I began to lose track of which season and episode I was watching on Netflix and Prime series, so I developed a tracking system on my computer. I now know which episode in what season to watch any series. I am now officially following 57 different series on Netflix and 55 on Prime. Yes, you read that right...more than 100. If I were to binge-watch all, it would take me a couple of months of constant viewing. Of course, I have recently only focused on a few of the very best, so I have not looked at most of them at all during the past year and two.
- Prime
- The Devil's Hour, because Rotten Tomatoes reviewers gave it a 100% rating, and audiences 87%. I was not impressed with episode 1.
- The Terminal List because RT gave it 35/93 scores. I like to at least watch one or two episodes if reviewers and audiences had such disparate ratings. I usually agree with audiences.
- Season 6 of Billions, got a 100% score, but I would need to begin with Season 1 with only a 78 score.
- Bosch started at 84, but scored 100 for the five subsequent seasons.
- I watched two episodes of The Returned, but stopped because it is about zombies, and I just don't want to waste my time on this subject. Has RT scores of 100/94.
- The Americans got a 100% rating in Season 6.
- I'm into episode 5 of Mozart in the Jungle because it has 94/90 scores, with 100 in Season 4. Like what I've seen so far.
- Humans, a Swedish production with William Hurt got 100% in Season 3. He passed away last year.
- Trapped, from Iceland, scored 100/96, and I saw episode 1, but was not impressed.
- Fleabag has 2 Seasons with overall 100/93 scores.
- James May Oh Cook! got 100% in Season 1, with him in Japan for Season 2.
- Wayne has 100/98 ratings. I watched one episode and don't remember why I did not return.
- American Princess has 71/100 ratings.
- Catastrophe got 100% in seasons 1, 2 and 3.
- Sneaky Pete got 100% in Season 3.
- Eureka hit 100% in Season 5, but only 59 in Season 1. Whoops...animation.
- The Expanse got 100% in Seasons 3, 4 and 5. I saw an episode and did not want to invest my time viewing 62 episodes.
- One Mississippi got 100% in Season 2.
- Both Orphan Black (interesting sci fi) and The Man in the High Castle (about what might have happened if Germany/Japan won WWII) are into advanced seasons with high scores, but no 100%. I'll someday return.
- The Prisoner with Patrick McGoohan (from 1967) earned 100% in its only season of 17 episodes. Watch the first two episodes here.
- Endeavor got 100% in Seasons 5 and 7. About murder in Oxford. 8 seasons might be a bit much.
- The Planets got 100/100, but I don't think it is now available for free.
- That's one problem with Prime, for series come and go with little warning.
- Netflix series are alway free and available.
- Many of the them I am currently watching are from South Korea and are not rated by Rotten Tomatoes. Here are the best, some rated.
- Extraordinary Attorney Woo, actually given 100/91 scores by RT. Just completed episode 16, the last one, last night. Each is a little more than an hour long. Worthy of those scores. Here is an article about why it earned 100%. She's an autistic savant, more specifically, with Asperger's Syndrome, and you'll fall in love with her.
- Thirty Nine, /86, about three friends. Okay, but not as good as...
- Something in the Rain, /86, a love story, also starring Son Ye-Jin. Stand by Your Man will become one of your favorite songs.
- Crash Landing on You, /98, another Son Ye-Jin success. 10 episodes. Well worth your time.
- Also completed Vincenzo, /94, about a Korean who grew up in Italy, became a consigliere for the Mafia, and returns home. Really entertaining, but there are 20 episodes and they are all around an hour long...some up to 84 minutes. Apprently, there will be a season 2.
- Squid Game, /95, Korean survival game. Only watched three episodes, and will soon return. There will be a season 2.
- One Spring Night, /100, 16 episodes, each 70 minutes long. Another love story, the male in Something in the Rain. Haven't had time to start this series.
- Home Town Ch-Cha-Cha, /100, opposites meet in a love story, 16 episodes, each 70 minutes long. Same.
- Navillera, /100 ballerino, 10 episodes.
- Move to Heaven, /97, 10 episodes, ?
- Law School, /100, 10 episodes.
- The Uncanny Counter, /96, 10 episodes, sci-fi.
- Among the others.
- Breaking Bad, has been around for awhile in five seasons, with a couple earning 100% from RT.
