Amazon Prime Video
 

Not sure this deserves it's own thread, but damn, there is a lot of outstanding content on Amazon. I've had it for years and never really gave it a shot. The HBO and Funny or Die catalogues alone make it worth the while. The originals are simply value added. I've been watching:

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Eastbound and Down
Zach Morris is Trash

Things in my queue:

Man in the High Castle
The Tick
Sneaky Pete
Jack Ryan

Would like to re-watch:

Sopranos
Between Two Ferns
Justified
Parks and Rec

Anything you'd recommend from Prime Video? I feel like a kid in a candy shop (without the requisite time to actually enjoy all the candy...)

Sneaky Pete kicks ass. One of my favorites.

I really love Bosch.

It was what I used to watch the Wire on. I liked their service a lot. I cancelled it when I moved. I plan signing back up soon. Decent music selection as well on there

Ive heard nothing but good things about that show. Good call.

Still nothing like some good ol' Unsolved Mysteries

All of Battlestar Galactica is on there.

The first two seasons of The Expanse are on there (season 3 starts on Syfy tomorrow - I think it's the best show on tv right now, including Legion).

It's the right time to start Bosch, there's a new season coming out Friday.

There's some good movies on there, too. I finally watched The Arrival today.

They've got Batman: The Animated Series.

'Nuff said.

They've also got some great classics. Bloodsport, Highlander, Total Recall, Kickboxer, Robocop, Running Man, Gremlins, all of the Indiana Jones movies, etc.

Isn't Goliath an Amazon Prime original? My buddy says it's good.

Oh hell. I forgot about that one. Also a good one and I’m no Billy Bob fan.

Same thing here ,I've had Amazon Prime for a year and never payed any attention to the movies. then I got a notice from amazon that said "Hey you Butt ****ing moron. You're paying for prime. Watch the damn movies.

So the other day I watched "jungle". Very good.

I'm in.

I'm stoked you started this thread!

Been watching "The Tick" for some goofy, light hearted fun.

They have Batman: The Animated Series and Unsolved Mysteries. And there's a show called I Shouldn't Be Alive that I've been watching.

Prime Video is really cool. I use it quite a bit. Right now i been watching Sporanos again, ALF (Yep, that ALF from the late 80's) and Entourage

It's basically free. I mean everyone already has Amazon Prime, right? Which is worth it for the free 2 day shipping on everything all by itself. I don't even go to the store anymore. I need toilet paper? Soap? An electric skillet? It's on my porch in two days.

Oh, you wanna give me a video streaming service too? I'm in. How about music streaming and downloads? Done.

Yeah, I use the crap out of it.

So can you watch HBOs stuff without an hbo subscription? I don’t think you can with starz content.

You can watch older HBO stuff, but not the newer shows. Honestly, I'm really good with that.

So true. I know there is a potato masher and air filters on my porch waiting for me today!

Haven't watched season two of Sneaky Pete yet, but enjoyed S1. I also enjoyed Patriot, and Bosch.

I like season 2 of sneaky pete even more than season 1.

I’m a prime member for the $100 a year postage. It’s really a threadbare service that most check out because it’s free with prime. Their originals are okay. I expect that to change now that they decided to spend $1 BILLION to bring LOTR to the small screen.

With the HBO catalogue alone, it's clearly not threadbare.

you get HBO for free with Prime? I thought Showtime/HBO channels cost money?

And anyway, it wouldn’t be their original content. Which my threadbare comment was referencing.

no, but you get the older showtime and HBO tv shows. Wire, Sopranos, Entourage ect ect.

Goddamn do I love Bosch. I’ve posted it in another thread but I can’t think of a single Titus Welliver character other than Bosch that I’ve liked. I’m not all about police procedurals. It’s the only one I watch. So on paper I shouldn’t like this noise but I can’t get enough!

No Jimmy O'Phelan for you?

the americans season 1-5 is on prime

Check out "Lexx"

It is the most low budget, psychotic, space series I have ever seen.

Can't stop watching it.

Two others are The Night Manager and Last Kingdom.

I remember that one from back when there were the original several movie lenght episodes on cinemax and occasionally wonder if its held up over time

The Last Kingdom is Netflix.

Looks like season 3 is coming out later this year.

Yep. It got dropped by BBC, who'd shared production with Netflix, but Netflix is keeping it going at least one more season.

Holy shit you have to watch Catastrophe. It is side splittingly funny. Some of the meanest comedy I have ever seen.

About to start Jack Ryan

Hell yes.

Just watched The Proposition. Really good (albeit dark) movie with a freaking excellent cast.

One of the few movies I can actually recommend. Basically, a dark, revenge western set in Australia.

Directed by John Hillcoat (The Road, Red Dead Redemption). John Hurt, Guy Pierce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Emily Watson. I mean, that's one hell of an ensemble.

