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Netflix recs?

Miggs said:
Untamed was like a C- series for the genre. Pretty obvious who it was going to be too.

If you want better similar series, watch The Missing, Broadchurch, The Killing, or the Aussie version of Secrets and Lies. Tangentially, Happy Valley is probably the best of the best but it’s slightly different than the rest and very tough to find in streaming.

Edit: I’d also throw in The Night Of which is elite and Mare of Easttown.
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The British are probably the best at doing these, so agreed on Broadchurch, The Missing, etc.

But The Killing? That’s as the middle of the road as they come.. lol.. I’d put that in the same basket as Bosch, Bosch Legacy, Goliath, or True Detective 2, 3, 4.. I’d put Untamed in there too.

Agreed Mare of Eastown is a step above though.
 
The Midnight said:
The British are probably the best at doing these, so agreed on Broadchurch, The Missing, etc.

But The Killing? That’s as the middle of the road as they come.. lol.. I’d put that in the same basket as Bosch, Bosch Legacy, Goliath, or True Detective 2, 3, 4.. I’d put Untamed in there too.

Agreed Mare of Eastown is a step above though.
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You have to keep in mind The Missing is really the first of the ilk. I’m not saying other procedurals weren’t done previous to it but it’s over 14 years old and was one of the first to really kick off the run. Since then, the series have become more refined. Better actors and production value. More serious as admittedly, The Killing ends each episode in a very popcorny manner. That said, the first three seasons are excellent up until the end of season 3, which was a debacle.
 
I really liked The Investigation on HBO too based off of the true story of the female journalist who met her demise aboard a manmade submarine after the creator hosted her for an interview about the contraption. Superbly done. I had one particular detail about the series that I loved too which I’m not sure others who’ve seen it picked up on.
 
Miggs said:
And lumping seasons 2, 3 and 4 of TD together is ludicrous. Season 3 is very strong. 2 had decent parts and 4 sucked.
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3 was great. I liked 4. 2 was ok. None were even close to 1.



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Miggs said:
I really liked The Investigation on HBO too based off of the true story of the female journalist who met her demise aboard a manmade submarine after the creator hosted her for an interview about the contraption. Superbly done. I had one particular detail about the series that I loved too which I’m not sure others who’ve seen it picked up on.
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I like most of what hbo does so I will add this to my list

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Man,..

If your life’s not going well.. or you’ve just lost a pet or a loved one.. or lost a job.. or a business..

A word of advice?

Don't watch “The Watcher” on Netflix.. lol..

I’m 2 episodes in and that show is depressing as ****.

DEPRESSINGGGG

I don’t like not finishing a series,, but this is gonna take a lot of effort to get through.
 
The Midnight said:
Man,..

If your life’s not going well.. or you’ve just lost a pet or a loved one.. or lost a job.. or a business..

A word of advice?

Don't watch “The Watcher” on Netflix.. lol..

I’m 2 episodes in and that show is depressing as ****.

DEPRESSINGGGG

I don’t like not finishing a series,, but this is gonna take a lot of effort to get through.
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What is it about?
 
Miggs said:
Someone stalking a couple homeowners…iirc…it’s based loosely off something that supposedly happened in NJ.
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Those NJ people are just psychos. All of'em. Nut jobs through and through.
 
fishonjazz said:
What is it about?
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This couple with 2 kids fell in love with this lovely mansion and stretched their mortgage to get it - thinking having a big beautiful house will make them happy. But once they moved in there were like all these creepy things that keeps happening to them like their creepy neighbours and receiving creepy letters saying they're being watched, weird music playing at night, etc..

The issue is 2 episodes in and there are no reprieve for the viewers,.. it's all just 1 note of 1 bad thing after another.. just too damn depressing. (Also the wife is Naomi Watts who I always have a soft spot for).

It would be like going to a concert and the first 4 songs are just slow sad songs.
 
The Midnight said:
Man,..

If your life’s not going well.. or you’ve just lost a pet or a loved one.. or lost a job.. or a business..

A word of advice?

Don't watch “The Watcher” on Netflix.. lol..

I’m 2 episodes in and that show is depressing as ****.

DEPRESSINGGGG

I don’t like not finishing a series,, but this is gonna take a lot of effort to get through.
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Meh. I don't know where you get depressing from. It's a mid-level suspense horror series. I didn't even remember that I had watched it until you gave a more detailed description and I was like "is he talking about that one show I watched?" and yeah, that was it. I give it a 6/10 overall and a 1/10 on being depressing. Like did they make some jokes about dudes who like much younger women that I missed or something? I don't remember the depressing part.
 
Sardines said:
Meh. I don't know where you get depressing from. It's a mid-level suspense horror series. I didn't even remember that I had watched it until you gave a more detailed description and I was like "is he talking about that one show I watched?" and yeah, that was it. I give it a 6/10 overall and a 1/10 on being depressing. Like did they make some jokes about dudes who like much younger women that I missed or something? I don't remember the depressing part.
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See the post above your post.
 
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