- Better Call Saul, 98/96, with Season 6 awaiting play. Saw all earlier seasons and will definitely watch the final one. Don't know why, because the story is about an almost lovable louche committing minor immoral swindles. Bob Odenkirk is priceless, here with his life partner, played by Kim Wexler. In the show, got his law degree from the fictitious University of American Samoa. This is a prequel/sequel to Breaking Bad. Has won more than 100 awards.
- Makanai, 92/93, about geisha life in Kyoto for two newcomers. 9 episodes.
- Kleo, 100/62, from Germany, a spy story after the Fall of the Berlin Wall. 8 episodes.
- Paper Girls, 91/90, about time travel. 8 episodes.
- There are several worthy food series:
- Katla, 100/80, Iceland, 8 episodes, volcano eruption and mystery.
- Biohackers, 100/82, Germany, 2 seasons with 6 episodes, medical student mystery.
- 4400, 4 seasons, #4 is 100, comet returns to earth with super powers of previous occupants.
- Last Tango in Halifax, 94/89, 5 seasons, 6 episodes, I'm now in Season 3, episode 7. Endearing.
- Life in Color, /90, documentary, David Attenborough, 3 episodes. I'm on #2.
- Amend: the Fight for America, 100/87, Will Smith, Mahershala Ali, Samuel Jackson. Documentary.
- Lupin, 97/78, 7 episodes, French comedy-mystery. I'm on #3. Okay. Season 3 coming.
- Travelers, 100/95, time travelers, 3 seasons, 10 episodes each. I'm on S1 e6. Fine.
- Alice in Borderland, 83/90, Japanese, 2 seasons, 6 episodes each. Video games.
- Fauda, 100/88, 4 seasons, 12 episodes each. Israel intelligence. I'm up to ep 5 of S2. Excellent.
- Borgen, 100/93, 3 seasons with 10 episodes each, Denmark. I'm up to e4 in season 1.
- A Good Place, 97/89, 4 seasons with 12 and 13 episodes, Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, Heaven? I'm in e3 in S1. Charming.
- Babylon Berlin, /92, 4 seasons, 8 and 12 episodes, German, spy. I'm in season 3. Worthy.
- Mindhunter, 97/95, FBI and serial killers, 2 seasons with 9 and 10 episodes.
- Schitt's Creek, 93/92, with Seasons 2, 4, 5 and 6 at 100, but S1 only 68. 12 to 14 episodes. Not sure where I am.
- Kim's Convenience, /86, 5 seasons of 13 episodes. Not sure where I am.
- The Great British Baking Show, /86, though S6 100, 13 seasons of 10 episodes each. I've seen a couple.
- The Confession Killer, 100/91, 5 episodes, Henry Lee Lucas confesses, unsettling.
- Osmosis, 100/64, 8 episodes, Paris dating ap.
- Crazyhead, 100/79, demons, 6 episodes.
- Rectify, 95/91, S3 and S4 100, varying episodes, criminal released and his life.
- Rake, 100/82, 5 seasons, most 100%, Australian barrister with self-destructive tendencies.
- Lovesick, 98/91, 3 seasons, S2 and S3 100, intimate with many, goes back to tell them he has a sexually transmissible disease.
- Derry Girls, 99/93, 6 and 7 episodes, Northern Ireland comedy of teen girls.
- One Day at a Time, 99/90, 4 seasons, 3 at 100%. 13 episodes for first 3, 7e for fourth?, Remake of One Day at a Time.
- Alias Grace, 99/88, 6 episodes, Canadian, Margaret Atwood novel, murder.
- Easy, 90/85, 3 seasons, 8 and 9 episodes, S3 100, Chicago life.
- New Girl, 95/84, 7 seasons, 22-25 episodes each, #4, 5 and 7 100, Zooey Deschanel moves in with three single guys.
- Shameless, 82/82, 11 seasons, mostly 12 episodes, S 4, 6 and 8 100, but S10 only 20%.
- Love on the Spectrum, 100/89, 2 seasons, 5 episodes, Australian, seven young adults on the autism spectrum date.
Binge Central provides the 85 best Prime Video TV shows as of this month. I'll provide some details if not shown above. The numbers refer to Rotten Tomatoes reviewers ratings.
