6. <em>Aerial America</em> (Smithsonian Channel) (Wolfram Stout)</p><p>7. Birds, real birds (Your own backyard) (Sabathius42)</p><p>8. <em>Line of Duty </em>(Hulu) (Morrus)</p><p>9. <em>Brooklyn 99 </em>(Hulu/Peacock) (Desert Gled)</p><p>10. <em>Crazy Ex-Girlfriend </em>(Netflix) (TwoSix)</p><p>11. <em>Queen Sono </em>(Netflix), <em>Kings of Jo’burg</em> (Netflix) <em>An African City</em> (Youtube), <em>Jinn </em>(Netflix) (Tonguez)</p><p>12. <em>Naked and Afraid </em>(Hulu) (Reynard)</p><p>13. <em>Knives Out </em>(Prime) (billd91)</p><p>14. <em>A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood</em> (Prime), <em>Iron </em>(fantasy network) (Ryujin)</p><p>15. <em>The Farewell</em> (Prime), <em>Poirot </em>(Britbox) (Mallus)</p><p>16. <em>Good Eats, Homicide Hunter, Midsommer Murders, Rumble, Later...with Jools Holland, And God Spoke, Spinal Tap, Incident at Loch Ness, Line of Duty, Unforgotten </em>(Dannyalcatraz)</p><p>17. <em>Best in Show, A Mighty Wind</em> (Umbran)</p><p>18. <em>Waiting for Guffman, For Your Consideration </em>(billd91)</p><p>19. <em>Attacking the Darkness</em> (Ryujin)</p><p>20. Youtube channels- <em>Tasting history with Max Miller, The Charismatic Voice</em> (Ulfgeir)</p><p>21. Endeavour (Amazon Prime), Detectorists (AcornTV) (LoganRan)</p><p>22. <em>Underground, Sharpe's Rifles, Strike Back, Copper </em>(Mad_Jack)</p><p>23. <em>The Devil All the Time </em>(Netflix) (Shroompunk Warlord)</p><p>24. <em>The League of Gentlemen</em> (Dailymotion) (MattW)</p><p>25. National Geographic shows (Disney+), <em>Chef Ramsay </em>(HawaiiSteveO)</p><p>26. <em>Murdoch Mysteries</em>, <em>Duchess of Duke St</em>, <em>Ever After</em> (Lanefan)</p><p>27. <em>Samurai Gourmet</em> (Netflix?), <em>Slings and Arrows</em> (Youtube/Amazon), <em>Brother Cadfael</em> (Acorn) (Jaegermonstrous)</p><p>28. <em>Todd & The Book of Pure Evil</em> (Dannyalcatraz)</p><p>29. <em>The Half of It</em> (Netflix), <em>Fisherman's Friends</em> (Netflix), <em>Unicorn Store</em> (Netflix), <em>Chef </em>(Netflix), <em>Tallulah </em>(Netflix), <em>Dave Made A Maze </em>(Amazon) (Jaegermonstrous) </p><p>30. <em>The Toys That Made Us</em> (Imaculata)</p><p>31. <em>Top Gear</em>, <em>Hanna</em> (Amazon) (Graybeard)</p><p>32. <em>Derry Girls</em> (Netflix), <em>The Detectorists </em>(Netflix), <em>Booksmart </em>(Netflix) (DrunkonDuty)</p><p>33. Biography on Wrestler Booker T (A&E) (payn)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8264471, member: 7023840"] There are always a number of great conversations about geek culture and/or media on enworld, included but not limited to some of the following: 1. The latest MCU TV show on Disney+. 2. Snyderverse ... let's argue. 3. The latest MCU movie on Disney+. 4. Star Wars movies ... let's argue. 5. The latest Star Wars show on Disney+. 6. Books ... does anyone read anymore? 7. The latest 15 Star Trek shows on CBS All... um, Paramount+. 8. The Expanse. Am I still allowed to enjoy it? 9. There's yet another show on Netflix you haven't heard of. It has fantasy/sci fi stuff. Watch it before the next one comes out in 4 hours. ...and so on. But one thing I was hoping to see is a thread where people on this board go off the beaten path a little, and make a recommendation that isn't your typical "geek media" recommendation. Or, for that matter, isn't your typical "prestige TV" recommendation. Because we're all somewhat up-to-date on the geek media and prestige TV that's out there- or could be. Instead, I'd like to hear some recommendations for gems that are off the beaten path. Things we wouldn't normally discuss, or that you wouldn't normally watch, but you nevertheless found enthralling. Because I'm all about rules, here's a few to help guide. Feel free to ignore them if you must! 1. NO GEEK MEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS. View this as you wish, but that means (for example) no superheroes, no Star Wars or Star Trek, no science fiction or fantasy, no anime. We already have enough of that .... [IMG]http://www.dizruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/giphy.gif[/IMG] 2. Suggest TV shows or movies, please. First, no one reads anymore. And by "no one," I mean me. Illiteracy- it's what's for breakfast. Second, I don't want everyone to recommend Dua Lipa. We get it. Future Nostalgia is just straight bangers. But we need something fresh. 