What Are You Watching 2017

[Ian]

Wow you people are missing out on some great TV!

Watched all of Sons of Anarchy and Breaking Bad. Both were top notch, although the nod for the best goes to SoA. If you enjoyed The Sopranos you'll definitely like SoA.

I just finished up watching season 4 of Better Call Saul, which is a prequel to Breaking Bad. Great show with some truly great writing and acting.

My new absolute treasure is Man In the High Castle (Amazon). If you haven't watched this yet drop whatever you're doing and get ready to binge. It is literally the best show since the Sopranos.

I also just finished Hulu's Handmaid's Tale. Might not be to everyone's tastes (it's a bit dark), but it's excellent. Many thanks to Canada for recommending this!

I've worked my way through about half of FX's The Americans, but I'm kinda over it I think. Acting was decent, but the plots are just too far-fetched and implausible to make it durable. I will say, though, if you're a child of the 70's and 80's it's kind of entertaining for the period aspects alone.

I remain addicted to Deadliest Catch. I've been watching this religiously since season one and haven't lost anything in terms of my enjoyment of the show. I do miss the Cornelia Marie crew this year, though.

Like John, I adore The Goldberg's. This show has a local connection (it's set in my wife's hometown which is just a few miles from me) and is an absolute riot.

I've watched all of Netflix's Orange Is the New Black and that's quite good, as well. Again, very adult and serious (for the most part), but well acted and well written.

Also a good watch is Netflix's Black Mirror. If you are at all a fan of The Twilight Zone, you'll enjoy this series. It's very Zone-esque but with a modern technology twist. Warning in advance, though, some of the episodes are a bit ... weird. And not really in a good way lol ... just weird.

I'm in a bit of a lull right now, but I'm looking around for the next series I'm going to watch.