FAX

^^surprisingly good

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is awesome.

Co-signed. I was ****ing hooked on that shit. And I’m not a comedy guy.

Man in the High Castle was canceled last week. Meaning it ends after the next season.

Not a huge surprise, given how many new genre projects they have in the pipeline. Plus I'm not sure how much longer they could keep it going in its current form anyway.

I still haven't finished season 3. Not sure why, but I got tired of it.

Because season three is awful compared to the first two. I had to force myself to finish it.

Amazon Prime is pretty damn good and is only gonna get better I think .

What I'm most looking forward to is Nicholas Winding Refn's Too Old to Die Young show. It will capture the criminal underworld of Los Angeles and I saw some brief clips of it and it looks interesting for sure.

For those that do not know who Refn is , he directed Drive, Bronson and a bunch of other weird /entertaining films

Apparently Amazon let Refn go wild on this one. The episodes will be roughly an hour to an hour & a half . Pretty risky imo as Refs is not everyone's cup of tea. We shall see

Anyone a fan of the Wheel of Time books? Apparently Amazon has ordered a series of it. I'm...nervous. It doesn't seem to me that it will translate well to screen, but I guess people probably said that about Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones at one point too.

they are spending $2 BILLION to bring LOTR to prime for 5 TV seasons.

currently watching Justified, it's pretty good.

been watching Stargate Atlantis. I really enjoy it, good series! Now i gotta watch SG1 when this one is over, wish i would have started with SG1 first.

If you are in the mood for a spooky-ass movie starring a spooky-ass Joaquin Phoenix, you should check out "You Were Never Really Here".

It won a couple of awards at Cannes and it's very spooky-ass.

FAX

What is that a sequel to?

I don't think it's a sequel to anything. Well ... if it is, I didn't see the first one.

It's directed by the same lady who did "We Need To Talk About Kevin".

FAX

Well, I just figured there had to be a movie about him being here before there could be a movie explaining why he wasn't here. :D

Finally got around to watching Goliath. Damn good show. Season 3 is coming sometime soon.

Looks like Jack Ryan and Bosch both got renewed for two seasons, so they'll both be around at least through 2020.

Sneaky Pete has a 3rd season sometime this year.

Man in the High Castle ends after its next season.

A new series called Hanna starts tomorrow, evidently a bit different than the movie of the same name. Reviews don't look good but I'm gonna check it out anyway.

Damn good flick

The speculation is that they will focus on the 2nd Age and that each season might focus on a different time frame within that Age. This could work because principle characters such as Sauron, Galadriel, and Elrond are basically ageless and can provide continuity while keeping the seasons fresh with new characters.

Second Age Highlights:

Rise and Fall of Sauron
Rise and Fall of Numenor
Rise and Fall of Moria
The Forging of the Rings of Power
War of Elves and Sauron
Creation of the Ringwraiths
Founding of Gondor and Arnor
The Last Alliance of Elves and Men

This show is fantastic. Very well written and the actors are great.

You saved the best for last...

Agreed. That’s not normally my type of show, but I loved it.

It’s really really good.

Bosch drops tomorrow. If you haven't watched it, watch it.

Season 2 trailer:

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When, exactly, is soon?

It all depends on what you like. If you like their originals or certain shows, it’s great. For occasional movie viewing it mostly sucks. Most movies anymore cost extra even if you’re a Prime member. HD movies can be 7 or 8 bucks.

Music streaming costs extra now too unless you have like one device and barely use it.

I haven't heard anything, but season 1 was end of August last year. So I'm guessing maybe later this year. Hard to tell...

And the answer is...November 1.

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Anybody watching Carnival Row?

Looking forward to Jack Ryan!

Sleeper. Not as sleeper hit, but it will put you to sleep.

Yeah, I saw the whole thing the weekend it came out. It's not high art, there's a few too many plot lines running at once, and there's some just plain dumb shit, but I enjoyed it.

I enjoyed Man in the High Castle season one, season two wasn't bad but I'm really struggling to get the motivation to get through season 3. Anyone else thinking it fell apart in the 3rd season?

Dump that and watch Goliath Season 3.

Season three was awful

I know I watched season 3, but I can't remember anything that happened.

Dude got his head cut off. I think.

Kind of hard to do that unless you can time travel to October 4th.

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Goddamn it. I thought it had dropped. I (finally) watched the boys and in my suggestions it made it seem like it had dropped.

I'm liking Bosch, thanks for that recommendation.

About halfway through the new season of Goliath and it's kind of nuts. I don't even know what I'm watching half the time.

Watched Season 3 of Sneaky Pete only to find out they won't' be a season 4.

Great show, one of the coolest I've seen in years. Sad to see only 3 years.

Haven't watched that one yet. Looked kind of interesting, but I never started it. Might have to cross that bridge.