3. No "prestige TV." Again, we all know Billions and Succession are "good." We are aware the Alias Grace was tragically unappreciated. But muted color and snappy dialogue isn't everything in life (or so someone needs to tell Snyder and Whedon). 4. It has to be something you have watched. Preferably, something that surprised you with how good it is. Good? Okay, so I will start this off with my entry and recommendation: [I]Formula 1: Drive to Survive[/I]. Look, I like cars. But I've never been a fan of car racing- NASCAR just seems like a bunch of guys turning left over and over again, and F1 just seems like a bunch of European poseurs driving way too fast. And you know what? F1 IS a bunch of Euro poseurs (okay, there's an Australian in there too) driving way too fast. But this series (three seasons so far) has made me incredibly interested in a sport that I thought was stupid. Okay, that's not completely fair. I STILL think it's stupid- but it is so GLORIOUS in its stupidity, and pettiness, and politics, and personalities, that I love it. Somehow, every person I have told about this has also became insanely interested in this; which is to say ... hear me now and believe me later, but this is like some kind of viral drug to get you into the sport. Who knew? So that's mine. Follow my recommendation at your own risk, lest you start thinking, "Hey, maybe rockin' some cool Ferrari gear wouldn't be so bad?" (Protip: it would be that bad). What about you? What do you recommend that we don't normally discuss here? [B]EDITED TO ADD SUGGESTIONS:[/B] 1. [I]Formula 1: Drive to Survive [/I](Netflix) (suggested by me) 2. [I]Biography: "Macho Man" Randy Savage[/I] (A&E) (payn) 3. [I]All Creatures Great and Small [/I](Reboot) (PBS, Amazon Prime, PBS Passport) (Umbran) 4. [I]Call of the Midwife [/I](Netflix) (Sacrosanct) 5. [I]Doc Martin [/I](Pluto/Hulu?) (Alzrius) 6. [I]Aerial America[/I] (Smithsonian Channel) (Wolfram Stout) 7. Birds, real birds (Your own backyard) (Sabathius42) 8. [I]Line of Duty [/I](Hulu) (Morrus) 9. [I]Brooklyn 99 [/I](Hulu/Peacock) (Desert Gled) 10. [I]Crazy Ex-Girlfriend [/I](Netflix) (TwoSix) 11. [I]Queen Sono [/I](Netflix), [I]Kings of Jo’burg[/I] (Netflix) [I]An African City[/I] (Youtube), [I]Jinn [/I](Netflix) (Tonguez) 12. [I]Naked and Afraid [/I](Hulu) (Reynard) 13. [I]Knives Out [/I](Prime) (billd91) 14. [I]A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood[/I] (Prime), [I]Iron [/I](fantasy network) (Ryujin) 15. [I]The Farewell[/I] (Prime), [I]Poirot [/I](Britbox) (Mallus) 16. [I]Good Eats, Homicide Hunter, Midsommer Murders, Rumble, Later...with Jools Holland, And God Spoke, Spinal Tap, Incident at Loch Ness, Line of Duty, Unforgotten [/I](Dannyalcatraz) 17. [I]Best in Show, A Mighty Wind[/I] (Umbran) 18. [I]Waiting for Guffman, For Your Consideration [/I](billd91) 19. [I]Attacking the Darkness[/I] (Ryujin) 20. Youtube channels- [I]Tasting history with Max Miller, The Charismatic Voice[/I] (Ulfgeir) 21. Endeavour (Amazon Prime), Detectorists (AcornTV) (LoganRan) 22. [I]Underground, Sharpe's Rifles, Strike Back, Copper [/I](Mad_Jack) 23. [I]The Devil All the Time [/I](Netflix) (Shroompunk Warlord) 24. [I]The League of Gentlemen[/I] (Dailymotion) (MattW) 25. National Geographic shows (Disney+), [I]Chef Ramsay [/I](HawaiiSteveO) 26. [I]Murdoch Mysteries[/I], [I]Duchess of Duke St[/I], [I]Ever After[/I] (Lanefan) 27. [I]Samurai Gourmet[/I] (Netflix?), [I]Slings and Arrows[/I] (Youtube/Amazon), [I]Brother Cadfael[/I] (Acorn) (Jaegermonstrous) 28. [I]Todd & The Book of Pure Evil[/I] (Dannyalcatraz) 29. [I]The Half of It[/I] (Netflix), [I]Fisherman's Friends[/I] (Netflix), [I]Unicorn Store[/I] (Netflix), [I]Chef [/I](Netflix), [I]Tallulah [/I](Netflix), [I]Dave Made A Maze [/I](Amazon) (Jaegermonstrous) 30. [I]The Toys That Made Us[/I] (Imaculata) 31. [I]Top Gear[/I], [I]Hanna[/I] (Amazon) (Graybeard) 32. [I]Derry Girls[/I] (Netflix), [I]The Detectorists [/I](Netflix), [I]Booksmart [/I](Netflix) (DrunkonDuty) 33. Biography on Wrestler Booker T (A&E) (payn) [/QUOTE]
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