- #1 Fleabag 100
- #2 The Legend of Vox Machina 100 (2 seasons, a band of 8 heroes and magical forces, 100/96)
- #3 The Kids in the Hall 100 (8 episodes from Canada of a comedy troupe, 100/86)
- #4 Lularich 100 (4 episodes, pyramid scheme, 100/89)
- #5 Lizzo's Watch out for the Big Grrrls 100 (Lizo searches for fat dancers, 100/57)
- #6 With Love: Season 1 100 (family life, 100/71)
- #7 The Devil's Hour 100
- #8 Catastrophe 98
- #9 Invincible 98 (animation, 98/92)
- #10 Small Axe 97 (London's West Indian community, 97/75)
- #11 Bosch 97
- #12 Undone 97 (life after death repeats, 97/91...I think I saw a couple of episodes)
- #13 A Very English Scandal 97 (Hugh Grant, 97/79)
- #15 One Mississippi 96
- #16 Sneaky Pete 96
- #18 The Expanse 94
- #22 Mozart in the Jungle 94
- #33 Paper Girls 91
- #53 The Man in the High Castle 84
- #73 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan 73
Here is the Binge Central 100 best list for Netflix as of this month. I have an aversion to animated films.
- #1 The Baby-Sitters Club 100 (S1 10 episodes and S2 8e,100/84)
- #2 Heartstopper 100 (8 episodes, young love, 100/96)
- #3 Aggretsuko 100, animation
- #4 ?????
- #5 Mo 100 ( two cultures, Palestinian refugee 100/88)
- #6 The Dragon Prince 100, animation
- #7 Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts 100, animation
- #8 Arcane 100, animation
- #9 Blood of Zeus 100, animation
- #10 Maya and the Three 100, animation
- #11 Cyberpunk 100, animation
- #12 The Order 100 (dark family secrets, 2 season, both 100)
- #13 Hilda 100, animation
- #14 Katla 100
- #15 Big Mouth 99%, animation
- #16 Derry Girls 99
- #20 Lupin 97
- #24 The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 96
- #25 The Queen's Gambit 96, a chess movie...very good
- #26 Unorthodox 96, new life away...also very good
- #30 Squid Game 95
- #33 Kobra Kai 94...saw a few episodes, did not return, might later
- #40 Peaky Blinders 93
- #41 The Kominsky Method 93...saw one episode, featuring Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin, who passed away...will return.
So with all those choices above, what should you watch.? Here is one example of me wavering.
I'll end with Prime's Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, now into season 3, but has not scored super well on Rotten Tomatoes to gain my attention. Season 1 got a so-so 75 reviewer's score. However, the audience gave it an 88. Season 2 plummeted to 67/58, so that was easy to avoid. Season 3 is up to 85/78, somewhat enticing me to watch. Each season has 8 episodes, running from 45 minutes to a little more than an hour, so where should I start? Doing the multiplication, that would mean almost 24 hours if I start at the beginning. And there will be a Season 4, so make that 32 hours. There must be a dozen Korean/Spanish/other series hovering near or at 100, so I'm already spreading myself too thin.
Jack Ryan premiered on 31August2018 on Amazon Prime Video, starring John Krasinski. For those who remember Ryan, there have been films starring Alex Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck and Chris Pine. There are now three seasons, with a fourth to come as the last. Ryan is heroic, but vulnerable. Michael Pena will appear in Season 4 as Ding Chavez, another Clancy hero, to become Rainbow Six, a spin-off.
To summarize:
- Season 1 has Dr. Ryan as a low-level CIA analyst who is wrenched from the security of his desk job into the field to ferret out dubious bank transfers carried out by a rising Islamic extremist group named Suleiman.
- Season 2 finds him in the middle of political warfare in corrupt Venezuela.
- Season 3, said to be the best, has Jack investigating a plot to recreate the former Soviet Union by detonating an untraceable nuclear bomb in a former Soviet territory.
- Season 4, when Abbie Cornish as Jack's romantic interest Cathy Mueller returns, where Ryan saves the world again. Pena also joins the full-time cast.
- You can read all the details in Wikipedia.
All three seasons are now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, so you can immediately binge watch. Me, I'm still thinking about that.
I was supposed to shop today for a variety of items. However....guess what?
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